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1064482

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	20/02/2019
	date tabled	20/02/2019
	ddp created	20/02/2019 18:41:27
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	20/02/2019 18:45:58 28/02/2019 10:47:02
	hansard heading	Plastics: Waste
	house id	1
	identifier	224034
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/02/2019 10:15:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the export of plastic waste to developing countries; and if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of a complete ban on plastic waste exports to developing countries.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 224034
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224034
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government wants to export less waste and make sure the waste we do have to export is handled properly. As set out in the Resources and Waste Strategy, the government is putting in place measures to improve the quality of the materials we collect for recycling as well as creating domestic markets for these materials. The government recently published four consultations which will support these ambitions: consistency in materials collected for recycling, reform of the packaging waste producer responsibility system, a deposit return scheme for drinks containers and a tax to encourage the use of recycled material in plastic packaging. In addition, we will seek to tighten controls on exports of all waste, and are exploring a range of measures including increasing monitoring of international waste shipments, improved provision for waste repatriation, and charging higher fees to improve compliance with waste shipment controls.</p><p> </p><p>While waste is a commodity, and there is a global market for secondary materials, it must be and is subject to strict controls. Under EU legislation non-OECD countries elect the controls to be applied in respect of waste exports to their countries from the EU, choosing either to prohibit specific wastes, require prior written approval, apply their own national procedures or no control measures. The authorities in countries that receive waste from the EU need to be clear about the types of waste they will accept and the waste import procedures they require exporters in the EU to adhere to.</p><p> </p><p>The EU Waste Shipment Regulations impose strict conditions on the types of waste that can be exported, and set out procedures that waste exporters must follow. They prohibit the export from the EU of waste for disposal to a country outside the European Free Trade Area (EFTA). Regulation 21 of the UK Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations makes it an offence to transport waste destined for disposal to countries outside the EFTA.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a robust approach to enforcing these controls. In 2017 the Environment Agency (EA) inspected more than 1,000 shipping containers and returned 367 of these to their site of loading. The EA stopped over 7,000 tonnes of waste at ports and prevented nearly 9,000 tonnes of waste from reaching ports.</p><p> </p>
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1064485

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	20/02/2019
	date tabled	20/02/2019
	ddp created	20/02/2019 18:41:34
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	20/02/2019 18:46:04 25/02/2019 18:24:02
	hansard heading	Plastics: Recycling
	house id	1
	identifier	224037
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/02/2019 17:52:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the feasibility of banning the use of non-recyclable plastics in the UK.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 224037
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224037
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government published its Resources and Waste Strategy in December last year which sets out our plans to reduce plastic pollution.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to working towards all plastic packaging placed on the market being recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on reforming existing packaging waste regulations, introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, and increasing consistency in the recycling system, which together we expect to drive major improvements in recycling rates. Industry is also committed to increasing the recyclability of plastic packaging, including through the world-leading UK Plastics Pact. We expect these initiatives by industry, combined with our reforms, to work together to eliminate from use the most problematic and difficult to recycle plastic packaging.</p><p> </p><p>As the Resources and Waste Strategy makes clear, however, where progress is insufficient we will explore alternative policy measures, which may take the form of a ban as part of a wider strategic approach. We have already consulted on banning the distribution and/or sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds and will shortly be publishing a summary of responses. We will continue to review the latest evidence on problematic products and/or materials to take a systematic approach to reducing the use of unnecessary single-use plastic products, including problematic packaging materials.</p>
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1083556

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2019
	date	07/03/2019
	date tabled	07/03/2019
	ddp created	07/03/2019 18:11:03
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	07/03/2019 18:26:09 15/03/2019 11:36:02
	hansard heading	Insects: Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	229598
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/03/2019 11:04:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the study published in the journal Biological Conservation entitled Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers, what steps his Department will take to reverse the decline of the insect population.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 229598
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	229598
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The study referred to by the Rt. Hon. Member highlights a global issue that requires both global and national action.</p><p> </p><p>UK scientists have been at the forefront of delivering assessments by the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The IPBES global assessment for pollinators concluded that wild pollinators, including many insect groups, have declined in Europe and North America. Data deficiencies precluded assessment in other parts of the world. Regional assessments came to similar conclusions for wider biodiversity, including insects. In Europe, for example, ongoing strong declines were identified in most species groups.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government acknowledges and is committed to addressing the declines. Internationally, we are determined to play a leading role in the development of an ambitious strategy under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, when its current framework expires in 2020. At the most recent Conference of the Parties to the Convention, in November 2018, we supported action such as the adoption of a global plan for the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators.</p><p> </p><p>At the national level, the Government’s indicators of the abundance of UK butterflies show long term declines since 1976 but no significant change since 2012. Our indicator of pollinating insects in the UK tells a similar story - overall distribution has declined since 1980 but has stabilised in recent years. We are keeping these trends under review as encouraging but not yet definitive signs of progress.</p><p> </p><p>The Government gathers further data on the status of UK pollinators through a UK-wide pollinator monitoring and research partnership, established in collaboration with research institutes and volunteer organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The 25 Year Environment Plan commits to improving the status of insects and each of the four countries of the UK has its own strategy to protect pollinators. We will continue to work in partnership with scientists and practitioners for future generations to inherit a better environment.</p>
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686096

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/02/2017
	date	07/02/2017
	date tabled	07/02/2017
	ddp created	07/02/2017 23:31:45
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	07/02/2017 23:37:14 14/02/2017 11:49:10
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: Death
	house id	1
	identifier	63494
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/02/2017 11:18:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of premature deaths attributed to particulate air pollution; and what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of Public Health England's report, Estimating local mortality burdens associated with particulate air pollution.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 63494
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	63494
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government have committed more than £2 billion since 2011 to reduce transport emissions and the Autumn Statement provided a further £290 million to support greener transport.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing the Air Pollution Action Plan. This is to tackle the five main pollutants: sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, ammonia and fine particulate matter. The UK has agreed legally binding national ceilings for emissions of these pollutants by 2020 and 2030.</p><p> </p>
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691878

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/02/2017
	date	20/02/2017
	date tabled	20/02/2017
	ddp created	21/02/2017 00:12:29
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	21/02/2017 00:18:41 27/02/2017 11:45:04
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: EU Law
	house id	1
	identifier	64339
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	27/02/2017 11:13:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans for the UK to be compliant with the 2008 Ambient Air Quality Directive.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 64339
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	64339
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK is meeting limit values for all pollutants covered by the Ambient Air Quality Directive other than those for nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). We will continue to do more, especially to reduce levels of NO<sub>2</sub>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out further measures this year, including consulting on a revised air quality plan on NO<sub>2</sub> by 24 April 2017 and publishing a final plan by 31 July 2017. The plan will set out the measures that will ensure the UK is compliant in the shortest time possible.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, we are working to implement Clean Air Zones as quickly as possible. We are working closely with local authorities on the detailed design of the zones.</p>
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732594

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/06/2017
	date	26/06/2017
	date tabled	26/06/2017
	ddp created	26/06/2017 23:02:34
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	26/06/2017 23:09:18 04/07/2017 10:19:02
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	identifier	1101
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/07/2017 10:18:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether emissions from a transport refrigeration unit count towards a heavy goods vehicle's compliance with Euro VI standards when entering a charging Clean Air Zone.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 1101
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1101
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Emissions from transport refrigeration units are not included within the European emission standards used for assessing compliance for free entry to charging Clean Air Zones.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on the operation of Clean Air Zones in England is set out in a Framework published on 5 May this year available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-quality-clean-air-zone-framework-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-quality-clean-air-zone-framework-for-england</a>. The Framework encourages local authorities to work with business to reduce pollutant emissions from vehicles, including encouraging the upgrade of refrigeration units on cold chain vehicles to the least polluting options.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has been actively involved in developing new legislation for non-road mobile machinery at a European level that covers transport refrigeration units. The new regulation has recently come into effect and has widened the scope such that any new transport refrigeration unit powered by a combustion engine will be subject to strict new emissions limits from 2019.</p><p> </p>
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752625

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/07/2017
	date	17/07/2017
	date tabled	17/07/2017
	ddp created	18/07/2017 00:43:11
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	18/07/2017 22:28:39 24/07/2017 11:41:09
	hansard heading	Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	5431
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/07/2017 11:05:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for bringing forward the new Control of Trade in Endangered Species regulations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 5431
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5431
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Work is in progress to update the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations. We intend to finalise our proposals over the coming months.</p>
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816668

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/01/2018
	date	05/01/2018
	date tabled	05/01/2018
	ddp created	05/01/2018 17:00:42
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	08/01/2018 17:35:08 15/01/2018 17:30:07
	hansard heading	Exhaust Emissions: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	121095
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/01/2018 16:58:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving powers to the Greater London Authority on the regulation of emissions from non-road mobile machinery.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 121095
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121095
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Defra officials regularly have discussions with the Mayor’s office on a range of issues relating to air quality, including their experience of regulating emissions from non-road mobile machinery in London.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish a Clean Air Strategy this year setting out how we will work towards meeting our ambitious targets for reducing air pollution by 2020 and 2030, and are considering a range of options as part of that work.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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816669

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/01/2018
	date	05/01/2018
	date tabled	05/01/2018
	ddp created	05/01/2018 17:00:44
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	08/01/2018 17:35:10 15/01/2018 17:30:06
	hansard heading	Exhaust Emissions: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	121096
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/01/2018 16:58:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Mayor of London’s Office to devolve powers on the regulation of emissions from non-road mobile machinery.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 121096
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121096
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Defra officials regularly have discussions with the Mayor’s office on a range of issues relating to air quality, including their experience of regulating emissions from non-road mobile machinery in London.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish a Clean Air Strategy this year setting out how we will work towards meeting our ambitious targets for reducing air pollution by 2020 and 2030, and are considering a range of options as part of that work.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816877

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/01/2018
	date	05/01/2018
	date tabled	05/01/2018
	ddp created	05/01/2018 17:07:58
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	08/01/2018 17:35:18 11/01/2018 19:20:05
	hansard heading	Environment: Devolution
	house id	1
	identifier	121304
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/01/2018 18:48:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals for a new Environment Bill after the UK leaves the EU which reflects the policy aims of the devolved administrations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 121304
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121304
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Devolved administrations legislate already on many environmental matters with the EU framework.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working closely with the devolved administrations on an approach to returning powers from the EU that works for the whole of the UK and reflects the interests of all four UK nations.</p><p> </p>
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