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167736

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Energy
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 has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Insulation surveys were carried out across all core Defra’s buildings in 2011 and window frame draught proofing installed at both Nobel House, London and Kings Pool, York. More recently, in 2013, all ceiling void and wall insulation was replaced throughout Nobel House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 16:39:44 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

167739

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Tidal Power
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 for tidal lagoons which are connected to the land to reduce the risk of flooding.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	217010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Defra’s guidance recommends that all options should be appraised when considering potential solutions to flood risk. The potential for options will depend on the impacts, including the costs and the benefits, of each option on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 16:43:02 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

167742

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Porpoises: 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 representations she or her ministerial colleagues have made to the government of Mexico on steps to protect the vaquita from extinction.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	216966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>At my request, the UK Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) raised the critically endangered status of the vaquita at the IWC meeting in September 2014, as well as in bilateral meetings with Mexican officials. The UK commended the efforts and progress made by the Mexican Government in tackling this issue and urged it to continue its important work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK also announced a donation to the IWC Small Cetaceans Fund, which supports research projects, including on the vaquita.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/12/2014 14:10:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

167743

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	White Fish: 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 she plans to take in collaboration with the devolved administrations to preserve sea bass stocks to ensure that a sustainable recreational angling sector is created throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	217087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The conservation of sea bass stocks will be an important issue at the December Council of the European Union fisheries ministers. We are working with the Devolved Administrations to secure the best possible agreement at the Council for both recreational and commercial catchers of sea bass.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/12/2014 14:10:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

167004

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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 estimate she has made of the amount of municipal waste in England and Wales that will be disposed at energy from waste facilities in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	216659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The latest statistical data published by Defra this November, which can be found at the link below, shows that local authority managed waste going for incineration with energy recovery was 6.2 million tonnes in 2013/14 in England. This could increase to around 7.6 million tonnes in 2014/15 based on capacity that is operational or in construction. Defra does not hold the equivalent data for Wales.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/375945/Statistics_Notice_Nov_2014_Final__3_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/375945/Statistics_Notice_Nov_2014_Final__3_.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 17:17:13 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

167005

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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 estimate she has made of the capacity of the waste recovery industry to recover end-of-life products from air pollution control residues in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	216661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has not carried out an assessment of the capacity of the waste recovery industry to recover products that may contain air pollution control residues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 17:09:46 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

167006

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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 estimate she has made of the amount of air pollution control residues that will be captured in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 by energy from waste facilities.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	216660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Defra has made no estimate of the amount of air pollution control residues that will be captured in 2014-15 and 2015-16 by energy from waste facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 17:12:54 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

167007

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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 estimate she has made of the amount of air pollution control residues that will be disposed of by an alternative route in 2015-16 in the event that the Government proceeds with the removal of the derogation in the Waste Framework Directive that allows air pollution control residues to be disposed to hazardous landfill.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	216655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>No information has been collected to inform an estimate of waste producers’ plans for managing their air pollution control residues (APCr) in future.</p><p>The Environment Agency consulted on proposals to remove derogations from landfill site permits that allow disposal of APCr which do not meet waste acceptance criteria at landfill sites for hazardous waste. This consultation also sought information on available and planned recovery and disposal capacity.</p><p>Current capacity for treating/disposing of APCr is estimated at around 400,000 tonnes. Of this capacity, 47% was for disposal in landfill for hazardous waste.</p><p>Based upon the consultation responses, capacity for treating/disposing of APCr is estimated to rise to more than 700,000 tonnes by the end of 2016, 38% of which would be for disposal in landfills for hazardous waste.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 17:22:38 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

167008

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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 she will estimate the amount of dioxin and furan that would be dispersed into the domestic built environment from recovered air pollution control residues as a consequence of the Environment Agency accepting End of Waste status for use in breeze blocks if the derogation in the waste framework directive allowing air pollution control residues to be disposed to hazardous landfill is removed.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	216699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency considers that some concrete block products from a particular process containing air pollution controls residues (APCr) are no longer waste. The environmental risk assessment for this was for a bound use of the APCr in blocks, rather than unbound. Research supporting the case showed that, bound within the block, measurable levels were not released. Where blocks were drilled, the exposure level of dioxins into the air was below World Health Organisation exposure limits.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 17:16:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

167010

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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 estimate she has made of the cost to the waste recovery industry of building capacity to recover end-of-life products from air pollution control residues in 2015-16 if the derogation in the Waste Framework Directive allowing air pollution control residues to be disposed to hazardous landfill is removed.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	216701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Defra has not made any estimate regarding the cost to the waste recovery industry of the withdrawal of this derogation. Should there be any proposal to remove the derogation, this would be subject to an impact assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 17:29:49 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher