https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-shale-gas-rural-economy-impacts-paper<\/a>. The draft paper was intended as a rapid review of existing literature; it is not analytically robust. Work on this paper was discontinued and we have no plans to update it.<\/p> <\/p>
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As this is a devolved matter this answer applies to England only.<\/p>
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Section 14(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 makes it illegal to release or allow to escape into the wild, any animal or plant which is not ordinarily resident in Great Britain and is not a regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state, or is listed in Schedule 9 to the Act. Breaches of this legislation could lead to an unlimited fine and/or two years imprisonment on indictment.<\/p>
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In addition to the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, Orders made in accordance with the Import of Live Fish Act 1980 prohibit the unlicensed keeping or release of 47 species of non-native live fish and all non-native crayfish species.<\/p>
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I refer the Rt hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, Cat Smith, on 16 June 2015, PQ UIN1580.<\/p>
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The Mayor of London is responsible for air quality standards in London. He has set up a Low Emission Zone and has announced the introduction of an Ultra-Low Emission Zone Scheme to ensure that all vehicles driving in the centre of London will be zero or low emission by 2020. A plan to deliver cleaner taxis across London has also been announced to help support London taxi driver\u2019s transition to zero emission capable taxis. Defra\u2019s air quality grant scheme has awarded funding to support the Mayor\u2019s Breathe Better Together public awareness campaign to encourage behaviour change and tackle air pollution. Defra awarded a separate grant to Westminster City Council for on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure.<\/p>
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The Government is currently consulting on plans for how towns and cities can reduce emissions, alongside a national framework that seeks to bring the UK into compliance with limits for nitrogen dioxide in a number of areas by 2020 and in London by 2025.<\/p>
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This is a commercial matter between the Met Office and BBC. This decision will not affect our work to reduce flood risk or our free flood warnings service. Defra, the Environment Agency and the Flood Forecasting Centre will continue to work closely with the Met Office to forecast rainfall impacts and the risk of flooding.<\/p>
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The Government published the report \u2018Review of Effectiveness of Local Authority Action Plans (LAQM) and Future Policy Options for LAQM\u2019 in 2013, which looked at a broad selection of local authorities with Air Quality Management Areas that ranged from hotspots to large areas of exceedance. This report concluded that although the review and assessment part of the LAQM regime was working very well, though too bureaucratic, some improvements could also be made to the action planning process.<\/p>
We are currently reviewing the Local Air Quality Management system to reduce bureaucracy and enable greater focus on taking action, and intend to consult on a streamlined reporting system and revised guidance later this year.<\/p>
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One hundred and seven projects are in development this financial year. The locations of these projects are shown in the published flood and coastal erosion risk management investment programme 2015 \u2013 2021:<\/p>
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/programme-of-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-schemes<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>
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The Environment Agency has reported that between 1 April and 30 June 2015, 19 projects started construction in East England, East Midlands, North West, South East, South West and Yorkshire and Humber Office of National Statistics (ONS) regions and 26 projects completed construction in East England, East Midlands, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber ONS regions.<\/p>
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One project in the Environment Agency\u2019s national priority programme reported delays. The start of work on Jacks Key Reservoir, Darwen was delayed due to detailed site investigation showing that the project is more complex than originally anticipated. Construction is now expected to start on site in early 2016.<\/p>
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Defra followed normal practice for developing the Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015. Defra has received representations from a number of organisations about the repeal of the Hunting Act 2004. It received no representations from the Countryside Alliance on the Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015 prior to its publication.<\/p>
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