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353876

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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	Food: Waste
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 tackle food waste in supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	2313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Through the Waste and Resources Action Programme the Government is working with food manufacturers and retailers, including all the major UK supermarkets, to meet targets to reduce food waste from households and the grocery supply chain under the Courtauld Commitment.</p><p>Signatories reported a reduction of 7.4% in food supply chain waste since 2010 (there are also targets on household food waste and packaging waste). The third phase targets a further 1.1 million tonnes of food and packaging waste reduction by the end of 2015.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/06/2015 16:41:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353890

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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	Flood Control: 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 the grant in aid allocation is for new flood defence assets for each year from 2014-15 to 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra has committed to a six-year programme of £2.3 billion capital investment for new and improved defences up to 2021. This is profiled as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>£395 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17 </strong></p></td><td><p>£395 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>£405 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>£410 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>£365 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>£375 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/06/2015 16:48:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

353895

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
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	Air Pollution: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what date she expects the UK to be compliant with the Air Quality Directive.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Revised air quality plans for nitrogen dioxide will be published by the end of 2015. A 40 day public consultation on draft plans will be held later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to complying in the shortest possible time with limit values for nitrogen dioxide under the Air Quality Directive. The consultation will set out our projected dates for UK compliance.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/06/2015 16:55:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

353922

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Public Health: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of recently announced changes to public health funding on public health initiatives on (a) exercise, (b) obesity, (c) smoking cessation and (d) sexual health.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	2363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will shortly publish a consultation on how best to implement these savings in ways that minimise any impact on front-line services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 2161 2219 question first answered 16/06/2015 16:17:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

349893

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment she has made of the financial position of (a) EDF Energy and (b) Areva in relation to their potential contribution to the construction and running of the planned nuclear power plant at Hinkley C.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	2130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Whilst this is a commercial matter for the companies we continue to monitor the situation. We remain confident in the Hinkley Point C project – EDF plans for the power station to start producing low-carbon electricity from 2023.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/06/2015 13:13:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

349894

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether independent oversight is in place to assure the day-to-day standard of work undertaken by approved inspectors of the compliance of new homes with building regulations.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	2160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>CICAIR Limited, the body designated to carry out the Secretary of State's executive and administrative functions in respect of approved inspectors, assesses the qualifications and experience of bodies applying to be approved inspectors and when re-approvals are made. It also carries out periodic audits of the general performance of approved inspectors. CICAIR also has processes in place to deal with complaints made against approved inspectors relating to performance on a particular job.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/06/2015 15:57:18 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

349895

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many cases have been brought under section 35 of the Building Act 1984 in cases where new build homes contravene building regulations in the last 10 years; and how many such cases have resulted in the imposition of fines.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	2208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/06/2015 15:54:02 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

349896

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities delegate in full the function of ensuring building regulation compliance to approved inspectors who are approved and monitored by the Construction Industry Council.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	2209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are required under section 91 of the Building Act 1984 to provide a building control service in their own name. It is permissible for a local authority to sub-contract some aspects of provision of the service to outside bodies but not to delegate responsibility to provide a full service.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/06/2015 15:55:02 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

349897

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps are in place to enable new home purchasers to see the detailed records made by approved inspectors responsible for ensuring technical building regulation standards are met during the construction of a new home.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	2217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Where an approved inspector is the building control body it is required to send certain notices to the relant local authority. The local authority must keep these on a public reguister so they will be available to new home purchasers. However, there are no requirements for approved inspectors to make publicly available all the records of their checking activities.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/06/2015 15:56:10 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

349898

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Inspectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy of the Consumer Industry Council's response to the recommendations made by the Ankers Report published in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	2212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of a response to the Ankers Report by the Consumer Industry Council.</p><p> </p><p>The Department welcomed the Ankers report and is pleased to note that CICAIR has carried out some of the recommendations already and is making good progress with others.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/06/2015 16:01:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller