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1713208

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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: Urban Areas
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 his Department is taking to help reduce flooding in urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	23305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, a £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme, £170 million for economic recovery from flooding and over £30 million of funding for flood incident management.</p><p> </p><p>This investment will benefit both urban and rural communities. We forecast that around 55% of the £5.2bn investment, and around 60% of schemes, will better protect properties in urban areas. This includes investment in major flood projects benefitting urban areas, such as the Thames Estuary Programme, the Southsea Coastal Scheme, and others.</p><p> </p><p>Flood risk is also an important consideration in the planning system and there are strong safeguards in place. In 2022/23, 96% of all planning decisions complied with Environment Agency advice on flood risk.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 March 2024 the Government published its response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s study into ‘reducing the risk of surface water flooding’. Our response sets out actions to strengthen and further develop the implementation of current policy, supporting lead local flood authorities to access better data, information and to improve co-operation between bodies.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 26/04/2024 09:03:29 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1701718

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Recycling: Urban Areas
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 take steps with local authorities to increase access to mobile household recycling centres in cities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	22392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) play an important role in helping people manage the waste they produce in a convenient and sustainable way. Local authorities are responsible for managing HWRCs and determining how best to support their residents to manage waste responsibly. We encourage any innovative approaches that local authorities take to improve access and availability of their waste services.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 17:47:23 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1694086

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Tree Planting: Birmingham
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 his Department has had with Birmingham City Council on levels of tree planting in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	17383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Defra has had no recent discussions with Birmingham City Council on tree planting rates in Birmingham. Local authorities can take advantage of grant schemes to help increase levels of tree planting in their areas, including:</p><ul><li>The Urban Tree Challenge Fund, which provides 80% funding of standard costs for planting large trees and their establishment costs for three years following planting in urban and peri-urban areas.</li><li>The Local Authority Treescapes Fund, which supports the planting and maintenance of trees in urban areas, including beside roads and footpaths.</li><li>The England Woodland Creation Offer administered by the Forestry Commission.</li></ul> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/03/2024 14:52:55 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1677682

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
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	Highly Protected Marine Areas
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 plans to increase the number of Highly Protected Marine Areas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	6903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The first three Highly Protected Marine Areas in English waters were designated in summer 2023 and we are currently working to put in place management measures.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to explore additional sites for potential consideration. Any future sites would be subject to Ministerial agreement and public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/12/2023 13:33:36 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1672603

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Food: Charities
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 take steps to help support farmers to redistribute their surplus food to food charities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	3547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government supports a thriving, productive and efficient farming sector that prevents waste occurring in the first place. For instance, we are supporting investment in productivity-boosting equipment, technology and infrastructure through the Farming Investment Fund. This provides grants to farmers, foresters, and growers (including contractors to these sectors) that will help their businesses to prosper, while improving their productivity and enhancing the environment. At the recent Farm to Fork Summit we announced new reviews into fairness in the horticulture and egg supply chain building on what we have already got underway to improve transparency and contracts in the pork and dairy markets. We launched the review into the egg supply chain on 31 October 2023, and will launch a public consultation on horticulture in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>We acknowledge that more can be done to reduce food waste in the primary production stage. The ‘fair dealings’ powers contained in the Agriculture Act 2020 can be used to prevent these kinds of unfair trading practices where they occur, as we are aware that unreasonably late cancellations or specification changes can sometimes lead to produce being unharvested.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works closely with businesses through our delivery partner the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to overcome any barriers to redistribution. This includes the development of guidance and best practice through a sector wide working group, and support for the Target Measure Act (TMA) approach to understanding and acting on food waste in supply chains, including the redistribution of any surplus should it arise and is supported by the National Farmers Union (NF8). Where the NFU stands on food waste – <a href="https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/where-the-nfu-stands-on-food-waste/#Measuring" target="_blank">NFUonline</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2018, Defra funding of nearly £13m has supported both large and small redistribution organisations across the country to increase their capability and capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The total amount of food redistributed in the UK in 2022 was over 170,000 tonnes and a value of around £590 million, an increase of 133% since 2019.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 29/11/2023 13:11:42 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1672606

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Animals: Exports
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 the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	3550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>We are determined to deliver our manifesto commitment on live exports. We will bring forward the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 29/11/2023 13:03:40 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1672357

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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: Urban Areas
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 research his Department has undertaken on the causes of trends in the instances of flooding in cities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	3340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>Defra and the Environment Agency use research to help policy makers and practitioners develop options to better manage flood and coastal erosion risk management.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-and-development-programme&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239667978585%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DUdH9xocXbQN7dshEZgOwyQU6Rkd1%2F1oe4ieZZG4l80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Joint Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme</a> undertakes research on flooding. The Programme is overseen by the Environment Agency, Defra, Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government on behalf of all risk management authorities in England and Wales. The Joint Programme has funded <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports%2Fexploratory-sea-level-projections-for-the-uk-to-2300&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239668134818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RnyrGqhFobeBo9%2BcQv0bOgpp4xmJAmNcCea9%2F9b%2F3xs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">new projections for sea level rise to the year 2300</a> - which are critical for our long-term planning, including in coastal cities. It has also funded <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports%2Fclimate-change-and-fluvial-flood-peaks&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239668134818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U6dUkEFUWtnngysNrcY5BSRhrfI%2B2pxfsas4jCUyt1E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">new projections of how climate change will affect river flooding</a>, and in 2020 we published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6038f7cbe90e070558e429ca%2FRapid_evidence_assessment_of_non-stationarity_in_sources_of_UK_flooding_-_report__1_.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239668134818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FixbZA%2BnlNv3a3iDiYXa68bB%2BvAKsHH5s4ha8u%2BqWSw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">a synthesis of current knowledge on sources of river and coastal flooding in the UK</a>. More information can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has previously commissioned research to review the causes of flooding events that Lead Local Flood Authorities have assessed under Section 19 of the Floods and Water Management Act 2010. This research provided an understanding of the principal factors contributing to flooding from surface water in England and Wales since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the Environment Agency is developing a new National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA2) to provide a wide range of more accurate data, covering risk from rivers, the sea and surface water. The new Assessment will be published in 2024 and will provide a refreshed evidence base to better inform our management of risk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 01/12/2023 14:36:59 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1669840

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 considered alternative measures to the ban on the XL Bully breed of dog.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	2009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>We considered the ban on XL Bully type dogs carefully and we firmly believe that it is necessary to reduce the risks to the public by this type. This is why we have taken urgent action to ban XL Bully type dogs by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 04/12/2023 16:45:39 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali