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833722

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118838, and with reference to the report of the Air Quality Expert Group on fine particulate matter in the UK of December 2012, if he will take steps to monitor emissions of particulate matter that is less than 2.5 microns in diameter.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Our existing Particle Numbers and Concentrations Network measures characteristics of particles smaller than PM<sub>2.5</sub> such as particle number and particle count and comprises a range of measurements across six different locations in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the network can be found on our website at: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/network-info?view=particle" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/network-info?view=particle</a></p><p> </p><p>This network is used to provide insight into emissions and formation of particles and is operated alongside our extensive PM<sub>2.5</sub> mass measurements made at 77 locations in the UK, as referred to in my previous answer of 19 December [Question 118838].</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/02/2018 09:55:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833765

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Badgers: South West
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 he plans to hold discussions with the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary on its proposal to end the protection of badgers.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>We have no plans to reduce the legal protection afforded to badgers in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary have never advocated the removal of the Protection of Badgers Act across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In responding to a consultation in 2015 about the criteria for badger control (culling) licences, they suggested an option might be for Defra to consider the removal of the Act in cull zones to allow greater flexibility in the methods used to stop the spread of Bovine TB. Defra did not consider this necessary.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/02/2018 15:20:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833770

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the ability to report excessive emissions at present applied to buses and commercial vehicles to private cars and motorcycles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>All vehicles must meet strict emission standards before they enter use and emissions from private cars are then checked at the annual MoT for cars of 3 years age and older.</p><p> </p><p>Smoky lorries and buses can be reported by telephone via DVSA’s national number, online via GOV.UK or by sending an email. DVSA will then send a letter to the registered keeper of the vehicle as recorded on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s database. The letter is also copied to the remote enforcement office at DVSA. The operator is then required to undergo an emissions test and submit the results to DVSA’s enforcement team.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently has no plans to extend the ability to report suspected excessive lorry and bus exhaust emissions to private cars and motorcycles. It remains the user’s responsibility to ensure the vehicle continues to meet these emissions standards at all times while in use.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/02/2018 14:03:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

832971

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2018 to Question 123768, when he plans to consult on the proposed new strategy on resources and waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We are already in the process of engaging and consulting with a wide range of businesses and stakeholders on different aspects of the Resources and Waste Strategy and will continue to do so. We will formally consult on any significant policy changes proposed in the strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2018 11:25:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

832974

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the home countries were of the people who were granted asylum on the basis of being illegally trafficked for each the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record the specific parts of the countries from which asylum claimants originate. Therefore, we cannot identify how many asylum claims have been granted or refused leave from specific parts of the countries of origin. <br>Published data relating to the outcomes of asylum claims from each country can be found in tab as_01 at volume 1 of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2018 17:44:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833008

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Eastwood Park Prison: Mother and Baby Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons and for how long the mother and baby unit at HMP Eastwood Park has been closed.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 November 2017 to Question UIN 109775: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;member=252&amp;keywords=eastwood%2cbaby" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;member=252&amp;keywords=eastwood%2cbaby</a></p><p> </p><p>The full refurbishment of the Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) at Eastwood Park is due to be completed this summer and the new unit will have improved facilities, with dedicated support for education, parenting and maintaining family ties.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 01/02/2018 14:37:33 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833062

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Incinerators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to require operators of waste incineration plants to (a) monitor and (b) publish levels of emissions of (i) dioxins and (ii) furans.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Operators of waste incineration plants must carry out at least two measurements per year of dioxins and furans (increased to one measurement at least every three months in the first 12 months of the plant’s operation). The results of these measurements are reported to the Environment Agency which places them on the public register.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2018 11:18:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833063

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Incinerators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2017 to Question 115115, on Waste Disposal: Incinerators, how much and what proportion of that waste is (a) food waste, (b) paper and card waste and (c) wood waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Data for waste arisings and treatment are not structured specifically around material streams, so we cannot provide detailed information on the fate of incinerated waste. Large tonnages of incinerated waste are reported as “mixed” waste categories, for which we do not have estimates of food, paper/card, or wood content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2018 11:32:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833069

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Waste Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2018 to Question 122009, how much of the 36.7 per cent of waste which the Parliamentary authorities incinerated at an energy from waste facility was biodegradable.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Parliament’s general waste stream, sent to incineration at an ‘energy from waste’ facility, is not routinely separated onsite or at the facility. Therefore an accurate figure of biodegradable material within this waste stream is unknown.</p><p>In November 2015, Parliament commissioned an independent audit of the general waste stream and found that approximately 28% of the sample (by weight) analysed comprised of biodegradable material.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 05/02/2018 11:44:50 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833076

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Incinerators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 117198, on incinerators, whether the permitted capacity for incineration includes (a) existing capacity, (b) capacity under construction and (c) capacity for which planning permission has been granted but construction has not yet commenced.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	125392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency compiles and publishes waste incineration figures for England on an annual basis. The latest figures (for the year 2016) are available on gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/675634/Waste_management_2016_in_England_data_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">here</a>. In 2016 the total capacity in England was 15,482,000 tonnes. The figures for 2017 capacity are not yet available and will be published on gov.uk later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency does not hold figures for the capacity under construction or for which planning permission has been granted but construction has not yet started.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2018 11:29:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew