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1141990

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Palm Oil
	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 his Department is taking to (a) ensure that corporations adhere to regulations on the declaration on packaging of the use of palm oil in their products and (b) enforce other regulations on the use by those organisations of that oil in their products.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	282400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The EU Regulation (1169/2011) on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers requires that where vegetable oils or fats are listed in the ingredients of food, the vegetable origin of the oil must be given (Annex VII, Part A.8.).</p><p> </p><p>Food Business Operators are responsible for ensuring that the correct information is provided on labels and that consumers are not misled.</p><p> </p><p>Along with all food information regulations, these requirements are enforced by Trading Standards Officers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:50:56 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Zac Goldsmith
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1143337

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Clean Air Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the national online platform to enable the public to check vehicle compliance with Clean Air Zone emissions standards is scheduled to be fully functioning and available to the public; and for what reasons delivery of this platform by the Government has been delayed.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	284874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 09/09/2019 16:52:48 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Zac Goldsmith
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1143914

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings his Department has had with Leeds City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	285443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/09/2019 16:53:52 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1146230

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Clean Air Zones: Leeds and Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by which date her Department will require Leeds and Birmingham City Councils’ approved Clean Air Zone proposals to be introduced; and for what reason the implementation of those Clean Air Zones was delayed beyond the timetable set out in the Government’s 2015 and 2017 plans for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	291151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The delivery of Clean Air Zones (CAZ) involves the provision of a central service by Government and local services by local authorities. Work is underway to develop key components of the central system to support charging CAZs for early 2020, including plans to deliver the vehicle compliance checker by December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with both Birmingham and Leeds City Councils, to develop and implement the system in the shortest possible time. Our priority is to introduce a reliable and consistent service as soon as possible and practicable. We are continuing to work with both councils on the detailed timetable for introducing the service, and have provided them with relevant information on the provision of the central service to enable them to proceed to take forward the delivery of the zones.</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham City Council have indicated they expect to start charging non-compliant vehicles entering their charging zone from 1 July 2020. Leeds City Council will make a decision over when they will start to charge non-compliant vehicles entering their CAZ in 2020 in due course. These two councils are the first local authorities to bring in charging CAZs. We are continuing to work with other local authorities preparing to introduce CAZs at a later date in order to ensure they are implemented as quickly as possible. This includes sharing the learning and information available to Leeds and Birmingham, and the central systems built initially for Leeds and Birmingham will be available for all other Local Authorities planning to introduce CAZs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 291152 291153 question first answered 04/10/2019 13:26:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1146232

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Clean Air Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the national online platform to enable the public to check vehicle compliance with Clean Air Zone emissions standards is scheduled to be fully functioning and available to the public; and for what reasons delivery of this platform by the Government has been delayed.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	291152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The delivery of Clean Air Zones (CAZ) involves the provision of a central service by Government and local services by local authorities. Work is underway to develop key components of the central system to support charging CAZs for early 2020, including plans to deliver the vehicle compliance checker by December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with both Birmingham and Leeds City Councils, to develop and implement the system in the shortest possible time. Our priority is to introduce a reliable and consistent service as soon as possible and practicable. We are continuing to work with both councils on the detailed timetable for introducing the service, and have provided them with relevant information on the provision of the central service to enable them to proceed to take forward the delivery of the zones.</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham City Council have indicated they expect to start charging non-compliant vehicles entering their charging zone from 1 July 2020. Leeds City Council will make a decision over when they will start to charge non-compliant vehicles entering their CAZ in 2020 in due course. These two councils are the first local authorities to bring in charging CAZs. We are continuing to work with other local authorities preparing to introduce CAZs at a later date in order to ensure they are implemented as quickly as possible. This includes sharing the learning and information available to Leeds and Birmingham, and the central systems built initially for Leeds and Birmingham will be available for all other Local Authorities planning to introduce CAZs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 291151 291153 question first answered 04/10/2019 13:26:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1146233

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Clean Air Zones
	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 ensure that the implementation of Clean Air Zones proposed by English local authorities are not delayed due to the same reasons which have led to Birmingham City Council and Leeds City Council to delay the implementation of their Clean Air Zones.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	291153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The delivery of Clean Air Zones (CAZ) involves the provision of a central service by Government and local services by local authorities. Work is underway to develop key components of the central system to support charging CAZs for early 2020, including plans to deliver the vehicle compliance checker by December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with both Birmingham and Leeds City Councils, to develop and implement the system in the shortest possible time. Our priority is to introduce a reliable and consistent service as soon as possible and practicable. We are continuing to work with both councils on the detailed timetable for introducing the service, and have provided them with relevant information on the provision of the central service to enable them to proceed to take forward the delivery of the zones.</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham City Council have indicated they expect to start charging non-compliant vehicles entering their charging zone from 1 July 2020. Leeds City Council will make a decision over when they will start to charge non-compliant vehicles entering their CAZ in 2020 in due course. These two councils are the first local authorities to bring in charging CAZs. We are continuing to work with other local authorities preparing to introduce CAZs at a later date in order to ensure they are implemented as quickly as possible. This includes sharing the learning and information available to Leeds and Birmingham, and the central systems built initially for Leeds and Birmingham will be available for all other Local Authorities planning to introduce CAZs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 291151 291152 question first answered 04/10/2019 13:26:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1146234

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Clean Air Zones
	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 the national vehicle checking platform being prepared by the Joint Air Quality Unit will enable the public to obtain information about vehicles’ real world emissions; and whether there are plans to use that information (a) as the basis for stricter emission limits for Clean Air Zones in the future and (b) to set a path towards a zero emission road network.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	291154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>To support charging clean air zones, we are developing an online tool for drivers to check if their vehicle would be subject to a charge for driving in areas where charging is necessary to achieve compliance with NO<sub>2 </sub>limits in the shortest time possible. There are no plans at present to extend this service for other emission limits or to use this for wider air quality purposes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/10/2019 13:21:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1143916

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings her Department has had with Leeds City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	285444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 09/09/2019 14:45:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1143918

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings his Department has had with Leeds City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	285114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/09/2019 16:44:10 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1143896

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Clean Air Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by which date her Department will require Leeds and Birmingham City Councils’ approved Clean Air Zone proposals to be introduced; and for what reason the implementation of those Clean Air Zones was delayed beyond the timetable set out in the Government’s 2015 and 2017 plans for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	285442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:20:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel