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I would like to update the House on the progress that my Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce. This is further to my written ministerial statements of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, 16 July, Official Report, column 78WS, and...
I would like to update the House on the progress that my Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce. This is further to my written ministerial statements of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, 16 July, Official Report, column 78WS, and...
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 193W, on electoral register, if he will place a copy of the responses from electoral registration officers on whether or not they...
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 193W, on electoral register, if he will place a copy of the responses from electoral registration officers on whether or not they...
The Electoral Commission informs me that it has published data provided by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) relating to their annual canvass activity, including data relating to house-to-house inquiries, for each year from 2008 to 2012 on its website at:
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/performance-standards/performance-in-running-electoral-registration
As set out in its report ‘Readiness for the transition to Individual Electoral Registration’, which was published in March 2014, the Commission is currently completing a detailed analysis of the data provided by EROs relating to the 2013 canvass and will publish this information on the internet and place a copy in the House of Commons Library once it has been completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2014, Official Report, column 182W, on Defence Infrastructure Organisation, whether there are any covenants on the use of DIO Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2014, Official Report, column 182W, on Defence Infrastructure Organisation, whether there are any covenants on the use of DIO Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
There are two covenants on the site at Ashchurch. These relate to:
The erection and maintenance of stock proof fences; and
The reservation of mines and minerals and rights of access to light and air.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 821W, on immigration controls, what procedures are in place to ensure that immigration officers ensure the removal of any face coverings before authorising entry to the UK; how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 821W, on immigration controls, what procedures are in place to ensure that immigration officers ensure the removal of any face coverings before authorising entry to the UK; how many...
This information is not held centrally.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 29 November 2013, Official Report, columns 455-6W, on the Electoral Register, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Electoral Commission's review of public engagement...
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the answer of 29 November 2013, Official Report, columns 455-6W, on the Electoral Register, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Electoral Commission's review of public engagement...
The Electoral Commission informs me that its report, titled 'Readiness for the transition to Individual Electoral Registration' was published on 31 March with a copy placed in the House Library. The Commission's report includes the conclusions of its assessment of all electoral registration officers' (EROs') public engagement strategies, which found that all EROs have the right plans in place to identify the challenges for their particular local area and what mechanisms they will use to engage with residents to maximise registration. The Commission has also written to the hon. Member with a copy of its report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what area of invasive acacia tree was removed from his Department's land at Cape Pyla in the Cyprus sovereign base area of Dhekelia in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what area of invasive acacia tree was removed from his Department's land at Cape Pyla in the Cyprus sovereign base area of Dhekelia in each of the last three years.
No acacia tree has been removed at Cape Pyla in any of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of trees that have been planted in the UK in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of trees that have been planted in the UK in each of the last three years.
No assessment has been made on the number of trees planted in the UK in each of the last three years. However, the Forestry Commission publishes a range of forestry statistics for the UK, including the area of new woodland creation and the area restocked after planting. These figures are given in the following table.
| England | Wales | Scotland | N
Ireland | UK | |||||||
| Year
to
31/3: | Con | B/L | Con | B/L | Con | B/L | Con | B/L | Con | B/L | Total |
| New
Planting (thousands of hectares)—see notes 1 to
4 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 12.7 |
| 2013 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 10.8 |
| Restocking
(thousands of hectares)—see notes 5 to
9 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.
3 | 3.8 | 14.0 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 12.3 |
| 2013 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 13.1 |
| Key: Con = Conifer tree species B/L = Broadleaved tree species Notes: New Planting: 1. New planting figures come from Forestry Commission and Forest Service administrative systems. 2. Areas receiving grant aid are allocated to years by date of payment. Figures for grant-aided planting under Rural Development Contracts in Scotland relate to calendar years. 3. Estimates of areas planted without grant aid are included (where possible), although non grant-aided planting may be under-represented in the figures. 4. Includes woodland formed by natural colonisation. Restocking: 5. Restocking figures come from Forestry Commission and Forest Service administrative systems. 6. Areas receiving grant aid are allocated to years by date of payment. Figures for grant-aided planting under Rural Development Contracts in Scotland relate to calendar years. 7. Estimates of areas planted without grant aid are included (where possible), although non grant-aided planting may be under-represented in the figures. 8. Includes woodland formed by natural regeneration. 9. Natural regeneration of broadleaves in non-clearfell systems is likely to be under-reported in this table. |
In addition, as part of the Big Tree Plant in England, 133,038 trees were planted in 2011-12 and 238,322 trees in 2012-13. We will not have precise figures for the number of trees planted in 2013-14 until the planting season has finished. However, we have committed funding to support the planting of 326,466 trees during this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the role of tree planting in flood prevention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the role of tree planting in flood prevention.
The Forestry Commission supports research into the use of afforestation as a means of reducing flooding. DEFRA is also funding projects in North Yorkshire, Somerset and Derbyshire which seek to demonstrate the impacts that tree planting may have on flood alleviation. When options are being considered to reduce flood risk in any particular location, it is DEFRA policy that all effective possibilities, including planting trees, should be considered.
What steps he is taking to safeguard trees from the threat of disease.
What steps he is taking to safeguard trees from the threat of disease.
We have made rapid progress towards implementing the recommendations of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce. We have produced a prioritised plant health risk register; undertaken work on contingency planning; and recruited a senior chief plant health officer. Later this spring, we will publish a strategy which will set out a new approach to biosecurity for our plants and trees and will incorporate our response to the taskforce’s remaining recommendations.
We have made rapid progress towards implementing the recommendations of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce. We have produced a prioritised plant health risk register; undertaken work on contingency planning; and recruited a senior chief plant health officer. Later this spring, we will publish a strategy which will set out a new approach to biosecurity for our plants and trees and will incorporate our response to the taskforce’s remaining recommendations.
We have made rapid progress towards implementing the recommendations of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce. We have produced a prioritised plant health risk register; undertaken work on contingency planning; and recruited a senior chief plant health officer. Later this spring, we will publish a strategy which will set out a new approach to biosecurity for our plants and trees and will incorporate our response to the taskforce’s remaining recommendations.
What steps he is taking to safeguard trees from the threat of disease.
I am grateful to the Minister for that positive response. Does he agree that, particularly in view of the flooding, we must also ensure that we protect all our ancient woodlands, keep all our trees and hedgerows, and more than that, plant more trees in our countryside and in our urban areas?
I am grateful to the Minister for that positive response. Does he agree that, particularly in view of the flooding, we must also ensure that we protect all our ancient woodlands, keep all our trees and hedgerows, and more than that, plant more trees in our countryside and in our urban areas?
I agree with the hon. Gentleman, who has been a long-standing campaigner here and, I understand, even planted a tree at the Eden Project in Cornwall. I am pleased to be able to tell him that protection, improvement and expansion are the three key priorities in our forestry and woodlands policy statement. Ancient woodland remains strongly protected through the planning system, and refreshed advice on ancient woodland to aid planning authorities is being developed by Natural England and the Forestry Commission. We believe that in many landscapes, more trees will deliver increased social, environmental and economic benefits. Next year we will invest £30 million in woodlands, of which £6 million will fund 2,000 hectares of new woodland with about 4 million trees.
I agree with the hon. Gentleman, who has been a long-standing campaigner here and, I understand, even planted a tree at the Eden Project in Cornwall. I am pleased to be able to tell him that protection, improvement and expansion are the three key priorities in our forestry and woodlands policy statement. Ancient woodland remains strongly protected through the planning system, and refreshed advice on ancient woodland to aid planning authorities is being developed by Natural England and the Forestry Commission. We believe that in many landscapes, more trees will deliver increased social, environmental and economic benefits. Next year we will invest £30 million in woodlands, of which £6 million will fund 2,000 hectares of new woodland with about 4 million trees.
I agree with the hon. Gentleman, who has been a long-standing campaigner here and, I understand, even planted a tree at the Eden Project in Cornwall. I am pleased to be able to tell him that protection, improvement and expansion are the three key priorities in our forestry and woodlands policy statement. Ancient woodland remains strongly protected through the planning system, and refreshed advice on ancient woodland to aid planning authorities is being developed by Natural England and the Forestry Commission. We believe that in many landscapes, more trees will deliver increased social, environmental and economic benefits. Next year we will invest £30 million in woodlands, of which £6 million will fund 2,000 hectares of new woodland with about 4 million trees.
I am grateful to the Minister for that positive response. Does he agree that, particularly in view of the flooding, we must also ensure that we protect all our ancient woodlands, keep all our trees and hedgerows, and more than that, plant more trees in our countryside and in our urban areas?
