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Full details of Ministerial appointments announced on 13 June 2003 are
in News release 225/03 of 19 June
2003.
Speeches by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP
- Tuesday 2 December 2003
Speech to UK/Japan Automotive Technology Forum on Low Carbon Vehicles
- Wednesday 26 November 2003
Speech on Climate Change Policy at the Institutional
Investors Group on Climate Change 2003 Conference, London
- Wednesday 19 November 2003
Speech on Sustainable Consumption and Production
at the Institute of Public Policy Research and Environment Agency
conference
- Tuesday 4 November 2003
Keynote speech on rural affairs, made to
stakeholders: England's rural future
- Tuesday 28 October 2003
Speech to Environment Agency National conference
- Thursday 23 October 2003
Keynote speech: Delivering Johannesburg
sustainable energy commitments at International Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) global launch
- Tuesday 21 October 2003
Speech to the Better Buildings Summit
- Thursday 3 July 2003
Launch event for the new Green-Works warehouse
in Silvertown, East London: speech on sustainability and regeneration
- Wednesday 25 June 2003
Keynote speech to Environmental Industries
Commission (EIC) Annual Conference on the benefits to the UK of high
environmental standards
- Monday 23 June 2003
Speech to the heating industry, Derbyshire
- Thursday 5 June 2003
Keynote speech at Green Alliance/Royal Society
event
- Thursday 8 May 2003
Speech at UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change review of UK Third National Communication
- Thursday 30 April 2003
Speech at the Commission for Sustainable Development
meeting 11 - Round Table on Globalisation, Institutions and Means of
Implementation
- Thursday 28 April 2003
Speech at the opening session of the Commission
for Sustainable Development meeting 11
- Monday 31 March 2003
Speech at the Agra-Europe conference
- Thursday 6 March 2003
Speech at the Food and Drink Federation President's
Dinner
- Monday 24 February 2003
Speech at launch of 2002 Government Annual
Report on Sustainable Development, Achieving a better quality of
life
- Tuesday 18 February 2003
Speech at National Farmers' Union AGM
- Tuesday 11 February 2003
Speech to LGA Rural Revival Conference, Local
Government House, London
- Thursday 6 February 2003
The Guardian and The Observer Business and
Society Conference - Keynote speech on Corporate Social Responsibility
- Tuesday 4 February 2003
Visit to Washington - Speech to Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace
- Tuesday 7 January 2003
Speech to the Oxford Farming Conference
- Wednesday 4 December 2002
Speech to Local Government Association Conference
on the future of waste management
- Wednesday 6 November 2002
Speech to the Foreign Policy Centre
- Wednesday 24 October 2002
Speech at launch of the Biodiversity Strategy
for England: Working with the grain of nature
- Wednesday 18 September 2002
Speech to third Environmental Services Association
Training and Education Trust National Consensus Conference
- Wednesday 17 July 2002
The Road to Johannesburg: A Sustainability
Summit for UK plc
- Wednesday 19 June 2002
Speech to National Consumer Council Conference
- Making connections: consumer perspectives on farming and food
- Tuesday 4 June 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development preparatory
conference speech
- Wednesday 22 May 2002
Speech at UNEP Global Environmental Outlook
(GEO-3) launch
- Thursday 2 May 2002
Speech at Water UK Conference
- Wednesday 1 May 2002
Speech at launch of the Marine Stewardship
Report
- Thursday 18 April 2002
Speech to BMW Group Clean Energy Roadshow
Reception
- Thursday 11 April 2002
Speech to the World Bank, Washington
- Wednesday 29 January 2002
Speech at the Business Commitment to the Environment
Awards, The Lincoln Centre
- Thursday 14 March 2002
Speech to the Delta Environmental Centre,
South Africa
- Thursday 7 March 2002
Speech to Food and Drink Federation dinner
- Wednesday 27 February 2002
Speech to Britain in Europe seminar: agriculture,
the environment and Europe
- Thursday 7 February 2002
Speech to the National Farmers' Union AGM
- Friday 4 January 2002
Speech to the Oxford Farming Conference -
the role of agriculture in the rural economy
- Wednesday 5 December 2001
Speech made in Washington, DC - global problems:
global solutions
- Tuesday 13 November 2001
Speech to International Institute for Environment
and Development World Summit on Sustainable Development conference
- Thursday 1 November 2001
Speech to Women's Food and Farming Union AGM
- Wednesday 24 October 2001
Speech to the Green Alliance
- Monday 22 October 2001
Statement to House of Commons
- Tuesday 2 October 2001
Labour Party conference
- Wednesday 26 September 2001
Speech to CEA Conference
- Tuesday 17 July 2001
Speech made to RSPB conference
- Tuesday 26 June 2001
Speech made during Queen's speech debate
Speeches by the Minister of State, Minister
for Environment and Agri-Environment (June 2003 - )
Mr Elliot Morley MP
Speeches by the Minister of State, Environment (June 2001 - June 2003)
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP
The Rt Hon Alun Michael MP
Lord Whitty of Camberwell
Mr Ben Bradshaw MP
Speech by the Parliamentary Under Secretary (Commons) (June 2001 - June
2003)
Mr Elliot Morley MP
- Tuesday 2 December 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
UK/Japan Automotive Technology Forum on Low Carbon Vehicles
- Wednesday 26 November 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP -
Speech on Climate Change Policy at the Institutional Investors Group
on Climate Change 2003 Conference, London
- Tuesday 25 November 2003
Elliot Morley MP, Minister for Environment
and Agri-Environment - Speech at the Sustainability in Public Services
Conference
- Wednesday 19 November 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech
on Sustainable Consumption and Production at the Institute of Public
Policy Research and Environment Agency conference
- Thursday 13 November 2003
Lord Whitty
speech to the Combined Heat and Power Association Annual Conference
- Saturday 8 November 2003
The Rt Hon Alun Michael MP - From policy
to delivery: the new rural agenda
- Thursday 6 November 2003
Ben Bradshaw MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
(Commons) - Speech to Red Meat Industry Forum conference
- Tuesday 4 November 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Keynote speech
on rural affairs, made to stakeholders: England's rural future
- Tuesday 28 October 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - speech to
Environment Agency National conference
- Thursday 23 October 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Keynote speech:
Delivering Johannesburg sustainable energy commitments at International
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) global launch
- Tuesday 21 October 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the Better Buildings Summit
- Sunday 20 July 2003
Elliot Morley MP, Minister for Environment
and Agri-Environment - Speech to the Joint Information Council of the
EU Environment and Energy Councils, Montecatini, Italy
- Thursday 15 July 2003
Elliot Morley MP, Minister for Environment
and Agri-Environment - Speech at launch of UKCIP guidance for local
authorities, Camden Council, London
- Thursday 3 July 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Launch event
for the new Green-Works warehouse in Silvertown, East London: speech
on sustainability and regeneration
- Wednesday 25 June 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Keynote speech
to Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Annual Conference on the
benefits to the UK of high environmental standards
- Monday 23 June 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the heating industry, Derbyshire
- Thursday 5 June 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Keynote speech
at Green Alliance/Royal Society event
- Wednesday 4th June 2003
The Rt Hon
Michael Meacher MP - Speech to CIRIA Conference on Climate Change and
the Housing Industry
- Tuesday 3 June 2003
Lord Whitty
of Camberwell - Speech to the 1st Johannesburg Renewable Energy Conference
- Tuesday 20 May 2003
Lord Whitty
of Camberwell - Speech for Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes Annual
Event: 20 May 2003
- Tuesday 20 May 2003
Lord Whitty
of Camberwell - Speech to the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy
(UKBCSE) National Conference
- Thursday 8 May 2003
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Speech to
CIBSE: A presidential address reception to produce a climate change
action plan
- Thursday 8 May 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speaking
notes at launch of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change review
of UK Third National Communication
- Monday 31 March 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech
at the Agra-Europe conference
- Thursday 27 March 2003
The Rt Hon Alun Michael MP - Speech to the
National Equine Forum, Royal Veterinary College, London
- Thursday 6 March 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech at
the Food and Drink Federation Presidents Dinner
- Monday 3 March 2003
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Speech to
Institution of Civil Engineers at launch of EPSRC/UKCIP built environment
research programme
- Monday 24 February 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech at
launch of 2002 Government Annual Report on Sustainable Development,
Achieving a better quality of life
- Tuesday 18 February 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech at
National Farmers' Union AGM
- Tuesday 11 February 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
LGA Rural Revival Conference, Local Government House, London
- Tuesday 11 February 2003
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Speech on
Gene Futures: Debating the Use of GM Crops and Foods in the UK
- Sunday 9 February 2003
Speech by Minister for Fisheries, Water and
Nature Protection, Elliot Morley, to the Delhi Summit on Sustainable
Development
- Thursday 6 February 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - The Guardian
and The Observer Business and Society Conference - Keynote speech on
Corporate Social Responsibility
- Tuesday 4 February 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, Visit to Washington
- Speech to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Tuesday 22 January 2003
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Speech for
South-West Climate Change Study launch - Bristol Zoo
- Tuesday 7 January 2003
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the Oxford Farming Conference
- Wednesday 4 December 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
Local Government Association Conference on the future of waste management
- Thursday 28 November 2002
Lord Whitty of Camberwell - Opening address
to Framework Programme 6 conference
- Wednesday 20 November 2002
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Speech for
LGA Climate change Conference
- Wednesday 6 November 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the Foreign Policy Centre
- Thursday 24 October 2002
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Speech for
launch of London Climate Change study "London's Living Room",
City Hall
- Wednesday 18 September 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
third Environmental Services Association Training and Education Trust
National Consensus Conference
- Wednesday 17 July 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - The Road
to Johannesburg: a Sustainability Summit for UK plc
- Wednesday 19 June 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
National Consumer Council Conference
- Tuesday 4 June 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - World Summit
on Sustainable Development preparatory conference speech
- Wednesday 22 May 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett - Speech at UNEP
Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-3) launch
- Thursday 2 May 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech at
Water UK Conference
- Wednesday 1 May 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Launch of
the Marine Stewardship Report
- Thursday 11 April 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the World Bank, Washington
- Thursday 14 March 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the Delta Environmental Centre, South Africa
- Thursday 7 March 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
Food and Drink Federation dinner
- Wednesday 27 February 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
Britain in Europe seminar - agriculture, the environment and Europe
- Thursday 7 February 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the National Farmers Union AGM
- Wednesday 29 January 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech at
the Business Commitment to the Environment Awards, The Lincoln Centre
- Friday 4 January 2002
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
the Oxford Farming Conference - the role of agriculture in the rural
economy
- Wednesday 5 December 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech in
Washington, DC on Global problems: global solutions
- Tuesday 13 November 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
International Institute for Environment and Development World Summit
on Sustainable Development conference
- Monday 12 November 2001
Lord Whitty of Camberwell - Speech to Farm
Retail Association conference
- Thursday 1 November 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
Women's Food and Farming Union at the WFU AGM
- Wednesday 31 October 2001
Lord Whitty of Camberwell - Speech for the
Mapping The Countryside Event
- Monday 24 October 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Statement
to Green Alliance and ERM
- Monday 22 October 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Statement
to House of Commons
- Tuesday 2 October 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
Labour Party Conference
- Wednesday 26 September 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech to
CEA Conference
- Tuesday 18 September 2001
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP - Speech to
the Association of National Park Authorities Conference
- Monday 10 September 2001
Lord Whitty of Camberwell - Speech at Food
from Britain reception held at Guild of Fine Food Retailers Speciality
Food Fair
- Monday 10 September 2001
Lord Whitty of Camberwell - Speech to Guild
of Fine Food Retailers Fine Food Conference 2001
- Monday 27 August 2001
Lord Whitty of Camberwell - Statement about
current FMD situation
- Sunday 19 August 2001
Lord Whitty of Camberwell - Food, Farming
and Rural Britain: the Way Forward - speech to the Mid-Somerset Show
- Tuesday 17 July 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech made
to RSPB conference
- Tuesday 26 June 2001
The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP - Speech made
during Queen's speech debate
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