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917532

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date	05/06/2018
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	Wines
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 his Department is taking to support small vineyards in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not distinguish between small or large vineyards, but has been working hard to support the growth and development of our flourishing domestic wine production sector as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current Rural Development Programme we have provided £2.736m in direct support for vineyard projects against total project costs amounting to £7.086m. This funding has been used to support various initiatives including infrastructure projects such as helping build or develop wineries or tourist facilities, to purchase winery equipment, and even the development of a smartphone app that will amongst other features, show users where their nearest vineyard is located.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/06/2018 13:05:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917640

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of air pollution on the southern approach to the Dartford Crossing.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	150011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We model air pollution along the A282 which includes the southern approach to the Dartford Crossing. Our 2017 UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) concentrations was informed by our modelling which uses the latest available evidence, which indicates that all modelled sections of the A282 were compliant by 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/06/2018 16:23:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

917663

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	River Thames: 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 recent assessment he has made of levels of water pollution in the River Thames.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	150024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency responds to reports of pollution via its National Incident hotline. It also proactively identifies pollution to water bodies by carrying out targeted ecological and water quality monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>Monitoring under the European Union Water Framework Directive involves assessing the water environment for its ecological and water quality status. The River Thames currently has a Moderate rating, an improvement on the 2009 baseline. The next round of classifications are due to be released in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is in the process of updating the River Basin Management Plan which will develop further measures to improve the habitat, water quality and diversity of the river. This will be delivered through partnerships with industry, land owners, community groups and Defra.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/06/2018 10:37:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

917664

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Air Pollution: Dartford
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 level of air pollution in Dartford.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	150025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We model air pollution in Dartford. Our 2017 UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) concentrations was informed by our modelling which uses the latest available evidence, which indicates that all modelled roads in Dartford are expected to be compliant with the NO<sub>2</sub> limit value by 2018.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/06/2018 16:23:22 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

917678

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Soil
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 mitigate soil degradation caused by agricultural activities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	150110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>We are taking a range of actions to mitigate soil degradation caused by agricultural activities in England including through outcome-based cross-compliance soils rules and funding to protect soil through existing Environmental Stewardship agri-environment agreements and the Countryside Stewardship scheme. We introduced Farming Rules for Water in April which contain measures to protect soil including the appropriate application of fertilisers and the control of soil erosion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambition to replenish depleted soil and restore its fertility so that soils are managed sustainably by 2030. Future farming policy should incentivise sustainable farming practices that protect soil through our new system of public money for public goods.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/06/2018 14:34:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

917686

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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 Supply
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 effect on food supplies of potential tailbacks at UK ports resulting from the re-establishment of food inspections on EU goods in the event of no trade deal being reached with EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	149999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The food industry is highly resilient with diverse supply chains. Government works closely with industry and the devolved administrations to prepare for and respond to a range of situations which could affect food supply.</p><p> </p><p>Defra works closely with other Government Departments, including HMRC’s Border Delivery Group which provides oversight and assurance of departmental plans for managing border related impacts of leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/06/2018 12:56:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas