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77615

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Fracking
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 number of water treatment facilities in the UK capable of processing waste water from shale gas extraction; and what the (a) name, (b) location and (c) capacity is of each such site.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	205582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are a large number of waste treatment facilities across the UK that could potentially treat flow-back fluid, including water produced from shale exploration and hydraulic fracturing, subject to holding the relevant permits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, in England there are three facilities with permits that would allow for the treatment of such waste water:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Castle Environmental in Stoke-on-Trent;</p><p> </p><p>- FCC Environment at Knostrop in Leeds; and</p><p> </p><p>- Bran Sands in Middlesbrough (owned by Northumbrian Water).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Core Defra does not hold information on the treatment capacity of these facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 12:28:13 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77618

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Ground Water: Methane
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 concentration of methane in groundwater in mg/l in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	205586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The British Geological Survey (BGS) is surveying the current distribution of methane concentrations in UK groundwater, focusing on areas where aquifers are underlain by shale units that may be exploited for shale gas. The BGS website provides a summary of the methane baseline results up to April 2014 and links to regional summaries:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/methaneBaseline/results.html" target="_blank">www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/methaneBaseline/results.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Depending on the geology of a particular site and the pre-existing data available, the environmental regulator (the Environment Agency in England) could also require such monitoring by the operator before a site became operational.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 12:31:32 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

77619

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Rodents
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 recent representations she has received on increased numbers of infestations of rats in a domestic setting; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	205590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have not received any recent representations on the number of rat infestations in a domestic setting. Rats have no special legal protection and people are free to control them by legal means.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2014 10:12:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

78633

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Whales: Japan
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 following the International Court of Justice's ruling that Japan's Antarctic whaling activity was not conducted for the purpose of scientific research.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	904934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We will continue to make it clear at every appropriate opportunity that we see no justification for lethal scientific research on whales.We are now working within the EU and with other key parties to try to ensure that the findings of the International Court of Justice are reflected in the working practices of the International Whaling Commission, as the competent body for the conservation of whales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2014 12:08:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

77392

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Mass Media: Subscriptions
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 subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>a) Core Defra subscribes to the following magazines. Please note that these subscriptions are for the Private Office, Press Office and the Core Defra Library only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Amateur Gardening</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angling Times</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Country Life</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Country Living</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economist</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Farmers Guardian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Farmers Weekly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Field</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fishing News</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grocer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harvard Business Review</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horticulture Week</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>House Magazine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ITI Bulletin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Material Recycling World</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meat Trades Journal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry World</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranger</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Research Fortnight</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Spectator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary Record</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary Times</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waste Management &amp; Research</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b) Core Defra does not hold any subscriptions to television channels except for the Houses of Parliament TV channel; non-terrestrial television is received via Freeview.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 12:05:28 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77395

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No additional costs have been incurred on media and social media training for Ministers since May 2010 .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 12:22:20 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77396

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The core Department has spent the following amounts on its occupied buildings. The expenditure in 2013/14 relates to a major restructuring and reduction in use of office space in central London to realise estates costs savings of £8.7 million per annum,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gymnasium &amp; leisure</p></td><td><p>£2446</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cafeteria</p></td><td><p>£28,482</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interior Decorations</p></td><td><p>£466,889</p></td><td><p>£3,009</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The core Department has spent the following on buildings it owns but which are occupied by Executive Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies and other Government Departments</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gymnasium &amp; leisure</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cafeteria</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interior Decorations</p></td><td><p>£25,508</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 12:08:36 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77397

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many awaydays his Department has held for officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost was of each such event.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra officials generally use facilities within the government estate where possible, for “awayday” events. Records of the use of external venues are not held centrally and collecting such information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/07/2014 15:38:34 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77398

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (i) have let and (ii) plan to let that are worth (A) between £1 million and £3 million and (B) over £3 million since 2010; how much his Department has spent on monitoring each such contract; and how many officials in his Department monitor each contract.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	205368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The numbers of contracts let since the start of financial year 2010/11 are set out below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ref</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Question</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of contracts with start date after 31/03/2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a(A)</p></td><td><p>Core Defra: between £1 million and £3 million</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a(B)</p></td><td><p>Core Defra: over £3 million since 2010</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b(A)</p></td><td><p>Defra agencies and NDPBs: between £1 million and £3 million</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b(B)</p></td><td><p>Defra agencies and NDPBs: over £3 million since 2010</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We cannot predict all future contracts and could only provide estimates of contract management costs at disproportionate cost. <br></p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 12:18:50 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

77399

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 his Answer of 3 July 2014, Official Report, column 727W, on Bovine Tuberculosis, whether planned further research into the use of carbon monoxide as a potential sett-based means of humane culling will be conducted on live badgers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	205453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to use live badgers in research on the use of carbon monoxide as a potential sett-based means of humane culling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2014 11:54:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland