Correspondence Feb. 29 2024
Committee: Net Zero, Energy and Transport CommitteeFound: Breakdown of ministerial responsibilities relevant to the Committee's remit Letter from the Cabinet Secretary
Written Evidence Jan. 09 2024
Inquiry: Urban Green SpacesFound: Manchester, Department of Planning, Property & Environmental Management, University of Manchester, and
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Eleven: working with public bodies in the infrastructure planning processFound: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Eleven: working with public bodies in the
Special Report Mar. 21 2024
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Found: Second Special Report - Soil Health: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2023
May. 23 2024
Source Page: RoboBird sent to protect Teignmouth’s bathing waterFound: To deter wildfowl from polluting sites used by bathers, the Environment Agency and Teignbridge Council
May. 08 2024
Source Page: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on sitingFound: Fusion energy facilities: new National Policy Statement and proposals on siting
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of disposable vapes on (a) rivers, (b) oceans and (c) animals.
Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
When littered, disposable vapes can introduce plastic, nicotine salts, heavy metals, lead, mercury, and flammable lithium-ion batteries into the natural environment. These items and substances contaminate waterways and soil, posing a risk to the environment and animal health. Defra is currently undertaking an impact assessment which will outline the environmental harm posed by disposable vapes and the environmental benefits of our upcoming ban on their sale and supply. Defra has also commissioned external research to further understand the environmental harms of disposable vapes, which will be published in due course.
Written Evidence Jan. 19 2024
Inquiry: Children, young people and the built environmentFound: CBE0045 - Children, young people and the built environment The Heritage Alliance Written Evidence
Correspondence Mar. 19 2024
Inquiry: Natural Capital FinanceFound: Natural capital finance Submission from Dr Lydia Cole, Lecturer, University of St Andrews, 19 March 2024
Written Evidence May. 15 2024
Committee: Environmental Audit CommitteeFound: WQI0018 - Water quality and water infrastructure: follow-up Melton Renewable Energy UK Written Evidence