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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

777991

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
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 assessment he has made of the effect of mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses on animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	901416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>We have recently publicly consulted on our manifesto commitment that there should be mandatory CCTV recording in slaughterhouses in all areas where live animals are present. The consultation closed on 21 September and we are aiming to set out the Government’s response to the consultation in late autumn, in advance of laying secondary legislation before Parliament in early 2018.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/10/2017 14:36:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

459374

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Environment Agency: Allowances
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 expenses were claimed by the five most senior people at the Environment Agency during the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	30631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The expenses claimed by the five most senior people at the Environment Agency in the last financial year can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-executive-directors-and-board-members-expenses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-executive-directors-and-board-members-expenses</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/03/2016 14:58:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

458484

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
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	Environment Agency: Pay
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 the salaries were of the five highest-paid people at the Environment Agency in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	30156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The salaries of the five highest paid people at the Environment Agency in the last financial year, 2014 to 2015, were published in our annual report and accounts and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/442886/LIT_10133.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/442886/LIT_10133.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/03/2016 10:56:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham