Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the reporting deadline will be for the panel investigating the mass die-offs of marine life on the North East coast.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
A report from the Crustacean Mortality Expert Panel is due to be submitted to my Department this month, with a view to publish shortly afterwards.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made by the panel investigating the mass die-offs of marine life on the North East coast.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
We have not been sighted on the work of the Crustacean Mortality Expert panel to ensure independence. The report will be presented to my Department by the panel once it has completed its work.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the (a) modelling reports produced by Imperial College London and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and (B) other papers that informed the PM2.5 targets established in the Environment Act 2021.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
We have published over a thousand pages of detailed analysis showing the rationale for our targets to be set under the Environment Act.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to publish the analysis informing her proposed clean air targets.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The analysis has already been published as part of the Consultation.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Climate Change Commission's Net Zero pathway will be amended to account for the Government's commitment to protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) is an independent, statutory body created by the Climate Change Act 2008. The CCC provides advice to the UK and devolved Governments on greenhouse gas emissions targets and also reports to Parliament on progress made in reducing these emissions. We value the CCC’s advice, and will respond to the recommendations in their 2022 Progress Report in the Government's official response in March.
We have already committed to protect 30% of land and sea in the UK by 2030 (30by30). In addition, we committed in the Food Strategy to publish a Land Use Framework for England in 2023. This will articulate how we find the right balance between the many priorities which place a demand on our limited supply of land including: food production; sustainable development; supporting action on climate mitigation and adaptation; and promoting nature’s recovery to address biodiversity loss.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of not announcing formal air quality targets on the timeline for the development of the Environmental Improvement Plan.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
We will be publishing the targets as soon as possible and the Environmental Improvement Plan will be published before 31 January.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flood alerts were issued by the Environment Agency in each year since 2010.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
ENGLAND ONLY |
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Year | Flood Alerts | Flood Warnings | Severe Flood Warnings |
2010 | 1593 | 303 | 2 |
2011 | 1088 | 163 | 0 |
2012 | 3701 | 1832 | 15 |
2013 | 2646 | 921 | 73 |
2014 | 3514 | 1465 | 74 |
2015 | 2507 | 960 | 101 |
2016 | 3137 | 800 | 3 |
2017 | 3140 | 542 | 25 |
2018 | 2317 | 466 | 0 |
2019 | 3437 | 1297 | 8 |
2020 | 3536 | 1892 | 22 |
2021 | 2624 | 864 | 7 |
2022 (Jan-Nov) | 1764 | 501 | 14 |
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many severe flood warnings were issued by the Environment Agency in each year since 2010.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
ENGLAND ONLY |
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Year | Flood Alerts | Flood Warnings | Severe Flood Warnings |
2010 | 1593 | 303 | 2 |
2011 | 1088 | 163 | 0 |
2012 | 3701 | 1832 | 15 |
2013 | 2646 | 921 | 73 |
2014 | 3514 | 1465 | 74 |
2015 | 2507 | 960 | 101 |
2016 | 3137 | 800 | 3 |
2017 | 3140 | 542 | 25 |
2018 | 2317 | 466 | 0 |
2019 | 3437 | 1297 | 8 |
2020 | 3536 | 1892 | 22 |
2021 | 2624 | 864 | 7 |
2022 (Jan-Nov) | 1764 | 501 | 14 |
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flood warnings were issued by the Environment Agency in each year since 2010.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
ENGLAND ONLY |
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Year | Flood Alerts | Flood Warnings | Severe Flood Warnings |
2010 | 1593 | 303 | 2 |
2011 | 1088 | 163 | 0 |
2012 | 3701 | 1832 | 15 |
2013 | 2646 | 921 | 73 |
2014 | 3514 | 1465 | 74 |
2015 | 2507 | 960 | 101 |
2016 | 3137 | 800 | 3 |
2017 | 3140 | 542 | 25 |
2018 | 2317 | 466 | 0 |
2019 | 3437 | 1297 | 8 |
2020 | 3536 | 1892 | 22 |
2021 | 2624 | 864 | 7 |
2022 (Jan-Nov) | 1764 | 501 | 14 |
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date his Department plans to publish the results of the consultation on improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
We recently consulted on options to improve reporting of food waste volumes by large food businesses in England. By increasing the number of businesses measuring and publicly reporting their food waste, we expect to drive action to reduce it. We are analysing responses to the consultation and look to publish a summary of responses and government response in 2023.