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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Update on measures being taken to reduce the risk of non-compliance with the daily limit value for Particulate Matter (PM10) in London

    Air quality compliance data for 2010  has now been published and shows that PM10 limits in London were within the margins of tolerance permitted.

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

  • The Sea Fish Industry Authority – a discussion with the industry

    The Sea Fish Industry Authority – a discussion with the industry

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2012/13 Fees and Charges

    Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2012/13 Fees and Charges

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

  • A new era for the waterways

    A supplementary consultation on certain aspects of the proposed Transfer Order for transferring the functions of British Waterways in England and Wales to a New Waterways Charity and for making consequential provision in Sco…

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

  • English Scallop Order: consultation on the evidence base for the Impact Assessment

    Through this consultation we hope to gather information which will assist us in finalising the Impact Assessment. This consultation may provide…

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

  • Government proposal to abolish the Inland Waterways Advisory Council

    This consultation sought views on the proposed abolition of the Inland Waterways Advisory Council as a statutory Non Departmental Public Body, as provided for under the Public Bodies Bill currently before Parliament, followi…

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

  • Biodiversity 2020: Developing indicators for measuring success

    This document discusses the technical issues and options for developing a set of headline indicators to track progress with the new Strategy for England's Wildlife and Ecosystem Services (Biodiversity 2020). It also inv…

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

  • Proposals relating to the common fisheries policy and the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products

    On 13 July 2011 the European Commission published a package of proposals to reform both the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and its supporting supporting Common Market Organisation (CMO) in fishery and aquaculture products

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

  • Amendments to The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (WASK)

    This consultation sought views on a proposal to make changes to The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (WASK).

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

  • The registration of new town or village greens

    This consultation sought views on proposals to reform the system for registering new town or village greens under section 15 of the Commons Act 2006.

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

  • Guidance to Natural England on the implementation and enforcement of a badger control policy

    We invited comments - to be considered alongside the responses to the 2010 public consultation - before taking a decision on whether to proceed with a policy of badger control.

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

  • Streamlining the planning process for nationally significant wastewater transportation infrastructure projects

    This consultation seeks views on including proposed major sewers within the existing streamlined planning process for other major infrastructure projects, by introducing secondary legislation.

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

  • The future of the advisory committee on hazardous substances

    This consultation seeks views on the proposed abolition of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (ACHS).

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

  • Non-formal consultation on proposals to reform the animal welfare inspection regime

    Defra, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government sought comments on proposals to refine the animal welfare inspection regime in Great Britain in order to better target inspections to farms with an increased risk of no…

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

  • Air quality plans

    Defra consulted on updated draft air quality plans that set out the action taken and being planned at national, regional and local levels to meet the annual and hourly EU NO2 limit values in England as soon as possible.

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

  • Non-formal consultation on electronic reporting of pig movements in England

    Defra consulted non-formally on a proposal to replace the current paper method of reporting pig movements in England with a pre notification electronic system.

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

  • Non-formal consultation on Polyhalite

    The purpose of this non-formal consultation was to invite the views of stakeholders on an amending regulation which adds 'Polyhalite', a crude salt of potassium, to Schedule 1 of The Fertilisers Regulations 1991.

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

  • Consultation on GHG emissions

    This consultation sought views on whether regulations should be introduced to make it mandatory for some UK companies to report on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or whether the Government should continue to encourage m…

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

  • Non-formal consultation on proposed changes to BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for human consumption

    Defra, the Food Standards Agency and the Welsh Assembly Government are consulting non-formally on (i) increasing the age threshold above which healthy cattle slaughtered for human consumption require testing for bovine spong…

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

  • Water affordability in response to the Walker Review of charging for household water and sewerage services

    Water is an essential of life and the UK Government is committed to fair and affordable water and sewerage services which incentivise environmentally responsible behaviour.

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