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511361

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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	Central Point of Expertise on Timber
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 queries the Central Point of Expertise on Timber has received from (a) public sector bodies and (b) businesses in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	33657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Central Point of Expertise on Timber service closed on 31 March 2016. Defra does not hold complete information on how many queries the service received in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The contractors advised that the number of queries had dropped over time. We hold some information from the final phase of the contract between 2012 and 2016, which illustrates this trend. The service received 257 queries between October 2012 and September 2013, 146 queries between October 2013 and September 2014, and 48 queries between October 15 and March 2016. These figures cover queries on timber, wood fuel and palm oil.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s policy of buying timber and wood products only from legal and sustainable sources is well embedded within the key systems which govern our procurement, specifically the relevant government buying standards and the centralised procurement frameworks. Comprehensive online guidance is also provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/04/2016 12:25:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

438924

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	Darwin Initiative
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 her Department has spent on the Darwin Initiative in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	20429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Darwin Initiative has funded biodiversity projects in developing countries since 1992 and is managed by Defra. Since 2011 it has been co-funded by Defra and the Department for International Development (DFID). The total expenditure on Darwin Initiative projects and running costs since 2010 is as follows:</p><br /><p>2010/11 - £6.1 million</p><p>2011/12 - £4.3 million</p><p>2012/13 - £5.7 million</p><p>2013/14 - £6 million</p><p>2014/15 - £6.9 million</p><br /><p>Darwin Initiative funding from DFID can only be spent on projects which meet Official Development Assistance (ODA) criteria and this ODA expenditure (reported by calendar year) is as follows:</p><br /><p>2010 – Zero</p><p>2011 - £2.4 million</p><p>2012 - £2.4 million</p><p>2013 - £3.1 million</p><p>2014 - £5.3 million</p><br /><p>Defra additionally manages the Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (also known as Darwin Plus) which is co-funded by Defra, DFID and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The total expenditure since it was established in 2012 is as follows:</p><br /><p>2013/14 - £720,000</p><p>2014/15 - £1.8 million</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/01/2016 13:13:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

438928

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	Flood Control: Finance
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 organisations provide Flood Defence Partnership Funding; and how much each such organisation has invested.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	20495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>We are investing £2.3 billion in 1,500 flood defence improvement schemes over the next six years - which is a record capital settlement for government. This will provide better protection to at least 300,000 households.</p><br /><p>In addition to this, we have identified £600 million of additional partnership funding. Six months into a six-year programme, £250 million has been secured and potential funding contributions to cover the remaining £350 million have been identified.</p><br /><p>Of the £250 million secured contributions, £61 million comes from the private sector and £189 million comes from Local Authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships and other public bodies.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/01/2016 17:28:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

436745

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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	Flood 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 much of the £1.7 billion of capital spending on flood defences between 2010 and 2015 was disbursed in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	19493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The following table sets out the capital spend on flood and coastal erosion risk management between 2010/11 and 2014/15.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital Funding (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12 </strong></p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/12/2015 17:24:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

426523

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Air Pollution: EU Law
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 she will set out the costs and benefits to the UK of the EU Air Quality Framework Directive, and of the first, second, third and fourth daughter directives.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	15044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Defra commissioned consultants Ricardo AEA to evaluate the measures required to deliver the EU Air Quality Framework Directive and the First, Second and Third Daughter Directives. This analysis found that they would deliver significant benefits. The full report is available at:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat09/1403040925_exec-summary.pdf" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat09/1403040925_exec-summary.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>The EU Air Quality Framework Directive (Directive 96/62/EC) was revoked by Article 31(1) of the Ambient Air Quality Directive, along with the First, Second and Third Daughter Directives (1999/30, 2000/69 and 2002/3). Today the Ambient Air Quality Directive and the Fourth Daughter Directive remain in force.</p><br /><p>Our impact assessment of the Fourth Daughter Directive in 2009 indicated that the net benefit to society is £875 million. A summary of this is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2010/01/25153504/10" target="_blank">http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2010/01/25153504/10</a>.</p><br /><p>It is evident that the measures have not performed as well as expected, in particular the European emission standards (Euro standards) for NOx emissions from diesel vehicles. Rectifying this problem is a key part of ensuring compliance with EU air quality standards and improving air quality in our towns and cities. To address the resultant gap and bring the UK into compliance with EU limit values for NO<sub>2 </sub>we have developed revised draft air quality plans. We are currently consulting on these plans and will submit them to the European Commission by the end of the year. The impact assessment of our proposed measures estimates a net benefit to society of £1,455 million. The full report is available at:</p><p><a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airquality/draft-aq-plans/supporting_documents/Draft%20Evidence%20Annex%20%20%20assessment%20of%20plans%20to%20improve%20air%20quality%20in%20the%20UK.%20%20September%202015.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airquality/draft-aq-plans/supporting_documents/Draft%20Evidence%20Annex%20%20%20assessment%20of%20plans%20to%20improve%20air%20quality%20in%20the%20UK.%20%20September%202015.pdf</a> .</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2015 11:35:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

426308

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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	Waste Disposal: EU Law
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 she will make an assessment of the costs and benefits to the UK of implementation of the original EU Waste Framework Directive.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	14706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October to Questions 13685 and 14733.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2015 11:46:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

426309

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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	Waste Disposal: EU Law
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 she will make an assessment of the costs and benefits to the UK of implementation of the EU Waste Oils Directive.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	14707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The EU Waste Oils Directive was repealed upon the introduction of the revised Waste Framework Directive in 2008.</p><br /><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October to Questions 13685 and 14733. An assessment of the costs and benefits of the revised Waste Framework Directive in England and Wales was carried out when laying the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 which transposed the Directive. The assessment was published and is still available on the Legislation.gov webpages. This is the most up to date assessment of the impacts of the Waste Framework Directive, and contains a year-by-year breakdown of the expected costs. As waste is a devolved issue, the Devolved Administrations carried out and published their own impact assessments, which are similarly available online.</p><br /> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2015 12:02:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

426310

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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	Waste Disposal: EU Law
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 she will make an assessment of the costs and benefits to the UK of implementation of the EU Hazardous Waste Directive.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	14708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The EU Hazardous Waste Directive was repealed on the introduction of the revised Waste Framework Directive in 2008.</p><br /><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October to Questions 13685 and 14733. An assessment of the costs and benefits of the revised Waste Framework Directive in England and Wales was carried out when laying the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 which transposed the Directive. The assessment was published and is still available on the Legislation.gov website. This is the most up to date assessment of the impacts of the Waste Framework Directive and contains a year-by-year breakdown of the expected costs. As waste is a devolved issue, the Devolved Administrations carried out and published their own impact assessments, which are similarly available online.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/11/2015 12:42:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

426311

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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	Waste Disposal: EU Law
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 30 October 2015 to Question 13685, if she will make an assessment of the monetary benefits arising from implementation of the revised EU Waste Framework Directive in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	14733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>An assessment of the costs and benefits of the revised Waste Framework Directive in England and Wales was carried out when laying the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 which transposed the Directive. The assessment was published and is still available on the Legislation.gov webpages. This is the most up to date assessment of the impacts of the Waste Framework Directive, and contains a year-by-year breakdown of the expected costs. As waste is a devolved issue, the Devolved Administrations carried out and published their own impact assessments, which are similarly available online.</p><br /><p>The European Commission are expected to publish on December 2 proposals to amend the revised Waste Framework Directive. Once those proposals are published, we will submit another explanatory memorandum to the House, assessing the potential costs and benefits of those changes.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/11/2015 10:22:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

424285

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	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, whether the Environment Agency is undertaking an investigation into defeat devices used by Volkswagen in emissions tests.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	13689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has announced a UK programme to retest vehicles including Volkswagen vehicles, led by the regulator for vehicle emissions. This is the Vehicle Certification Agency, not the Environment Agency.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2015 11:06:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh