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1523494

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date	18/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Allotments: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provide to local councils for the provision of allotments; and what plans they have, if any, to increase such funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Local Government Financial Settlement makes available funding for local authorities in England. Most of this funding is un-ringfenced as local authorities are best placed to understand local priorities, including allotments. Future funding and policy announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 01/11/2022 16:38:36 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1523495

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Lighting: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of light pollution in towns and cities in England; and what steps they plan to take to support local authorities to reduce light pollution.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>HM Government recognises that light pollution may have an impact on people and wildlife, affecting their health and wellbeing, as well as the environment. Through the 25 Year Environment Plan, we have committed to reducing all forms of pollution, including light pollution. Defra works with colleagues across HM Government whose policy areas affect the use of artificial light.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning policies and decisions should limit the impact of light pollution on local amenity. This is supported by guidance which emphasises the importance of getting the right light in the right place at the right time, which helps local planners and developers to design in ways that avoid glare and intrusion.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions around lighting and reducing light pollution in towns and cities are best taken by local authorities within their specific context. HM Government has put in place a range of measures to ensure that light pollution is effectively managed through the statutory nuisance regime which means that, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, local authorities have a duty to investigate complaints about light emitted from premises which could constitute a nuisance or be harmful to health and have powers to take action where there is a problem.</p><p> </p><p>The management of street lighting in towns and cities in England is the responsibility of local highway authorities, which have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the public highways in their charge, including street lighting. The Department for Transport encourages all local authorities to replace their street lighting with modern luminaires which can reduce light pollution.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 14/11/2022 12:12:17 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1522689

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Pesticides: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to monitor the effects of the taxation of pesticides in Denmark and Norway.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Defra continues to monitor action on pesticide usage in other countries and learn from their experiences, including Denmark and Norway. This includes monitoring the evidence of the impacts of pesticide taxation.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 07/11/2022 13:13:05 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1521496

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	Pesticides: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to give local authorities the power to ban the use of pesticides in urban areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities already take decisions on the best way of delivering effective pest, weed, and disease management in their areas, including on the use of chemical pesticides in their approach.</p><p><br> The Code of Practice for using Plant Protection Products encourages all pesticide users to follow the principles of integrated pest management (IPM) which aims to maximise the use of non-chemical control techniques and minimise the use of chemical pesticides. This has the potential to enhance biodiversity, including to benefit pollinators. Defra is working with external partners, including local authorities, to make sure that amenity users fully utilise IPM and reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides. It is a requirement that anyone who uses pesticides professionally in the amenity sector, including those contracted by local authorities, is appropriately trained to protect the public and the environment from the risks associated with pesticide use.</p><p> </p><p>The Pollinator Action Plan for 2021-2024, published in May 2022, encourages public authorities to minimise the risks to pollinators associated with pesticides and to provide food, shelter, nesting sites and breeding habitats on land they own or manage.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 07/11/2022 15:54:19 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1520877

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Pesticides: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission research into the interactions between herbicides, fungicides and insecticides, and their combined impact on (1) bees and other pollinators, (2) other insects, and (3) water supplies and aquatic life.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>There is currently no research commissioned or funded by Defra specifically focused on the interaction between, or combined impact of, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides on the environment and non-target species.</p><p> </p><p>However, Defra currently funds a range of research into the impact of pesticides on the environment and non-target species. This includes the chemical analysis of honey samples collected through the National Honey Monitoring Scheme that assesses the exposure of honey bees to pesticides at a national scale, and research exploring how we can improve our monitoring to better understand the effects of pesticides on other pollinators. Defra also jointly funds the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme with the devolved administrations and partners, which generates systematic data on abundance of bees, hoverflies and other flower-visiting insects at a national scale. Additionally, the Environment Agency monitors the levels of pesticides in rivers across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 09/11/2022 17:24:04 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton