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820738

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Furs: Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to make an assessment of the effect on animal welfare of banning the import of furs.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	122156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government shares the British public’s high regards for animal welfare and after we leave the EU the Government plans to retain the current regulations banning the import of a number of furs such as cat and dog fur, and seal skins and furs from commercial hunts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that the best way of phasing out cruel and inhumane fur farming and trapping practices in other parts of the world, which are banned here, is to press for higher animal welfare standards worldwide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/01/2018 11:47:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

820746

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Hunting: Livestock
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 his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the spread of disease by hunting hounds on livestock on farms.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	122164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>We have carried out assessments for some specific diseases. There is no evidence to suggest that hunting dogs play a significant role in the spread of disease on livestock farms. We do not therefore propose to carry out any further assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/01/2018 17:55:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

820747

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Hunting: Livestock
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 whether the feeding of fallen stock to hunting hounds in the absence of routine post-mortems is compliant with Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	122165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>EU Regulations 1069/2009 and 142/2011 on Animal by–products provide for competent authorities in member states to authorise the feeding of fallen stock to hounds under conditions which ensure the control of risks to public and animal health provided the material comes from animals which were not killed or did not die as a result of the presence or suspected presence of a disease communicable to humans or animals. Farmers have a legal responsibility to regularly check the health of their animals and report any suspicion of notifiable diseases such as TB and BSE to the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Therefore there is no requirement for routine post mortems to ensure compliance with the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/01/2018 18:05:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

820748

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Hunting: Livestock
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 bring forward legislative proposals to ban feeding fallen stock to hounds in light of the risks of infection from potentially diseased carcasses.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	122166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Following recent investigations into the risks of feeding fallen stock, controls available within existing legislation have already been strengthened to stop feeding of offal, which may present a greater risk of diseases such as TB, and hunt kennel staff are undergoing training in co-operation with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) on how to safely remove and dispose of offal when preparing material for feeding to hounds.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, new requirements are also in place requiring that hounds fed on fallen stock are regularly treated for Echinococcus sp (tapeworm) in accordance with the recommendations of a veterinary professional, and records are kept of such treatment for a period of at least two years and made available for inspection by the APHA. Therefore we do not propose to bring forward legislative proposals as controls under existing legislation are sufficient to ensure feeding of fallen stock to hounds takes place in a way which effectively mitigates the risk of infection and spread of diseases.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/01/2018 17:59:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

820928

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Incinerators
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 (a) incineration waste capacity and (b) the effect of waste incineration on the level of recycling.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	122346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The latest figures available for incineration capacity are from 2016 for England. These show there is permitted capacity for 11,360,000 tonnes of municipal and/or commercial and industrial waste.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no formal assessment of the effect of waste incineration on the level of recycling. However, the latest published figures on waste managed by local authorities in England in 2016/17 show that the proportion of all local authority waste sent for recycling increased by 0.4 percentage points when compared with 2015/16. The amount of local authority waste sent for incineration increased by 3.5 percentage points between 2015/16 and 2016/17, with a consequent 3.9 percentage point reduction in the proportion of all local authority waste going to landfill over the same period.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently looking at the overall capacity that may be needed to deal with England’s waste that remains after recycling and re-use. This analysis is ongoing and does not specifically focus on waste incineration.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing a new resources and waste strategy which will aim to ensure we have the right mix of waste infrastructure that maximises its value as a resource and minimises its environmental impact.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 17:25:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

820929

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Incinerators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect on the environment of (a) carbon dioxide emissions and (b) other emissions caused by waste incineration and the energy from waste process.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	122347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon Friend to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Stroud on 20 November 2017 to PQ 112708.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 17:19:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

819807

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	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, if he will seek substantive contributions from the Welsh and Scottish Governments on drafting new environmental legislation after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the devolved administrations on EU withdrawal matters and this includes discussions on the environment.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 18:53:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

819818

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Rescue Services: West Midlands
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 provide (a) financial and (b) other support to West Mercia Search & Rescue.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	121890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2017/18, a total of £750,000 grant funding has been made available to help maintain the assets on the National Flood Rescue Assets Register that are available for use nationally in the event of a flood. Teams such as West Mercia Search and Rescue may claim up to £5,725 each.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Home Office supports Fire and Rescue Services with the national High Volume Pump (HVP) capability comprising 46 HVPs across the country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 19:05:11 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

819826

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Recycling: EU Law
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 increase the rate of household waste recycling rate to meet the EU Waste Framework Directive target of 50 per cent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to meeting the 2020 EU recycling target of 50% of household waste. Local authorities deliver local recycling services, and householders have played a key role in increasing the England’s recycling rate to 44.9% in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our commitment to make it easier for people to recycle to increase the quantity and quality of materials collected. Through the Framework for Greater Consistency, WRAP is working with industry and local authorities to ensure that a consistent set of core materials are collected by all local authorities. We want to accelerate this process and want householders to benefit from having comprehensive and frequent waste and recycling collections which protect local amenity and ensure that products are recycled as much as possible, returning high quality materials back to the economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 12:33:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

819846

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Waste Disposal
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 3 January 2018 to Question 119340, what discussions officials of his Department have had with representatives of local authorities on China's recent decision to impose restrictions on imports of waste; what assessment his Department has made of potential alternative solutions to deal with such waste; and what his Department's policy is on supporting local authorities to (a) maintain and (b) increase levels of recycling.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State set out the Government’s position in a Written Ministerial Statement on 08 January:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-01-08/HCWS391" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-01-08/HCWS391</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra, WRAP and the EA met with the waste industry, local authorities and reprocessors to ensure that they are aware of their obligations in handling waste materials affected by the restrictions and in ensuring waste that cannot be exported for recycling abroad is stored safely and dealt with in the right way to minimise any risks to human health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>England’s recycling rate has increased to 44.9% in 2016. Many English authorities have also made improvements, for example, Stroud District Council, has increased its recycling rate by 14% (since 2015).</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to deliver local recycling services, and with householders have played a key role in increasing the England’s recycling rate to 44.9% in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our commitment to make it easier for people to recycle and increase the quantity and quality of materials collected. Through the Framework for Greater Consistency, WRAP is working with industry and local authorities to ensure that a consistent set of core materials are collected by all local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>WRAP provides valuable tools and resources to support local councils to improve their services. Guidance includes food waste collections, cutting contamination and approaches to material sales.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 10:43:32 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew