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From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • We are seeking views on the government’s plans to retain regulations on the quality of meat products from England.

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

  • Seeking views on proposed changes to the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013.

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

  • Projected revised Bathing Water Directive classifications using 2011-2014 monitoring data for bathing waters in England.

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

  • Directions to the Environment Agency relating to the Groundwater Directive (Directive 2006/118/EC).

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

  • Funding allocation for Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) to carry out their new duties under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

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

  • Seeking views on the intended abolition of the Home Grown Timber Advisory Committee (HGTAC).

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

  • Seeking views on removing the cattle pre-movement testing exemption for movements within SOAs, risk based trading and compulsory post-movement testing.

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

  • Our response to the Natural Capital Committee’s second state of natural capital report.

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

  • Inviting stakeholders to submit evidence of certification schemes compliance in preparation for the review of the schemes.

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

  • Seeking views on how we can regulate water company discharges.

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

  • Seeking views on possible ways to manage water abstraction as water availability falls and drought develops.

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

  • Seeking views on changing how we regulate small domestic sewage discharges from septic tanks and small sewage treatment plants in England.

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

  • The programme document set out, in detail, what Defra did under the Rural Development Programme for England 2007 to 2013.

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

  • Assesses the potential effect of implementing EU directive 2012/33/EU to prevent air pollution from shipping.

  • Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum number of badgers to be culled in West Somerset and West Gloucestershire in 2014.

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

  • Sets out the disease control measures we would consider if bluetongue virus was suspected or confirmed in farm animals.

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

  • Greening Government Commitments targets for central government departments and their agencies to achieve by 2015.

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

  • We are seeking views on proposed monitoring programmes to ensure we meet Good Environmental Status (GES) in the UK by 2020.

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

  • Seeking comments on draft updated ministerial guidance on river basin planning including the use of new and updated standards.

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

  • Seeking views on the future management of private water supply pipes in England and Wales.

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