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391252

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Forests
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 June (HL298), which interested parties have been involved in the preparatory work on keeping public forests and woodlands in trust for the nation, in line with the 2012 Independent Panel on Forestry’s recommendations.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Since the publication of the Independent Panel on Forestry report in 2012, we have engaged with over 50 interested parties on a range of forestry related matters, primarily through their membership of the national Forestry Forum whose next meeting is scheduled for October. This engagement has included preparatory work to develop proposals to keep the forests in trust for the nation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/07/2015 09:40:52 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

391253

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Forests
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 June (HL298), whether they intend to bring forward primary legislation concerning the forestry estate in the course of this Parliament; and if so, what is their expected timetable for doing so.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>We are fully committed to holding the public forest estate in trust for the nation. Preparatory work has taken place, with key interested parties being involved. We have not committed to bring forward primary legislation, although we have not ruled this out either. In the meantime, the estate will remain secure in the care of the Forestry Commission. I wish to reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to sell the public forest estate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/07/2015 09:46:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

391254

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Forestry Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land and property has been (1) disposed of, and (2) acquired, by the Forestry Commission since the publication of the report of the 2012 Independent Panel on Forestry.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>From 4 July 2012 to 21 July 2015, two sites in the north of England totalling 0.12 hectares were disposed of as a result of property rationalisation. In the west of England 15.5 hectares of leasehold was surrendered. During the same period land acquired by, or gifted to, the Public Forest Estate was 79.56 hectares across four sites in central, east, west and southern England. This represents a net increase in PFE land for this period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/07/2015 15:47:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

391344

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Rights of Way
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers they intend to give local authorities to alter the status of routes which have in the past been legally recorded on definitive maps of public rights of way as restricted byways with provision for access by horse-drawn and other non-mechanically propelled vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Temple-Morris
uin	HL1678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not plan to introduce any new powers in primary legislation to specifically give local authorities the ability to alter the status of restricted byways or any other type of public right of way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The legal framework governing public rights of way has been reviewed by a stakeholder working group, which recommended a package of reforms which are now being implemented through provisions included in the Deregulation Act 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/07/2015 10:28:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	267 label Biography information for Lord Temple-Morris

391356

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Tree Planting
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 she will set a target for tree planting by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Clegg
uin	7994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>As promised in our manifesto, we have committed to planting 11 million trees during this Parliament, which we plan to do primarily through the Rural Development Programme’s Countryside Stewardship scheme. This scheme aims to invest £18 million on new woodland planting each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also encouraging more tree planting in several other ways. For example, by attracting private investment in woodland creation through the Woodland Carbon Code and looking for ways to improve the Environmental Impact Assessment process. We are also helping to increase demand for wood by supporting forestry businesses to further increase their competitiveness, productivity and innovation, through other schemes under the Rural Development Programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also remain strongly supportive of sector-led initiatives, such as Grown in Britain and the Roots to Prosperity strategy, in their work to grow demand for wood by further developing and strengthening the woodland economy from ground level up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2015 12:02:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg

391425

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Beaches: Cumbria
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 her Department has made of the cleanliness of beaches in (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Charting Progress 2, published in 2010, made an assessment of marine pollution in UK waters. More details can be found at</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141203181034/http:/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141203181034/http:/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on coastal waters is available through the Environment Agency’s Catchment Data Explorer at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/" target="_blank">http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency and Marine Management Organisation also work in partnership to achieve cleaner coasts and healthier seas by implementing the requirements of the Water Framework Directive and the Bathing Water Directive. These Directives set quality standards and drive improvements to coastal water quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Results of the 2014 bathing water quality monitoring in Cumbria are in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Bathing Water</p></td><td><p>Standard Achieved</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney Biggar Bank</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney Sandy Gap</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney West Shore</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Silecroft</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seascale</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Lakeside YMCA</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Millerground Landing</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Fellfoot</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Bees</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allonby South</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allonby</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Silloth</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra works with and supports the work of “Keep Britain Tidy”. Haverigg, Silecroft and St Bees have won its Seaside Award, but no Cumbrian beaches have won a Blue Flag award this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 7959 7960 question first answered 07/09/2015 10:23:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391426

