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	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	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: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which schemes and projects with the specific purpose of reducing children’s exposure to air pollution his Department has allocated funding to local authorities from the air quality grant in (a) 2018- 19, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2016-17 and (d) 2015-16; and how much such funding was allocated to each of those schemes and projects in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	192868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra’s Air Quality Grant Programme provides funding to local authorities for projects in local communities to tackle air pollution and reduce emissions affecting schools, businesses and residents. Local authorities have a duty to monitor and assess air quality and to take action to reduce pollution where these breach statutory limits, and are best placed to determine local priorities.</p><p>Defra awarded a total of £2.4million to local authorities in England from the 2017/18 air quality grant fund; £3.7million was awarded in 2016/17, and £0.5million in 2015/6. £3million has been allocated for 2018/19.</p><p>Whilst all measures which reduce air pollution will reduce children’s exposure to these harmful pollutants, some projects have elements that are specifically targeted at children. For example:</p><ul><li><p>In 2016-17, the London Borough of Islington were awarded £50,000 to run a local school focused awareness and engagement campaign through the air quality grant.</p></li><li><p>In 2017/18, Spelthorne Borough Council were given £145,188 to run an awareness campaign in schools across Surrey.</p></li></ul><p>Details of further funding from the Air Quality Grant Programme, including funding specifically directed at children can be found on the Air Quality Grant Programme webpage here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/air-quality-grant-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/air-quality-grant-programme</a>.</p><p>The Government has also put in place a £3.5billion plan to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions, which includes £495million for councils to improve air quality. We have consulted on our new world leading Clean Air Strategy, which includes new and ambitious goals, legislation, investment and policies which will help us to clean up our air faster and more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/11/2018 17:19:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

837524

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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	Diesel Vehicles
	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 the Government plans to introduce a scrappage scheme for diesel vehicles owned by people on low incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	126643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>On 22 November 2017, the Government launched a consultation on additional measures to support individuals and businesses affected by local nitrogen dioxide plans. Options considered include retrofitting vehicles, support for car clubs, vehicle scrappage and improved public transport offers. The consultation closed on 5 January 2018 and the Government will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/02/2018 12:40:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

837525

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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
	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 the Government plans to introduce a public health campaign on air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	126644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to making sure the best independent evidence and information on air pollution is available to the public.</p><p>Defra publishes extensive air quality information on its UK-AIR website: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk</a>. Publicly available information on this website includes daily air pollution forecasts and hourly monitoring data. Health advice is provided when pollutant levels are elevated.</p><p> </p><p>During episodes of elevated air pollution Defra works closely with Public Health England and a network of health charities to ensure that key health messages are communicated to people who are vulnerable to the effects of air pollution, in addition to communicating through our normal digital channels.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 126645 question first answered 12/02/2018 12:35:06 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

837526

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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
	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 the Government has to ensure that the air pollution alert system provides effective warnings to (a) children, (b) medical patients and (c) schools.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	126645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to making sure the best independent evidence and information on air pollution is available to the public.</p><p>Defra publishes extensive air quality information on its UK-AIR website: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk</a>. Publicly available information on this website includes daily air pollution forecasts and hourly monitoring data. Health advice is provided when pollutant levels are elevated.</p><p> </p><p>During episodes of elevated air pollution Defra works closely with Public Health England and a network of health charities to ensure that key health messages are communicated to people who are vulnerable to the effects of air pollution, in addition to communicating through our normal digital channels.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 126644 question first answered 12/02/2018 12:35:06 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

