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Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Climate Change (11 Nov 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential of use of biochar to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Biochar (10 Nov 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the potential use of biochar as a means of promoting agricultural production; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Construction: Government Assistance (9 Nov 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what financial support the Government have offered to the construction industry during the current economic downturn; and if he will make a statement; (2) what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the construction industry to the economy; and if he will make a statement; (3) what steps the...

Written Answers — Health: E.coli (15 Oct 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements there are to ensure that, when a case of E.coli infection is diagnosed, information regarding the diagnosis is passed to the Health Protection Agency.

Written Answers — Health: E.coli: Godstone Farm (15 Oct 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the Health Protection Agency's performance in containing the spread of E.coli from Godstone Farm; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Treasury: Financial Institutions: Climate Change (12 Oct 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with representatives from each of the financial institutions which are partly or wholly owned by the Government on the Government's objective to encourage investment in low-carbon technologies; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Environment Protection: Public Opinion (16 Jul 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what publicly-funded research has been undertaken by his Department into (a) levels of public interest in and (b) public attitudes towards environmental issues in the last five years.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Natural England: Manpower (16 Jul 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many qualified (a) lepidopterists, (b) botanists, (c) lichenologists, (d) bryologists and (e) mycologists are employed by Natural England.

Written Answers — Transport: Aircraft: Air Conditioning (15 Jul 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he plans to require cabin air quality monitoring systems to be installed on passenger aircraft.

Written Answers — Transport: Aircraft: Air Conditioning (15 Jul 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what procedures are used to quantify and investigate instances of air contamination on board commercial aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Transport: Aircraft: Air Conditioning (15 Jul 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the responsibilities of (a) his Department, (b) the Civil Aviation Authority and (c) the Health and Safety Executive are in relation to the health of persons on board commercial aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries (7 Jul 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2009, Official Report, column 98W, on motor vehicles: manufacturing industries, whether he plans to assess the effect of the vehicle scrappage scheme on the second-hand car market.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Manpower (6 Jul 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many qualified (a) lepidopterists, (b) botanists, (c) lichenologists, (d) bryologists and (e) mycologists are employed by his Department and its agencies; and if he will make an assessment of levels of recruitment and retention of personnel with qualifications in these disciplines.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries (29 Jun 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects of the vehicle scrappage scheme on the second-hand car market; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Landfill (24 Jun 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance he has issued to the Environment Agency on the account to be taken of consequential environmental impacts that may occur beyond the perimeter of a site which is the subject of an application for a licence for landfill when considering whether or not to grant such a licence; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Treasury: Banks: Public Consultation (19 Jun 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a progress report on his consultation on a code of conduct for banks; which organisations and companies (a) have been and (b) will be consulted; and how the terms and details of the consultation are being publicised.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Pesticides (10 Jun 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what safety testing arrangements are required for adjuvants and other permitted additives in plant protection products; and if he will make a statement; (2) whether the approval process for new plant protection products requires applicants to provide safety data on each component of new formulations; and if he will...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Pesticides (10 Jun 2009)

Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which UK-licensed plant protection products contain glyphosate as the active ingredient; and which adjuvants and other additives there are in each such product.