Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: DN37 9TG, Seachill UK Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/ZP3436LV/V006Found: shall send all reports and notifications required by the permit to the Environment Agency using the
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: G7 foreign ministers' statement in Italy, April 2024Found: business environment.
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: Wildlife Crime in Scotland 2022Found: of annual report This report is a requirement of Section 20 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: Wildlife Crime in Scotland 2022Found: to an Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee request for this contextual information
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: Convention of the Highlands and Islands minutes: March 2024Found: Convention of the Highlands and Islands minutes: March 2024
Mentions:
1: Lord Redesdale (LD - Life peer) checked by the Animal and Plant Health Agency. - Speech Link
2: Lord Carter of Coles (Lab - Life peer) environment and all those things. - Speech Link
3: Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con - Life peer) , and how all sections of the Dutch Government used natural gas and various attributes which came to - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) We have just come out of a debate on housing and the environment. - Speech Link
5: Lord Douglas-Miller (Con - Life peer) the environment should not be underestimated. - Speech Link
Report Apr. 19 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: Factors such as location, income and health affect people’s ability to cope with and respond to these
Government Response Apr. 19 2024
Committee: Environment and Climate Change CommitteeFound: Government response to the Environment and Climate Change Committee report 'EV Strategy: rapid recharge
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the spread of Asian hornets on the welfare of (1) honey bees, and (2) other insect populations, in England; and what action they are taking to prevent the further spread of this invasive species.
Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government recognises the essential role played by honey bees and wild pollinators in our environment, acknowledging their contribution to crop pollination. Additionally, pollinators play a vital role in supporting the natural ecosystem.
Asian hornets prey on honey bees and other pollinators so pose a significant threat to these insects. To date rapid action has been taken in the UK to find and destroy Asian hornet nests.
In 2023 a total of 72 nests were located and destroyed, the majority of these were located in the South-East (62). The National Bee Unit (NBU), part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency, rapidly located and destroyed the nests so we would expect any impacts on honey bee colonies and other pollinators to be small and localised.
From the analysis of nests found in 2023, a number of areas were identified where there is a low risk that Asian hornet queens may have overwintered. To address this, the NBU is carrying out spring trapping and working collaboratively with stakeholders to monitor traps at locations across Kent, East Sussex, Devon and North Yorkshire.
The Government remains committed to taking swift and effective contingency action against Asian hornet in 2024 thereby continuing to minimise the impacts on honey bees and other pollinators.
Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: National Drought Group meets after record wet October to MarchFound: At the same time, the Environment Agency will continue to work with the water, agriculture, and environment