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1019811

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Dogs: Meat
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 officials of his Department has had with colleagues in the US Administration on the recent ban on the human consumption of dog meat in that country.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	198763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>It is already illegal to sell dog and cat meat for human consumption and the Government has seen no evidence that dog or cat meat is being sold or consumed in this country. We are aware that the USA has legislated to ban the slaughter of dogs for human consumption although we have not discussed the specific issues with the US Administration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2018 11:05:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

945535

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Fly-tipping: Prosecutions
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 number of prosecutions for fly tipping in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	166467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2014/15 there were 1,180 prosecutions by local authorities in England for fly-tipping offences with 97.8% of those resulting in a conviction. In 2015/16 there were 2,135 such prosecutions with a 97.9% success rate and in 2016/17 there were 1,571 prosecutions with a 98.4% success rate.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics are published annually by Defra and are available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-in-england</a>. They will be updated with figures for 2017/18 in October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/09/2018 10:16:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

807156

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
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	Water Supply: Technology
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 11 December 2017 to Question 117510, what discussions his Department has had with Ofwat to ensure that water and sewerage companies adopt the latest technology in leakage detection and that such technology provides value for money.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	119804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>In its Price Review 2019 methodology (<a href="https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/price-review/2019-price-review-final-methodology/" target="_blank">https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/price-review/2019-price-review-final-methodology/</a>), Ofwat is challenging companies to commit to achieving at least a 15% reduction in leakage, and to provide a clear explanation where they cannot achieve such a reduction. Companies will need to be both efficient and innovative in addressing leaks in their network. The specific technologies chosen by the companies to detect and manage leaks is a matter for them.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/12/2017 17:31:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

800951

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Water Supply
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 discussions his Department has had with Ofwat on ensuring water and sewerage companies improve their response to leakages.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	117510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Ofwat across a range of water policy issues, including leakage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's Strategic Policy Statement (SPS) to Ofwat, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661803/sps-ofwat-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661803/sps-ofwat-2017.pdf</a> sets out that we expect companies to cut leakage. The SPS also expects Ofwat to promote ambitious action to reduce leakage and per capita consumption, where this represents best value for money over the long term, including exploring setting targets in future.</p><p> </p><p>Ofwat has already suggested in its draft methodology that it expects companies to justify their proposals against options, including a 15% reduction by 2025, or upper quartile performance on leakage per property per day. The draft methodology can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://064f1d25f5a6fb0868ac-0df48efcb31bcf2ed0366d316cab9ab8.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Delivering-Water-2020-Consulting-on-our-PR19-draft-methodology-2.pdf" target="_blank">https://064f1d25f5a6fb0868ac-0df48efcb31bcf2ed0366d316cab9ab8.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Delivering-Water-2020-Consulting-on-our-PR19-draft-methodology-2.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/12/2017 13:06:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

722096

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information
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 staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	71041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 11:56:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

712938

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information
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 her Department took longer than 30 working days to respond to a freedom of information request in each month since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	68667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 24 March to question number 68042.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/03/2017 10:56:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

711446

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information
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 the average response rate was of her Department to individual Freedom of Information requests in each month since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	68042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>Response rates for Freedom of Information requests received by Defra are published quarterly on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Information has been published up to September 2016 and subsequent figures will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/03/2017 10:47:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

706731

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Microplastics: USA
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 28 February 2017 to Question 65352, what plans she has to meet the United States Environment Protection Agency to discuss the use of microbeads.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	66256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Defra will continue to monitor the progress of the US ban, but has no plans to meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the use of microbeads.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/03/2017 14:03:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

693738

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Microplastics: USA
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 officials from her Department met counterparts from the Environmental Protection Agency in the US to discuss that country's ban on the production of personal care products and cosmetics which contain plastic microbeads.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	65353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Defra officials have been in discussions with the US Food &amp; Drug Administration to help develop aspects of the UK approach on which we are currently consulting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/02/2017 12:04:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

693739

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Microplastics
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 officials from her Department have met officials from the World Health Organisation to discuss a ban on the use of microbead products.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	65358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Defra has not met with the World Health Organisation to discuss<ins class="ministerial"> microplastics</ins>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/02/2017 12:07:25 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2017 17:36:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 37453 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne