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That this House notes the considerable boating activity that takes place on Environment Agency navigations and rivers which provides essential leisure and sporting benefits to people of all ages, backgrounds and economic levels; further notes the Government's social agenda and objectives on health, education and social inclusion; further notes that...

Primary sponsor

Desmond Turner (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

22 November 2006

Reference

235

House

House of Commons

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT ON REUSABLE AND DISPOSABLE NAPPIES

That this House notes with disappointment the Environment Agency's recent flawed Life Cycle Assessment on reusable and disposable nappies which incorrectly concludes that there is no environmental difference between the two products; observes that the report fails to acknowledge the current consumer characteristics and product data for reusable nappies and...

Primary sponsor

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

19 May 2005

Reference

155

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list, in respect of processes regulated under the Integrated Pollution Control Regulations, the number of (a) substantial air pollution incidents, (b) prosecutions resulting from air pollution incidents, (c) prohibition notices and (d) enforcement notices...

Asked by

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 July 1999

Reference

92922; 336 c333W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what responsibilities the Environment Agency has in respect of the dock system at Seaforth and its immediate environs. - Inc ref to Water Resources Act 1991.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 1999

Reference

90171; 335 c190W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has for the disposal of Environment Agency properties; and what matters he will take into consideration in respect of such disposals in rural and environmentally sensitive areas.

Asked by

Jackie Ballard (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 1999

Reference

89155; 334 c374W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to issue guidelines to the Environment Agency on its responsibilities in relation to housing in rural areas.

Asked by

Jackie Ballard (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 1999

Reference

89156; 334 c373W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assistance he is providing to the Environment Agency to further the promotion of eco-tourism on the Somerset Levels.

Asked by

Cynog Dafis (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 1999

Reference

89019; 334 c371-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many houses the Environment Agency owned in each parliamentary constituency in the South West in each of the last five years. - Inc list.

Asked by

Jackie Ballard (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 1999

Reference

334 c373-4W; 89154

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the organisations and individuals consulted during the consultation to re-band fish farms within water discharge levies. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Diana Organ (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 1999

Reference

334 c96-7W; 88414

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what progress has been made on the review of the definition of wood recovery in respect of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 from 1st January 2000. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Martyn Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 June 1999

For answer on

21 June 1999

Answered on

21 June 1999

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress has been made on the review of the definition of wood recovery in respect of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 from 1 January 2000. [87683] Mr. Meale: From 1 January 2000, wood packaging-- including pallets and tea chests--will be covered by the Regulations. Obligated businesses will be required to recover a specified amount of wood packaging based on the quantity which they handled in the preceding year. There is no separate recycling obligation for wood. The Environment Agency is currently considering the types of activity which may be regarded as `recovery' in respect of wood packaging. It is anticipated that from 1 January 2000, a number of wood reprocessors will be accredited by the Agency and be able to issue Packaging Waste Recovery Note (PRNs) as evidence of recovery. The Environment Agency is working with the Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) to establish the weight of wood packaging, providing an average figure for each of the common pallet types. Such agreement is necessary because of the moisture content of a pallet varies throughout its life sometimes by as much as 50 per cent. An agreement on weights will help to make the Regulations easier to work with for obligated businesses and regulators alike. It is anticipated that a protocol will be agreed during the summer.

Legislation

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997

Date

21 June 1999

Reference

333 c285W; 87683

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the release of allergenic material caused by the movement of grain within the dock system at Seaforth. - Includes ref to Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 June 1999

Reference

333 c281W; 86833

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proposals he has to provide financial support to English local authorities and to the Environment Agency to meet the capital costs of dealing with contaminated land. - Including figures, table and ref to Environment Protection Act...

Asked by

Mike Gapes (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 June 1999

For answer on

9 June 1999

Answered on

9 June 1999

Mr. Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proposals he has to provide financial support to English local authorities and to the Environment Agency to meet the capital costs of dealing with contaminated land. [86489] Mr. Meale: My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment announced on 22 July 1998 that £15 million would be available for this financial year, and each of the next two financial years. The Contaminated Land Supplementary Credit Approval programme provides support for English local authorities for the capital costs they incur in dealing with contaminated land. The programme also supports, in the form of additional grant-in-aid, the Environment Agency where it is carrying out works to deal with water pollution caused by contaminated land. This funding is in addition to the £50 million over the next three years to help local authorities with their responsibilities under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (inserted by section 57 of the Environment Act 1995) and to separate funds made available through Single Regeneration Budget and the Regional Development Agencies for regeneration projects. Authorities with on-going contractual commitments for projects funded in previous years have already received notification that support will continue to be available this year. I have agreed the programme for new projects to start this year and my Department has written today to the successful authorities and to the Environment Agency notifying them of the financial allocations which are being made. The Department will discuss the other bids with the authorities concerned and expects to make some further allocations. It will also decide new bids when they are received. The following table sets out the allocations which have been made so far this current financial year. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Local Authorities Number of sites Total allocation (£) Ashford BC 1 36,500 Bexley LB 1 50,000 Blackburn/Darwen BC 2 40,000 Bolton MBC 1 20,000 Bristol City 1 25,697 Bury MBC 1 5,500 Calderdale MBC 1 20,000 Chorley BC 1 196,000 Crawley BC 1 355,500 Croydon LB 5 79,000 Cumbria CC 1 786,215 Darlington BC 1 31,000 Devon CC 5 775,500 Dudley MBC 4 335,070 Durham CC 3 56,500 East Sussex CC 2 282,696 Essex CC 3 140,500 Gateshead MBC 2 1,205,000 Gedling BC 1 14,000 Gravesham BC 1 11,300 Guildford BC 4 35,500 Hackney LB 1 115,000 Hampshire CC 1 35,000 Herefordshire C 1 22,600 Isle of Wight C 1 10,000 Lancashire CC 1 25,000 Lancaster City 1 71,653 Leicester City 6 119,200 Leicestershire CC 2 16,250 Lewes DC 1 10,000 Merseyside WDA 2 320,000 Middlesbrough BC 1 301,000 Newcastle City 3 319,450 Northamptonshire CC 2 408,000 North East Lincs C 1 44,000 North Lincs C 1 1,187,200 North Somerset C 1 18,000 Northumberland CC 4 46,000 Norwich City 1 24,000 Nottingham City 1 304,000 Oldham MBC 2 96,000 Oxfordshire CC 2 392,000 Plymouth City 1 265,085 Portsmouth City 1 400,000 Preston BC 1 266,250 Rotherham MBC 3 219,407 St. Helens MBC 1 165,000 Sandwell MBC 17 73,660 Sheffield City 1 150,000 Shropshire CC 1 378,814 Solihull MBC 1 179,247 South Holland DC 1 2,500 Surrey CC 2 11,100 Tameside MBC 2 42,160 Teignbridge DC 2 70,000 Trafford MBC 3 150,000 Warrington BC 1 242,806 Wokingham DC 1 208,096 Worcestershire CC 2 58,831 Environment Agency 9 1,362,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

9 June 1999

Reference

86489; 332 c322-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the levels of relevant input costs in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland in relation to the proposed inspection charges to be levied by the Environment Agency in Wales and...

Asked by

Helen Clark (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 1999

Reference

77212; 328 c459W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how he calculates the notional costs described in the consultation papers on the proposed Town & Country Planning (Control of Major Accident Hazards) Regulations; and what is the proportion of these costs in relation to the proposed...

Asked by

Helen Clark (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 1999

Reference

77214; 328 c458-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, If he will ensure that local authorities continue to have the role of monitoring and setting environmental standards at animal rendering plants. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Hilton Dawson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 March 1999

Reference

73443; 327 c148W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many people employed by the Environmental Agency have (a) worked in and (b) had direct experience of the nuclear industry. - Includes figures.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 1999

Reference

326 c624W; 73213

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for what reason the proposed inspection charges under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Major Accident Hazards) Regulations 1999 are higher in England and Wales than in Scotland. - Includes ref to Control of Major Accident...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 1999

Reference

326 c626W; 73810

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what guidance he plans to issue to farmers with regard to the necessity of registering with the Environment Agency under the groundwater regulations.

Asked by

James Paice (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 1999

Reference

69783; 325 c240W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps are being taken (a) to preserve canals and (b) to increase the use of canals for (i) leisure and (ii) commerce. - Inc ref to BTA's brochure 'Waterways Britain and Ireland'.

Asked by

Mark Todd (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 January 1999

For answer on

1 February 1999

Answered on

1 February 1999

Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what steps are being taken (a) to preserve canals and (b) to increase the use of canals for (i) leisure and (ii) commerce. [67916] Mr. Meale: The Government value the social, economic and environmental benefits that inland waterways can bring and are keen to maximise the full potential of the canal network. We believe the waterways are a substantial asset and have an important role in a number of areas such as leisure and tourism, heritage, amenity, conservation, regeneration and transport. We have provided financial help to a range of canal restoration projects through the Single Regeneration Budget Challenge Fund, Land Reclamation Programme grant and the Environmental Action Fund. Projects are also eligible for funding from the various Lottery distribution boards, from local authorities and from Europe. The Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council's report on their prioritisation of restoration projects will help to ensure that available funding is more effectively targeted. The Government-sponsored British Tourist Authority (BTA) is actively promoting the waterways of Britain and Ireland. The campaign, involving partnerships with the main waterway industry operators, local authorities and National Tourist Boards, is promoted through most of BTA's overseas offices. BTA's brochure `Waterways Britain and Ireland' presents waterway travel as an alternative, sustainable way of touring the British Isles. The day-to-day management and operation of the inland waterway network rests with British Waterways, the Environment Agency, the Broads Authority and a range of other public and private bodies. The three main navigation authorities work closely with BTA, regional and national tourist boards and with the private sector to promote leisure and tourism opportunities on their respective waterways. The Association of Inland Navigation Authorities, which represents around 30 authorities, is finalising a strategy for the inland navigations of the United Kingdom. This will include objectives for the navigation authorities to meet in relation to developing leisure, tourism and commercial opportunities on the waterways network. The Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council is undertaking a report to demonstrate ways in which the waterways in West Yorkshire can be developed for leisure, tourism and community use. The Government are keen to encourage the greater use of inland waterways for carrying freight where this is a practical and economic option. We currently give Freight Facilities Grant for inland waterways schemes where freight would otherwise have gone by road. The Department will be re-examining the rules of the scheme to try to encourage more applications for inland waterways. In addition, the Department is working to update planning guidance on transport which will encourage more freight to be carried by water. Local authorities in their development plans will be expected to consider opportunities for new developments which are served by waterways; and to give better protection to sites and routes, both existing and potential, which could be critical in developing infrastructure to widen transport choices, including water transport. We intend to publish in the next few months the Transport White Paper daughter document on inland waterways policy the aim of which will be to raise the profile of the waterways and increase their potential.

Date

1 February 1999

Reference

67916; 324 c462-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he intends to make a response to the Environment Agency's proposed decision on the BNFL Mixed Oxide Fuel Plant. - Ref to 11 November 1998, 319 c189W.

Asked by

David Chaytor (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 January 1999

Reference

67707; 324 c339W

House

House of Commons

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