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724556

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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	Microplastics: Animal Welfare
	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 18 April 2017 to Question 69988, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the effect of microplastics on the welfare of land animals.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	72012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

724557

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	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: Sales
	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 18 April 2017 to Question 69979, for what reason that Answer does not refer to any assessment of the effectiveness of the ban on the sale of antique ivory objects made after 1947.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	72014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1721238

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	Indigenous Peoples: Biodiversity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of indigenous peoples in the remediation and mitigation of biodiversity loss.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL12
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) play a critical role in the protection and restoration of biodiversity. IPLCs are stewards of 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity<sup>1</sup>. Evidence suggests that where IPLCs hold secure governance rights to forests, communities provide better protection and management, deforestation rates are lower, and carbon storage higher<sup>2</sup>. Biodiversity indicators show significantly lower declines in land managed by Indigenous Peoples, and these lands are at least as diverse or more so than protected areas<sup>3</sup>. The UK is a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which recognises ’the dependency of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) on biological diversity and their unique role in conserving life on Earth’<sup>4</sup>. The UK supported the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and is fully committed to promoting and protecting human rights for all individuals, including Indigenous People, without discrimination on any grounds. The UK also supports Voluntary Guidelines on Governance of Tenure (VGGT)<sup>5</sup>; these embody international provisions requiring the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from Indigenous Peoples to any project that may affect them.</p><p>At COP26 the UK Presidency led a $1.7bn Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forest Tenure Pledge (the Pledge)<sup>6 </sup>from 23 public and private donors to advance support for Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ (IPLC) tenure rights in tropical forest countries, running from 2021-2025. The Pledge has led to a step-change in international attention on the central role local and Indigenous communities play in climate mitigation, protecting nature and biodiversity, and the critical role of tenure security in sustainable land use. The UK is delivering our Pledge commitment of £163m through ODA programmes across FCDO, DESNZ and DEFRA.</p><p><sup>1</sup> The role of Indigenous Peoples in Biodiversity Conservation: <a href="https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/995271468177530126/pdf/443000WP0BOX321onservation01PUBLIC1.pdf" target="_blank">World Bank Document</a><br> <sup>2</sup> <a href="https://www.wri.org/insights/numbers-indigenous-and-community-land-rights" target="_blank">By the Numbers: Indigenous and Community Land Rights | World Resources Institute (wri.org)</a><br> <sup>3</sup> The Economics of Biodiversity Dasgupta Review 2021<br> <sup>4</sup> <a href="https://www.cbd.int/convention/wg8j.shtml" target="_blank">Working Group on Article 8(j) (cbd.int)</a><br> <sup>5</sup> <a href="https://www.fao.org/tenure/voluntary-guidelines/en/" target="_blank">Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure | Governance of Tenure | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org)</a><br> <sup>6</sup> <a href="https://landportal.org/iplc/forest-tenure-donor-pledge" target="_blank">https://ukcop26.org/cop26-iplc-forest-tenure-joint-donor-statement/; https://landportal.org/iplc/forest-tenure-donor-pledge</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 31/07/2024 13:48:39 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1721240

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	Landfill: Health Hazards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) reopen investigations into the death of Zane Gbangbola through a public inquiry or other measures, and (2) examine the health risks presented by historic landfill sites.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL14
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to reopen investigations into the tragic death of Zane Gbangbola. If there is a belief that the evidence was not considered properly during the original inquest, or that there is new evidence available then there is a legal process via the Attorney General that should be followed. Due consideration of the merits of an inquiry will be made at the appropriate time if, and when these legal processes have been exhausted.</p><p> </p><p>Under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, each local authority has a duty to inspect its area to identify and require remediation of contaminated land, including historic landfills. A risk-based approach is used to define contaminated land, with regulators required to intervene in cases where land poses an unacceptable risk to human health, property or the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Risks of significant harm to human health are already considered by regulators within the existing regulations. The current risk-based approach ensures the sites that do pose the greatest risk to people and the environment are prioritised and appropriately managed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 29/07/2024 13:53:46 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1721241

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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: Treaties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities in the negotiations on a UN plastics treaty due to conclude in December; and whether they plan to support a legally binding limit on the volume of plastics production.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL15
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to reach an agreement on an ambitious legally binding treaty covering the full life cycle of plastics by the end of 2024.</p><p> </p><p>As a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution we support binding provisions to restrain and reduce the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 29/07/2024 14:05:58 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1722320

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2024
	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	Biodiversity: Genetics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the pledge made at Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2022 to establish a new multilateral mechanism, including a global fund, to share benefits derived from the use of genetic resources; and what plans they have to contribute to its development.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) established a new multilateral benefit sharing mechanism, including a global fund, to share benefits derived from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources. The details of the mechanism are to be finalised at COP16.</p><p> </p><p>The mechanism presents opportunities for science and business, as well as for the conservation of biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is taking a leading role in the negotiations, both as a co-chair of the international process, and as a negotiating Party. We are working closely with the private sector to ensure their views are represented and have commissioned independent research on the impacts of different approaches. We are working closely across the multiple international forums where DSI is being addressed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 30/07/2024 16:51:40 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1722374

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	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	Beavers: Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the spread of beaver populations in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government supports species reintroductions where there are clear benefits for nature, people and the environment. All reintroductions in England are expected to follow the Code for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations. We will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions in England.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 05/08/2024 15:32:22 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1722375

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	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	Insects: Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in insect populations in England in the past decade; what assessment they have made of the impact of this decline on predator populations; what causes for this decline they have identified; and how they plan to arrest and reverse this decline.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>We publish several indicators of invertebrate abundance every year. Generally, the population trends of our native insect species show a mixed picture which varies between species and habitats. For example, the indicator for the overall abundance of butterflies in England has shown little or no change between 1976 and 2022 and while the index for farmland species has remained stable the abundance of woodland butterflies has declined steeply since 1990.</p><p>Insect decline is driven by various factors including habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, introduction of new species and diseases, light pollution, pesticides and other aspects of agricultural intensification. It is difficult to attribute specific drivers to individual declines in insect species. However, land use change and habitat loss are likely to be the main contributors to insect decline within the UK.</p><p>Insects underpin food webs in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems so, alongside other factors such as habitat loss, changes in insect populations are likely to be contributing to declines in insectivorous species including bats, birds and amphibians.</p><p>This Government has set out its intention to deliver for nature, taking action to meet our Environment Act targets, and working in partnership with civil society, communities and business to restore and protect our natural world. For example, the Government will change existing policies to prevent the use of deadly neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten bees.</p><p>To inform delivery of the targets, Natural England’s ‘Threatened Species Recovery Actions’ project has already identified the targeted actions needed to for the conservation and recovery of 240 insect species. Assessment of a further 300 insect species is underway. Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme is key to delivering many of these recovery actions. Example projects include creating flight corridors and increasing food plants for the pearl bordered fritillary butterfly, woodland enhancement for the grizzled skipper butterfly and the reintroduction of one of our rarest grasshoppers, the large marsh grasshopper.</p><p>Additionally, we will change existing policies to prevent the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten our vital pollinators.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 05/08/2024 15:19:31 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1723682

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	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	Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a bottle deposit return scheme in England; and if so whether glass bottles will be included, whether it will include provision for reuse of bottles, and when it would be implemented.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>This government will create a circular economy that: uses our resources as efficiently and productively as possible, minimises environmental impacts, accelerates Net Zero, supports economic growth, and delivers green jobs.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing the suite of packaging reforms – including the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers – working with the devolved governments and industry to determine the next steps for the Deposit Return Scheme. I will be happy to update the House in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 31/07/2024 10:40:36 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1723683

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	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	Horticulture
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a strategy for (1) the edible, and (2) the environmental, horticultural sectors in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>Farming and food production are at the heart of the Government’s agenda and an important part of our mission-driven government approach.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with the sector, we are considering a number of ways to achieve our ambitious, measurable and long-term goals for the sector. This includes building on our long-standing R&amp;D investment in crop breeding. In July 2024, Defra awarded a further £15 million over the next five years to fund five crop Genetic Improvement Networks. This includes £9 million for horticulture (soft fruit; vegetables; and pulse crops).</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 06/08/2024 13:33:42 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle