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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
From The Rt Hon Lord Benyon
  • State-of-the-art tree health laboratory opens to help protect UK forests

    The £5.8 million Holt Laboratory will study known and emerging threats from tree pests and diseases to ensure a robust and rapid response to outbreaks

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £200 million investment to fight zoonotic diseases

    Environment Secretary confirms £200m investment in UK’s world class Animal Plant and Health Laboratory in Weybridge

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New South Cumbria stretch of the England Coast Path opens

    11 mile section brings the total length of the England Coast Path to 81 miles in Cumbria

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Natural England launches new Countryside Code for land managers

    New guidance for land managers launched to help the public enjoy the countryside responsibly

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Lobsters, octopus and crabs recognised as sentient beings

    Amendment to Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill following LSE report on decapod and cephalopod sentience

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New directors appointed to the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England

    Biosecurity Minister Lord Benyon has appointed six new members to the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Consultation to protect plants from harmful pests and diseases

    Consultation launched to inform new Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Professor Jonathan Statham appointed AHWBE Chair

    Biosecurity Minister Lord Benyon has appointed Professor Jonathan Statham as the new Chair of the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • New measures to increase rural home-building

    Village greens to get new planning measure.

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

  • Marine Conservation Zones: response to an article in the Times

    Richard Benyon has responded to an article in the Times by stressing that we cannot designate all proposed 127 Marine Conservation Zones without the evidence we need.

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

  • £15m fund for rural energy projects opens to applications

    Rural communities across England that aspire to generate their own clean green power are being offered a helping hand

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

  • International conservation and environment projects receive £8 million

    Some of the world’s richest environmental assets will be better protected following a multi-million pound announcement by Environment Minister Richard Benyon today.

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

  • Historic fisheries deal secured by UK government

    An historic deal to reform the broken Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has today been agreed by EU Member States and is expected to become law later this year.

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

  • River health gets £1.6 million boost

    A new £1.6 million project to improve river health and water quality in England has been launched by the government today.

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

  • £8.7 million to fund key environmental projects around the world

    Some of the world’s greatest environmental assets will be preserved thanks to a British led initiative.

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

  • Oral Ministerial Statement: Outcomes of December Fisheries Council

    Richard Benyon, Fisheries Minister delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 January 2013.

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

  • UK Government opposes Japan’s “scientific” whaling

    As the first Japanese whaling boats set sail to the Antarctic, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon expressed the UK’s continued opposition over…

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

  • South West Water customers to receive £50 off their water bills

    South West Water customers will see their bills fall after the Government finalised plans to give all household customers £50 off from April…

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

  • UK to lead way on sustainable palm oil

    By the end of 2015 all palm oil used in central Government food and catering services will come from environmentally friendly sources, Environment…

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

  • Let’s make ‘Fish the dish’ for 2013

    A campaign to encourage the UK to eat more fish has been backed by UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon today. The ‘Fish is the Dish’ campaign…

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