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77611

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	Land
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 land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	205478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department has contributed land capable of delivering 11,675 homes to the Programme. We are continuing to rationalise our estate, delivering cost savings and better value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 21/07/2014 14:28:14 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

77612

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	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, how many officials employed by his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	205455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010, 1294 staff in Core Defra have remained in the same grade. Of these, 1139 have received an increase to salary. The table below shows a breakdown of the number of staff by grade. Non-consolidated awards are not included.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. remained in Grade since 2010 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. received an increase to salary since 2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FS</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2010 and 2011 the majority of staff were subject to a pay freeze. Staff with salaries of £21,000 and below received an increase of £250 each year. In 2012 and 2013, staff received pay increases averaging 1% each year.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 21/07/2014 14:38:33 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77613

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	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 much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The table below sets out details of payments made by the core Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Serco</p></td><td><p>785,314</p></td><td><p>586,352</p></td><td><p>607,033</p></td><td><p>567,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(e) Capita</p></td><td><p>414,721</p></td><td><p>25,327</p></td><td><p>333,250</p></td><td><p>819,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(f) Atos</p></td><td><p>1,503,292</p></td><td><p>10,255</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No payments were made to the other organisations listed.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:17:31 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

77614

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	Nature 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, how many sites in England are designated as local wildlife sites and contain neutral grassland; how many sites in England containing neutral grassland have been de-selected as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years; and how many new sites in England containing neutral grassland have been designated as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Dan Byles
uin	205602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Local wildlife sites are usually selected within a local authority area. This process is often managed by the local Wildlife Trust along with representatives of the local authority and other local wildlife conservation groups. Local sites are afforded protection through the National Planning Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra receives annual reports from local authorities on the number and management of local wildlife sites. The latest data published in the 2013 update of our England Biodiversity indicators show that there were 43,500 local wildlife sites in the 2011/12 reporting period. We do not hold national information on the numbers of new or de-selected local wildlife sites, nor the specific habitat within those sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An England-wide sampling framework is under development to enable monitoring activity to contribute to an assessment of trends in habitat extent and condition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 205600 question first answered 21/07/2014 13:54:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4112 label Biography information for Dan Byles

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

77616

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	Food Supply Networks Review
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 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 178W, on food supply networks review, and with reference to the statement in the terms of reference for the Elliot review published on 4 June 2013 that the final report of that review would be published in Spring 2014, for what reasons that final review has not been published.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	205615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Professor Elliott's final report of the Review into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks is being finalised and will be published soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2014 14:29:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

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

77620

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	Grasslands
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 proportion of (a) limestone grasslands, (b) marshy grasslands, (c) acid grasslands, (d) lowland meadows and pastures and (e) upland hay meadows that has been lost in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Dan Byles
uin	205601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra has not undertaken an estimate of this nature. Natural England published an inventory of priority grassland habitats in 2013 which shows the current area of each priority grassland habitat type as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Priority grassland habitat type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Area (Ha)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Upland Calcareous Grassland</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Upland Hay Meadows</p></td><td><p>3,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Purple Moorgrass &amp; Rush Pasture</p></td><td><p>9,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowland Calcareous Grassland</p></td><td><p>65,567</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowland Dry Acid Grassland</p></td><td><p>15,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowland Meadows</p></td><td><p>3,6129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coastal &amp; Floodplain Grazing Marsh</p></td><td><p>218,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>358,537</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An England-wide sampling framework is under development to enable monitoring activity. This is to contribute to an assessment of trends in habitat extent and condition.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/07/2014 13:47:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4112 label Biography information for Dan Byles

77621

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	Nature 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, how many sites in England are currently designated as local wildlife sites; how many sites in England have been de-selected as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years; and how many new sites in England have been designated as local wildlife sites in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Dan Byles
uin	205600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Local wildlife sites are usually selected within a local authority area. This process is often managed by the local Wildlife Trust along with representatives of the local authority and other local wildlife conservation groups. Local sites are afforded protection through the National Planning Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra receives annual reports from local authorities on the number and management of local wildlife sites. The latest data published in the 2013 update of our England Biodiversity indicators show that there were 43,500 local wildlife sites in the 2011/12 reporting period. We do not hold national information on the numbers of new or de-selected local wildlife sites, nor the specific habitat within those sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An England-wide sampling framework is under development to enable monitoring activity to contribute to an assessment of trends in habitat extent and condition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 205602 question first answered 21/07/2014 13:54:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4112 label Biography information for Dan Byles