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1714535

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Darwin Plus: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 22727 on Darwin Plus: Finance, if he will list the (a) funding and (b) recipient of the funding for each project per territory.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	24033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Pursuant</del> <ins class="ministerial">Pursuant</ins> to the Answer of 26 April to Question 22727, Darwin Plus projects awarded funding since 2019 for each Territory can be found in the attached table. The table includes grants from all Darwin Plus schemes: Main, Fellowships (recently rebranded as People &amp; Skills), Covid 19 Rapid Response (A time-limited scheme for 2021), and two new schemes introduced in 2023, Local and Strategic.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about active and completed Darwin Plus projects can be found on the Darwin Plus website, which will soon be updated to include the latest projects awarded in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/05/2024 16:40:43 question first ministerially corrected 08/05/2024 08:05:00 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow attachment 1 file name PQ 24033 attachment.xlsx title PQ 24033 attachment previous answer version 32540 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1642672

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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: Pollution 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, if her Department will take steps to work with water companies to explore (a) the management of microplastics in sewage sludge and (b) options for protecting chalk streams; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	188171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Last year the Government launched the most ambitious plan to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows in water company history. The Environment Agency <del class="ministerial">are</del> <ins class="ministerial">is </ins>currently developing a microplastics monitoring <ins class="ministerial">plan</ins> <del class="ministerial">strategy</del> for <ins class="ministerial">English rivers</ins> <del class="ministerial">river all catchments in England</del>. The Government has prioritised chalk streams in policy and legislation. In the Plan for Water, we reaffirmed our commitment to protecting chalk streams and recognised them as having a special natural heritage.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 14:37:37 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2023 13:15:07 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 83477 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1642675

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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: Microplastics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to improve methods of measuring the (a) amount and (b) types of (i) microplastic and (ii) microfibres in chalk streams; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	188172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency <del class="ministerial">are</del> <ins class="ministerial">is </ins>currently developing a microplastics monitoring <del class="ministerial">strategy</del> <ins class="ministerial">plan </ins>for <ins class="ministerial">English rivers </ins><del class="ministerial">all river catchments in England</del>. The Government has prioritised chalk streams in policy and legislation. In the Plan for Water, we have reaffirmed our commitment to protecting chalk streams and recognised them as having a special natural heritage.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 14:41:35 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2023 13:14:52 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 83478 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1586608

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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, when she plans to publish a revised Air Quality Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	147328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department has not made an assessment of the impact of unregulated canine fertility clinics on animal welfare.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The department plans to publish a revised National Air Quality Strategy later this year.</ins></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/02/2023 17:09:33 question first ministerially corrected 14/03/2023 13:58:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 56873 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1552704

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Hazardous Substances: EU Law
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 is taking to ensure that new additions to the EU’s Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List are assessed promptly UK REACH once added to the EU list.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	112138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Defra, together with the technical specialists at the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency, monitor the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA's) work to introduce new substances of very high concern to the EU REACH Candidate List. Where this work is relevant for Great Britain, we will assess the scientific evidence and ECHA's rationale for taking this regulatory step. If inclusion on the UK REACH Authorisation List would be an effective risk management measure for the substance, we will take action to recommend it for inclusion on the UK Candidate List of substances of very high concern.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/01/2023 16:01:37 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2023 16:45:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow attachment 1 file name PQ 102750 Consultancy Contracts.xlsx title Consultancy Contracts previous answer version 47570 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1545852

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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	Textiles: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for textiles.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	97533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the environmental impact of the textiles industry, which is why we identified textiles as a priority waste stream in our 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy for England</p><p>In 2021 Defra funded WRAP's Textiles 2030 programme, a voluntary business initiative with ambitious carbon and water targets. Signatories represent over 62% of clothing put on the UK market</p><p><del class="ministerial">We published our response to the consultation on EPR in March 2022. We have no intention at present to extend EPR to textiles</del></p><p>We are considering the merits of an EPR scheme within a policy framework while we assess options to reduce waste and the environmental impact of textiles.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 18/01/2023 11:26:06 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2023 10:12:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 47872 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1340007

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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, how many imports of hunting trophies from species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species were recorded in the UK in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	22018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">12</del> <ins class="ministerial">26</ins> imports of hunting trophies from species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species were recorded in the UK in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/07/2021 10:50:28 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2021 10:55:13 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 11008 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1340008

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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, how many imports of hunting trophies from (a) African Lion, Panthera leo, (b) Tiger, Panthera tigris, (c) African elephant, Loxodonta africana, (d) Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, and (e) Polar bear, Ursus maritimus were recorded under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, in the UK in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, and (d) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	22019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The table below illustrates how many imports of hunting trophies from African Lion, Panthera leo, Tiger, Panthera tigris, African elephant, Loxodonta africana, Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, and Polar bear, Ursus maritimus were recorded under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, in the UK in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">African Lion, Panthera leo</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Tiger, Panthera tigris</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">African elephant, Loxodonta africana</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Polar bear, Ursus maritimus</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">The table below shows how many imports of hunting trophies from African lion (<em>Panthera leo</em>), Tiger (<em>Panthera tigris</em>), African elephant (<em>Loxodonta africana</em>), Cheetah (<em>Acinonyx jubatus</em>), and Polar bear (<em>Ursus maritimus</em>) were recorded under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, in the UK in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">African lion, <em>Panthera leo</em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Tiger, <em>Panthera tigris</em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">African elephant, <em>Loxodonta africana</em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">56</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cheetah, <em>Acinonyx jubatus</em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Polar bear, <em>Ursus maritimus</em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/07/2021 10:54:23 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2021 10:55:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 11014 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1340009

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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, how many (a) R (ranched animal), (b) D (Captive-bred animal),(c) C (Bred in captivity) and (d) F (Born in captivity) hunting trophies were recorded under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) entering the UK in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, and (e) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	22020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>The table below illustrates how many R (ranched animal), D (Captive-bred animal), C (Bred in captivity) and F (Born in captivity) hunting trophies were recorded under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) entering the UK in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.</p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">R (ranched animal)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">D (Captive-bred animal)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">C (Bred in captivity)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">F (Born in captivity)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">R (ranched animal)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">D (Captive-bred animal)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">C (Bred in captivity)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">F (Born in captivity)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/07/2021 10:49:06 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2021 10:54:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 11006 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1328117

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2021 to Question 4583 on Flood control, if he will publish the content of that feedback.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	7799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>All organisations who submitted expressions of interest to the flood and coastal resilience innovation programme have been offered detailed feedback. The significant details included in the expressions of interest and the subsequent feedback are commercially confidential, meaning that it is only appropriate for this to be handled between the applicant organisations and the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency is continuing to work with all projects that did not secure funding via this programme to take their <del class="ministerial">good</del> <ins class="ministerial">proposed</ins> ideas forward.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/06/2021 13:20:31 question first ministerially corrected 07/06/2021 13:38:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 4370 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson