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1279008

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Fisheries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote sustainable fisheries.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	911176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Fisheries Act sets out clear objectives on sustainability with detailed policies published in the Joint Fisheries Statement. We will publish our Fisheries Management Plans to meet our commitment to fishing within sustainable limits. As an independent coastal state, we are committed to working with our international partners to manage our shared stocks sustainably.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:35:01 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1279009

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Oilseed Rape: Pesticides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to promote the development of environmentally friendly pesticides to help support the domestic farming of rapeseed.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	911177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The consultation on the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides outlines how the Government will support the development of nature-based solutions, low toxicity methods, and biopesticides, in line with the principles of Integrated Pest Management.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Defra is funding field trials for Integrated Pest Management in oilseed rape.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also supports research on the genetic improvement of rapeseed to increase resilience to pests.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:36:32 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1279010

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Fisheries: Quotas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has plans to reallocate (a) new and (b) existing UK fishing quota to small boat fishers.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	911179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>We recently consulted on how to apportion additional quota between the UK administrations. We also consulted on how we allocate England’s share. We will publish the Government’s response and our English allocation policy after annual negotiations conclude. It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their share.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear since the 2018 White Paper that we would allocate our existing quota using the current method.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:38:08 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1279011

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on animal sentience.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	911180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>We have committed to bringing in new laws on animal sentience. Any necessary changes required to domestic legislation will be made in an effective and credible way and will be brought forward when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:39:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1279012

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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 Protection: Job Creation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the creation of green jobs.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	911182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Green jobs form a key element of the Government’s approach to our economic recovery, in which this department is closely involved. The Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will support up to 250,000 jobs. As part of this, Defra will support thousands of nature jobs through the £80 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund; and deliver up to 20,000 jobs through our investment in flood defences to support 2,000 flood schemes across England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/01/2021 16:27:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1278093

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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	River Mersey: Pollution
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 the Government has to remedy metal contamination of bed sediments in the Upper Mersey catchment that result from industry and urban development.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	140300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans in place to remediate existing metal contamination of bed sediments in the Upper Mersey Catchment. The Environment Agency (EA) does however have powers to limit pollution from heavy metals and uses these powers to prevent heavy metal pollution from entering the catchment.</p><p>In the wider water environment, Defra is working with the EA and the Coal Authority to tackle legacy impacts of industry through the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines (WAMM) programme. The WAMM programme targets pollution of the water environment in areas with a legacy of historical metal mining through the development and operation of mine water treatment schemes, which deliver benefits for the local environment, people and the economy. The current schemes successfully treat 7.4 billion litres of mine water each year and prevent 800 tonnes of metals from entering and polluting rivers.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/01/2021 12:26:51 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1278094

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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	Inland Waterways: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether measuring plastic levels in waterways is a priority of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	140301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Addressing plastic pollution in our waterways is a priority for Defra. In order to measure plastic levels accurately, it is important to use consistent sampling, collection and assessment methodologies for measuring plastics in various environmental media (sediments, water column or biota). Defra is working with the Environment Agency, academia and water companies, to develop such methodologies to enable future monitoring of plastics in wastewater, sludge and the water environment.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working with the relevant committees at the British Standards Institute (BSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to progress the development of agreed standards for sampling and analytical methodologies for plastics in the aquatic environment.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/01/2021 17:26:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1278095

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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	Plastics: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many breaches of compliance his Department has identified of plastic recyclers not complying with their environmental permits in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	140302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>In 2018 the number of breaches for operators of waste treatment activities accepting plastic wastes was 260.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/01/2021 17:23:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1278096

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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	Plastics: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of plastic pollution the Environment Agency identified in the last two years; and what assessment that agency made of whether such pollution posed a significant risk to the public.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	140303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) doesn’t currently collect data on instances of plastic pollution. The Environment Agency has a 7-point plan to reduce plastics in the environment and is working with stakeholders to reduce avoidable plastic waste and encourage a circular economy where possible.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/01/2021 17:23:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1278097

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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	Plastics: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency's visits in 2018 to all facilities which treated or reprocessed plastic waste to check they were not losing plastic fragments into surface water, how many and what proportion of such facilities were identified as losing plastic fragments into surface water.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	140304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) regulates a number of activities which have the potential to cause plastic waste pollution in the River Mersey. The EA is responsible for the regulation of permitted and exempt plastics recycling plants, which includes inspection and compliance checks to ensure plastics recyclers are complying with their environmental permits.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 the EA visited facilities which treated or reprocessed plastic waste and checked they were not losing plastic fragments into surface water draining into the Mersey. The EA undertook an investigation on the River Tame to identify if there were any permitted activities based on the Tame catchment with the potential to discharge micro-plastics into the watercourse.</p><p> </p><p>The EA identified and inspected three sites. One of these sites was identified as having the potential to discharge plastic waste into the Tame. The EA worked with the operator to prevent waste escaping from the site and potentially causing pollution to the watercourse and the operator subsequently moved to a different area.</p><p> </p><p>The EA also works nationally to reduce waste crime which helps to minimise and prevent loss of plastic waste into the environment from businesses by keeping it in the waste management system. The EA has worked with the energy sector to reduce the loss of plastic media from their cooling treatment processes. The EA has also worked with water companies to prevent plastic bio-bead loss from the wastewater processes. The EA is working with businesses and leading academics to investigate the types and quantities of plastics, including micro-plastics, entering the environment. This research will feed into plans to tackle this type of pollution at source.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/02/2021 17:05:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra