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794127

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria he plans to use to define an area of high affordability pressure in order for a local authority to seek additional resources to build more council homes.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	115215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>My department will publish advice shortly on how local authorities in areas of high affordability pressures can bid for additional borrowing to build new homes.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 115217 question first answered 27/11/2017 14:58:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

790236

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Geoengineering: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals for the regulation of geo-engineering.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	113158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Geo-engineering is the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth’s natural systems to counteract climate change. A wide range of different geo-engineering techniques has been proposed, in two broad categories: those to remove greenhouse gases directly from the atmosphere and those to reflect some of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth back into space.</p><p>Some forms of geo-engineering are already regulated. For instance, in England, large-scale afforestation is covered by Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations. Oceans are protected from ocean fertilisation activities and, potentially, other forms of marine geo-engineering by the Protocol to the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter.</p><p>We are not proposing to bring forward legislative proposals for further regulation of geo-engineering at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/11/2017 16:37:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788999

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sustainable Communities Act 2007
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities, parish and town councils have submitted proposals to his Department under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 and its extension to include town and parish councils in October 2014, 33 proposals have been received. A list of these authorities will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/11/2017 16:39:27 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788424

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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 Management
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 he has had with the Local Government Association and individual local authorities on their progress on waste minimisation.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Surveys for black grouse are generally carried out at country level, but vary in frequency and sampling methods. It is therefore not possible to provide estimates at the UK level for the last five years.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The last comprehensive survey of the black grouse population was undertaken in 2005, which estimated there were approximately 5100 breeding pairs in Great Britain.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In 2016 a formal estimate of the black grouse population in Great Britain was produced by several UK conservation bodies drawing on the data produced by country level surveys and using the International Union for Conservation of Nature methodology. The 2016 population of black grouse was estimated to be 5775 males (or breeding pairs).</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">I and Defra officials regularly meet with representatives of the Local Government Association and individual local authorities to discuss issues relating to household waste management. These discussions encompass actions taken across the entire waste hierarchy, including waste minimisation.</ins></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 17/11/2017 16:40:29 question first ministerially corrected 20/11/2017 15:04:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 23193 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788482

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Incinerators
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 he has made of the effect of the opening of additional incinerators on (a) UK air quality and (b) the level of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from such new plants.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>As part of the environmental permitting process for new incinerator plants, the regulator is required to make an assessment of the environmental impact of each site and to set limit values in the environmental permit for emissions to air of a wide range of key pollutants. These atmospheric emissions are subject to a strict monitoring regime. The emissions of individual incinerators can be found using the following link: <a href="http://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/map-large-source" target="_blank">http://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/map-large-source</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a waste incineration plant is assessed as part of the permitting process undertaken by the regulator, taking into account emissions of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) as well as nitrous oxide. The regulator assesses the equivalent amount of CO<sub>2</sub> that the plant will emit against the European standards to ensure that the plant is using best available techniques to minimise GWP.</p><p> </p><p>If issued, permits will contain a requirement for the operator to review opportunities for improving energy efficiency at least every four years and thereby reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions where possible.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 16:29:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788483

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Green Investment Bank: Incinerators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Green Investment Bank on the number of incinerator projects it is supporting financially.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) was moved in to the private sector in August of this year. Ministers meet regularly with GIB. Questions with regard to their support for incineration or other projects should be directed to the greeninvestmentgroup.com.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/11/2017 12:51:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788488

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 cattle slaughtered as a result of severe interpretation skin tests were subsequently found to be clear of bovine TB in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>It is not possible to conclude that any bovine animal which is positive to the tuberculin skin test, whether at normal or severe interpretation, is clear of the disease. It is very likely that those cattle are infected with bovine TB, even if no visible TB lesions are found at post-mortem meat inspection. This is because the skin test used in the UK and Ireland is very specific, meaning it is very unlikely to generate a false positive result. TB researchers have estimated this likelihood to be approximately one false positive result for every 5,000 TB-free cattle tested using the standard interpretation of the skin test, and one for every 1,200 using the severe interpretation. Reactors to the skin test may therefore not have any visible lesions because they are either in the early stages of the disease, or the lesions are too small to be detected by the naked eye.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/11/2017 15:49:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788489

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Curlews: Conservation
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 has taken to protect the red-listed curlew; and if he will meet the Southern Curlew Forum to assist in the monitoring and conservation of remaining breeding birds in lowland England.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The England network of 87 classified special protection areas, covering approximately 1.5 million hectares of key habitats, protects many rare, threatened and vulnerable birds including curlews.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England is working with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on a recovery programme aimed at providing a coordinated approach to the management of curlew habitats to increase breeding numbers. This forms part of an international action plan to address curlew decline, which the UK supports as a signatory of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s agri-environment schemes have been designed to encourage habitat management. This includes providing suitable nesting and foraging conditions for wading birds such as curlew.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 17/11/2017 17:05:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788491

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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 plans he has to consult animal welfare charities on the proposed increase in the maximum animal cruelty sentence to five years' imprisonment.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>As announced on 30 September, draft legislation to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty to five years will be published for consultation around the turn of the year. We will welcome comments from animal welfare charities who have campaigned for this change.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 112522 question first answered 21/11/2017 13:37:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

788505

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Uganda and Kenya on the peace process in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	112671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is encouraging both the Government and opposition to respond constructively to the IGAD-led initiative to revitalise the peace process, negotiate a ceasefire and improve humanitarian access. The immediate priority for the initiative must be a negotiated ceasefire amongst a broad range of armed actors. The UK Special Representative to South Sudan, alongside his Troika counterparts, has recently held discussions with key senior officials and ministers of IGAD member states to encourage positive engagement with the process. The Minister of State has also spoken to his counterparts in both Uganda and Kenya to press for a resolution.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/11/2017 16:20:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew