Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer? Can she explain how the Church is engaging with communities that live in particularly rural and sparsely populated areas to enable them to receive high-speed broadband?..."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2017
Future Flood Prevention
"Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to flood wardens? Earby, in my constituency, was badly affected by flooding, and is now waiting for three different schemes to be introduced by the Environment Agency this year. Flood warnings, local flood plans, floodgates, and all the work that those …..."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 27th January 2017
Asked by:
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of seeking to continue to remain subject to the EU Water Framework Directive.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
The Prime Minister announced last year our plans for a Repeal Bill that will convert current EU law into domestic British law. Our intention is to ensure a smooth and orderly transition via the Repeal Bill. Without pre-judging what our future relationship with the EU will be or future decisions Parliament may make, this will provide as much certainty as possible by maintaining the existing laws; and this will include the laws that transpose the EU Water Framework Directive.
Withdrawal from the EU will allow us to select policies that work best for the UK, including policy on sustainable water planning and management aiming to maximise the benefits that people, wildlife and the economy get from our water environment.
Going forward, the 25 year environment plan framework will give us a basis on which to plan our policies and regulatory framework for the future. We will consider what aspects of our current legislative framework are fit for purpose to deliver the 25 year environment plan framework and shape our legislation accordingly.
Written Question
Monday 19th December 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations her Department has received on introducing a ban on supermarkets destroying or disposing of unsold food; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
In the last 18 months Defra has received a significant amount of correspondence on issues related to unsold food in supermarkets.
Less than 3% of all UK post-farm gate food wasted in the supply chain is from supermarkets, so we need the whole chain to work together.
The Government has instigated a variety of actions to increase surplus food redistribution including development of a partnership model to help facilitate closer working between potential donors and recipients of food surpluses. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has also established a Redistribution Working Group under Courtauld 2025 to share best practice and help identify and overcome barriers to redistributing food.
All major UK supermarkets now have relationships with redistribution organisations and WRAP estimates that 47,000 tonnes of surplus food – the equivalent to 90 million meals - was redistributed by the manufacturing and retail sector in 2015.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Hinkley Point is expected to be one of the largest construction projects this country has ever seen, and it will require more than 200,000 tonnes of steel. Does my hon. Friend agree that this will provide a huge opportunity for the British steel industry?..."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"T7. The excellent annual Trawden show takes place on Sunday 14 August. Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Trawden and District Agricultural Society on organising the event, and does she agree that agriculture shows in communities play a key role in promoting agriculture to a wider audience?..."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"3. What discussions the Church of England has had with the Government on plans to regulate out-of-school education settings...."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Religious organisations across Pendle, including Islamic education centres in Brierfield and Nelson, and the Barnoldswick Gospel Mission, which currently runs a Sunday school, have expressed concerns that the Government plans will be restrictive and prevent them from expanding their current educational work. In my right hon. Friend’s discussions with Government, …..."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"In addition to the development of new woodland, the maintenance of existing woodland is equally important. What steps have the Government taken to promote and maintain our existing woodlands?..."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"2. What discussions the Church Commissioners have had with the Church of England on supporting the Government’s See Potential initiative...."Andrew Stephenson - View Speech
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