Asked by: Peter Fortune (Conservative - Bromley and Biggin Hill)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Open access restriction at Walney airfield: how to comment, published on 11 December 2024.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
I refer the hon. Member to the answers given on 6 December 2024 to Questions 16894 and 16902.
These are the pages for the consultations referred to:
Open access restriction at Christy Pool to North Point: how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at South Walney: how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Rape Haw to Creephaw Marsh: how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at North Scale (margin): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at South Walney nature reserve: how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Biggar (trail - winter): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Biggar (margin - summer): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at North Scale (trail): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Biggar (trail - summer): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Walney airfield (trail): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at North End Marsh: how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Hare Hill (trail): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Walney airfield (margin): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Biggar to Tummer Hill: how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Biggar (margin - winter): how to comment - GOV.UK
Asked by: Peter Fortune (Conservative - Bromley and Biggin Hill)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Environmental permitting: standard rules consultation number 29, published on 9 December 2024.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Environment Agency (EA) uses existing Government websites to publish permit consultations, posting a notification on GOV.UK that points to a consultation on the EA’s Citizen Space website. The EA ensures its consultation information meets the accessibility requirements for these websites. The accessibility statement for the website is available here. This sets out what steps have been taken to make the website as accessible as possible, including for people who rely on assistive technology. The accessibility statement for GOV.UK is found here .
Asked by: Peter Fortune (Conservative - Bromley and Biggin Hill)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Draft information and guidance on storm overflows, published on 21 November 2024.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
On the 21 of November, Defra launched a two-month consultation on updated technical guidance on storm overflows in England.
Defra are looking for feedback from water companies, trade bodies, environmental non-government organisations and other key stakeholders including industry groups, research institutes, and engineering and environmental management organisations.
As this is technical guidance on the management of storm overflows in England, we have targeted the consultation at water and sewerage companies, trade bodies and around 30 environmental non-governmental organisations.
More information can be found on the GOV.UK page for the consultation.
Asked by: Peter Fortune (Conservative - Bromley and Biggin Hill)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled Open access restriction at Woodnook Valley (3), published on 20 November 2024.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Natural England (NE) is a relevant authority under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 for statutory restrictions and exclusions on access land. NE has a duty to publish a notice when it reviews these restrictions. NE uses existing Government websites for this purpose, posting a notification on GOV.UK that points to a Consultation Summary Report on Defra’s Citizen Space website. NE ensures its consultation information meets the accessibility requirements for these websites. The accessibility statement for the website is available here. This sets out what steps have been taken to make the website as accessible as possible. The accessibility statement for gov.uk is found here Accessibility statement for www.gov.uk - GOV.UK
These are the pages for the consultations on Woodnook Valley and the Sandy Gulls and others restrictions:
Open access restriction at Woodnook Valley (3): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Woodnook Valley (case number 2005090101) - Defra - Citizen Space
Open access restriction at Sandy Gulls and others: how to comment - GOV.UK
Asked by: Peter Fortune (Conservative - Bromley and Biggin Hill)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation on Open access restriction at Sandy Gulls and others: how to comment, published on 22 November 2024.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Natural England (NE) is a relevant authority under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 for statutory restrictions and exclusions on access land. NE has a duty to publish a notice when it reviews these restrictions. NE uses existing Government websites for this purpose, posting a notification on GOV.UK that points to a Consultation Summary Report on Defra’s Citizen Space website. NE ensures its consultation information meets the accessibility requirements for these websites. The accessibility statement for the website is available here. This sets out what steps have been taken to make the website as accessible as possible. The accessibility statement for gov.uk is found here Accessibility statement for www.gov.uk - GOV.UK
These are the pages for the consultations on Woodnook Valley and the Sandy Gulls and others restrictions:
Open access restriction at Woodnook Valley (3): how to comment - GOV.UK
Open access restriction at Woodnook Valley (case number 2005090101) - Defra - Citizen Space
Open access restriction at Sandy Gulls and others: how to comment - GOV.UK
Asked by: Peter Fortune (Conservative - Bromley and Biggin Hill)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the accessibility of the consultation entitled ICES area 7d and Lyme Bay king scallop dredge fishery closure 2025, published on 18 November 2024.
Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) works closely with the fishing industry and other stakeholders and understands the need for information to be put to them in a manner that allows them to contribute meaningfully to Government consultations. Management of the king scallop fishery in the English Channel is an annual consultation and MMO listens and responds to how the consultation was received and amends its processes for the consultation the following year.
To ensure that there is a balance between simple and technical language to meet the needs of the reader, The document has been developed with the essential information in straightforward language at the start of the document and the more technical information following for those that want the detail.
MMO will provide the consultation material in different formats on request, and it has been provided in person and in video format previously. We have included the invitation to utilise alternative formats in supporting communication material. The annual consultation is accompanied by a communications plan that sees officials engaging face to face with representative industry groups and individual fishers in relevant fishing ports.