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418379

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Birds: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reverse the decline in wild bird populations in the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL2173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to protecting wildlife in accordance with the EU Habitats and Birds Directives through domestic legislation and the designation of Special Sites of Scientific Interest, Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Biodiversity is a devolved matter. In England, we will take forward our manifesto commitment to produce a 25 year strategy for the environment, which will include biodiversity. Over the next five years we will be investing more than £3 billion in environmental outcomes as part of the Rural Development Programme for England (2014-2020). This funding will enhance England’s countryside, enabling us, among other things, to clean up our rivers and lakes, protect drystone walls and hedges, and help birds, bees and other species to thrive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Biodiversity is one of the main objectives in the new Countryside Stewardship Scheme, to be funded under the Rural Development Programme. The Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package options within the scheme will be of particular benefit to wild pollinators, farmland birds and other species.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that our public forests and woodland are kept in trust for the nation and plant another 11 million trees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, we have created over 67,000 hectares of priority habitats such as arable field margins, wetlands and woodlands. We have also maintained over 95% of our Sites of Special Scientific Interest – our most important sites for wildlife – in favourable or recovering condition and put in place Marine Conservation Zones to supplement the stretches of our sea that are already marine protected areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK Overseas Territory (OT) Governments are constitutionally responsible for the protection and conservation of their natural environments. The UK Government cherishes the environmental assets of the OTs and we work in partnership with OT Governments to identify where our support can be most effective, including through access to expertise, technical advice and training and through the Overseas Territory Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through Darwin Plus, the UK Government has committed approximately £5.2 million since 2012 to help protect the natural environment in the OTs. Projects currently being funded range from conserving four keystone tree species in St Helena, to an assessment of the conservation status of the endangered Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross on Tristan da Cunha.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Joint UK Government and South Atlantic OTs funding also supports a co-ordinating post based in the Falkland Islands to help meet obligations arising from the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels and to assist with the planning and implementation of albatross and petrel conservation work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2174 question first answered 22/09/2015 10:55:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

418380

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Nature Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect and conserve all forms of wild flora and fauna in the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories, including rare and endangered species.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL2174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to protecting wildlife in accordance with the EU Habitats and Birds Directives through domestic legislation and the designation of Special Sites of Scientific Interest, Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Biodiversity is a devolved matter. In England, we will take forward our manifesto commitment to produce a 25 year strategy for the environment, which will include biodiversity. Over the next five years we will be investing more than £3 billion in environmental outcomes as part of the Rural Development Programme for England (2014-2020). This funding will enhance England’s countryside, enabling us, among other things, to clean up our rivers and lakes, protect drystone walls and hedges, and help birds, bees and other species to thrive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Biodiversity is one of the main objectives in the new Countryside Stewardship Scheme, to be funded under the Rural Development Programme. The Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package options within the scheme will be of particular benefit to wild pollinators, farmland birds and other species.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that our public forests and woodland are kept in trust for the nation and plant another 11 million trees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, we have created over 67,000 hectares of priority habitats such as arable field margins, wetlands and woodlands. We have also maintained over 95% of our Sites of Special Scientific Interest – our most important sites for wildlife – in favourable or recovering condition and put in place Marine Conservation Zones to supplement the stretches of our sea that are already marine protected areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK Overseas Territory (OT) Governments are constitutionally responsible for the protection and conservation of their natural environments. The UK Government cherishes the environmental assets of the OTs and we work in partnership with OT Governments to identify where our support can be most effective, including through access to expertise, technical advice and training and through the Overseas Territory Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through Darwin Plus, the UK Government has committed approximately £5.2 million since 2012 to help protect the natural environment in the OTs. Projects currently being funded range from conserving four keystone tree species in St Helena, to an assessment of the conservation status of the endangered Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross on Tristan da Cunha.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Joint UK Government and South Atlantic OTs funding also supports a co-ordinating post based in the Falkland Islands to help meet obligations arising from the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels and to assist with the planning and implementation of albatross and petrel conservation work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2173 question first answered 22/09/2015 10:55:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

418381

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Penguins: British Overseas Territories
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 population trends of penguins in the Overseas Territories.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL2175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>UK Overseas Territory (OT) Governments are constitutionally responsible for the protection and conservation of their natural environments. Through the UK Government-funded Overseas Territory Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus) we have committed approximately £5.2 million since 2012 to supporting environment projects in the OTs. A number of these have helped to conserve penguins.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Darwin Plus has funded projects to create a regional database of penguin tracking data, population analysis and modelling and to deploy autonomous camera units to monitor penguin populations in the British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office recently funded a project led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to carry out the first ever stocktake of species in the OTs. The study, completed between January 2013 and March 2014, with further work in 2015, brought together all known species records and conservation assessments. Although only a few OTs have permanent penguin populations, it found that the islands of the OTs include more penguins than any other nation on earth, holding an estimated 36% of the world’s population of southern rockhopper penguins and 34% of gentoo penguins.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/09/2015 10:56:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

418382

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost of operational and policing requirements for each badger killed under the culling programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL2176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Defra has published on gov.uk the total operational and policing costs to Defra for the licensed culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire in 2013 and 2014, and total number of badgers culled. We do not have a breakdown of operational or policing costs for each individual badger killed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/09/2015 16:28:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

416996

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend the mandation of electronic tagging to include individuals under a Domestic Violence Protection Order.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is wholly committed to protecting women and girls from violence and supporting victims and survivors. We are currently developing a refreshed strategy on violence against women and girls which will include intervening earlier in the abuse cycle to deter and rehabilitate perpetrators, as well as continuing to improve the protection for victims and bring offenders to justice.</p><p>We are supportive of any tools that can assist the police to manage offenders and protect victims. The potential application of new technologies and electronic monitoring to protect victims of domestic abuse is something that we are exploring as part of our refreshed strategy and we are committed to working with police forces to test new technology. We have no immediate plans to mandate the use of electronic tagging in relation to Domestic Violence Protection Orders.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/09/2015 12:46:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

416997

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend the mandation of electronic tagging to include priority and persistent offenders as part of integrated offender management programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2015 answer text <p>A comprehensive review of the Electronic Monitoring programme to introduce GPS technology is underway.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 07/10/2015 11:28:42 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

416998

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the delays in implementing the contract for GPS electronic tagging technology.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>A comprehensive review of the Electronic Monitoring programme to introduce GPS technology is underway.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 16/09/2015 14:32:09 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

416999

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Pacific Ocean Islands: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to (1) Tuvalu, (2) Vanuatu, and (3) Nauru, to counter the threat to the long-term viability of the islands caused by climate change.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>We engage with UN and US and EU partners about the risks and impacts of climate change on a regular basis, both within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations, and in other fora including the G7, G20 and Pacific Island Forum. This includes, but is not limited to engagement focussing on the particular vulnerabilities of the small island states to climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The UK provides financial support to small island nations through bilateral and multilateral channels, such as the European Development Fund, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and regional development banks. The UK has also committed to provide financial support to the multilateral Green Climate Fund which will include support for adaptation in countries vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, including the small island states.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL1920 question first answered 18/09/2015 12:01:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

417000

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Islands: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with (1) other European Union member states, (2) the United States of America, and (3) the United Nations, regarding the threat posed by climate change to the viability of small island nations.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>We engage with UN and US and EU partners about the risks and impacts of climate change on a regular basis, both within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations, and in other fora including the G7, G20 and Pacific Island Forum. This includes, but is not limited to engagement focussing on the particular vulnerabilities of the small island states to climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The UK provides financial support to small island nations through bilateral and multilateral channels, such as the European Development Fund, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and regional development banks. The UK has also committed to provide financial support to the multilateral Green Climate Fund which will include support for adaptation in countries vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, including the small island states.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL1919 question first answered 18/09/2015 12:01:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

417001

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Neonicotinoids
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what scientific evidence they based their decision to lift the ban on neonicotinoids.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government has not lifted a ban on neonicotinoids. There is not a ban, but a restriction on the use of three neonicotinoids in place since 1 December 2013. A number of uses remain approved. The restriction has been implemented in full.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The main European regulation on pesticides provides for limited and controlled use of the restricted neonicotinoids on an exceptional basis to control a danger which cannot be contained by any other reasonable means.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government considers applications for such emergency authorisations according to the legal requirements and the best available scientific evidence. The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides advises Ministers on what authorisations are capable of being issued. The Committee considered two applications for emergency authorisations, each for two separate neonicotinoid seed treatments for winter oilseed rape this year. They recommended the first application, which requested authorisation to use neonicotinoids on 79% of the national crop area, should be rejected as their use was not limited and controlled. They recommended that the second application, to use neonicotinoids on 5% of the national crop area, should be accepted as the use was limited and controlled, was subject to stewardship arrangements and was to control a danger which could not be contained by any other reasonable means.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Committee’s advice has been published online and copies will be placed in the House Libraries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The European Commission has begun a review of the science on neonicotinoids and pollinators. The Government will participate fully in that process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/09/2015 12:19:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham