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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle sewage discharges into the River (a) Aire and (b) Wharfe in Shipley constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle sewage discharges into the River (a) Aire and (b) Wharfe in Shipley constituency.
The Government has taken immediate and substantial action to address water companies who are not performing for the environment or their customers. In July, we announced swift action to begin resetting the water sector, including ringfencing vital funding for infrastructure investment and placing customers and the environment at the heart of water company objectives.
In September, Government introduced the Water (Special Measures) Bill to parliament to give regulators new powers to take tougher and faster action to crack down on water companies damaging the environment and failing their customers. These are the first critical steps in enabling a long-term and transformative reset of the entire water sector.
I would also refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement made by the Secretary of State on 18 July, HCWS3.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to be able to respond to the application by river users and residents to turn part of the River Wharfe in Ilkley into a bathing water area; and by what process they are considering that application.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to be able to respond to the application by river users and residents to turn part of the River Wharfe in Ilkley into a bathing water area; and by what process they are considering that application.
We received an application from the Ilkley Clean River Group in October 2019 for a stretch of the River Wharfe to be designated as a bathing water area. After reviewing further evidence, we are now preparing to proceed to a public consultation. Given the ongoing situation with Covid-19, we will schedule a date to begin the consultation as soon as it is appropriate to do so. This was confirmed by Minister Pow in a letter to the Ilkley Clean River Group on 13 May, following a meeting with Robbie Moore MP to discuss the application.
We have considered the application in line with our usual process for applications for bathing water designation, the details of which are available on the GOV.UK website.
Does the Minister share my concern that the Environment Agency states that Yorkshire Water has unacceptable environmental pollution performance, and that Yorkshire Water discharged sewage into the River Wharfe on no fewer than 123 days last year?
Does the Minister share my concern that the Environment Agency states that Yorkshire Water has unacceptable environmental pollution performance, and that Yorkshire Water discharged sewage into the River Wharfe on no fewer than 123 days last year?
The Government absolutely take that seriously. Investment in sewerage has seen a huge reduction in phosphorous and ammonia entering waters, and the Environment Agency is very active on the issue. It undertakes checks of the ecological health of rivers regularly and it will, as will Ofwat, take action against Yorkshire Water when it fails.
The Government absolutely take that seriously. Investment in sewerage has seen a huge reduction in phosphorous and ammonia entering waters, and the Environment Agency is very active on the issue. It undertakes checks of the ecological health of rivers regularly and it will, as will Ofwat, take action against Yorkshire Water when it fails.
The Government absolutely take that seriously. Investment in sewerage has seen a huge reduction in phosphorous and ammonia entering waters, and the Environment Agency is very active on the issue. It undertakes checks of the ecological health of rivers regularly and it will, as will Ofwat, take action against Yorkshire Water when it fails.
Does the Minister share my concern that the Environment Agency states that Yorkshire Water has unacceptable environmental pollution performance, and that Yorkshire Water discharged sewage into the River Wharfe on no fewer than 123 days last year?
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Leeds North West of 12 January 2016 on meeting hon. Members with constituencies along the River Wharfe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Leeds North West of 12 January 2016 on meeting hon. Members with constituencies along the River Wharfe.
The Secretary of State received five letters in January from the hon. Member for Leeds North West about the recent flooding in Leeds. The Secretary of State met him and all Members for Leeds constituencies on 20 January to discuss the flooding in Leeds, as well as flood defences on the nearby River Aire (to which the River Wharfe is a tributary). The Secretary of State will be responding to the specific points raised by the hon. Member for Leeds North West within the next week. In the meantime, I can confirm that I am happy to meet MPs with constituencies along the River Wharfe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timescale has been set by Natural England for the River Wharfe Restoration Project.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what timescale has been set by Natural England for the River Wharfe Restoration Project.
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The River Wharfe Restoration Plan gives a number of management options that address the current unfavourable condition of the River Wharfe Site of Special Scientific Interest. A period of initial local consultation on these options has just closed and
the Environment Agency, the flood risk authority for rivers, has recently also been consulted to ensure that any options that are considered will not increase flood risk from the river to people and property.
The consultation and further work on technical feasibility and cost will determine the options that will go forward to a final scoping phase. These are broadly categorised in terms of short, medium and long term solutions: the latter being up to 50 years. All those options that are selected for further scoping will be discussed with local landowners and occupiers before any site-specific implementation occurs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimated cost has been made by Natural England of the (a) feasibility study and (b) delivery cost to the River Wharfe Restoration Project.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimated cost has been made by Natural England of the (a) feasibility study and (b) delivery cost to the River Wharfe Restoration Project.
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The allocated budget for the production of the draft river restoration plan was £48,000 covering approximately 7.1 kilometres of the River Wharfe Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a further three kilometres of river, impacting on the status of this SSSI both upstream and downstream of the site. The work included: the production of habitat and river gravel surveys, identification of options and alternatives to improve the condition of the SSSI, the preparation of the draft plan and the arrangements for local meetings and consultation.
The combination of options that best address the unfavourable condition of this SSSI will be categorised in terms of short, medium and long term solutions: the latter being up to 50 years. The short term ones are likely to have modest costs. Potential longer term solutions will probably require additional and specific capital investment.
Sources of funding for implementation have not yet been agreed and will depend on the scale and timeframe of the actions required and who is best placed to deliver them in terms of the private, public or voluntary sector. As an example: some potential sources of funding could include Agri-environment schemes or the Environment Agency's Flood and Coastal Risk Management capital and maintenance budget. Some activities may also be linked to sources of community based funding, including bids to funds such as the Heritage Lottery Fund, for specific complementary volunteering projects within the plan area.
What research work has been carried out on the River Wharfe to examine the impact on fish stocks of breeding goosanders.
What research work has been carried out on the River Wharfe to examine the impact on fish stocks of breeding goosanders.
Whether English Nature has given its approval for the issuing of licences to kill goosanders on the River Wharfe on the Bolton Abbey Estate, North Yorkshire; how many goosanders have been approved to be shot; what evidence has been submitted to her Department in support of this application; and if...
Whether English Nature has given its approval for the issuing of licences to kill goosanders on the River Wharfe on the Bolton Abbey Estate, North Yorkshire; how many goosanders have been approved to be shot; what evidence has been submitted to her Department in support of this application; and if...
What considerations led her to license the Bolton Abbey Estate to kill 14 goosanders on the River Wharfe and on the estate fish farm; what representations and advice she received from English Nature; & if she will make it her policy that all species listed under the Wildlife and Countryside...
What considerations led her to license the Bolton Abbey Estate to kill 14 goosanders on the River Wharfe and on the estate fish farm; what representations and advice she received from English Nature; & if she will make it her policy that all species listed under the Wildlife and Countryside...
If she will reconsider her decision to allow goosanders to be shot on the River Wharfe; and if she will ensure that this decision will not be used as a precedent for the destruction of goosanders and similar species as a matter of routine.
If she will reconsider her decision to allow goosanders to be shot on the River Wharfe; and if she will ensure that this decision will not be used as a precedent for the destruction of goosanders and similar species as a matter of routine.