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155459

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Travel
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 total amount her Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>(a) This information has already been published and can be found at:</p><p>(i) <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm</a></p><p>(ii) <a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm</a></p><p>(iii) <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372</a></p><p>(b) Due to the way payments are recorded on Core Defra’s finance system, it is not possible to distinguish the costs of Ministerial car hire from the costs of cars hired by civil servants. Such a breakdown could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The table below therefore lists the value of all Departmental payments in respect of non-GCDA car hire in financial years 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Spend on Other</strong></p><p><strong>Hire Cars (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td><td><p>59,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>35,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>25,168</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:17:42 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155460

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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: Greater London
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 recent assessment her Department has made of air quality in London; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra uses both monitoring and modelling to assess air quality in the UK. Data is updated hourly on our website at: <a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/</a>. For the 17 automatic monitoring sites in London, modelled data for previous years and projections for the achievement of EU air quality limit values for nitrogen dioxide are also available on the website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:23:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155461

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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: Greater London
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 recent assessment her Department has made of public health risks from air pollution in London; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) advises the Government on all matters concerning the health effects of air pollutants. COMEAP has previously assessed the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on mortality. It has also assessed mortality effects from particulate matter specifically, which included an assessment for London. The reports are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/comeap-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/comeap-reports</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mortality attributable to particulate air pollution is included in the Public Health Outcomes Framework, used to assess progress by local authorities in addressing this health issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:23:08 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155463

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Correspondence
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 often her Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Core Defra keeps processes under continuous review to improve the services we provide.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:23:59 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

147494

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Floods: Insurance
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 plans she has to assess the affordability of flood insurance for small businesses in flood hit areas following the expiry of the Statement of Principles between the Government and the Association of British Insurers.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	213979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We are currently undertaking monitoring of the insurance market for both households and small businesses. This will look at the availability of insurance, and the experience of small businesses in obtaining insurance cover in high flood risk areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 12:52:07 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

147495

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Floods: Insurance
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 annual salary of the Chief Executive of the Flood Re scheme will be; how that salary was determined; and from what budget funding for that salary will be drawn.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	214055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The salary of the CEO of the Flood Re Scheme is a matter for the Directors of Flood Re who undertook the recruitment, and the Association of British Insurers whose members are currently funding the project set up costs including staff costs. It was determined by reference to current market rates for a reinsurance company. The salary will in future be funded from the Flood Re income and be disclosed in its annual report and accounts, which will be laid before Parliament as a public document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:05:30 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

147496

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Buildings
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 buildings her Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	213997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We have interpreted ‘buildings’ to mean ‘sites’. A site can be made up of several of buildings.</p><p>The table below shows the number of sites sold by core Defra by financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>14/15 to date.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of sites sold</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 15:45:30 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

147497

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Procurement
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 contracts signed by her Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	214007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The standard terms and conditions used by core Defra do not include compensation clauses in the event of termination of the contract. Reviewing all contracts signed since 2010 to identify possible exceptions to our standard terms would entail disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of contracts worth over £10,000 are published online on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). </a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/11/2014 13:45:48 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

147503

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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 her Department is taking to ensure that local waterways blocked by flooding are reopened for community use as soon as possible.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	214094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Canals and rivers are an important asset for tourism and recreation, which the Government aims to protect and promote. However, the maintenance and dredging of canals and other waterways is an operational matter for the relevant Navigation Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:08:41 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

114667

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Flood 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, how many flood defences were affected by the 2013-14 winter floods; how many such defences had been temporarily repaired by 31 October 2014; how many such defences have been permanently repaired by 31 October 2014; how many areas were affected by the 2013-14 winter floods; how many of those areas had permanently repaired by 31 October 2014 all their flood defences that had been damaged by the 2013-14 winter floods; how many of those areas had some of their flood defences only temporarily repaired by 31 October 2014; and to how many of the areas affected by the 2013-14 winter floods the Environment Agency had restored flood protection by 31 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Going into this winter every community that was affected by the storms and floods of last winter will have the same or better standard of protection as they had before last winter.</p><p>Following the tidal surge on 5 December 2013 and the winter storms, a total of 890 recovery projects were identified across England; of these, 844 projects involved the repair of flood defence assets. The remaining 46 involve surveys, studies or actions relating to incident response.</p><p>By 31 October 2014, permanent repairs had been completed for 802 (95%) of the 844 defence projects. There are 42 (5%) defence projects where temporary repairs with contingency measures are in place, restoring the standard of protection to pre-winter 2013/14 levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/11/2014 16:58:13 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner