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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs
  • 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

  • UK secures major step towards reform of the Common Fisheries Policy

    The Government has secured another major step towards fundamental reform of the broken Common Fisheries Policy today following agreement on …

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

  • Major step to protect the world’s wildlife

    Wildlife around the world now has even greater protection thanks to an agreement reached at the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad…

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

  • £2 million a year to preserve Britain’s Overseas Territories

    The rich environmental assets of Britain’s Overseas Territories (OTs) will be preserved through a Government fund of around £2 million a year…

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

  • James Cracknell and Richard Benyon call for people to love their rivers

    Double Olympic gold medal-winning rower James Cracknell and Natural Environment Minister Richard Benyon today urged the public to show their…

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

  • Wiltshire military wives to get £1.9 million boost for jobs and rural growth

    More than 200 jobs are expected to be created and 450 businesses supported in Wiltshire’s military towns following a £1.9 million Government…

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

  • The UK takes another step to protect endangered sharks

    Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following the signing of an international agreement on the conservation of sharks, Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon announced today.

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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

  • £100,000 fund to help farmers protect wildlife and manage flood risk

    Farmers and rural communities across England are set to benefit from nearly £100,000 to reduce the risk of flooding, maintain farmland and create…

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