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1607791

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Contracts
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 invitation to tender published by her Department on 21 December 2022 with procurement reference C5445, which organisation was awarded the resulting contract; when they are due to submit their (a) draft and (b) final reports; and what was the agreed value of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	174248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>Resource Futures were awarded the contract. The agreed value of the contract is £38,666.25 (excluding VAT) and we expect the research to be completed in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/04/2023 16:18:33 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1601419

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Consultants
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 cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) the Environment Agency, (b) Natural England and (c) the Water Services Regulation Authority in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022; and whether any of that spending related to the preparation of funding bids to (A) her Department and (B) HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p><strong>(a) Environment Agency</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Consultancy (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Source: Environment Agency annual report and accounts table ‘Expenditure on temporary workforce’</li><li>The above figures relate to total spending and not the ‘cost to the public purse’, as some of this will be charge or recharge funded.</li><li>None of the above spending related to preparation or creation of any bids for Defra or HM Treasury.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>(b) Natural England</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>As per the definition of consultancy which is “The provision to management of objective advice relating to strategy, structure, management or operations of an organisation. Such advice will be provided outside the ‘business-as-usual’ environment when in-house skills are not available and will be time-limited”, Natural England incurred nil consultancy spend in 2020 and 2021.</p><p>In 2022 £18,100 consultancy spend was incurred for the provision of specialist advice for the Customer Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p><strong>(c) Water Services Regulation Authority</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofwat's spend on external consultants is listed in its Annual Report and Accounts: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofwat.gov.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F07%2FARA-final.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C778a56e7b3f14cdfe4fe08db23c0d50f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638143083337397949%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hOZ10qjNu%2BiVXGPqIt3xc90Pfja0SaKj%2BYjwAhY2UAY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ARA-final.pdf</a> (see page 84); and previous year <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofwat.gov.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F07%2FOfwat-Annual-report-and-accounts-2020-2021.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C778a56e7b3f14cdfe4fe08db23c0d50f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638143083337397949%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KKSIYqGlaE%2FKJxQEYAm%2ByqwfpDUZF1wHIPB3hd0qm2Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ofwat-Annual-report-and-accounts-2020-2021.pdf</a> (see page 92).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/03/2023 09:45:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1581242

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions
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 answer Questions 118879 and 118881 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, and 119016 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Waste, tabled on 9 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	133569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>A response for PQ 118879 was published on 30<sup>th</sup> January. Responses for PQs 118881 and 119016 were published on 1<sup>st</sup> February.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/02/2023 17:22:33 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565052

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 her Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement card, at which Hilton hotel did the Environment Agency conduct conflict resolution training for members of the Voluntary Bailiff Service in December 2021; and for what reason was that training required.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	118881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>This payment was for venue hire, accommodation and subsistence for the training of nine delegates from the Voluntary Bailiff Service (Phase 2), a pilot partnership project between the Angling Trust and Environment Agency. This health and safety training was a two-day (27 and 28 Nov 2021) conflict resolution course, which the Environment Agency requires volunteers to attend and pass as part of its commitment to helping staff stay safe whilst rod licence and byelaw compliance checking. Health and safety training is key for this role, but this is not something the Environment Agency can deliver in-house.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency has a contract with Calders to procure venues for meetings and training. The training took place at Double Tree by Hilton, Dartford Bridge, Masthead Close, Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6QF. Out of three suitable venues identified by Calders in the locality specified, this venue came in as the second most competitive option. The most competitive location had become unavailable after the original booking due to an electrical fault.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/02/2023 15:09:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565111

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 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, with reference to her Department’s Greening Government Commitments for 2021-25, how many tonnes of food waste were produced from her Departmental estate in Financial Year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 up to 31 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	119016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>In line with the Greening Government Commitments (GGC), Defra has committed to measure and report on food waste, for estates with over 50 full-time equivalent staff and/or over 500m2 floor area offering a food service.</p><p>The requested information for 2021-2022 will be published in the GGC Annual Report for 2021-2022, due later this year. The data for April 1st 2022 to December 31st 2022 will be published in the Annual Report covering 2022-2023.</p><p>GGC annual reporting is delayed due to Covid-19 impacts, but the Government remains committed to reducing the environmental impact of its estate and operations.</p><p>Defra includes sustainability clauses in its contracts around food quality, food miles and reducing waste.</p><p>It is also worth noting that food waste is a function of the number of staff we have and how many are using our offices.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 31/01/2023 16:32:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1452820

