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1086721

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date	11/03/2019
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	Hedgehogs: East Midlands
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 recent steps he has taken to tackle the decline in hedgehog numbers in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	230910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has published advice on how to help hedgehogs through the creation of hedgehog havens and making gardens as welcoming as possible. This can be accessed at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-simple-steps-to-transform-gardens-in-to-hedgehog-havens" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/five-simple-steps-to-transform-gardens-in-to-hedgehog-havens</a></p><p> </p><p>We support the excellent work being undertaken by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and the People’s Trust for Endangered Species, such as the Hedgehog Street campaign and their Conservation Strategy for Hedgehogs which sets out a ten year approach to supporting this species. Natural England is taking action to address some of the objectives in this strategy.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan, we are committed to creating or restoring 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat to provide benefits for species such as the hedgehog. Agri-environment schemes such as Countryside Stewardship provide funding to restore, extend and link important habitats and boost food resources for a range of species including hedgehogs.</p><p> </p><p>These actions are at a national level. We do not hold information on how they are being taken forward in the East Midlands specifically.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2019 17:00:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1083617

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Recycling: Nottinghamshire
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 estimate his Department has made of the recycling rates in Nottinghamshire in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	229773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Defra has calculated the Nottinghamshire District and Borough Councils' yearly percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting since 2015. They are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield District Council</p></td><td><p>32.5%</p></td><td><p>31.8%</p></td><td><p>41.0%</p></td><td><p>40.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bassetlaw District Council</p></td><td><p>19.2%</p></td><td><p>20.1%</p></td><td><p>21.1%</p></td><td><p>24.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxtowe Borough Council</p></td><td><p>39.0%</p></td><td><p>38.5%</p></td><td><p>39.9%</p></td><td><p>38.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gedling Borough Council</p></td><td><p>36.2%</p></td><td><p>35.6%</p></td><td><p>36.7%</p></td><td><p>35.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mansfield District Council</p></td><td><p>35.8%</p></td><td><p>34.5%</p></td><td><p>34.6%</p></td><td><p>32.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newark and Sherwood District Council</p></td><td><p>27.0%</p></td><td><p>30.3%</p></td><td><p>31.9%</p></td><td><p>31.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushcliffe Borough Council</p></td><td><p>49.0%</p></td><td><p>49.0%</p></td><td><p>50.4%</p></td><td><p>50.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottinghamshire County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42.8%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42.5%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>44.2%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43.7%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/03/2019 11:31:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1020412

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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: East Midlands
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 recent steps his Department has taken to improve air quality in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	199478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>We have consulted on our new world-leading Clean <strong>Air</strong> Strategy, which includes new and ambitious goals, legislation, investment and policies to help us to clean up our <strong>air</strong> faster and more effectively. The Government has put in place a £3.5 billion plan to improve <strong>air</strong><strong> quality</strong> and reduce harmful emissions. The £3.5 billion plan to improve air quality does not set allocations by areas and future funding awards cannot be prejudged. But some examples of spending under this plan in the East Midlands are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£495m of this funding is focused on supporting local authorities across England with the most significant air quality challenges; including Derby City Council, Bolsover District Council, Nottingham City Council, and Leicester City Council, all of which are developing local plans to ensure compliance with NO<sub>2 </sub>limits in the shortest possible time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 20 November, we approved Nottingham’s plan to bring forward compliance with NO<sub>2</sub> concentration limits and issued a Ministerial Direction requiring the council to implement the plan, accompanied by £1 million of funding from the Clean Air Fund. Nottingham City Council has received further funding from the Government to retrofit 171 buses and to convert its own fleet. Derby City Council and Nottingham City Council been awarded grants totalling £3.1 million to support the implementation of early measures to improve air quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/12/2018 14:33:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley