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	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	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	Climate Change
	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 measure changes in the level of climate-related (a) loss of the coastline, (b) flooding, (c) drought and (d) other extreme weather events.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	200047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government uses cutting-edge science, including advances in climate modelling and projections, to inform and prepare our response to rising sea levels. The Government continues to work closely with the Met Office to assess the science of sea-level rise as part of the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme, including examining the implications of the latest IPCC's 6<sup>th</sup> assessment report (AR6). This includes the outcome of significant ice mass loss from Antarctica and Greenland.</p><p> </p><p>Our long-term policy statement sets out our ambition to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk. It includes five ambitious policies and over 40 supporting actions we will take to accelerate progress to better protect and prepare the country against flooding and coastal erosion from more frequent extreme weather as a result of climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 14:58:55 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611801

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) natural flood management, (b) urban tree planting, (c) peatland restoration, (d) sustainable urban drainage and (e) other nature-based approaches to climate adaptation are a key part of the forthcoming third National Adaptation Programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>(a) Nature-based solutions make a positive contribution to achieving climate resilient places particularly at a community led, river catchment scale. They can support flood and coastal resilience, improve water supply and quality as well as contribute to wider climate change and sustainable development objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency’s £15 million Natural Flood Management (NFM) programme demonstrated the important role nature-based projects can have in helping to slow the flow and store flood waters. The measures in the 60 pilot projects included planting trees, creating leaky barriers, restoring peatland and restoring salt marshes. On 8 December 2022, the Environment Agency published an evaluation report on the NFM programme.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year the Environment Agency will update its Working with Natural Processes Evidence Directory. This will help share evidence and best practice about how to develop natural flood management projects</p><p> </p><p>(b) The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) covers priority risks identified by the Climate Change Committee including risks to trees and woodland carbon storage. We recognise the important role urban trees play in this, which is why we are supporting the planting of them through the Urban Tree Challenge Fund and Local Authority Treescapes Fund. The National Planning Policy Framework and Urban Tree Manual highlight the role of urban trees and the recently published local Tree &amp; Woodland Strategy Toolkit recognises their contribution to core climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity goals in Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>(c) Peatland restoration is already a Defra priority and we have ambitious targets to restore over 35,000 hectares of peat in England by 2025 and 280,000 hectares by 2050, as will be set out in the NAP. The England Peat Action Plan (2021) outlines what action is needed to ensure that peatlands contribute to climate adaptation, preserving their carbon store while also providing water storage, flood management functions and space for nature.</p><p> </p><p>(d) The third National Adaptation Pathway will set out how the water sector is mitigating against the risks presented by climate change. This includes outlining where Sustainable Urban Drainage Schemes (SuDS) represent an adaptation measure in the event of climate events, e.g increased rainfall. The Environment Agency maintains a national overview of SuDS, advising the Government on policy matters. On 10 January 2023, the Government reviewed making SuDS mandatory in new developments. The Government accepted the review’s recommendation to mandate SuDS in England through implementing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. SuDS use features such as ponds, rain gardens and grass to absorb the rain and tanks and pipes to slow the flow to the sewer, reducing the risk of surface water and sewer flooding. This will help limit volumes entering drainage networks which will help ease the pressure on the sewerage system and mitigate flood risk. The Government is now considering how best to implement, considering scope, threshold, and process and there will be a public consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p>(e) Nature-based solutions play a key role in tackling climate change and managing its impacts. Restoring our natural habitats has a myriad of potential benefits for helping communities to adapt to climate change risks – from natural flood management to urban cooling – as well as for helping to support the resilience of ecosystems themselves to climate change. The third NAP will cover a suite of programmes that the Government is delivering to support the resilient recovery of nature, as well as to maximise their adaptive benefits, as exemplified above.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:29:36 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611802

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to ensure that the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme includes (a) specific, (b) timebound and (c) measurable targets for enabling the UK to adapt to an average global temperature rise of two degrees Celsius.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) report will mark the beginning of a five-year implementation period. The report will include a clear set of objectives for adaptation, with policies and accompanying delivery mechanisms to meet those objectives. Progress indicators, aligned to risks and opportunities set out in our third Climate Change Risk Assessment will also be developed as part of the NAP programme and will help the programme have a more targeted and effective approach to monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:20:54 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611803

