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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Risk of pesticides to bees: myths busted

    All current evidence shows that if neonicotinoid products are used correctly there is not an unacceptable risk to bee health.

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

  • New Common Agricultural Policy must be fundamentally different: Spelman

    CAP reform should be more ambitious, particularly in its approach to direct subsidies and in emphasising payments for farmers who deliver public goods.

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

  • Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference 2011

    I’ve been really looking forward to the Oxford Farming Conference.

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

  • Pet owners given peace of mind over safety of medicines

    New controls to reassure people that the medicines they buy for their pets are safe were announced today by the VMD.

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

  • England’s special wildlife sites show dramatic improvement

    Natural England is responsible for monitoring the condition of SSSI land in England.

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

  • Bovine disease compensation payable during January 2011

    Compensation payable during January 2011, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only).

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

  • Chief Executive appointed to new Government Agency

    Catherine Brown as the first Chief Executive of the new Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA).

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

  • Local authorities receive additional funding to prepare for floods

    Funding will be allocated to Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs).

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

  • Bee scientists to force killer mites to self destruct

    Scientists may be able to halt global honey bee losses by forcing the deadly Varroa mite, lethal in the freezing weather, to self destruct.

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

  • Environment Agency staff help registrars get to the church on time

    Environment Agency staff are the toast of newlyweds in West Sussex for helping snow-bound registrars get to the ceremony on time.

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

  • Budget allocations for Defra confirmed

    The budget allocations for Defra and its arms length bodies for the next financial year were published today.

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

  • Government calls for peat to be phased out

    A consultation on proposals to phase out the horticultural use of peat by amateur gardeners in England by 2020 has been published today.

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

  • Alternative pet remedies: Government clampdown

    Alternative remedies which could be dangerous to pets are being targeted by the Government in a major drive to improve animal health and welfare.

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

  • Iain Ferguson appointed as non-executive director

    Iain Ferguson has been appointed as Defra’s Lead Non-Executive Director.

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

  • Survey of commercial and industrial waste arisings 2010: Final results

    The final results provide estimates of the amount of waste that businesses generate and how it is managed.

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

  • Litter Convention announces new message and statistics

    A new anti-littering message, 'Love Where You Live', announced after new statistics show that England's litter problem is not improving.

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

  • Reservoir flood maps published

    Maps showing areas that could flood, in the unlikely event that a reservoir failed, now available.

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

  • UK emissions of Air Pollutants: 2009 results

    This National Statistics release covers 2009 results from the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) for UK emissions.

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

  • Fisheries: UK fights to end discards in deal with no winners

    The UK has secured an agreement to a complete review of the controversial cod recovery plan for 2011.

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

  • Pesticides consultation responses published

    The summary of responses and initial Government response to the consultation on implementing new European pesticides legislation has been published today.

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