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December 2002

31 December 2002
Europe's new personal import rules 538/02
23 December 2002
Consultation on controlling smell from sewage works 537/02
23 December 2002
New fisheries plan will kickstart cod recovery 536/02
23 December 2002
Defra maps out environmental farming pilots 535/02
23 December 2002
Appointments to Board of Trustees,Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew 534/02
23 December 2002
Sheep Quota Purchase Scheme 2002 results announced 533/02
20 December 2002
Vocational Training Scheme - applications made easier 532/02
20 December 2002
Local people will have a strong voice in rural review - Haskins 531/02
19 December 2002
New seed regulations for England 529/02
19 December 2002
Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season 528/02
18 December 2002
Non-sector catch limits for January and February 2003 in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area VII 527/02
18 December 2002
Farm nitrate pollution controls start tomorrow 526/02
17 December 2002
New framework for the delivery of services in animal health and animal welfare 525/02
17 December 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 524/02
17 December 2002
Report finds changes in the reproductive health of some marine life in the UK 523/02
17 December 2002
New deputy chairman for the Sea Fish Industry Authority 522/02
16 December 2002
Defra commissions economic review of forestry policy 521/02
16 December 2002
The Environment Agency's priorities for the next five years 520/02
16 December 2002
Defra consults on agri-environment schemes 519/02
13 December 2002
Calls for sheep farmers to take part in fallen stock survey for scrapie 518/02
13 December 2002
Morley braced for tough talks 517/02
12 December 2002
Lord Whitty welcomes announcement of Chairman of English Farming and Food Partnerships 516/02
12 December 2002
2002 update of bird population indicator 515/02
12 December 2002
Improving the nation's health:Government to produce Food and Health Action Plan 514/02
12 December 2002
Government and industry join to map out the future for sustainable farming and food 513/02
12 December 2002
Tackling background noise from transport and industry 512/02
12 December 2002
England noise mapping starts in London 511/02
11 December 2002
Animal Health Act comes into force in January 510/02
11 December 2002
Ministers announce decision on Technetium-99 509/02
10 December 2002
Defra and the devolved administrations launch veterinary surveillance strategy consultation 508/02
10 December 2002
The Government's formal response to the Independent Review of Dispensing by Veterinary Surgeons of Prescription Only Medicines 507/02
09 December 2002
Government sets out ideas on making new European chemicals strategy effective and workable 506/02
09 December 2002
Government gets wide backing for CAP reform 505/02
06 December 2002
Review will improve government delivery to rural areas 504/02
05 December 2002
Air quality still improving - 50 years after the great London smog 498/02
04 December 2002
Reports of pesticide poisoning of animals down in 2001 - results likely to have been affected by FMD 503/02
04 December 2002
Advisory forum on hazardous waste set up 502/02
04 December 2002
Beckett gives local authorities £76 million for recycling waste 501/02
04 December 2002
Defra announces extra protection for the waterbirds and natterjack toads of ribble and Alt 500/02
03 December 2002
Hunting with dogs - The proposals 499/02
02 December 2002
Brucellosis compensation 497/02

November 2002

 
29 November 2002
Further measures on potato brown rot 496/02
28 November 2002
UK Country Report On Animal Genetic Resources 495/02
28 November 2002
Collaboration, the key to unlocking research funds: Defra co-hosts EU science conference with FSA, NERC, BBSRC 494/02
28 November 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 493/02
28 November 2002
Farmers' incomes up in 2002, forecasts show 492/02
28 November 2002
Rolling programme to open countryside for recreation 489/02
28 November 2002
Funding for National Parks and Broads authorities will boost rural revival 488/02
28 November 2002
Meacher: Government needs to step up action to deliver Sustainable Development 487/02
28 November 2002
Planning to bring rights of way into the 21st century 486/02
27 November 2002
Appointments to the council of Food From Britain (FFP) 491/02
27 November 2002
Defra's Autumn Performance Report 2002 released 490/02
26 November 2002
National Scrapie Plan - Defra consults stakeholders on help for scrapie affected farms 485/02
25 November 2002
National Scrapie Plan Ewe genotyping available this winter 484/02
25 November 2002
Non-sector catch limits for December 2002 in the North Sea (area IV),west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 483/02
25 November 2002
Michael Meacher welcomes publication of "realistic" review of UK's environmental performance 482/02
25 November 2002
Consultation launched on proposals to improve pig identification rules 481/02
22 November 2002
London wholesale markets - consultation launched 480/02
21 November 2002
Changes to fishing vessel licensing arrangements 479/02
21 November 2002
Information bulletin:Morley helps secure more protection for mahogany 478/02
21 November 2002
Skills and learning review to help rural economy 477/02
21 November 2002
Reducing disease risk when bringing cattle on to herds under bovine tuberculosis (TB) movement restrictions 476/02
21 November 2002
Business Process Review - Farm Animal Welfare Council 475/02
20 November 2002
Consultation on the treatment of catering waste containing meat in composting and biogas plants 474/02
20 November 2002
Pets Travel Scheme extended to USA and Canada 473/02
20 November 2002
Magistrates' toolkit to fight environmental crime 472/02
20 November 2002
Saving species: Beckett welcomes £7 million extra for biodiversity 471/02
19 November 2002
Sheep farmers urged to use S mark when moving stock 470/02
19 November 2002
Pig health funding boost 469/02
18 November 2002
Emerging sheep research findings 468/02
15 November 2002
Morley wins fight to save basking shark 467/02
15 November 2002
Waste and Emissions Trading Bill published in Parliament 466/02
15 November 2002
Alun Michael welcomes new Institute of Air Quality Management 463/02
14 November 2002
Pilot areas picked for entry level agri-environment schemes 465/02
13 November 2002
Morley pledges not to give up on basking shark 464/02
13 November 2002
New appointments to the Agricultural Wages Board 462/02
12 November 2002
The Environment in your Pocket 461/02
12 November 2002
Vehicle access over common land - guide to new regulations 460/02
11 November 2002
Restrictions imposed following case of Contagious Equine Metritis 459/02
11 November 2002
All breeding rams now have full opportunity to join the National Scrapie Plan 458/02
11 November 2002
Defra acts to eliminate illegal residues on winter lettuce 457/02
11 November 2002
We need to build on best ever bathing water quality results 456/02
8 November 2002
Animal Health Act (2002) - greater ability to deal swiftly with animal disease outbreaks 455/02
8 November 2002
Working in partnership to revive the rural economy 453/02
7 November 2002
New Countryside Stewardship handbook launched at award winning park 454/02
7 November 2002
Public support pledged for Government plans to protect Basking Sharks 451/02
6 November 2002
FMD inquiries: Defra response 452/02
6 November 2002
Report findings strengthen case for targeted research into safety of OPs 450/02
5 November 2002
Relaxation in legislation covering rectal ultrasound scanning 449/02
5 November 2002
Outbreak of spring viraemia of carp in Whitmore 448/02
5 November 2002
Clear water policy priorities for the future 447/02
1 November 2002
Bonfire night - local air pollution 446/02
1 November 2002
UK delegation press release: Delhi declaration on climate change agreed 445/02
1 November 2002
New campaign videos on illegal imports launched 444/02
1 November 2002
Brucellosis Compensation 443/02

