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381456

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
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

381080

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	WaterSure
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 assessment she has made of the number of low-income families not covered by the WaterSure scheme; and if she will extend eligibility to low-income households containing one parent and two children.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	2523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>WaterSure is the national mandated tariff that all water companies provide to support metered customers on low incomes that have unavoidably high water use. It is not the purpose of WaterSure to support all vulnerable customers. The Government has no plans to amend the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that some customers face affordability pressures and that this varies greatly by region. Consequently, the water companies are best placed to discuss these issues with their customers and to agree on the design of any support schemes (e.g. social tariffs). This will help ensure that they take account of local circumstances and the needs of customers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To assist the water companies the Government has published guidance on the introduction of social tariffs. Using this guidance, the water companies have been able to introduce social tariffs since April 2013. Alongside this the water companies also offer customer assistance funds, support tariffs, debt advice and support with water efficiency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From April there are now 14 water companies offering social tariffs to their customers and we anticipate the remaining four companies to introduce them within the next two years. Ofwat’s 2014 Price Review predicts that water companies will be helping around 1.8 million customers by 2020, which is more than double the 760,000 customers that currently receive assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/06/2015 15:32:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

381243

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Seals
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 she will take steps to require fishermen to record the number of seals they slaughter.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	2526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 15 June 2015, PQ 1799.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has a duty to provide scientific advice to government on matters related to the management of seal populations including seal population trends. The cause or causes of any unanticipated significant population declines would be investigated.</p><p> </p><p>Common and grey seal populations in England have increased over the last ten years. There is no evidence to suggest that the limited local control of seals permitted in England is having an adverse effect on the conservation status of England’s seal populations or the UK seal population as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>The Conservation of Seals Act 1970 strikes a proportionate balance between the conservation and welfare of the seals and the needs of those impacted by individual problem seals. We have no plans to review this legislative protection.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/06/2015 15:37:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

353867

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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	Forests
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 accelerate the rate of new woodland planting.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	2316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>As promised in our manifesto, we have committed to planting 11 million trees during this Parliament, which we plan to do primarily through the Rural Development Programme’s Countryside Stewardship scheme. This scheme aims to invest £18 million on new woodland planting each year.</p><p> </p><p>We are also encouraging more woodland creation in several other ways. For example, our Woodland Carbon Code continues to attract private investment in woodland creation projects. The Forestry Commission is also leading an Environmental Impact Assessment project in Durham to help give clarity to landowners on where a full Environmental Statement may be required for afforestation, which may be deterring some landowners from planting new woodland. We will also help increase demand for wood by supporting forestry businesses to further increase their competitiveness, productivity and innovation, through other schemes under the Rural Development Programme.</p><p> </p><p>We remain strongly supportive of sector-led initiatives, such as Grown in Britain and the Roots to Prosperity strategy, in their work to grow demand for wood by further developing and strengthening the woodland economy from ground level up.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/06/2015 15:10:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

353876

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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 steps she is taking to tackle food waste in supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	2313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Through the Waste and Resources Action Programme 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>Signatories reported a reduction of 7.4% in food supply chain waste since 2010 (there are 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> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/06/2015 16:41:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353886

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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	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, by what date she plans that the flood reinsurance scheme will be fully operational.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p>Flood Re is on schedule to be established and begin its operational testing phase by July 2015. It will be a matter for the Flood Re team itself to determine when the scheme is ready to accept policies following authorisation by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. We understand that the Flood Re team expect this to be in April 2016.</p><p /> <p>Insurers have agreed to continue to abide by the Statement of Principles which ensures continued access to flood insurance until Flood Re is fully operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Insurers have agreed to continue to abide by the Statement of Principles which ensures continued access to flood insurance until Flood Re is fully operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/06/2015 15:01:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

353890

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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	Flood Control: Finance
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 grant in aid allocation is for new flood defence assets for each year from 2014-15 to 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra has committed to a six-year programme of £2.3 billion capital investment for new and improved defences up to 2021. This is profiled as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>£395 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17 </strong></p></td><td><p>£395 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£405 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>£410 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>£365 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>£375 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/06/2015 16:48:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

353893

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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, by what date she plans to publish a new consultation on air quality.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Revised air quality plans for nitrogen dioxide will be published by the end of 2015. A 40 day public consultation on draft plans will be held later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to complying in the shortest possible time with limit values for nitrogen dioxide under the Air Quality Directive. The consultation will set out our projected dates for UK compliance.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 2350 question first answered 17/06/2015 08:41:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

353894

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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, by what date she plans to publish a new national air quality plan.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Revised air quality plans for nitrogen dioxide will be published by the end of 2015. A 40 day public consultation on draft plans will be held later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to complying in the shortest possible time with limit values for nitrogen dioxide under the Air Quality Directive. The consultation will set out our projected dates for UK compliance.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 2349 question first answered 17/06/2015 08:41:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner