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1698379

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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: Floods
	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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of climate change on flooding in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	20159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s long-term flood and coastal erosion risk management <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-policy-statement" target="_blank">Policy Statement</a>, published in 2020, sets out our ambition to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk.</p><p> </p><p>The Policy Statement recognises that climate change will lead to sea level rise and more extreme rainfall, with an increase in the number of people at risk from flooding and coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>It includes five ambitious policies and a number of actions which will accelerate progress to better protect and better prepare the country against these risks.</p><p>For example, the government announced in March 2020 a record £5.2 billion investment over 6 years in flood and coastal erosion schemes to better protect communities across England.</p><p> </p><p>The government published the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172931/The_Third_National_Adaptation_Programme.pdf" target="_blank">National Adaptation Programme 3 (NAP3)</a> in July 2023. The NAP sets the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the impacts of climate change in the UK between 2023 to 2028. This forms part of the 5-yearly cycle of requirements laid down in the Climate Change Act 2008.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/04/2024 14:32:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1698451

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Trapping: Regulation
	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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations on the use of snares.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	20264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>An industry-owned code of practice for the use of snares to control foxes in England sets out clear principles for the legal use of snares, using evidence from snare-use research to improve snare deployment and design.</p><p>Anyone using snares has a responsibility under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to ensure their activities do not harm protected species or cause any unnecessary suffering. Anyone committing an offence can face prosecution, an unlimited fine or even a custodial sentence.</p><p>We are looking at how snares are regulated as part of our continued drive to maintain the highest animal welfare standards in the world, and working to ensure the regulated use of the most appropriate trap and cull method which causes the least suffering whilst providing the greatest protection to crops, game birds or endangered species.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/04/2024 11:59:47 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch

1697902

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Tree Planting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hectares of trees have been planted in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	19841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission produces a time series of statistics on all new planting of woodland for the UK. These can be found in <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/" target="_blank">Forestry Statistics </a>on the Forest Research website. These statistics are reported for each financial year in thousands of hectares. The latest available figures are for 2022-23 published in September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/04/2024 16:13:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1697967

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Cocoa: Agriculture
	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 he is taking to ensure that smallholder cocoa farmers will not be faced with additional costs when the deforestation requirements of the Environment Bill 2021 come into force.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	19996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK recognises the importance of promoting sustainable trade and development alongside action to prevent deforestation. We will continue working with producer countries to ensure that their views inform the Government’s delivery of the forthcoming Forest Risk Commodities scheme, including in respect of smallholder farmers of cocoa and other commodities.  The UK will also provide support to help countries to adapt to the new requirements, and benefit from the opportunities which this presents to increase trade in legally-produced commodities. This includes funding a new ten-year £500m phase of the UK’s Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use programme, which work with the private sector to mobilise investment into legal and sustainable commodity production; and provide support to smallholder farmers and poor rural communities who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The UK is committed to scaling up this work in future.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/04/2024 11:56:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1697979

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Parrots: Non-native Species
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 October 2022 to Question 46153 on Parrots: Non-native Species, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of ring-necked parakeets on other native wildlife.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	19969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>An assessment carried out in 2021 concluded there was sufficient evidence to warrant the inclusion of ring-necked parakeet as a target species on the General Licence to kill or take wild birds for conservation purposes.</p><p>A prior risk assessment for ring-necked parakeets was published by the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat in March 2011 (See risk assessment here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nonnativespecies.org%2Fassets%2FUploads%2FRA_Psittacula_krameri_Ring-necked_Parakeet.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C0514fdc796af42d210b508dc4a79c2fa%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638467134020826535%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fJ7sGdYnFMURp4TteGhT9RVYneKtiuP0DC%2FJKRPA%2FRI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">RA_Psittacula_krameri_(Ring-necked_Parakeet) (nonnativespecies.org)</a>). The conclusion of this assessment was that this species posed a medium risk (with low uncertainty), with the potential to negatively impact populations of cavity nesting birds.</p><p>These risk assessments may be updated when substantive new scientific evidence is made available that could alter the outcome of the risk assessment. The assessment has already concluded that this species poses a conservation threat. Defra is not aware that there is new evidence currently that would alter the conclusion of the risk assessment. Therefore, there are no immediate plans for a re-assessment of ring-necked parakeets.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/04/2024 10:19:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1697988

