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483034

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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	National Flood Resilience Review
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 work has been carried out under the National Flood Resilience Review on the costs of protecting the UK from future flooding and extreme weather events.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	31839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The National Flood Resilience Review, led by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, is making good progress. It is gathering evidence and using extreme flood modelling to stress-test the resilience of Core Cities and key infrastructure. This work will inform future options on the investment needed to secure the resilence of the country against such flood events. Our call for evidence closed on 4 March and we are now reviewing the 66 responses received.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/03/2016 17:16:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

483148

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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: Leeds
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 paragraph 1.301 of Budget 2016, how much funding will be made available to support delivery of the final phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme; and what proportion of that funding is additional to the £2.3 billion capital programme previously announced.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	31920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has announced a new scheme for Leeds and the wider Aire catchment, which will provide flood defence for the area north of the station. Subject to business case approval, £35 million has been made available for this scheme up to 2021, with a commitment to ensure that the project is completed. This funding is in addition to the £2.3 billion capital programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/03/2016 08:21:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

483150

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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: Leeds
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 her Department has had with the Treasury on the business case for delivery of the final phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	31970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>Ahead of the Budget, Defra and the Treasury discussed support for communities in areas at high risk of flooding, including Leeds.</p><p> </p><p>A scoping study for further work in Leeds is underway and due for completion by the end of March this year. This will lead to the development of a full feasibility study and business case looking at how Leeds could be better protected. An additional £35 million has been made available to support work in Leeds up to 2021, with a commitment that the Government will provide funding to support the completion of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme in later years subject to business case approval.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/03/2016 09:36:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

458904

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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	Plastics: 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 assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of filtration systems to remove microplastics prior to entry into the sea.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	30409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>A recent Defra-funded project, undertaken by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), investigated the presence and quantity of microplastic particles entering the marine environment after sewage treatment. The report concluded microplastics are released into surface waters through sewage treatment directly, or via sewage sludge from agricultural composting. It also concluded that more work is needed to determine the effectiveness of different types of sewage treatment at removing microplastics from sewage. The final report is currently undergoing peer review.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2016 15:36:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

458905

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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	Cosmetics: Plastics
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 her Department made of the adequacy of voluntary agreements to phase out microplastics from toiletries.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	30410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>Defra has been working with other countries in the Oslo and Paris Convention for the Protection of the North East Atlantic (OSPAR) to secure the voluntary phasing-out of microplastics in personal care and cosmetic products. This campaign is making progress. Following discussions at the end of 2015, the trade association Cosmetics Europe announced a recommendation to its members and the rest of the industry that the use of plastic microbeads should be discontinued. The British Plastics Federation has also said that microbeads should not be used in cosmetics.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is supporting initiatives, such as Beat the Microbead, which help consumers to identify products that do or do not contain microbeads, so that they can make informed choices about the products they buy. Many cosmetics brands have now publically committed to removing microbeads from their products.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2016 15:47:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

458481

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disclosure 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, if she will extend her Department's OpenDefra initiative to the Rural Payments Agency and Land Registry.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	30216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The OpenDefra initiative extends to the whole of Defra including the Rural Payments Agency. The initiative does not extend to the Land Registry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Rural Land Register, the Land Management System that has replaced it, or other systems maintained by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), do not look to establish land ownership. The RPA is required to maintain information on land use, in England because land use, and the entitlement to use it, is one of the determining factors in relation to eligibility to claim funds that RPA validates.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing, the Data Protection Act, confidentiality of information held and intellectual property rights to determine whether information on land use can be released under the open data initiative.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 30217 question first answered 10/03/2016 15:06:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

458482

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disclosure 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, if she will make maps of UK land ownership available as open data as part of her Department's OpenDefra initiative.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	30217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The OpenDefra initiative extends to the whole of Defra including the Rural Payments Agency. The initiative does not extend to the Land Registry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Rural Land Register, the Land Management System that has replaced it, or other systems maintained by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), do not look to establish land ownership. The RPA is required to maintain information on land use, in England because land use, and the entitlement to use it, is one of the determining factors in relation to eligibility to claim funds that RPA validates.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing, the Data Protection Act, confidentiality of information held and intellectual property rights to determine whether information on land use can be released under the open data initiative.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 30216 question first answered 10/03/2016 15:06:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

456477

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Dredging
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 23 February 2016 to Question 27063, what steps she plans to take to ensure oversight mechanisms are put in place when further powers to dredge watercourses are extended to farmers.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	29207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2016 include conditions that must be followed by those wishing to undertake dredging under an exemption. If works are not undertaken according to the relevant conditions, then the Environment Agency will be able to take enforcement action. This includes suspension notices to stop any further works being carried out, enforcement and remediation notices requiring remediation within a specified period, and the power to prosecute.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/03/2016 14:50:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

453221

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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	Hazardous Substances: Waste Disposal
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 plans to take to improve the standard of hazardous waste management in response to the recommendations contained in the assessment of member states' performance published by the European Commission in January 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	27518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>We welcome the assessment of hazardous waste management across European Union Member States, in particular the recognition of the high levels of support and guidance that UK authorities offer those producing and managing hazardous waste. We are committed to ensuring hazardous waste is managed in a responsible and environmentally sound manner and continue to work in partnership with the waste management industry to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>We have started a light-touch review of the 2010 Strategy for Hazardous Waste Management in England and will consider the report’s findings as part of that review. We will publish the results of the review later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/02/2016 17:47:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

451004

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
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	Regeneration: Redcar
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 an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an Environment Agency assessment of the SSI steel works site on Teesside to determine what work would be required to prepare that site for redevelopment; and what the costs of the redevelopment would be.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	26057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Officials in the Environment Agency and the Health and Safety Executive are already working with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Communities and Local Government to provide the Official Receiver with the necessary support to deliver a ‘safe state’ position for the SSI site.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the Official Receiver, Lord Heseltine, Redland and Cleveland Borough Council and local partners on the longer-term future of the site to realise its economic potential. Once we have a better collective understanding of the potential future use of the site, it will be possible to assess what the costs of the redevelopment will be.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/02/2016 11:15:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham