The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 14th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the issues raised by the Survival International Report of the Northern Rangelands Trust carbon offsetting project in Kenya.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about carbon emissions in Kenya”The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham received the following written answer on 12th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of dredging rivers and waterways while balancing environmental and habitat considerations; and, in particular, what assessment they have made of how effective this would be for the River Trent.
Continue reading “Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham asks about effectives of dredging rivers and waterways”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 28th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what further steps they plan to take to support and protect upland and hill farmers to offset any loss of income they face under the new environmental land management schemes.
Lord Douglas-Miller (Con, DEFRA): Upland farmers play a vital role in managing some of our most important and iconic landscapes, which are valued and recognised by the public. In addition to farming, the management of upland landscapes can provide many environmental benefits and ecosystem services, including clean air and water, carbon sequestration and flood risk management.
Upland farmers are well placed to benefit from our Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, which are designed to maintain sustainable, productive land which delivers for both farmers and the environment.
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The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answer on 26th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Norwich asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Continue reading “Bishop of Norwich asks about government plans to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty”The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answers on 26th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Norwich asked what proportion of Official Development Assistance has been spent on ecosystem conservation, protection and restoration and tree planting internationally in the last five years, and what proportion of Official Development Assistance is forecast to be spent in these areas in the next budget period.
Continue reading “Bishop of Norwich asks about amount of development aid spent on ecosystem conservation”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 26th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of ash trees infected with the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in the year 2023.
Lord Douglas-Miller (Con, DEFRA): The Government does not collect data on the number of individual ash trees that have become infected with ash dieback, but the disease is now present in all counties and is predicted to kill over 100 million trees in the UK. Hymenoscyphus fraxineus is spread via spores which can spread for considerable distances in the wind before infecting another ash tree. This means it is not possible to limit the spread of the disease. Some local authorities conduct annual surveys of ash trees to track local spread and decline and inform their management strategies.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about Ash Dieback Disease”The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich asked a question on the disparity in funding between managing flood risks and coastal erosion on during a discussion on the adequacy of Environment Agency expenditure on flood defences on 20th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, I thought my question was going to be off the point. One of the issues raised frequently with me by those managing the coastline in Suffolk is the disparity between flooding risks, for which the Environment Agency takes responsibility, and coastal erosion, which is managed by local authorities. What assessment have the Government made of the disparity of funding for these two vital activities?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich asks about funding for coastal erosion and flood defences”The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answer on 12th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Norwich asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Communion Forest, an initiative comprising local activities of tree growing and ecosystem conservation, protection and restoration undertaken by parishes, dioceses and provinces across the Anglican Communion.
Continue reading “Bishop of Norwich asks about Communion Forest initiative”The Bishop of Bristol asked a question on the importance of de-carbonising heating on 6th February 2024, asking whether the government would refute speculation that they were considering a U-turn on this policy:
The Lord Bishop of Bristol: My Lords, as the Minister will know, net zero is impossible without decarbonising heating. The clean heat market mechanism is a crucial part of that. Does he recognise its importance? Will he refute media speculation that the Government are considering a U-turn on it? Will he make representations to boiler manufacturers that are unfairly passing these costs on to consumers?
Lord Douglas Miller (Con): Again, I will write to the right reverend Prelate in due course. I am doing rather a lot of writing today, am I not? This is a broad subject which I am slowly getting my head around.
The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answer on 6th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Norwich asked His Majesty’s Government what financial assistance they are providing to support projects undertaken by faith groups and others to support ecosystem conservation, protection and restoration internationally.
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