The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 29th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the efficacy of sanitary felling in slowing the spread of Dutch elm disease
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about efforts to combat the spread of Dutch elm disease”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.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about support for farmers affected by Environmental Land Management Schemes”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 27th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to increasing the fixed-penalty fine for fly-tipping to a maximum of £2,000.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about financial penalties for fly-tipping and livestock worrying”The Bishop of St Albans receives the following written answer on 27th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:
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 how many professionals the Forced Marriage Unit delivered training to in 2023; and how many people took the Forced Marriage Unit’s “Awareness of Forced Marriage” free online course in 2023.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about training on forced marriage”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 26th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of household waste and recycling centre closures on incidences of fly-tipping.
Lord Douglas-Miller (Con, DEFRA): We have previously commissioned research into the drivers, deterrents and impacts of fly-tipping that suggested any friction in the system relating to the use of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), which have negative impacts on cost or convenience, can act as provocations for normally law-abiding people or businesses to fly-tip or give their waste to someone who goes on to fly-tip. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 requires waste disposal authorities to provide places for residents to deposit household waste. It is a Local Authority responsibility to manage suitable availability.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about domestic waste management systems”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 Albans received the following written answer on 21st February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent of UK-based protection and indemnity insurance underwriting the shipping of Russian oil and products.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about UK-based insurance of Russian oil and products”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 19th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how much money was allocated to tackling humanitarian crises in Ethiopia in (1) 2019–20, (2) 2020–21, (3) 2021–22, and (4) 2022–23.
Lord Benyon (Con, Foreign Office): The UK has been an overseas development assistance (ODA) donor to Ethiopia over the last four years.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about humanitarian aid to Ethiopia”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 19th February 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether any UK aid to Pakistan is directed specifically towards supporting persecuted religious minorities; and if so, how much.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con, Foreign Office): We prioritise our aid to achieve maximum impact for the people of Pakistan in line with our strategic priorities, including promoting the rights of religious minorities. Examples include our Aawaz II programme, which is allocated £39.5 million (2018-2024) and brings together community leaders and minority representatives to promote tolerance; and our Hate Speech and Disinformation programme, which works to protect marginalised communities from hate speech online.
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