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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Bovine TB strategy launched to make England disease free within 25 years

    A plan to rid England of bovine TB within 25 years has been set out today by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Badger cull purpose is to reduce bovine TB in cattle

    Reports that the badger culls are primarily to protect human health are wrong.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National climate change adaptation programme report published

    The National Adaptation Programme report sets out what leading businesses, councils and communities, as well as government, are doing to tackle climate threats.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Draft bovine TB eradication strategy consultation workshops

    Michael Seals opening comments.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Contracting bovine TB through eating meat: response to Sunday Times

    The Sunday Times claim that people are at risk of contracting bovine TB through eating meat is irresponsible scaremongering.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bee Health: Lord de Mauley at Friends of the Earth conference

    Lord de Mauley speaking about bee health at the Friends of the Earth conference on 28 June 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK votes on Common Agricultural Policy reform

    The UK Environment Secretary has pressed for a reformed Common Agricultural Policy to benefit British farmers, the environment and taxpayers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £15m fund for rural energy projects opens to applications

    Rural communities across England that aspire to generate their own clean green power are being offered a helping hand

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Flood insurance agreement reached

    Defra and Association of British Insurers reach an agreement on flood insurance

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Call for evidence in food supply chain review

    The review will focus on failures in food supply networks with implications for food safety and public health.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP speech to Rothamsted Research

    Speech made by Owen Paterson on GM technology.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Owen Paterson calls for GM businesses to come to UK

    Businesses should come to the UK if they want to research and develop GM technologies, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • International conservation and environment projects receive £8 million

    Some of the world’s richest environmental assets will be better protected following a multi-million pound announcement by Environment Minister Richard Benyon today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Recycle Week celebrates its 10th anniversary

    From Monday 17 June, Recycle Week encourages people, local authorities and businesses to recycle.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Historic fisheries deal secured by UK government

    An historic deal to reform the broken Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has today been agreed by EU Member States and is expected to become law later this year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Richard Macdonald appointed to the Environment Agency Board

    Richard Macdonald has been appointed to the Board of the Environment Agency by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Owen Paterson.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defra approves extension of GM wheat trial

    Defra has given approval for Rothamsted Research to extend a trial of GM wheat this autumn.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee: Three new members appointed

    The Defra Minister for Science and Research, Lord De Mauley, has, with the agreement of the Devolved Administrations, appointed three new members to the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dangerous dogs: Exempted Index fee increase

    The amount it costs to place a banned type of dog on the Index of Exempted Dogs is increasing from the 1st July 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord de Mauley speech at the local waste review launch

    Speech made by Lord de Mauley on recycling of local authority waste.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government