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1144805

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Birds: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to discourage the misuse of anti-bird netting on hedgerows and trees by housing developers.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	286734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/09/2019 16:42:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1088281

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Birds: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) number and (b) effectiveness of nets used by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	231924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information. The Government is committed to the protection of birds and trees and recognises their significant value. The revised National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by minimising the impacts on and providing net gains for biodiversity. All wild birds are protected by provisions in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/03/2019 16:11:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1088283

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Birds: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has given to planning authorities on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	231925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/natural-environment" target="_blank">Planning practice guidance is available on the Natural Environment</a> and there is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wild-birds-surveys-and-mitigation-for-development-projects" target="_blank">standing advice for local planning authorities to assess the impacts of development on wild birds</a> . No planning guidance has been issued on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/03/2019 16:14:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1088284

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Birds: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the RSPB and other wildlife charities on the use of nets by developers to prevent birds nesting in trees.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	231926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely on gov.uk and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/03/2019 15:43:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire