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DecaBDE refers to Decabromodiphenyl Ether, a substance which falls under a wider group of chemicals known as Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs). DecaBDE has not been produced in the UK since the late 1990s. DecaPBDE is not a term that is generally used to describe this or any other substance and no such substance is produced in the UK.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4161", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Gardiner of Kimble"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-24T14:49:09.723Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Chemicals: Regulation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 4 June (HL15892), why, if the terms DecaBDE and DecaPBDE are interchangeable, DecaBDE has been banned whilst production of DecaPBDE continues.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1861", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for The Countess of Mar"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "The Countess of Mar"} ], "uin" : "HL16317"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131443", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131443/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Based on the current available data there has been an approximate 37% reduction in spill numbers and a 43% reduction in spill volume since the completion of the enhancement works, against the average for the previous ten year period.<\/p>
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Prior to the completion of the enhancement works at Whitburn long sea outfall, records showed an average of 27 storm sewage discharge \u2018spills\u2019 totalling around 660,000 cubic metres each year for the ten year period from 2008 to 2017.<\/p>
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In 2018, the first year of operation for the enhanced system, records show 17 storm sewage discharge \u2018spills\u2019 totalling around 380,000 cubic metres.<\/p>
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Verified data is provided for the total volume of discharge for each month between January 2018 and December 2019 when discharge events occurred.<\/p>
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Date<\/p><\/td> | Volume of storm sewage discharged (m3 ) <\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2018<\/p><\/td> 10387.50 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2018<\/p><\/td> 95323.50 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2018<\/p><\/td> 114946.50 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> July 2018<\/p><\/td> 46641.00 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> August 2018<\/p><\/td> 55095.00 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2018<\/p><\/td> 37882.50 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2018<\/p><\/td> 16317.00 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> November 2018<\/p><\/td> 0 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> December 2018<\/p><\/td> 0 m3<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs next plans to hold discussions with (1) Northumbrian Water, (2) Sunderland City Council, and (3) South Tyneside Council, on further reducing the impact of sewage discharges on beaches at (a) Sunderland, and (b) Whitburn.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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