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1125909

registered interest
date	10/05/2019
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	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, what assessment he has made of the effect on air quality of the the number of journeys taken by bicycle.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	252860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Defra has not carried out a specific assessment of the effect on air quality of the number of journeys taken by bicycle. However, the Government is committed to increasing cycling and walking and making our roads safer for vulnerable users, including cyclists and pedestrians.</p><p> </p><p>The benefits of cycling and walking are considerable. For people, it means cheaper travel and better health. For businesses, it means increased productivity and increased footfall in shops. And for society as a whole it means less congestion, better air quality, and vibrant, attractive places and communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in 2017, sets out the Government’s plans for cycling and walking, with an ambition up to 2040 for “making cycling and walking the natural choices for short journeys or as part of a longer journey”. The strategy also identifies £2 billion of financial resources which may be invested in cycling and walking during the Spending Review 2015 settlement period 2016/17-2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/05/2019 12:51:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1111141

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Boats
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 impact assessment has been undertaken to examine the effect of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s proposals for older passenger boats on trends in the level of Environment Agency lock fees.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	243484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency’s (EA) boat registration charge proposals for 2019-2021 were approved by Ministers in October 2018, before the Maritime and Coastguard Agency published its consultation on proposed amendments to the technical requirements applicable to UK domestic passenger vessels.</p><p> </p><p>EA charge proposals from 2021 will be subject to a full public consultation and also a business impact target assessment. The EA has committed to involving stakeholders in developing these proposals, in particular engaging the marine trade, through British Marine – the UK industry body which represents the interests of passenger boat operators.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/04/2019 09:56:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1105778

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Formaldehyde: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulations on formaldehyde in domestic environments.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	910082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The supply of the substance formaldehyde to consumers is banned. However, it is not restricted in articles such as MDF panels. Under the Construction Products Regulation, MDF manufactured in Europe must be labelled to European standards ‘E1’ or ‘E2’. 95% of EU companies comply voluntarily with the ‘E1’ standard, meeting World Health Organisation guidelines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/03/2019 18:00:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1091058

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Formaldehyde: Trading Standards
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 effectiveness of the trading standards regime in protecting consumers from exposure to formaldehyde.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	233635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>There is a ban on the sale of the substance formaldehyde and its sale in mixtures when present at or over 0.1% (by weight). In addition, the use of formaldehyde will be further restricted in 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proposals for a further legal restriction to control formaldehyde releases from articles (which would include wood-based panels) are being considered under REACH. Currently, there is a voluntary agreement to produce wooden panels within these exposure levels and over 95% of EU companies are compliant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority trading standards departments are responsible for consumer protection issues under REACH; this includes decisions on funding and prioritisation. The Government has not specifically assessed the effectiveness of this regime in relation to products containing formaldehyde.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/03/2019 13:08:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1012327

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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: Children
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 funding his Department has allocated to programmes to reduce children’s exposure to air pollution in (a) 2015-16; (b) 2016-17; and (c) 2017-18; and whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	194714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Stockton North, Alex Cunningham, on 27 November 2018, PQ UIN192868.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2018 17:53:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1003755

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Noise: 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 steps his Department is taking to align UK noise pollution guidelines with the new WHO guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	189701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We will carefully consider these guidelines and their relevance to future policy.</p><p> </p><p>We will assess the supporting evidence base, as well as other relevant recent research carried out in the UK and abroad. We will be convening the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits to consider any necessary updates to relevant UK noise pollution guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/11/2018 17:16:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

892290

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Furniture: Formaldehyde
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 (a) enforcement and (b) effectiveness of the published acceptable limits for formaldehyde both within and released from MDF wood used in furniture.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	138488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>Six sites in the UK are engaged in the manufacture of particleboard and fibreboard. These sites are all currently compliant with the formaldehyde release limits set out in current published UK guidance. Following the publication in November 2015 of new EU guidance and emission limits under the EU Industrial Emission Directive, UK regulators are currently working with industry to ensure that their environmental permits are all reviewed and updated by the implementation deadline of 20 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/05/2018 13:05:35 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

867106

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Animal and Plant Health Agency
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 Plant Health Inspectors have been stationed at (a) Heathrow and (b) Manchester airports in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	133224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide data from 2010 as records only go back to 2014 with the formation of the Animal &amp; Plant Health Agency.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Manchester Airport</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Plant Health Inspectors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Heathrow Airport</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Plant Health Inspectors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are currently no vacancies in the Plant Health and Seeds team based at Manchester airport. There are currently 5 vacancies in the equivalent team based at Heathrow. A recruitment process to fill the vacancies is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 133225 question first answered 27/03/2018 11:11:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

867107

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Animal and Plant Health Agency
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 vacancies there are for Plant Health Inspectors at (a) Heathrow and (b) Manchester airports.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	133225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide data from 2010 as records only go back to 2014 with the formation of the Animal &amp; Plant Health Agency.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Manchester Airport</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Plant Health Inspectors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Heathrow Airport</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Plant Health Inspectors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are currently no vacancies in the Plant Health and Seeds team based at Manchester airport. There are currently 5 vacancies in the equivalent team based at Heathrow. A recruitment process to fill the vacancies is currently being undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 133224 question first answered 27/03/2018 11:11:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

802626

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Animal Welfare: 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, what plans he has to incorporate animal sentience principles outlined in Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty into UK law after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	118176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State set out the Government’s plans to recognise animal sentience in domestic law in a Written Ministerial Statement on 12 December:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-12-12/HCWS340/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-12-12/HCWS340/</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/12/2017 15:44:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury