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1010734

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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: Children
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 steps his Department is taking to protect children from the health effects of toxic air.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	193406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The government’s Air Quality Grant Programme provides funding to local authorities; funding projects in local communities to tackle air pollution and reduce emissions affecting schools, businesses and residents. Local authorities have a duty to monitor and assess air quality and to take action to reduce pollution where these breach statutory limits, and are best placed to determine local priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra awarded a total of £2.4 million to local authorities in England from the 2017/18 air quality grant fund; £3.7 million was awarded in 2016/17, and £0.5 million in 2015/6. £3 million has been allocated for 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While all measures which reduce air pollution will reduce exposure of children to these harmful pollutants, some projects have elements that are specifically targeted at children. For example:</p><p> </p><p>In 2016-17, the London Borough of Islington were awarded £50k to run a local school focused awareness and engagement campaign through the air quality grant; and</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18, Spelthorne Borough Council were given £145,188 to run an awareness campaign in schools across Surrey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of further funding from the Air Quality Grant Programme, including funding specifically directed at children can be found on the Air Quality Grant Programme webpage here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/air-quality-grant-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/air-quality-grant-programme</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also put in place a £3.5 billion plan to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions, which includes £495 million for councils to improve air quality. Councils with serious air quality problems may bid for a share of these funds. We have consulted on our new world leading Clean Air Strategy, which includes new and ambitious goals, legislation, investment and policies which will help us to clean up our air faster and more effectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/11/2018 18:55:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1181903

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Historic Buildings: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to include heritage buildings and structures in the definition of the natural environment to be used in preparing environmental improvement plans.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	23598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Our current 25 Year Environment Plan committed us to “safeguarding and enhancing the beauty of our natural scenery and improving its environmental value while being sensitive to considerations of its heritage”. We will continue this approach to improving the natural environment, both identifying the mutually positive impacts on the natural and historic environments our policies can have, as well as identifying potential trade-offs between them.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/03/2020 11:51:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1205697

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	African Swine Fever: Disease Control
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 assessment he has made of the level of risk of an outbreak of African swine fever in the UK; and what steps the Government is taking to mitigate that risk through border controls.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	61815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency regularly assess the changing global animal disease presence and its potential risk to the UK. The most recent assessments for African swine fever (ASF) were published on the Gov.uk website in March 2020 (for Europe) and May 2020 (for South East Asia and Oceania). The UK remains at medium risk for the entry of contaminated or infected products. The risk of exposure to the UK pig population is highly dependent on the level of biosecurity on individual pig premises and is low.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of mitigating that risk, EU safeguard measures restrict the commercial trade of pork and pork products from regions that are affected by ASF so these cannot be traded with the UK. All countries outside of the EU who are currently approved to trade in pork and pork products with the UK are free of ASF. The import of pork products from non-approved countries is illegal. Defra continues to work closely with Border Force officials to crack down on illegally imported meat and UK Border officials target and search freight, passengers and luggage at the border and will seize and destroy illegally imported meat products. A specific communications campaign about ASF was launched in summer 2019 which included a new poster campaign introduced in UK airports and ports, to raise awareness of the disease and the risks of bringing back potentially contaminated products.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 29/06/2020 14:27:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1226601

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to respond to the Natural England's report on the Weybourne to Hunstanton proposals for the England Coast Path submitted to his department on 21 Mach 2018; and when he expects to receive proposals from Natural England for the Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge section.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	76900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>A decision regarding the Coastal Access Report on Weybourne to Hunstanton has been delayed due to the European Court ruling known as People Over Wind. Natural England is reviewing the relevant Habitats Regulations Assessment in compliance with this ruling. In addition, a number of objections were received following the publication of Natural England’s initial report. Defra has appointed an independent planning inspector to examine these objections.</p><p> </p><p>This evidence will need to be considered as part of the Secretary of State’s decision on the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England is still finalising its reports for the stretch between Hunstanton and Sutton Bridge. Work on the reports has been delayed by Covid-19, and Natural England now expects to submit its proposals in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 76901 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:24:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1226621

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Natural England's report on proposals for the Weybourne to Hunstanton England Coast Path submitted to his Department on 21 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	76901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>A decision regarding the Coastal Access Report on Weybourne to Hunstanton has been delayed due to the European Court ruling known as People Over Wind. Natural England is reviewing the relevant Habitats Regulations Assessment in compliance with this ruling. In addition, a number of objections were received following the publication of Natural England’s initial report. Defra has appointed an independent planning inspector to examine these objections.</p><p> </p><p>This evidence will need to be considered as part of the Secretary of State’s decision on the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England is still finalising its reports for the stretch between Hunstanton and Sutton Bridge. Work on the reports has been delayed by Covid-19, and Natural England now expects to submit its proposals in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 76900 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:24:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1226921

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Rivers: Environment Protection
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 funding (a) his Department and (b) the Environment Agency has made available for the restoration of chalk streams in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	77826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Defra and the Environment Agency are undertaking a wide range of measures to protect and improve chalk streams - reducing abstraction, progressing measures on water conservation, working to improve water quality and legislating through the Environment Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government spend through the Water Environment Improvement Programme are shown in an attachment.</p><p> </p><p>Further investment is made direct by water companies. For example, Affinity Water and the Environment Agency have been working together with other partners to protect and revitalise the rivers in the Chilterns. The programme has reduced groundwater abstraction by 63 million litres of water a day since 1993 and is committed to further reducing groundwater abstraction by 36 million litres of water a day by 2025. Affinity Water has committed to continuing this work and has over 50 different restoration projects planned over the next five years, representing an investment of over £17 million.</p><p> </p><p>To calculate the exact spend by the Government and water industry on chalk streams in the past would not be possible without further time and analysis. Future funding is conditional on decisions that will be taken through the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 77827 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:08:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow attachment 1 file name PQs 77826 77827 Attachment - Government Spend on WEI Program.pdf title Government Spending on WEI Programme
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1226922

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Rivers: Environment Protection
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 funding his Department plans to make available for the restoration of chalk streams in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	77827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Defra and the Environment Agency are undertaking a wide range of measures to protect and improve chalk streams - reducing abstraction, progressing measures on water conservation, working to improve water quality and legislating through the Environment Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government spend through the Water Environment Improvement Programme are shown in an attachment.</p><p> </p><p>Further investment is made direct by water companies. For example, Affinity Water and the Environment Agency have been working together with other partners to protect and revitalise the rivers in the Chilterns. The programme has reduced groundwater abstraction by 63 million litres of water a day since 1993 and is committed to further reducing groundwater abstraction by 36 million litres of water a day by 2025. Affinity Water has committed to continuing this work and has over 50 different restoration projects planned over the next five years, representing an investment of over £17 million.</p><p> </p><p>To calculate the exact spend by the Government and water industry on chalk streams in the past would not be possible without further time and analysis. Future funding is conditional on decisions that will be taken through the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 77826 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:08:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow attachment 1 file name PQs 77826 77827 Attachment - Government Spend on WEI Program.pdf title Government Spending on WEI Programme
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1226925

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Water: Norfolk
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 progress the Environment Agency has made in its plan to de-main eleven watercourses in Norfolk, announced in 2017.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	77828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Overall across the country, the de-maining pilot project resulted in the Environment Agency (EA):</p><p> </p><ul><li>redesignating 16 stretches or 63.8 km of main river to ordinary watercourse;</li><li>transferring 28 assets and 178 acres of land to Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs).</li></ul><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance to the EA for the designation of main rivers requires that the EA should consider relevant benefits or costs for the local community and representations from the local community and others in response to consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 11 watercourses in Norfolk, eight were withdrawn at an early stage due to concerns raised in May 2018 at the Environment, Development, and Transport committee of Norfolk County Council about the potential increases to special levy for District Councils.</p><p><br> In November 2018, the EA formally consulted on the proposal to de-main three watercourses at Tunstall Dyke, Waxham New Cut and the River Tud, which are wholly within IDB areas.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation found that overall consultees did not support the proposal to de-main the River Tud due to concerns over the environmental management. Consultees were either neutral or in support of proposals to de-main the Waxham New Cut and Tunstall Dyke. The EA withdrew the River Tud from the pilot in January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2019, the EA decided to pause the Norfolk pilot and withdrew the proposals for the remaining two watercourses due to an ongoing investigation into waste management irregularities, the outcome of which may be relevant to who should manage the de-mained watercourses. The EA will not comment further on this while the investigation is ongoing, nor will the de-maining pilot proceed until the investigation has been concluded.</p><p> </p><p>The EA may decide at some point in the future to revisit these proposals. Until then, these two watercourses will continue to be Main River and the Environment Agency will retain its permissive powers to maintain them.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/09/2020 10:01:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1229551

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Rivers: EU Law
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 plans his Department has to amend the one out all out rule for rivers set out in the Water Framework Directive.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	82502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>We have no plans to amend the one out all out rule associated with the classification approach derived from the Water Framework Directive.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/09/2020 12:45:56 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1231917

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Sewage: Waste Disposal
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 proportion of the combined sewer overflows of each water company have monitoring equipment in place.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	86177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Environment Agency hold data for storm overflows, which includes combined sewer overflows, storm discharges at sewage treatment inlet works, storm tank overflows and storm overflows at pumping stations.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31 December 2019 the numbers of storm overflows and percentage monitored by each Water and Sewerage Company were:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Company</p></td><td><p>Total number of storm overflow discharges</p></td><td><p>Number Monitored in 2019 (regulatory and non-regulatory)</p></td><td><p>Percentage Monitored in 2019 (regulatory and non-regulatory)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglian Water</p></td><td><p>1646</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water</p></td><td><p>2318</p></td><td><p>2110</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbrian Water</p></td><td><p>1518</p></td><td><p>1487</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severn Trent</p></td><td><p>2954</p></td><td><p>2308</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hafren Dyfrdwy</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Water</p></td><td><p>1209</p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Water</p></td><td><p>986</p></td><td><p>986</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>2273</p></td><td><p>1649</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex Water</p></td><td><p>1289</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire Water</p></td><td><p>2246</p></td><td><p>2185</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTALS</p></td><td><p>16970</p></td><td><p>13246</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The numbers monitored were supplied to the Environment Agency from the Water and Sewerage Companies in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Further monitoring is planned for the period 2020 to 2025 with more than a 1,000 monitoring installations.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/09/2020 15:09:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild