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984817

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Nappies: Waste Disposal
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 effectiveness of the Real Nappies for London scheme; which London boroughs are participating in that scheme; what assessment his Department has made of the effect of that scheme on the reduction in tonnage of landfill waste and savings to local waste authorities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	177572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the Real Nappies for London scheme. We welcome initiatives which keep waste out of landfill but we have not carried out a specific assessment on the impact of Real Nappies for London on tonnages to landfill, or savings to local authorities. There is information about Real Nappies on the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s website and many local authorities choose to promote reusable nappies as part of their waste prevention activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 177575 question first answered 18/10/2018 12:11:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

984820

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	National Parks
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 hectares of land are currently designated as National Parks in England.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	177579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 1,264,040 hectares of land designated as national parks in England, including the Broads.[1]</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p>[1] Data provided by National Parks England.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/10/2018 11:28:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

984829

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Nappies: Waste Disposal
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 his Department's library holds a copy of The Real Nappies for London Scheme - waste prevention and wider social benefits - 2012-2017 paper, by Charles Warner, Paul Philips and Kimberley M Hill, presented to the 33rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Annapolis, Washington D.C. in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	177573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/10/2018 09:41:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

984860

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Nappies: Waste Disposal
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 his Department holds a copy of Contribution of Real Nappies for London to local authority waste prevention - 2012-2016 published by the Institution of Civil Engineers; and whether officials of his Department were represented at the presentation of an award to the authors of that paper by the Institution of Civil Engineers on 8 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	177574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Yes and no.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/10/2018 09:45:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

984877

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Nappies: Waste Disposal
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 he plans to take to encourage local authorities to reduce the tonnage of disposable nappies going to landfill; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
uin	177575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the Real Nappies for London scheme. We welcome initiatives which keep waste out of landfill but we have not carried out a specific assessment on the impact of Real Nappies for London on tonnages to landfill, or savings to local authorities. There is information about Real Nappies on the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s website and many local authorities choose to promote reusable nappies as part of their waste prevention activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 177572 question first answered 18/10/2018 12:11:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

984964

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Abandoned Vehicles and Fly-tipping
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 support his Department provides to people that have experienced (a) fly tipping and (b) vehicles abandoned on their land.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	177664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Through the National Fly-tipping Prevention Group, the Government has published a series of fly-tipping prevention guides for householders, businesses and landowners affected by fly-tipping. We have also published the Fly-tipping Partnership Framework, which outlines best practice for the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipping to be adapted to suit local circumstances. These are available on the National Fly-tipping Prevention Group website: <a href="http://www.tacklingflytipping.com" target="_blank">www.tacklingflytipping.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have statutory duties concerning the removal of abandoned cars, as set out in the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, and amended by the Clean Neighbourhoods &amp; Environment Act 2005. Local authorities also have enforcement powers to penalise individuals who abandon vehicles or parts of vehicles, including issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice or prosecution, and can recover certain costs from offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance is available on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/10/2018 11:33:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

984970

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Plastics: Waste Disposal
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 merits of biodegradable cutlery in reducing the use of single-use plastic; and what steps his Department is taking to promote and increase the use of such cutlery.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	177773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed in its 25 Year Environment Plan to eliminating all avoidable plastic waste, further details of which will be set in our upcoming Resources and Waste Strategy</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of the interest in biodegradable and compostable materials. While such materials may be seen as a solution to reduce the impact of waste, they can also be more environmentally damaging than non-biodegradable materials if disposed of incorrectly. The Government published a report in 2015 which concluded that existing biodegradable standards are only applicable to very specific conditions, such as industrial composters.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is concerned that, in the absence of standards, claims about the biodegradability of plastic-based products cannot be verified leading to potential confusion in the marketplace, possible increased levels of consumption and potential environmental harm at the point of disposal. As part of our forthcoming UK Bioeconomy Strategy we will work with industry to seek evidence on the demand, benefits and implications of a standard for bio-based and biodegradable plastics.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/10/2018 11:29:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

984979

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Nature Conservation: Development Aid
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 much and what proportion of UK Overseas Development Assistance is allocated to training park rangers for the protection of endangered species.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	177767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>We cannot provide this as a percentage of Overseas Development Aid (ODA) spend, as ODA spend varies in line with the 0.7% commitment. However through Defra’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund around £18.5million has been allocated to 61 projects in developing countries. Defra Challenge Fund projects focused on training rangers are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Combatting illegal wildlife trade in the W-Arly-Pendjari landscape - ZSL</li><li>Increasing capacity for anti-poaching and enhancing human-elephant coexistence - Tanzanian Elephant Programme</li><li>Developing elephant eco-guardians: fundamental for co-ordinated anti-poaching/trafficking initiatives in Mali - Wild Foundation, Mali Elephant Project</li><li>Counter-Poaching Training Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa - Tusk Trust.</li></ul> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/10/2018 14:51:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena