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Written Question
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Thursday 4th July 2019

Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money was spent on (a) administration and (b) funding for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in each of the last five years for which data is available.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

Since the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund opened in 2014, the annual cost of administrating the fund in England has been approximately £0.7 million. A total of £34.8 million grant funding has been paid out from the overall scheme, including technical assistance costs. A breakdown of funding paid out since 2014 is as follows:

Year

£ million

2014

1.8

2015

2.8

2016

4.8

2017

3.3

2018

9.8

2019

12.3

Total

34.8

Written Question
Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
Wednesday 13th February 2019

Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has commissioned or gathered on the effect of open loop scrubbers on sediment quality in UK waters; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

The Department has not commissioned research or gathered scientific evidence concerning the effect of open loop scrubber systems (designed to remove a range of contaminants from a ship’s exhaust gases) on sediments in UK waters.

The Department is aware of the increasing interest in this area and of the potential effects on the receiving coastal/marine environment due to wastewater discharges from these systems. As more robust, scientific evidence emerges, Defra will assess the risks to sediment and seawater quality.

Written Question
Hunting Act 2004
Monday 5th September 2016

Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been since 2010 under the Hunting Act 2004.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in England and Wales from 2010 to 2015 (latest available) is available in the outcomes by offence tables in the annual publication, which is linked below. The relevant section is ‘121A – Offences under the Hunting Act 2004’ in the summary non motoring offences section. Statistics covering 2016 are scheduled for publication in May 2017.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Nov 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What plans he has to tackle the effect of rising water bills on the cost of living...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Nov 2013
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"Water bills have increased by almost 50% since privatisation, and yet last year, regional water companies made £1.9 billion in profits and paid £1.8 billion to their shareholders. What are the Government doing to ensure that water bills come down for the consumer?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Jan 2013
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"The statement of principles runs out in June 2013. The Association of British Insurers considers the negotiations with the Government to be at crisis point and estimates that 200,000 people will be without insurance. What do I say to my constituents who are coming to my surgery asking me what …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Jul 2012
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"16. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State for attending a flood summit in Hull last Friday. It was clear from that meeting that people are very concerned about flooding and flood insurance. Is it not time that the Government reached an agreement with the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2011
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"10. What proposals she has to reduce the incidence of fish discards...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2011
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister outline exactly what he is doing to give incentives to the UK fishing industry to reduce discards?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Feb 2011
Public Forest Estate (England)

"Does my hon. Friend agree that this is an opportunity for Liberal Democrat Members not to break their promises but to come along and vote with us on the issue?..."
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