Environment Food and Rural Affairs

written question – answered on 21 June 2007.

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  • Carbon Dioxide Reduction

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the carbon price necessary to achieve the Government's carbon dioxide reduction objectives.

  • Biomass Industry

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on Government support for the biomass industry in the UK; and if he...

  • GM and Non-GM Crops

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to modify the minimum separation distances between GM and non-GM crops.

  • Recycling Advice

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assistance his Department provides to businesses to improve their management of waste, with particular reference to...

  • Abandoned Vehicles

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many abandoned cars were recorded in (a) Suffolk, (b) Bedfordshire, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Essex, (e)...

  • Agricultural Products: Prices

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average retail price was of (a) apples, (b) beef, (c) cabbages, (d) carrots, (e) chicken, (f) eggs, (g) lamb,...

  • Agriculture: Subsidies

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what percentage of single farm payment scheme claims have been paid for (a) 2005 and (b) 2006 (i) in part and...

  • Agriculture: Subsidies

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of farmers are yet to receive their full single payment scheme payment for (a) 2005 and (b)...

  • Carbon Dioxide: Environment Protection

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the likelihood of reaching the target of a 60 per cent. carbon dioxide reduction by 2020.

  • Carbon Sequestration

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State of Trade and Industry on the development in the UK of...

  • Carbon Trading Allowances

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to introduce personal carbon trading allowances.

  • Commercial Whaling

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress his Department made at the recent conference of the International Whaling Commission on the moratorium on...

  • Consumption: Sustainable Development

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made on the development of a national sustainable consumption programme.

  • Departments: Epilepsy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people with epilepsy are employed by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

  • Departments: Manpower

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff funded by the public purse in the Rural Payments Agency are classified as people without posts.

  • Departments: Public Participation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what proportion of his Department's administration costs was spent on running public consultations in 2006-07; (2) how...

  • Departments: Surveys

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's employee surveys for (a) 2006 and (b) 2007.

  • Departments: Travel Agents

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department and its agencies paid in travel agencies' fees in each year since 1997.

  • Dog Breeders: Regulation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the monitoring and...

  • Domestic Wastes: Waste Disposal

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has commissioned or undertaken into the...

  • EU Inspire Directive

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the timetable is for the implementation of the EU INSPIRE Directive.

  • Fisheries: Bankruptcy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of fishermen were declared bankrupt in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK in...

  • Fisheries: National Income (1 annotation)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the gross value added (GVA) and proportion of total GVA of fishing in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) the UK...

  • Genetically Modified Organisms

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what arrangements he has made to deal with liability in the event that BASF's genetically modified potato trials cause damage...

  • Genetically Modified Organisms: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what evidence he considered before agreeing to the 0.9 per cent. threshold for genetically modified organisms in the new...

  • Land: Contamination

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when his Department last assessed the available technologies for cleaning up contaminated land.

  • Land: Contamination

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has targets for making good contaminated land.

  • Low Carbon Building Programme

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues from the Department of Trade and Industry on the environmental...

  • Nature Conservation: Severn Estuary

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the merits of designating the Severn estuary as a special area of conservation; and if he will...

  • Nuclear Power: Japan (11 annotations)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the joint UK-Japan workshop on achieving a sustainable low-carbon society held from 13 to 15 June included discussion...

  • Packaging: Wastes

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what measurements were taken of the amount of packaging waste produced by each of the signatories to the Courtauld...

  • Radioactive Wastes: Waste Management

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been (a) allocated and (b) spent by the Government on research and development on deep geological disposal of...

  • Recycling: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress he has made on amending the performance indicator applicable to local councils in respect of recycling levels...

  • Renewable Energy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made on the development of a renewable energy and efficiency partnership.

  • Waste Disposal: Microprocessors

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action programme has issued on the use of microchips or...

  • Waste Management

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures his Department has put in place to reduce its waste arisings; and what the quantitative impact of each measure...

  • Water Companies: Standards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures he is taking to ensure that water companies reduce leakages from water pipes.

  • Whales: Conservation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment he has made of the likelihood of securing a majority in the International Whaling Commission for a...