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1218739

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	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: Shipley
	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 he has made of air quality levels across the Shipley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	65969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities take the lead on monitoring levels of air pollution within their boundaries. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) was one of eight local authorities directed in October 2018, as part of the supplement to the 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) Concentrations, to develop a local plan to tackle identified NO<sub>2</sub> exceedances, following a Government-funded targeted feasibility study conducted by the council. This study identified persistent long-term exceedances of legal NO<sub>2</sub> limit values in and around the city centre including the Shipley area, and that without further action CBMDC would not be compliant with legal NO<sub>2</sub> limits until 2027.</p><p> </p><p>Following approval of its plan early this year, CBMDC was subsequently directed and funded to introduce a charging Clean Air Zone in late 2021 that will cover the city centre, Canal Road corridor, Shipley and Saltaire, enabling CBMDC to achieve compliance by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/07/2020 14:08:51 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1221914

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	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: Shipley
	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 7 July 2020 to Question 65969 on air pollution: Shipley, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on air quality levels in Shipley of the proposed incinerator at Marley, Keighley.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	71015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) assesses the emissions from new energy from waste (EfW) plants as part of its permitting process.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has assessed the impact of emissions from the proposed plant on air quality. The permit assessment process includes a comparison of the maximum predicted concentrations of different pollutants from the plant against the relevant air quality standards, also taking into account the levels of background pollution already present in the area. The EA will not grant a permit for an EfW plant if it could have a significant impact on air quality.</p><p> </p><p>The EA is currently carrying out a public consultation on this application and the consultation documents contain the EA’s assessment of the emissions from the plant and the measures proposed to regulate those emissions should the permit be granted.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/07/2020 14:55:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1126880

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	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	Barbecues
	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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the (a) level of and (b) type of toxins released as a result of domestic barbecues as part of his Department's consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	254781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood relates to indoor burning only, and does not refer to barbecues. We have therefore not completed a comparative assessment of the level of and type of toxins released as a result of domestic barbecues.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/05/2019 11:53:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1467252

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Clean Air Zones: Bradford
	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 he will place a copy of all correspondence between the Government and Bradford Council relating to the introduction of a Clean Air Zone in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	11614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Placing details of all correspondence in the Library would incur disproportionate cost. We will be placing copies of the relevant Ministerial directions under the Environment Act in the Library. Comprehensive information on the Clean Air Zone is available via <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbradford.gov.uk%2Fbreathe-better-bradford%2Fbreathe-better-bradford%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cee5f8f6c1a334cef72cf08da4d3e9683%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637907228447814510%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=37m9LdY8jUmCMKhIXhwqEAhBGR%2BI7qTH65YMH0oSwV8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">breathe better BRADFORD | Bradford Council</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/06/2022 16:52:42 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1470179

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2022
	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	Clean Air Zones: Bradford
	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 13 June 2022 to Question 11614, on Clean Air Zones: Bradford, how many pieces of correspondence there have been between Bradford Council and the Government on the Clean Air Zone in Bradford; what the cost would be of placing details of all correspondence in the Library; and if he will break down that cost.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	17901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Bradford City Council was first directed to complete a feasibility study in March 2018 to reduce its NO<sub>2</sub> levels to within legal limits. Since then, there has been substantial correspondence related to the detail of their proposals which have been thoroughly scrutinised in line with the relevant legislation and Government policy. The relevant ministerial directions have been placed in the Library and the council’s website provides extensive details of the development and planned implementation of the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/06/2022 11:15:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1348108

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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	Clean Air Zones: Bradford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons he imposed a charging clean air zone in Bradford.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	35575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Air pollution is a major public health risk and is a particular threat to vulnerable groups including the elderly and those with chronic respiratory and heart diseases. The mortality burden of the air pollution mixture based on both PM2.5 and NO<sub>2</sub> in the UK is an effect equivalent to 28,000 to 36,000 deaths (Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, 2018).</p><p>Under the 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations and its further Supplement in 2018, 61 local authorities were directed to develop plans for delivering NO<sub>2</sub> compliance in the shortest possible time. Bradford was identified in the 2018 supplement as having roads exceeding legal levels for NO<sub>2</sub>, and since then has been working on a local plan to identify and implement measures to address these exceedances in the shortest possible time to safeguard public health.</p><p>As the 2017 plan sets out, it is for local authorities to determine what the appropriate solution is for tackling NO <sub>2 </sub>concentrations, reflecting the highly localised nature of the problem. In some cases, local authorities will determine that a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is the intervention required. However, given the potential impacts on individuals and businesses, when considering between equally effective alternatives to deliver compliance, Government has been consistently clear that if a local authority can identify measures other than charging zones that are at least as effective at reducing NO<sub>2 </sub>to legal levels but with less of an impact, those measures should be preferred. Any alternative will need to deliver compliance as quickly as a charging CAZ if it is to be preferred for inclusion in the plans which local authorities develop.</p><p>Having gone through a detailed business case development process following guidance provided by the Government's Joint Air Quality Unit, Bradford has identified that a Class C Clean Air Zone is needed in order to deliver the legal obligation to tackle NO<sub>2</sub> exceedances in the shortest possible time. Government considered the business case submitted by Bradford earlier this year and has accepted Bradford's evidence that a class C CAZ is required. As part of this approvals process, the business case and supporting evidence were considered by an independent technical panel established to review the evidence submitted by local authorities to support their proposals. The Government is now working with Bradford on the implementation of the CAZ and has also provided Bradford with £31 million from the Clean Air Fund to help local businesses and individuals adapt to the CAZ, including grants to help upgrade vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/07/2021 15:16:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1184438

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	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	Coal Merchants Federation
	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 meetings in his Department (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held with the Coal Merchants’ Federation in the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	27982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Over the course of the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood, the Government has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including a number of trade organisations representing the coal industry. One meeting was held at official level with the Coal Merchants’ Federation. There have been no Ministerial meetings with this organisation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 18/03/2020 13:56:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1131642

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	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	Coal: Heating
	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 analysis his Department has conducted on the effect on solid fuel prices of house coal being banned; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	263781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Any publicly available resources we have used to inform our analysis of the proposals in the consultation will be made available with the Government response.</p><p> </p><p>Various respondents to the consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood sent in their own price analyses of fuels. These note that there are price differentials associated with volumes purchased, and seasonality as well as between differing locations across England. Research has been undertaken based on these responses along with further analysis of advertised retail prices to assess the effect of the proposals in the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 263780 question first answered 20/06/2019 10:17:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1171129

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Coal: Heating
	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 an assessment of the effects of a potential ban on house coal on former coalfield communities as part of the consultation on the cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	3709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>As we said when we consulted on our proposals, we want to ensure that our measures achieve environmental benefits but do not have an adverse impact on vulnerable groups. Our response to the consultation will reflect this approach, and we intend to publish this in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/01/2020 12:25:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1254939

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	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: International Men's Day
	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 steps his Department took to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	120001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Every year, International Men’s Day offers an opportunity to highlight how outcomes for men and boys can be improved and the important work going on every day to address this. This year’s theme was “Better health for men and boys”. Defra group marked this day with a blog by our Deputy Gender champion, Mark Thompson. Mark highlighted the inclusion agenda for men, in particular mental health issues and how our networks help and support employees. In addition, our newly formed Gender Board has raised the need to engage men better in gender equality conversations.</p><p> </p><p>Linked to this year’s theme, details of the ASK TWICE campaign were shared with employees. The campaign is specifically aimed at men, and is part of the national <a href="https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/about-us" target="_blank">Time To Change</a> initiative led by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness which aims to change the way we think about, and take action on, mental health problems.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>In addition to supporting International Men’s Day this November, across Defra group we support many UK gender-based initiatives, including Movember. One example is a panel discussion on International Men’s Day itself, hosted by our Women’s Network and the Defra Movember campaign. During this session various Equality, Diversity and Inclusion network leads discussed a range of subjects related to male stereotypes: e.g. men’s health, mental health, fatherhood and how to support men in the workplace. These sessions reflected the fact that these issues affect everyone: colleagues, friends, husbands, wives, partners, families and organisations. Another example this November has been the Defra Cancer Network partnering with our Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Network to run two online events highlighting how different aspects of cancer may affect individuals across gender lines. These events were supplemented by the sharing of personal stories of prostate cancer across the group via blogs, with the objective of tackling stigma around men’s health issues. This content featured links to useful information with messages encouraging employees “if in doubt, get it checked”.</p><p>To complement these network-led sessions, groups have been set up on our internal Yammer pages. Examples include #Team EA Movember which provides an opportunity for employees to fundraise and the Movember page for anyone wanting to join the conversation, or to become a Movember Workplace Ambassador. We have also started an anonymous WhatsApp group, providing a safe place for men to talk with others who are currently suffering or have previously suffered from cancer or mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, we use other opportunities throughout the year to raise and address issues of concern to men. For instance, Defra group marked Carers’ Rights Day on 26 November in support of men with caring responsibilities. Through our HR policies and standard work practices, Defra group continues to ensure all men have access to flexible working and shared parental leave, giving them the opportunity for work-life balance and the ability to take time away from the workplace to fulfil their caring responsibilities.</p><p>Defra organisations recognise that talking is important. We appreciate that for many people it is easier to simply say “I’m OK” than to admit they have problems. In recognition of our differences, Defra group is committed to finding ways that enable anyone and everyone to reach out for help, regardless of their gender identity - whether cis, trans, fluid or non-binary.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/12/2020 11:18:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies