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1717031

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date	09/05/2024
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	Offensive Weapons: rural areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that slingshots are being used to cause damage to vehicles and local wildlife in rural areas.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of reports that slingshots are being used to cause damage to vehicles and local wildlife in rural areas. We have been made aware by the National Wildlife Crime Unit of a perceived increase in the use of catapults against animals. The Government takes wildlife crime seriously and it is a matter of concern. Under provisions in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 and the Animal Welfare Act 2006, there are a range of offences around deliberate attempts to kill, injure or inflict harm on wildlife. We expect all crime to be reported to police and investigated appropriately.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:21 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1717034

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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 Companies: Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Douglas-Miller on 26 April (HL3909), why the calculation of  Regulatory Capital Value is not accompanied by a calculation of regulatory equity.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL4540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The value of regulatory equity is publicly accessible for each water company. Regulatory equity on the basis of a company's actual structure is Regulatory Capital Value less net debt.</p><p> </p><p>Notional regulatory equity is published annually for each company by Ofwat. Ofwat also presents company gearing levels against actual structures in its annual monitoring financial resilience report.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 21/05/2024 13:28:15 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1717035

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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 Companies and Sewage: Investment Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions OFWAT has blocked or reduced dividend payments by water and sewage companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL4541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is clear the overall performance of the water sector is unacceptable. That is why we have given Ofwat increased powers under the Environment Act to hold companies to account for poor performance and ensure dividends are linked to delivery for customers and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, under the “Cash Lock-Up&quot; licence condition, companies must not make a dividend payment where it would pose a risk to their financial resilience. We are confident Ofwat will not hesitate to act when a company has failed to meet these requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 21/05/2024 11:19:01 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1716646

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of e-waste; and what steps they are taking to address this.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL4455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Defra is committed to delivering a more sustainable future for the UK and world. Supporting this it recently announced the world’s first United Nations-backed International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy. In partnership with national and international partners the centre will deliver environmentally sustainable primary extraction of Critical Minerals and map the flow of these critical and priority minerals across their complete life cycle, from extraction to reuse, recovery to disposal.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also published a consultation and a call for evidence on reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013 with a view to improving levels of collection for re-use and recycling, improving treatment standards and critical mineral recovery from WEEE and wider measures in support of the circular economy. The consultation and call for evidence closed on 7 March. Defra is currently analysing the responses and will publish a summary of responses in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The current regulations require producers to finance the collection and proper treatment of WEEE which has stimulated investment in WEEE treatment infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 obligated producers are required to obtain Packaging Waste Recycling Notes (PRNs), as evidence that a certain tonnage of packaging waste that has been recycled. The sale of PRNs generates millions of pounds of revenue a year for reprocessors and exporters of packaging waste (circa £490m in 2022), which should be re-invested to support development of the necessary recycling and reprocessing infrastructure.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 23/05/2024 14:04:41 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1716647

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Electronic Equipment: Supply Chains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve data collection, mapping, and tracking of critical minerals and other material streams within electrical and electronic equipment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL4456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Defra has recently announced the world’s first United Nations-backed International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management in the Circular Economy. In partnership with national and international partners the centre will deliver environmentally sustainable primary extraction of Critical Minerals and map the flow of these critical and priority minerals across there complete life cycle, from extraction to reuse, recovery to disposal. In addition, Defra also published a consultation and call for evidence on reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013. This sought evidence in support of future policy measures intended to improve treatment standards and critical mineral recovery from WEEE. Defra is currently analysing and will publish a summary in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 23/05/2024 13:50:31 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1716649

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to invest in infrastructure to support the re-use, repair and re-manufacturing of e-waste products according to the waste hierarchy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL4458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-prevention-programme-for-england-maximising-resources-minimising-waste/the-waste-prevention-programme-for-england-maximising-resources-minimising-waste" target="_blank">Waste Prevention Programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste</a> (copy attached) commits the Government to prioritise measures to support the waste hierarchy in relation to electrical equipment. This includes consideration of ways to provide consumers and businesses with information on the environmental performance of electrical and electronic products, focussing on material resource efficiency aspects such as durability, reparability and recyclability. The Government has also introduced new eco-design requirements for a range of industrial appliances, white goods, electronic displays and lighting products, to increase their reparability. We have also published a consultation and call for evidence on potential reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013. The review includes measures to ensure more WEEE is properly collected for reuse and recycling, considers new metrics to evaluate the performance of the WEEE system and wider proposals that would support the circular economy. We are currently analysing the responses to this consultation and call for evidence and will publish a summary in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 23/05/2024 13:49:41 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller attachment 1 file name The waste prevention programme for England_ Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste - GOV.UK.pdf title Waste prevention programme for England
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1716661

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Coastal Erosion: Churches
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have made available to protect churchyards from coastal erosion where (1) the church is of historical significance, or (2) family members of those recently buried in the churchyard reside in the local community.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
uin	HL4472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, as well as the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCIP).</p><p> </p><p>Schemes are valued and prioritised using the Government’s Partnership Funding policy, with the amount of funding a scheme can attract dependent on the damages it will avoid and the benefits it will deliver. The impact on heritage assets and churchyards are included as part of this calculation.</p><p> </p><p>In areas where a heritage asset is assessed to be invaluable, only schemes protecting the asset can be shortlisted.</p><p> </p><p>The Third National Adaptation Programme details how Government and its agencies plan to protect cultural heritage from a changing climate, including implications for our coastal heritage due to flooding and coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on managing the impacts of coastal erosion on heritage features can be found on Historic England's website, alongside details of available grants for heritage.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL4421 question first answered 17/05/2024 13:25:36 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4996 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Newcastle

1716674

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Agriculture: Food Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to a recent poll conducted by the National Farmers Union which showed that business confidence among farmers is at its lowest since 2010, what steps they are taking to support the agricultural sector to ensure food security.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Food security is more important than ever – which is why we need to back British farmers to keep putting food on our tables while protecting the environment.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are supporting farmers with £2.4 billion of annual spending. This includes an increase in payment rates, with the average value of a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement increasing by 10%. Around 50 new paid-for actions will also be added to the SFI and Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes from summer 2024, giving farmers more choice with an offer for all farm types and locations.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, at the NFU Conference this February, the Prime Minister announced more funding for farmers. This included the doubling of the SFI Management Payment, which supports many farmers to participate in the SFI scheme, and the planned launch of the biggest ever package of grants this year to boost productivity and resilience. This grants package, which will total £427 million, includes funding for the Improving Farming Productivity scheme to invest in things like robotics and barn-top solar; funding for a new round of the Farming Equipment and Technology fund, worth £70m; and targeted schemes to support farmers in improving the viability of their businesses, delivering environmental outcomes and supporting sustainable food production.</p><p> </p><p>Our plan will mean farmers always come first – with fair prices for goods, less bureaucracy and more funding as we continue to protect our food security. On May 14, the Prime Minister hosted the second annual Farm to Fork Summit at Downing Street, focused on how the Government will support domestic food production, boost innovation, support the sector to reach its economic potential and recruit the next generation of farming leaders. The Summit also saw publication of the first draft Food Security Index, setting out key data and trends to allow government and industry to monitor domestic food production, land use, input costs and farmer productivity on an annual basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 23/05/2024 09:55:54 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1716677

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Local Nature Recovery Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which public body, or bodies, will be given the responsibility for the delivery of the Local Nature Recovery Strategies once they have been agreed.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL4488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Local Natural Recovery Strategies (LNRSs) will identify and map the best locations to create, enhance and restore nature and provide wider environmental benefits across the whole country. The Government has committed to funding LNRS preparation and recognises the need for them to have weight and meaning across a range of government policies to support and incentivise their delivery.</p><p> </p><p>No one body can therefore be solely responsible for the delivery of LNRSs. Recovering nature will require public, private and voluntary sectors to work closely together to deliver the priorities identified in the strategies. All public bodies must have regard to LNRSs as part of their strengthened statutory <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/complying-with-the-biodiversity-duty" target="_blank">duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity</a> (attached).</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish guidance shortly on how planning authorities will have to have regard to and in time take account of LNRSs in their plans. LNRSs will help to target biodiversity net gain actions and as the strategies become available, the Government will continue to explore join-up between elements of Environmental Land Management schemes and LNRS, as committed to in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/agricultural-transition-plan-update-january-2024" target="_blank">January 2024 Agricultural Transition Plan</a> (attached).</p><p> </p><p>We are in discussions with LNRS responsible authorities about their role in helping to coordinate activities in their areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name Complying with the biodiversity duty - GOV.UK - HL4488.pdf title Complying with the biodiversity duty 2 file name Agricultural Transition Plan update January 2024 - GOV.UK - HL4488.pdf title Agricultural Transition Plan update question first answered 20/05/2024 14:18:07 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1716685

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Local Nature Recovery Scheme: Marine Environment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to integrate Local Nature Recovery Strategies with the marine environment beyond the low-water line so as to ensure an integrated approach to local nature recovery.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL4489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has issued statutory guidance to the responsible authorities appointed to lead the preparation of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for their area. This guidance states that coastal responsible authorities should consider how to factor in neighbouring marine areas and plans in their strategies. Linking Local Nature Recovery Strategies and marine spatial planning would help to identify land management changes that could benefit the estuarine or marine zone. For example, by improving the quality of water leaving river systems or managing coastal erosion risks.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 20/05/2024 13:57:30 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson