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926625

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	Climate Change
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 (a) regional climate change partnerships were funded by the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready Programme in 2015 and (b) regional climate change partnerships there were in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	154662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA)’s Climate Ready Support Service provided project funding to seven Regional Climate Change Partnerships (RCCPs) through a collaborative agreement with Climate UK, their umbrella organisation. The EA made direct payments to a further two RCCPs, which were hosted by the EA. In total, the Climate Ready Support Service funded projects in nine RCCPs.</p><p>The Climate Ready Support Service closed in March 2016 and the EA does not have any official data regarding the RCCPs beyond this point.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/06/2018 14:07:18 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

914984

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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
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 undertake a consultation exercise on changes to the Local Air Quality Management framework.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	148708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra plans to consult this year on policy changes to the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) framework, to minimise bureaucracy and reporting burdens, shifting the focus to taking action to clean up local air through strong collaborative local partnerships; and driving stronger local action on reducing particulate matter emissions.</p><p> </p><p>We will also encourage greater public transparency about local air quality to empower local citizens and their air quality decision-makers in their local communities, and provide stronger incentives for local authorities to use their tools and powers.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/06/2018 14:26:22 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

909218

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Multi-agency Flood Plan Review
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 his Written Ministerial Statement of 3 November 2017, whether the Multi-Agency Flood Plan Review will be completed at the end of May 2018; and what the timetable is for the review to be published.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	146184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that the review has been published this month.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/06/2018 13:26:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

892111

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Food: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK food industry.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	904961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK food industry is innovative and efficient and it is well placed to succeed in the future. Many EU countries such as Ireland, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Spain are highly dependent on access to the UK for their food exports since the UK is a large and attractive market. Depending on the nature of any final agreement, food companies from some of these countries may choose to relocate some of their production out of the EU and into the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2018 14:24:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

860759

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	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 assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of the Heritage Lottery Fund's Landscape Funding programme on his Department's work to implement the 25 Year Plan for the Environment.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	132116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is an important source of funding for landscapes and achieving the 25 Year Environment Plan goals.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, dedicated programmes for landscape partnerships, places of worship, parks and townscape heritage are being administered in a more streamlined way.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018/19, the HLF will fund landscape partnerships through its Heritage Grants programme. From 2019 onwards, the HLF anticipates continuing to support landscape partnerships through the Heritage Grants programme as well as through a place-based campaign. This is currently the subject of an open consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/03/2018 12:03:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

860760

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Biodiversity
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 he has made of the amount of funding that was available from the Heritage Lottery Fund for projects that promote biodiversity in 2015/16 and 2016/17.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	132117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) does not isolate funding specifically for biodiversity. In 2015/16 the HLF invested £88 million in projects supporting the UK’s land and nature. In 2016/17, HLF’s investment was £101.7 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/03/2018 11:19:20 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

857812

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor Vehicles
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 vehicles (a) his Department and (b) Defra Group (i) own and (ii) lease.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	131713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the vehicle leasing and ownership across the Defra Group of the Environment agency (EA), Natural England (NE), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the Rural Payments agency (RPA).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Type</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>EA</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>NE</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>APHA</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defra</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MMO</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RPA</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cars: Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3304</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">176</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">203</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cars: Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1293</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">118</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">51</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">43</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total Number of Vehicles</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4640</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">123</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">81</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">180</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">203</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Type</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>EA</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>NE</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>APHA</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Defra</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MMO</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>RPA</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cars: Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3304</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">136</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">203</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cars: Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1293</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">118</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">51</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">43</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total Number of Vehicles</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4644</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">123</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">81</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">176</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">203</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/03/2018 13:24:19 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 09:53:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 50009 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

850250

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Food: Inspections
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 public analysts were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	129818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/03/2018 11:54:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

825794

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Beverage Containers
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 disposable coffee cups were purchased by his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	123861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Since October 2014, the number of disposable coffee cups purchased by Defra’s catering provider has fallen by a third:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Disposable coffee cups </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014- September 2015</p></td><td><p>440,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2015- September 2016</p></td><td><p>323,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016–September 2017</p></td><td><p>297,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The contractor does not hold this level of data for more than 3 years. These figures do not account for plastic and other disposable cups. Defra has not purchased any disposable coffee cups.</p><p> </p><p>The current catering contract expires this summer. The tender for the new contract stipulates that the supplier must not use single use plastics and must provide alternatives to single use coffee cups or implement a recycling scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/01/2018 19:13:32 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

824704

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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	Forestry
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 appoint the national tree champion.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	123505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The appointment of the Tree Champion is one of the priorities of the recently published 25 Year Environment Plan. The Tree Champion role will promote the benefits that trees deliver, support the tree planting manifesto commitments and co-ordinate a cross government approach to encourage a step change in tree planting.</p><p> </p><p>Further details will be agreed in due course, including the date of appointment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/01/2018 13:58:13 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh