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1506088

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Food Supply
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 he is taking to help ensure UK food security.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	901334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>Britain has a highly resilient and diverse food supply chain which is well equipped to deal with disruption, as demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 response. British consumers have access, through international trade, to food products that cannot be produced here, supplementing domestic production, and ensuring that challenges such as adverse weather and disease do not affect the British overall security of supply. The Government also engages extensively with industry to monitor and assess all supply risks.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/09/2022 15:03:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506090

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	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, what recent assessment he has made of the severity of sewage overflow incidents reported in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	901338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The only reason that the Government has been able to take action to reduce storm overflows is because of the increase in monitoring under this Government, from 5% in 2016 to almost 90% of the sewage network. The latest assessment shows sewage discharges cause 7% of waterbodies to fail to achieve Good Ecological Status. This is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>Our Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan will prevent waterbodies from failing to meet Good Ecological Status due to storm discharges and will frontload action to protect bathing waters. We take robust action against illegal discharges. The EA and Ofwat have launched major investigations into suspected non-compliance at sewage treatment works.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:33:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1506091

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Rural Areas: Broadband
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 plans he has with Cabinet colleagues to expedite the roll-out of better broadband to rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	901339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is already doing a great deal to roll out better broadband in rural areas. Through Project Gigabit, we are spending £5 billion so people in hard-to-reach areas can get ultra-reliable gigabit broadband speeds. We signed our first contract on schedule and have over £690 million of contracts covering rural areas out for tender right now.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:38:29 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1506092

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Water: Standards
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 he is taking to help improve water quality.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	901341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>Restoring our nation’s rivers and seas by improving water quality is a government priority. We are tackling sewage overflows with the biggest infrastructure programme in water company history; investing in farm infrastructure, advice and action to help farmers tackle run off; restoring riparian habitats; and reviewing our Bathing Water regulations to support more designations. As the pressures of climate change and population growth are increasing, so too will our response to ensure we leave our water environment in a better state for future generations.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:41:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1506093

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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 Thames: 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, what steps he is taking to help ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into the River Thames.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	901343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The amount of sewage discharges by water companies is unacceptable. £1.9 billion has been invested in the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will be completed in 2025. This project will be the largest privately funded infrastructure project in Europe. The tunnel and other improvements will reduce the annual volume of untreated wastewater entering the tidal Thames by 95%, protecting biodiversity and the public health of river users.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:46:09 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1506224

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Transport: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent progress the Government has made on improving transport connections between Scotland and the North West.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	49764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to forging and strengthening transport bonds that will create a more cohesive and connected United Kingdom. Connections between the North West of England and Scotland are a popular and indeed essential link for citizens on business and enjoying leisure time in many of our great cities and towns. The Government is grateful to Sir Peter Hendy for his independent Union Connectivity Review which details a number of recommendations that would improve links between Scotland and North West England. One example is the A75, a route of significant importance for people and businesses in terms of UK connectivity, linking Northern Ireland and North West England via Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 16/09/2022 08:34:49 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1506306

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce HM Revenue and Customs paperwork for alcohol exporters.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 6 July 2022 – <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-28/26743" target="_blank">UIN26743</a>. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 14/09/2022 10:03:06 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506339

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Powered Vessels: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the Core Production Capability programme.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	49565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The original expected programme cost to completion at initial approval was £1,385 million. The current programme expected cost to completion is £1,822 million. The cost increase is due to changes in programme scope since initial approval along with the combination of additional submarine core manufacturing and facility regeneration costs.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/09/2022 08:48:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506466

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the consultation on Reforming aviation consumer policy: protecting air passenger rights, which closed on 27 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL2297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Air passenger rights remains a priority for Government, and the Aviation Consumer Policy Reform Consultation aimed to collect views on ways to bolster air passenger rights and support the industry to provide the best service possible for consumers.</p><p>We are currently conducting a comprehensive review and analysis of responses and will set out next steps shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2022 10:26:19 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1506485

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when 809 Squadron will be formed.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>809 Naval Air Squadron is due to stand up on 1 April 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 20/09/2022 13:54:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead