Clean Air Strategy<\/a> in May 2018; and is also shortly bringing forward a new Environment Bill, which will include strong commitments to improve the air we all breathe.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of air pollution on (a) vulnerable groups and (b) children who (i) live, (ii) learn and (iii) play in affected areas.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1041303", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase plastic reprocessing in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Waste must be properly managed whether processed at home or abroad. We work closely with the waste industry, Environment Agency and local authorities to achieve this. The Government outlines in the Resources and Waste Strategy its commitment to prevent waste from occurring in the first place, and managing it better when it does.<\/p>
<\/p>
The UK is recycling more than ever and the Government is committed to recycling more at home. Our approach in the Resources and Waste Strategy, from production through consumption to end of life, is focused on increasing supply and demand for secondary materials to be recycled in the UK. This will grow the UK recycling industry and reduce the need to export recyclable waste. Waste is a commodity and these secondary materials will always have a global market and exports from the UK will form an ongoing part of our resource management where there is demand.<\/p>
<\/p>
We also want to ensure, however, that any waste which we do send abroad is fit for recycling, and that it is recycled to equivalent standards as required in the UK. Increased monitoring and enforcement of exports should create a more level playing field for domestic recyclers.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of waste that the UK exports.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The key statutory provisions to protect wildlife habitats are set out in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended); the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017; the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017; the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006; and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. These protections are also reflected in the Government\u2019s National Planning Policy Framework, which, following public consultation, has been amended to offer further protections for ancient woodland and other irreplaceable habitat, while also strengthening requirements for biodiversity net gain.<\/p>
<\/p>
Defra has undertaken a review of the effectiveness of the regulations that implement the EU Nature Directives in England. The review\u2019s findings were published in March 2012. The review did not identify a need to amend the statutory provisions but led to a number of improvements in regard to implementation.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of planning laws to protect wildlife habitats.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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A wide variety of species are afforded protection under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2017) and under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, including all species of bat found in this country. All listed species are covered irrespective of their expected lifespan, which is not a criterion in identifying the need for protection of a species.<\/p>
<\/p>
Legal protection for hedgerows is provided by the Hedgerows Regulations 1997. These regulations prohibit the removal of most countryside hedgerows (or parts of them) without first seeking approval from the local planning authority, which is required to decide whether a hedgerow is \u2018important\u2019 because of its wildlife, landscape, historical (i.e. more than 30 years old) or archaeological value and as such should not be removed.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan, what provision there is for short-term protection of (a) bats and (b) other species with life spans of five to eight years; and what steps he plans to take to increase protection for mature hedgerows from developers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The 25 Year Environment Plan set out our ambitious plans for improving biodiversity by embedding a net gain approach to development. We have already strengthened planning policy and the revised National Planning Policy Framework, published in July, makes it clear that development should provide net gains for biodiversity. We will shortly be consulting on biodiversity net gain through the planning system.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan, what steps he plans to take to ensure that development sites are monitored and levels of biodiversity maintained.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/964395", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
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This was a routine report by the Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG). Although it was based on an assimilation of evidence that took place in 2015, the report itself was not finalised until 2017. It was prepared alongside other AQEG reports, for example on ultrafine particles and vegetation, which were produced on similar timelines. These reports were released together following publication of the government\u2019s Clean Air Strategy.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Potential Air Quality Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction in the UK, published by his Department in 2018, for what reason the report was compiled in 2015 but not published until 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Where it appears to a local authority that a vehicle in its area is abandoned, it has a duty to remove the vehicle, unless (in the case of vehicles not on a carriageway) the cost of moving the vehicle to the nearest carriageway would be unreasonably high. There is no statutory definition of \u2018abandoned\u2019, and it is for councils to determine whether any particular vehicle has been abandoned.<\/p>
There is no statutory time frame for responding to reports of abandoned vehicles. Where a vehicle is abandoned on land that is \u2018occupied\u2019, the local authority must give the occupier 15 days\u2019 notice that it proposes to remove the vehicle. The local authority is not entitled to remove the vehicle if the occupier objects to the proposal within that period. If the occupier gives the local authority permission to remove the vehicle during this 15-day period, the vehicle may be removed immediately, but there is no statutory time-frame for doing so.<\/p>
It is up to councils to decide how best to meet their statutory duties in respect of abandoned vehicles, and how to prioritise this against other local services.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the time frame is for local authorities to (a) respond and (b) take action in regard to a report of an untaxed or abandoned vehicle on a public road.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Your letter addressed to the Secretary of State has now been responded to.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to reply to my letter of 3 August 2017, requesting a meeting following my earlier question to the Prime Minister on flooding.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/720434", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
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A total of £76,322.70 was granted to properties and businesses in Lancashire flooded during the 2013/14 floods. None was paid to or distributed by Lancashire County Council or West Lancashire Borough Council. The table sets out which councils in the county did distribute funds and the total value per council.<\/p>
<\/p>