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1217924

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date	25/06/2020
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	Nature Conservation
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 publish a strategy that will set out how a national nature recovery network is to be established.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	64897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Our 25 Year Environment Plan marked a step-change in ambitions for wildlife and the natural environment. It committed the Government to establishing a nature recovery network in England and developing a new strategy for nature, setting out how we will implement our international commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).</p><p>The coronavirus outbreak has impacted on our plans. Key international meetings to develop global biodiversity targets, including the CBD Conference in China (originally planned for the end of 2020), have been postponed. At the same time, many of our stakeholders no longer have the capacity to engage on the strategy at the moment.</p><p>This means that we have slowed the process of drafting the strategy so that we have extra time to engage with stakeholders, and properly reflect on the emerging international framework. We expect the main CBD Conference of the Parties to be rescheduled for some time in 2021 and will update our domestic plans once this is finalised.</p><p>Although work on the strategy has been delayed, we are bringing forward policies and funding now that will deliver real change for nature and to establish a Nature Recovery Network (NRN).</p><p>Our Environment Bill lays the foundation for the NRN. It sets the framework for at least one legally binding biodiversity target. It establishes spatial mapping and planning tools to inform nature recovery. It also creates duties and incentives, such as biodiversity net gain, to drive change on the ground.</p><p>These measures will complement our plans for new funding for nature announced in March this year.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/06/2020 13:47:22 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1217925

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Nature Conservation: 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 assessment his Department has made of the resourcing needed to ensure that the proposed Local Nature Recovery Strategies are (a) of a high standard and (b) cover the whole of England.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	64898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government undertook an Impact Assessment of the Biodiversity Net Gain and Local Nature Recovery (LNR) Strategy provisions in the Environment Bill which was published on 15 October 2019. My officials are continuing to work with counterparts in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and to engage stakeholders to refine our estimates and work towards a more comprehensive assessment of resources required to ensure delivery to a high standard. The Environment Bill requires that, collectively, LNR Strategies cover the whole of England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/06/2020 13:30:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1217949

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the recommendation on breed specific legislation in paragraph 22 of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee's report on Controlling dangerous dogs, Ninth Report of Session 2017–19, HC 1040, whether he plans to repeal section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	64852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government response to the report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) entitled &quot;Controlling Dangerous Dogs (HC1040)&quot;, was published on 28 January 2019 and addressed each of the Committee's recommendations. In its response the Government noted it has commissioned research by Middlesex University into dog attacks. The research is ongoing and will help to inform implementation of some of EFRA's recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>In their Ninth Report of Session 2017-19, HC 1040, EFRA stopped short of recommending the repeal of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. In the summary, the Committee stated &quot;We agree with the Government that it would be irresponsible to amend the breed ban immediately without adequate safeguards.&quot; In response to the EFRA report, the Government referred to the suite of powers and measures available to police and local authorities to respond to incidents involving dangerous dogs and to help prevent dogs from becoming dangerously out of control.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 30/06/2020 14:31:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1217955

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Fisheries: Marine Protected Areas
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 implications for his policy on marine conservation of the Lloyd’s List Maritime Intelligence tracking data on the time spent fishing in UK Marine Protected Area waters by foreign owned vessels over 100 metres.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	65012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Marine conservation is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation monitors fishing activity with dedicated enforcement and surveillance work to protect fisheries, including offshore patrol vessels for at-sea surveillance. It tracks the movement of all fishing vessels 24 hours a day through satellite technology, deploys aerial surveillance, and coordinates intelligence from third-party sources – detecting where and when illegal fishing is suspected. Not all fishing activities within Marine Protected Areas will require management; only those activities likely to damage the designated features, such as trawling on the seabed.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the Transition Period, we will have the right to decide who fishes in our waters and on what terms. Any decisions about giving access to fish for vessels from the European Union, or any other coastal states, will be a matter for the UK to decide.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/06/2020 13:59:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1218065

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	River Wye: 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 he has made of levels of pollution in the River Wye resulting from the farming of chickens; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	64844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The River Wye in England is at risk of failing its conservation target for phosphate in the lower reaches. This is a complex issue and is partly influenced by factors upstream including the River Lugg which discharges into the Wye below Hereford. The Lugg is currently failing its conservation target for phosphate as determined by the EU Habitats Regulations.</p><p>Phosphate is the primary cause for many water quality failures and originates from two main sources: discharges from sewage treatment works in accordance with environmental permits and from diffuse agricultural pollution, principally livestock manure, including chicken farming, and nutrients washing into the river during rainfall events. <br> <br> Permitted poultry farms are obliged to control manure. To protect water quality, the Environment Agency (EA) designates certain at-risk areas as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones which require landowners to follow rules for storing organic manure. The EA also uses Farming Rules for Water regulations which require farmers to keep livestock fertilisers and manures out of the water.</p><p>The EA is working with a range of stakeholders and partners, including those in Wales, to address the concerns about phosphate levels in the River Wye. The EA is aware that this is an issue of interest to many, especially as the River Wye Catchment is designated a Special Area of Conservation and Site of Special Scientific Interest.</p><p>In addition, the EA continues to investigate reports of algae blooms on the Wye and Lugg which can be toxic to wildlife, people and pets. It will follow these up where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/07/2020 10:15:06 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey