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As the hon. Gentleman said, the radiation from a mobile phone is much greater than that from a mast. On occasions, the lack of a mast can mean that there is an even greater signal in the earpiece as the phone searches for a mast to which to connect. Therefore,...

Member

Alun Michael (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

25 June 2008

Reference

478 c407

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's strategy is for reducing (a) air pollution and (b) the impact of air pollution on (i) the environment and (ii) human health.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 January 2005

Reference

210204; 430 c3-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received suggesting a relationship between cancer in under-16s and air pollution.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 January 2005

For answer on

24 January 2005

Answered on

24 January 2005

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received suggesting a relationship between cancer in under-16s and air pollution. [210203] Alun Michael: The Department has not received any representations on this subject in the recent past. However, we are aware that a report has recently been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggesting such a relationship. The report evaluated childhood cancer by linking residence and migration of children who had fatal tumours (who died 1966-80) with emission data from the UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) data for 2001. The Department of Health has advised as follows: "The Committee on Carcinogenicity (COG) set up a review of cancer in children at its November 2004 meeting. The Committee has recommended a number of follow-up pieces of work which includes a review of published papers on environmental exposures and childhood leukaemia. The new paper from Professor Knox on childhood leukaemia and air pollutants will be considered as part of this review." One of the issues the COC will need to consider is the validity of the assessment of exposure for children who died in 1966-80 based on emission maps for the year 2001. The magnitude and location of pollution sources is likely to have changed dramatically between these two periods. For instance, emissions of the two pollutants suggested as posing the greatest risk, 1,3-butadiene and carbon monoxide, declined by 64 per cent. and 50 per cent. respectively between 1990 and 2001.

Date

24 January 2005

Reference

210203; 430 c3W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Debate on bill

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill. Amendment negatived on division (151 to 356). Second reading debate. Main question agreed to on question. Programme motion on proceedings in Committee, on Report, Third Reading and any other proceedings. Agreed to on division (345 to 153). Money resolution agreed to on question (formal).

Lead member

Baroness Beckett

Answering member

Tim Yeo

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on bills

Date

10 January 2005

Reference

429 c40-131

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the latest research on pesticide run-off into water supplies; and what her Department's advice on sheep dipping is.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 December 2004

For answer on

20 December 2004

Answered on

20 December 2004

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the latest research on pesticide run-off into water supplies; and what her Department's advice on sheep dipping is. [205500] Alun Michael: Earlier research indicated that surface runoff from crop protection pesticides applied in the field to adjacent surface water was low compared to the amount that reached surface waters from field drains or applications of herbicides to man made surfaces. Therefore recent research has concentrated on pesticide movement from the field to surface waters via field drainage systems. This research has shown that recommendations on the timing of applications were critical for minimising water concentrations. Defra has now commissioned a project looking into the scientific basis for mitigation differentiated by soil type to reduce pesticide transport to surface waters in drain flow. The results of this work are expected towards the end of 2007. The Department has also recently completed research that developed a model to estimate pesticide concentrations that arise from run-off from hard man made surfaces to surface water. The Environment Agency is also funding development of a Decision Support tool which will enable us to determine the environmental impact of different land use combinations. Within this tool will be a module that considers pesticide impacts. This tool will be available within 1-2 years. Since 1 April 1995 the sale and supply of OP based sheep dips has been restricted to only those people holding a Certificate of Competence. The Certificate of Competence scheme is run by the National Proficiency Tests Councils (NPTC) and covers all aspects of the use of sheep dips and of dip disposal. In 1998 an advisory booklet (AS29) entitled "Sheep Dipping" was produced jointly by HSE; SEPA; VMD and the Environment Agency. The booklet provides detailed guidance on sheep dipping including the correct disposal of sheep dip. This booklet was sent to all sheep farmers in 1994 and again in 1998 and is available free of charge from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and online: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/as29.htm.

Date

20 December 2004

Reference

205500; 428 c1349-50W;428 c1348-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions resulted in (a) convictions and (b) custodial sentences in each year since 1999 for offences related to (i) water resources, (ii) flood defences, (iii) fisheries, (iv) navigation, (v) process industry regulation, (vi) radioactive substances, (vii)...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 November 2004

For answer on

15 December 2004

Answered on

15 December 2004

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions resulted in (a) convictions and (b) custodial sentences in each year since 1999 for offences related to (i) water resources, (ii) flood defences, (iii) fisheries, (iv) navigation, (v) process industry regulation, (vi) radioactive substances, (vii) waste and (viii) water quality as recorded in the National Enforcement Database; and what the average fines were where custodial sentences were awarded (A) in total and (B) broken down by region. [200915] Alun Michael: The information requested is provided in the following table. Environment agency: successful prosecutions and custodial sentences, calendar years 1999 to 2004 Date of report: 29 November 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total convictions/custodial sentences 11999 2000 2001 Fisheries 0 0 27 0 22 0 Flood defence 2 0 1 0 2 0 Navigation 3 0 6 0 3 0 PIR 6 0 12 0 7 0 RAS 3 0 3 0 11 0 Water quality 177 0 219 0 234 0 Water resources 6 0 21 0 10 0 Waste 246 3 408 5 471 10 Total convictions/custodial sentences 2002 2003 22004 Fisheries 48 0 34 0 28 0 Flood defence 1 0 5 0 9 0 Navigation 15 0 32 0 20 0 PIR 3 0 5 0 1 0 RAS 1 0 3 0 2 0 Water quality 220 0 167 0 154 1 Water resources 11 0 6 0 15 0 Waste 498 4 406 7 374 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 April to December. 2 January to October.

Date

15 December 2004

Reference

200915; 428 c1100-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what basis noise measurements will be taken to draw up a noise map for Heathrow.

Asked by

Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2004

Reference

195092; 426 c683W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

What discussions the Government have had with (a) the Environment Agency, (b) local authorities and (c) police authorities regarding the policing of unlawful pollution of the environment. (Failed Westminster Hall OPQ)

Asked by

Crispin Blunt (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 October 2004

Reference

193736; 425 c536WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) noise and (b) nuisance complaints were investigated by Aylesbury Vale District Council in (i) 2002-03 and (ii) 2003-04; what proportion of reported complaints this represented; how many abatement notices were issued in each year; and...

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 2004

Reference

425 c839W; 191046

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints concerning light pollution were received by each local authority in England in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. - Inc fact that not collected centrally.

Asked by

Chris Ruane (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 September 2004

Reference

424 c1673W;424 c1671W; 187574

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to determine the (a) levels of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine residues in UK aquatic environments and (b) impact on the environment and human health.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2004

Reference

180624; 423 c695W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the pharmaceutical industry implements the Environment Agency's recommendation to review its products with reference to low level residues that are likely to cause harm to the aquatic environment and human...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2004

Reference

423 c694-5W; 180622;180623

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) start and (b) end dates are for the consultation by the Environment Agency on proposals to revise the Substitute Fuels Protocol for use on cement and lime kilns.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 June 2004

Reference

178291; 422 c1098W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list those who have been sent the document in relation to the consultation to revise the Substitute Fuels Protocol for use on cement and lime kilns. - Inc list.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 June 2004

For answer on

17 June 2004

Answered on

17 June 2004

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list those who have been sent the document in relation to the consultation to revise the Substitute Fuels Protocol for use on cement and lime kilns. [178292] Alun Michael: The Environment Agency has made its consultation document on proposals to revise the Substitute Fuels Protocol available publicly on its website at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/ consultations/current consultations. In addition copies have been sent to the following organisations and individuals. Government Departments/Organisations Countryside Council for Wales Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Department of Health Department of Trade and Industry English Nature Environment and Heritage Service--Northern Ireland Food Standards Agency Health Protection Agency National Assembly for Wales National Public Health Service, Wales Rural Payments Agency Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Local Government Organisations Flintshire County Council High Peak Borough Council High Peak District Council Kennet District Council Langar cum Barnstone Parish Council Medway District Council Medway County Council North Lincolnshire Council North Wiltshire District Council Ribble Valley Borough Council Rugby Borough Council Sedgefield District Council South Cams District Council South Kesteven District Council Staffs Moorlands District Council Staffordshire County Council Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Vale of Glamorgan Council West Wiltshire District Council Other Organisations BIFFA Waste Services Ltd. Business Council for Sustainable Development UK British Cement Association British Lime Association Castle Cement--Ribblesdale Cembureau Cleanaway Ltd. Chemical Recovery Association Countryside Commission Council Protection Rural England--Northern Lincolnshire Environmental Services Association The Environmental Forum Flintshire Green Party and Phoenix Coalition Flintshire Local Health Board Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth Cymru Greenetwork Green Audit High Peak and Dales Primary Care Trust Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust Kent Local Health Protection Unit Lafarge--Cauldron Cement Works Lafarge--Holborough Cement Works LCC Energy Melton, Rutland and Harborough Primary Care Trust North Derbyshire Health Authority North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee Northumbrian Water Ltd. Oil Recycling Association Onyx (UK) Ltd. Peak District National Park Authority PDM Group Rugby in Plume Rugby Primary Care Trust Sapphire Energy Recovery Shanks Group plc Shropshire & Staffs Health Protection Team Solvent Resource Management Ltd. SITA Together Creating Communities/Trefnu Cymunedol Cymru The United Kingdom Renderers Association United Utilities Vale Local Health Board Women's Environmental Network Wyvern Waste Services Individuals Rt Hon M. Ancram QC Norman Baker, MP J. Behrenroth Mr. G. Brewer Chris Davies--MEP Mr. D. Darlington Mr. S. Eades Mrs. Lynda England Cllr R. Hampson Edward Hatala Dr. Vyvyan Howard Cllr Jones Mr. D. Levy Dr. D. H. Lohmann Mr. A. Mack Dr. A. Murrison MP Mrs. L. Pallikaropoulos Mr. J. Smith MP Dr. Andrew Tubb Mr. & Mrs. D. M. Waller Dr. G. W. Waterhouse Cllr G. Williams Cllr A. Woolley

Date

17 June 2004

Reference

178292; 422 c1098-100W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the status of (a) the EU and (b) the UK regarding the European Environmental Liability Directive.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

420 c1195W; 168085

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received about excessive noise from gunfire by clay pigeon shooters; and if he will require clay pigeon shooters to attach silencers to their guns.

Asked by

Huw Edwards (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 2004

Reference

161028; 419 c875W;419 c877W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will visit Staveley in Derbyshire to meet local residents to discuss environmental concerns arising from the escape of chlorine at Rhodia Eco Services on 3rd November 2003.

Asked by

Harry Barnes (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 2004

Reference

418 c1641-2;418 c1639-40; 160279

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Alun Michael (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

11 March 2004

Reference

418 c1641-2;418 c1639-40

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Alun Michael (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

11 March 2004

Reference

418 c1641-2;418 c1639-40

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the concentration was of (a) nitrogen dioxide, (b) sulphur dioxide and (c) benzene in each (i) London borough and (ii) London ward in each of the last five years. - Including figures and tables.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 February 2004

For answer on

3 March 2004

Answered on

3 March 2004

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the concentration was of (a) nitrogen dioxide, (b) sulphur dioxide and (c) benzene in each (i) London borough and (ii) London ward in each of the last five years. [156666] Alun Michael: The United Kingdom Automatic Urban and Rural Air Quality Monitoring Network currently has 22 sites in the Greater London area. Annual mean concentrations of each pollutant for each year between 1999 and 2003 for the London boroughs and London wards are given in tables 1, 2 and 3, for nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and benzene, respectively. There are a total of 33 boroughs and 785 wards (1991 ward data) in London. For nitrogen dioxide there are currently 16 London boroughs and 19 London wards that have monitoring in the national network. For sulphur dioxide there are currently 10 London boroughs and 13 London wards that have monitoring in the national network. For benzene there are currently four London boroughs and four London wards that have monitoring in the national network. Data from different sites are not necessarily directly comparable due to the different locations of the sites, for example, kerbside, roadside, background and suburban. The data for all the sites within the United Kingdom Automatic Urban and Rural Air Quality Monitoring Network are available from the National Air Quality Information Archive (www.airquality.co.uk). In addition, a number of London boroughs carry out independent monitoring which is within the London Air Quality Network. Thirty-one boroughs have nitrogen dioxide monitoring, 26 boroughs have sulphur dioxide monitoring and one borough monitors benzene. Table 1: Annual mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations at each site in the Automatic Urban and Rural Air Quality Monitoring Network in Greater London in 1999-2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Highest annual mean nitrogen dioxide concentration (micrograms per metre cubed) Sites London Ward 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 borough West London Kensington Abingdon Ward 55 53 52 46 55 and Chelsea Camden Kerbside Camden Adelaide Ward 66 63 66 66 65 London Marylebone Road City of Baker Street 91 93 84 81 107 Westminster Ward London Bromley Bromley Bickley Ward 65 63 61 41 42 London Bloomsbury Camden Bloomsbury 67 59 51 -- -- Ward Hounslow Roadside Hounslow Brentford 60 52 54 58 -- Clifden Ward London Cromwell Road 2 Kensington Brompton Ward 93 88 76 72 76 and Chelsea London Southwark Southwark Browning Ward 56 52 55 47 -- Haringey Roadside Haringey Bruce Grove 51 51 48 46 53 Ward London Sutton Sutton Carshalton 34 32 35 -- -- Central Ward Southwark Roadside Southwark Consort Ward -- 63 65 58 67 London Hackney Hackney Eastdown Ward 60 51 48 47 50 London Eltham Greenwich Eltham Park 36 33 34 30 38 Ward London Wandsworth Wandsworth Fairfield 51 49 53 52 62 Ward Tower Hamlets Roadside Tower Hamlets Holy Trinity 70 65 69 61 67 Ward London Bexley Bexley North End 37 35 36 31 37 Ward London Lewisham Lewisham Rushey Green 54 -- -- 50 58 Ward London North Kensington Kensington St. Charles 46 40 42 40 45 and Chelsea Ward London Brent Brent St. Raphael's 37 36 37 29 32 Ward Sutton Roadside Sutton Sutton 43 40 44 -- -- Central Ward London Teddington Richmond upon Teddington 32 28 29 25 28 Thames Ward London A3 Roadside Kingston Upon Tolworth 59 55 54 58 73 Thames South Ward London Bridge Place, London City of Victoria Ward 63 -- -- 43 52 Westminster Westminster London Hillingdon Hillingdon Yiewsley Ward -- 48 46 45 54 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2: Annual mean sulphur dioxide concentrations at each site in the Automatic Urban and Rural Air Quality Monitoring Network in Greater London in 1999-2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Highest annual mean sulphur dioxide concentration (micrograms per metre cubed) Sites London Ward 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 borough London Marylebone Road City of Baker Street 13 15 12 10 12 Westminster Ward London Bloomsbury Camden Bloomsbury 13 11 11 7 8 Ward London Cromwell Road 2 Kensington Brompton Ward 12 8 7 7 6 and Chelsea London Southwark Southwark Browning Ward 8 8 9 6 8 Southwark Roadside Southwark Consort Ward 10 5 7 5 6 London Eltham Greenwich Eltham Park 5 6 6 4 5 Ward London Bexley Bexley North End 7 7 7 8 10 Ward London Lewisham Lewisham Rushey Green 8 -- -- 4 6 Ward London North Kensington Kensington St. Charles 6 6 6 4 5 and Chelsea Ward London Brent Brent St. Raphael's 4 4 4 3 4 Ward Sutton Roadside Sutton Sutton 8 9 9 -- -- Central Ward London Teddington Richmond upon Teddington 6 5 5 4 5 Thames Ward London Bridge Place, London City of Victoria Ward 7 -- -- 4 9 Westminster Westminster London Hillingdon Hillingdon Yiewsley Ward 10 10 9 7 8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 3: Annual mean benzene concentrations at each site in the Automatic Urban and Rural Air Quality Monitoring Network in Greater London in 1999-2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Highest annual mean benzene concentration (micrograms per metre cubed) Sites London Ward 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 borough London Marylebone Road City of Baker Street 10.8 6.3 4.5 3.9 3.1 Westminster Ward London UCL, London Camden Bloomsbury 3.6 2.1 -- -- 1.9 Bloomsbury (pumped tube Ward data)1 London Eltham Greenwich Eltham Park 2.5 1.6 -- -- -- Ward Haringey Roadside (pumped Haringey Bruce Grove -- -- -- -- 3.0 tube data)1 Ward _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Pumped tube data are collected using a non-automatic technique.

Date

3 March 2004

Reference

418 c938-40W;418 c955-8W; 156666

House

House of Commons

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