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1606682

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
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 she plans to bring forward the Government's proposed Animals Abroad Bill to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	172489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering our ambitious animal welfare agenda. Instead of bringing forward a multi-issue Animals Abroad Bill, we will continue to support legislation for individual reforms. The Government is pleased to continue to support the passage of a series of Private Members Bills delivering important reforms regarding the importation of detached shark fins and hunting trophies as well as banning the advertising and offering for sale here of unacceptably low welfare animal experiences abroad.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/03/2023 16:10:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1606759

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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: 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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of sewage spillages on coastal business in England.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	172492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the water and sewerage companies to ensure they clean up any sewage following pollution incidents, including in coastal areas. This is enforced by the Environment Agency as part of its standard incident response procedures.</p><p> </p><p>We have not made an <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1102403%2Fstorm-overflows-impact-assessment.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cwaterindustryteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ce09d7923caaf4763ceca08db23ba29b2%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638143054690409274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LhrGf%2FYjSQuaEMp4aOQ83%2FJJ1U9qAYv%2BLW0g8CfjpMo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">impact assessment</a> specifically on the potential impact of sewage spillages on coastal businesses in England. However, our <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1030980/storm-overflows-evidence-project.pdf" target="_blank">Storm Overflows Evidence Project</a> assessed the impact of sewage discharges on bathing waters and the social impact where knowledge and visibility of storm overflows causes public concern. We used this evidence to inform our <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101686/Storm_Overflows_Discharge_Reduction_Plan.pdf" target="_blank">Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan</a>, which sets out targets for water companies to improve all storm overflows discharging into or near every designated bathing water by 2035.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/03/2023 10:10:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1606762

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Pets: Cost of Living
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 her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in (a) energy and (b) pet food bills on pet ownership.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	172495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>To support households, the Energy Price Guarantee was put in place as a temporary measure on 1<sup>st</sup> October 2022 to cap typical energy bills at £2,500 per year. This scheme has cut the typical family energy bill by over £1,300 since October and has now been extended to the end of June this year. The Energy Bill Support Scheme has also helped to reduce household energy bills over the past six months with a £400 discount paid in monthly instalments.</p><p>Defra officials regularly meet stakeholders to understand the issues and trends affecting the sector, including the impact of the rise in the cost of living on those who care for companion animals. Sector groups are closely monitoring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and identifying where more support may be needed. We welcome the support they are currently providing through pet food banks and financial support with veterinary treatment which is helping to reduce the pressure on pet owners.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/03/2023 14:28:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1606844

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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 and Water Abstraction: Water Companies
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 steps she has taken to ensure that (a) publicly and (b) privately owned water and sewerage companies fulfil the duty to provide details of water abstraction and sewerage discharges to the public upon request; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	172359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>All data held by the Environment Agency on water abstractions, sewage treatment effluents or sewage related discharges is Environmental Information and available on request or in some cases is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Water and sewerage companies have published Event and Duration Monitoring (EDM) data relating to sewage discharges annually since 2020 that can be found <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fdataset%2F21e15f12-0df8-4bfc-b763-45226c16a8ac&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cwaterindustryteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C7a32d6f024994605165708dafe1b9c53%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638101691776880584%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Pv206bTBje97%2BO1bmTXHFNz%2BphMgmzNIUObR3WDdb78%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. The 2022 data will be published at the end of March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also publish a summary of water abstraction statistics. The most recent update was published in July 2022, including data up until 2018: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fwater-abstraction-estimates&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cwaterindustryteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cec32f825a0c145bc778808db2ea572ad%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638155060348158262%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BQZBj2b%2BSHiCAMONi7n8BzpLaple7PTYx7tECPTVgEw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Water abstraction statistics: England, 2000 to 2018 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/03/2023 11:03:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1606898

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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 Leam: Sewage
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 sewage discharges were made into the River Leam each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	172485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency collates discharge data from Water and Sewerage Companies for storm overflows and for 2020 and 2021 the data is published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fdataset%2F21e15f12-0df8-4bfc-b763-45226c16a8ac&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C390acb7d99494a2fbf7008db2f7d57c3%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638155987616573680%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=L7CWfFUHccT8qVX0R4z4mQf2hP%2FI8HXq05ASxHRvJuY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. The 2022 data will be published at the end of March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/03/2023 10:46:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1608935

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2022 on air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	904420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Chief Medical Officer’s report brought together assessments by multiple scientists. Much of the analysis had already been set out in the 2019 Clean Air Strategy, as was action to keep improving air quality, further updated in our recent Environmental Improvement Plan.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/03/2023 14:27:51 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies