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61084

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of water infrastructure investment plans in tackling the problem of flooding; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	904181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ofwat is assessing water infrastructure investment plans for 2015-2020 under the 2014 water price review. All water and sewerage companies have a duty derived from recent legislation to place greater emphasis on flood risk planning.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Water Industry Act 1991 has also been amended to make clear that sewerage undertakers can construct and use Sustainable Drainage Systems to fulfil their statutory duty to effectually drain an area where it is the most economical solution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/06/2014 14:13:41 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

61521

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	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, what level of funding his Department provides to tackle the effects of climate change; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	904184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra spent £8.3 million in 2013-14 under its core adapting to climate change programme. This included £4.1 million to the Met Office Hadley Centre for the provision of world-leading climate science, and £1.6 million to the Environment Agency's Climate Ready support service to help organisations across England adapt to a changing climate. Adaptation is mainstreamed across Government. Other departments and other Defra programmes also fund activities that build resilience to climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/06/2014 14:23:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

60461

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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: Insurance
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 criteria will be used to determine whether a property owner is eligible to access building insurance policies within Flood Re.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	199499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The criteria that the insurance industry will use to determine if a property is eligible for cover through Flood Re was set out in the information note published in March. It can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/292353/water-bill-flood-insurance-scope-flood-re.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/292353/water-bill-flood-insurance-scope-flood-re.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/06/2014 15:49:55 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

60462

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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: Insurance
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 research carried out by the British Insurance Brokers Association into the difficulties that groups excluded from accessing buildings insurance within Flood Re are experiencing in accessing affordable flood insurance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	199500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The survey by the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has been considered with interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra has commissioned its own research to monitor the market for flood insurance. This will include the market for domestic insurance, for which Flood Re has been designed, and the market for commercial flood insurance, for which Flood Re was not designed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am planning to discuss this issue of commercial flood insurance with BIBA and representative organisations from the property sector at a round-table meeting later this month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/06/2014 14:31:42 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

58345

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Environment Protection: Crime
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 companies have been (a) given warnings because of breaches of environmental law and (b) prosecuted for such breaches in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	199354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>a) Warnings: The table below shows the total number of written warnings issued by the Environment Agency to companies in England for breaches of environmental law for the period since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of written warnings issued by the Environment Agency in England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>16,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>13,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10,093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for period </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61,980</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Due to the high volume, as recorded in the above table, it would incur disproportionate cost to collate the names of the individual companies who received such warnings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Records of any warning or warnings issued to the operator of a permitted site are held on the Environment Agency's public registers, which can be viewed at the relevant Environment Agency Area office. Alternatively, any individual may request information from the Environment Agency National Customer Contact Centre on a particular site or sites by telephoning 03708 506 506 or emailing enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>b) Prosecutions: The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted 760 companies in England over the last five full calendar years. A list of the companies, in each year, will be placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/06/2014 14:38:06 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

58423

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Poultry
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 the Government's policy is on beak trimming of chickens; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	199160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2010 restricts the method used for the routine beak trimming of laying hens to infra-red technology only. The Government is also working with the Beak Trimming Action Group, which includes representatives from industry, welfare groups and scientists, to find ways to manage flocks of birds without the need to beak trim. Defra is currently funding a peer reviewed research study to assess the effectiveness of management strategies in reducing injurious pecking in non-beak trimmed laying hens. The results of this pilot study and all other available evidence will feed into a review in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:32:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

57816

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Energy: 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, what assessment he has made of the effect of export of refuse-derived fuel and solid recovered fuel for use in energy from waste plants overseas on the availability of such fuel for similar plants in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	198844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We published a call for evidence on the refuse-derived fuel market in England on 12 March. This included a request for evidence on the effect that exports of refuse-derived fuel had on its availability on the domestic market. The call for evidence closed on 9 May. We are currently analysing the evidence submitted, which will aid our understanding of the situation, help us to determine whether there is a need for some form of intervention and, if so, help us to develop policy options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 198890 question first answered 09/06/2014 15:57:16 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

57826

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Animal Welfare: Circuses
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 bring forward legislative proposals on the use of wild animals in circuses.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We will introduce a Bill to end the use of wild animals in circuses when parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:24:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

57828

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Livestock: Transport
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 he will make it his policy to check all lorries containing live animals for export at UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) takes a risk based approach to vehicle inspection in relation to exports of livestock for slaughter. The Government has no plans to change this approach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2014 14:44:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

57972

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Biofuels: 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, with reference to the Answer of 8 May 2014, Official Report, column 272W, on biofuels: air pollution, for what reasons estimated social costs of biomass emissions of fine particles contained in his Department's Answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 697W, on air pollution, were not reflected in that Answer; and for what reasons his Department no longer estimates the social costs of fine particles emitted by biomass combustion.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	198818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The social (health) costs included in the answer of 26 March 2009 were calculated by Defra to evaluate specific scenarios of uptake of biomass heat in 2020. These costs were calculated for policy development purposes in accordance with Treasury Green Book guidance and methodologies developed with the support of the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of emissions by source (including biomass emissions) are updated annually and reported in the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, but social (health) costs by emissions source are not routinely calculated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the health burden due to total anthropogenic fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) in the UK are calculated as part of the Public Health Outcomes Framework indicator. This is based on modelled annual population weighted mean total anthropogenic PM<sub>2.5 </sub>levels in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/06/2014 13:31:59 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer