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  • Letter to the Leader and Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council

    Letter of March 2013 from Baroness Verma on Cumbria County Council’s decision not to proceed with Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) process.

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

  • Latest quarterly statistics on Local Authority collected waste for England

    Provisional quarterly estimates for Quarter 1 2012/13 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions from April to June 2012. 

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

  • Appointments to the Civil Nuclear Police Authority

    Paul Kernaghan has been appointed as a non-executive member & counter-terrorism policing adviser to the Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA)

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

  • Written ministerial statement by John Hayes on the European opt in decision on nuclear liability

    The UK has opted in to the proposal for a Council Decision on ratification of the 1997 Protocol amending the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage.

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

  • Recycling quality to be improved

    Consultation published on proposals to measure the quality of recycled materials being processed at Material Recovery Facilities (MRF).

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

  • Written ministerial statement by Edward Davey on the management of radioactive waste

    Statement by Ed Davey on the management of radioactive waste following the decisions by Cumbria County Council & Allerdale & Copeland borough councils

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

  • Energy Secretary responds to Cumbria nuclear waste vote

    Cumbria County Council voted to withdraw from the process to find a host community for an underground radioactive waste disposal facility

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

  • Appointments to the board of the Consumer Council for Water

    The Consumer Council for Water currently represents water and sewerage customers in England and Wales.

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

  • Baroness Verma webchat: Geological disposal in west Cumbria

    Baroness Verma took part in an hour-long webchat and answered questions on geological disposal

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

  • Four new members appointed to the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee

    Professor Christopher Collins, Professor Michael Depledge, Dr Gary Hutchison and Dr Peter Matthiessen appointed to HSAC until 31 December 2015.

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

  • Fly-tipping in England: annual statistics

    Fly-tipping incidents in England have decreased by nine per cent between the financial years 2010-11 and 2011-12 to 744,000 incidents.

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

  • John Hayes comment on the Generic Design Assessment

    John Hayes' comment on the conclusion of the UK Nuclear Regulators' (Office for Nuclear Regulation & Environment Agency) Generic Design Assessment for new nuclear reactors

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

  • Food waste helps fuel economic growth

    A new food waste recycling facility which supports economic growth and a healthy environment was opened by Defra Minister of State David Heath…

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

  • Recycling sector growth takes family business from Rags to Riches

    The recycling sector has has a threefold increase in sales turnover since 1998. The sector's growth has outstripped growth in the overall economy. 

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

  • Local Authority collected waste for England: annual statistics

    Statistics on how household waste has changed in the last year.

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

  • Edward Davey launches ‘A world you like. With a Climate you like’ campaign

      Welcoming the launch of the  ‘A world you like. With a climate you like’, the European campaign to promote climate action, Secretary of State…

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

  • New minister visits West Cumbria

    New Department of Energy and Climate Change minister Baroness Verma today called for a continued and strong focus on decommissioning at the …

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

  • DECC Statement on Urenco

    The UK Government has appointed Morgan Stanley to support discussions with the Netherlands and Germany regarding the potential sale of the UK…

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

  • New Chairman of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) announced

    Jonson Cox will take up the role as designate on 1 October 2012 and will then assume full responsibility on 1 November 2012.

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

  • DECC ministerial portfolios announced

    DECC has announced the new Ministerial portfolios following on from last week’s reshuffle. John Hayes MP is the new Minister of State for Energy…

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