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1653559

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Rivers: Suffolk
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 her Department is taking to help improve the environmental condition of the River Gipping in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	194593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency, whilst taking account of the aspirations of other river users, works with partners to restore a more naturally functioning river which will support natural habitats and a rich biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>Using Defra’s Water Environment Improvement Fund, the Environment Agency has worked with Suffolk Wildlife Trust on several projects to enhance wildlife and the resilience of the river environment to the impacts of climate change. The Environment Agency has also funded Groundwork to deliver the Yellow Fish Project (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Foilcare.org.uk%2Favoid-pollution%2Fyellow-fish&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca9cdbf69141a401e610108db8c58363d%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638258082707015265%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LrpO6jXFdYg3zH6XWUfTnVjMg4lGgn9iNWnYCc1UAOY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://oilcare.org.uk/avoid-pollution/yellow-fish</a>) which focused on pollution prevention messages to the community, businesses and schools in the towns of Needham Market and Stowmarket in 2019/20. A further Yellow fish project is currently running in Ipswich in 2023-4 including on the lower River Gipping funded by the Environment Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency continues to hold water companies to account to reduce pollution, tackle storm overflows and invest more into the environment; work with farmers to support environmentally friendly farming that doesn’t damage water quality; respond to environmental incidents to stop and reverse damage to our rivers as well as prosecute the most serious polluters. As well as the protection of water quality, the Environment Agency has a permitting and regulatory system that protects water quantity. Additionally the Environment Agency has a regulatory role to ensure that physical modification does not reduce the ecological and biological value of the river. This could include things such as the removal of bankside trees and vegetation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/07/2023 10:30:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1653560

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Rivers: Suffolk
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 she has made of the adequacy of the environmental condition of the River Gipping in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	194594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency monitors the water quality, ecology (plants, invertebrates and fish) rainfall, river flows and groundwater levels of the River Gipping and its catchment. The Environment Agency delivered a fish survey report in 2019 for the River Gipping which indicated that fish populations within the river are stable, with an average of 10 species being recorded at each of the five survey sites. A further survey was completed this year and the results are still being analysed. The river is currently at Moderate Ecological Potential, with a target to achieve Good Ecological Potential by 2027. The main sources of pollution are agriculture and the water industry and there is a growing threat from plastics and forever chemicals.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/07/2023 10:18:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1563523

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Rivers: Suffolk
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 she has made of the environmental condition of the River Gipping in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	114816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency monitors the water quality, ecology (plants, invertebrates and fish), rainfall, river flows and groundwater levels of the River Gipping and its catchment. The Environment Agency delivered a fish survey report in 2019 for the River Gipping which indicated that fish populations in the river are stable, with an average of 10 species being recorded at each of the five survey sites. A further survey was completed this year and the results are still being analysed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The river is currently at Moderate Ecological Potential, with a target to achieve Good Ecological Potential by 2027.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/01/2023 10:32:52 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1563524

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
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	Rivers: Suffolk
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 her Department is taking to help improve the environmental condition of the River Gipping in Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	114817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving water quality. In August 2022 we launched the storm overflows plan which will require water companies to deliver their largest ever environmental infrastructure investment - £56 billion capital investment over 25 years. In December we announced our ambitious suite of legally binding Environment Act targets, including four targets to address pressures on the water environment. The Environment Agency works with partners to restore a more naturally functioning river which will support natural habitats and a rich biodiversity. Using Defra’s Water Environment Improvement Fund, the Environment Agency has worked with Suffolk Wildlife Trust on several projects to enhance wildlife and the resilience of the river environment to the impacts of climate change. The Environment Agency has also funded Groundwork to deliver the Yellow Fish Project (<a href="http://oilcare.org.uk/avoid-pollution/yellow-fish" target="_blank">http://oilcare.org.uk/avoid-pollution/yellow-fish</a>) which focused on pollution prevention messages to the community, businesses and schools in the towns of Needham Market and Stowmarket in 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 18/01/2023 10:58:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1151521

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 she has made of the potential annual (a) costs and (b) savings accruing to local authority finances of a deposit return scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	3806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is expected to increase recycling and reduce littering of the drinks containers in-scope. The greenhouse gas emissions reduction associated with this is 2.9 metric tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub>e over the ten-year appraisal period. The Net Present Value of a DRS for drinks containers is estimated in the initial impact assessment to be more than £2 billion over the appraisal period for the ‘all-in’ option, and £250 million for the ‘on-the-go’ option. We will continue to refine our analysis of the costs and benefits as we receive more evidence and develop further policy options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/10/2019 10:23:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1151523

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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, what steps she is taking to inform local authorities of changes to the financing of waste collection as a result of the policies in Our waste, our resources: a strategy for England published on 18 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	3807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government published three consultations: ‘consistency in household and business recycling’, ‘reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system’ and ‘introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers’. The consultations sought views on the policies in our Resources and Waste Strategy (RWS) including the financing of waste collections.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period, we held events for local authorities where we invited views on the proposals in the consultations. We have also made it clear to local authorities that the Government is committed to funding any additional net costs that the new policies will bring. We have also made local authorities aware that the reform of the packaging regulations will mean that they receive funding to pay for the collection of packaging materials for recycling.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Bill was introduced on 15 October <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2019-2020/0003/20003.pdf" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2019-2020/0003/20003.pdf</a>. It contains the draft legislation relating to the policies in the RWS. We will continue to have regular discussions as we develop our final proposals which we will consult on in 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 13:04:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1151525

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 impact assessment entitled, Introducing a deposit return scheme on beverage containers, included an assessment of the changes proposed to the waste regime which were included in the strategy entitled Our waste, our resources: a strategy for England published on 18 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	3808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that any potential deposit return scheme would need to work alongside the wider producer responsibility and recycling systems in operation in this country (including any potential changes to them). We have carefully considered the connections between these policy areas and chose to launch the three sets of consultations and impact assessments together to reflect this.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 31/10/2019 13:50:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1151528

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 she had made of the implications for her policies of the Impact Assessment entitled, Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme on beverage containers, published on 15 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	3810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>We published an <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/environment/introducing-a-deposit-return-scheme/supporting_documents/depositreturnconsultia.pdf" target="_blank">impact assessment</a> that detailed the costs and savings to local authority finances, including possible reduction in litter cleaning costs and loss of material revenues. However, under the reformed packaging producer responsibility system, packaging producers will be responsible for the costs of dealing with the packaging waste they produce, so the identified kerbside costs and benefits are expected to fall to packaging producers, rather than placing a burden on local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed to funding any additional net costs that the new policies will bring to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to refine our analysis of the costs and benefits as we receive more evidence and as we develop further policy options.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/10/2019 10:10:18 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1147809

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 she had made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the Impact Assessment, Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme on beverage containers, published on 15 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	293728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 16:26:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

1147812

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 she has made of the potential (a) costs and (b) benefits to local government finances of the introduction of a deposit return scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	293729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 16:20:00 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin