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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2015
Flooding

"Apart from the national interest in ensuring that Cumbria receives the support it needs, my researcher Nicholas Altham lives at Yanwath near Penrith and raised with me the collapse of nearby Pooley bridge. Will the Secretary of State look at having a commitment not just to rapid repair but to …..."
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Written Question
Hen Harriers and Moorland: Conservation
Thursday 18th December 2014

Asked by: Rehman Chishti (Conservative - Gillingham and Rainham)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve protection for (a) hen harriers and (b) British moorlands.

Answered by George Eustice

All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which implements the EC Wild Birds Directive in Great Britain. This provides a powerful framework for the conservation of wild birds, their eggs, nests and habitats.

Raptor persecution is a national wildlife crime priority, with the hen harrier one of six species highlighted for special attention.

Defra established the Hen Harrier Sub-Group of the Uplands Stakeholder Forum, whose members, landowners and conservation bodies alike, have a common interest to protect hen harriers. Members have made concerted efforts to engage and develop a draft Joint Action Plan to help the recovery of hen harrier populations in England. We are currently working with Sub-Group members to finalise the Plan.

Defra operates a range of measures to support upland areas, including English moorlands. These include protection through statutory area designations such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In addition, in 2013 we committed £31.2 million under Environmental Stewardship schemes (covering around 98,000 ha) for the maintenance and restoration of moorland habitats. A further £4.1 million was also committed in capital grants for grip blocking. Support will continue to be provided under the new Rural Development Programme during 2014-2020.

Written Question
Birds of Prey
Thursday 18th December 2014

Asked by: Rehman Chishti (Conservative - Gillingham and Rainham)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have applied for a licence for diversionary feeding on grouse moors since it was introduced.

Answered by George Eustice

Two people have applied to register for the class licence required to undertake diversionary feeding on grouse moors since it was introduced in 2013.

Written Question
White Fish: Conservation
Wednesday 17th December 2014

Asked by: Rehman Chishti (Conservative - Gillingham and Rainham)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) an increase of minimum landing size, (b) an end to commercial harvesting during the spring spawning period, (c) restrictions on pair trawling and trammel netting and (d) an expansion of estuarine nursery areas as tools for the preservation of sea bass stocks.

Answered by George Eustice

Bass management measures for 2015 including these factors were discussed at an EU level on 15 and 16 December at the Fisheries Council but unfortunately agreement was not reached.

We will continue to press for EU action while reviewing our national measures. An earlier assessment by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science on increasing the minimum landing size for bass, entitled “Effects of improved fishery selection pattern and increased MLS on European sea bass” is available in the House Library.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I very much welcome the answer given by my right hon. Friend. The Holy Trinity church in Twydall in my constituency is in urgent need of repair and would qualify. Rather than having to look this up on the internet, have all churches been written to as a matter of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Sep 2014
Sale of Puppies and Kittens

"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way to a supporter of fantastic Gillingham football club. Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern about the Kennel Club’s finding that in Kent 18% of individuals bought a pet either via the internet or from an unscrupulous pet shop? Does …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Feb 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What estimate his Department has made of the number of properties protected from flooding during the recent floods...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Feb 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"What progress are the Government making to meet their target of better protecting 145,000 homes by 2015? Experts predict that household insurance premiums might rise by about 5% after the floods, so what is being done to address that?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Feb 2014
Flooding (Somerset)

"On the better use of technology, will the Secretary of State clarify and confirm that the Government have allocated £4.6 million towards the better use of space technology for weather prediction? It would mean that the United Kingdom is one of only a few countries in the world doing that...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2013
Water Industry

"I, too, pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work he has done to bring the issue to light. In relation to bills and affordability, does he agree that it is completely and utterly unacceptable that bills have risen by 60% over the past 10 years, which clearly shows …..."
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