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1417391

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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: Fines
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 increase fines for fly-tipping in order to provide a deterrent in response to reports that the majority of fines given to offenders caught fly-tipping are lower than the cost of hiring a skip; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	113065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Fly-tipping is a menace – which is why we have been taking significant action to stamp it out.</p><p> </p><p>Our proposals on electronic waste tracking will replace outdated paper forms with a robust online system. Our proposed reforms to licencing for waste carriers and brokers will allow us to clamp down hard on rogue waste operations, and make it easier than ever to detect unlicensed operators. These build on enhanced enforcement powers in last year’s Environment Act, and on £350,000 of Defra grant funding for local council projects to tackle areas of persistent fly-tipping.</p><p>In 2016 we legislated to introduce a fixed penalty notice for fly-tipping of up to £400 – but, for more serious offences, prosecution allows for an unlimited fine and up to five years imprisonment. While sentencing is a matter for courts, we are working with the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to produce a guide on how councils and others can present robust prosecutions which should support tougher sentences. We intend to publish this in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/02/2022 13:03:30 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1387283

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Canal and River Trust: Finance
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 plans he has to renew the annual grant to the Canal and River Trust when the current funding period ends; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	91828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The 15-year Grant Agreement signed in 2012 between Defra and the Canal and River Trust (CRT) requires that a review of the grant is undertaken at the 10-year point to inform a decision on any future Government funding beyond 2026/27 when the current grant period ends. This review is currently underway and will consider the case and context for any future funding arrangements, reporting by 1 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2021 15:19:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1307522

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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: Water
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 merits of the Australian practice of using drainage nets to collect plastic and other small objects to prevent them from entering rivers and seas.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	178790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Waste water treatment in the UK is largely determined by the requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994. The Regulations have the objective of protecting the environment from the adverse effects of wastewater by setting minimum treatment levels supplemented by additional requirements to limit pollution from discharges. All discharges to the water environment require a permit issued by the Environment Agency under the Environmental Permitting Regulations. The Environment Agency will include the necessary conditions in water company discharge permits to limit sewage-related debris from entering rivers and seas. In the UK, rather than the Australian practice of using drainage nets, this is achieved through engineering design and the use of screens at the point of discharge to the environment.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/04/2021 12:55:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1288143

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Rivers: Navigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance for riparian owners published by the Environment Agency entitled Living on the Edge, what the legal basis is for the statement in that guide that there is no public right of navigation on most non-tidal watercourses.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	156252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The legal position is complex. It is the Government’s view that those seeking to navigate inland rivers for recreational purposes where there is no navigation authority should establish that they have a legal right to do so, either through voluntary agreement with riparian landowners or otherwise.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/03/2021 15:26:44 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1220636

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
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	Inland Waterways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the letter of 23 March 2020 to his Department from British Marine, Broads Authority and Canal & River Trust and subsequent correspondence, what steps he is taking to allocate £20 million covid-19 funding to support waterway businesses; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	68661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided wide-ranging financial support across the whole economy, particularly focusing on small and medium-sized businesses. These include several loan schemes, such as: the 100% Government-guaranteed Bounce Back Loan; support for self-employed people; the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund to accommodate small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme; and most recently a £10 million tourism ‘kick-start’ package to help small businesses in our tourist destinations.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage there is no specific sector support for the waterways, although we are keeping all decisions under review. Further significant easing of Covid-19 restrictions from 4 July should allow many waterways businesses to reopen to take advantage of coming summer demand.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/07/2020 14:38:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1182343

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Animals: Markets
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 discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the potential merits of legislation overseas to close wet animal markets and butcheries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	24235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to protect the interests of animals throughout the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Government, through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, also raises concerns about the health and welfare of animals with other governments and international authorities at every suitable opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/03/2020 14:49:55 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1172553

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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	Countryside: Access
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 her Department plans to take in relation to proposal 16 of The Landscapes Review, published in September 2019 on expanding open access rights in national landscapes.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	6601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Landscapes Review and is now carefully considering its proposals, including those concerning open access. The Government will set out its response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 6602 question first answered 28/01/2020 11:18:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1172554

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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	Countryside: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Landscapes Review, published in September 2019, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of open access on water in national landscapes.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	6602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Landscapes Review and is now carefully considering its proposals, including those concerning open access. The Government will set out its response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 6601 question first answered 28/01/2020 11:18:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1167586

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Tree Planting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to increase the number of trees planted each year; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	900255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We are on track to plant 11 million trees and a further one million trees in urban areas. We have also modified our main grant schemes, to make them more accessible. We have announced additional funding for tree planting including £10 million for urban trees; £50 million for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee; and £5.7 million to kick-start the Northern Forest and the Woodland Carbon Fund is now open until 2022. Most recently we launched the Northumberland Forest of up to one million trees to be planted by 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 11:13:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

746138

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Infectious Bovine Rhino Tracheitis Pneumonia: Disease Control
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 reduce the incidence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	1551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is an endemic viral disease of cattle that is widespread across Europe and other parts of the world. In common with other viral diseases there is no specific treatment for IBR and so mainly supportive therapy and vaccination are used by farmers in consultation with their private veterinary surgeons. There are also a number of industry-driven health schemes that seek to control or eradicate IBR from individual herds.</p><p> </p><p>Additional information is available on the Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS) website.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:26:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant