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1733823

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Reservoirs: East of England
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 11 October 2024 to Question 6855 on Water Supply: East of England, what the planned timetable is for (a) approving and (b) constructing the proposed two new reservoirs in East Anglia.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
uin	8947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has allowed Anglian Water to finalise its Water Resources Management Plan, which includes proposals for two reservoirs, the Fens Reservoir and Lincolnshire Reservoir. Both meet the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project criteria and would need development consent, under the Planning Act 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Anglian Water expects the Fens Reservoir to be in supply by 2036/37 and the Lincolnshire Reservoir to be in supply by 2039/40. Future consultations on the proposals are required before the applications for development consent are submitted. The applications are expected in 2026/27 for the Fens Reservoir, and in 2028/29 for the Lincolnshire Reservoir.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 17/10/2024 16:58:36 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5089

1733913

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Farmers: Income
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 help ensure that farmers have a stable income.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	8864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government strongly believes in the importance of farming. For this Government, food security is national security, requiring a sustainable, resilient and healthy food system that works with nature and supports British Farmers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the importance of stability for the sector and so have delivered on our commitment to restore stability by continuing the rollout of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Record numbers of farmers are now in an Environmental Land Management scheme, and the Government wants to maintain the momentum built over recent months. This Government will continue to support farmers by optimising its schemes and grants in an orderly way, ensuring they produce the right outcomes for all farmers while delivering food security and nature recovery in a just and equitable way.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the pressures that so many farmers are under, including cost pressures. We need to make sure the agricultural transition is fair and will back British farmers in everything we do.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is offering a new deal for farmers giving farmers their future back, including:</p><ul><li>Back British produce and standards and our farmers who produce it. Kickstart rural growth by fostering trading opportunities for British famers.</li><li>We will tackle rising energy costs, by introducing a public sector sustainable energy company - GB Energy.</li></ul> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 17/10/2024 10:45:06 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1733967

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Salmon: 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 his Department is taking to protect the wild salmon population.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	8985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2019 and 2023, the Environment Agency mitigated 58 barriers to fish passage on England’s salmon rivers. The Environment Agency also manages salmon fisheries in England, ensuring that 95% of salmon catches in 2023 were released, alive, through a combination of voluntary and mandatory measures.</p><p> </p><p>Cleaning up the water environment is a key priority for Defra. The Government will be carrying out a review of the water sector regulatory system, with further details to be set out later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working internationally to protect salmon populations through participation in the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO). A full list of actions related to salmon conservation can be found in the England and Wales NASCO “<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnasco.int%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F01%2FCNL2171_Implementation-Plan_UK-England-and-Wales.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCharlotte.Beardwell%40defra.gov.uk%7C91fd425eda064531c03b08dcedc7ddac%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638646689875981702%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=H1OhGj%2FcA2RhYlkd6iH7MosmvQRfIx94emLrYp7%2BTGs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Implementation Plan</a>”, along with <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnasco.int%2Fconservation%2Fthird-reporting-cycle-2%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCharlotte.Beardwell%40defra.gov.uk%7C91fd425eda064531c03b08dcedc7ddac%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638646689876007764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3nYtN1qB1%2FxhsShAAGVdD1HPN7MlPY1YQ7WlQHqH1NE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">annual progress updates</a>. The Environment Agency is currently re-assessing the key pressures on salmon, in England, ahead of producing a new Implementation Plan in 2025/26, to cover the 2025 – 2030 reporting cycle.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 17/10/2024 10:09:22 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5319

1733968

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Livestock: Manure
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 has taken with external stakeholders to remove excess phosphorus from cattle and pig slurry.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	8986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>A recent £15 million round of the Farming Innovation Programme focussed on nutrient management, funding research projects to develop ideas and technology enabling farmers to manage their inputs and reduce environmental risk more effectively. Managing and recovering phosphorous in slurry is in scope of this competition and the successful projects will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 17/10/2024 16:07:39 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5319

1734058

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Beavers: 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, if he will review the rules on beaver (a) reintroduction and (b) management.
tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
uin	9026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, Defra will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions and management in England. Beaver management should follow the 5-step management approach published on Gov.uk. Licenced projects are responsible for managing animals they have released and are also expected to follow the Code for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations in England. Landowners and managers who may be affected by beaver activity can find further guidance on beaver management, including when a licence might be needed, on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 17/10/2024 10:53:19 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5195

1734128

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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 tackle fly-tipping in (a) rural, (b) semi-rural and (c) urban communities.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	9074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights communities and the environment and dealing with it imposes significant costs on both taxpayers and businesses. In our manifesto we committed to forcing fly-tippers and vandals to clean up the mess that they have created as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. We will provide further details on this commitment, and other actions to tackle fly-tipping, in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, Defra will continue to chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group through which we work with a wide range of stakeholders such as local authorities, the Environment Agency and National Farmers Union, to promote good practice with regards to tackling fly-tipping, including on private land.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 17/10/2024 10:05:30 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1734129

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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: Epping Forest
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 his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the level of fly-tipping in Epping Forest constituency.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	9075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The department has not yet made any formal assessment of the implications of its fly-tipping policies. Local authorities are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which the department publishes annually, at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fenv24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRandWCommissions%40defra.gov.uk%7C1db0a21f472742e543c808dcedbdc2a9%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638646646470035636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6a05CIl%2FuPwbi7jxvWUEKdj5JyRqEOTDFTGkFDaX8mI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.</a></p><p> </p><p>This data isn't available at a constituency level and excludes the majority of private-land incidents.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 17/10/2024 10:55:57 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1734144

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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: Clacton
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 improve flood defences in (a) Jaywick, (b) St Osyth, (c) Point Clear and (d) other high-risk areas in Clacton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Nigel Farage
uin	9090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Protecting communities around the country from flooding is one of the new Secretary of State’s five core priorities. That’s why this Government launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce to provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and after winter flood season.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing over £1.25 billion in 2024/25 to build and maintain flood defences to scale up national resilience. We continue to target investment where it’s most needed to ensure that communities are protected from the devastating impacts of flooding and coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>In Jaywick, the Environment Agency (EA) recently completed the £12 million Cockett Wick seawall improvement scheme, ensuring 3,000 homes and businesses are better protected from tidal flooding.</p><p> </p><p>At Point Clear, the EA is developing a scheme to strengthen flood defences, investing £3.5 million by 2029.</p><p> </p><p>In Walton-on-the-Naze, the EA is delivering a £1.1 million scheme to improve the resilience of flood defences, and contributing £170,000 to support works to other defences in this area.</p><p> </p><p>In Clacton constituency, including St Osyth, the EA spends £300,000 annually for routine operation and maintenance of flood defences. It will also be contributing £200,000 to support works delivered by Essex County Council between 2025-2028 to reduce the risk of flooding from surface water.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 17/10/2024 15:19:00 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5091

1733581

registered interest
date	11/10/2024
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	Shellfish: Sales
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 end the sale of live decapod crustaceans.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	8709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. My department is continuing to engage with stakeholders and seeking to address evidence gaps to inform future policy decisions in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Animal welfare legislation protects all animals from being transported in a way likely to cause injury or suffering. Live decapod crustaceans are protected from injury or unnecessary suffering during transportation by a general duty of care provision in Article 4 of The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 (WATEO) and equivalent national legislation in Scotland and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to publish best practice guidance for the transport of live decapod crustaceans.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 8710 question first answered 18/10/2024 17:00:20 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5141

1733582

registered interest
date	11/10/2024
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	Shellfish: Transport
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 he will publish best practice guidance for the transport of live decapod crustaceans.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	8710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. My department is continuing to engage with stakeholders and seeking to address evidence gaps to inform future policy decisions in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Animal welfare legislation protects all animals from being transported in a way likely to cause injury or suffering. Live decapod crustaceans are protected from injury or unnecessary suffering during transportation by a general duty of care provision in Article 4 of The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 (WATEO) and equivalent national legislation in Scotland and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to publish best practice guidance for the transport of live decapod crustaceans.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 8709 question first answered 18/10/2024 17:00:20 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5141