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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the role of schools in promoting knowledge of the effect of human behaviour on climate change.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the role of schools in promoting knowledge of the effect of human behaviour on climate change.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What steps he is taking to reduce levels of air pollution in towns and cities.
What steps he is taking to reduce levels of air pollution in towns and cities.
The Government are taking a series of steps to reduce air pollution. We are tackling pollution particularly from transport on a number of fronts. For example, we are transforming public transport and private vehicles by supporting the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles and encouraging sustainable transport by investing in cycling. We are also tackling pollution from industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the availability of commercial loans to businesses and individuals operating in the rural economy; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the availability of commercial loans to businesses and individuals operating in the rural economy; and if he will make a statement.
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Treasury.
The Government is committed to improving the flow of credit to small businesses, and is taking action to help small businesses access the finance they need in order to grow.
The funding for lending scheme has contributed to a transformation of the bank funding environment and banks are now passing this on to the real economy, including to small businesses, while the Business Bank and the Business Finance Partnership is developing the sources of non-bank finance available to smaller businesses.
The Government is taking a number of other actions to support the rural economy, by improving competitiveness and skills, investing in rural tourism and supporting micro-enterprises. This includes investing £150 million to improve mobile coverage for up to 60,000 rural premises across the UK that currently cannot receive any signal; and establishing the five pilot rural growth networks (RGN) to tackle barriers to economic growth in rural areas, such as a shortage of work premises, slow internet connectivity and fragmented business networks.
Decisions about whether to lend to specific individuals or businesses remain commercial decisions for banks and building societies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the administrative burden placed on UK farmers applying for the single farm payment compared to those in other EU member states; and if he will bring forward proposals to reduce that burden.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the administrative burden placed on UK farmers applying for the single farm payment compared to those in other EU member states; and if he will bring forward proposals to reduce that burden.
No such assessment has been made. Common agricultural policy (CAP) reform will from 2015 replace the existing single payment scheme with a new framework of direct payments. We are investing now in a much more efficient, customer friendly, online system ready to support implementation from 2015. The new CAP delivery system will be simpler and accessible to farmers by eliminating unnecessary complexities and by avoiding gold-plating.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what length of the English coastal path is currently available for public access; what proportion this represents of the eventual complete path; and when he expects the full length of the path to be publicly accessible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what length of the English coastal path is currently available for public access; what proportion this represents of the eventual complete path; and when he expects the full length of the path to be publicly accessible.
An estimated 66% of the total English coast of 4,422 km has legally secured access. This includes existing long-distance paths such as the South West Coastal Path of 1,000 km. The right of coastal access has been introduced on a 32 km stretch of the English coast at Weymouth under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, representing 0.7% of the estimated total length of the English coast.
We have not set a timetable for completion of the English coastal path but are pressing ahead with delivering coastal access on a further 10 stretches of the English coast. We are applying the lessons that we have learnt to make sure it offers value for money.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take (a) through the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement and (b) at the G20 to reduce agriculture subsidies in developed countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take (a) through the proposed EU-India Free Trade Agreement and (b) at the G20 to reduce agriculture subsidies in developed countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has had any meetings since September 2010 with representatives from (a) Tesco, (b) Sainsbury's, (c) Asda, (d) Morrisons and (e) trade associations of which these companies are members.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she has had any meetings since September 2010 with representatives from (a) Tesco, (b) Sainsbury's, (c) Asda, (d) Morrisons and (e) trade associations of which these companies are members.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy of the North West Regional Development Agency's rural development programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the economy of the North West Regional Development Agency's rural development programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an assessment of the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) effect on employment levels in the North West of the transfer to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of responsibility for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an assessment of the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) effect on employment levels in the North West of the transfer to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of responsibility for...