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registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Streatham Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 7 December 2016 (HL3566), whether the development and design work to make Streatham rail station more accessible under the Access for All programme has been completed; and when they expect site work to commence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Option selection (GRIP 3 stage) has been completed at Streatham station. Funding will be available again from 1 April next year that will allow Network Rail to re-start the project to continue to the next stage. Projects will need to finish construction by 2024 at the latest, but I am expecting Network Rail to accelerate the work as much as possible to ensure the earliest possible delivery.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 05/11/2018 16:09:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

984997

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fracking: Protest
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Chief Constable of Police for Derbyshire's annual terrorism and domestic extremism report for the Strategic Governance Board of November 2017, why a division of the East Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit provided significant intelligence support for the policing of anti-fracking protests; and when protests against fracking started to be classified as a terrorism- or domestic-extremism related issue.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The prioritisation of investigative resources is an operational matter for the police. They are responsible for managing demonstrations to preserve the peace, to uphold the law and to prevent the commission of offences.</p><p>Police tactics and decisions on how to achieve these objectives, and the resources required, are matters for the independent operational judgement of chief officers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2018 11:16:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

984998

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what baseline tests are carried out at fracking sites and test sites for radiation in air and water.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The environmental permits issued by the Environment Agency (EA) set out the pre-operational and operational monitoring requirements according to environmental risk. The type and period of monitoring may vary between sites, according to the sensitivity of the environment and the type and scale of activities.</p><p> </p><p>The permits for both the Cuadrilla and Third Energy sites required baseline monitoring of groundwater, surface water and air quality. The EA has also used its own mobile monitoring units to record ambient air quality.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2017 Public Health England has been undertaking background radon monitoring in air as part of a project coordinated by the British Geological Survey and funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 11:29:35 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

984999

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is taken by the Environment Agency, and within what timescale, in the event of a pad being ruptured at a fracking site and the water going to ground.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) has the expertise and the resources to respond to any environmental incidents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.</p><p> </p><p>If there is an incident which causes pollution of the environment, environmental damage, or if there is a breach of the permit or non-compliance with environmental legislation, the EA has a range of enforcement powers available.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of damage to the protective membrane on a well pad, the EA would require the operator to carry out immediate repairs and to take remedial works should any environmental damage have been caused.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 11:30:04 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

985000

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is regular or random monitoring of the run-off areas downhill from fracking site pads to check for potential contamination caused by site operations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) requires well pads to be constructed so that water run-off is captured on the site and does not cause pollution. The environmental permits also require operators to carry out regular monitoring of nearby surface water locations as part of agreed Emissions Monitoring Plans.</p><p> </p><p>The EA carries out regular inspections, audits and unannounced spot checks to ensure operators are compliant with its environmental obligations. During site inspections officers will check for leaks or spillages on the well pad surface. EA staff also carry out visual inspections off site.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 11:28:59 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

985001

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the public are able to access all the test results from fracking sites and test sites which are reported to the Environment Agency.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) provides information through its Public Register which is available to the public at many of its offices. In some instances the EA also publishes monitoring results and details of its wider regulatory work online.</p><p> </p><p>An example of this for Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site can be seen at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/onshore-oil-and-gas/information-on-cuadrillas-preston-new-road-site/" target="_blank">https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/onshore-oil-and-gas/information-on-cuadrillas-preston-new-road-site/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 11:27:52 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

984281

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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: Airports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish at least one permanent monitoring site for Ultrafine Particles in the vicinity of a major airport as recommended by the Air Quality Expert Group in its report Ultrafine Particles in the UK, published in July.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>In the light of the recommendations made by the Air Quality Expert Group, we are reviewing a number of options for enhancing the national monitoring network.</p><p> </p><p>The advice and recommendations of the AQEG will be informing the Government’s Clean Air Strategy. The draft strategy has recently been consulted on. The strategy will commit to further investment to underpin and improve our evidence base to enable effective targeting of actions to improve outcomes for public health and the environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/10/2018 14:27:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

984282

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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: Pollution Control
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 conclusion of the Air Quality Expert Group in its report Ultrafine Particles in the UK, published in July, that the policies and actions to control ambient PM2.5 and PM10 will not always control Ultrafine Particles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that interventions for fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub>) will not always control ultrafine particles. The Air Quality Expert Group report will inform how we take forward and evolve our evidence base in meeting the challenges outlined in our draft Clean Air Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/10/2018 14:29:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

984283

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Firewood: Air Pollution
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 conclusions of the Air Quality Expert Group in its report Ultrafine Particles in the UK, published in July, that "emissions from some potentially important sources such as domestic wood burning are very poorly known".
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that there is a need for us to keep advancing and evolving our evidence base. As part of the Government’s Clean Air Strategy we have committed to continued investment in our evidence base to enable the most effective targeting of measures to improve public health and environmental outcomes.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/10/2018 14:29:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

984284

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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	Wood-burning Stoves: Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission research into the contribution made by different types of domestic wood burning stoves to the presence of Ultrafine Particles and other air pollutants in urban areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Measuring emissions of particulate matter from wood stoves is a recognised challenge.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s draft Clean Air Strategy identifies a range of actions targeted to reduce emissions from these sources. Defra is working with industry sectors and test houses to review different methods for testing stove emissions to determine what test methods are most reliable</p><p> </p><p>EU Ecodesign regulations that come into force in 2022 will mean all new stoves will need to meet agreed emissions standards, regardless of where they are used.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/10/2018 14:26:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb