Implementing the Nitrates Directive

Responses to the Consultation Paper, "How should England implement the 1991 Nitrates Directive?"

[The consultation paper itself is available via this link.]

Nitrates Directive Consultation

A Report prepared by NOP Social & Political for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

April 2002/433602

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CONTENTS

1 BACKGROUND

2 RESPONSE

2.1 The Farmers Leaflet

2.2 The Stakeholders Consultation

3 MAIN FINDINGS

3.1 The Farmers Leaflet

3.1.1 Option 1 versus Option 2
3.1.2 Reasons for choice
3.1.3 Aspects of the current "Guidelines for Farmers in NVZS" that would like to have further guidance about
3.1.4 Format in which would like to have this further guidance
3.1.5 Whether would prefer specific advice relating just to measures to tackle nitrate pollution or integrated advice on wider land management, best practice and environmental issues
3.1.6 Other comments

3.2 The Stakeholder Consultation

3.2.1 Option1 versus Option 2
3.2.2 Reasons for choice
3.2.3 Further advice
3.2.4 Other comments