837528

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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
	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 the Government plans to include a commitment to reach World Health Organization limits on particulate matter in its new clean air strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	126647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2018 answer text <p>The evidence of health impacts from particulate matter (PM) is particularly strong and the Government is already taking action to reduce emissions of harmful PM. The UK has signed up to ambitious new targets to reduce emissions of PM2.5 as well as four other damaging pollutants (ammonia, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds and sulphur dioxide) by 2020 and 2030. The Government is aiming to cut early deaths from air pollution by half. The Statutory Instrument committing these targets to law was laid on 1 February.</p><p>We will publish a Clean Air Strategy, which will set out plans to meet these targets, for consultation in 2018. We are currently calling for evidence on domestic solid fuel use, one of the largest emissions sources of PM. Householders and businesses are being asked for their views on proposals to cut harmful emissions caused by domestic fuel burning.</p><p>Defra works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care and Public Health England to develop a strong evidence base on the health impacts of air pollution and to provide health advice during episodes of elevated air pollution. We are carefully considering public health measures.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 126553 126648 question first answered 16/02/2018 10:47:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

837529

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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: Death
	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 the Government plans to include a target on decreasing premature deaths from air pollution in its new clean air strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	126648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2018 answer text <p>The evidence of health impacts from particulate matter (PM) is particularly strong and the Government is already taking action to reduce emissions of harmful PM. The UK has signed up to ambitious new targets to reduce emissions of PM2.5 as well as four other damaging pollutants (ammonia, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds and sulphur dioxide) by 2020 and 2030. The Government is aiming to cut early deaths from air pollution by half. The Statutory Instrument committing these targets to law was laid on 1 February.</p><p>We will publish a Clean Air Strategy, which will set out plans to meet these targets, for consultation in 2018. We are currently calling for evidence on domestic solid fuel use, one of the largest emissions sources of PM. Householders and businesses are being asked for their views on proposals to cut harmful emissions caused by domestic fuel burning.</p><p>Defra works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care and Public Health England to develop a strong evidence base on the health impacts of air pollution and to provide health advice during episodes of elevated air pollution. We are carefully considering public health measures.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 126553 126647 question first answered 16/02/2018 10:47:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

654371

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Coastal Areas: Economic Growth
	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 she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the recommendations of the New Economics Foundation's Blue New Deal Action Plan, published in November 2016; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	56581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Defra officials have participated in several workshops held by the New Economics Foundation to discuss the Blue New Deal. It is a useful piece of work which is being considered alongside other research and evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/12/2016 10:59:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

622582

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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: Apprentices
	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 apprenticeships have been created in her Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	50806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Departmental apprenticeships within Defra have recently been introduced as a response to the Civil Service annual apprenticeship targets.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeship data was not collected in Defra prior to January 2016. Data on apprenticeships is now collected and reported to Cabinet Office quarterly. In the most recent return to Cabinet Office, as of the end of the first quarter of 2016/17, it was reported that two apprenticeships had commenced within the Department, one within London and one within the West Midlands. Both participants are still undertaking their apprenticeship. The data collection exercise for those apprenticeships starting in Quarter 2 is currently underway.</p><p> </p><p>Defra plan to considerably expand their apprenticeship programme in light of the Government’s manifesto commitment to achieve three million new apprenticeship starts in England by the end of the Parliament. We are currently in the process of onboarding new apprentices from a recent recruitment campaign as well as looking at further opportunities to develop our existing employees through apprenticeship schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office will be centrally collecting data on all future apprenticeships to allow the Civil Service to report on its contribution towards the national target and enable tracking of initial outcomes of apprenticeships (e.g. successful completion and continued employment in the Civil Service).</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/11/2016 14:31:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

515405

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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	Animal Welfare: Disqualification Orders
	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 lifetime disqualification orders have been issued under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each year since that Act was passed.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	35324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>There are no central records of disqualification orders issued by the courts under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Each individual court would have the details of any disqualification order they have made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 35323 35325 question first answered 29/04/2016 11:27:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

515406

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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	Animal Welfare: Disqualification Orders
	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 disqualification orders have been issued under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each year since that Act was passed.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	35325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>There are no central records of disqualification orders issued by the courts under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Each individual court would have the details of any disqualification order they have made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 35323 35324 question first answered 29/04/2016 11:27:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham