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106278

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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
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 the Environment Agency takes to ensure that landfill sites practices are in line with environmental regulations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	213274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Prospective landfill site operators must apply to the Environment Agency for an environmental permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency will assess whether proposed operations can comply with the regulations. If it is satisfied, the Environment Agency will issue a permit, which will include conditions to ensure the operator complies with relevant legislation and manages its activities so that it does not cause pollution.</p><p> </p><p>Permits include limits on emissions of polluting substances to the wider environment. These include emissions:</p><p>• to groundwater;</p><p>• of landfill gas;</p><p>• that may affect amenity (e.g. noise, odour, dust, pests).</p><p> </p><p>To assess compliance with the permit, the Environment Agency:</p><p>• routinely visits landfill sites and meets with the operator;</p><p>• audits the operator’s management system and activities against the permit conditions and best practice;</p><p>• responds to complaints about the landfill site and monitors impacts on local communities where necessary;</p><p>• reviews and approves (or rejects) development plans;</p><p>• reviews reports required by the permit including the operator’s monitoring data and records of waste accepted.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency takes action where it identifies non-compliance with permit conditions in line with its Enforcement and Sanctions Guidance.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/11/2014 12:36:02 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106279

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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
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 enforcement notices have been taken out against landfill operators in the (a) UK and (b) North East of England in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	213275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The following enforcement notices have been issued to landfill operators by the Environment Agency since 1 November last year:</p><p> </p><p>(a) England 40</p><p>(b) North East England 7</p><p> </p><p>The regulation of waste is a devolved matter. Defra does not hold data on enforcement notices issued in respect to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/11/2014 12:40:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

106281

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Floods
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 she has made of the effectiveness of the Repair and Renew grant scheme.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	213290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>We are working closely with local authorities, with support from the Environment Agency, to ensure the effective delivery and deliver the maximum benefit for the ‘Repair and Renew’ grant. We are aware of a number of collaborative applications that will have multiple beneficiaries. These demonstrate particularly effective use of the grant.</p><p>The scheme is still running. All local authorities must claim reimbursement for grant payments from Defra by 31 March 2015. After then we will be better placed to assess the effectiveness of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/11/2014 12:45:26 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

106282

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 progress her Department has made on vaccinating cattle against bovine TB; and what progress has been made on reaching an agreement on the criteria for field trials of cattle vaccinations at EU level; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	213300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>We are awaiting the final report on field trial design proposals for vaccine and diagnostic tests to be undertaken in Great Britain. The design will need to satisfy the demands of the European Commission. Former Commissioner Borg made it clear in his January 2013 letter that field trials would need to be large scale and long lasting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/11/2014 17:16:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

106283

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Squirrels: Diseases
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 she is taking to control squirrel pox in the red squirrel population.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	213348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Squirrelpox virus is highly infectious and poses a major threat to red squirrel populations. That is why Defra is contributing £50,000 over two years to the Moredun Research Institute, which is undertaking research on the development of a vaccine for squirrel pox virus.</p><p> </p><p>This adds to the wider package of Government actions being undertaken to protect red squirrels from the impact of grey squirrels and the squirrel pox they carry. This includes Natural England and Forestry Commission participation in the Red Squirrels Northern England project and Forestry Commission provision of grant aid, through the English Woodland Grant Scheme, for grey squirrel control in red squirrel areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/11/2014 17:10:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

106285

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Nature Conservation: Turks and Caicos Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which CITES-listed species her Department has given approval for export from the Turks and Caicos Islands in the last year; and at what level each such export quota has been set.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>As responsibility for environmental issues in the UK’s Overseas Territories is devolved to Territory governments, it is not for the UK Government to approve exports from the Turks and Caicos Islands of specimens listed on the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s ratification of CITES has not been extended to the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Turks and Caicos Islands trade in specimens of CITES-listed species as a non-Party to CITES and issue CITES-comparable documentation to facilitate this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/11/2014 17:16:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106346

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Turks and Caicos Islands
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 scientific advice she has received on the sustainability of the export quota for the Queen conch species in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>As responsibility for environmental issues in the UK’s Overseas Territories is devolved to Territory governments, it is not for the UK Government to set the Queen conch export quota for the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Defra’s scientific advisors have therefore not carried out an assessment of the sustainability of TCI’s Queen conch quota. They have, however, advised that for issues relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), TCI’s Management Authority should follow the advice of TCI’s Scientific Authority when deciding whether to allow conch exports.</p><p>The UK’s ratification of CITES has not been extended to the TCI. The TCI trade in specimens of CITES-listed species such as Queen conch as a non-Party to the Convention and issue CITES-comparable documentation to facilitate this.</p><p>We secured sponsorship for a TCI delegate to attend a regional queen conch workshop in Panama later this month. The meeting will discuss the conservation, responsible management and sustainable trade in queen conch in the Caribbean. The TCI delegate will report on workshop findings and recommendations on his return and it is hoped that this will better inform TCI’s conch management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/11/2014 18:02:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106430

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
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 bring forward legislative proposals for the installation of independently-monitored CCTV cameras in slaughterhouses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	213447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>An independent assessment is currently being carried out by the Farm Animal Welfare Committee. The Government is waiting for their report, which is due at the end of year. We will look at options in the light of that report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 213448 question first answered 11/11/2014 17:21:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

106431

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
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 hold discussions with animal welfare groups on commissioning an independent assessment on the installation of CCTV cameras inside UK slaughterhouses to deter illegal practices.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	213448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>An independent assessment is currently being carried out by the Farm Animal Welfare Committee. The Government is waiting for their report, which is due at the end of year. We will look at options in the light of that report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 213447 question first answered 11/11/2014 17:21:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

106432

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Flood Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where the UK's main mobile flood pumps are based; and what time is taken to mobilise such pumps.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government-funded New Dimension project saw the deployment of 50 High Volume Pumps (HVP) positioned across the country, with 46 allocated to 38 English Fire and Rescue Services and four in Scotland; an additional Strategic HVP was located centrally. There are four mobile HVPs in Wales. Under the Fire Rescue Service mutual aid arrangements Wales also have access to all of the strategic assets in England. The planning assumptions for a major incident involving man made or natural flooding, assumes a minimum of one HVP will be mobilised to respond to an incident within a maximum of two hours of request.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency holds a range of strategic incident response supplies at its depots across England, including:</p><p> </p><p>· three 12 inch pumps</p><p> </p><p>· six24 inch pumps</p><p> </p><p>· 425 smaller mobile pumps</p><p> </p><p>· 3.8km of demountable and temporary flood defences</p><p> </p><p>· 21 sandbag machines</p><p> </p><p>The larger 12 and 24 inch pumps can be deployed within 24 hours. The Environment Agency also has access to a further six 24 inch pumps through its contracted suppliers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/11/2014 17:35:40 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane