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793933

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	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, what plans he has to change the number of active clean air monitoring sites.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	115022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The national monitoring network consists of 276 sites across the UK. Monitoring stations for a wide range of pollutants are sited in accordance with criteria set out in the EU Air Quality Directive to ensure that the data gathered are representative and also comparable across all Member States.</p><p> </p><p>The network is kept under review by the Environment Agency and the Department to ensure it remains fit for purpose and compliant, while delivering value for money. There are no immediate plans to make significant changes to the number or location of sites that are part of the national network.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/11/2017 14:55:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

792991

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	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, how many lead local flood authorities have (a) completed and (b) not completed a local flood risk management strategy.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	114776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) are required to report on progress with their strategies on an annual basis and the last annual collection was as of 31 March 2017. Following this, I wrote in July to the outstanding authorities and as a result, as of the beginning of November 2017, out of the 152 in England:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>143 have completed and published their strategy; and</p></li><li><p>9 have either completed their public consultation or were at public consultation stage on their draft.</p><p> </p></li></ol><p>The Department is continuing to monitor progress with the Lead Local Flood Authorities that have not yet completed their strategy.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/11/2017 11:48:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

793144

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	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, what steps he has taken to ensure that water companies invest in flood mitigation.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Trudy Harrison
uin	114929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>On 13 September, the Government issued a strategic policy statement to Ofwat. This set out clear priorities for Ofwat to secure the water industry’s long-term resilience to flooding, drought, and other risks, and to protect vulnerable customers. The policy statement makes clear that we expect Ofwat to challenge companies to assess the resilience of their systems and infrastructure against flooding and take proportionate steps to improve resilience where required.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/11/2017 14:56:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison

792598

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Palm Oil
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 is taking to tackle the effect of palm-oil production on endangered rainforests.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	114525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting implementation of zero-deforestation supply chains for key commodities, including palm oil.</p><p> </p><p>We are signatory to the Amsterdam Declarations; have endorsed the New York Declaration on Forests; and are a member of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020. All of these support action to prevent deforestation and encourage the sustainable production of key commodities.</p><p> </p><p>Through our international climate finance, the Government funds a number of programmes in Indonesia and West and Central Africa. These programmes support sustainable palm oil production through strengthening governance, promoting market-based solutions and putting in place the incentives, policies and actions that support sustainable production alongside forest protection.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/11/2017 12:19:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

792599

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Rainforests: 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 (a) financial and (b) other support the UK has provided to rainforest preservation efforts in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	114526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has pledged at least £5.8 billion of International Climate Finance (ICF) from 2016 until 2021 to support ambitious action by developing countries to mitigate and adapt to the worst impacts of climate change. This includes reducing emissions from deforestation and tackling poverty through the creation of sustainable livelihoods for forest dependent communities.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the ICF in 2011, the UK has spent just over £800 million on forest and land use programmes, which includes projects that aim to preserve tropical rainforests and combat deforestation. The breakdown of funding each year is: £50 million in FY11-12, £64 million in FY12-13, £120 million in FY13-14, £248 million in FY14-15, £193 million in FY15-16, and £150 million in FY16-17.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also undertakes long term research collaboration with tropical forest countries through the Newton Fund. For example, scientists in the UK and Latin America are working together on a new £1.5 million (2017-20) project to develop new biotechnologies through the region’s flora and fauna.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/11/2017 12:30:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

790941

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Local Air Quality Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities had air quality management areas (AQMA) as of July 2017; what the name and description is of each AQMA; when each AQMA was declared and amended; and for what pollutant that AQMA has been declared.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	113505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>As of July this year, 278 local authorities (71% of those in the UK) had one or more air quality management areas (AQMAs) declared. Details of the current AQMAs declared by local authorities, including their names, description, when they were declared and amended and the relevant pollutant for which they were declared are provided on the UK-AIR website: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/aqma/list" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/aqma/list</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/11/2017 12:01:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

790944

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Environment Protection
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 create an environmental protection body with prosecutorial authority and independence from the Government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	113594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>On 12 November the Secretary of State set out plans to consult on a new, independent and statutory body to hold the Government to account for upholding environmental standards after we leave the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>We will consult as widely as possible on the nature and detailed functions of the new body.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/11/2017 10:44:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

790947

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Water: 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 progress has been made in improving the status of surface and groundwater bodies under the Water Framework Directive.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	113663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Management of the water environment is a devolved matter. The information provided below is for England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have seen great improvements in water quality over the last 25 years. Species such as salmon, sea trout and otter, common in many English rivers today, were then a very rare sight. We have enhanced over 1400 miles of surface water towards our target of nearly 5000 miles by 2021. Groundwater too is improving, with a predicted 56% of groundwater bodies reaching good chemical status and 75% good quantitative status by 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Our 2015 River Basin Management Plans confirm over £3 billion investment in the water environment over six years, leading to at least 680 improved surface water bodies in England, with increased fish populations and reduced pollution, by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/11/2017 10:36:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

790053

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	Business: 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 representations his Department has received relating to Environment Agency decisions on definition of waste panel assessments; and what responses have been made to those representations.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	113239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra and the Environment Agency have received a number of representations on Environment Agency decisions on definition of waste panel assessments. Responses are tailored to individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/11/2017 11:04:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

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