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) policies and (b) commitments in the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme are being developed alongside and incorporated into the forthcoming Land Use Framework.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We are currently developing both the Land Use Framework and the Third National Adaptation Plan. The work undertaken to prepare these documents is being shared in support of our intention that the two documents will complement each other. The Land Use Framework will take account of existing policies and commitments including those included in the National Adaptation Programme, which will be important in supporting resilient landscapes.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:14:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1608588

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his priorities are for tackling climate change.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	176615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Britain is leading the world on tackling climate change. Between 1990 and 2021 the UK has cut emissions by 48% while growing the economy by 65%, decarbonising faster than any other G7 country. The Government’s plan, as set out in Powering Up Britain, shows how the Government will enhance our country’s energy security, seize the economic opportunities of the transition and deliver on its net zero commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Powering Up Britain publication can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/powering-up-britain" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/04/2023 14:18:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1489390

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to tackle climate change in response to the final report of Climate Assembly UK, The path to net zero.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	36814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the Climate Assembly UK report when it was published in September 2020 and has responded to all major areas of the report through the BEIS Select Committee’s Climate Assembly UK inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations are an important part of the evidence base for developing the Government’s approach to net zero. Many of the recommendations are already being delivered through the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, which keeps the UK on the path to net zero.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2022 13:08:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1489409

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that UKRI continues to deliver on climate change (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	36815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed over £25 billion up to 2025 to UKRI to help deliver the Government’s priorities on developing the UK's science and research capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Net Zero is one of the key strategic priorities agreed with UKRI for allocating this funding and is reflected in UKRI’s five-year strategy over 2022-2027. This includes working across business, academic, policy and regulatory interfaces to deliver fundamental change in how the Government tackles the global climate crisis.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/07/2022 13:17:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1488362

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to mitigate against climate change.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	34962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to achieving its net zero emissions targets under the Climate Change Act. The Net Zero Strategy sets out the Government’s plans to meet these targets, including on empowering the public and business to make green choices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Budget and Spending Review 2021 confirmed that since March 2021 the Government has committed a total of £30bn of domestic investment for the green industrial revolution.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside investment in green infrastructure set out in Spending Review 2021, the Government has also established the UK Infrastructure Bank with £22 billion of financial capacity to invest in infrastructure to help tackle climate change and to support regional and local economic growth across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment earlier this year, the Government is now developing the third National Adaptation Programme, to be laid in Parliament in 2023, which will address the risks facing the UK from climate change. This work is led by the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs in consultation with relevant departments, including HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 34964 34965 34967 question first answered 15/07/2022 11:21:59 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1488364

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	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	Climate Change
	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 policy priority his Department affords to climate change (a) adaptation and (b) prevention.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	34963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Climate change mitigation and adaptation are departmental priorities, underlined by the Government’s legally binding target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and legal obligation to publish a Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years, followed by a National Adaptation Programme. Defra is the lead department for adaptation and as such is coordinating action across Government to contribute to the programme and build climate resilience.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 22/07/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1488366

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take fiscal steps to support behaviour that mitigates against climate change.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	34965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to achieving its net zero emissions targets under the Climate Change Act. The Net Zero Strategy sets out the Government’s plans to meet these targets, including on empowering the public and business to make green choices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Budget and Spending Review 2021 confirmed that since March 2021 the Government has committed a total of £30bn of domestic investment for the green industrial revolution.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside investment in green infrastructure set out in Spending Review 2021, the Government has also established the UK Infrastructure Bank with £22 billion of financial capacity to invest in infrastructure to help tackle climate change and to support regional and local economic growth across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment earlier this year, the Government is now developing the third National Adaptation Programme, to be laid in Parliament in 2023, which will address the risks facing the UK from climate change. This work is led by the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs in consultation with relevant departments, including HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 34962 34964 34967 question first answered 15/07/2022 11:21:59 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell