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This section covers formal statements by Defra Ministers, generally in
the form of statements made to Parliament. A separate page covers other
occasional forms of Defra
statements.
2006
11 July 2006
Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on vaccine supply tender
5 July 2006
Written ministerial statement by David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Rural Payments Agency
29 June 2006
Oral Statement by David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on EU Emissions Trading: phase II cap
28 June 2006
Written Ministerial Statement by Lord Rooker, Minister of State (Lords) (Sustainable Farming and Food) on the Levy Boards
22 June 2006
Oral Statement by David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the Rural Payments Agency
20 June 2006
Written Statement by Lord Rooker, Minister of State for Sustainable Farming and Food for Defra's Laboratory Strategy
25 May 2006
Written Statement by Ian Pearson, Minister of State for Climate Change and the Environment
9 May 2006
Written Statement by David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the Rural Payments Agency
3 May 2006
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons) Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare providing an update on the finding of low pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza in Norfolk
19 April 2006
Written Parliamentary Statement by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announcing the Government response to the Independent Review of Avian Quarantine
19 April 2006
Written Parliamentary Statement by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Single Payment Scheme
30 March 2006
Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw, Parliamentary Under Secretary
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on applying waste management controls to agricultural waste
29 March 2006
Written Parliamentary Statement by Ben Bradshaw, Parliamentary
Under Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on the new Local Authority Fees and Charges Scheme 2006-2007
28 March 2006
Written Parliamentary Statement by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the UK Climate Change Programme
16 March 2006
Written Parliamentary Statement by Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Single Payment Scheme
1 March 2006
Written Ministerial
Statement by Elliot Morley, Minister of State for Climate Change and
Environment on Folkestone and Dover Water Services application to be
designated an area of water scarcity
2005
15 December 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Margaret Beckett, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on bovine tuberculosis control
15 December 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Margaret Beckett, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the independent review of avian quarantine – the Dimmock report
15 December 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Jim Knight, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity on Defra’s Autumn Performance Report
1 December 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State Margaret Beckett on results of the UK survey of wild birds for the presence of avian influenza
1 December 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State Margaret Beckett on avian influenza
11 November 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Elliot Morley, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment: Association of British Insurers (ABI) revised Statement of Principles on flood insurance
26 October 2005
Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State Margaret
Beckett on avian influenza
9 September 2005
Ministerial Statement by Jim Knight MP, Minister
for Rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity Disease, at the Great Ape
Survival Project Intergovernmental Meeting
21 July 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw,
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
on Newcastle Disease
21 July 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State
Margaret Beckett on the Government Decontamination Service
21 July 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Elliot Morley,
Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment on the Home Energy
Conservation Act
21 July 2005
Joint Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw, the
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Local Environment, and Yvette Cooper,
the Minister for Housing and Planning, on Sustainable Waste Management
20 June 2005
Statement from Secretary of State, Margaret Beckett,
welcoming the launch of the London Climate Change Agency
1 March 2005
Statement from Secretary of State, Margaret Beckett,
supporting the launch of the British Council's Climate Change Communications
Initiative
16 February 2005
Ministerial Statement by Rt Hon Margaret Beckett,
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: message of
congratulations to the Canadian Environment Minister Stephane Dion
25 January 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Elliot Morley,
Minister of State for Environment and Agri-Environment announcing the
Government's intention to set up a Government Decontamination Scheme
11 January 2005
Ministerial Statement by Alun Michael, Minister
of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality to the House
of Commons
2004
9 December 2004
Written Ministerial Statement by Elliot Morley,
Minister of State for Environment and Agri-Environment on the draft Waste
Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
2 December 2004
Written Ministerial Statement by Elliot Morley,
Minister of State for Environment and Agri-Environment on results and
