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947247

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/09/2018
	date	24/07/2018
	date tabled	24/07/2018
	ddp created	24/07/2018 18:46:39
	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	24/07/2018 18:56:10 07/09/2018 15:52:02
	hansard heading	Water: Standards
	house id	1
	identifier	167827
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/09/2018 15:20:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will make it its policy to maintain the standards set out by the EU Bathing Water Directive once the UK has left the EU.
	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 167827
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	167827
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Yes, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act will convert the existing body of EU environmental law into UK law. It will ensure that the same protections are in place in the UK and that existing EU environmental law continues to function effectively after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p>
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	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

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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	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

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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964422

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2018
	date	03/09/2018
	date tabled	03/09/2018
	ddp created	03/09/2018 17:31:59
	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	03/09/2018 18:05:56 06/09/2018 15:18:03
	hansard heading	Palm Oil
	house id	1
	identifier	168885
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/09/2018 14:46:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by Imperial College London, entitled Palm oil supply chain complexity impedes implementation of corporate no-deforestation commitments, published in May 2018.
	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 168885
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	168885
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of the report by Imperial College London entitled ‘<em>Palm oil supply chain complexities impedes implementation of corporate no-deforestation commitments.</em>’</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although we have no plans to formally assess the report, the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan makes clear the UK’s commitment to supporting the implementation of deforestation-free supply chains for key commodities, including palm oil, working with a broad range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are a co-signatory to the Amsterdam Declarations, which are political agreements that aim to support the implementation of private sector commitments on deforestation and sustainable palm oil. We are also a member of Tropical Forest Alliance 2020; a public-private co-operation working to help organisations achieve their deforestation-free commitment, eliminate illegality from supply chains and improve the quality and availability of deforestation and supply chain data.</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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	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816880

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/01/2018
	date	05/01/2018
	date tabled	05/01/2018
	ddp created	05/01/2018 17:08:05
	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	05/01/2018 17:17:24 10/01/2018 18:34:01
	hansard heading	Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	121307
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/01/2018 18:02:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will establish a new strategic framework for designating protected sites and species within UK environmental law after the UK leaves the EU.
	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 121307
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121307
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will ensure that the whole body of existing EU environmental law, including the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, continues to have effect in UK law, providing businesses, communities and stakeholders with maximum certainty as we leave the EU. We will then have the opportunity, over time, to ensure our legislative framework is outcome driven and delivers on our overall commitment of improving the environment within a generation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a long history of environmental protection and we will safeguard and improve on this record. We will also continue to uphold all our obligations under international environmental treaties. Producing a 25 Year Environment Plan is key to setting out how we will improve our environment as we leave the EU and take control of our environmental legislation again.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p>
	creator	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

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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	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
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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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1129668

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 21:00:09
	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	04/06/2019 21:17:51 10/06/2019 12:13:01
	hansard heading	Inland Waterways: Pollution
	house id	1
	identifier	259826
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 11:41:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of recent efforts by canoeists to clear rubbish and plastic from inland waters; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that such activity is encouraged and supported on all inland waterways in England.
	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 259826
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259826
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has not made any specific assessments of the effectiveness of recent efforts by canoeists to clear rubbish and plastic from inland waters.</p><p> </p><p>We support and endorse action by volunteers and local communities to take action to address the specific litter issues in their areas, and were pleased to support Keep Britain Tidy’s recent Great British Spring Clean. The Prime Minister has also recently recognised the work of Dhruv Boruah of the Thames Project through a Points of Light Award.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Litter Strategy recognises that much‑loved features of the local environment such as rivers, canals and beaches can be used as ‘flagship’ locations for clean-up action by communities. Organisations such as the Marine Conservation Society, Thames21 and Surfers Against Sewage are represented on the Community Engagement Working Group which was established under the Litter Strategy to explore the barriers to engaging and involving citizens in tackling litter and improving local places, and to recommend steps to address them.</p><p> </p>
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	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1129667

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 21:00:04
	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	04/06/2019 21:17:48 12/06/2019 10:12:02
	hansard heading	Inland Waterways: Access
	house id	1
	identifier	259825
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/06/2019 09:40:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on his Department's policies of the conclusion of the 2011 post-legislative scrutiny of the Scottish Land Reform Act 2003 that helped formalise and clarify access rights where previously there was informality and ambiguity; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a similar approach in relation to public access for recreation on inland waterways in England.
	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 259825
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259825
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There has been no assessment made by the Department and none is planned.</p><p> </p>
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