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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Greening Government Commitments targets

    Greening Government Commitments targets for central government departments and their agencies to achieve by 2015.

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

  • Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD): proposals for UK monitoring programmes

    We are seeking views on proposed monitoring programmes to ensure we meet Good Environmental Status (GES) in the UK by 2020.

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

  • River basin management planning ministerial guidance and standards

    Seeking comments on draft updated ministerial guidance on river basin planning including the use of new and updated standards.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Future management of private water supply pipes

    Seeking views on the future management of private water supply pipes in England and Wales.

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

  • Common Fisheries Policy: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in the UK (2014 to 2020)

    Seeking views on the implementation of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in the UK.

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

  • Common Fisheries Policy: implementing the pelagic landing obligation (discard ban) in England

    Seeking views on the proposed method to implement the pelagic landing obligation, also known as a discard ban, in England.

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

  • Implementing marketing standards and labelling requirements for fishery and aquaculture products

    Seeking views on implementing marketing standards and labelling requirements for fish and aquaculture products.

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

  • The Olympic and Paralympic legacy: Inspired by 2012 – second annual report

    Report by the UK government and the Mayor of London on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games.

    • From: Cabinet Office and 9 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Agriculture report: review of the balance of competences

    Call for evidence on agriculture for the government’s review of the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fisheries: review of the balance of competences

    Call for evidence on fisheries for the government’s review of the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A plan for public procurement: food and catering

    Improving food procurement by changing the way the public sector buys food and catering services.

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

  • Food Information Regulations (FIR) 2013

    Seeking views on plans to make domestic laws so that EU regulations (1169/2011) on food information to consumers can be enforced in the UK.

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

  • Exotic diseases of pigs: new regulations

    Seeking views on amending the law for the control of exotic diseases of pigs.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Coastal access: Isle of Wight

    Seeking views on an order for the Isle of Wight under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

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

  • Memorandum of understanding: enforcing wildlife crime

    Partnership For Action Against Wildlife Crime policy on how high-level groups can work together to stop wildlife crime.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

  • Clean Air Act 1993 review

    This is a call for evidence to support a policy review of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 1993 in England.

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

  • Single-use plastic bag charge for England: call for evidence

    Seeking views and evidence on key aspects of how a carrier bag charge in England will work.

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

  • Common Agricultural Policy reform: implementation in England

    We are seeking views on implementation of CAP reform in England for 2015 to 2020.

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

  • Strategic Environmental Assessment of the proposed new Rural Development Programme in England

    We are seeking views on the impacts on the environment of the proposed new Rural Development Programme in England.

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

  • Bovine TB: new control measures, tackling transmission between cattle herds

    Inviting views from stakeholders on proposals for new control measures to further reduce the risk of bovine TB transmission between cattle herds.

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