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  • 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

  • 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

  • FAWC consultation on farm animal welfare within sustainable livestock production

    Farm Animal Welfare Committee consultation seeking views on the animal welfare implications of moves towards sustainable livestock production.

    • 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 countdown timeline

    Steps we are taking to implement the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes which will start in 2015.

    • 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

  • Smarter Environmental Legislation: terms of reference

    Terms of reference for Smarter Environmental Legislation: phase 2 of the Smarter Environmental Regulation Review.

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

  • Smarter data: plans to simplify information requests

    Our plans to simplify environmental, marine and carbon information requests from Defra and its agencies.

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

  • Defra better for business: strategic reform plan for Defra’s regulations

    Defra’s Red Tape Challenge Implementation Plan covering all of Defra’s Red Tape Challenge commitments.

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

  • Farming regulation task force implementation group: final assessment of progress

    Final independent assessment of the progress made by the government to reduce regulatory burdens on farmers.

    • 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: disease controls for deer and camelids

    Seeking views on proposals to combine existing legislation on TB in deer and other changes regarding TB in camelids.

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

  • National listing and plant breeders’ rights: revision of fees to recover full costs

    Seeking views on a proposal to increase the fees for national listing and plant breeders’ rights.

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

  • Strategy for achieving officially bovine tuberculosis free status for England

    Defra is consulting on a draft strategy to achieve bovine tuberculosis-free status for England within the next 25 years.

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

  • A strategy for achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free status for England

    The strategy aims to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in England and to achieve Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free (OTF) status.

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

  • Pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire: Defra response to the report by the Independent Expert Panel

    Defra’s response to the report by the Independent Expert Panel on the pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire.

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

  • Revision to marine licensing fees and charges

    Inviting views on proposals to revise the fees structure for marine licensing as operated by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

    • 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