Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government when the consultation on the proposed changes to public sector food procurement policy will take place.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what checks are carried out by the Environment Agency to ensure that water companies report all sewage discharges into rivers and waterways.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that remote rural locations in the UK which rely on the 3G mobile phone network will have a guaranteed continuation of service when the 3G signal is turned off in 2023.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 19 January (HL Deb, col 1650), whether Ofwat has powers to insist that the remuneration and bonuses of individual water company executives should be limited in cases where raw sewage is allowed to persistently pollute rivers and waterways.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the disparity in broadband connectivity between urban and rural areas.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rollout of the mobile phone Shared Rural Network will be fully delivered by 2025
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the targets for each of the coming five years for reducing (1) nitrogen, (2) phosphate, and (3) sediment pollutants, entering UK watercourses.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect the Environment Agency to inspect all reports of water pollution to ascertain the seriousness of the incident.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a target to retain the current levels of food grown and processed in the UK.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether applications for the new Local Nature Recovery scheme and the Landscape Recovery Scheme will take account of whether potential recipients are already in receipt of funding from existing DEFRA payment schemes or other environmental land management schemes.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government when the criteria for applying for the Local Nature Recovery Scheme and the Landscape Recovery Scheme will be published.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government, how they will evaluate the requirements on water companies in the Environment Act 2021 to make progressive reductions in sewage dumping.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on public health of toxic air from landfill sites.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what penalties can be applied against individual directors of water companies who recklessly or repeatedly discharge unpermitted sewage into waterways.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the target of 5,000 hectares of trees planted, what proportion were planted in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021; and what the delivery target will be for 2022.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Environment Agency is taking to ensure that all waste carriers are recorded accurately on their official register.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of fly tipping were reported to the Environment Agency in each of the last five years; and how many of these cases resulted in a successful prosecution.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum penalty for fly tipping; and when this figure last was reviewed.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in resolving the dispute over licences for French fishermen operating in UK waters.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: To ask Her Majesty's Government which public body is responsible for ensuring the welfare of farmed fish at processing sites.