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Drinking Water Inspectorate: Research
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 Drinking Water Inspectorate’s contract reference 298893/1045616, which research organisation has been awarded the contract; what the contract’s agreed value is; and when the resulting study is due to be submitted to the Inspectorate.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	143629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>The Invitation to Tender closed on 17 March 2022 and is currently being evaluated by the technical evaluators. We received six bids and the consensus meeting is due to take place on 28 March 2022. As usual, any resulting contract will be redacted/published in Contracts Finder in due course, within the permissible 30 day period.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/03/2022 14:20:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1360731

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
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	Environment Protection: Employment
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 he has made of the number of jobs that (a) have been or (b) will be created as a result of (i) UK private, (ii) Government and (iii) inward investment as part of the Government’s plans to protect the natural environment between November 2020 and November 2030.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	58336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution is mobilising significant investment in protecting the natural environment in England over the coming years. This will create and retain a range of green jobs while safeguarding our cherished landscapes and restoring habitats for wildlife in order to combat biodiversity loss and adapt to climate change.</p><p>As part of this, the £80 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF) has already attracted £17.6 million in match funding across 159 projects and will create and retain around 2,500 jobs. The Government's £5.2 billion flood defence investment programme will create approximately 2,000 jobs over the duration of the programme (April 2021 - March 2027) with private sector delivery partners involved in flood defence scheme design and construction.</p><p>The England Trees Action Plan committed to treble tree planting rates in England by the end of this Parliament, supported by over £500m from the Nature for Climate Fund. In the recently launched Net Zero Strategy, the Government has also announced that it will boost the Nature for Climate fund with a further £124 million of new money, ensuring total spend of more than £750 million by 2025 on peat restoration, woodland creation and management – above and beyond what was promised in the manifesto. This funding, along with increased private investment, will help to support up to 1,900 jobs by 2024 and 2,000 jobs by 2030 in new woodland creation, harvesting and restocking. It will also support additional jobs in tourism, seed supply and local farming.</p><p>The England Peat Action Plan includes a commitment to invest over £50 million of the Nature for Climate Fund to restore approximately 35,000ha of peatland by 2025, which will create or retain approximately 600 jobs.</p><p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 58338 question first answered 26/10/2021 14:53:01 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1360734

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
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	Environment Protection: Employment
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 estimate he has made of the number of jobs that (a) have been or (b) will be retained as a result of (i) UK private, (ii) Government and (c) inward investment as part of the Government’s plans to protect the natural environment between November 2020 and November 2030.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	58338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution is mobilising significant investment in protecting the natural environment in England over the coming years. This will create and retain a range of green jobs while safeguarding our cherished landscapes and restoring habitats for wildlife in order to combat biodiversity loss and adapt to climate change.</p><p>As part of this, the £80 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF) has already attracted £17.6 million in match funding across 159 projects and will create and retain around 2,500 jobs. The Government's £5.2 billion flood defence investment programme will create approximately 2,000 jobs over the duration of the programme (April 2021 - March 2027) with private sector delivery partners involved in flood defence scheme design and construction.</p><p>The England Trees Action Plan committed to treble tree planting rates in England by the end of this Parliament, supported by over £500m from the Nature for Climate Fund. In the recently launched Net Zero Strategy, the Government has also announced that it will boost the Nature for Climate fund with a further £124 million of new money, ensuring total spend of more than £750 million by 2025 on peat restoration, woodland creation and management – above and beyond what was promised in the manifesto. This funding, along with increased private investment, will help to support up to 1,900 jobs by 2024 and 2,000 jobs by 2030 in new woodland creation, harvesting and restocking. It will also support additional jobs in tourism, seed supply and local farming.</p><p>The England Peat Action Plan includes a commitment to invest over £50 million of the Nature for Climate Fund to restore approximately 35,000ha of peatland by 2025, which will create or retain approximately 600 jobs.</p><p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 58336 question first answered 26/10/2021 14:53:01 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1173069

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 has taken to assist states in the Global South to tackle (a) poaching and (b) wildlife crime.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	7175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is at the forefront of international efforts to protect endangered wildlife from poaching and illegal trade. We are investing over £36 million between 2014 and 2021 to support practical action in developing countries, including our counter-poaching Task Force in Africa, 75 projects so far funded from our Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, and through the International Consortium on Combatting Wildlife Crime. We are also contributing £250 million to the Global Environment Facility between 2018 and 2022 which, amongst other things, supports the world’s biggest fund for tackling illegal wildlife trade, the Global Wildlife Programme.</p><p> </p><p>A further £30 million will be invested in tackling poaching and wildlife crime between 2021 and 2024 as part of the £220 million International Biodiversity Fund recently announced by the Prime Minister.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 31/01/2020 10:47:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry