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1587179

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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	Shellfish: North East
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 she will make an assessment of the economic impact of crustacean die-offs in the North East on (a) businesses and (b) the fishing industry in that region.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	148661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>We have assessed the impacts of this incident, including a comparison with landing data from previous years and with other parts of the country, for affected species. The North East Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority stock monitoring report (September 2022) indicated that at a regional scale, landings in late 2021 were broadly in line with historic data, and a significant reduction in landings in October and November 2021 were not observed.</p><p> </p><p>The stock monitoring report also found, as the 2022 season progressed, lobster landings at a regional level were in line with seasonal expectations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government currently provides a range of support to the fishing industry in that region, through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) and the £100 million UK Seafood Fund. Since opening in April 2021, FaSS has provided £2.2 million to seafood businesses in the North East and is open for applications now.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2023 11:38:00 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1587198

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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	Fisheries: North East
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 she will publish the number of fishing business in the North East that have ceased trading since October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	148675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold the number of fishing business in the North East that have ceased trading since October 2021 so are unable to publish this.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2023 11:28:06 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1587199

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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	Fisheries: North East
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 she will publish a yearly breakdown of the number of fishers operating in the North East in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	148676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>This has already been published: UK sea fisheries annual statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2023 11:25:26 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1587200

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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	Fisheries: North East
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 she will publish a yearly breakdown of number of fishers working in the North East in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	148677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>This has already been published at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fuk-sea-fisheries-annual-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAndy.Carroll%40defra.gov.uk%7C839df9add1d44f9388fb08db14491e07%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638126076488506793%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oXw7j2ViLLueGijPDikkACQQXPTJrtZCqBJ3E2p0poM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK sea fisheries annual statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2023 11:22:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1587201

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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: 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, how many Event Duration Monitors have been installed on storm overflows in each year since 2010; and how many of those monitors have been installed on storm overflows that stopped working in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	148678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>% of overflows with EDM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>84%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2021 we had 88% coverage of storm overflows with event duration monitors (EDMs), and we will have complete coverage by the end of this year. In 2021, only 2% of all installed EDMs failed to return data. Event Duration Monitoring has not stopped at any sites. There may be times where an individual monitor may go offline, but every step must be taken by water companies to ensure monitors get back online as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/02/2023 18:07:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1564981

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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: 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, if she will publish storm overflow spill data obtained through event duration monitoring for 2022.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	119195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Every April the EA publish a report showing the number and duration of spills over the previous year here: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/dataset/21e15f12-0df8-4bfc-b763-45226c16a8ac" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/dataset/21e15f12-0df8-4bfc-b763-45226c16a8ac</a>. They will publish the data for 2022 in April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 18/01/2023 10:34:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1564986

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Avian Influenza: Disease 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, if she will make an estimate of the number of birds that have been culled as a result of avian flu by species since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	119196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>To prevent further spread of avian influenza birds on an infected premises are humanely culled. During the current highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreak (26 October 2021 to 10 January 2023) 7.48 million birds have died or been culled for avian influenza disease control purposes including 4.59 million chickens, 1.79 million turkeys, 980 thousand ducks, 48 thousand geese, 31 thousand quail, 35 thousand gamebirds and 7 thousand other captive birds.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 18/01/2023 12:13:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1564988

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Milk
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 is taking steps to help ensure that there will be an adequate supply of milk to meet consumer demand in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	119198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a dynamic and resilient dairy industry and I am confident of its ability to continue to supply high quality fresh milk and dairy products to consumers. Defra continues to closely monitor the dairy market and maintains regular engagement with key dairy industry representatives.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/01/2023 12:07:30 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1564989

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Eggs: Prices
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 steps she is taking to help tackle the increase in the cost of eggs.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	119199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK egg industry operates in an open market and the value of egg commodities, including the farm gate egg price, is established by those in the supply chain including farmers, processors, wholesalers, retailers and consumers. While government may act in exceptional circumstances, we do not set retail food prices nor comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by companies.</p><p>I hosted an egg industry roundtable on 6 December 2022. This involved representatives from across the UK egg supply chain. The Roundtable focused on the various challenges that the sector is currently facing including the increase in input costs caused by the war in Ukraine and the impact of avian influenza. The meeting was productive and conducted in a spirit of co-operation with a clear willingness from all parties to address issues affecting the supply chain.</p><p>Defra continues to monitor the egg market and to work closely with the sector.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/01/2023 12:15:37 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1543208

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Floods: Housing
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 houses were damaged by flooding in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	89881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) records properties (homes and businesses) affected by large flood events, through information provided during incidents, or through working with communities recovering from flooding. The EA does not distinguish between homes and businesses for large flood events. The table below provides the EA estimates for the number of properties flooded, but not necessarily damaged, during significant flood events since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities or Lead Local Flood Authorities may hold more detailed information for smaller scale events, and events where surface water was the major cause of flooding. Where Lead Local Flood Authorities hold more information, they publish this through Section 19 reports.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2015 and March 2021, the Government invested £2.6 billion in its first 6-year flood and coastal defence programme for England. This programme exceeded its target of better protecting 300,000 homes. The Government announced in 2020 that the amount invested in the 2021-2027 investment programme would be doubled in England to £5.2 billion, providing around 2,000 flood defences to better protect communities across England. Every English region is forecast to receive more investment in flood and coastal defences in this programme compared to the previous 2015 to 2021 investment programme.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Flood event</p></td><td><p>Properties flooded</p></td><td><p>Properties protected</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>Cornwall (Nov)</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>Data not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>Nationwide (Mar -Dec)</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>Nationwide / East Coast (Dec -May)</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td><td><p>1.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>North of England (Dec - Jan) Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td><td><p>23,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>South East/ Midlands - Thunderstorms (May)</p></td><td><p>600 (+300 unconfirmed)</p></td><td><p>Data not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>East / Midlands/ South East (June)</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p>Data not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20 (winter)</strong></p></td><td><p>Nationwide (Nov-Feb)</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>130,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; N England (7-22 Nov)</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>22,275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>Cornwall and South (19-23 Dec)</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>22,658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>Storm Ciara (9-14 Feb)</p></td><td><p>1,346</p></td><td><p>23,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>Storm Dennis (16-23 Feb)</p></td><td><p>1,569</p></td><td><p>25,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>Late Feb (24-29)</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>35,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>Storm Bella (14-17 Dec) and Heavy rain (17- 31 Dec) Buckingham, Newport Pagnell, Northampton, Rugby</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>Storm Christoph (18-20 Jan) North Wales and northern England</p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>49,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p>Storm Dudley, Eunice, Franklin (15-22 Feb)</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>35,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 89882 question first answered 23/11/2022 09:51:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon