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48510

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 his Department has any plans to end the employee trade union membership dues check-off system.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	196765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Leicester South on Thursday, 03 April 2014: Official Report column 765w.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Jonathan Ashworth:</strong> To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision. [194039]</p><p> </p><p><strong>Dan Rogerson:</strong> DEFRA is currently reviewing the provision of check-off for trade union subscriptions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

48511

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 his Department has assessed the comparative sustainability of sourced materials and manufacture of smart phones from (a) Apple, (b) Fairphone, (c) Huawei, (d) Lenovo, (e) LG Electornics, (f) Nokia and (g) Samsung in its role in promoting sustainable procurement policies across Government.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra has not undertaken a comparative assessment of mobile phones from these manufacturers, and does not provide procurement standards across Government or guidance specific to mobile phones.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48512

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 discussions he has had with Thames Water plc on (a) the change in capacity of the sewerage system in London required in consequence of (i) the Mayor of London's revised draft housing strategy and (ii) the projected change in the population of London by 2050 and (b) the role of the Thames Tideway Tunnel in meeting demand for capacity.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Raynsford
uin	196703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has not held discussions with Thames Water on the details of the Mayor's revised draft housing strategy or any change in the capacity of London's sewerage systemrequired as a consequence of it. It is for Thames Water to take population changes into account as part of its business planning for the five-yearly price review process with Ofwat.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, Defra is working closely with Thames Water on enabling construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel. The Tunnel will significantly reduce pollution in the Tidal Thames caused by sewage overflowing into the River Thames from combined sewage overflows when there is significant rainfall. It will also ensure that London's Victorian sewerage system, which is currently close to capacity at certain times of day, is able to meet the needs of the predicted increase in population in central London. This is set out in the economic and strategic case for the Tunnel, which can be viewed at the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	171 label Biography information for Mr Nick Raynsford

48513

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 the Drinking Water Inspectorate has conducted any research into the level of psychotropic drugs in UK drinking water.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Jim Dobbin
uin	196584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Drinking Water Inspectorate has published the results of a study looking at the risk of pharmaceuticals and health care products in drinking water. This included consideration of commonly used compounds that might be considered to be &quot;psychotropic&quot;.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>These include carbamezapine (an antiepileptic and mood stabilising medicine) and fluoxetine (antidepressant). Additionally, the study considered the illegal drug cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine (sold as a topical analgaesic). Cocaine and fluoxetine were not detected in any samples. Only minute traces of benzoylecgonine and carbamezapine at levels several orders of magnitude below therapeutic doses were found in a few samples. This study has informed water supply monitoring and risk management by water companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The results of the study can be found on the Drinking Water Inspectorate's website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin

48514

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 level of compliance with the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010; and what assessment he has made of changes in the level of the welfare of greyhounds used for racing since the coming into force of those Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	196608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 is due to be reviewed next year and this will provide us with an opportunity to see how well it has been working. Defra is working with key players in the industry and the welfare sectors to begin the review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

48515

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 on IUU fishing took place at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels on 24 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	196598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Council of Ministers on 24 March agreed to list Belize, Guinea and Cambodia as non-cooperating third countries, acting insufficiently in fighting against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Under the EU IUU Regulation, any imports into the EU of any fisheries products caught by these flag state vessels will be banned. In addition, Ministers discussed the proposed review of the IUU Regulation and the Commission confirmed its intention to undertake the review next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

48517

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 112W, on alcoholic drinks: counterfeit manufacturing, if he will carry out an assessment of the (a) scale of and (b) effect on public health of counterfeit alcohol in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	196515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are slightly different issues concerning illicit, i.e. untaxed, smuggled and diverted alcohol, or counterfeit alcohol, i.e. attempting to copy existing well-known brands.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) works in partnership with all United Kingdom local authorities to tackle the production, distribution and sale of illicit alcohol. HM Revenue and Customs also works collaboratively with other UK enforcement agencies to tackle this threat. The Department of Health is concerned with any implications of these issues for alcohol policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The feasibility and costs of making any reliable estimates of the illicit and counterfeit alcohol markets would need to be considered. Government has no plans to make such estimates, other than the estimates published by HM Revenue and Customs for the illicit spirits market at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will jointly keep these issues under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

48518

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 211W, on waste disposal: fire, how many of the incidents of fire reported at local authority operated waste management sites in 2012 and 2013 were repeated incidents at the same site.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	196513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>None of the five incidents of fire at local authority-operated waste management sites were repeated incidents at the same site.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

48519

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 comparative assessment he has made of the performance of programmes in the UK and other EU countries which aim to reduce litter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	196504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out any comparative assessment of the performance of litter reduction programmes in the UK and the rest of the EU.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

48520

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 the Rural Development Programme for Forestry will announce its amount of funding and how it is to be used.
tabling member constituency	Carlisle
tabling member printed	John Stevenson
uin	196503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We announced on 19 December 2013 that we will be investing over £3.5 billion in rural development schemes up to 2020, of which over £3 billion will be spent on improving the environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our responses to the consultation on implementing the new Common Agricultural Policy in England published on 19 December 2013 and 26 February 2014 provide further information on how rural development funding will be used. These are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/common-agricultural-policy-reform-implementation-in-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/common-agricultural-policy-reform-implementation-in-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also announced on 9 January 2014 that as part of the new Rural Development Programme we intend to offer tree planting grants in 2015 in advance of new environmental land management agreements coming into effect in January 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new Rural Development Programme that we will submit to the European Commission shortly will confirm the amount of spending on forestry measures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3942 label Biography information for John Stevenson