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1252609

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date	17/11/2020
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	Pets: Fireworks
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 comparative assessment he has made of the effect on animals of the discharge of fireworks in (a) Sefton, (b) the North West and (c) the UK in (i) 2020 and (ii) previous years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	116464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Defra understands concerns about the distress noisy fireworks can cause to pets, livestock and wildlife. This is one of the reasons that there is a noise level limit of 120 decibels on fireworks for home use. It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to cause an animal any unnecessary suffering and this includes through the misuse of fireworks. The Government is supporting the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill, currently before Parliament, which will increase the maximum custodial penalty for this offence from six months to five years.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has shared advice on our social media channels on how owners can keep their pets safe. The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs, made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, encourages dog owners/keepers to act responsibly, including avoid exercising dogs during events which they may find frightening such as firework displays. We would encourage livestock owners who are concerned about planned firework displays to contact the organisers to see if any compromises can be made, such as using less noisy fireworks.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/11/2020 14:51:45 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1252711

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Chemicals: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the completion of UK REACH registration dossiers for grandfathered EU REACH registrations, whether a Letter of Access already paid for by a UK registrant for an EU REACH registration will remain valid or the UK registrant pays for a new Letter of Access with the data-owning EU27 registrant when a UK-based registrant or the UK authority is unable to access or get copies of the full study reports as already submitted for EU-REACH registrations.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	116646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>UK REACH retains the 'one substance, one registration' principle and allows for the sharing of data between companies with the aim of reducing cost and the need for further animal testing. A Letter of Access (LoA) can offer one way for a business to obtain the information it needs to complete the grandfathering of the registration in question. However, LoAs are commercial arrangements negotiated by industry and as such the range of potential uses for the information is dependent on the scope and wording agreed by the relevant businesses.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/11/2020 14:58:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1252731

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Consumers: 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 steps he is taking to encourage consumers to make more environmentally friendly purchase decisions.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	116611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to encouraging consumers to make more environmentally friendly purchasing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>In the Resources and Waste Strategy (2018), we committed to incentivise consumers to purchase sustainably, provide consumers with better information on the sustainability of their purchases, and to ban the most problematic plastic products.</p><p> </p><p>The single-use plastic carrier bag charge has been successful in reducing usage by 95% in the main supermarkets to date. Accordingly, we will, from next year, increase the charge to 10p, and extend it to all retailers. We introduced a ban on polluting microbeads in personal care products and have also introduced restrictions from October 2020 on the supply of plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers.</p><p> </p><p>We are also seeking powers in our landmark Environment Bill to charge for single-use plastic items, and to introduce requirements for improved labelling and consumer information focused on the resource efficiency of products, for example their repairability and durability and on how to dispose of products at end of life.</p><p> </p><p>We also want to increase the sustainability of the food sector. The UK will work with leading food service sector representatives to develop and consult upon a Sustainable Food Service Sector Action Plan to be published in 2021 and delivered throughout 2022, which will provide information to associations, member companies, customers, and end users on issues relating to forest risk commodities.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/11/2020 16:51:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1252742

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Marine Environment: 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 he is taking to implement the £500-million Blue Planet Fund to restore marine ecosystems that the Prime Minister committed to at the UN High-Level summit on biodiversity; what the scope is of projects the Blue Planet Fund will support; how those projects are to be selected; and how that funding is planned to be distributed.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	116647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Blue Planet Fund is being designed and delivered jointly by Defra and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The Fund will be resourced through the UK Aid budget and will help eligible countries and UK Overseas Territories reduce poverty and protect and sustainably manage their marine resources. It will build on other UK initiatives which aim to protect and manage the marine environment, such as the Blue Belt Programme and Commonwealth Marine Economies programme. The Fund focuses on tackling the key human-generated threats to the ocean including climate change, marine pollution and overfishing.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/11/2020 15:25:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1252770

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Pets: Disease 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 research his Department has undertaken on the effect of pet parasitical treatments on the (a) land-based and (b) water-based natural environment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	116416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has commissioned a research project, with the University of Sussex, to investigate the potential direct and indirect environmental exposure pathways for cat and dog parasiticide products to assess the significance of veterinary use on levels of neonicotinoids (e.g. imidacloprid) and other parasiticides (e.g. fipronil) in the aquatic environment. No results are available yet from the project.</p><p> </p><p>The VMD has not commissioned any research on the potential effect of pet parasitical treatments on the land-based natural environment as the priority is to assess the impact on the aquatic environment.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/11/2020 17:34:28 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1252813

