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891319

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the volume of air pollution caused by traffic congestion on the Dartford Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	David Evennett
uin	137957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We have modelled air pollution concentrations for the Dartford Crossing that takes into account traffic data. Our latest modelling for the 2017 national plan has shown that there are no exceedances of pollutants on the Dartford Crossing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/05/2018 15:34:58 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

891352

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Agriculture: Cultural Heritage
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 include provisions on heritage and the historic environment in the forthcoming agriculture Bill; and what representations he has received on that topic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	137966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government published “Health and Harmony: The future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit” on 27 February.</p><p> </p><p>At the heart of our proposals is a new system of paying farmers and land managers “public money for public goods”. Amongst the public goods we are consulting on are the preservation of environmental goods including enhancing beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural environment. Other public goods could include the preservation of traditional farming and landscapes in certain areas, and public access to the countryside. The consultation also seeks views on what other public goods the Government should support.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently analysing the responses received to the consultation so far. The consultation closes on 8 May and we will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/04/2018 09:50:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

891367

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	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 plastic straws with paper straws.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	137905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has actively engaged with a wide range of industry groups, including drinks manufacturers and their representative organisations, on measures to both minimise the waste from single-use plastics and increase recycling as part of the commitment we gave to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in our 25 Year Environment Plan.</p><p> </p><p>We recently announced our plans to ban plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds which will be subject to a full formal consultation with industry and others. We will continue to work with those groups and local authorities as we take forward the actions needed to deliver the Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/04/2018 15:40:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

891368

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Fly-tipping: West Midlands
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 waste businesses or sole traders have been prosecuted for illegal waste tipping offences in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	137906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has not prosecuted any waste businesses or sole traders in Coventry since 2015 but has prosecuted five waste businesses or sole traders in the West Midlands since 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/04/2018 15:55:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

891387

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Food Poverty
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 tackle food poverty.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	137950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making a lasting difference to long-term outcomes for poor and disadvantaged families and children. We believe that work offers the best opportunity for people to get out of poverty and to become self-reliant. This is why the Government is undertaking the most ambitious reform to the welfare system in decades to support people to find and stay in work.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is taking action to support the redistribution of unsold edible and nutritious surplus stock food from businesses to individuals in need. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), supported by Defra, launched the Courtauld Commitment 2025 in March 2016. Business signatories including leading retailers, manufacturers and food redistribution organisations have agreed an ambition to work collaboratively with WRAP to double the amount of surplus food they redistribute by 2020 against a 2015 baseline of 15,000 tonnes. At the end of last year, the Government and WRAP announced a new £500,000 fund for charities who redistribute surplus food from food businesses to those in need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2018 15:18:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

891392

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 allocate funding to small and medium-sized enterprises to meet the (a) cost of replacing commercial vehicles that are no longer compliant with and (b) other costs arising from the implementation of Clean Air Zones.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	138021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>In July 2017, the Government published the UK Plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations and announced a £255 million Implementation Fund for 28 local councils to accelerate their air quality plans in order to achieve compliance with legal NO<sub>2</sub> limits as soon as possible. Where these local plans identify Clean Air Zones as the appropriate measure the Implementation Fund will be available to cover associated implementation costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced £220 million for the Clean Air Fund, which will allow these local authorities to apply for funds to mitigate the impact of their plans on local businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/05/2018 15:30:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

891443

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Dog Licences
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 his Department has plans to replicate the Northern Ireland dog licencing system in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	138111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Since April 2016 every dog in Great Britain is required to be microchipped with the keeper’s details. Over 90% of dog owners are compliant with the microchipping requirement which allows dogs to be traced back to their keeper and if the dog strays allows dog and keeper to be reunited quickly. There are no plans to reintroduce the dog licence in England.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2018 15:09:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

891480

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Diesel Vehicles: Merseyside
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 he has made of the effect of diesel engines on air quality in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	137942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The national pollution climate mapping modelling includes assessment of air quality within Wallasey, Wirral and Merseyside. Our latest modelling for the 2017 national plan showed no air pollutant exceedances in Wallasey and Wirral.</p><p> </p><p>There were modelled exceedances of nitrogen dioxide in Liverpool City Council in Merseyside. Of these exceedances, 66% of the modelled concentrations were attributable to emissions from diesel engines for the Liverpool Urban Area reporting zone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/04/2018 11:25:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

891494

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Animal Welfare: Voluntary Organisations
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 potential merits of introducing a registration and licensing system for animal sanctuaries and re-homing activities.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	138099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In reviewing the licensing systems for dog breeding, pet sales and other animal activities in England we considered extending the licensing requirement to animal sanctuaries and re-homing centres. We were not provided with evidence that such operations need to be regulated in the same way. We support the work of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes who have developed sector guidance for dog and cat rescue and rehoming centres which we endorse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2018 14:59:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

891827

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Timber
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assesssment of forecast availablity of timber; and what measures they will take to reassess the availability of supply.
tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
uin	HL7270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Timber availability forecasts are published by the Forestry Commission. The current 50 year softwood availability forecast and 50 year hardwood availability forecast were published in April 2014. These documents include the forecast timber availability in public and private woodlands in five year periods from 2013 to 2061. The Forestry Commission updates availability forecasts periodically. Results from the next update are due for publication in 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/05/2018 16:25:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere