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1387184

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date	13/12/2021
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	Land Drainage
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 review the drainage system to ensure it is sufficiently resilient to manage extreme weather events and prevent flooding.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>Sewerage companies are responsible for the maintenance and resilience of the drainage and wastewater networks. The first cycle of non-statutory planning, through Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs), are currently ongoing. DWMPs will become statutory through the Environment Act when the first cycle ends.</p><p>This planning process will help sewerage companies to fully assess wastewater network capacity and develop collaborative solutions with local authorities and other bodies who are responsible for parts of the drainage system.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 16/12/2021 17:53:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1387283

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Canal and River Trust: Finance
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 renew the annual grant to the Canal and River Trust when the current funding period ends; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	91828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The 15-year Grant Agreement signed in 2012 between Defra and the Canal and River Trust (CRT) requires that a review of the grant is undertaken at the 10-year point to inform a decision on any future Government funding beyond 2026/27 when the current grant period ends. This review is currently underway and will consider the case and context for any future funding arrangements, reporting by 1 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2021 15:19:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1386901

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
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	Land Drainage
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 the timescale is for (a) the review of the case for implementing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 in England and (b) the implementation of recommendations from that review.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	90896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The review is currently underway and will report in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2021 11:51:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1386909

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
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	Sewage: Water Treatment
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 Burge End Lane Pumping Station in Pirton is being considered as part of Ofwat and the Environment Agency’s investigation into sewage treatment works.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	90936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The investigation launched by the Environment Agency on 18 November aims to determine the extent of any non-compliance with environmental permit conditions relating to flows treated and discharged from sewage treatment works within England. The Environment Agency is unable to share any specific details of the investigation at this stage as this may prejudice future legal action. However as the pumping station you refer to at Pirton is not a sewage treatment works it does not form part of this particular investigation. For any concerns about pollution arising from the pumping station, please report these to the Environment Agency on its pollution hotline 0800 80 70 60.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2021 11:49:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1387028

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
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	Nature 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 estimate he has made of the (a) upfront and (b) ongoing costs required to ensure that all Local Nature Recovery Strategies are delivered fully.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	90855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to funding all new burdens on Local Authorities arising from the Environment Act. This includes those relating to the preparation of Local Nature Recovery Strategies.</p><p>As set out in our consultation, <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconsult.defra.gov.uk%2Fland-use%2Flocal-nature-recovery-strategies%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C1b7103882788402b5b3108d9c23c9eca%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637754387897635242%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=x9yMsHvc0UxixkUHiBqzJuFjqylMpOnHO%2BdnDwmoh4k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>Local Nature Recovery Strategies: how to prepare and what to include</em> </a>, which is now closed, Local Nature Recovery Strategies are intended to inform a number of policy areas and will therefore be delivered through a variety of mechanisms operating in a complementary way. These could include mandatory biodiversity net gain, environmental land management schemes, the strengthened NERC duty on public bodies; and use by local planning authorities, for example in informing the preparation of local plans.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2021 11:46:01 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1387029

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
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	Nature 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 assessment he has made of the (a) personnel and (b) skills required by local authorities to (i) develop and (ii) implement Local Nature Recovery Strategies; and how many local authorities have access to those resources as of 10 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	90856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>We will shortly be appointing responsible authorities to lead the preparation of Local Nature Recovery Strategies. We envisage around fifty LNRS areas at roughly county scale, covering England with no gaps or overlaps.</p><p>Our five LNRS pilots in Northumberland, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Buckinghamshire and Cornwall gave us considerable insight into capacity needs which we have published in a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-nature-recovery-strategy-pilots-lessons-learned&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C5f23d0813c87499085e808d9c39b2ea5%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637755893537201207%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=KSQCdRHNlDsKwb9jWRKz3I99lgkOTqSQImSAD0Cwlzw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">lessons learned report</a>. One of the central lessons was that capacity and skills needs will be different between responsible authorities depending on local circumstances like geography or administrative set up.</p><p>Following the completion of our business planning process we will bring forward proposals on how we intend to support responsible authorities to prepare LNRSs.</p><p>Local Nature Recovery Strategies are intended to inform a number of policy areas and will therefore be delivered through a variety of mechanisms operating in a complementary way. These could include mandatory biodiversity net gain, environmental land management schemes, the strengthened NERC duty on public bodies; and use by local planning authorities, for example in informing the preparation of local plans.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2021 11:42:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1387031

registered interest
date	10/12/2021
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 and Nature 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 his Department is taking to fund in full the new area arising from the Environment Act, in particular (a) Local Nature Recovery Strategies and (b) Biodiversity Net Gain.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	90857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to funding all new burdens on Local Authorities arising from the Environment Act, including those due to Local Nature Recovery Strategies and Biodiversity Net Gain.</p><p>Following the spending review settlement, Defra is working through spending plans for the next three years, including by working closely with local Government organisations to determine the level of additional capacity required to implement the Act effectively.</p><p>Further announcements regarding specific funding arrangements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2021 11:54:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1386483

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Sewage: Pollution 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 recent steps he has taken to ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	904683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>This Government is the first Government to set out our expectation that water companies must take steps to significantly reduce storm overflows. We have gone further and made that position law. The amount of sewage discharge by water companies into our rivers is not acceptable. We have made it crystal clear to water companies that they must up their game. If we do not start to see significant improvements, we will not hesitate to take action.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/12/2021 12:01:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1386554

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Game: Gun Sports
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 recent discussions he has had with (a) shooting and (b) country sports groups on the potential merits of population increases in (i) game pheasants, (ii) ducks and (iii) deer in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions with shooting or country sports groups about the potential merits of population increases for these species in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/12/2021 12:42:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386271

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Shellfish: Tees Valley
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 discussions he has had with (a) Cefas and (b) the Environment Agency on investigating the cause of the deaths of crabs, lobster and other crustacea along the Tees Valley coastline.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
uin	89524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>Defra, Cefas, MMO and the Environment Agency (EA), along with other agencies, are continuing to collaborate on the investigation into the cause of death of crustacea along the Tees Valley and other parts of the coastline in the north east. The EA and Cefas have undertaken extensive tests to try to determine the cause and are reviewing the evidence gathered since the start of this incident, as well as considering any additional work needed. Previously, chemical pollution was ruled out by the EA as a likely cause for the mortality.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 16/12/2021 17:11:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill