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947103

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Ivory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated total number of items in the UK which fall within the Ivory Bill's definition of pre-1947 items with low ivory content.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL9793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>During the consultation on our ivory ban, we sought evidence from the antiques trade and others, including on the nature and number of items in the UK that are made of or contain ivory. However, the data available is limited and we are therefore unable to specify how many items fall under this exemption.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, once the ban is in force, we will be publishing headline data on the number of exemption certificates that have been issued for each category of exemption.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/07/2018 13:34:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

947104

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Hippopotamuses: Zambia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal for a cull of hippos to be conducted by trophy hunters on the Luangwa River in Zambia.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has not made an assessment of the proposal for a cull of hippos on the Luangwa River in Zambia.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/07/2018 13:03:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

947106

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Hippopotamuses: Ivory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the proposal for a cull of hippos to be conducted by trophy hunters on the Luangwa River in Zambia, whether they will bring forward consultation and legislation to ban the trade in ivory from hippos; and whether they plan to bring forward amendments to the Ivory Bill to include hippo ivory.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ivory Bill will enact a ban in commercial dealing in elephant ivory in the UK that could directly or indirectly fuel the poaching of elephants. There is a delegated power within the Bill to allow the Secretary of State to extend the Bill to cover other ivory bearing species, such as the hippopotamus, through a regulation. The Government has committed to consulting on extending the ban as soon as possible. This consultation is necessary in order to ensure compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), otherwise the whole ban would be put at risk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/07/2018 13:00:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

947107

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
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	Hippopotamuses: Zambia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact the proposed cull of hippos to be conducted by trophy hunters on the Luangwa River in Zambia will have on the ban on the trade in ivory contained in the Ivory Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the impact of the proposed cull of hippos to be conducted by trophy hunters on the Luangwa River in Zambia on the ban on the trade in ivory contained in the Ivory Bill. The Government has announced it will consult as soon as possible on extending the ivory ban to hippos. This consultation will allow an assessment to be made of all the appropriate evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/07/2018 12:59:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

945517

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Plastics: Recycling
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 estimate he has made of the volume of non-recyclable plastic produced in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	166498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra has not made an estimate of the volume of non-recyclable plastic produced in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to reliably estimate the volume of non-recyclable plastic sent to landfill, because large tonnages of landfilled waste are reported as “mixed” waste categories for which we do not have up to date waste composition data to derive estimates for plastic.</p><p> </p><p>The main source of plastic waste arisings in the UK, however, is packaging which accounted for around 60% of total plastics arisings in 2014. From information collected under producer responsibility obligations for packaging, the recycling rate for UK plastic packaging is around 40%.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 166499 question first answered 25/07/2018 14:08:44 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

945518

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Plastics: Waste Disposal
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 estimate his Department has made of the volume of non-recyclable plastic sent to landfill in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	166499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra has not made an estimate of the volume of non-recyclable plastic produced in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to reliably estimate the volume of non-recyclable plastic sent to landfill, because large tonnages of landfilled waste are reported as “mixed” waste categories for which we do not have up to date waste composition data to derive estimates for plastic.</p><p> </p><p>The main source of plastic waste arisings in the UK, however, is packaging which accounted for around 60% of total plastics arisings in 2014. From information collected under producer responsibility obligations for packaging, the recycling rate for UK plastic packaging is around 40%.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 166498 question first answered 25/07/2018 14:08:44 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

945541

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Water: Consumption
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 has been taking to reduce water consumption since May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	166449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with the water industry to agree an ambitious average target for per capita consumption and to identify and implement the most cost-effective and impactful measures needed to meet it, as set out in the 25 year environment plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government expects water companies to enhance their activities promoting water efficiency in areas affected by the dry weather, in line with their statutory drought plans. For example, through increasing capacity to fix leaks more quickly and through sharing water saving messages.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/07/2018 10:34:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

945548

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Dogs: Litter
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 prevent the growth of bacteria in water as a result of dog fouling.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	166455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>For drinking water, sources are generally protected from any animal access, and where this is not possible, water companies use a multi-barrier approach, including treatment and disinfection to make sure the water is safe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For bathing water, the 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our commitment to minimise by 2030 the harmful bacteria in our designated bathing waters and to continue to improve the cleanliness of our waters. The Environment Agency (EA) investigates if a bathing water is classified as poor or is deteriorating and works with local authority and other stakeholders to take appropriate measures to reduce pollution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, local councils have a duty to ensure that public areas are kept clear of litter and refuse. This includes removing dog faeces from certain types of land, including parks, picnic and recreation areas, car parks, pedestrianised shopping streets, and certain leisure beaches and promenades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/07/2018 16:47:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

945607

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation by the National Infrastructure Commission to introduce a target of 65 per cent recycling of municipal waste by 2030.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL9736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to increasing the amount of material we recycle across both households and businesses. The UK recycling rate has increased from 41.2% in 2010 to 44.9% in 2016 but we recognise that more needs to be done.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In our Resources and Waste Strategy, due to be released this autumn, we will outline our plans to increase recycling rates. We want to make it easier for households and businesses to recycle. We also want to stimulate markets for secondary materials to ensure there is a greater incentive to recycle. We will consider the recommendations set out in the 2018 National Infrastructure Assessment on municipal waste targets when composing the Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/07/2018 12:52:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

944650

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Plastics: Exports
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 the effectiveness of his Department's monitoring of the disposal of plastic exported to China for recycling.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	166058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Businesses involved in the shipment of wastes are required to take all necessary steps to ensure that the waste they ship is managed in an environmentally sound manner throughout its shipment and during its recycling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK environmental regulators take an intelligence-led approach to checking compliance with these obligations, focusing on specific problematic wastes. The regulators intervene at source to stop illegal exports taking place. Enforcement activity also occurs in transit, at roadsides and at ports.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Last year the Environment Agency issued 130 stop notices prohibiting the export of unsuitable waste. It also stopped 4,565 tonnes of waste destined for illegal export at ports and intervened further upstream to prevent a further 15,113 tonnes of waste from reaching ports. This work ensures we are not exporting our problem wastes for unsuitable treatment or disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a system of international rules on waste shipments which must be followed by both Chinese and UK authorities to ultimately ensure the environmentally sound management of waste.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our ambition is to handle more of our waste in the UK. While there has been a significant increase in recycling over the last 10 years, there is more that needs to be done and we will set out proposals in our forthcoming Waste and Resources Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/07/2018 14:20:13 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden