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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jun 2014
Flood Risk (North-East England)

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jun 2014
Flood Risk (North-East England)

"Not a pleasant image, no. However, I am sure that MPs from across the north-east can provide examples of where the fire service has helped to reduce damage caused by flooding. Flooding is already a significant problem and is likely to increase in future, yet there is no statutory duty …..."
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Tuesday 6th May 2014

Asked by: Tom Blenkinsop (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

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 provide funding as part of the National Pollinator Strategy to create a national insect monitoring scheme.

Answered by George Eustice

Defra is currently commissioning a two year research project that will develop and test a new national pollinator monitoring scheme. The project will develop the methods, sampling framework and delivery mechanisms for a cost-effective national monitoring scheme, which will assess changes in pollinator populations and their pollination services. Commissioning of this research is at an advanced stage and the project could start as early as this month. Once contracts are in place we will provide details on our science webpages (http://randd.defra.gov.uk/ ).

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Tuesday 6th May 2014

Asked by: Tom Blenkinsop (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the issuing of planning guidance as part of the proposed National Pollinator Strategy to ensure that future development is beneficial to bees and other pollinators.

Answered by George Eustice

Defra officials discussed the National Pollinator Strategy in relation to planning guidance with officials at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in autumn 2013. DCLG published the National Planning Practice Guidance in March 2014, which is clear about biodiversity aims.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What steps he is taking to prevent redundancies among staff working on flood protection at the Environment Agency...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Prime Minister promised that the reported plans for 550 redundancies among flood protection staff at the Environment Agency would not be put in place. Will the Minister confirm how many flood protection staff the EA plans to make redundant over the next two years?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Feb 2014
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"7. What assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the potential effect on the number of young voters of its proposals to require photo identification for voters...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Feb 2014
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"A written answer from the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond) on 8 January stated that since 2007, the number of driving licences that are issued to people under the age of 22 has declined by 12.2%. Given that the number of young people …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jan 2014
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"3. What steps the commission is taking to promote national voter registration day on 5 February 2014...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jan 2014
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"What assessment has been made of the commission’s proposals to require people to provide photo identification in order to vote by 2019? Does the hon. Gentleman believe that there could be a reduction in the number of young people voting as well as registering to vote in the first place?..."
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