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1303897

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Waste Disposal: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2021 to Question 160671, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for the Waste and Resources Action Programme grant scheme to (a) schools, (b) businesses and (c) other public bodies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	171606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Binfrastructure grant scheme closed on the 10<sup>th</sup> March 2021. Local authorities were able to work in partnership with Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) or other local partners when applying to the scheme, though grants could only be awarded to local authorities.</p><p>We believe that education, as well as getting businesses to take responsibility on litter, is important and this is reflected in our Litter Strategy, which is available at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flitter-strategy-for-england&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cemma.pryor%40defra.gov.uk%7C3a48ded0ee98415ea6c708d8ed546181%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637520294104598021%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bT4xB5uI3r%2FY%2FmPQf3VBvdFH7e8CxKUYKp73l3FjRrI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england</a></p><p>We want every child to have the opportunity to learn about the impacts of litter. As well as the Eco-Schools programme run by Keep Britain Tidy, which 80% of schools in England participate in, there are many other resources available for schools to use should they wish to teach pupils about the impact of litter and the importance of not littering. Organisations such as Keep Britain Tidy, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the Marine Conservation Society have all produced excellent resources for schools about litter and the damage that it can do to the environment.</p><p>We believe that businesses should try to reduce the amount of litter their products generate. The Litter Strategy sets out how we intend to work with the relevant industries to tackle certain types of particularly problematic litter, including fast-food packaging, smoking-related litter and chewing gum.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/03/2021 12:05:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1303931

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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: Greater London
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 many air pollution monitors in London have been upgraded since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	171731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>As part of the national network of monitoring sites that the Environment Agency manages on Defra’s behalf, 15 new or upgraded instruments have been brought into service across 12 air quality monitoring sites across London since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 19 air quality monitoring sites which are part of Defra’s national monitoring networks located in London. In addition to the national UK Air Quality monitoring networks, Local Authorities, businesses and academics carry out monitoring and modelling of air quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/03/2021 12:47:02 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1303936

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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: Greater London
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 estimate he has made of the number of air quality monitoring stations in use in London.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	171732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>As part of the national network of monitoring sites that the Environment Agency manages on Defra’s behalf, 15 new or upgraded instruments have been brought into service across 12 air quality monitoring sites across London since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 19 air quality monitoring sites which are part of Defra’s national monitoring networks located in London. In addition to the national UK Air Quality monitoring networks, Local Authorities, businesses and academics carry out monitoring and modelling of air quality.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/03/2021 13:24:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1304074

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Export Health Certificates: Northern Ireland
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 have been taken to end the requirement for people with guide dogs to produce an animal health certificate when travelling to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	171656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The health and documentary requirements for pet travel to the EU are set out under the EU Pet Travel Regulations. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU rules also apply to the non-commercial movements of pets into Northern Ireland from Great Britain. There are no derogations for assistance dogs under the legal framework of the EU Pet Travel Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to press the European Commission in relation to securing Part 1 listed status, recognising that achieving this would alleviate some of the new requirements for pet owners and assistance dog users travelling to the EU and to Northern Ireland. We are clear that we meet all the animal health requirements for this, and we have one of the most rigorous pet checking regimes in Europe to protect our biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is engaging with the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to explore means to streamline pet travel between Great Britain and Northern Ireland recognising the high standards of animal health that we share. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has also written to the European Vice-President seeking to ensure that an agreement can be made to address the barriers imposed on pet travel between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We are proactively engaging with the assistance dog community and relevant stakeholders on the impacts on dog movements from Great Britain to the EU and to Northern Ireland. We will continue to work closely with assistance dog organisations to share the latest advice and guidance (in accessible formats) with their members on pet travel requirements.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/03/2021 16:27:02 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1304160

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Agriculture: Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister’s decision to halt the construction of border control posts on 27 February 2021, what information he holds on the (a) outcome of legal advice sought by the Permanent Secretary to the Northern Ireland Agriculture department on his ability to comply with that decision and (b) steps that have been taken to progress work on the development of border control posts since that decision.
tabling member constituency	North Dorset
tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
uin	171661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Decisions on the construction of Border Control Posts are a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>Defra officials continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to comply with international obligations and give effect to the Protocol in a pragmatic and proportionate way, minimising impacts on the everyday lives of people in Northern Ireland, in line with its fundamental purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The agri-food processes required under the Protocol continue to be discharged using the interim facilities that have been in place since 1 January.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/03/2021 13:51:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1303358

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Waste Disposal: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2021 to Question 160671, how much funding has been allocated through the Waste and Resources Action Programme grant scheme to local authorities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	170647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Litter Binfrastructure Grant, provides local authorities in England with the opportunity to apply for capital grants of £10,000-£25,000 to support the purchase of new litter bins. The scheme which, is managed by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and funded by Defra, was open from 17<sup>th</sup> December 2020 until 10<sup>th</sup> March 2021. 77 applications were received in total, and £983,000 has been awarded to local authorities across 44 grants.</p><p>Six applications were received from local authorities in the Yorkshire and Humber region, as follows:</p><ol><li>North Lincolnshire Council</li><li>Bradford Metropolitan District Council</li><li>Leeds City Council</li><li>Richmondshire District Council</li><li>North East Lincolnshire Council</li><li>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council</li></ol> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 170648 question first answered 22/03/2021 16:40:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1303360

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Waste Disposal: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2021 to Question 160671, how many local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber region have applied for grant funding through the Waste and Resources Action Programme grant scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	170648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Litter Binfrastructure Grant, provides local authorities in England with the opportunity to apply for capital grants of £10,000-£25,000 to support the purchase of new litter bins. The scheme which, is managed by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and funded by Defra, was open from 17<sup>th</sup> December 2020 until 10<sup>th</sup> March 2021. 77 applications were received in total, and £983,000 has been awarded to local authorities across 44 grants.</p><p>Six applications were received from local authorities in the Yorkshire and Humber region, as follows:</p><ol><li>North Lincolnshire Council</li><li>Bradford Metropolitan District Council</li><li>Leeds City Council</li><li>Richmondshire District Council</li><li>North East Lincolnshire Council</li><li>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council</li></ol> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 170647 question first answered 22/03/2021 16:40:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1303569

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Export Health Certificates
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 whether export costs have increased and revenue has been lost due to the time taken to resolve export health certificate administrative problems for products of animal origin at Border Control Posts; and what plans he has to speed up the UK’s administrative processes to make the delivery of goods to the EU more efficient for UK distributors.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	170738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>We do not routinely track the costs of export certification, which is a commercial matter between certifiers and exporters. We have always been clear that new processes would apply for exports of products of animal origin to the EU, from 01 January 2021. Before then we introduced efficiency measures for exporters, including guidance for logistics hubs and consolidation of loads. These measures have reduced exporters’ administrative requirements and through consolidation the total number of export health certificates required for EU exports. We are working to improve the online process of applying for export heath certificates to reduce errors and speed up certification.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/03/2021 16:36:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1303570

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Animal Products: 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 (a) effectiveness of the process and (b) adequacy of support available for obtaining model EHCs for exports of animal by-products to third countries; and what steps he plans to take to speed up the process for opening up new trading routes for those products.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	170739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Since leaving the EU, we are an independent trading nation and we will use our voice to champion free trade and lower barriers to trade.</p><p>In line with these ambitions, I am pleased to confirm that there is an established process for obtaining model Export Health Certificates (EHCs) for exports of animal by-products. Agreed EHCs for all commodities can be obtained from <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fexport-health-certificates&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cemma.pryor%40defra.gov.uk%7C08394ea115ae4c333f7f08d8ed341c19%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637520155359598408%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0aYxscE2WF9ZKHCLBre6GXNelVRlyn8A5CkLSfQWblE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. Applicants can use the website to search, view and apply for the relevant Export Health Certificate to facilitate trade in their commodity.</p><p>In addition to this, some Export Health Certificates are even more accessible, and can be applied for via the EHC online system which reduces some of the manual procedures previously in place. This process is under iterative review in order to ensure improvements can be made for the future.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/03/2021 16:12:37 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1303016

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
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: Transport
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 representations he has received from food producers and food industry bodies in Great Britain on the grouped transport of food and food products from multiple producers to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	169845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Defra receives regular representations from industry and meets regularly with the food industry and other stakeholders to discuss transporting food into Northern Ireland and will continue to do.</p><p>Defra Ministers meet weekly with representative bodies within the food industry in addition to major producers and retailers. In addition, there are weekly official level meetings with the major supermarkets and distributors covering food supply into Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Directorate within Defra is focusing its work on removing any real or perceived barriers to food supply.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/03/2021 16:09:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson