Written Question
Tuesday 15th November 2022
Asked by:
Jonathan Gullis (Conservative - Stoke-on-Trent North)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many companies have been convicted of waste offences after breaching a permit to dispose of waste in cases brought by the Environment Agency in the last five years.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
The following table provides details of how many companies have been convicted of waste offences after breaching a permit to dispose of waste in cases brought by the Environment Agency in the last five years.
Waste Offences
Number of Registered Companies Convicted |
Year | Breach of Permit Conditions | Illegal Activity |
2017 | 7 | 11 |
2018 | 5 | 14 |
2019 | 7 | 13 |
2020 | 3 | 5 |
2021 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 24 | 48 |
Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 04 Feb 2022
Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill
"It is a pleasure to speak today and to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) on bringing forward this piece of legislation. He is a Member of this House who has long been a passionate advocate for his love of animals—as well as, I like to …..."Jonathan Gullis - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Feb 2022
Waste Industry: Criminality and Regulation
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I commend my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell) for securing this important debate and for his continued work standing up not just for the people of Silverdale but for those in wider north Staffordshire …..."Jonathan Gullis - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Feb 2022
Waste Industry: Criminality and Regulation
"I could not be more grateful to my hon. Friend. This is why we are a tour de force in north Staffordshire, walking around at every opportunity like some sort of north Staffordshire mafia, which I am proud to be a part of.
The company has also repeatedly breached its …..."Jonathan Gullis - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Microchipping of Pets
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered e-petitions 300010 and 300025, relating to microchipping of pets.
The laws called for in the petitions are known as Fern’s law and Tuk’s law. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. Today we debate an issue that …..."Jonathan Gullis - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Microchipping of Pets
"Once again, it is a pleasure to participate in a Petitions Committee debate. There is certainly unity among all Members here, and I thank them all for their fantastic contributions. We are proud of our dogs, and we have Westminster dog of the year for those of us who are …..."Jonathan Gullis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he is taking to help protect communities against flooding. ..."Jonathan Gullis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Residents of Norton Green and their local ward councillors, Dave Evans, James Smith and Carl Edwards, have regularly raised the issue of flooding. The River Trent and the canal feeder to the Caldon canal both run through Norton Green, yet the river is hardly ever dredged. The river is the …..."Jonathan Gullis - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Asked by:
Jonathan Gullis (Conservative - Stoke-on-Trent North)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve air quality in Stoke-on-Trent.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
The Joint Air Quality Unit has provided funding and support to, and continues to work closely with, Stoke-on-Trent Council as they develop plans to tackle their nitrogen dioxide exceedances. Air Quality Ministers from both Defra and the Department for Transport have met Stoke-on-Trent councillors and hon. Members several times over the past 12 months to hear their views on how best to deal with the air quality problem in the Potteries.
Stoke has also received funding of over £34 million from the Transforming Cities Fund to develop and improve transport across the city, some of which is earmarked for active travel schemes to help improve air quality for the city’s residents.
Written Question
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Asked by:
Jonathan Gullis (Conservative - Stoke-on-Trent North)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase access to green spaces in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
Defra recognises the crucial importance of having good access to green spaces for people's health and well-being. The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our comprehensive and long-term approach to protecting and enhancing our natural landscapes in England for the next generation, and to helping people improve their health and wellbeing by using green spaces.
The £12.1m Trees for Climate programme will plant over 500 hectares of trees in ten Community Forests between December 2020 and May 2021. When mature, the trees will eventually store over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, reduce flood risk, increase sustainable UK grown timber, provide more places for nature and biodiversity to thrive, and increase people's access to and enjoyment of woodland. The Forest of Mercia, which covers Staffordshire and the West Midlands, is one of the Community Forests which will carry out the planting.
There are also a wide range of initiatives within Defra which are helping to increase access to green spaces across the whole of England. These include, but are not limited to:
- Green Recovery Challenge Fund
- Green Social Prescribing Project
- Responding to the Glover Review of protected landscapes
- Nature for Climate Fund
- Development of environmental land management schemes