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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • The Significant Improvement Test

    Under the Environment Act 2021, the UK government has committed to review its suite of statutory environmental targets at least every 5 years.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Environmental principles policy statement

    Policy statement setting out how policymakers apply environmental principles to support environmental protection and enhancement.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Introduction of a deposit return scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

    Seeking views on our plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Commonly littered single-use plastic items: call for evidence

    Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Single-use plastic: banning the supply of commonly littered single-use plastic items

    Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Food compositional standards and labelling: provisional common framework

    How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in food compositional standards and labelling policy areas.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Sustainable drainage systems review

    Review of the benefits and impacts of making sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) a legal requirement for new developments.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • EM on EU regulation on organic pet food (15533/22, COM(2022) 659)

    The government's summary of a proposed EU regulation on the labelling of organic pet food.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Consultation on changes to legislation relating to alcoholic drinks in Great Britain

    We are seeking your views on the likely impact of 3 changes needed to implement the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028)

    Details of the plan to protect plant biosecurity in Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • EM on EU regulation 2016/429 (12827/22, C(2022)6702)

    The government's summary of an amendment to EU legislation regarding the requirements for movements of captive birds intended for exhibitions.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Noise action plans: large urban areas, roads and railways (2019)

    Noise action plans (Round 3) for agglomerations (large urban areas), roads (including major roads) and railways (including major railways).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Establishing the Best Available Techniques for the UK (UK BAT)

    How industrial emission standards and best available techniques will be established within the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • EM on EU packaging waste legislation (15581/22, COM(2022)677)

    The government's summary of a European Commission proposal to amend EU legislation on packaging and packaging waste.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Marine strategy part two: UK marine monitoring programmes

    This strategy outlines the monitoring programmes for measuring progress towards Good Environmental Status (GES) in UK seas.

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  • Resources and waste: provisional common framework

    How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in devolved policy areas covering resources and waste.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Joint donor statement on international finance for biodiversity and nature

    The role of international finance when financing biodiversity.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • UK REACH authorisation list: dicyclohexyl phthalate

    Call for evidence seeking information on the use of dicyclohexyl phthalate.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK REACH authorisation list: disodium octaborate

    Call for evidence seeking information on the use of disodium octaborate.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Assessment of the F gas Regulation in Great Britain

    A report on the effects of Regulation 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F gases) in Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government