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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • New Chief Inspector of Drinking Water appointed

    Marcus Rink has been appointed Chief Inspector of the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) for England and Wales.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Environment Secretary calls for fewer inspections to make CAP simpler for farmers

    The Environment Secretary calls for more CAP simplifications for farmers from the EU Agriculture Commissioner.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Review into regulation and enforcement in waste sector launches

    Resource Minister launches review to stimulate growth and innovation in waste sector.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Industry kick-starts work on Great British Food and Farming Plan

    Eighty leading representatives from food and farming join Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss today to discuss the future of the industry.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Basic Payment Scheme claims window closes

    More than 88,000 BPS applications received as of 9 July. Rural Payments Agency is now focussed on validating and verifying claims to make sure of prompt payments in December.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Government Chemist staff behind Virtual Food Authenticity Network

    A new Virtual Food Authenticity Network has been launched and will be overseen by Selvarani Elahi, the UK’s Deputy Government Chemist.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Amendments to Hunting Act proposed

    A small number of technical amendments to the Hunting Act have been proposed.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • CPET sustainable palm oil newsletter, July 2015

    Information on sourcing cleaning products and personal care products made with sustainable palm oil derivatives

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  • Farmers to have say on extending tax averaging

    Consultation on the extension of the averaging period for farmers’ profits to 5 years.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Final call for Basic Payment Scheme claims

    Deadline for applications for Basic Payment Scheme 2015 is midnight on 10 July

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British pigs will fly...to China

    Pork exports rocket after UK government opens up pork trade to China.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • CPET timber and woodfuel newsletter, Issue 7

    This newsletter was issued in June 2015.

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  • New Permanent Secretary for Defra

    Clare Moriarty has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for Defra.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Food hubs to drive rural food revolution

    Government-backed Food Enterprise Zones (FEZ) will create more than 10,000 new jobs, support tourism and inject investment into rural communities across the country

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • A boost for bees: £900 million Countryside Stewardship scheme

    Bees are to benefit from £900 million for a new scheme to protect our countryside, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced today.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Flood Reinsurance scheme: ministerial direction

    Letters requesting and confirming the ministerial direction relating to the Flood Re-insurance scheme.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • BPS 2015 closes in 10 days warns RPA

    With just 10 days to go until Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2015 closes for all applications, the Rural Payments Agency has received 87,315 applications – 478 of them in the penalty period.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Environment Secretary speech on the future of food and farming

    Elizabeth Truss sets out her vision for the role of open data in the future of food, farming and the natural environment

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Environment Secretary unveils vision for open data to transform food and farming

    Defra's data reserves will be released to create opportunities for people in the UK making their living from food, farming and the environment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • RPA support for late BPS applications

    The Rural Payments Agency continues to support farmers with late Basic Payment Scheme applications

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government