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Wildlife: Crime
	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 discussions his Department has had with (a) the police and (b) animal welfare stakeholders on the actions of people involved in catapult groups on social media.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	uin	19982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The use of catapults against animals, and the sharing of disturbing imagery associated with such use on social media, is an issue that has been relayed to my officials by certain local police forces and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. I am informed a new national group has recently been created to address the catapulting of wildlife, focusing on education, prevention, detection and justice. Officers from Essex Police and the Metropolitan Police are leading the group, named Operation Lakeshot, and they are working in partnership with the RSPCA and Nature Watch.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes wildlife crime seriously and it is a matter of concern. Under provisions in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 and the Animal Welfare Act 2006, there are a range of offences around deliberate attempts to kill, injure, or inflict harm on wildlife. Furthermore, the Online Safety Act 2023 will also require social media firms to take action to tackle content that results in the unnecessary suffering of animals, or that encourages activity that causes the unnecessary suffering of an animal. This includes removing such content.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/03/2024 13:12:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1697528

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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 Protected Areas: Territorial Waters
	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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying all territorial waters as Marine Protected Areas.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	19587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK has signed up to the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to protect at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030 (30by30 target). Domestically, we have designated a comprehensive network of MPAs covering 40% of English waters, based on recommendations from our scientific advisors (Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee). Our priority is to ensure all sites are managed appropriately to meet our statutory MPA target.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/03/2024 12:58:39 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1697583

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Pets and Wildlife: Crime
	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 he is taking to tackle the use of catapults to (a) kill and (b) maim (i) wildlife and (ii) pets.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	19561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes crimes against wildlife and against pets seriously, including those involving the use of catapults. Under provisions in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, The Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 and Animal Welfare Act 2006, there are a range of offences around deliberate attempts to kill, injure or inflict harm on wildlife and in the event that a member of the public believes such an offence has taken place, they are encouraged to report the matter to the police so they can investigate. In particular where pets are concerned, it is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to cause an animal any unnecessary suffering. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 realises the Government’s manifesto commitment to increase the sentences available to our courts for the most serious cases of animal cruelty by increasing the maximum penalty for this offence to 5 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/03/2024 12:53:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1697004

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Trees: Diseases
	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 estimate he has made of the number of trees that have died in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	19374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold data on the number of trees which have died each year since 2010. We recognise trees can only help mitigate the impact of a changing climate if they are resilient to those challenges themselves, and to pests and diseases. Landowners and woodland managers should actively manage, increase diversity and maintain tree health so they are fit for the future, including new trees planted under our grant schemes. Our main grant schemes provide 15 years maintenance payments to give these trees the best chance to thrive.</p><p> </p><p>Individual landowners are legally responsible for the care and management of trees on their land. Defra and the Forestry Commission provide guidance and grants, to help landowners manage the impacts of priority tree pests and pathogens such as ash dieback and oak processionary moth. Last year we published a new Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028) which sets out an ambitious plan of action for continuing to drive up biosecurity standards and increase the protection for our trees.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/03/2024 13:38:45 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1697043

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Tree Planting: Lincolnshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been planted on behalf of his Department in (a) South Holland District, (b) South Kesteven District and (c) Lincolnshire since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	19254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>We do not collect data on tree planting by constituency. Our England Trees Action Plan has kickstarted tree planting across England with over<strong> </strong>4 million trees planted in 2023 and 15 million trees planted since 2020<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/03/2024 13:36:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes