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Date Consultation

28 June 2007

Consultation on the interpretation of the definition of municipal waste used in the Landfill Allowance Trading scheme

3 July 2007

Consultation on implementation of part 1 of the Commons Act 2006

11 July 2007

Wildlife health strategy

18 July 2007

Consultation on the Fourth Environmental Permitting Programme

18 July 2007

Consultation on Salmonella in laying flocks

19 July 2007

Consultation on DEFRA’s Contingency Plan for Exotic Animal Diseases

25 July 2007

Consultation on the implementation options for the transfer of private sewers to water and sewerage companies

27 July 2007

Consultation on the Soil Framework Directive

1 August 2007

Consultation on the implementation of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, and the establishment of a UK Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

3 August 2007

Consultation on energy services directive

13 August 2007

Consultation on “Recycle on the GO”

15 August 2007

Consultation on UK report regarding plans and programmes to meet EU air quality limit values (reporting year 2005)

17 August 2007

Consultation on Commission Proposal to recast Directive 92/34 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and plants

21 August 2007

Consultation on Catchment Sensitive farming/nitrates and diffuse water pollution—three consultations to be launched

7 September 2007

Consultation on statutory measures to protect areas of Lyme Bay

10 September 2007

Consultation on a draft second edition of IPPC SG6 for A2 activities in the Solvents sector

19 September 2007

Consultation on a licensing scheme for the sale and purchase of non-compliant paints for use on historic buildings and vintage vehicles

5 October 2007

Consultation on LA Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2008-09 Fees and Charges

8 October 2007

Consultation on packaging targets

10 October 2007

Consultation on Home Energy Conservation Act 1995

7 November 2007

Consultation on double tagging of sheep and goat

8 November 2007

Consultations on amendment to Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and Orders to ban the sale of certain non-native species

12 November 2007

Consultation on the implementation of the revised Bathing Water Directive

12 October 2007

Consultation on amendments to mutilations regulations (England) 2007

12 October 2007

Consultation on a system of Administrative penalties for fisheries offences

13 October 2007

Consultation on possible changes of use of personal data held on the GB Poultry register

16 October 2007

Consultation on Third Sector

19 November 2007

Consultation on the merger of PSD into HSE

6 December 2007

Consultation on recreational sea angling

11 December 2007

Consultation on Cost Sharing and Responsibility Sharing

13 December 2007

Consultation on energy services directive Article 5

19 December 2007

Consultation on Aquatic Animal Health Directive transposition

19 December 2007

Consultation on the recommendations of the Climate Change Simplification project

20 December 2007

Consultation on Options for Implementing the Batteries Directive

21 December 2007

Consultation on auction design for Phase II of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

31 December 2007

Consultation on Spirits regulations

31 December 2007

Consultation on Scotch Whisky regulations

9 January 2008

Consultation on proposal of 2 per cent. milk quotas

14 January 2008

Consultation on national listing and plant breeders’ Right fees

7 February 2008

Consultation on Surface Water Management

7 February 2008

Consultation on guidance to Ofwat

7 February 2008

Consultation on Phosphates in detergents—laundry

17 January 2008

Consultation on mining waste Directive (CLG led)

21 January 2008

Consultation on Sustainable products

4 February 2008

Consultation on charging for CITES licences

30 January 2008

Consultation on the future of the Aggregates Levy Sustainability fund April 2008 to March 2011

25 February 2008

Consultation on river basin planning (volume)

27 February 2008

Consultation on the transposition of Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom

29 February 2008

Consultation on Implementation of Fruit and Vegetable Reforms

29 February 2008

Consultation on Environmental Liability Directive: 2nd consultation

7 March 2008

Consultation on European Fisheries Fund: UK Operational programme (1st phase)

7 March 2008

Consultation on measures to protect the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) from the impacts of fishing with dredges and other towed gear

7 March 2008

Consultation on Statutory Notification Requirements for Potatoes Introduced into England and Wales from other EU member states

17 March 2008

Consultation on joint Waste Authorities

18 March 2008

Consultation on Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007; Directive 2004/12/EC (amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste)

20 March 2008

Consultation on the remaking of the Drinking Milk Regulations

31 March 2008

Consultation on Soil Strategy for England

3 April 2008

Consultation on TSE Regulations 2007

3 April 2008

Consultation draft Marine Bill

8 April 2008

Consultation on the strategy of health of honey bees

2 May 2008

Consultation on European Fisheries Fund: UK Operational programme (2nd phase)

7 May 2008

Consultation on the EU Commission’s proposals to amend the EU ETS from 2013

9 May 2008

Consultation on the remaking of Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2008

14 May 2008

Consultation on draft AQEG report: Ozone in the United Kingdom

14 May 2008

Consultation on EPAQS report: guidelines for metals and metalloids in ambient air for the protection of human health

14 May 2008

Consultation on EPAQS report: Addendum to Guidelines for halogen and hydrogen halides in ambient air for protecting human health against acute irritancy effects

28 May 2008

Consultation on Groundwater Regulations

29 May 2008

Consultation on the European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) (Recast)—Intensive livestock

29 May 2008

Consultation on the European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) (Recast)

29 May 2008

Consultation on the European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) (Recast)—Combustion Plants

2 June 2008

Consultation on REACH Enforcement

2 June 2008

Consultation on Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976—reform order

6 June 2008

Consultation on the European Commission’s proposed Directive on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control)(Recast)—emissions

9 June 2008

Consultation on CAP Health checks

13 June 2008

Consultation on Wine SI 2008

16 June 2008

Consultation on Sector Guidance Note SG8: Rendering

12 June 2008

Consultation on White Paper—Radioactive waste

13 June 2008

Consultation on the 2nd consultation on Waste crime

18 June 2008

Consultation on revised UK Strategy for Radioactive waste discharge limits 2006-30

23 June 2008

Consultation on Revised Membership Arrangements for Northumberland National Park Authority

30 June 2008

Consultation on Wildlife Management strategy

30 June 2008

Consultation on Our Seas: A Shared Resource

1 July 2008

Consultation on Beef and Veal Labelling

4 July 2008

Consultation on Air Quality guidance

11 July 2008

Consultation on proposed Regulations—further implementation measures—fluorinated greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances

15 July 2008

Consultation on Phytophthora Ramorum and Phytophthora kemoviae


Departmental Sick Leave

Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility have taken sick days due to (i) stress and (ii) mental health and behavioural disorders in each of the last 10 years; what proportion of staff of each body this represented in each year; and if he will make a statement; [216089]

(2) how many sick days were taken by employees in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility due to (i) stress and (ii) mental health and behavioural disorders in each of the last 10 years; what proportion of sick days taken this represented in each case; and if he will make a statement; [216152]

(3) what the average duration of single periods of sick leave taken by staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility who gave (i) stress and (ii) mental health and behavioural disorders as the reason for their absence was in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement; [216154]

(4) what the average duration of single periods of sick leave taken by staff in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the non-departmental bodies for which it has responsibility was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [216155]

Jonathan Shaw: Information on sickness absences in 2004, 2005, 2006-07 for DEFRA and its agencies can be found on the civil service website:

All three illnesses are grouped together as ‘Mental and Behavioural Disorders’.

Data for 2007-08 are not yet available but will be published later in the year.

Data for years prior to 2004 are not held electronically and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Data on sickness absence in DEFRA's NDPBs are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have had more than two periods of sickness of less than five days in each of the last three years. [218724]

Jonathan Shaw: The following number of DEFRA staff took more than two periods of sickness of fewer than five days in 2006-07 and 2007-08. Information for 2005-06 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Number Percentage

2006-07

834

14

2007-08

821

21


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