Written questions, answers and statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require environmental permits for highway runoff discharges from the Strategic Road Network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme provides incentives for manufacturers to reduce the amount and size of packaging used for food products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with local authorities on improving the quality and consistency of paper recycling collections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has considered introducing the potential merits of introducing measures to improve the quality of paper placed in household recycling bins.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 18 March (HL15295) and the Marine Management Organisation’s announcement on 16 September that it is preparing to resume enforcement of Inshore Vessel Monitoring...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of monensin in cattle feed and cattle-finishing systems in Mercosur countries; and whether they will publish the evidence and analysis relied upon in reaching that assessment.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the verification of the origin of meat ingredients in composite and prepared foods, including burgers, sausages, nuggets, pies, sandwiches and ready meals, that are moved from Great Brit...

To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to prevent meat or meat ingredients admitted into Great Britain under production standards or import conditions that differ from those applying in the European Union from entering supply chains ...