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Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flood Control (17 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The Government will not publish the assessments carried out by utility providers as they are sensitive in both commercial and security terms.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Packaging: Recycling (16 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations require businesses to ensure that all packaging does not exceed what is needed to make sure that the products are safe, hygienic and acceptable for both the packed product and for the consumer. They are also required to ensure that it is recyclable (which includes compostable under specific conditions) or recoverable at end of life. These...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Lions: Imports (16 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The UK CITES Management Authority database records show that since 2010, 2 CITES import permits have been noted as returned used for live Lions (Panthera leo) both in 2012.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Grouse Moors (16 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: I set out the Government’s policies on this matter during the debate on driven grouse shooting on 31 October in Westminster Hall, organised by the Petitions Committee.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Air Pollution (16 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The Government is firmly committed to improving the UK’s air quality and cutting harmful emissions. Sections 82 to 84 of the Environment Act 1995 require local authorities to review air quality in their areas and to designate an air quality management area (AQMA) where air quality objectives are not being achieved. Where an AQMA is designated, the local authority must produce an air...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Clean Air Zones (16 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The Government is considering next steps in light of the High Court judgment on our national air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide and recent updates in data on emissions from diesel vehicles. We will set out further measures shortly in line with the timetable agreed with the High Court. We continue to push forward with our existing plans for five Clean Air Zones around the country. Other...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control (16 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The Government is committed to reducing harmful emissions and improving air quality. The UK has agreed legally binding UK targets to reduce emissions of key air pollutants, including oxides of nitrogen (NOx) by 2020 (through the Gothenburg protocol) and 2030 (as part of the 2016 National Emission Ceilings Directive). These limits will be incorporated into UK legislation by the end of June...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flood Control (16 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) report their progress with local flood risk management strategies annually. This data will next be collected in the spring and will provide an update on progress as of 31 March 2017. New data on those who have published a completed strategy since March 2016 is therefore not available. Until this time we are specifically monitoring the situation of those...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Wildlife Crime Unit (13 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Crawley, Henry Smith, on 7 July 2016, PQ UIN905727.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Nature Conservation: Crime (12 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Northampton South, David Mackintosh, on 11 January 2016, PQ UIN 58249.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flood Control (12 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: In 2016, we completed 130 new flood schemes, protecting over 55,000 households. Of the 660 repair projects undertaken to reinstate defences damaged last winter, 99% have been restored with a contingency plan in place for the one remaining defence. In September we published the National Flood Resilience Review which tested our understanding of the fluvial and coastal flood risk in England...

NHS and Social Care Funding (11 Jan 2017)

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Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Wildlife Crime Unit (11 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Crawley, Henry Smith, on 7 July 2016, PQ UIN905727.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Wildlife: Conservation (11 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The Government works with a range of governments and international organisations on the conservation of endangered species, including elephants and rhino, through a number of fora. This includes the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) which protects around 35,000 species from unsustainable international trade. I attended the CITES Conference...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Elephants: India (11 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: Prime Ministers David Cameron and Narendra Modi met in London in November 2015 and issued a joint statement in which they resolved to work together to improve protection for both captive and wild Asian elephants. There have been no discussions with the Indian Government specifically on banning the use of elephants in tourist attractions or preventing the capturing and breaking of young...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Lions (11 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The UK takes the conservation of lions seriously. There are strict controls in place for international trade in wild lion parts; however the Government currently has no plans to promote a ban on trade of captive lion parts.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Lions: Africa (11 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: At the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) earlier this year, it was decided that lions should not be uplisted to Appendix I of the Convention. The Government supported this decision. Based on the biological and other listing criteria under CITES, our assessment is that the entire lion population of Africa does not currently meet...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Tigers: China (11 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: I met the Chinese delegation to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference of Parties in London immediately before the conference which was held in Johannesburg from 24 September to 5 October 2016. We discussed the conservation of a number of species including tigers. At the Conference, the UK, working with the Member States of the European Union and...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Nature Conservation: Crime (11 Jan 2017)

Therese Coffey: The UK has a strong record as a global leader in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and remains committed to working to bring an end to this scourge. We intend to use the additional £13 million in UK funding announced on 17 November to tackle IWT through a number of new initiatives to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement and develop sustainable livelihoods for communities...


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