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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Clampdown on dangerous dogs

    Approximately 210,000 people a year are attacked by dogs in England alone, including 4,000 postal workers trying to deliver mail.

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

  • Appointment to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee

    Professor Michel Kaiser has been appointed as an independent member of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), by Richard Benyon, Natural Environment and Marine Minister.

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

  • Regional flood and coastal committees and chair appointments

    New Chairs appointed to Trent RFCC and Severn and Wye RFCC.

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

  • Successful trial dramatically reduces ‘discards’

    The UK is testing Catch Quota management which counts what is caught rather than what is landed at port.

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

  • New board members for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority

    Six new representative members appointed to the Board of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and ten current members reappointed.

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

  • Thousand farms and rural businesses to benefit from grants

    This scheme is part of Defra's £100 million package of investments through the Rural Development Programme for England.

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

  • Three new Rural and Farming Networks have hotline to government

    Rural and Farming Networks bring together people from rural communities, rural businesses and the food and farming industries.

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

  • Air Pollution

    As the weather gets warmer, there is a possibility of some air pollutants reaching higher levels for short periods of time.

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

  • Appointments to the Seafish board

    The four UK Fisheries Ministers have appointed a new Board to the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish). 

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

  • Show how much you ‘Love Your River’

    If you could make small changes to your lifestyle to protect and ‘Love Your River’, would you do it?

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

  • Investors urged to keep pressure on firms to prepare for climate change

    Less than half of major UK companies have plans in place to protect them from climate change.

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

  • Caroline Spelman speech at Planet Under Pressure conference

    In three months’ time, the world will meet at the Rio +20 summit.

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

  • New rural growth drive to create 3,000 new jobs and 700 businesses

    Five public and private sector partnerships have been selected to each deliver a regional Rural Growth Network.

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

  • Government announces action to improve implementation of the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives

    The Review focused on the processes within the Directives that most affect businesses.

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

  • Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference

    Richard Benyon’s speech at the Waterwise conference.

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

  • Environment protected and business boosted by cutting unnecessary red tape

    Proposals will both ensure protection of the environment and benefit a wide range of businesses, particularly small and medium sized firms.

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

  • Golden business opportunity hidden in consumer goods

    Almost a quarter of all used or broken electrical and electronic products taken to household recycling centres could be fixed and resold.

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

  • £15 million to transform food manufacturing and boost UK economy

    Grants are on offer to invest in projects that will increase the efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness of food processing and manufacturing.

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

  • £20 million to provide rural businesses with work-based training

    A new £20 million scheme to help provide work-based training for rural businesses has been announced by Farming Minister, Jim Paice today.

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

  • Days are numbered for criminals illegally trading rhino horn

    The temporary suspension of trade in 'artistic items' will mean nearly all future applications for the export of rhino horn will be refused.

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