Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does the Minister share my concern that the Environment Agency states that Yorkshire Water has unacceptable environmental pollution performance, and that Yorkshire Water discharged sewage into the River Wharfe on no fewer than 123 days last year?..."John Grogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"9. Whether the Church of England plans to allocate strategic development funding to Keighley constituency. ..."John Grogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"I feel that I will speak for many in saying I hope that the right hon. Member is reappointed by the Prime Minister by lunchtime, but further to her reply, does she agree that the work of the united parishes of Keighley is perhaps one of the finest examples in …..."John Grogan - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 25th July 2019
Asked by:
John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of sewage discharges on water quality in rivers.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
Last year, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that there had been good progress in meeting water quality targets. Since 1995, investment in sewage treatment has achieved a 61% reduction in the amount of phosphorus and a 72% reduction in the amount of ammonia discharged to rivers. We will continue to work with the water companies.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"6. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of a moratorium on new waste incineration plants to promote recycling. ..."John Grogan - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Further to that welcome reply, has the Minister seen the recent report from independent consultants Eunomia? It indicates that we will indeed have enough waste incineration capacity to deal with our country’s residual waste and that if we build more incinerators, the danger is that waste will be diverted from …..."John Grogan - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 18th April 2019
Asked by:
John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to strengthen the powers the environment agency has to determine whether a person or a company is fit and proper to be granted a licence regarding the disposal or incineration of waste.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
Last year the Government committed to implementing measures to raise the standard of operator competence at permitted waste sites by strengthening the Environment Agency’s assessment and enforcement powers.
www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reducing-crime-at-sites-handling-waste-and-introducing-fixed-penalties-for-waste-duty-of-care/outcome/government-response
We are now delivering on these published commitments. In January we passed legislation requiring all waste facilities to have a written management plan to minimise the risks of pollution to the environment.
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1227/part/3/made
In March we widened the scope of past offences the Environment Agency can consider when assessing competence for applications for waste facility permits:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/relevant-conviction-guidance-for-permit-applications-for-waste-activities-and-installations-only/relevant-convictions-for-waste-environmental-permits
In the coming months we will update Core Guidance to strengthen the Environment Agency’s enforcement capabilities when considering operators’ past performance. Further measures to tackle crime and low levels of performance in the waste industry are set out in our Resources and Waste Strategy.
Written Question
Monday 15th April 2019
Asked by:
John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what voluntary access arrangements to inland waterways for recreational purposes have been negotiated in the last 10 years; and how many additional miles of waterway have been made available to canoeists through this mechanism.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
Information of this nature is not held by the department.
Written Question
Monday 15th April 2019
Asked by:
John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total length of unmanaged waterways in England to which canoeists have an undisputed right of navigation.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire, Pauline Latham, on 19 February 2019 to PQ 220196.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Apr 2019
Waste Incineration: Regulation
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the regulation of the incineration of waste.
It is particularly pleasing to open this short debate this morning for three reasons. First, it is good to talk about anything other than Brexit. Secondly, it is good to have a fellow Yorkshireman …..."John Grogan - View Speech
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