way forward following consultation on Catchment-Sensitive Farming
18 November 2004
Ministerial Statement by Alun Michael, Minister
of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality on hunting
ban
10 November 2004
Statement by Lord Whitty of Camberwell, Minister
for Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy on the Energy Efficiency Commitment
from 2005 - The Government's Proposals
12 October 2004
Ministerial Statement by Elliot Morley, Minister
of State for Environment and Agri-Environment, on the Government's response
to the review of existing private sewers in England and Wales consultation
paper
21 September 2004
Ministerial Statement by Alun Michael, Minister
of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality on hunt protestors
22 July 2004
Written Ministerial Statement by Rt Hon Margaret
Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on
the Implementation of the Revised Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD)
22 July 2004
Written Ministerial Statement by Rt Hon Margaret
Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on
implementation of reform of the CAP in England
21 July 2004
Ministerial Statement by Rt Hon Margaret Beckett,
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Rural
Strategy 2004 to the House of Commons
28 June 2004
Written Ministerial Statement by Alun Michael,
Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality, on
behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
on the outcome of the Public Inquiry on the Designation Order for a New
Forest National Park
16 June 2004
Written Ministerial statement by the Minister for
Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality Alun Michael on the risks
to people from pesticide spraying
12 May 2004
Statement to the House by the Minister of State
for Environment and Agri-Environment Elliot Morley on US naval vessels
28 April 2004
Joint Statement by Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, Secretary
of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom, and
Jürgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation
and Nuclear Safety, Germany, on REEEP and renewables 2004
28 April 2004
Joint Statement by Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, Secretary
of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom, and
Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, USA, on
the Clean Energy Initiative and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Partnership
22 April 2004
Written Ministerial statement by the Secretary
of State on the definition of the English regions for the single payment
scheme
30 March 2004
Written Ministerial statement by Ben Bradshaw on
charges for certain plant health, plant varieties and seeds and animal
health services
25 March 2004
Written Ministerial statement by Elliot Morley
on the Waste Acceptance Criteria consultation outcome
25 March 2004
Statement by the Secretary of State on the Government's
position on a new regime of chemical legislation designed to address the
concern of hazardous chemicals
22 March 2004
Written Ministerial statement by Elliot Morley
on the future of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC)
11 March 2004
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on the 2004 periodic review of water price limits
9 March 2004
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on GM policy
12 February 2004
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on CAP reform: implementation of the single farm payment scheme in England
2003
18 December 2003
Elliot Morley's statement on Combined Heat
and Power targets
10 December 2003
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on pre-Budget report 2003
27 November 2003
Ben Bradshaw - statement on implementing the
Large Combustion Plants Directive (2001/80/EC) in the UK
11 November 2003
Margaret Beckett - Lord Haskins' review of
rural delivery
26 June 2003
Margaret Beckett - statement to the House of
Commons on the CAP reform deal
20 June 2003
Ben Bradshaw -
written ministerial statement on review of London wholesale markets
12 March 2003
Margaret Beckett - Flood and Coastal Defence Funding
Review
28 February 2003
Elliott Morley - ruddy duck control in the
United Kingdom
3 February 2003
Elliot Morley
- live sheep exports
28 January 2003
Secretary of State's written ministerial statement
on English Financial Package for Fisheries
2002
3 December 2002
Alun Michael's statement to the House of Commons
on Hunting Bill published today
7 November 2002
Elliot Morley response to English Nature report
on the state of the marine environment
6 November 2002
Statement by the Secretary of State on the Government
response to the FMD inquiry reports
23 October 2002
Scientific advice on fish stocks: UK Fisheries
Minister Elliot Morley response
26 September 2002
Morley welcomes positive move by ABI
23 September 2002
Minister sets scene for future approach to floods
2 September 2002
Statement by Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Head
of UK delegation to World Summit on Sustainable Development
22 July 2002
Rt Hon Margaret Beckett - statement to
Parliament on Anderson and Follett Inquiries into the 2001 Foot and Mouth
outbreak
15 May 2002
New TSE Regulations
are vital - Lord Whitty
19 March 2002
Morley welcomes
support from World Wildlife Fund
19 March 2002
Morley welcomes
report on flood management of the Parrett Catchment
7 March 2002
Beckett statement
to the House on UK ratification of the Kyoto Protocol
27 February 2002
Morley asks campaigners
to work with him to find an European answer to the problem of dolphin
by-catch
19 February 2002
US climate change
plan does not alter UK's commitment to Kyoto - Beckett
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