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  • Wildlife crime fight continues

    Continued funding has secured the future of the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) Environment Minister Richard Benyon confirmed today.

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

  • Myth bust: Times article on government’s response to chalara

    Tree and plant health is an absolute priority in Defra and our response to tree diseases has been put on the same footing as our response to animal diseases.

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

  • Quicker and easier to apply for farm payments using new on-line system

    Defra will be working to ensure that the system is cost effective, flexible and above all, easy for customers to use.

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

  • Red diesel rules relaxed in cold snap

    During extreme weather farmers can use red diesel in their tractors to help grit and clear snow from public roads, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) confirmed today.

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

  • Baroness Verma webchat: Geological disposal in west Cumbria

    Baroness Verma took part in an hour-long webchat and answered questions on geological disposal

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

  • Minister of State’s speech to the SEMEX Dairy Conference

    Minister of State’s speech to the SEMEX Dairy Conference.

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

  • Alternatives to peat research fund

    A new £1 million pot for research to help the gardening industry end its reliance on peat has been announced today by Environment Minister Richard.

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

  • Launching the National Solar Centre

    Greg Barker speech at the opening of the National Solar Centre.

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

  • Gregory Barker speech: National Solar Centre launch

    "Solar is coming of age" announces Greg Barker in a speech to launch the National Solar Centre

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

  • Speech to students of the Jakarta Defence Academy

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Action to protect our iconic trees from disease

    This is the latest measure to protect native trees from the pests and diseases which can be brought into the UK from other parts of the EU.

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

  • Written Ministerial Statement by John Hayes on the Generic Design Assessment of the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR)

    I am today making a statement to the House to let Hon Members know that I have asked the UK’s independent nuclear regulators, the Office for…

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

  • Hitachi nuclear reactor design to be assessed

    Generic Design Assessment to be carried out on plans from Hitachi to build up to six new nuclear reactors in the UK

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

  • Launching the Climate Legislation Initiative

    Edward Davey speech to GLOBE Climate Legislation Summit.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Opens Climate Change Conference

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt welcomes participants to a conference which launches a 3-year initiative aimed at developing legislation to tackle climate change.

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

  • Green Africa Power (GAP)

    How the international climate fund (ICF) is supporting private sector investment in renewable energy in Africa.

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  • Silvopastoral Systems (SPS) Colombia

    How the international climate fund (ICF) is helping promote low carbon agricultural practices and protecting forests in Colombia.

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  • £125m Green Deal cashback scheme opens

    "Energy saving has never been so attractive" – that’s the message from Edward Davey as he announced the Green Deal Cashback Scheme is open.

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

  • Bovine TB eradication programme: letter from the European Commission to Owen Paterson

    An update on the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme 2013.

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  • Energy leaders urge for greater investments in renewables and low-carbon, climate friendly projects

    Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week: energy & finance leaders discuss ways to encourage private sector investment in climate friendly projects.

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