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Barbecues
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 potential merits of giving local authorities increased powers to control, enforce and penalise the wrongful use of disposable BBQs.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	116665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Fire prevention is a matter for the Home Office, whilst Defra is responsible for measures relating to wildfire mitigation across our natural landscapes. I can confirm that the Government has not issued advice to local authorities on the use of disposable barbeques.</p><p> </p><p>The current byelaw legislation allows for local authorities to restrict and enforce the use of disposable barbeques in parks and public spaces. There are existing powers in legislation which can be used by authorities to regulate and prohibit the lighting of fires on Access Land and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and National Parks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with AONBs, National Park Authorities; and other Government departments to educate users about travelling to and spending time outdoors safely in green spaces and in the wider countryside. This includes an updated Countryside Code which advises against barbeques or fires. This guidance is available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Green space access: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-on-accessing-green-spaces-safely" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-on-accessing-green-spaces-safely</a></p><p> </p><p>The Countryside Code: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-countryside-code/the-countryside-code" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-countryside-code/the-countryside-code</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/11/2020 15:01:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1252815

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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 Supply
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 amount of water lost through leakage in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	116503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Discover Water website publishes up to date records on leakage. Details can be found here: <a href="https://discoverwater.co.uk/leaking-pipes" target="_blank">discoverwater.co.uk/leaking-pipes</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Severn Trent and South Staffordshire cover Coventry and the West Midlands. A map of the area that each water company in England covers can be found here: <a href="http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/contact-companies" target="_blank">www.ofwat.gov.uk/contact-companies</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Below is the data as reported by the water companies in their annual returns on water resources management plans. We have included the total leakage for Severn Trent Water and South Staffordshire Water which are the water companies in the area. The total leakage is in megalitres per day. One megalitre is 1,000,000 litres.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Water Company</p></td><td><p>Total leakage Ml/d</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severn Trent Water</p></td><td><p>Total leakage Ml/d</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Staffordshire Water</p></td><td><p>Total leakage Ml/d</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England total</p></td><td><p>Total leakage Ml/d</p></td><td><p>2921</p></td><td><p>2876</p></td><td><p>2899</p></td><td><p>2967</p></td><td><p>2951</p></td><td><p>2771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water Company</p></td><td><p>Leakage l/property/d</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severn Trent Water</p></td><td><p>Leakage l/property/d</p></td><td><p>125.68</p></td><td><p>121.58</p></td><td><p>118.84</p></td><td><p>123.27</p></td><td><p>114.88</p></td><td><p>108.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Staffordshire Water</p></td><td><p>Leakage l/property/d</p></td><td><p>119.30</p></td><td><p>119.46</p></td><td><p>118.91</p></td><td><p>122.59</p></td><td><p>123.63</p></td><td><p>115.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England average</p></td><td><p>Leakage l/property/d</p></td><td><p>124.24</p></td><td><p>121.47</p></td><td><p>120.78</p></td><td><p>124.14</p></td><td><p>120.83</p></td><td><p>111.57</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/11/2020 14:54:36 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1252823

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 review the eligibility criteria and application deadline for the Zoo Animals Fund.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	116634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The initial Zoos Support Fund was superseded by the £100 million Zoo Animals Fund which incorporated different eligibility criteria. To make this fund more accessible we expanded the eligibility criteria so that grant payments to zoos begin when zoos reach their final 12 weeks of finance, rather than six weeks. Zoos can also apply at any time (and can apply now), before reaching this 12 week point to help with their business planning. We have expanded the range of eligible costs so zoos can now claim costs relating to pre-planned essential maintenance and repair works as well as animal care costs. We have also recently announced an extension of the application deadline to 29 January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/11/2020 14:49:31 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1252824

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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: Curriculum
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 the Secretary of State for Education on the incorporation of air quality within the national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	116381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Air pollution poses the biggest environmental threat to public health and improving air quality remains a top priority for the Government. In delivering against our challenging air quality commitments, we regularly hold discussions with Ministers and officials across Government departments, including the Department for Education. We have had no specific discussions on the incorporation of air quality within the national curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Defra's Air Quality Grant Scheme has provided funding to local authorities to undertake projects focused on schools. Last year's scheme awarded nearly £500,000 to Blaby District Council, East Sussex County Council, Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority and Wokingham Borough Council to undertake education and awareness projects in schools to encourage behaviour change such as active travel.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/11/2020 15:03:16 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1252834

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 Zoo Animals Fund in supporting zoos and aquaria during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	116635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>39 applications for the Zoo Animals Fund have been received to date, 10 awards have been granted and no applications have been rejected. The Zoo Animals Fund is still open for applications and remains open for applications until 29 January 2021, providing support up until March 2021. The grants awarded to date have ensured that zoos have been able to maintain the welfare of their animals in these challenging times.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/11/2020 14:54:03 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy