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1688674

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 number of exemption applications to keep an XL Bully dog his Department has (a) received and (b) processed since the XL Bully ban was announced.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	13726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>My Department will provide the total number of exemption applications received ahead of the deadline, as soon as possible. These applications are still being processed and may include duplicates, errors or ineligible applications. As of 19 February, we have issued over 54,000 Certificates of Exemption.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2024 13:05:27 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1688675

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 potential impact of the ban on American XL Bullies on the (a) rescue and (b) veterinary sectors.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	13727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Defra worked closely with stakeholders including rescue and rehoming centres and the veterinary sector to consider the impacts of banning XL Bully dogs. We continue to engage with stakeholders to monitor the impacts of the ban.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/02/2024 09:24:27 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1688676

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Convention on Biological Diversity
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 progress his Department has made on the agreements made at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	13728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK played a leading role at COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in securing agreement to a historic package of measures to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Our priority for COP16 and beyond is to drive global delivery of these agreements both at home and abroad, by working closely with our international partners.</p><p> </p><p>Since COP15, we have worked internationally to drive delivery of the Kunming Montreal targets, including by:</p><p> </p><ul><li>announcing an initial contribution of £10m to the newly-established Global Biodiversity Framework Fund;</li><li>launching the Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) competitive grants programme under the UK's £500 million Blue Planet Fund, which will run until 31 March 2029 and provide up to £60m to support innovative proposals from local coastal communities and organisations that aim to deliver marine protection and poverty reduction outcomes; and</li><li>committing to lay in Spring 2024 forest risk commodity legislation which will require UK-based operators to ensure that the regulated commodities used in their supply chains were produced in compliance with local laws relating to land ownership and use.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Domestically we have:</p><p> </p><ul><li>driven forward the global commitment to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030, publishing a new map to show what areas could count in the delivery of “30by30”, which will ensure our most important places, at the core of nature’s recovery, are protected for our iconic species to thrive;</li><li>announced £15million new funding to accelerate nature recovery across our most cherished Protected Landscapes, and a new Rainforest Strategy backed by £750,000 funding to protect the delicate and globally rare temperate rainforest habitats found across the Southwest and Cumbria;</li><li>reaffirmed our commitment to deliver Marine Net Gain (MNG), ensuring that developments at sea also deliver measurable benefits for nature; and</li><li>established a comprehensive network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covering 38% of our waters, with sites protecting 40% of English waters. We are now focusing on making sure our MPAs are effectively managed for nature, with the aim to have management measures to protect features from damaging fishing activities in English MPAs by the end of 2024.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The four nations of the UK are working together and aim to publish a UK-wide revised NBSAP (National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan) by May 2024, ahead of CBD COP16.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/02/2024 09:13:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1688679

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Water Companies: Pay
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 make it his policy to ban the payment of bonuses for water bosses who fail to meet their environmental obligations.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	13731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>On 12 February, the Government announced that Ofwat will be consulting on banning water bosses from receiving bonuses if a company has committed serious criminal breaches.</p><p> </p><p>No one should profit from illegal behaviour and water company bosses should take responsibility for inexcusable breaches damaging the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Ofwat will be taking forward a consultation to define the criteria for a ban. That could include successful prosecution for a Category 1 or 2 pollution incident – such as causing significant pollution at a bathing site or conservation area – or where a company has been found guilty of serious management failings.</p><p> </p><p>The measures form part of our long-term strategy to tackle pollution, clean up British waters and ensure a plentiful supply for the future. It builds on Ofwat’s announcement last year to tighten restrictions on bonuses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/02/2024 15:32:00 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1688680

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure
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 money unspent across his Department's budgets in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	13732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Defra has agreed with HM Treasury to budget exchange from 2023/24 to 2024/25 the following: £47.9 million Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (CDEL) for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme; £24.2 million CDEL for the Science Capability in Animal Health Programme; and £33.21 million CDEL for the Borders Programme. In addition, Defra has reprofiled £116.24 million CDEL primarily to reflect more accurate spend over future years.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/02/2024 09:04:16 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1688681

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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: Mental Health
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 launch a consultation on the potential impact of increasing production costs on farmers’ mental health.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	13733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government understands the pressures some farmers are facing in light of rising input costs. We are keeping the situation under close review, including through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade and recent developments. We also continue our engagement with industry to supplement our analysis with real time intelligence.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, we are providing expert business support to farmers under the Future Farming Resilience Fund. One of the key required outcomes for the Resilience Fund is that farmers’ mental health and wellbeing are supported, where required. Some delivery providers are offering this support from in-house experts and others are signposting support available from external expert services.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/02/2024 09:01:40 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1686742

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Pesticides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	12576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>We will publish the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 09/02/2024 18:29:48 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1680328

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Floods: Costs
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 cost of damage from flooding in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	8438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency counts properties flooded during all flood events, with final numbers verified by local flood authorities. Additionally, the Environment Agency looks at long term national trends, rates of optimal spend, but only calculates the economic costs of an actual flood in occasional circumstances due to the significant time and cost associated with undertaking the reports. Therefore, data is not collated on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, there are costs of flood reports for the major events of winter <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F603549118fa8f5480a5386be%2FThe_costs_and_impacts_of_the_winter_2013_to_2014_floods_-_report.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C0d45728e961b448736f008dc11ee782e%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638404963132695983%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Hto%2BeeuXbnHa86TOBOErbn4DlBfbvICDwO3AbJa4bmA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">2013/14</a> and <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F672087%2FEstimating_the_economic_costs_of_the_winter_floods_2015_to_2016.pdf%23%3A~%3Atext%3DApplying%2520these%2520approaches%252C%2520the%2520best%2520estimate%2520of%2520economic%2Cto%2520%25C2%25A31.9%2520billion%2520to%2520take%2520account%2520of%2520uncertainty.&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C0d45728e961b448736f008dc11ee782e%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638404963132695983%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MGoJmAh2JyO5XiUsDHqxXDsLgrDYhAo4uELuifbRTcE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">winter 2015/16</a>. It is estimated the 2013/14 winter floods caused approximately £1.3 billion of damage and the 2015/16 winter floods caused approximately £1.6 billion of damage.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 14/02/2024 14:40:18 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1676959

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Coastal Erosion: Lowestoft
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 potential cost to the public purse of providing coastal armour to protect the cliffs at Pakefield, Lowestoft in the context of the recent tidal surges.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	6221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government announced in March 2020 a record £5.2 billion investment over six years in flood and coastal erosion schemes to better protect communities across England. East Suffolk Council is the responsible risk management authority for the coast at Pakefield and has been working on erosion management issues in the area. The Environment Agency administers Government Flood Defence Grant in Aid funding to all risk management authorities. To apply for funding the authority needs to submit a business case to the Environment Agency outlining the various technical aspects of the project including economic, environmental and technical feasibility appraisals. To date, no business case has been submitted to the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency is aware that Coastal Partnership East, on behalf of East Suffolk Council, has been working with the community in Pakefield since 2016 to explore the coastal management options, including into the longer term, for the whole frontage.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 6222 question first answered 18/12/2023 17:24:18 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1676960

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Coastal Erosion: Lowestoft
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 funding his Department has allocated to Coastal Partnership East following recent tidal surges in Pakefield, Lowestoft.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	6222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government announced in March 2020 a record £5.2 billion investment over six years in flood and coastal erosion schemes to better protect communities across England. East Suffolk Council is the responsible risk management authority for the coast at Pakefield and has been working on erosion management issues in the area. The Environment Agency administers Government Flood Defence Grant in Aid funding to all risk management authorities. To apply for funding the authority needs to submit a business case to the Environment Agency outlining the various technical aspects of the project including economic, environmental and technical feasibility appraisals. To date, no business case has been submitted to the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency is aware that Coastal Partnership East, on behalf of East Suffolk Council, has been working with the community in Pakefield since 2016 to explore the coastal management options, including into the longer term, for the whole frontage.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 6221 question first answered 18/12/2023 17:24:18 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed