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541012

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Forests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase the rate of new woodland planting.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	43626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved matter and the answer refers to England only.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We encourage tree planting by championing sector-led initiatives, such as Grown in Britain and the Roots to Prosperity strategy. Their work to grow demand for wood from ground level up is helping develop the woodland economy. We also support the Woodland Carbon Code to help to attract private investment in woodland creation.</p><p> </p><p>The window for Woodland Creation Grant applications for planting over the next two seasons, under the Rural Development Programme, closed on 31 March. We are continuing to process these applications and agreements are expected to be issued this month.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission plans to re-open the £1m Forestry Innovation Fund for Woodland Creation Planning Grants for new applications this month. Funding for this has been confirmed by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission continues to support landowners to make applications through a series of workshops and online support.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Chancellor in August, all Countryside Stewardship applications signed or agreed before the Autumn Statement will be fully funded, even when these continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:07:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

541015

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Forests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the area of new woodland planting was in 2015-16; and what assessment she has made of progress towards meeting her Department's target for such planting.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	43627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved matter and the answer refers to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Figures published by the Forestry Commission show that between April 2015-June 2016, 1,292,000 trees were planted on 968 hectares, supported by the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Forestry Commission estimates that a further 165 hectares of woodland was created without RDPE support during 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to planting 11 million trees during this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:10:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

541017

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Forests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce approval process timescales for woodland planting.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	43628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved matter and the answer refers to England only.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have improved the process for Countryside Stewardship applications for woodland creation in the 2016-17 planting season. Any amendments that may be required for existing Environmental Stewardship Schemes can be made earlier in this year than in previous years. The Rural Payments Agency has new systems for digitisation of land registration and parcel amendments to support smoother application processing. Scoring has been simplified and we have introduced a self-calculating and self-populating application form to ease the application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:15:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

541141

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pollution Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on future collaboration with the EU on tackling pollution and Directive 2008/1/EC.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	43743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes air pollution seriously and is committed to improving the UK’s air quality, reducing health impacts, and fulfilling our legal obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Directive 2008/1/EC, the Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control Directive (IPPCD) has been superseded by the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED, 2010/75/EU) which brought together seven related directives including the IPPCD and the Large Combustion Plant Directive.</p><p> </p><p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation. The outcome of these negotiations will determine what arrangements apply in relation to EU legislation and funding in future once the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:20:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

541282

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on future collaboration with the EU on air pollution and the transposition into UK law of Directive 2008/50/EC.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	43707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union (EU) and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation. The outcome of these negotiations will determine what arrangements apply in relation to EU legislation and funding in future once the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The subject matter of the Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive 2008/50/EC) is devolved. As regards England, the Directive was transposed by the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 09/09/2016 09:28:10 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

541014

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Marine Environment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on compliance with the EU Marine Strategy Framework after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	43592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s vision is for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse seas and oceans.</p><p> </p><p>Until we leave the EU, EU law continues to apply, so we continue to comply with the requirements of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive.</p><p> </p><p>We are now preparing to negotiate our exit. Defra will be working with the Department for Exiting the EU on the UK’s withdrawal and future relationship, liaising closely with other key departments. The Government will work with industry and the public to develop these new arrangements. The Government is committed to improving our environment and achieving the UK vision for our seas and oceans.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/09/2016 14:03:57 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

541262

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Marine Environment: Microplastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to reduce the concentration of microplastics in the marine environment.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	43751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>On 3 September 2016 the Government announced plans to ban the sale and manufacture of cosmetics and personal care products containing microbeads where these are capable of harming the marine environment. Our plans will be informed by a formal consultation later this year. At the same time, evidence will be gathered on the extent of the environmental impacts of microbeads found in other products before considering what more can be done in future to tackle other plastics, for example microfibres, which enter the marine environment.</p><p>Given the trans-boundary nature of marine litter, we will also continue to work with other countries in the Oslo and Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (OSPAR) to address marine litter, including microplastics.</p><p>In December 2015, the UK published its Marine Strategy Part Three: UK programme of measures. This sets out a comprehensive set of measures to address marine litter. Some measures address microplastics directly; others contribute indirectly by removing, or avoiding the release of, larger plastic particles, preventing their degradation into microplastics.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/09/2016 15:09:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock