written question – answered on 12 December 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps are being taken to safeguard the efficient use of agricultural land affected by the proposed expansion of the A120...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of animals likely to need re-homing as a result of the introduction of the new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many animal sanctuaries she estimates are open to the public in England; (2) what recent estimate she has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what process her Department undertakes to estimate the number of animal sanctuaries; and what definition of a sanctuary is used.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many bird deaths in quarantine have been investigated by qualified veterinary personnel since 2000; and in how many such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether officials from her Department have made inspections of export facilities in endemic avian influenza H5N1 areas from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what basis any single batch of birds may be declared clear of Avian influenza virus H5N; what expert advice she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2005, Official Report, column 6W, on Avian influenza, when she expects the Pollution...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will take steps to promote the consumption of poultry this Christmas season accompanied by clear guidance that its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the recent statement by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation concerning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government are taking to ensure that quarantine facilities for cases of suspected avian influenza are properly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the (a) Turkish, (b) Romanian, (c) Russian, (d) Ukrainian, (e) Chinese and (f) European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to ensure wild birds are prevented from entering poultry houses; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what emergency preparation plans the Government has put in place for a mass cull of birds to combat an outbreak of Avian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment the Government has made of the effects of an outbreak of Avian influenza; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research the Government have commissioned into ways of developing the biodiesel industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans the Inter-departmental Ministerial Group on Bio-diversity has to look at the role of UK-based companies providing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with interested parties on the proposal for a biomass energy generator at Winkleigh in Devon;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the proposals are for the BCG vaccine in badgers trial planned for Gloucestershire; what the scale of the trial will be;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the incidence of bovine TB caused by cattle-to-cattle transmission was in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether animals suspected of being infected by bovine tuberculosis after an initial test are permitted further tests at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms in England have had animals slaughtered as part of the measures to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what statutory powers the Department has to take measures to prevent the spreading of bovine tuberculosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether officials investigating cases of bovine tuberculosis have the power to refer farmers to (a) trading standards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what procedures her Department's officials undertake to investigate bovine tuberculosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms in England have produced positive skin tests for bovine TB 60 days after the first test in each month since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms have gone out of business (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) 12 months, (d) 24 months and (e) 36 months...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at what meetings the Minister responsible for Animal Welfare discussed bovine tuberculosis in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what targets she has set for carbon dioxide reductions over the next (a) 20, (b) 30 and (c) 40 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will reassess the 60 per cent. by 2050 target for reducing UK carbon dioxide emissions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of houses in the Leeds West constituency she estimates had no central heating in each year since 1992.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, column 1053W, what discussions she has had with the French...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Environment Agency requests figures from recyclers on the amount of CFC recovered from recycled refrigerators. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of the CFC removed from a refrigerator is from (a) the insulating foam and (b) the coolant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many firms are accounting for all CFC gases (a) destroyed properly and (b) missing due to mishandling during the process...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions her Department has pursued for releasing CFC while collecting refrigerators for recycling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost is of recycling a refrigerator (a) with and (b) without the CFC from its (i) coolant and (ii) foam insulation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the operation of section 27 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment has been made of the potential impact on England and Wales of changes to the Gulf Stream as a result of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the attribution of a carbon value to forest retention in developing countries as part of her climate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on her discussions with the US administration on climate change strategies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the plans of the North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee to re-open cockle beds...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list meetings between her Department and the Treasury at which the decision to remove the obligation on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department is recommending a UK contribution of a quarter of gross domestic product to the European environmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by (a) community support officers and (b) police officers for (i) graffiti...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many confirmed foot and mouth cases (a) occurred in (i)2002, (ii) 2003 and (iii) 2004 and (b) have occurred in 2005 in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received on the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Brazil; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is her policy to relax pollution controls on coal-fired power stations in the event of a gas shortage this winter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what further steps the Government are planning to take on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2005, Official Report, columns 652–3W, on greenhouse gas emissions, if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much residential household refuse was collected in each year since 1997; and what proportion of refuse was recycled in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the average weight in kilograms of waste per household in each of the last 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on external media relations in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what indications have been given to Peninsular Power Ltd. on her Department's likely response to applications from that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with other EU countries on setting a maximum residue level for pesticides.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish the guidelines for statutory maximum residue levels for pesticides in relation to the School Fruit and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what criteria are used to determine the suitability of a potential landfill site for the disposal of poultry carcases; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2005, Official Report, column 889W, on private Members' Bills, when the information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs why there were no birds in quarantine at Pegasus Birds between 9 March and 16 September 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the regulation of quarantine facilities; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the timescale is for the review of quarantine arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations the Government have received on proposals to license quarantine facilities; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of (a) paper-based waste and (b) potentially recyclable plastic waste was generated by (i) domestic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what total compensation has been paid to date to United Kingdom farmers as a result of economic losses from restrictions on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the site of nature conservation importance designation in protecting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice her Department has received from English Nature regarding sites of nature conservation importance and similar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is permissible for a local authority to rescind site of nature conservation importance status as a result of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill will strengthen the protection provided by (a) site of nature...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition requirements take into account Site of Nature Conservation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her estimate is for (a) each borough in Essex and (b) each London borough of the proportion of (i) household and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to develop a quality protocol for certified compost material to enable it to be defined as a product...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the quality of the water supply in Tamworth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with water companies on their ability to protect vulnerable individuals in the event of a...