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439396

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Information Officers
	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 press and public relations staff are employed by (a) the Forestry Commission, (b) the Water Services Regulation Authority, (c) the Animal and Plant Health Agency, (d) the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, (e) the Rural Payments Agency, (f) the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, (g) the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, (h) the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, (i) the Consumer Council for Water, (j) the Environment Agency, (k) the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, (l) the Marine Management Organisation, (m) the National Forest Company, (n) Natural England and (o) the Sea Fish Industry Authority; how many of those employees are paid more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those orqanisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Defra is in the midst of a corporate services and network transformation programme which is yielding significant reductions in communication staff. Our rigorous controls on communication spending are expected to save £1 million in 2015-2016. The detail requested will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/01/2016 15:33:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

442301

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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	Floods: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make and publish an assessment of the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>We have recently published a report that considers the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk. The report is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=19227&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Status=3&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=FD2688&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=19227&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Status=3&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=FD2688&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/01/2016 16:05:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

147494

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	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	Floods: Insurance
	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 she has to assess the affordability of flood insurance for small businesses in flood hit areas following the expiry of the Statement of Principles between the Government and the Association of British Insurers.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	213979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We are currently undertaking monitoring of the insurance market for both households and small businesses. This will look at the availability of insurance, and the experience of small businesses in obtaining insurance cover in high flood risk areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 12:52:07 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

147495

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	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	Floods: Insurance
	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 the annual salary of the Chief Executive of the Flood Re scheme will be; how that salary was determined; and from what budget funding for that salary will be drawn.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	214055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The salary of the CEO of the Flood Re Scheme is a matter for the Directors of Flood Re who undertook the recruitment, and the Association of British Insurers whose members are currently funding the project set up costs including staff costs. It was determined by reference to current market rates for a reinsurance company. The salary will in future be funded from the Flood Re income and be disclosed in its annual report and accounts, which will be laid before Parliament as a public document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/11/2014 13:05:30 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

155881

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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	Floods: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2014 to Question 213979, what steps she has taken to gather evidence to inform her Department's monitoring of the insurance market; and whether there will be an opportunity for (a) hon. Members, (b) small businesses and (c) members of the public to inform her Department's work in this area.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	214805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Evidence on the availability of flood insurance has been provided and considered by Defra at various stages, including during the passage of the Water Act 2014 through Parliament and following the Downing Street Floods summit on 18 February.</p><p>I met representatives of small businesses in June to listen to their concerns and to provide an outline of our plans for market monitoring. Findings of the Defra research contract will be published next year. I intend to have another meeting when this work is completed.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 20/11/2014 13:53:10 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson