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818654

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Birds of Prey: Conservation
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 his policy is on preventing the persecution of raptors.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	121418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which provides a powerful framework for the conservation of wild birds, their eggs, nests and habitats. The Government is committed to ensuring the protection afforded to wild birds of prey is effectively enforced. There are strong penalties for offenders, including imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p>Raptor persecution is one of six national wildlife crime priorities. Each wildlife crime priority has a delivery group to consider what action should be taken and develop a plan to prevent crime, gather intelligence on offences and enforce against them. The Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group (RPPDG) focuses on the golden eagle, goshawk, hen harrier, peregrine, red kite and white tailed eagle.</p><p> </p><p>The RPPDG has recently produced raptor persecution maps, which show the distribution of confirmed incidents of raptor persecution including shootings, trappings, poisonings and nest destruction across England and Wales over a five year period (2011-2015). The maps will be a significant intelligence tool to tackle wildlife crime; they will help the police gain a better understanding of where the problem areas are, and target these crime hotspots with increased levels of enforcement. The maps can be viewed at: <a href="http://www.magic.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.magic.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>The National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities affecting birds of prey and provides assistance to police forces when required.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/01/2018 18:51:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

818859

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Environment protection: 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, whether the environmental principles contained in EU treaties that are to be retained in UK law via the EU (Withdrawal) Bill will have general application across all environmental policy areas in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	121623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>On 12 November 2017 the Secretary of State set out plans to consult early this year on the creation of a new policy statement on environmental principles to apply post EU withdrawal. This statement will set out environmental principles in one place to underpin future policy-making.</p><p> </p><p>We need to consult as widely as possible on nature of the new policy statement. The proposed consultation will explore the scope and content of a new statement on environmental principles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/01/2018 11:05:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

816702

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	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 steps his Department is taking to prevent industrial fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency’s (EA) specialist crime unit uses intelligence and a range of technology to track down waste criminals, working with the police, partners and local councils. It also has powers to revoke licences and seize vehicles from people involved in waste crime. It inspects businesses to make sure their waste is managed lawfully. The EA has the power to prosecute individuals, businesses and companies who fly-tip.</p><p> </p><p>The EA leads on large scale fly-tipping. This means incidents of:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>More than 20 tonnes (about 20 cubic metres);</p></li><li><p>More than 5 cubic metres of fibrous asbestos or 75 litres of potentially hazardous waste in drums or containers;</p></li><li><p>Possibly linked to criminal business activity or organised crime.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>Fly-tipping not falling within these criteria is the responsibility of local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 12:25:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816704

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the powers of local councils to prevent fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping on a number of fronts. We work closely with local authorities and the Local Government Association is a member of the Defra chaired National Fly-tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG). Local authorities and the Environment Agency have a full range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping which have recently been strengthened. Following consultation in 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping, and enhanced their ability to search and seize vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. It is the responsibility of local authorities to use the powers available to them. The NFTPG has published guidance which sets out clearly the powers available to local authorities and other partners when tackling fly-tipping.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 17:48:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816715

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Electricity Generation: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115103 on electricity generation: waste, what steps he is taking to ensure that less biodegradable waste is disposed of through incineration rather than through (a) composting and (b) anaerobic digestion.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Local councils have a statutory duty to collect household waste and dispose of it according to the waste hierarchy. This requires councils to take all reasonable measures to ensure that biodegradable waste, such as garden waste and food waste, is recycled through a) composting and b) anaerobic digestion, ahead of incineration.</p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in the provision of garden waste and food waste collections, with 97% of councils in England providing dedicated garden waste collections and 50% providing dedicated food waste collections in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>While it is for councils to work with their householders to develop the levels of services required, the Government supports comprehensive collections of materials. In September 2016 the Waste and Resources Action Programme, as part of an industry-led group, published a Framework for Greater Consistency. This outlines a vision where every household in England can recycle a common set of materials including separate food waste.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 18:03:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816716

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Biodegradability
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 waste his Department classifies as biodegradable waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Data on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill is produced annually in accordance with the Waste Framework Directive, and published in our UK Statistics on Waste statistical release.</p><p> </p><p>Biodegradable municipal waste is defined based on an agreed set of European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes to represent ‘municipal waste’, and biodegradability factors are applied to each code. The list of biodegradable municipal waste codes is summarised in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>EWC code</p></td><td><p>Code description</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 01</p></td><td><p>paper and cardboard packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 05</p></td><td><p>composite packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 06</p></td><td><p>mixed packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 09</p></td><td><p>textile packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 01</p></td><td><p>non-composted fraction of municipal and similar wastes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 02</p></td><td><p>non-composted fraction of animal and vegetable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 03</p></td><td><p>off-specification compost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 99</p></td><td><p>wastes not otherwise specified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 04</p></td><td><p>digestate from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 05</p></td><td><p>liquor from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 06</p></td><td><p>digestate from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 99</p></td><td><p>wastes not otherwise specified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 01</p></td><td><p>paper and cardboard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 06</p></td><td><p>wood containing dangerous substances</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 07</p></td><td><p>wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 08</p></td><td><p>textiles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 10</p></td><td><p>combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 12</p></td><td><p>other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 01</p></td><td><p>paper and cardboard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 08</p></td><td><p>biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 10</p></td><td><p>clothes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 11</p></td><td><p>textiles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 25</p></td><td><p>edible oil and fat</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 26</p></td><td><p>oil and fat other than those mentioned in 20 01 25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 37</p></td><td><p>wood containing dangerous substances</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 38</p></td><td><p>wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 99</p></td><td><p>other fractions not otherwise specified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 02 01</p></td><td><p>biodegradable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 01</p></td><td><p>mixed municipal waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 02</p></td><td><p>waste from markets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 03</p></td><td><p>street cleaning residues</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 04</p></td><td><p>septic tank sludge</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 06</p></td><td><p>waste from sewage cleaning</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 07</p></td><td><p>bulky waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 99</p></td><td><p>municipal wastes not otherwise specified</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 17:58:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816764

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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 plans he has to standardise the collection and disposal of plastic items from the doorstep.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>While it is for local councils to work with their householders to develop the levels of services required, the Government supports consistent and comprehensive collections of waste and recycling. In September 2016 the Waste and Resources Action Programme, as part of an industry led group, published a Framework for Greater Consistency. This outlines a vision where a core set of recyclable materials (including plastic bottles and plastic packaging – pots, tubs and trays) from every household in England are collected and sorted cost effectively for onward reprocessing, using one of three standardised collection systems.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 16:35:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816829

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Xylella: Disease 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, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the spread of Xylella through the importation of infected plants.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	121256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The threat that diseases such as Xylella pose to our country’s trees is a very real concern, for the landscape and for our economy. This is why in October last year, the Secretary of State wrote to European Commissioner Vytensis Andriukaitis to press for stronger EU protections against the disease, stating that we would be forced to take action if EU protections were not increased. The UK Government secured these increased protections in November 2017. Now, in addition to existing restrictions on host plants from high risk areas, inspections and testing are required for host plants moved anywhere within the EU. When we leave the EU we will have an opportunity to examine all our national biosecurity measures on plant imports to ensure they are as robust as possible to protect the UK against diseases like Xylella. This will significantly reduce the risk of the disease being brought to the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/01/2018 18:57:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

816877

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Environment: Devolution
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 plans to bring forward legislative proposals for a new Environment Bill after the UK leaves the EU which reflects the policy aims of the devolved administrations.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Devolved administrations legislate already on many environmental matters with the EU framework.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working closely with the devolved administrations on an approach to returning powers from the EU that works for the whole of the UK and reflects the interests of all four UK nations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/01/2018 18:48:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816879

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Biodiversity
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 plans to use the biodiversity net gain approach to establish environmental performance criteria for farmers and landowners as part of his approach to public funding for agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>In developing a new agri-environment scheme, we will consider how best to achieve it by setting and applying appropriate environmental performance standards.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out our plans in a Command Paper later this spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 17:58:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake