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1181712

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Trade Agreements: Carbon 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, if he will take steps to ensure that trade negotiations contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of food production.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	23412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>We believe that environmental sustainability should be at the heart of global production and trade, and are committed to upholding our environmental standards and supporting global decarbonisation. We are exploring all options in future trade agreements to ensure that future trade is sustainable.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that trade doesn’t have to come at the expense of the environment and nothing in our trade deals will prevent us delivering our commitment to net zero by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/03/2020 12:36:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1181770

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the case for gathering information on noise complaints in England, and (2) the health impacts of noise in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2033 HL2034 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181771

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number noise complaints received by local authorities in England in each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2032 HL2034 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181772

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to (1) monitor, and (2) track, changes in (a) the amount of, and (b) the types of, noise complaints received by local authorities in England since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2032 HL2033 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181833

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Floods
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to discuss with the International Rescue Corps what support that organisation could offer during future floods.
tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
uin	HL2095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Defra holds the Flood Rescue National Asset Register. This is a list of teams or assets that voluntarily join the register and maintain availability for national deployment during response to flooding. These assets include teams from the Fire and Rescue Service as well as the voluntary sector. Prior to joining the register, the capability of each team will have been assessed.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how a team can join the National Register are laid out in the 2019 Flood Rescue Concept of Operations (FRCO) and my officials are available to discuss the joining requirements with the International Rescue Corps.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 16/03/2020 13:22:19 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

1181863

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the recent adverse weather conditions, what consideration they have given to suspending the requirement for farmers to grow three different crops in order to qualify for payments under the Basic Payment Scheme in 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Willoughby de Broke
uin	HL2125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Rural Payment Agency (RPA) to look at all the available options to support farmers who are being affected by wet weather issues.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA has published online guidance to provide advice around crop diversification requirements and force majeure. We encourage farmers to look at that guidance in the first instance.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently exploring what options are available to us to offer flexibility to the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme rules now we have left the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/03/2020 15:28:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1775 label Biography information for Lord Willoughby de Broke

1181903

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Historic Buildings: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to include heritage buildings and structures in the definition of the natural environment to be used in preparing environmental improvement plans.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	23598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Our current 25 Year Environment Plan committed us to “safeguarding and enhancing the beauty of our natural scenery and improving its environmental value while being sensitive to considerations of its heritage”. We will continue this approach to improving the natural environment, both identifying the mutually positive impacts on the natural and historic environments our policies can have, as well as identifying potential trade-offs between them.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/03/2020 11:51:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1181921

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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: Greater London
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 funding has been allocated from the public purse to the Mayor of London in each of the last 10 years to improve air quality.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	23617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Mayor of London is responsible for air quality in the capital and has reserve powers under Part IV of the Environment Act (1995) to reflect this. Under the Environment Act the Mayor may direct the boroughs in the Greater London area concerning how they should assess and prioritise action in their areas.</p><p> </p><p>London received funding for air quality as part of the 2015 £5.7 billion Transport for London funding settlement and has also received further funding for specific projects totalling almost £147 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/03/2020 13:27:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1181926

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Coal: Heating
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 reason the Government proposes to ban the burning of coal when its emissions levels are similar to that of burning dry wood.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	23621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>As outlined in our written ministerial statement of 24 February 2020 the purpose of our policy is to reduce people’s exposure to the most harmful pollutant to human health (PM2.5). While defined by its size, fine particulate matter in smoke from domestic combustion contains a wide range of chemical compounds, depending on what is being burnt. In developing this policy we have taken into account the clear advice of the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, which has stated that emissions from coal combustion is a known carcinogen to humans. There is also strong evidence that burning coal can release elements and compounds into the indoor environment that are particularly harmful to human health. Based on this evidence, the World Health Organization has strongly recommended against the residential use of coal for heating.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/03/2020 12:38:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1181927

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Coal: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will remove coal from the proposed regulation of the sales, distribution and marketing of house coal and wet wood.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	23622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting human health, and the environment from the impacts of air pollutants. Based on the advice from the World Health Organization that emissions from coal combustion is a known human carcinogen, and that it should not be used for residential heating, we intend to continue including bituminous (house) coal in the proposed regulation of the sales, distribution and marketing of bituminous (house) coal and wet wood.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/03/2020 12:42:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden