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65938

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest estimate of the proportion of land in England designated as (1) green belt, (2) areas of outstanding natural beauty, (3) National Parks, and (4) urban or developed.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>1) Around 13% of England was designated as Green Belt in 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2) There are 33 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) designations wholly within England, along with the Wye Valley which spans the English-Welsh border. AONB designation covers approximately 15% of the land area of England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3) There are 10 National Parks in <strong>England</strong> covering approximately 9% of the land area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4) According to the Land Cover Map 2007, produced by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in 2011, around 9% of England is classed as built-up (including gardens).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 15/07/2014 11:09:56 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

65950

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Folic Acid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to consult industry to make both fortified and unfortified flour with appropriate labelling available before introducing the mandatory fortification of flour by the addition of folic acid.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Plans are currently being developed to consult on a change to the Bread and Flour Regulations. The change would permit the production of unfortified flour in the UK under certain limited circumstances where the flour is destined for use as an ingredient in further processing. This consultation will not focus on the fundamental issue of fortification. It will consider options to ensure that UK produced flour used by manufacturers is not put at a disadvantage compared to unfortified flour produced in other Member States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Ministers have yet to make a decision on mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. They are awaiting data on the blood folate status of the population, which is expected in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 17/07/2014 12:03:27 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65951

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the new waste and recycling targets proposed by the European Union and their impact on the United Kingdom; and whether they plan to oppose them on the grounds of vital national interest.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commission's proposal for a Directive to amend EU waste legislation – including increased recycling targets – was published on 2 July. We are currently reviewing the proposals and will be consulting across Government, with the Devolved Administrations, and with interested parties that may be impacted by these proposals when developing the Government response.</p><p> </p><p>We need to understand the costs and benefits of the proposals fully to be able to judge which can be supported and which opposed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 15/07/2014 11:36:36 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

66044

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Air Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what occasions each Minister within his Department has taken domestic flights on official business since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of all Ministerial overseas travel is published on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/07/2014 14:26:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66045

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Freedom of Information
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 much his Department spent on legal fees in cases relating to the release of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/07/2014 13:06:20 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66046

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Training
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 professional development courses are made available to staff of his Department; and what the cost to the public purse is of each such course.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and to gather it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/07/2014 15:54:01 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66047

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Senior Civil Servants
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 senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not collate this information centrally and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/07/2014 14:26:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66048

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
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 estimate his Department has made of the potential economic benefits of an ecologically coherent network of marine protected areas in UK waters.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	204171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment for the designation of the first tranche of Marine Conservation Zones assessed the economic benefits of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Marine Protected Areas are expected to result in increases in ecosystem services including provisioning (i.e. increased fish numbers), regulating (i.e. climate regulation), cultural and recreational services. Overall, networks are likely to have additional benefits, such as an increase in biological resilience to adapt to changed conditions. While it is not possible to fully monetise the economic benefits of MPAs the Government is continually reviewing and developing the evidence base in this area with a wide range of interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2014 16:01:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

66049

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Agriculture
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 he is taking to encourage farmers to extend the seasonal production of fresh fruit and vegetables.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	204219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra supports increasing the seasonal production of fruit and vegetables through working with the sector, investing in new technology and research, and our sponsorship of the Horticulture Innovation Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the recommendations by the Fruit and Vegetable Taskforce in 2010, the Government and industry have worked jointly to overcome barriers towards increasing the amount of indigenous fruit and vegetables produced. This has been despite the poor weather of 2012 and 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2014 15:52:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 9536 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

66050

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Seas and Oceans
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 estimate his Department has made of the economic cost of the degradation of natural capital in the UK's marine environment.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	204173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The UK's Marine Strategy Part One (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-strategy-part-one-uk-initial-assessment-and-good-environmental-status" target="_blank">Marine strategy part one: UK initial assessment and good environmental status - Publications - GOV.UK</a>) assessed the cost of degradation of the UK's marine environment. It estimated benefits forgone in a range of £5 million to £50.6 million from the degradation of marine assets, although this was only a partial estimate. The Natural Capital Committee has already considered how natural capital concepts can be applied to the marine environment and Defra is considering its advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2014 16:04:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith