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746632

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date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage local authorities to consider washing their high streets and shopping parades on a regular basis, in addition to sweeping and other cleaning measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities and other land managers are responsible for keeping their “relevant land”, which includes high streets and shopping parades, clear of litter and refuse. The statutory Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse sets out the standards of cleanliness that they are expected to be able to achieve on different types of land. The Code places the emphasis on the consistent and appropriate management of an area to keep it clean, rather than on how often it is cleaned or the use of specific approaches.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to councils to decide how best to meet their statutory duty to keep their relevant land clear of litter and refuse, and how to prioritise this against other local services.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/07/2017 15:26:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

746664

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to farmers and growers of the reduction in the bee population in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Bees and other pollinators play an essential role in our £100 billion food industry. In 2014, Defra published an independent review of the evidence on the status and value of pollinators. The review estimated that the total value of all pollinators through the value of insect-pollinated crops in the UK was approximately £600 million per year.</p><p> </p><p>The review also identified an overall decline in wild bee diversity over the last 50 years but concluded that we cannot say with confidence whether this impacts generally on the yield or quality of UK crops.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to understand better and manage any risks associated with changes in pollinator populations. In collaboration with research institutes and volunteer organisations, we have established a pollinator monitoring and research partnership to gather further data and improve our understanding of the status of pollinators and pollination services in the UK. We have also introduced a Pollinator and Wildlife Package to our Countryside Stewardship Scheme in England and are working with farmers, business and conservation organisations to provide pollinator habitat on farmland, in urban areas and in gardens in order to boost pollinator populations.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 12/07/2017 16:11:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

746665

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what protections are in place to safeguard wetlands from the effects of dredging.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>There are a number of protections in place to safeguard wetlands from the effects of dredging, these vary dependent on the type of wetland, its environmental classification and under whose jurisdiction it falls.</p><p> </p><p>Main rivers are regulated by the Environment Agency under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, allowing the Agency to fulfil its environmental duties under the Environment Act 1995 and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.</p><p> </p><p>Ordinary Watercourses are managed by local Risk Management Authorities such as Internal Drainage Boards and District Councils<sup>1</sup>, who can protect wetlands using byelaws, under the Land Drainage Act 1991. Controlled waters, are also protected from harm to their physical structure under the Water Resources Act 1991.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 County Councils which are RMAs cannot write byelaws for the purpose of regulating effects on the environment. see Land Drainage Act 1991 section 66 (1A).</sup></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/07/2017 15:35:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

733191

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which secretaries of state are involved in determining sentencing policy for offences which fall under the Animal Welfare Act (2006); and which cabinet committee, if any, is required to give approval to any alteration of sentencing policy for offences committed under that Act.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment Food &amp; Rural Affairs is responsible for determining the maximum penalties for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Any proposals to change the maximum penalties would require the approval of the Cabinet’s Social Reform (Home Affairs) sub-Committee. The Government keeps maximum penalties under review. This includes sentencing trends, and whether there is any evidence that the courts may be finding their sentencing powers inadequate. The last review was conducted in the context of the Government’s response to the House of Commons EFRA Committee report on animal welfare published on 2 February 2017 on EFRA website. Government noted in its response that the Sentencing Council has reviewed the magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines, including those in relation to animal cruelty cases. In their revised guideline, published on their website, the Sentencing Council aims to ensure that the most serious cases of animal cruelty receive appropriate severe sentences, within the available maximum penalty.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL188 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:00:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

733193

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when sentencing policy for offences which fall under the Animal Welfare Act (2006) was last reviewed; and when they plan to next review that policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment Food &amp; Rural Affairs is responsible for determining the maximum penalties for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Any proposals to change the maximum penalties would require the approval of the Cabinet’s Social Reform (Home Affairs) sub-Committee. The Government keeps maximum penalties under review. This includes sentencing trends, and whether there is any evidence that the courts may be finding their sentencing powers inadequate. The last review was conducted in the context of the Government’s response to the House of Commons EFRA Committee report on animal welfare published on 2 February 2017 on EFRA website. Government noted in its response that the Sentencing Council has reviewed the magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines, including those in relation to animal cruelty cases. In their revised guideline, published on their website, the Sentencing Council aims to ensure that the most serious cases of animal cruelty receive appropriate severe sentences, within the available maximum penalty.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL187 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:00:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington