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  • Managing the risk of future flooding in Bewdley, Worcestershire

    Information on how the Environment Agency is managing the risk of flooding in the future at Beales Corner/Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Worcs.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Air quality: identifying taxi and private hire vehicles in charging Clean Air Zones

    Seeking views on how we plan to create a centralised database to identify taxi and private hire vehicles entering charging Clean Air Zones.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Open access restriction at Severn Wells Down: outcome

    Find out about plans to change public access to open access land at Severn Wells Down in Somerset.

    • From: Natural England
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  • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee 2018

    Seeking views on whether we should set a compliance fee for 2018. We also want your views on two proposals for managing this year’s fee.

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

  • Food labelling: amending laws

    Seeking views on amending food labelling laws to make sure they remain operable when the UK leaves the European Union.

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

  • Multi-Agency Flood Plan (MAFP) review: government response

    The government’s response to the conclusions and recommendations in the Multi-Agency Flood Plan review carried out by Major General (retd) Tim Cross CBE in 2018.

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

  • Banning commercial third-party sales of puppies and kittens in England

    Seeking views on plans to introduce a ban on the commercial third-party sales of puppies and kittens in England.

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

  • Ivory Bill 2018

    The Ivory Bill will ban the commercial use of ivory in the UK. It was introduced to the House of Commons on 23 May 2018 and received Royal Assent on 20 December 2018.

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

  • Declaration: London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade 2018

    Actions and commitments from the 2018 London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Why geological disposal? CoRWM position paper

    The current CoRWM view on why geological disposal is the best option for disposal of higher activity radioactive waste.

    • From: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
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  • Retrievability considerations for geological disposal: CoRWM position paper

    CoRWM's current position on retrievability considerations for geological disposal of radioactive waste

    • From: Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
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  • Geographical Indications (GI): creating UK schemes after Brexit

    Seeking views on proposed changes to GI schemes (including the protected food name scheme) to bring these into UK law after Brexit.

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

  • Protected Food Name scheme: improving enforcement

    Seeking views on improving enforcement of the Protected Food Name scheme by introducing civil penalties including fines up to £40,000.

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

  • Proposed catch limits for February 2019

    The following are the proposed catch limits to be set for quota stocks in February 2019.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Amending the use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations

    Seeking views on updating the RoHS regulations to bring the amended EU directive 2017/2102 into UK law.

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

  • St Leonard’s Court, Sandridge: groundwater pollution remediation

    The Environment Agency is consulting on the next stage of remediation to clean up bromate and bromide groundwater pollution.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Ponteland Flood Alleviation Scheme

    We want your views on the shortlist of options that we are currently considering for Ponteland Flood Alleviation Scheme.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Assessing and scoring permit compliance

    The Environment Agency is consulting on changes to the way it assesses and scores permit compliance.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Clean Air Strategy 2019

    This strategy sets out our plans for dealing with all sources of air pollution, making our air healthier to breathe, protecting nature and boosting the economy.

    • From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 7 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Air quality: draft Clean Air Strategy 2018

    Seeking views on a new Clean Air Strategy, and on actions to improve air quality by reducing pollution from a wide range of sources.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 5 others
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government