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  • Water for life: market reform proposals

    This paper adds more detail to the announcements made in the Water White Paper around market reform.

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

  • Water for life

    This document contains the following information: Water for life: [white paper]

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

  • The independent review of charging for household water and sewerage services (Walker review)

    This independent review was jointly commissioned by Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government.

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

  • Competition and innovation in the water markets (Cave review)

    An independent review of competition and innovation in water markets between March 2008 and April 2009.

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

  • Measures to address bovine tuberculosis in badgers: impact assessment

    The government is committed to putting in place a package of measures to tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

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

  • Foot and mouth disease control strategy for Great Britain

    This document describes how a suspect case and outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) would be managed in Great Britain (GB).

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

  • Rural economy growth review

    Documents related to the Rural Economy Growth Review

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

  • Science advisory panel assessment of the marine conservation zone regional project final recommendations

    Report on how the final recommendations on MCZs meets the requirements of the Ecological Network Guidance (ENG).

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

  • Farming regulation taskforce interim response

    The Government has published its initial response to the Farming Regulation Task Force report.

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

  • Thames Tunnel: strategic and economic case, costs and benefits

    This document is designed to give you an overview of the proposed Thames Tunnel project and why it is needed.

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

  • Responsibility deal between the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments and the direct marketing sector

    Poorly targeted advertising mail is irritating to householders, is a waste of businesses’ money and is environmentally unsustainable.

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

  • Consultation on the new rural policy functions within Government and the proposed abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities

    This consultation sought views on the new rural policy functions within Government and the proposed abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities as a statutory NDPB, as provided for under the Public Bodies Bill currentl…

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

  • Consultation on future engagement arrangements for EPACs and RLFACs

    This consultation details proposals, subject to passage of the Public Bodies Bill, on future arrangements for the role of Environment Agency's statutory Environment Protection Advisory Committees (EPACs) and Regional an…

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

  • Exercise watermark final report

    A report into the findings of Exercise Watermark, Britain's biggest ever civil emergency exercise, designed to test the country's response to floods.

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

  • Draft Guidance on Company Social Tariffs 2011

    Section 44 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 enables water and sewerage companies in England and Wales to include social tariffs in their charges schemes, reducing charges for households who would otherwise have dif…

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

  • Proposal for the recovery of costs by the Drinking Water Inspectorate

    Defra is proposing to implement a charging scheme to enable the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) to recover the cost of regulatory work undertaken on behalf of the water industry.

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

  • The Wine Regulations 2011

    These Regulations are the result of the 2008 EU Wine Reform where the UK secured major concessions for UK wine producers.

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

  • Tree health and plant biosecurity action plan

    To set out an integrated approach to dealing with the increasing biosecurity threats to Britain’s trees and forests.

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

  • Rabies control strategy

    This consultation sought views on Defra’s recently revised and published draft Rabies Control Strategy.

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

  • Informal Consultation: European Commission proposal to remove the existing notification requirement and approval procedure for voluntary beef labelling by amendments to Council Regulation 1760/2000

    Defra is seeking comments on a proposal  by the European Commission to repeal the existing notification requirement and approval procedure for voluntary beef labelling by amending Council Regulation 1760/2000

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