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Written Answers
6 JUNE 2013
Written Answers
1288W
DEFRA carries out regular reviews of its regulations
as specified in individual pieces of legislation. Typically,
these are between five to seven years after implementation
depending on whether the legislation is domestic or EU
in origin.
Under the Red Tape Challenge initiative DEFRA
has reviewed approximately 600 regulations, the majority
under two themes, “environment”and “water and marine”.
The outcomes of these reviews to date, including DEFRA’s
implementation plan for environment, are available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/departmentfor-environment-food-rural-affairs/series/better-regulationred-tape-challenge
The water and marine implementation plan is to be
published shortly.
Scotland
Margaret Curran: To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he last met
(a) the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for
Rural Affairs and the Environment and (b) any other
Scottish Government Minister; and what was discussed
at any such meeting. [155675]
Richard Benyon: The Secretary of State for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, my right hon. Friend the
Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson), last met
with (a) the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary
for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Richard Lochhead,
at the devolved Administration meeting on 20 May
2013 to discuss a range of issues.
He also met (b) the Minister for Environment and
Climate Change, Peter Wheelhouse, at the same meeting.
Wood: Recycling
Mrs Main: To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent
assessment he has made of the market for recycled
wood. [153914]
Richard Benyon [holding answer 13 May 2013]:
According to WRAP’S 2011 market situation report,
wood recycling in the UK increased by 8% in 2008, 4%
in 2009 and 7% in 2010 but shows a 5% reduction in
2011. This reduction in wood recycling could be a result
of an increase in wood waste exports, which accounted
for 194,000 tonnes in 2010 and 654,000 tonnes in 2011.
Total recycled/
recoveredinUK
(thousand tonnes)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
1,886 2,031 2,111 2,250 2,148
Percentage change — 8 4 7 -5
Research carried out by WRAP shows that the total
amount of wood waste produced in the UK each year is
in the region of 4.1 million tonnes. Wood waste going to
landfill in the UK accounts for 1 million to 1.2 million
tonnes. Our most recent analysis in the call for evidence
shows approximately 0.6 million tonnes of wood waste
going to landfill in England.
JUSTICE
Contracts
Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice
(1) what amount was spent in total on the prisoner
transit contract in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c)
2012-13; [155175]
(2) what total amount was paid to (a) G4S, (b)
Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey and (e) Capita for
all services undertaken on behalf of his Department in
(i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13. [155179]
Jeremy Wright: The Ministry of Justice has spent the
following on the Prisoner Transit contract:
Financial year Contract spend (£)
2012-13 131,765,033.71
2011-12 140,566,638.44
2010-11 163,467,961.09
The MOJ has paid the following amounts for services
provided by the following suppliers; G4S, Serco, Sodexo,
GeoAmey and Capita.
Net amount (£)
Supplier 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11
The Capita
33,929,923.25 27,752,045.79 4,714,301.31
Group plc
G4S plc 282,564,373.61 231,609,740.91 277,169,500.20
Sodexo 99,651,600.15 96,637,591.09 94,994,764.73
Serco Group 229,434,045.80 210,435,183.12 201,895,382.93
plc
GEOAmey
PECS Ltd
91,277,154.45 47,494,140.77 —
All reported figures are for contractual spend only.
Hillsborough Stadium
Steve Rotheram: To ask the Secretary of State for
Justice what discussions he had had with the Director of
Public Prosecutions about the possible effect his resignation
will have on the pending inquiries into individuals and
organisations involved in the investigations into the
Hillsborough disaster. [153920]
Mrs Grant: I have not had any discussions with the
Director of Public
Prosecutions on this matter. The Home Office is responsible
for the pending police investigations into the Hillsborough
disaster.
Human Rights
Graeme Morrice: To ask the Secretary of State for
Justice what assessment he has made of the potential
effect of the EU’s accession to the European Convention
on Human Rights on the enforcement of human rights
in the UK. [157225]
Damian Green: EU accession to the European convention
on human rights will enable human rights obligations
to be enforced against the EU and its institutions. As a
result, they will be liable to legal action in the European
Court of Human Rights for breach of convention rights.
Protocol 8 to the European treaties provides that the