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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 Areas: Cumbria
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 her Department is taking to reduce levels of marine pollution on the Cumbrian coast.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Charting Progress 2, published in 2010, made an assessment of marine pollution in UK waters. More details can be found at</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141203181034/http:/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141203181034/http:/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on coastal waters is available through the Environment Agency’s Catchment Data Explorer at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/" target="_blank">http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency and Marine Management Organisation also work in partnership to achieve cleaner coasts and healthier seas by implementing the requirements of the Water Framework Directive and the Bathing Water Directive. These Directives set quality standards and drive improvements to coastal water quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Results of the 2014 bathing water quality monitoring in Cumbria are in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Bathing Water</p></td><td><p>Standard Achieved</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney Biggar Bank</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney Sandy Gap</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney West Shore</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Silecroft</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seascale</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Lakeside YMCA</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Millerground Landing</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Fellfoot</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Bees</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allonby South</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allonby</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Silloth</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra works with and supports the work of “Keep Britain Tidy”. Haverigg, Silecroft and St Bees have won its Seaside Award, but no Cumbrian beaches have won a Blue Flag award this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 7959 7961 question first answered 07/09/2015 10:23:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391427

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Seas and Oceans: 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, what assessment her Department has made of the level of marine pollution in (a) Copeland, (b) Cumbria and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>Charting Progress 2, published in 2010, made an assessment of marine pollution in UK waters. More details can be found at</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141203181034/http:/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20141203181034/http:/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information on coastal waters is available through the Environment Agency’s Catchment Data Explorer at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/" target="_blank">http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency and Marine Management Organisation also work in partnership to achieve cleaner coasts and healthier seas by implementing the requirements of the Water Framework Directive and the Bathing Water Directive. These Directives set quality standards and drive improvements to coastal water quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Results of the 2014 bathing water quality monitoring in Cumbria are in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Bathing Water</p></td><td><p>Standard Achieved</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney Biggar Bank</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney Sandy Gap</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walney West Shore</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Silecroft</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seascale</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Lakeside YMCA</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Millerground Landing</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windermere, Fellfoot</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Bees</p></td><td><p>more stringent guideline value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allonby South</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allonby</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Silloth</p></td><td><p>minimum mandatory value</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra works with and supports the work of “Keep Britain Tidy”. Haverigg, Silecroft and St Bees have won its Seaside Award, but no Cumbrian beaches have won a Blue Flag award this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 7960 7961 question first answered 07/09/2015 10:23:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391428

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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
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 she will (a) publish separate 25-year plans to restore biodiversity and to grow more, buy more and sell more British food and (b) take steps to ensure that each such plan will contribute to the other's objectives.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Albert Owen
uin	8095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We are putting in place an ambitious 25-year plan to promote and grow our world-leading food and farming industry, encouraging enterprise and boosting productivity right across the food chain.</p><p>In addition, Defra is currently investing £4.2 million over three years in the Sustainable Intensification research Platform (SIP). This is designed to investigate integrated approaches for farmers to produce more food whilst simultaneously protecting and enhancing biodiversity, and the natural environment in general. The SIP will also develop tools to enable decision-makers to balance our need to produce more British food with the need to protect our natural resources.</p><p>The Government is currently developing the framework that will guide the development of a 25-year environment plan for England, which will include biodiversity. Biodiversity policy is a devolved issue, but we will maintain a constructive dialogue with the Devolved Administrations throughout the development of the plan, through the Four Countries Biodiversity Group.</p><p>The Government will, of course, ensure that these two long-term approaches complement each other.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2015 10:23:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

391429

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Game: 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, what discussions her Department has with shooting organisations before adding a specific bird or mammal to the protected list.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>No animal or bird species have been added to the list of protected species for England since 2011. There have been no direct discussions with shooting organisations on any possible additions.</p><p>All wild birds are protected in accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).</p><p>In accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee is required to review the protected animals (other than birds) listed in Schedule 5 of the Act every five years and to advise Ministers whether species of animals should be added to or removed from the Schedule. Defra undertakes a public consultation exercise on the proposed amendments to the Schedule and shooting organisations have an opportunity to respond.</p><p>Nature conservation is a devolved matter and such issues are a matter for the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2015 10:10:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon