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795385

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Landfill
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 proportion of waste collections goes to landfill in (a) Mid Sussex constituency, (b) West Sussex and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	115806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the collection and management of all local authority waste for England, including figures for individual local authorities is published on an annual basis. Latest published figures are for 2015/16. For England 19.6 per cent of all local authority waste was disposed to landfill and West Sussex County Council sent 36.6 per cent of all its waste to landfill in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Data are reported at a local authority level rather than on the basis of parliamentary constituencies, so it is not possible to provide information for the mid Sussex constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/11/2017 10:51:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

795386

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Acute Oak Decline
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 research his Department is undertaking into acute oak decline.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	115807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra has invested over £2 million in research into acute oak decline over the last five years. Significant progress has been made in discovering the bacterial cause of the weeping stem lesions. Ongoing research aims to understand the exact role of the native bark boring beetle (<em>Agrilus biguttatus</em>) and whether other stress factors, such as climate and soil conditions, may make trees more vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/11/2017 16:50:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

795572

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Rivers
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 the Government is taking to restore river flows in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire chalk streams; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	115993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) is working with partners across Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire to reduce abstraction and carry out a programme of river restoration projects on chalk streams.</p><p> </p><p>The EA is working with Affinity Water to cease or reduce abstraction from 11 pumping stations on 7 chalk streams in order to improve flows. Through this partnership 70 million litres of water per day will be kept in the environment, enhancing 212 kilometres of chalk streams by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The EA, Affinity Water and partners have secured £5 million of funding for around 100 river restoration projects across 7 rivers in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. This will include the removal of physical modifications, such as weirs, to improve fish movement and biodiversity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/11/2017 11:48:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

794252

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Animal Products: Imports
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 27 June 2016 to Question 40644, what progress his Department has made on implementing the ban on lion trophy imports?
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	115225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra is looking carefully at the issue of lion hunting and associated imports. We take the conservation of lions seriously and imports are subject to strict controls. We already have import suspensions in place for countries where hunting is not considered sustainable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/11/2017 18:08:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

793931

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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
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 (a) steps his Department is taking to ensure and (b) financial support it provides to support local authorities to meet statutory air quality requirements.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	115020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra provides detailed guidance to support local authorities in fulfilling their local air quality management responsibilities, as well as a dedicated helpdesk that provides 24 hour technical support and tools to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The department wrote to 230 local authorities across England with longstanding air quality problems last November to better understand the challenges they face and to press for further action. The information provided by these local authorities is helping to inform government policy and to strengthen our joint efforts to improve air quality across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In March Defra, along with Public Health England and the Local Government Association, published the Air Quality Briefing for Directors of Public Health. This provides easily accessed information on the health impacts of air pollution along with extensive guidance on understanding, communicating and tackling the issue in local areas.</p><p> </p><p>In July the Government published the UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations. We have put in place a £3.5 billion plan to clean up the air and reduce harmful vehicle emissions. This includes the £255 million implementation fund already announced by the Government to support local authorities to prepare their plans and deliver targeted action to improve air quality. In addition, as part of the budget, the Chancellor confirmed a further £220 million of new funding for a clean air fund, which will support local authorities with the biggest air quality challenge to support people and businesses to adapt as measures to improve air quality are implemented.</p><p>Defra’s annual Air Quality Grant Programme was introduced in 1997 to support local authorities in carrying out their air quality duties. Over £55m has been allocated to local measures such as low emission strategies, promotion of clean vehicle technology and communications campaigns. We have just launched this year’s grant offer providing £2m for local authorities to bid into.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2017 14:24:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

793932

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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
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 takes on local authorities that consistently do not produce annual air quality reports.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	115021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra expects all local authorities to meet their local air quality management obligations, and has powers to direct such local authorities that persistently fail in this regard. Local authorities that do not submit their annual status reports by the required deadline are notified of their statutory obligations under the local air quality management framework.</p><p> </p><p>Defra provides guidance to support local authorities in fulfilling these responsibilities, as well as a dedicated helpdesk that provides 24 hour technical support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2017 14:08:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

793933

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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
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 he has to change the number of active clean air monitoring sites.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	115022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The national monitoring network consists of 276 sites across the UK. Monitoring stations for a wide range of pollutants are sited in accordance with criteria set out in the EU Air Quality Directive to ensure that the data gathered are representative and also comparable across all Member States.</p><p> </p><p>The network is kept under review by the Environment Agency and the Department to ensure it remains fit for purpose and compliant, while delivering value for money. There are no immediate plans to make significant changes to the number or location of sites that are part of the national network.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/11/2017 14:55:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

794027

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Incinerators
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 proportion of municipal solid waste used in incineration plants is (a) biodegradable and (b) recyclable.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	115115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Fifty-five percent of municipal solid waste used in incineration plants in England in 2016 is estimated to be biodegradable.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to estimate the proportion of municipal solid waste used in incineration plants that is recyclable because large tonnages of incinerated waste are reported as “mixed” waste categories, for which we do not currently have estimates of recyclable content. Additionally, there are no established definitions for waste that would be deemed to be “recyclable” based on the European Waste Catalogue waste code classifications that underpin waste reporting.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/11/2017 11:57:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

792990

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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
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 he has to ensure that marine Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas continue to receive the same level of environmental protection as currently received after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	114775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Environmental protections for designated areas continue as before, ensuring the whole body of existing EU environmental law continues to have effect in UK law.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has also announced that we will consult on creating a new, statutory, independent body to uphold environmental standards, and a new policy statement setting out environmental principles.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to uphold all our obligations under international environmental treaties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2017 17:29:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

792991

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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 lead local flood authorities have (a) completed and (b) not completed a local flood risk management strategy.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	114776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) are required to report on progress with their strategies on an annual basis and the last annual collection was as of 31 March 2017. Following this, I wrote in July to the outstanding authorities and as a result, as of the beginning of November 2017, out of the 152 in England:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>143 have completed and published their strategy; and</p></li><li><p>9 have either completed their public consultation or were at public consultation stage on their draft.</p><p> </p></li></ol><p>The Department is continuing to monitor progress with the Lead Local Flood Authorities that have not yet completed their strategy.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/11/2017 11:48:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh