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50553

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
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
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 organic waste went into landfill in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	198355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

50554

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
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
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 he will review the policy of allowing organic waste to go to landfill.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	198356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to review the policy on organic waste entering landfill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A combination of measures, such as the Waste and Resources Action Programme's Love Food Hate Waste campaign and the Government's Anaerobic Digestion Strategy, are in place to reduce the amount of organic material going to landfill and drive the waste that is produced into energy recovery or recycling. Considerable progress is being made on this, with the UK on course to meet the targets set out in the EU Landfill Directive for reducing the amount of biodegradable municipal waste entering landfill to 35% of 1995 levels by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Current evidence suggests that introducing bans or restrictions on sending organic waste to landfill would have an impact on businesses and local authorities in terms of compliance and monitoring, risking additional cost burdens on businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The EU is reviewing a selection of waste policy legislation and further details about this will be known later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

50298

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
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 he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect the UK's forests.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Forestry is a devolved matter. As far as public forests in England are concerned, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 394W, to the hon. Member for Sterling (Anne McGuire).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50301

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
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 discussions, he has had with (a) EU officials, (b) Indian authorities and (c) affected UK businesses regarding the European Commission's ban on the import of Indian mangoes.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	198233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has met with the Indian High Commissioner to discuss the ban on imports of mangoes from India and will be working with the European Commission and other Member States to facilitate a lifting of the ban subject to the necessary plant health standards being achieved. Defra officials have discussed the issue with the main trade association, the Fresh Produce Consortium, both prior to and following the introduction of the ban and also recently with the National Asian Business Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

50302

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
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 his Department has undertaken any assessment into the European Commission's ban on the import of Indian mangoes and the economic impact on UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	198234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Protecting the UK's plants from incursions of pests and diseases is a high priority for the Government. There would be a major long term impact and costs from introducing more plant pests and diseases into the country. The pests intercepted on imports from India could cause significant damage to UK glasshouse crops worth £321 million a year. Such pests were found in 207 consignments of fruits and vegetables from India imported into the EU in 2013, of which 179 were intercepted by the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While a detailed assessment of the economic impact on UK businesses of the ban on the import of Indian mangoes has not been undertaken, the Government recognises the implications this will have and officials have met with the National Asian Business Association to discuss the issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We very much hope that imports of this highly-valued product will be able to resume as quickly as possible and will work with the European Commission and other Member States to facilitate this, subject to India's exporters and government showing that the necessary standards are being achieved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

50352

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
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 effect of property level protection measures on flood insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	198264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The levels of insurance premiums are commercial decisions taken by individual insurance companies. These will take into account a range of factors and we cannot guarantee that installing property level protection will reduce premiums. However, installing property level protection will reduce the level of damage, distress and disruption associated with flooding for the householder.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with the insurance industry to ensure that affordable cover continues to be available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

50424

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government will publish the National Pollinator Strategy: for bees and other pollinators in England.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Sarah Newton
uin	198238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>After engaging with interested parties over recent months, including holding a public consultation between 6 March and 2 May, we plan to publish the final National Pollinator Strategy this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton

50115

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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
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 he will discuss with London Zoo the (a) size of the lion enclosure and (b) general animal welfare standards at that zoo.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	198064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>London Zoo has plans to improve its lion enclosure. It is the responsibility of the relevant local authority to ensure that high standards are maintained in zoos, that the animals have suitable accommodation and that their welfare needs are being met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

50173

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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
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 evidence there is of contamination of the bacterial pathogen, Melissoccocus plutonius, from countries within the EU.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Simon Reevell
uin	198102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Melissococcus plutonius is the causative agent of European foulbrood. In 2012 the Dutch reported the results of a survey that used sensitive detection methodologies to suggest a 35 percent apiary prevalence of Melissococcus plutonius across the Netherlands.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>But a 2012-13 pan-European epidemiological study on honey bee colony losses found a low prevalence of European foulbrood across 15 Member States:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/live_animals/bees/docs/bee-report_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/live_animals/bees/docs/bee-report_en.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3978 label Biography information for Simon Reevell

50219

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sea defences are currently in place in East Sussex; and what defences in that region are at present in the planning stages.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are sea defences, including many shingle beaches, along the Sussex coastline and some of these defences are backed by sea walls. There are also concrete defences at the foot of cliffs between Brighton and Newhaven. Full details of the sea defences can be found in the Shoreline Management Plans for ‘South Foreland to Beachy Head' and ‘Beachy Head to Selsey Bill' on the Gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shoreline-management-plans-smps/shoreline-management-plans-smps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shoreline-management-plans-smps/shoreline-management-plans-smps</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work is ongoing to repair “soft defences” (beaches and shingle structures) which were affected by the storms during the past winter. Lewes District Council is planning to initiate a Newhaven to Brighton Marina Strategy, which will consider options for the currently undefended section of the chalk cliffs at Peacehaven. The Environment Agency and local councils have an ongoing programme to maintain, and in some cases improve, their defences. Investment in improvements over recent years means that work planned in the next few years is principally oriented to maintaining existing defences.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton