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1050060

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	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, whether he made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the results of the study entitled Characterisation of elemental in PM2.5 in a medium sized Swedish city dominated by a modern waste incinerator plant published in X-Ray Spectrometry in 2006 which showed that between 17 per cent and 32 per cent of PM2.5 emissions landed within 1km of the site.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 01/02/2019 13:37:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050147

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Agricultural Products: Import Duties
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 effect of lowering import tariffs on agricultural products on the domestic food and drink industry in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	213404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>In the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal, there would be a number of tools available to help mitigate adverse impacts for the food and drink industry, as well as for consumers and producers. These tools could include lowering applied tariffs on certain goods, alongside tariff rate suspensions and opening up autonomous tariff rate quotas.</p><p> </p><p>Different combinations of these tools would have different impacts on the food and drink industry, as would different degrees of tariff reduction. In addition, the competitiveness of the domestic industry is heavily affected by a number of other factors, including commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. These drivers will continue to apply when we leave the EU, regardless of tariff rates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/02/2019 17:30:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1050377

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Furs: Farms
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 representations his Department has made to foreign Governments on ending the practice of fur farming.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	214043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Fur farming has been banned in the UK since 2000 making it clear to other countries that that this practice is not consistent with British values on animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>Once the UK retakes its independent seat on international bodies, such as the World Organisation for Animal Health, we will have an opportunity to promote progressive views on animal welfare and to support improved animal welfare standards internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/02/2019 17:41:44 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1050379

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 he is taking to include community groups in the planned consultation on a deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	214045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The consultation on introducing a deposit return scheme (DRS), which will be published shortly, will look at how such a scheme would operate. We are aware that any DRS would need to be accessible for all, and will continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and ensure everyone has a chance to have their say.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/02/2019 09:59:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1050404

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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, how many herds in (a) Area 01, Gloucestershire and (b) Area 02, West Somerset badger control areas were tested with interferon gamma in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The number of holdings in a) Area 01, Gloucestershire and b) Area 02, West Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Our policy of applying the interferon gamma test in TB affected herds in badger control areas was introduced in April 2017. The data you requested, from that date, is:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Gloucestershire</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Somerset excluding North</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of holdings in a) Area 01-Gloucestershire and b) Area 02-Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area 1-Gloucestershire</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area 2-Somerset</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/02/2019 16:29:49 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2019 10:50:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 99818 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050405

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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, how many interferon gamma tests were conducted on herds in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Somerset in each year since 2010; and how many cattle in each of those herds tested positive.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding’ (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.The number of holdings in Gloucestershire and Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Gloucestershire (Excl South)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Avon (North Somerset &amp; S Glouc)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Somerset (excl North)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Samples tested</p></td><td><p>Samples Positive</p></td><td><p>Samples tested</p></td><td><p>Samples Positive</p></td><td><p>Samples tested</p></td><td><p>Samples Positive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1824</p></td><td><p>355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1174</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>433</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>783</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1367</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>1246</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>1590</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>7830</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>1402</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>6781</p></td><td><p>535</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 16:36:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050406

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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, how many herds in Area 03, Dorset (03) badger control areas were tested with interferon gamma in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The number of holdings in Area 03, Dorset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Our policy of applying the interferon gamma test in TB affected herds in badger control areas was introduced in April 2017. The data you requested, from that date, is:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Dorset</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of holdings in Area 03-Dorset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area 3-Dorset</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/02/2019 16:50:53 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2019 10:50:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 99848 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050407

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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, how many interferon gamma tests were conducted in each herd in Dorset in each year since 2012; how many positive cattle in each herd tested positive.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of County Parish Holdings (CPH) in Dorset that have been subject to interferon gamma testing since 2012 is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Individual CPHs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Samples tested</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Samples Positive</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2012 – 2 CPHs tested in total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2013 – 3 CPHs tested in total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2014 – 1 CPH tested in total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2017 – 15 CPHs tested in total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>844</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>634</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2018 – 31 CPHs tested in total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1279</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1155</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>804</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>586</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>805</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>4284</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>1513</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>356</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>1871</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 16:45:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050414

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Clean Air Strategy 2018 does not discuss PM1 and PM0.1; and what evidence his Department has on the safety to human health of (a) those particles and (b) urban air quality.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Clean Air Strategy 2019 sets out our proposals for meeting our legally binding emissions ceilings for five key pollutants – fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>), nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>), sulphur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>), ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) and non-methane volatile organic compounds.</p><p> </p><p>The pollutant with the strongest evidence for impacts on human health is PM<sub>2.5</sub>. Many of the sources of PM<sub>2.5</sub> are also responsible for PM<sub>1</sub> and PM<sub>0.1</sub>, and so our actions to reduce emissions of fine particulate matter will have positive benefits for the emissions of even smaller particles. The other four pollutants also often undergo chemical reactions in the air, becoming PM<sub>1</sub> or PM<sub>0.1</sub> particles. The reductions in the emissions of these pollutants will result in less pollution to undergo these reactions, and therefore fewer PM<sub>1</sub> or PM<sub>0.1</sub> particles formed in the air.</p><p> </p><p>a) While we have not made an assessment of the impact on health of PM<sub>1</sub>, the independent Air Quality Expert Group published a report into PM<sub>0.1</sub> particles (known as ultrafine particulate matter) which is available on Defra’s UK-AIR website.</p><p> </p><p>b) Defra does not report on the health effects of urban air quality specifically, but we do carry out assessments of air quality nationally. The quality of our air is improving nationwide, with lower emissions and lower concentrations, and much of the decrease in emissions has been in urban areas. Our Clean Air Strategy is emission-source focused, and as urban areas are often where there are most sources, these are the areas that will experience the biggest benefits from the Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/02/2019 17:46:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

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registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	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 the effectiveness of filter bags in waste incinerators in safely capturing pollutants (a) PM 0.1 and (b) PM1.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Bag filters are recognised by the European Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference notes (BREF notes) to be one of the best techniques for abating dust emissions from incinerators, where dust means particulate matter of all sizes, including PM<sub>1.0 </sub>and PM<sub>0.1</sub>. This is reflected in both the current BREF note for Waste Incineration, and the final draft of the new BREF note which is due to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to a requirement to use BAT to abate their dust emissions, operators of all incinerators are required to carry out air quality modelling as part of their application for an environmental permit, which is then checked and assessed by the Environment Agency to ensure that the plant will not have an unacceptable impact on the environment or human health. This includes modelling to determine the highest concentration of ground-level PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5 </sub>concentrations. PM<sub>10</sub> means all particulate matter with a diameter of 10 micrometres (μm) or less, and PM<sub>2.5 </sub>means 2.5 μm or less. Therefore both PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5 </sub>include PM<sub>1</sub> and PM<sub>0.1</sub>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/02/2019 17:26:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew