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818896

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Africa: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What his diplomatic priorities are for Africa after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carlisle
tabling member printed	John Stevenson
uin	903143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>UK and EU priorities in Africa will remain aligned, which makes a strong case for post-exit co-operation in certain areas. We will identify areas in which the UK can act more effectively bilaterally, which will transform the way we engage with Africa and demonstrate that we remain one of the leading international partners for the continent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/01/2018 11:25:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3942 label Biography information for John Stevenson

818658

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Ocean
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has approved the sale of HMS Ocean to Brazil.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	121422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Discussions with the Government of Brazil about the sale of HMS OCEAN are ongoing, but no decisions have been made.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 10/01/2018 17:13:30 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

816686

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the total cost was of compiling the sectoral analyses covering the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>As part of our work preparing to make a success of our departure from the European Union, we are carrying out a wide range of analysis. Officials in DExEU and other Departments across Whitehall continue to work to provide the most up to date evidence to inform our negotiations with the EU. <br><br>This work is undertaken as business as usual and so is paid for out of the Department’s budget. The Department does not hold information centrally concerning other Departments’ expenditure. However, other departments’ budgets can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/01/2018 16:22:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816698

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of Sate for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate the Government has made of the fiscal impact of each of the four options for reducing the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals set out in its consultation on maximum stakes for such terminals published on 31 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	121125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon member to the answer to PQ 115452 on 28 November 2017 .</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/01/2018 14:20:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

816699

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 120384, if he will place in the Library copies of any printed materials his Department still holds which were used in the pensions education communications campaign.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	121126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Pensions Education Campaign ran from 2001 to 2004, details of which the Department outlined in response on 21 December 2017, question 120384. Due to the time elapsed since the campaign, the Department no longer holds any printed copies of these products.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/01/2018 15:28:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

816702

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Fly-tipping
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 prevent industrial fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency’s (EA) specialist crime unit uses intelligence and a range of technology to track down waste criminals, working with the police, partners and local councils. It also has powers to revoke licences and seize vehicles from people involved in waste crime. It inspects businesses to make sure their waste is managed lawfully. The EA has the power to prosecute individuals, businesses and companies who fly-tip.</p><p> </p><p>The EA leads on large scale fly-tipping. This means incidents of:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>More than 20 tonnes (about 20 cubic metres);</p></li><li><p>More than 5 cubic metres of fibrous asbestos or 75 litres of potentially hazardous waste in drums or containers;</p></li><li><p>Possibly linked to criminal business activity or organised crime.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>Fly-tipping not falling within these criteria is the responsibility of local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 12:25:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816704

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Fly-tipping
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 effectiveness of the powers of local councils to prevent fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping on a number of fronts. We work closely with local authorities and the Local Government Association is a member of the Defra chaired National Fly-tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG). Local authorities and the Environment Agency have a full range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping which have recently been strengthened. Following consultation in 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping, and enhanced their ability to search and seize vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. It is the responsibility of local authorities to use the powers available to them. The NFTPG has published guidance which sets out clearly the powers available to local authorities and other partners when tackling fly-tipping.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 17:48:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816715

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Electricity Generation: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115103 on electricity generation: waste, what steps he is taking to ensure that less biodegradable waste is disposed of through incineration rather than through (a) composting and (b) anaerobic digestion.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Local councils have a statutory duty to collect household waste and dispose of it according to the waste hierarchy. This requires councils to take all reasonable measures to ensure that biodegradable waste, such as garden waste and food waste, is recycled through a) composting and b) anaerobic digestion, ahead of incineration.</p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in the provision of garden waste and food waste collections, with 97% of councils in England providing dedicated garden waste collections and 50% providing dedicated food waste collections in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>While it is for councils to work with their householders to develop the levels of services required, the Government supports comprehensive collections of materials. In September 2016 the Waste and Resources Action Programme, as part of an industry-led group, published a Framework for Greater Consistency. This outlines a vision where every household in England can recycle a common set of materials including separate food waste.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 18:03:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816716

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Biodegradability
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 waste his Department classifies as biodegradable waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Data on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill is produced annually in accordance with the Waste Framework Directive, and published in our UK Statistics on Waste statistical release.</p><p> </p><p>Biodegradable municipal waste is defined based on an agreed set of European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes to represent ‘municipal waste’, and biodegradability factors are applied to each code. The list of biodegradable municipal waste codes is summarised in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>EWC code</p></td><td><p>Code description</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 01</p></td><td><p>paper and cardboard packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 05</p></td><td><p>composite packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 06</p></td><td><p>mixed packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15 01 09</p></td><td><p>textile packaging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 01</p></td><td><p>non-composted fraction of municipal and similar wastes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 02</p></td><td><p>non-composted fraction of animal and vegetable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 03</p></td><td><p>off-specification compost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 05 99</p></td><td><p>wastes not otherwise specified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 04</p></td><td><p>digestate from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 05</p></td><td><p>liquor from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 06</p></td><td><p>digestate from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 06 99</p></td><td><p>wastes not otherwise specified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 01</p></td><td><p>paper and cardboard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 06</p></td><td><p>wood containing dangerous substances</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 07</p></td><td><p>wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 08</p></td><td><p>textiles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 10</p></td><td><p>combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19 12 12</p></td><td><p>other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 01</p></td><td><p>paper and cardboard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 08</p></td><td><p>biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 10</p></td><td><p>clothes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 11</p></td><td><p>textiles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 25</p></td><td><p>edible oil and fat</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 26</p></td><td><p>oil and fat other than those mentioned in 20 01 25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 37</p></td><td><p>wood containing dangerous substances</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 38</p></td><td><p>wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 01 99</p></td><td><p>other fractions not otherwise specified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 02 01</p></td><td><p>biodegradable waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 01</p></td><td><p>mixed municipal waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 02</p></td><td><p>waste from markets</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 03</p></td><td><p>street cleaning residues</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 04</p></td><td><p>septic tank sludge</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 06</p></td><td><p>waste from sewage cleaning</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 07</p></td><td><p>bulky waste</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 03 99</p></td><td><p>municipal wastes not otherwise specified</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2018 17:58:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816723

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on animal welfare standards in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	121150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>​I have had no recent discussions on animal welfare in China with my Chinese counterpart. However my officials are in ongoing contact with Chinese officials and local Non-Governmental Organisations regarding animal welfare standards and the Illegal Wildlife Trade and the Foreign Secretary raised it with Vice-Premier Liu Yandong on 7 December.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/01/2018 17:17:59 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan