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1111120

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Seas and Oceans: Nature Conservation
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 improve global ocean conservation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	243489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is working both domestically and internationally to improve global ocean conservation in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG14. Internationally, we are leading calls to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030. We are on track to protect 4 million square kilometres of ocean across our Overseas Territories by 2020, and are backing an Ascension Island bid to protect 100% of its offshore waters. To support achievement of the “30by30” target, the UK is working hard to secure the agreement of a new Implementing Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, 36% of English inshore and offshore waters are protected within Marine Protected Areas. In addition, we have consulted on a further 41 Marine Conservation Zones. Sites to be designated will be in place by 7 June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also working to reduce plastic pollution in the ocean and are leading global efforts to tackle the problem through our support of the G7 Oceans Plastics Charter, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy and the Commonwealth Blue Charter. In April 2018, we launched the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance (CCOA), which we co-lead with Vanuatu. The CCOA encourages its 25 member countries to take steps to eliminate avoidable single-use plastics, significantly reduce single use plastic carrier bags by 2021 and implement a ban of microbeads in rinse-off personal care products by 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s forthcoming International Ocean Strategy will set out our plan to work with our international partners to secure a sustainable, prosperous and secure ocean future.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/04/2019 10:11:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1109246

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	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, what steps he is taking to improve England’s waste disposal system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	240016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Our overarching ambition is to manage residual waste in a way that maximises its value as a resource whilst minimising its environmental impact. We are committed to eliminating avoidable waste by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, we published our Resources and Waste Strategy which explains how we will overhaul current waste management systems. Building on the commitments in the Strategy, we have published three consultations:</p><p> </p><p>- On making producers pay the full cost of dealing with packaging waste (<a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environmental-quality/consultation-on-reforming-the-uk-packaging-produce/" target="_blank">Reforming the Packaging Producer Responsibility System</a>)</p><p>- On a consistent set of materials to be collected across England from households and businesses for recycling (<a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environmental-quality/consultation-on-consistency-in-household-and-busin/" target="_blank">Consultation on consistency in household and business recycling collections in England</a>)</p><p>- On bringing in a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks cans and bottles (<a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environment/introducing-a-deposit-return-scheme/" target="_blank">Consultation on Introducing a DRS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland</a>).</p><p> </p><p>These consultations are open until 13 May.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 09/04/2019 14:17:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1109248

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
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	Food: Waste
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 reduce food waste; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	240018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is an international leader in tackling food waste, and there has been a reduction in total food waste of 14% per person in the UK between 2007 and 2015 (post farm-gate), but there is more to be done. The Government recently launched its Resources and Waste Strategy which sets out a new approach to address food waste from farm to fork.</p><p> </p><p>Last autumn, the Secretary of State announced a new pilot scheme to reduce food waste, supported by a £15 million fund. The first £5 million round of funding is currently being allocated to food redistribution organisations. The Government has appointed Ben Elliot as the food waste champion who will work with business leaders to ensure that the issue of food waste and surplus remains at the top of their agendas.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy also sets out how the Government will consult on annual reporting of food surplus and waste by food businesses and support cross sector collaboration through the Courtauld 2025 agreement.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 09/04/2019 14:15:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1090974

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Water Companies: Standards
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 discussions he has had with water companies on improving their performance; if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	233597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the water companies on improving their performance. In a published letter to Water UK on 31 January, the Secretary of State set out his key expectations for water companies following Ofwat’s initial assessment of business plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/03/2019 10:08:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1090975

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Ivory
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 help end the trade in ivory overseas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	233598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government recently brought global leaders together in London for the fourth international illegal wildlife trade (IWT) conference. It was attended by 1,300 representatives from 73 countries and over 400 charities, conservation groups and businesses. Sixty-four countries and the UK adopted the London 2018 declaration: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018. This declaration includes commitments to tackle the illegal trade in ivory and to close ivory markets.</p><p> </p><p>We established the international Ivory Alliance 2024, which was launched at the London IWT conference and is chaired by Defra’s Secretary of State; this brings together global leaders, conservationists and public figures to close ivory markets and improve enforcement. It aims to reduce the poaching of elephants for their ivory by one third by 2020 and by two thirds by 2024, through tackling ivory demand and lobbying for domestic market closure, stronger enforcement of bans or other ivory legislation in key demand and transit markets.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, the UK has to date provided £18.5 million to support 61 projects to combat IWT, addressing many different ways of tackling IWT such as demand reduction, strengthening enforcement and providing alternative livelihoods. This includes projects that tackle the poaching of elephants and trade in ivory. The UK Government remains committed to stopping the abhorrent illegal wildlife trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/03/2019 10:13:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight