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790054

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Horticulture: Peat
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 he has to increase the use of peat replacement products for professional and amateur horticulture.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	113240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing to work with the industry to make the transition to peat alternatives and to overcome the barriers to their use. For example, we are jointly funding research with the industry, which includes commercial scale demonstration trials, to overcome barriers to peat replacement in professional horticulture. We have also worked with the industry to develop a Responsible Sourcing Scheme for Growing Media which allows manufacturers and retailers to make informed choices on growing media inputs to amateur/retail products, based on environmental and social impacts. We are continuing to support the industry as they put this scheme into practice.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 16:42:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

790059

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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: Social Media
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 people have signed up to receive his Department's UK-Air email updates; and what the average engagement rate is for Tweets made from the @DefraUKAir Twitter account.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	113164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 309 subscribers to the UK-Air email bulletin service.</p><p> </p><p>The UK-Air Twitter account currently has 6,697 followers. The average engagement rate for Tweets made from the Defra UK-Air Twitter account between 1 November 2016 and 31 October 2017 was 0.7%.</p><p> </p><p>A five day forecast of predicted air pollution levels is continually updated on the UK-Air website, along with advice from Public Health England to allow members of the public, particularly those who are most likely to be affected by air pollution, to plan and take action.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also issues email alerts to the health charity network during periods of elevated air pollution. These alerts provide full details of the nature of the air pollution episode along with links to further information, including specific health advice relevant to the episode.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 16:14:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

790062

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Radiation Exposure
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 his Department has made of the effect on the UK environment of recent reports of radioactive pollution, including traces of ruthenium 106 detected in France, spreading from Eastern Europe.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	113355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has worked with partners, in particular Public Health England who operate air monitoring equipment in the UK, to assess any effects on the environment. Air monitoring has not detected any elevated levels of ruthenium 106. Therefore there is no indication of any effects on the environment in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 10:57:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

789048

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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	Squirrels
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) red and (b) grey squirrels there are in the UK (i) now and were (ii) in 2007.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	112856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission estimates that there are 15,000 red squirrels in England and over two million grey squirrels. The red squirrel population is fragmented, occurring only in isolated populations on the islands in Poole Harbour, on the Isle of Wight and across the north of England with Kielder Forest, in Northumberland, supporting around 60% of the total population.</p><p> </p><p>This estimate dates from 2014 and no more recent data is available. There is no data available for red and grey squirrel numbers in England for 2007. Wildlife is a devolved policy matter.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 10:52:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

788482

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Incinerators
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 he has made of the effect of the opening of additional incinerators on (a) UK air quality and (b) the level of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from such new plants.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>As part of the environmental permitting process for new incinerator plants, the regulator is required to make an assessment of the environmental impact of each site and to set limit values in the environmental permit for emissions to air of a wide range of key pollutants. These atmospheric emissions are subject to a strict monitoring regime. The emissions of individual incinerators can be found using the following link: <a href="http://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/map-large-source" target="_blank">http://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/map-large-source</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a waste incineration plant is assessed as part of the permitting process undertaken by the regulator, taking into account emissions of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) as well as nitrous oxide. The regulator assesses the equivalent amount of CO<sub>2</sub> that the plant will emit against the European standards to ensure that the plant is using best available techniques to minimise GWP.</p><p> </p><p>If issued, permits will contain a requirement for the operator to review opportunities for improving energy efficiency at least every four years and thereby reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions where possible.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 16:29:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

786996

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Inland Waterways
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 he has made an assessment of the potential benefits to waterways management of the proposals by the Inland Waterways Association to transfer management of the waterways from the Environment Agency to the Canal and River Trust.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	112204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra has not received proposals from the Inland Waterways Association for the transfer of the management of the waterways from the Environment Agency to the Canal and River Trust.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 16:22:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie