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381456

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date	16/06/2015
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, with reference to the Supreme Court Judgment in the case of R (on the application of ClientEarth) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent), what criteria she plans to use to set the shortest time possible.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>We are currently compiling and analysing the evidence for the revision of our Air Quality Plans for nitrogen dioxide. Revised plans will be published for consultation later in the year. The consultation will set out our approach to assessing compliance and expected timeframes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/06/2015 10:21:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

381458

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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 estimate she has made of the amount of food wasted by supermarkets; and if she will take further steps to reduce that amount.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	2624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) estimates that 0.23 million tonnes of food waste came from the grocery retail industry in 2013. Through WRAP, the Government is working with food manufacturers and retailers, including all the major UK supermarkets, to meet targets to reduce food waste from households and the grocery supply chain under the Courtauld Commitment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All signatories reported a reduction of 7.4% in food supply chain waste between 2010 and 2012 (there were also targets on household food waste and packaging waste). The third phase targets a further 1.1 million tonnes of food and packaging waste reduction by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/06/2015 10:24:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

381461

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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 progress her Department has made on improving the quality of chalk rivers in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	2734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Environment Agency is continuing its work with local water companies to improve the quality of rivers in Hertfordshire. In 2014 several watercourses showed improvements in water quality linked to a reduction in polluted surface water outfalls and improved processes at sewage works. Through local engagement with the agriculture sector, the Environment Agency is identifying opportunities to reduce agricultural run-off including fertilizers and pesticides.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through its Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme, the Environment Agency is also seeking to improve flows in chalk rivers in Hertfordshire. Affinity Water has committed £5 million and the Environment Agency is also committing significant funds to the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across England, a programme of physical habitat restoration is under way on these rivers (including the 11 chalk river Sites of Special Scientific Interest that need restoration). Led jointly by Natural England and the Environment Agency, this programme involves a range of statutory and voluntary sector partners. Since 2011, some 70 kilometres of chalk stream have been improved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Water company investment has also contributed to substantial reductions in phosphate pollution, to which chalk streams are particularly sensitive, and additional investment is proposed to secure further improvements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency has changed 46 abstraction licences for ten chalk streams across England. These returned 9.4 million cubic metres year of water back to chalk streams and removed the risk of another 1.6 million cubic metres per year being taken. This is equivalent to the average annual domestic water use of 200,000 people, or the approximate population of Peterborough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/06/2015 10:32:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

381464

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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 Manchester
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 levels of air pollution were recorded in Greater Manchester in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	2783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra uses both monitoring and modelling to assess air quality in the UK. Information about recent and historic levels of pollution, pollution forecasts, health advice and background modelled data is available on the UK-AIR website.</p><p>Defra has five monitoring stations in the Greater Manchester Urban Agglomeration. Information about the sites and the pollutants measured is available as follows:</p><p>· Bury Whitefield Roadside:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00598" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00598</a></p><p>· Manchester Piccadilly:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00248" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00248</a></p><p>· Manchester South:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00313" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00313</a></p><p>· Salford Eccles:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00339" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00339</a></p><p>· Shaw Crompton Way:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00579" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/site-info?uka_id=UKA00579</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra produces annual “Air Pollution in the UK” reports, which summarise the Department’s annual air quality assessment. These reports include results from all UK monitoring sites and can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/index" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/index</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/06/2015 13:13:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green