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 417W, on mental health, what the roles and job titles are of the 16.1 people employed to work solely on mental health policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 417W, on mental health, what the roles and job titles are of the 16.1 people employed to work solely on mental health policy.
The 16.1 people employed solely on mental health policy work on the mental health strategy, suicide prevention, forensic mental health, policing and mental health, mental health legislation and child and adolescent mental health. Their job titles and whole time equivalents are as follows:
| Whole-time
equivalents | |
| Deputy
Director | 1 |
| Senior
Policy
Adviser | 1.5 |
| Mental
Health Act Approvals
Manager | 1 |
| Policy
Lead | 2 |
| Policy
Adviser | 2.6 |
| Senior
Policy
Manager | 1 |
| Policy
Manager | 3 |
| Mental
Health Act Deputy Approvals
Manager | 1 |
| Mental
Health Act
Officer | 1 |
| Policy
Officer | 2 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 146W, on NHS Trust Development Authority, for what purpose Carnall Farrar LLP was engaged; who made the decision to engage that firm; and for what reasons the contract for the engagement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 146W, on NHS Trust Development Authority, for what purpose Carnall Farrar LLP was engaged; who made the decision to engage that firm; and for what reasons the contract for the engagement...
Upon its establishment, the priority for the NHS Trust Development Agency (NHS TDA) was to provide continuity of existing arrangements for those projects already under way by securing appropriate resourcing from established and experienced consultants with specific capability and knowledge of those projects. In recognition of this and to ensure adherence to pre-determined timescales a number of untendered arrangements were entered into on a time-limited or specific project delivery basis.
Carnall/Farrar LLP was identified following a headhunting process to support the NHS TDA's work on the Sir Bruce Keogh mortality review. They were selected because they have previously been in positions that regularly required capability assessments to be made of senior leaders and the contract price represents value for money in that it is considerably below the equivalent costs of appointing senior partner-level advisers, through a major consultancy firm. This contract was entered into by the NHS TDA.
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his written statement of 6 January 2013, Official Report, column 7WS, on European Council, for what reason he did not make an oral statement to the House on the European Council on that day.
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his written statement of 6 January 2013, Official Report, column 7WS, on European Council, for what reason he did not make an oral statement to the House on the European Council on that day.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Ms Stuart) by the Minister for Europe, my right hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington) on 7 January 2014, Official Report, columns 174-175.
What steps he is taking to safeguard trees from the threat of disease.
What steps he is taking to safeguard trees from the threat of disease.
We have made rapid progress towards implementing three of the independent taskforce’s recommendations: we have produced a prioritised plant health risk register, undertaken work on contingency planning and initiated recruitment of a senior chief plant health officer. We have accepted the remaining taskforce recommendations, and we are working with stakeholders to develop a new plant health strategy, to be published this spring, which will set out a new approach to biosecurity for our plants.
We have made rapid progress towards implementing three of the independent taskforce’s recommendations: we have produced a prioritised plant health risk register, undertaken work on contingency planning and initiated recruitment of a senior chief plant health officer. We have accepted the remaining taskforce recommendations, and we are working with stakeholders to develop a new plant health strategy, to be published this spring, which will set out a new approach to biosecurity for our plants.
We have made rapid progress towards implementing three of the independent taskforce’s recommendations: we have produced a prioritised plant health risk register, undertaken work on contingency planning and initiated recruitment of a senior chief plant health officer. We have accepted the remaining taskforce recommendations, and we are working with stakeholders to develop a new plant health strategy, to be published this spring, which will set out a new approach to biosecurity for our plants.
What steps he is taking to safeguard trees from the threat of disease.
Is my hon. Friend satisfied that sufficient attention is being given to import checks? Are we doing sufficient to help other countries manage the risks of pests and diseases that may be transferred in plants and woods exported to the UK, and how are we agreeing priorities for action?
Is my hon. Friend satisfied that sufficient attention is being given to import checks? Are we doing sufficient to help other countries manage the risks of pests and diseases that may be transferred in plants and woods exported to the UK, and how are we agreeing priorities for action?
I thank my right hon. Friend for his question. We have introduced further restrictions on, for example, the import of sweet chestnut and plane trees before the 2013-14 planting season. Our negotiators are successfully influencing the review of the EU plant health regime, which will maintain strict controls and simplify the broad range of legislation.