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1728577

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	River Thames: Reading
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 his Department has made of volumetric river flow rates corresponding to the locations of each gauging station on the Thames from Reading to Kingston.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	5076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency operates six river flow gauging stations on the River Thames between Reading and Kingston. These are located at Reading, Maidenhead, Windsor, Staines, Walton and Kingston. The recent daily mean flow at these sites on 11 September 2024 ranged from 12.0 to 28.7 cubic metres per second (m<sup>3</sup>/s).</p><p> </p><p>River level and flow data can be found via the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/landing" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 17/09/2024 11:28:50 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1728581

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	River Thames: Reservoirs
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 he will make an estimate of the expected reservoir levels for each Lower Thames reservoir for drought events (a) 1:100 years, (b) 1:200 years and (c) 1:500 years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	5077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Public water supply reservoirs are the responsibility of the water companies. The Government has not made such estimates; however we are committed to improving water resilience and we are closely monitoring the delivery of their water resources management plans. Their plans set out how they will continue to provide secure water supplies in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 20/09/2024 13:43:49 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1728595

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Inland Waterways
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 plans to take to (a) clean up water ways in a timely manner and (b) encourage companies to invest in waterways to improve infrastructure in the water industry.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	5136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Ofwat on 11<sup>th</sup> July proposed allowing a spending package of £88bn by water companies. This investment will deliver upgrades of 1500 wastewater treatment works, improvement of thousands of storm overflows and investment in improving bathing waters.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and I also secured agreement that funding for vital infrastructure investment is ringfenced and can only be spent on upgrades benefiting customers and the environment. Ofwat will also ensure that when money for investment is not spent, companies refund customers, with money never allowed to be diverted for bonuses, dividends or salary increases.</p><p>The Water (Special Measures) Bill will strengthen regulation, giving the water regulator new powers to ban the payment of bonuses if environmental standards are not met and increase accountability for water executives.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 20/09/2024 13:34:57 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1728642

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality
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 positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	5184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Defra does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on spending and staffing can be found in the department's annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 18/09/2024 08:56:43 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5158

1728664

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Protected Site Management on Dartmoor Independent Review
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 implement the recommendations of the report of the Independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor led by David Fursdon.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Rebecca Smith
uin	5206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>In April, the previous Government published the response to the independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor.</p><p> </p><p>Central to that was agreeing to the recommendation of creating a land use management group for Dartmoor, to reinforce Dartmoor’s existing governance - providing a place for cooperation and collaboration between key stakeholders and our arm’s length bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Following the general election, we are now in the process of appointing the independent chair of the group – with applications for the role closing on 3 September and interviews taking place shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The new group will play a key role in delivering a Land Use Framework and land-use plan for Dartmoor, as well as the other recommendations attributed to the group in the government response.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found on GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-protected-site-management-on-dartmoor-government-response/government-response-to-the-independent-review-of-protected-site-management-on-dartmoor-full-report" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh grouped question UIN 4976 question first answered 17/09/2024 14:38:22 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5301

1728665

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Dartmoor: Horses
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 his Department is taking steps to coordinate efforts with local groups to protect Dartmoor ponies.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Rebecca Smith
uin	5207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The new Moorland Offer, as outlined on the Government website, includes 10 new actions to be included in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and two new and one amended action to be included in Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). The new offer will provide payment for grazing with both cattle and ponies and will make both cattle and ponies eligible under the native breeds at risk supplement. The competition between the two has been removed as recommended in the Dartmoor review. In the new offer, ponies are exempt from stock removal requirements, in recognition that removal of ponies from moorland is neither feasible nor desirable in most circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of the expanded and improved SFI offer available to farmers were published by the government on Tuesday 21 May 2024. Expressions of interest have now opened for those wishing to apply through the Sustainable Farming Incentive controlled roll out. The application window for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) will be confirmed shortly. Farmers and other eligible land managers can apply for an SFI agreement to run alongside their existing agreement, if:</p><ul><li>They or their land are eligible for each scheme</li><li>The activities or outcomes they are being paid for are compatible</li></ul><p> </p><p>They will not be paid twice for a similar activity or outcome on the same area of land at the same time (known as ‘double funding’). It should be noted that those managing land designated as SSSI will need to obtain Natural England consent for their grazing management actions; this is part of Natural England statutory duty regarding the protection of SSSIs. Those managing land not designated as a SSSI will not need to discuss their grazing management with Natural England to enter into a Sustainable Farming Incentive agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The new moorland offer will be subject to monitoring and evaluation, particularly in the first year. Any change in the pony population during this time will be investigated and further mitigations will be explored if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh grouped question UIN 4977 question first answered 17/09/2024 14:26:38 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5301

1728672

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Greyhound Racing
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 he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning greyhound racing.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Liz Jarvis
uin	5214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the concerns that surround greyhound racing. However, we also recognise that the sport is already attempting to address many of these issues. The Government is monitoring the sport’s progress and should further measures and protections be required we will, of course, consider options which are targeted, effective, and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 18/09/2024 11:03:49 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5040

1728683

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
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 plans to limit the number of bins into which councils require householders to separate their rubbish.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	5225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the Collection and Packaging Reforms to the announced timelines, including the Simpler Recycling policy in England, subject to spending review outcomes. Ministers are reviewing final policy positions relating to Simpler Recycling; we hope to provide further certainty and clarity to stakeholders as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 20/09/2024 11:42:12 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1728684

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Housing: Gardens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 30 August 2024 to Question 1516 on Housing: Gardens, what the timetable is for the review of the effectiveness of all available options to manage unplanned increases in impermeable or hard surfaces and their costs and benefits.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	5226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Defra is considering how best to take forward the review of the effectiveness of all available options to manage unplanned increases in impermeable or hard surfaces.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 16/09/2024 15:15:16 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1728685

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Wood-burning Stoves
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 (a) banning and (b) further regulating wood burning stoves in domestic dwellings.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	5227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Domestic wood burning stoves make a significant contribution to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions nationally, with implications for the health of everyone exposed to smoke. Defra is currently considering options for action to reduce the impact of wood burning stoves on people’s health and to meet our statutory targets for this pollutant.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 18/09/2024 10:56:55 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds