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887897

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
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	Bottles: Plastics
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 financial support the Government has provided for research into the use, composting and tertiary recycling of polylactic acid as fresh feedstock for the manufacture of plastic bottles in the last financial year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	136892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not provided any financial support for research into the use, composting and recycling of polylactic acid for the manufacture of plastic bottles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/04/2018 13:24:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

887898

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
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	Bottles: Plastics
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 industry representatives on setting a date by which polyethylene terephthalate in plastic bottles will have been phased out and replaced by polylactic acid.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	136893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not had any discussions with industry representatives on setting a date by which polyethylene terephthalate in plastic bottles will be phased out and replaced by polylactic acid.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/04/2018 13:21:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

886226

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Bottles: Plastics
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 replacing PET-made plastic drinks bottles with PLA-made bottles.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	136421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not had any specific discussions with manufacturers or made assessments on replacing PET plastic bottles with those made from PLA. We are currently working with industry to produce a UK Bioeconomy Strategy that will bring together biological industries, academia and innovators, linking up farmers and land managers with high-tech industries.</p><p>This will cover a range of issues such as: intellectual property practices; policy, regulation and industry guidance on waste; the impact of bio-based procurement; and standards for bio-based plastics and other bio-materials. As part of this, the Government will work with UK Research and Innovation and industry to identify the demand, benefits and implications of a standard for bio-based and biodegradable plastics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 136422 136423 question first answered 27/04/2018 11:10:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

886227

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Bottles: Plastics
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 his Department has had with drinks manufacturers on replacing PET-plastic bottles with PLA-plastic bottles.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	136422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not had any specific discussions with manufacturers or made assessments on replacing PET plastic bottles with those made from PLA. We are currently working with industry to produce a UK Bioeconomy Strategy that will bring together biological industries, academia and innovators, linking up farmers and land managers with high-tech industries.</p><p>This will cover a range of issues such as: intellectual property practices; policy, regulation and industry guidance on waste; the impact of bio-based procurement; and standards for bio-based plastics and other bio-materials. As part of this, the Government will work with UK Research and Innovation and industry to identify the demand, benefits and implications of a standard for bio-based and biodegradable plastics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 136421 136423 question first answered 27/04/2018 11:10:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

886228

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Bottles: Plastics
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 relative biodegradable properties of plastic bottles made with PET and those made with PLA.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	136423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not had any specific discussions with manufacturers or made assessments on replacing PET plastic bottles with those made from PLA. We are currently working with industry to produce a UK Bioeconomy Strategy that will bring together biological industries, academia and innovators, linking up farmers and land managers with high-tech industries.</p><p>This will cover a range of issues such as: intellectual property practices; policy, regulation and industry guidance on waste; the impact of bio-based procurement; and standards for bio-based plastics and other bio-materials. As part of this, the Government will work with UK Research and Innovation and industry to identify the demand, benefits and implications of a standard for bio-based and biodegradable plastics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 136421 136422 question first answered 27/04/2018 11:10:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

852625

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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
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 reports his Department received of foxes killed by trail hunts by police force area in 2017.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	130621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We have received no reports of foxes killed by trail hunts in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/03/2018 17:56:58 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

846892

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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
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 reports his Department has received of foxes killed by trail hunts by police force area since 26 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	129066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>We have received no reports of foxes killed by trail hunts by police force area since 26 December 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/02/2018 11:57:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

533491

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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	Bees
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 she has made of the reasons for the decline in the bee population.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	905729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2014 Defra published independent research on the status of pollinators in the UK. This showed an overall decline in wild bee diversity, a major cause of which has been the loss of flower-rich habitat driven by changes in agricultural land use and urbanisation.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Pollinator Strategy highlights the vital contribution we can all make, from farmers to window box gardeners, to support pollinators by ensuring they have food and a home.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2016 16:13:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

175936

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Pollinators
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 the Government is taking to support bees and pollinators.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	907284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>On November 4<sup>th</sup>, we published the National Pollinator Strategy, a 10 year plan to help pollinators thrive involving farmers, major landowners and the public. Bees and other pollinators are vital for our £100bn food chain and are worth £400m to the economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2015 11:27:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

169478

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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
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 she has made of progress on improving the cleanliness of rivers.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	906582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>We have made strong progress in cleaning up our rivers. They are now in far better health than 20 years ago. For example, pollution from sewage works has gone down significantly; phosphate pollution will fall by a further fifth and ammonia by a further sixth by 2015. Overall, this government has improved over 15,000 kilometres of rivers – equivalent to the length of the Amazon and Nile combined – but we know more needs to be done.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/12/2014 16:27:51 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley