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1039099

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Natural England has made a Habitat Regulation Assessment prior to the dredging of the Port of Ramsgate.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	207205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>In 2010/2011, Natural England (NE) worked with Ramsgate Harbour on environmental assessment and monitoring of their water injection dredging activities, including a Habitats Regulations Assessment of the activity undertaken at that time. After noting reports that dredging was taking place in order to prepare the port for expansion via water injection, NE have contacted the port directly to clarify what dredging is being undertaken, including volumes and locations. NE have also been in touch with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to clarify under which powers the port are undertaking this activity and whether an MMO licence would be required.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/01/2019 15:52:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1027337

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Packaging: 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, how many packaging producers have been reported by packaging producer compliance schemes for not meeting their packaging recycling note obligations in each of the last five years; and how many of those reports have been investigated.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	202770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Between December 2013 and 18 December 2018, 70 suspected packaging freeriders were reported to the Environment Agency by approved packaging compliance schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All reported freeriders have initially been assessed to establish a risk profile.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>64 of the 70 reported freeriders have been subject to further investigation. Of the remaining 6, 2 were found to already be registered and the remaining 4 were considered a low risk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/12/2018 15:50:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1020643

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law
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 in-flight files of EU legislation exist that affect the policy areas managed by his Department; and which in-flight files of EU legislation his Department intends to implement in UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	199834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>During the time-limited implementation period, EU law will continue to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.</p><p> </p><p>In the unlikely event that the backstop were to come into effect, a small fraction of EU rules applying today would apply in Northern Ireland and EU rules on state aid would apply in the UK. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed – and even if it ever were to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p> </p><p>The Official Journal of the European Union publishes upcoming EU legislation for implementation. This is publicly available online:</p><p><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2018 17:59:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

989518

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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	Medical Equipment: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2018 to Question 177254 on Medical equipment: waste disposal, how many of the 155 permitted healthcare waste sites in England are hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	180685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Of the 155 permitted healthcare waste sites in England, 16 are located at hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/10/2018 10:41:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

984500

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	Clinical Waste
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 clinical waste operators there are in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	177254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Waste policy is a devolved matter and Defra only holds the information requested for England.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 155 permitted healthcare waste sites in England, run by an estimated 70 operators and subsidiaries. This includes 24 facilities which are permitted for the incineration of healthcare waste, run by 12 different operators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/10/2018 10:50:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

984501

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	Clinical Waste
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 (a) unannounced and (b) announced inspections the Environment Agency have undertaken at clinical waste operators in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	177255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) uses a range of methods to monitor waste site compliance, including audits, data reviews, and site inspections.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of checks which the EA has undertaken for healthcare waste sites in England in each of the last four years. The EA does not centrally record numbers of announced and unannounced inspections, however the majority of inspections are unannounced.</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2014 is not included because a new system for recording checks was introduced in 2015 and earlier information is not centrally recorded.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total no. of checks:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of which site visits:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 (year to date)</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/10/2018 10:45:22 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

983168

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Food: Labelling
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of labelling for non-prepackaged fresh food.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	176143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>We take the provision of information to consumers extremely seriously and it is essential that all UK consumers have complete trust in the food they are eating.</p><p>Defra is working closely with the Food Standards Agency and the Department for Health and Social Care to urgently review our approach to food labelling with the aim of strengthening the current allergen labelling framework. We are also holding talks with the Devolved Administrations to see what approach they may wish to take, as this is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/10/2018 15:52:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

926625

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	Climate Change
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 (a) regional climate change partnerships were funded by the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready Programme in 2015 and (b) regional climate change partnerships there were in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	154662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA)’s Climate Ready Support Service provided project funding to seven Regional Climate Change Partnerships (RCCPs) through a collaborative agreement with Climate UK, their umbrella organisation. The EA made direct payments to a further two RCCPs, which were hosted by the EA. In total, the Climate Ready Support Service funded projects in nine RCCPs.</p><p>The Climate Ready Support Service closed in March 2016 and the EA does not have any official data regarding the RCCPs beyond this point.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/06/2018 14:07:18 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

914984

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Air Pollution
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 he plans to undertake a consultation exercise on changes to the Local Air Quality Management framework.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	148708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra plans to consult this year on policy changes to the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) framework, to minimise bureaucracy and reporting burdens, shifting the focus to taking action to clean up local air through strong collaborative local partnerships; and driving stronger local action on reducing particulate matter emissions.</p><p> </p><p>We will also encourage greater public transparency about local air quality to empower local citizens and their air quality decision-makers in their local communities, and provide stronger incentives for local authorities to use their tools and powers.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/06/2018 14:26:22 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

909218

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Multi-agency Flood Plan Review
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 his Written Ministerial Statement of 3 November 2017, whether the Multi-Agency Flood Plan Review will be completed at the end of May 2018; and what the timetable is for the review to be published.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	146184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that the review has been published this month.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/06/2018 13:26:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh