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998923

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Trees: Disease Control
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 need to increase resilience against threats of disease to ash and oak trees in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall; and what plans they have to provide such resilience.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL11172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra is committed to protecting our trees from pests and diseases and building the resilience of our trees, woods and forests. In May we published a new Tree Health Resilience Strategy. The strategy sets out a joint action plan for how government and others can work together to address threats to tree health, including threats to ash and oak nationally.</p><p> </p><p>One example of joint action is Action Oak, a hugely important partnership of charities, landowners and government, proactively working together to protect and conserve our oak trees for future generations.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/11/2018 17:32:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984294

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Flood Control: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the resilience to flooding in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall; and whether this has improved since 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, the Environment Agency and partners have successfully delivered over 80 schemes to provide better protection from river and coastal flooding to 6,300 properties since 1 April 2015. The full programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes, including schemes completed in the south west region, can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/programme-of-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-schemes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/programme-of-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-schemes</a>,</p><p> </p><p>The flood risk management schemes in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall include a range of measures, such as property level protection, dredging, building and improving flood walls and embankments, and asset improvements and reinstatements.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not individually assess each council’s flooding plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 10:46:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984296

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Coastal Erosion: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Coastal erosion is a natural process that always has and will shape our coastline.</p><p> </p><p>In England, District Councils (known as Coastal Protection Authorities) lead on the management of coastal erosion risk in their areas. Since 1996, coastal protection authorities have collaborated locally with a range of other interested parties to develop Shoreline Management Plans (SMP) for their coastlines. These high level plans set out a top level policy framework to manage the risk of coastal change, covering three time periods of 20, 50 and 100 years, and recommend approaches to manage the local coastline. The Environment Agency (EA) has strategic oversight for the production and quality of SMPs, and over the next three years it will be funding a refresh of the plans by coastal authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In England, between 2015 and 2021, the Government plans to invest £885 million in projects to manage coastal erosion and better protect communities against flooding from the sea.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 10:47:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

984297

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Flood Control: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the arrangements between local authorities and relevant agencies to mitigate flood risks in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>There are close working relationships between risk management authorities (RMAs) in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. These include the Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards. Together they promote the creation, funding, and delivery of joint projects to manage flood risk. Assurance is provided through the two Regional Flood and Coastal Committees: South West covering Devon and Cornwall, and Wessex covering Somerset. The Regional Flood and Coastal Committees have membership from all relevant authorities and agencies, including County and Unitary Authorities and water companies.</p><p> </p><p>The RMAs also work together to deliver strategic planning policies, through influencing local and neighbourhood plans, to manage flood risk through economic growth, planning and development.</p><p>Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) plan and prepare for flooding in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. The LRFs are made up of category 1 and 2 responders, including the Environment Agency, county councils, NHS, Fire and Rescue Service, police. The LRFs meet bi-annually to ensure plans and procedures are in place to respond to flooding. Plans are tested regularly through multi-agency training and exercising. The LRFs provide support to communities to prepare for flooding. During flood events, the LRFs coordinate the response. After flood events, multi-agency debriefs identify successes and areas of improvements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 10:38:02 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

916594

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Trees: Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the controls on imports of trees to prevent the introduction of tree diseases; and when they last reviewed such controls.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK has robust controls in place to protect against tree pest and disease threats. These include being the most prolific user of the EU Protected Zone system, comprehensive official inspections and surveillance, and a statutory notification scheme for certain tree species imported from the EU. Horizon scanning for new and emerging threats associated with tree imports is carried out continuously and the results are considered monthly by all UK Plant Health Authorities, facilitated by Defra’s Plant Health Risk Group. The UK Plant Health Risk Register is the principal screening tool used for this purpose and all outputs are published. The Register now has over 1000 entries, informing decision making and prioritisation in relation to tree health threats. We also contribute to a similar process at EU level and legislation is updated on a frequent basis, to protect against new and revised threats.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/06/2018 12:11:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

916595

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Trees: Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries in mainland Europe, if any, have tree diseases not present in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>While there is no comprehensive database which records all tree diseases within individual countries, the UK Plant Health Risk Register has 347 entries of pests and diseases which are present in Europe, but not in the UK, of which 126 are known to affect either coniferous or broadleaved trees or both.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/06/2018 12:14:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

904275

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Marine Conservation Zones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of Marine Conservation Zones in the waters around England.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The third tranche of marine protected areas, including Marine Conservation Zones will be consulted on this summer and designated next year.</p><p> </p><p>Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are putting in place Monitoring Control Plans that measure the effectiveness of management measures in furthering the conservation objectives of MPAs.</p><p> </p><p>There will be a report to Parliament later this year analysing the effectiveness of our management and monitoring strategies delivered under the Marine and Coastal Access Act and the progress we have made in protecting our marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>For protected sites in the 12-200nm zone the Government is currently in negotiations with other Member States to introduce management measures through the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which will be enforced by MMO. Taking back control of our waters and maintaining our protected areas when we leave the EU are key priorities for the UK. We are currently analysing all fisheries legislation including CFP to determine what changes we might need to introduce.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/05/2018 16:57:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

904276

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Marine Conservation Zones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the number of (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions, for unlawful disturbance of Marine Conservation Zones around England during the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) does not collate this information centrally. During the last 12 months, we are aware that there have been three prosecutions resulting in convictions under byelaws or other regulations for unlawful disturbance in Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in English waters. The prosecutions were delivered by Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA). There was a successful prosecution in Ashlett Creek, a part of the Southampton Water Special Protection Area (SPA) related to fisheries offences (this is not an MCZ but is part of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) network). In this case, Southern IFCA successfully prosecuted two fishermen for obstructing Fisheries Officers, which resulted in a penalty fine. Cornwall IFCA is currently investigating three cases of vessels using bottom-towed gears in a prohibited area.</p><p> </p><p>Management measures in MPAs are developed in consultation with industry expressly to drive down the risk of incursion. Prosecutions, and convictions, can be a sign that effective management has not occurred.</p><p> </p><p>Excluding fishing, licensable activity or development in or near an MPA is reviewed as part of the marine licensing process, which reduces any potential harm and helps mitigate risks before they develop.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/05/2018 11:42:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

904277

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Trees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the main threats to the health of beech trees in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our approach for managing the pressures on our trees. This includes climate change, high populations of squirrels and deer, and certain pests and diseases:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>There are ten pests on the UK Plant Health Risk Register which list <em>Fagus</em> as a major host, including several species of Phytophthora, wood boring beetles and moths. There are a total of 53 pests which pose a threat to broadleaved trees in general, and it is likely that some of these pests will also have <em>Fagus</em> as a host.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Beech trees are susceptible to grazing by deer and bark stripping by squirrels, which can leave the tree vulnerable to infection.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The Forestry Commission assessed the likely impacts of climate change on existing beech woodland in its 2012 Adaptation Reporting Power report. This concluded that beech may become increasingly challenged in the south and east on lighter and/or thinner soils.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/05/2018 11:41:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

904278

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Trees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the main threats to the health of lime trees in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our approach for managing the pressures on our trees. This includes climate change, high populations of squirrels and deer, and certain pests and diseases:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>There are seven pests, mainly moths and other insect species, on the UK Plant Health Risk Register which list <em>Tillia</em> as a major host. There are a total of 53 pests which pose a threat to broadleaved trees in general and it is likely that some of these pests will also have <em>Tillia</em> as a host.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Lime trees seem to be unpalatable to deer and are not vulnerable to bark stripping by squirrels.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>There has been no specific assessment of the impacts of climate change on lime trees to date.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/05/2018 12:06:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten