Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 January (HL4503), when they expect to receive the results of the independent assessment by Keep Britain Tidy of the cleanliness of trunk roads maintained by Highways England and of litter collection by local councils.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Surveying is about to be undertaken, and we expect the outcome of the assessment to be available later this year.
Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 January (HL4503), when they expect the new powers given to local councils in England outside London to issue civil penalties to the keepers of vehicles from which litter is thrown to come into effect.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Littering from Vehicles Outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties) Regulations are expected to come into force on 1 April 2018. A copy of the draft Regulations can be found online at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111163818/contents
Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 8 December (HL3602), whether they will place a copy of the Hunting Act 2004 Investigators Manual in the Library of the House.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The Hunting Act 2004 Investigators Manual was produced by the Association of Chief Police Officers and issued to Forces as a guide to enforcing the Hunting Act 2004. Any decision on making it publicly available is now a matter for the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
Asked by: Lord Wasserman (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they have involved local Police and Crime Commissioners in their work to reduce flood risk across the country.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 provides the legal basis for Government’s preparations for emergencies. The Act sets out provisions for Local Resilience Forums that compile local risk profiles and establish a planned, co-ordinate approach to dealing with realised risks. The Government encourages Local Resilience Forums to produce a local plan as this will help flood responders to engage to any flood event.
Chief Constables are leading members of Local Resilience Forums which are required to produce emergency plans for flooding and other civil contingencies.