Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

written question – answered on 27 January 2021.

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  • Inland Waterways: Pollution

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether measuring plastic levels in waterways is a priority of his Department.

  • Plastics: Recycling

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many breaches of compliance his Department has identified of plastic recyclers not complying with their environmental...

  • Plastics: Pollution

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of plastic pollution the Environment Agency identified in the last two years; and what assessment that...

  • Chemicals: Health Hazards

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other support the Government is providing to areas with disproportionate environmental...

  • Pets: Theft

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a separate offence for pet theft to tackle the level of pet...

  • Supermarkets: Coronavirus

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets to ensure that they are covid-19 secure environments.

  • Forests: Brazil

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets and other high street retailers that sell products associated with (a)...

  • Soya Beans: Brazil

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of UK companies importing soya from the Cerrado region in Brazil of local...

  • Rivers: Metals

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department is making of sediment-bound concentrations of key heavy metals and metalloids within the...

  • Rivers: Contamination

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department has not adopted sediment quality guidelines to provide an assessment of levels beyond which...

  • Flood Control

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional resources he will allocate to areas that are likely to be affected by Storm Christoph.

  • Rivers: Pollution Control

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to tackle phosphate pollution in the (a) Mersey and (b) UK river network.

  • Rivers: Pollution Control

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to remove microplastic contamination from the (a) Mersey and (b) UK river network.

  • UN Convention on Biological Diversity

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the timeframe for enactment of the Environment Bill and potential biodiversity targets under that...

  • Supermarkets: Coronavirus

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to (a) encourage supermarkets to prioritise shielding customers and (b) discourage...

  • Fisheries: Compensation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the £23 million compensation announced for the fishing industry, how much of that funding will be...

  • Tuna: Fishing Catches

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK's bluefin tuna quota as a result of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, if he will...

  • Angling: Tuna

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received representations on the establishment of a recreational sea angling live release fishery for bluefin...

  • Fishing Vessels

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the management of (a) supertrawlers and (b) supertrawler fleets under the the UK-EU Trade and...