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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1172560/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Environment Agency (EA) is continuing to work with partners and the local community to reduce the impacts of flooding in Severn Stoke and is reviewing all delivery options for a full flood defence scheme in Tenbury Wells, including engaging with Local Enterprise Partnerships, businesses and the local authority.<\/p><p>The Government is investing £2.6 billion between 2015 and 2021, delivering over 1,000 schemes to better protect 300,000 homes.<\/p><p>Funding decisions are made on the basis of a rigorous assessment of local needs and the value for money of proposed schemes. Funding for all projects is allocated according to the rules that govern Defra\u2019s existing six-year capital programme.<\/p><p>We will continue to work with the EA and HM Treasury to consider future investment needs and the Government\u2019s role in supporting the resilience of communities.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4107", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the number of jobs in the chemicals sector on Teesside of the UK diverging from REACH regulations.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4644", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Hill"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mike Hill"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1172592/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>When we leave the EU we will bring REACH into UK law, retaining what it sets out to achieve including a high level of protection of human health and the environment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The nature of our future trading relationship with the EU is a matter to be settled during the next phase of negotiations.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government published \u201cEU Exit: Long-term economic impacts\u201d in November 2018. This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of a range of future trading relationships with the EU.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4522", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rebecca Pow"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK no longer complying with the REACH regulation on the (a) costs and (b) administrative requirements for the chemical industry to continue trading with other EU states.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4644", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Hill"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mike Hill"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1172669", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1172669/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We fully support the growth of offshore wind and recognise the essential role it plays in meeting the net zero target. Defra has a significant interest in offshore wind development in terms of its potential to contribute to meeting the Government\u2019s climate change commitments, and we also have a critical role in ensuring the protection of our marine environment, particularly across our network of designated Marine Protected Areas.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are working with other Government bodies, the Crown Estate, industry and wider stakeholders to mitigate against, and prepare for, any environmental impacts of growth in the offshore wind sector. This programme of measures will enable the responsible and sustainable growth of offshore wind.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-01-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Wind Power: Seas and Oceans"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that support for the deployment of offshore wind generation capacity to meet net zero emissions targets does not harm international marine species and habitats.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4656", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Layla Moran"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4522", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rebecca Pow"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities have been awarded an air quality grant for 2019 to 2020; and how much each local authority has been awarded.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4617", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Western"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4161", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential damage to the environment as a result of the three crop rule leading farmers to cultivate drenched farmland and thereby damage soil structures.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4712", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Carrington"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1172749/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Farmers have been experiencing difficulties with the recent prolonged wet weather and are concerned about their ability to meet Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rules.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Whilst we have not carried out specific assessments of the environmental impact of cultivating waterlogged farmland following the wet weather experienced so far this winter, we encourage farmers to take all the necessary and reasonable steps to protect their soils. In some cases, we understand that this may result in difficulty meeting CAP rules, including the \u2018three crop rule\u2019. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has recently updated its GOV.UK online guidance on flooding and wet weather so that farmers are clear on the rules and possible alternative options that will allow them to remain compliant \u2013 including alternatives to the three crop rule. This was put together in direct response to customers\u2019 and stakeholders\u2019 questions and concerns.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>If they are in doubt, farmers should contact the RPA to discuss possible mitigation measures where farmers are unsure of the impact that flooding will have on their ability to comply with greening, or other CAP rules, including whether they should apply for <em>force majeure<\/em>.<\/p><p><em> <\/em><\/p><p>We will continue to monitor the situation and work closely with stakeholders, including farmers, where cases of <em>force majeure<\/em> are put forward. We are also exploring how best to provide flexibility and support farmers affected by the recent wet weather.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4161", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the weather conditions experienced by farmers this planting season, what plans they have to suspend the three crop rule.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Carrington"}
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