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982486

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Water: Phosphates
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 10 September to Question 170381, what the level of phosphates is in the water supply for each regional water authority.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	176421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available, as there is no requirement for water companies to report levels of phosphate in treated water supplies. There is no prescribed standard or specific monitoring requirement for phosphates in our national legislation for drinking water standards, or in the Drinking Water Directive; or guideline value in the World Health Organisation guidelines on drinking water quality standards.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/10/2018 15:54:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

982563

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
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 his Department has made of the potential cost of implementing new IT systems for (a) implementing the UK’s chemical regulatory regime and (b) control and enforcement activities in English fishing waters in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	175823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>As we prepare to leave the EU, we will undertake all the necessary measures to build or strengthen IT systems to accommodate the changes needed, for example to support the UK’s chemical regulatory regime and control and enforcement activities in English fishing waters.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. All UK Government spend is subject to HM Treasury spending controls and value for money criteria and is publically available in annual reports and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/10/2018 13:32:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

973200

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Domestic Waste: 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 information his Department holds on the number of waste collection authorities that charge money in addition to council tax for the collection of garden or food waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	174604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>Estimates by the Waste and Resources Action Programme show that 318 local authorities (97%) separately collected garden waste in 2017/18, and 193 (58%) charged for this service. Domestic food waste is considered household waste and local authorities are not able to charge directly for its collection, whether separately or mixed with garden waste.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/10/2018 11:10:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

973318

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Clothing: 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 information his Department holds on incidences of companies sending unsold clothes to (a) landfill and (b) incineration.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	174607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not record the disposal of waste to this level of detail. The closest European Waste Code is ‘Textiles’, however this covers a wide range of wastes, not just unsold clothes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/10/2018 10:38:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

973320

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	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, if he will direct the Environment Agency undertake an investigation of compliance with the Waste Hierarchy in relation to companies sending (a) unsold clothes and (b) other non-perishable goods to (i) landfill and (ii) incineration; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	174608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) is the enforcement authority for the duty in relation to the waste hierarchy in England. The EA has the discretion to consider how best to enforce that duty, taking on board all relevant considerations. The Government considers that effective waste prevention requires other policy measures beyond enforcement of the priority order in the waste hierarchy.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Resources and Waste Strategy aims to ensure that an enhanced set of measures will be in place to ensure resource productivity is optimised and environmental impact minimised in line with the waste hierarchy.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/10/2018 11:15:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

973321

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Waste 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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources allocated to the Environment Agency to enforce (a) the Waste Hierarchy and (b) Part 5 and Regulation 25 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	174609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>We regularly discuss with the Environment Agency (EA) the level of resources they need to carry out their functions. The majority of the EA's funding is provided by the Department. Most of the EA's grant-in-aid funding has already been approved for the current spending review period, 2016-17 to 2019-20. Funding for any current or future enforcement obligations will be assessed as part of the next spending review.</p><p> </p><p>Brokers and dealers of controlled waste pay a licence fee to the EA which is used to fund compliance of Regulation 25. Since 2014 we have allocated the EA an additional £60m for waste crime enforcement work up to 2022 - including £30m in last year’s November budget.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/10/2018 11:43:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

973323

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Incinerators: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of emissions of oxides of nitrogen from waste incineration sites on the health of people living within (a) half a kilometre, (b) one kilometre and (c) two and a half kilometres of such sites.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	174611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>In order to operate a waste incineration plant, operators must obtain an environmental permit from the Environment Agency (EA). As part of the decision making process for new permits, the EA assesses the results of air quality modelling for a number of different pollutants, including oxides of nitrogen (NOx), to ensure that emissions will not have a significant impact on the environment or harm human health.</p><p>The air quality modelling will predict the levels of NOx that can be expected as a result of the emissions under worst-case conditions, including at sensitive receptors such as houses or playing fields. These levels are known as the process contribution (PC) and the maximum PC can occur at a range of distances from the site, depending on the technical characteristics of the plant, the local topography and the local weather conditions.</p><p>The EA will make an assessment of whether the maximum PC is acceptable, including by taking into account the existing levels of pollution in the area and comparing the total level of pollution with the relevant environmental standards. Because their decision is based on the maximum value, the impact of emissions at other locations where the PC will be less are automatically taken into account. There is therefore no need to do individual assessments of the effects of NOx at the distances specified in the question.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/10/2018 11:06:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

973328

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	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 estimate he has made of the wind speed required to disperse (a) PM 0.1, (b) PM 1 and (c) PM2.5 particles.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	174613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply previously given on 20 April 2018, PQ UIN 135442.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/10/2018 10:59:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

972431

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Spreading Bellflower: 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 steps he is taking to support the conservation of the Spreading Bellflower.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	174000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>Spreading bellflower is listed as a species of principal importance under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. Actions underway include monitoring its populations and establishing appropriate habitat management at its known sites.</p><p> </p><p>As a part of the 25 Year Environment Plan, the Government is committed to creating or restoring 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat, to complement and connect our best wildlife sites, as part of a Nature Recovery Network and provide opportunities for conservation of species such as spreading bellflower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/10/2018 10:43:58 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

971693

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Curlews: 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 steps he is taking to introduce predator control as part of the work to secure the future of the Curlew.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	173491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>As a signatory of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement, we are taking a leading role in the implementation of an international plan to address the conservation status of the curlew. The plan includes a requirement for land management techniques that reduce levels of nest and chick predation to those associated with stable populations. Predator control already takes place to support conservation of curlew, including for example, as part of normal farming and gamekeeping practice.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/09/2018 12:46:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching