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1110971

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Climate Change and Environment Protection: Education
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 the Secretary of State for Education on the teaching of (a) environmental protection and (b) climate change in schools.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	243453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, published in January 2018, sets out the ambition to improve the environment within a generation. As part of the plan the Department for Education (DfE) has worked with Defra and Natural England on the Children and Nature Programme, a £10 million programme which aims to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to have better access to the natural environment. The programme has been designed to make it possible for schools to undertake a range of activities in natural spaces, such as learning about nature and how to care for the natural environment. This programme complements the scope that already exists to study environmental issues throughout the curriculum, in particular in science and geography lessons.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the DfE regularly work together on ways to make children aware of issues that impact on the environment and how they can help tackle them. There is scope to study environmental issues throughout the curriculum. For example, in primary school science, pupils are taught that environments can change and this can pose a danger to living things. In geography at key stage 3, pupils will look at how human and physical processes interact to influence and change landscapes, environments and the climate. In GCSE, science pupils will consider the evidence and uncertainties in evidence, for additional anthropogenic causes of climate change. In 2017, we introduced new environmental science A level for those students who want to study this area of science in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/04/2019 10:03:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

510059

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of her Department resigned in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	33290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of resignations and the proportion of staff who had resigned in the last six years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of staff resigned</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of staff resigned</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/04/2016 13:52:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

459370

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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: Sick Leave
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 and what proportion of officials of her Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in each of the last five years; and what proportion of total sick leave that leave was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	30679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides details of the number and proportion of officials that took sick leave relating to Mental Health Disorders in the core-Department as at 31st December in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of All Core Defra Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31-Dec-11</strong></p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31-Dec-12</strong></p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31-Dec-13</strong></p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31-Dec-14</strong></p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31-Dec-15</strong></p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are unable to disaggregate stress from the category mental disorders. This category includes personality and behavioural disorders and lists 24 descriptors of which <strong>stress</strong> is one.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/03/2016 17:10:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455308

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Overtime
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 her Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the amount of overtime paid to staff in core-Defra in each of the last 24 months.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>£33,554</p></td><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>£35,948</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2015</p></td><td><p>£27,057</p></td><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>£28,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>£22,909</p></td><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>£16,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2015</p></td><td><p>£16,567</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>£13,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>£15,046</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>£17,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>£24,904</p></td><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>£36,683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>£20,092</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>£22,531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p>£14,361</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>£10,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>£7,956</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>£18,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p>£25,870</p></td><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>£29,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>£18,566</p></td><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>£45,721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>£23,534</p></td><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>£34,667</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/03/2016 12:09:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455309

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Human Rights Act 1998
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 civil law suits have been brought against her Department based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many such suits were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Human Rights Act 1998 has been in force since October 2000. There is no central record of civil cases brought against Defra where a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998 was alleged.</p><p>There have not been any cases since 2010 settled by payment of damages which alleged a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/03/2016 10:33:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455312

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Employment Tribunals Service
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 her Department spent from the public purse on industrial tribunals in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Govt Legal Dept have represented Defra at Employment Tribunals since Oct 2011. The costs of any such litigation are covered by an annual block fee arrangement which covers all aspects of legal services provided to Defra.</p><p>The cost of Employment Tribunals can be found within the HMCTS annual accounts published at<em>: </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/433948/hmcts-annual-report-accounts-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/433948/hmcts-annual-report-accounts-2014-15.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/03/2016 13:33:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455314

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Publications
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 (a) publications, (b) consultation documents and (c) circulars her Department has issued since August 2012; and what the title was of each such publication, consultation document or circular.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>This Department’s publications and consultations issued since August 2012 are available, indexed in date order, on the GOV.UK website. The indexes enable users to search by date and by type of publication. Approximately 2540 publications have been issued by, or jointly with, this Department since August 2012, including 210 consultations. We cannot identify any circulars published since August 2012.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/03/2016 11:04:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455315

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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: Consultants
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 consultants' contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>No consultants’ contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/03/2016 12:04:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

433801

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions a special adviser in her Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	18501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>Special Advisers have accompanied Ministers on two overseas trips since May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/12/2015 10:11:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

225636

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
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	Advertising
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 her Department's advertising and communications expenditure was in each month since September 2014; and what that expenditure is forecast to be in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	226599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the information requested in respect of the Core Department. It shows frontline expenditure by Defra’s Communications function. A comparatively small amount of expenditure on advertising (on items such as specialist recruitment) is also incurred by areas of the Core Department other than Communications, but to identify such expenditure would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>22,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>12,971</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>9,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015 (forecast)</p></td><td><p>27,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75,901</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/03/2015 16:14:12 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth