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  • £162 million spend on flood defences in East and Central Midlands

    Properties in East and Central Midlands will be better protected from floods with government's 6-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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

  • £47 million to be spent on new flood defences in Central Anglia

    Homes in Central Anglia will be better protected from floods thanks to a six-year £2.3 billion national flood defence programme

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

  • £330 million for new flood defences in Kent, Hampshire & Sussex

    New flood defences will benefit Kent, Hampshire and Sussex to the tune of over £330 million, the government has announced today.

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

  • £12 million for new flood defences across the Severn and Wye catchment

    £12 million to be spent on new flood defences across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

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

  • East coast tidal surge: 1 year on

    Natural England’s work in areas affected by the tidal surge of December 2013 has helped the recovery of the rural economy.

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  • High Commissioner visits UK-funded wildlife ranger station

    High Commission funded project tackles illegal wildlife trade in Uganda by preventing poaching

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

  • Ian Moncrieff CBE to retire as UKHO Chief Executive

    Ian Moncrieff will retire from UKHO, after 8 years as National Hydrographer, Chief Operating Officer and finally Chief Executive.

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  • Gráinne McKeever and Seyi Obakin join the Social Security Advisory Committee

    Gráinne and Seyi take up their appointments today, 1 December 2014.

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  • NMRO investigation into special purpose lamps

    Investigation into the availability, labelling, and prevalence of 'special purpose lamps' in reference to ecodesign legislation.

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

  • Environment Agency flood defences ready for winter

    After the exceptional rainfall and storms of last winter, the Environment Agency has completed a record number of repairs to flood and coastal defences across Devon and Cornwall and is urging communities to make sure they a…

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  • Research projects recognised by Landscape Institute awards 2014

    The shortlist for the prestigious Landscape Institute Awards 2014 included research projects commissioned by Natural England and Defra.

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

  • Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) Seeking project ideas

    Fishermen are invited to propose Fisheries Science Partnership project ideas for 2015/16.

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

  • Seminar about mining and sustainability in Chile

    The Embassy, the Chilean British Chamber of Commerce and CREO Antofagasta hosted seminar about city sustainability and the mining industry.

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

  • NDA Estate Supply Chain event

    Speech by Baroness Verma to the NDA supply chain event on 6th November.

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

  • Farming industry income rises

    The UK agricultural industry is going from strength to strength in its contribution to economic growth, with new statistics revealing that increased production and prices boosted farming income to £5.6 billion last year.

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

  • Lord de Mauley speech at the Fertile Minds conference

    Lord de Mauley addressed the Fertile Minds conference on the opportunities for young people in agriculture

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    First published during the 1997 to 2007 Blair Labour government

  • Cutting edge low carbon energy projects get £5 million funding boost

    Cutting edge low carbon energy projects get £5 million Government funding boost and 19 British firms win investment

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

  • Energy trends and prices statistical release: 27 November 2014

    The latest provisional monthly energy statistics produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change were released on 27 November 2014 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

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

  • Winter weather: UK government response

    The United Kingdom has one of the most capable forecasting and warning systems in the world but extreme weather events can still cause disruption over winter.

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

  • Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme Roadshow

    Edward Davey speech to the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme Roadshow.

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