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1550056

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date	08/12/2022
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 Foss and River Ouse: Flood Control
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 much planting has taken place in the Ouse and Foss catchment areas in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	106517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>As part of the York 5 Year Plan programme of works tree mitigation, the Environment Agency (EA) has planted 392 trees to date in and around York. This includes 35 in winter 2020/21, 220 in winter 2021/22, and 137 so far in winter 2022/23. A further 375 trees are due to be planted in this winter’s planting season (up to March 2023).</p><p>In November 2022, the EA planted approximately 4000 floodplain meadow plants in Rawcliffe Ings, helping restore approximately 12ha of floodplain meadow within this Site of Special Scientific Interest, establishing species that are either less abundant or produce seed outside of the hay collection season. The meadow planting is segregated into 15 planting areas, with relative wetness assessed based on their elevation. Plant species were selected according to their tolerance of waterlogging, with dry-loving plants in drier areas. Each area has been mapped using differential GPS, to track where specific species have been planted, helping to monitor success. This vital work will accompany a range of techniques that the EA is adopting to restore the floodplain meadow in this area, which will work alongside turf translocation, green hay spreading, brush harvesting and traditional cutting regimes to greatly expand this important habitat.</p><p>The EA is also planning to plant an additional 710 trees and approximately 400m of hedgerow next winter (2023), along with specialist pot grown Tansy plants in Clifton Ings and ornamental planting in Museum Gardens.</p><p>Limited tree planting has taken place yet in the wider Ouse or Foss catchments specifically related to the York 5 Year Plan programme of works, although the catchment has benefitted from localised tree planting associated with smaller scale flood risk and environmental projects.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/01/2023 11:56:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1244852

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Diversification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the fiscal framework on farmers who have diversified from farming activity.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	106517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>A longstanding feature of the UK tax system is that a person’s UK farming income is treated as one trade. When a farming business diversifies, any non-farming activities are treated as separate sources of income that need to be declared separately on the tax return. The Government recognises that this creates additional administrative burdens. However, taxing diversified rural businesses as one unit would carry a risk that uncommercial activities might be grouped together with profitable trades. The Government keeps all taxes under review but has no plans to change the current tax rules for diversified rural businesses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2020 14:58:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

767445

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to prepare for the possibility that the UK might leave the EU without having agreed a deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	106517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government are responsibly preparing for a range of outcomes to ensure we have a smooth exit from the EU. The Government is engaging with businesses in every sector and region of the UK economy in order to understand the challenges and opportunities that may impact them in the coming months and years. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 106503 106673 question first answered 12/10/2017 16:11:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest