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169485

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Rivers: North Tyneside
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 take steps to expedite the licence application made by North Tyneside Council to the Marine Management Organisation to enable repair work to the quay walls and the dredging of the riverside berth.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	218035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>I understand that this is an important local issue, and that the Marine Management Organisation has recently met with the Council and agreed on the next steps to be taken by the Council and by the MMO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2014 17:25:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

169490

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Dolphins: Japan
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 make representations to the government of Japan about the killing of wild dolphins in Taiji.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	218210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We have raised the UK’s continuing concerns over the hunting of small cetaceans in Japanese waters, including in Taiji, on several occasions this year. I wrote to my Japanese counterpart in February, and HM Ambassador to Japan wrote to the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs in January.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the UK’s Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) raised this issue at the biennial meeting of the IWC in September 2014, as well as directly with the Japanese Commissioner to the IWC in bilateral meetings and with a representative from the Japanese Embassy in early December.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government will continue to express its opposition to the Japanese small cetacean hunts at every appropriate opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2014 15:59:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

169493

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Ministers' Private Offices
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 staff in ministerial offices in her Department were appointed from (a) the Civil Service and (b) other bodies (i) between May 2005 and May 2010 and (ii) since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	218181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as staff working in ministerial offices are not separately identifiable on Defra’s HR IT system across the periods of time covered by the question.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:37:40 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

168920

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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 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 6th Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Action on Air Quality, HC212, what steps her Department plans to take to tackle the health risks posed by air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	217955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>We are considering the recommendations in the recently released report from the Environmental Audit Committee. We are already taking steps to tackle poor air quality and have committed £2 billion since 2011 to reduce emissions from transport. We are currently revising our air quality plans for the UK to bring us into compliance with EU air quality targets in the shortest possible time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/12/2014 17:11:40 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

168923

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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: Humber Estuary
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 she has made of the damage to property and infrastructure that potentially could be prevented by (a) the £80 million flood defences announced for the Humber in the National Infrastructure Plan and (b) the £1.3 billion tidal Humber defence programme currently under review.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	217877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The case for investment in flood defence schemes, including those announced for the Humber in the National Infrastructure Plan, is based on the benefits in terms of the economic damages of flooding avoided by the work. The approach follows HM Treasury’s guidance on the appraisal of central government investment options (The Green Book).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency will conduct a review to consider the ambitious £1.3 billion proposal put forward by the Local Enterprise Partnership and local authorities as part of its update of the Flood Risk Management Study. This will take full account of the lessons learned from the tidal surge in December 2013 and use the same nationally consistent approach to valuing the benefits of the proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:02:46 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

168924

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Disabled Staff
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 people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, 151 staff in core Defra had declared that they were disabled. This represents 12% of staff who declared their disability status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:29:10 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168925

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Rivers
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 she has made on improving the cleanliness of Britain's chalk rivers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	217896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Chalk rivers are well represented in both the national and European designated site network, which aims to protect sites of high conservation value. Action is under way on the majority of these sites to address pressures such as physical modification, effluent, diffuse pollution and abstraction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A strategic programme of physical habitat restoration is under way on these rivers (including the 11 chalk river Sites of Special Scientific Interest that need restoration). Led jointly by Natural England and the Environment Agency, it involves a range of statutory and voluntary sector partners. Some 70 kilometres of chalk stream have been improved since 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra has provided funding to support these activities. A new catchment-based approach to support river basin management planning is strengthening local engagement and helping the Environment Agency to better understand and respond to pressures on the water environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Water companies are investing £3.4 billion between 2010 and 2015 to support the achievement of Water Framework Directive environmental objectives. This has contributed to substantial reductions in phosphate pollution, to which chalk streams are particularly sensitive, and additional investment is proposed to secure further improvements. Water companies are also engaged in research to overcome technical limitations on phosphorus reduction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Changes have been made to 44 abstraction licences affecting chalk streams. The Water Act 2014 will enable the Environment Agency to make further progress in preventing unsustainable abstraction. The Government is also putting in place a balanced package of measures to further tackle agricultural pollution</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The benefits of these actions are likely to take some time to be reflected in reported water body status because the environment can take a considerable time to recover once pressures have been reduced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:01:58 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

168931

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Older Workers
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 people working in her Department are over 65 years old; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, 27 staff in core Defra were over 65 years of age. This represents 1.2% of the workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:03:20 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168932

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Fisheries: Quotas
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 she has had with fishing organisations on quota arrangements to be agreed in a meeting in Brussels this month.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	217811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>In preparation for the negotiations to agree 2015 fishing opportunities I have held regular meetings with industry representatives from around the UK, as well as with environmental NGOs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2014 16:00:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

168644

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Furniture
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 desks are in her Department's main building; how many such desks are (a) owned and (b) leased by her Department; and what the cost is per desk of leasing.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	217696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Core Defra has 1528 office desks in its main buildings at Nobel House and 9 Millbank, London, all of which are owned by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:07:26 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman