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428113

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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 Charges
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 average household bill for water was in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) Enfield, (c) Greater London and (d) the UK in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	16085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Customers in Greater London are served by one water and sewerage company (Thames Water) and three water only companies (Affinity Water, Essex &amp; Suffolk Water and Sutton &amp; East Surrey Water). Customers of the water only companies receive sewerage services from Thames Water.</p><br /><p>Customers in both the London Borough of Enfield and the Enfield North constituency receive water services from one of two companies, Affinity Water or Thames Water.</p><br /><p>The following table sets out the average water and sewerage charges for each of the companies and for England and Wales in 2010 and 2015.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Affinity Water – Central region<sup>1</sup> (water)</p></td><td><p>£156</p></td><td><p>£172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex &amp; Suffolk Water (water)</p></td><td><p>£183</p></td><td><p>£229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton &amp; East Surrey Water (water)</p></td><td><p>£162</p></td><td><p>£184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water (water)</p></td><td><p>£189</p></td><td><p>£197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water (sewerage)</p></td><td><p>£114</p></td><td><p>£171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales (water)</p></td><td><p>£165</p></td><td><p>£182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales (sewerage)</p></td><td><p>£174</p></td><td><p>£203</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><sup>1 </sup>Affinity Water was established in 2012, through the purchase of Veolia Water.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2015 10:42:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

428114

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Environmental Protection: Departmental Coordination
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 her Department's priorities are for the Clean Growth Committee; what role she will have on that committee; and whether that committee will consider her Department's air quality consultation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	16221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster chairs an inter-Ministerial group on Clean Growth, which considers issues relating to air quality and decarbonisation where these have a cross-Departmental aspect. Its members include Ministers and officials from the relevant Departments, including Defra, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Transport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/11/2015 16:14:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

428115

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Inland Waterways and Rivers: 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, how much her Department spent on cleaning rivers and waterways in each of the last five years; and what estimate she has made of the level of such funding in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	16219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>Over the past five years, Defra has made significant investment to protect and improve the water environment through a number of different mechanisms. These include funds for local improvement projects, Countryside Stewardship, Catchment Sensitive Farming, Grant-in-Aid to the Environment Agency (EA), and funding for flood risk alleviation schemes which have wider co-benefits for the water environment.</p><br /><p>Defra’s funding is just one contribution. The EA estimates that around £5 billion per year is invested across the public, private and voluntary sectors just to protect our waters from deterioration in the face of challenges of population growth and climate change.</p><br /><p>Funding in future years is subject to the Government’s Spending Review.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/11/2015 16:51:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

428120

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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: 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 discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the 25 year plan on biodiversity; and what estimate she has made of the costs of implementing that plan.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	16223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>Defra is working closely with Treasury and others on the development of the 25 year Environment Plan. A high level framework for the Plan will be published early next year and the detailed content of the plan will be developed over the course of 2016, including an estimate of implementation costs.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/11/2015 16:18:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

428121

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Excise Duties
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 her Department has had with HM Treasury on the removal of the fuel duty escalator for liquefied petroleum gas as part of government proposals to reduce emissions from road transport.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	16248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>Defra has had no discussions with HM Treasury about the removal of the fuel duty escalator for liquefied petroleum gas.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/11/2015 11:43:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

428122

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Forests
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 proportion of ancient woodland is located within (a) national parks and (b) areas of outstanding natural beauty; and what proportion of that woodland has site of special scientific interest status.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	16224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Natural England estimates that 15% of ancient woodlandis located within national parks and 30% is located within areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs). In national parks, <del class="ministerial">41%</del> <ins class="ministerial">29%</ins>of this woodland has site of special scientific interest (SSSI) status; in AONBs, 13% of this woodland has SSSI status.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2015 17:06:49 question first ministerially corrected 24/11/2015 13:05:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 30723 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

428123

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Birds
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 she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce in the rest of the UK the General Licence Restriction Order for the protection of birds in use in Scotland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	16252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The introduction of a new regulatory measure requires evidence that it will be effective.</p><br /><p>We will monitor the situation in Scotland to consider whether this measure is necessary and proportionate to assist in tackling wildlife crime in England.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2015 11:12:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

428125

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Lead: Ammunition
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 her Department has made of the net present value of a phase-out of the use of lead ammunition for sports shooting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	16255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The independent Lead Ammunition Group, which was established to consider the effect of lead shot on human health and wildlife, was also asked to advise on any significant impacts on shooting activity of possible advice or solutions. The Government is considering its report and will respond as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2015 11:19:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

428126

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	National Wildlife Crime Unit
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 objectives of the National Wildlife Crime Unit are beyond March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	16257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The day to day work of the National Wildlife Crime Unit is determined by the UK Wildlife Crime Tasking and Coordinating Group (led by senior government and enforcement officials). Work focuses on the UK wildlife crime priorities.</p><p>The Government has committed to providing funding to help secure the National Wildlife Crime Unit until at least the end of March next year. Decisions on funding beyond March will be made as part of the current Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/11/2015 16:20:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

428129

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Coastal Areas: 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 the cost of protection and conservation of UK coastlines has been over the last five years; and what the projected cost of such protection and conservation will be over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Flood and coastal erosion risk management is devolved in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. In England, over the past 5 years total Government capital expenditure on building and improving defences to provide protection against coastal flooding or erosion was £750 million. In the five years that started in April 2015, £875 million of capital funding has been indicatively allocated for the same purpose.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2015 17:25:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman