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Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Inland Waterways: Ports (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: It has not been possible to reply to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Medway-Canvey Island Crossing Scheme (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: The Environment Agency recently consulted on its Thames estuary 2100 tidal flood risk management plan. As part of that consultation a number of comments from stakeholders were received on the possibility of an outer estuary tidal barrage which could incorporate a lower estuary crossing. One representation was made by a private consortium named Metrotidal. This made specific reference to its...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Members: Correspondence (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: It has not been possible to reply to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Oil: Pollution (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: No estimate has been made by DEFRA of the average cost of clearing up an oil spill in England, or the cost of the damage caused by oil spills. The Environment Agency adopts the "Polluter Pays Principle" which means that polluters employ contractors directly to clean up pollution. The Environment Agency is not involved with the invoicing and payment between polluter and contractor, and so...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Oil: Pollution (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: The numbers of oil spills at both residential and commercial premises are set out in the following table. These figures are from the Environment Agency's National Incident Recording System and as such are split into Environment Agency regions. The Environment Agency cannot estimate the number of oil spills that are not reported. As soon as they are aware of an oil spill, it is officially...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Rivers: Hydroelectric Power (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: The Environment Agency published Good Practice Guidance for small-scale hydropower schemes in August this year. The British Hydropower Association and fisheries organisations were consulted extensively on its development. The Environment Agency has also established a new forum for stakeholder consultation on hydropower. The first meeting of this group will take place on 18 November 2009....

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Rodents (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: It has not been possible to reply to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: RRV Discovery (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: I assume the hon. Member is referring to the RRS Discovery which is owned and operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and not by DEFRA. Therefore, there are no operating costs to the Department.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: It has not been possible to reply to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Water Charges (12 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: It has not been possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Management Organisation (11 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: All staff in the Marine and Fisheries Agency at the time of vesting of the new Marine Management Organisation will automatically transfer to the new organisation under Cabinet Office protocols on transfers in the public sector. The Marine Bill provides that staff in the Marine and Fisheries Agency at the time of vesting of the Marine Management Organisation who choose not to transfer to it...

Written Ministerial Statements — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: British Waterways Board (10 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 8(2) of the first schedule to Transport Act 1962, the following information is furnished by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural affairs. In exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 8(1) of that schedule, and now vested in him, the Secretary of State has determined, with the approval of the Treasury, that, with effect...

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

Huw Irranca-Davies: The UK is committed to reducing cetacean by-catch and has put over £2 million from 2000 to date into researching by-catch mitigation measures and monitoring by-catch in the UK fleet. The purpose of the research is to try to identify those fisheries responsible for high levels of cetacean by-catch and test mitigation measures that are effective at deterring cetaceans over the long-term...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Fish: Disease Control (10 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: The range of fish species susceptible to Koi herpes virus is very limited. Only common carp and Koi carp are listed in EU legislation as being susceptible. Therefore, the effect of Koi herpes virus on fish stocks generally is considered negligible.

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

Huw Irranca-Davies: Current information indicates that there is only one UK pair trawler (two vessels) fishing for bass in the Western Channel at present.

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

Huw Irranca-Davies: We do not hold information on pair-trawlers from other member states operating within the 12 mile limit. The Commission has indicated that it will review Regulation 812/2004, concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries, in summer 2010. We will take the opportunity to discuss this matter with other member states and the Commission then.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Management Organisation (10 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: Since 1 April 2008, the Marine and Fisheries Agency has spent £631,000 on staff assigned or seconded to the agency from DEFRA or other Departments and £993,000 on external consultants and temporary staff in preparatory work for the establishment of the Marine Management Organisation. These figures exclude staff costs for those involved in the relocation of the Marine and Fisheries...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Management Organisation (10 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: Subject to the Marine and Coastal Access Bill receiving Royal Assent, we are planning to launch the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in April 2010. Our intention is that existing marine functions (the bulk of which are currently discharged by the Marine and Fisheries Agency) will transfer at that point to the MMO, along with associated staff and other assets. The MMO will continue to...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Reservoirs: East of England (10 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: Water is supplied from a number of sources; data is not collected separately for water supplied from reservoirs or for the cost of that supply. Each reservoir is different and the cost of supplying a megalitre of water from each of them is not collected by Ofwat. Differences may be due to operational methods, location and requirements to pump. Figures for water delivered from all sources are...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Water Charges: Voluntary Organisations (10 Nov 2009)

Huw Irranca-Davies: The Government are committed to bringing forward legislation to allow water and sewerage companies to operate concessionary schemes for community groups for surface water drainage charges. The legislation will enable DEFRA to issue guidance to companies on how to define community groups and which community groups should be considered for inclusion in concessionary schemes. This guidance will...