October 2002

31 October 2002
Reappointment of Dr Simon Lyster as a member of the Darwin Advisory Committee 442/02
31 October 2002
Cleaner and safer public spaces - options for reform 441/02
30 October 2002
Livestock hauliers urged not to transport newly shorn sheep on welfare grounds 440/02
29 October 2002
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) appointment of two members 439/02
29 October 2002
Non-sector catch limits for November 2002 in the North Sea (area IV),west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 438/02
29 October 2002
Long term plans for sustainable water management - new consultation on water framework directive 437/02
28 October 2002
Animal Welfare Minister Elliot Morley praises RSPCA staff dealing with deadly seal virus 436/02
28 October 2002
Government launches review of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee 435/02
25 October 2002
Sustainable farming and food group takes shape 434/02
25 October 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 433/02
25 October 2002
UK specialist and regional food & drink on the quality fast track at Salone Del Gusto, Turin Italy 432/02
25 October 2002
Bluetongue: Defra consults stakeholders on control strategy 431/02
24 October 2002
Working with the grain of nature: a biodiversity strategy for England 430/02
23 October 2002
Case of contagious Equine Metritis 429/02
23 October 2002
Information bulletin: Annual review of the local authority charging schemes for industrial air pollution 428/02
22 October 2002
Meacher consults on dioxins control 427/02
21 October 2002
Sewage sludge regulations to be improved 426/02
21 October 2002
Membership of the Veterinary Products Committee 425/02
18 October 2002
Collaborative agreement between the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS) 424/02
18 October 2002
Defra to consult widely on Saltdean badgers 423/02
18 October 2002
Government seeks voluntary action by industry to reduce the risks from dangerous chemicals 422/02
18 October 2002
Ammonia booklet aims to spread the word on pollution 421/02
17 October 2002
Sussex fish dealer fined for illegally importing Sturgeon 420/02
17 October 2002
Strengthened GMO safety legislation for England 419/02
17 October 2002
Packaging waste recycling targets to remain unchanged pending review 418/02
17 October 2002
Annual report of Veterinary Residues Committee 417/02
17 October 2002
Plans to improve wildlife protection 416/02
17 October 2002
British is best for taste, according to new survey 414/02
16 October 2002
"Work up detailed effort proposals that can be judged alongside other fisheries management measures," UK fisheries Minister tells EU Commission 415/02
16 October 2002
Morley moves to modernise animal welfare 413/02
15 October 2002
Environmental Protection Expenditure by Industry 2000 412/02
15 October 2002
Special Countryside Stewardship Scheme for Stonehenge and Avebury 411/02
14 October 2002
Saltdean badger trapping suspended 410/02
9 October 2002
Statistical release: Survey of public attitudes to quality of life and to the environment - 2001 409/02
9 October 2002
We must do more to improve our environment - Meacher 408/02
9 October 2002
Autumn package of measures for the control of bovine TB in cattle 407/02
8 October 2002
Reappointments to the Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment 406/02
8 October 2002
Action Plan agreed with stakeholders on beak-trimming of laying hens 405/02
7 October 2002
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones designated to improve water quality and comply with Nitrates Directive 404/02
7 October 2002
Appointment to chair Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 403/02
4 October 2002
Advance payment on beef premiums to rise to 80 per cent 402/02
4 October 2002
Consultation launched on quinquennial review of Milk Development Council 401/02
3 October 2002
Statistical release: River water quality headline indicator for sustainable development: 2001 400/02
3 October 2002
River quality continues steady improvement 399/02
2 October 2002
Beckett welcomes ending of beef ban 398/02
2 October 2002
Publication of GM seed audit summary 397/02
2 October 2002
Mislabelling in Japan threatens whale conservation 396/02
2 October 2002
Views sought on Local Authority Pollution Control Guidance 395/02
1 October 2002
Confirmed case of bat rabies in Lancashire 394/02
1 October 2002
Brucellosis compensation 393/02
1 October 2002
Meat and Livestock Commission appointments 392/02
1 October 2002
Appointment of Veterinary Products Committee member 391/02

September 2002

30 September 2002
First snapshot of local environmental quality 390/02
28 September 2002
Suspected case of bat rabies in Lancashire 389/02
28 September 2002
FMD investigation in Cornwall: final results negative 388/02
27 September 2002
Colin Harvey to continue as chairman of the Horticultural Development Council 387/02
27 September 2002
Whitty backs news plans for farmers' collaboration 386/02
27 September 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 385/02
26 September 2002
Non-sector catch limits for October 2002 in the north sea (area IV), West of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 384/02
25 September 2002
British beef back on European menus 383/02
25 September 2002
Annual Report of Pesticide Residues Committee 382/02
24 September 2002
FMD investigation in Cornwall - initial results negative 381/02
24 September 2002
Prestigious awards for tackling antisocial noise 380/02
24 September 2002
Sign up for SD: new workplace sustainable development education guides 379/02
23 September 2002
FMD investigation in Cornwall 378/02
23 September 2002
Eight hour maximum for live animal journeys to slaughter proposes UK; Margaret Beckett encourages EU to change animal journey laws 377/02
23 September 2002
Countryside Alliance's ten point agenda endorses Government's policies and priorities - Michael 376/02
23 September 2002
Defra publishes report about the future of Horticulture Research International 373/02
20 September 2002
Europe agrees new rules on personal imports 375/02
20 September 2002
Margaret Beckett welcomes French Food Standards Agency report on the safety of British beef 374/02
19 September 2002
Government launches consultation to improve public rights to comment on proposals relating to GM crop releases 372/02
18 September 2002
National Parks at the heart of sustainable development 371/02
17 September 2002
New atlas of the British & Irish flora launched today 370/02
16 September 2002
Information bulletin:DEFRA gives go ahead to recycling projects in west Sussex and Berkshire 369/02
11 September 2002
Extension of rules for hill rams in National Scrapie Plan 368/02
11 September 2002
Hunting with dogs: The solution should be based on evidence and principle, not personal taste - Alun Michael 367/02
10 September 2002
Defra Press Office: Staff and responsibilities 366/02
10 September 2002
Appointment of new Advisory Committee to boost recycling of packaging waste 365/02
9 September 2002
Redefining job responsibilities at DEFRA 364/02
6 September 2002
Temporary FMD control permits for hunting to end from September 30 363/02
6 September 2002
New members needed for park authorities 362/02
6 September 2002
Forum on non-food uses of crops annual report 2002 361/02
6 September 2002
Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council chairman re-appointed 360/02
5 September 2002
"UK sea fisheries statistics 2001" published 359/02
5 September 2002
DEFRA launches good practice guide on locating rural services 358/02
5 September 2002
New focus at DEFRA for horse industry 357/02
2 September 2002
£7m boost for UK global biodiversity programme 356/02
2 September 2002
Non-sector catch limits for September 2002 in the North sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 355/02
2 September 2002
Brucellosis compensation 354/02
2 September 2002
Amendments to the Environmental Protection (Restriction On The Use Of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 353/02

August 2002

30 August 2002
Purity of seed confirmed for last round of GM crop trials 352/02
29 August 2002
Information bulletin: Whale shark research off Belize records important discoveries 351/02
28 August 2002
Hunting hearings - full details published 350/02
28 August 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 349/02
27 August 2002
Response to the millennium Biodiversity Report: 'Sustaining the Variety Of Life: five years of the Uk Biodiversity Action Plan.' 348/02
27 August 2002
Hill farming to get increase in government aid 347/02
23 August 2002
Merger of Apple & Pear Research Council and Horticultural Development Council 346/02
23 August 2002
Amendments to the Environmental Protection (Restriction On The Use Of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 345/02
22 August 2002
DEFRA approves two major new coastal defence schemes in Sussex 344/02
21 August 2002
New rural standards to boost services for local people 343/02
21 August 2002
Statistical release: Municipal waste management survey 2000/2001 342/02
20 August 2002
Information bulletin: The Darwin Initiative marks tenth anniversary 341/02
19 August 2002
Information bulletin: DEFRA launches consultation on bird registration review 340/02
16 August 2002
UK consults on a national strategy to combat acidification,eutrophication and ground-level ozone 339/02
16 August 2002
DEFRA consults on objectives for carbon monoxide,benzene and ozone in ambient air 338/02
16 August 2002
Livestock farmers urged to arrange TB tests for their herds 337/02
15 August 2002
Impurities found in Aventis GM rape seed farm scale evalutions 336/02
14 August 2002
Stakeholders' forum on agricultural waste 335/02
14 August 2002
Interim animal movements regime: late summer changes 334/02
14 August 2002
Welfare of animals in transit - new guide launched 333/02
14 August 2002
Joint government/industry biosecurity leaflet launched 332/02
13 August 2002
Government funds research into deadly seal virus - national helpline set up to cope with high volume of calls 331/02
13 August 2002
Information bulletin: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones published on the internet 330/02
12 August 2002
Animal Health Divisional Office opens for business 329/02
8 August 2002
Autumn changes to the animal movements regime 328/02
8 August 2002
Outbreak of Newcastle disease in Denmark 327/02
7 August 2002
£3.3 million for community energy programme 326/02
6 August 2002
DEFRA to sell Ashmoor burial site 325/02
6 August 2002
Green farming schemes are helping England's butterflies 324/02
5 August 2002
Cutting air pollution - tough new targets 323/02
2 August 2002
Hunting hearings - latest details on DEFRA website 322/02
1 August 2002
Information bulletin: An appointment to the Board of the Countryside Agency 321/02
1 August 2002
More money for contaminated land clean up 320/02
1 August 2002
Brucellosis compensation 319/02
1 August 2002
Sparrows and starlings disappearing from town gardens in the South East 318/02

July 2002

31 July 2002
Clinical trials for GM vaccine for diarrhoea 317/02
30 July 2002
Debut of DEFRA detector dogs 314/02
29 July 2002
Margaret Beckett announces next steps on managing radioactive waste 315/02
29 July 2002
£3 million boost to tackle backlog of bovine TB tests 313/02
29 July 2002
The way ahead for Organic Food and Farming 312/02
28 July 2002
Meacher warns of high pollution 316/02
26 July 2002
Non-sector catch limits for August 2002 in the North sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 2001 311/02
26 July 2002
Survey of public attitudes towards the environment and to quality of life - 2001 310/02
26 July 2002
Public to choose issues for GM debate - Beckett 309/02
25 July 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 308/02
25 July 2002
'Magic' to provide information on the English Countryside 307/02
25 July 2002
Government commits to Sustainable development 306/02
24 July 2002
Appointments to Horticulture Research International Board 305/02
24 July 2002
Code of practice to cut salmonella in retail chicken 304/02
24 July 2002
Beckett approves recycling initiatives 303/02
23 July 2002
Government acts to reduce radioactive discharges 302/02
23 July 2002
Bids sought from farmers and growers for new grants 301/02
23 July 2002
Better protection for common land and town and village greens 300/02
23 July 2002
New partnership with Wellcome Trust will boost Britain's veterinary defences 299/02
22 July 2002
Pesticides Safety Directorate meets its targets 298/02
22 July 2002
Mrs Beckett's statement to the House of Commons on the Anderson and Follett FMD inquiries 297/02
19 July 2002
DEFRA calls for funding boost from EU for Rural Development Programmes 2002 296/02
19 July 2002
Investing in a sustainable future:details of spending review 2002 295/02
19 July 2002
Don Curry to spearhead sustainable farming and food drive 294/02
19 July 2002
DEFRA aims to attract more ethnic minority applicants 293/02
18 July 2002
Extra £40 million to help local authorities dispose of fridges 292/02
18 July 2002
Whitty,Prescott welcome major waterways public-private venture 291/02
18 July 2002
Air Quality Expert Group members appointed 290/02
17 July 2002
Beckett urges British business to monitor environmental impacts 289/02
17 July 2002
Information bulletin: Ruddy Duck control trial conclusions published 288/02
17 July 2002
Double boost for British beef exports 287/02
17 July 2002
Local access forums will improve recreation in England's open countryside 286/02
16 July 2002
Environmental issues: first among equals in new company reporting provisions 285/02
16 July 2002
Beckett welcomes Royal Society inquiry report 284/02
15 July 2002
Tax reliefs for further energy-saving investments expanding the ECA scheme 283/02
15 July 2002
Investing in a sustainable future for our countryside 282/02
15 July 2002
Investigation of seropositive results for Aujeszky's disease prove negative 281/02
15 July 2002
Government consults on new draft environmental information regulations 280/02
15 July 2002
Live exports: Morley calls for EU action 279/02
13 July 2002
Minister sets out commitment to new vision for strong National Parks 277/02
12 July 2002
Pesticides Forum Annual Report published 278/02
10 July 2002
Further changes to the interim animal movements regime 276/02
10 July 2002
Euro farming reform plans on the right lines - Beckett 275/02
10 July 2002
Home -Grown Cereals Authority appointments 274/02
9 July 2002
Regulations pave the way for first provisional open country map 273/02
10 July 2002
Lead reduction in drive for drinking water improvements 272/02
8 July 2002
Proposed Autumn GM crop trial sites published 271/02
8 July 2002
Advisory Committee on Pesticides - annual report 2001 270/02
8 July 2002
Considerations for autumn ploughing of uncultivated land 269/02
8 July 2002
Independent expert group recommends no change to current standard for 1,3-Butadiene 268/02
8 July 2002
Elliot Morley announces farmland access review 266/02
8 July 2002
Don't bring back more than you bargained for! Holiday makers at the front line to defend UK against illegal imports of meat & plants 265/02
5 July 2002
New vehicular access rights for home owners 267/02
3 July 2002
UK condemns Norway's plans to trade whale products with Iceland 264/02
3 July 2002
One thousand miles in ten years - another milestone for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme 263/02
2 July 2002
Animal Health Minister announces review of pig identification rules 262/02
2 July 2002
New £1 million fund for sustainable development projects in National Parks 261/02
1 July 2002
"Protecting our livestock and plants from pests and disease" - A new guide for importers 260/02
1 July 2002
Pet Travel Scheme - Europe and North America developments 259/02
1 July 2002
Brucellosis compensation 258/02
1 July 2002
The Government's commitment to agriculture 257/02

June 2002

28 June 2002
Investigation of seropositive results for Aujeszky's disease 256/02
28 June 2002
Ministers call meeting with pig industry 255/02
28 June 2002
Second edition of IPPC a practical guide issued for comment 254/02
27 June 2002
Non-sector catch limits for July 2002 in the north sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 253/02
27 June 2002
Further protection to rivers and coastal waters 252/02
27 June 2002
Nitrate controls to spearhead long - term strategy to improve water quality 251/02
27 June 2002
Royal Society proceedings on the use of "farm resources by badgers and risk of bovine tuberculosis transmission to cattle" 249/02
26 June 2002
UK Government supports further Commission action against French ban on British beef 250/02
26 June 2002
Use of the Sheep National Envelope in England 248/02
26 June 2002
DEFRA welcomes industry working group report on electronic identification and livestock tracing 247/02
26 June 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 246/02
25 June 2002
Levy rates announced for cereals and oilseeds 245/02
25 June 2002
£140m to speed up recycling 244/02
24 June 2002
FMD investigation in Leicestershire: final results negative 243/02
24 June 2002
New rules and welfare codes aim to improve welfare of English hens and chickens 242/02
21 June 2002
Implementing the Waste Incineration Directive 241/02
21 June 2002
FMD investigation in Leicestershire - initial results negative 240/02
21 June 2002
Regional quality of life counts - results for the English regions 238/02
21 June 2002
England's quality of life barometer rising in some regions faster than others - Elliot Morley 237/02
21 June 2002
DEFRA responds to National Audit Office report 236/02
20 June 2002
FMD investigation in Leicestershire 239/02
20 June 2002
Origin of the 2001 foot and mouth disease epidemic 235/02
20 June 2002
Rural stress action plan receives a further £300,000 234/02
19 June 2002
Action on crime hotspots and rights of way obstructions 232/02
18 June 2002
Margaret Beckett launches DEFRA's sustainable development strategy 231/02
17 June 2002
Darwin Initiative: reappointment of Professor David Ingram as chair of Darwin Advisory Committee 233/02
17 June 2002
Outbreak of Spring Viraemia of Carp in Tyne and Wear 230/02
17 June 2002
New appointments to the Environment Agency Board 229/02
17 June 2002
New chairmen for four regional freshwater fisheries committees 228/02
17 June 2002
Resource use and efficiency of the UK economy: a study by the Wuppertal Institute 227/02
 
17 June 2002
Minister opens DEFRA interactive exhibition at Lake District visitor centre 226/02
13 June 2002
Young people to have their say at 2002 Earth Summit 225/02
13 June 2002
12 Organisations to share £500,000 boost from DEFRA'S Countryside Access Recovery Fund 224/02
13 June 2002
For peat's sake don't rubbish horticultural composting: Meacher 223/02
12 June 2002
Appointment of Commissioners: Meat and Livestock Commission 222/02
12 June 2002
Publication of leaflets about Weeds Act 1959 221/02
11 June 2002
Use of malachite green to end 220/02
11 June 2002
Lord Whitty announces a new member of the British Potato Council 219/02
11 June 2002
Regional wild bird populations in England 218/02
8 June 2002
Much achieved in Bali - more to do for 2002 UN Earth Summit, says Beckett 217/02
7 June 2002
Risk assessment on composting of catering waste containing meat published 216/02
6 June 2002
Brucellosis compensation 215/02

May 2002

31 May 2002
Beckett announces a public debate on GM 214/02
31 May 2002
High pollution forecast 213/02
31 May 2002
European Union ratifies Kyoto protocol 212/02
31 May 2002
Next stage of consultation process on hunting with dogs 211/02
30 May 2002
Future of food and farming: Lord Whitty thanks stakeholders 210/02
30 May 2002
Dump less rubbish, recycle more, Beckett tells local councils 209/02
29 May 2002
Additional measures to combat the spread of bovine TB 208/02
29 May 2002
Non-sector catch limits for June 2002 in the North sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 207/02
28 May 2002
British Cattle Movement Service in line for e-Government award 206/02
28 May 2002
Common Fisheries Policy reform plan is key opportunity, says Fisheries Minister Elliot Morley 205/02
24 May 2002
Report highlights poor air in poor areas 204/02
22 May 2002
Serious concerns raised over sale of whale meat in some Japanese shops 203/02
22 May 2002
Not too late to prevent a world environment disaster: Beckett 202/02
22 May 2002
DEFRA takes firm action to help reduce illegal imports new regulations on controls on imports of products of animal origin from non EU countries 201/02
21 May 2002
New Forest National Park-public inquiry into designation 200/02
21 May 2002
Morley calls for more progress at IWC to address global threat to whales 199/02
21 May 2002
Minister welcomes return of chough chicks to Cornwall 198/02
21 May 2002
Michael Meacher to debate corporate Britain's role in the environment 197/02
20 May 2002
We shouldn't shut up about noise - Meacher 196/02
20 May 2002
DEFRA press office: staff and responsibilities 195/02
20 May 2002
Iceland's application to rejoin International Whaling Commission thrown out 194/02
16 May 2002
Re-appointment of Professor David Ingram as Chair of Darwin Advisory Committee 192/02
16 May 2002
Fair deal for vehicular access over common land 191/02
16 May 2002
How clean will the air be today? 190/02
15 May 2002
England football fans - let's bring back the world cup and leave exotic food diseases behind 189/02
15 May 2002
Green light for sheep markets 188/02
15 May 2002
New powers to help British Waterways'Public Private Partnership 187/02
15 May 2002
Government committed to the future of combined heat and power 186/02
15 May 2002
Morley prepares for tough International Whaling Conference 185/02
15 May 2002
Air quality headline indicator for sustainable development: 2001 (final figures) 184/02
14 May 2002
New guidance will help axe "double tax" 183/02
14 May 2002
Government launches consultation on energy policy 182/02
13 May 2002
Review of grants for new woodlands in England 193/02
9 May 2002
Council of Food From Britain appoint new member 181/02
9 May 2002
Reintroduction of sheep at store markets and agricultural shows 180/02
8 May 2002
Start of a quiet revolution in waste management - Beckett 179/02
3 May 2002
Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2001 178/02
3 May 2002
Oak disease alert - Government acts to protect Britain's trees 177/02
3 May 2002
Air pollution controls aim for the bull's eye 176/02
2 May 2002
Outbreak of Spring Viraemia of Carp in Nottinghamshire 175/02
2 May 2002
Strong support for plans to give water consumers a better deal - Beckett 174/02
1 May 2002
Brucellosis compensation 173/02
1 May 2002
Over 44,000 marine species to be safeguarded by UK seas strategy 172/02

April 2002

30 April 2002
Bahrain joins Pet Travel Scheme 171/02
30 April 2002
Vacancy for a member of the Horticultural Development Council 170/02
30 April 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 169/02
30 April 2002
British Waterways Chairman re-appointed 168/02
30 April 2002
Consultation on animal welfare legislation gets widespread support 167/02
29 April 2002
Non - sector catch limits for May 2002 in the North sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 166/02
29 April 2002
Krebs badger culling field trials to restart 164/02
26 April 2002
It never rains, but it will pour ... Beckett sends early warning on climate change 165/02
25 April 2002
Organic Farming Minister Elliot Morley visits West Sussex organic farms 163/02
23 April 2002
"Let's clean up football", says Michael Meacher 162/02
23 April 2002
Martin Parry elected to IPCC working group II 161/02
23 April 2002
Corporate social responsibility guidelines for the financial sector 160/02
22 April 2002
'Big time wildlife criminals to be tracked down by new unit' - Meacher 159/02
22 April 2002
Milk Task Force: Government response 158/02
19 April 2002
Ministers act against a range of insecticides containing the chemical dichlorvos 157/02
18 April 2002
Margaret Beckett sees UK emissions trading scheme in action - then she helps trade tonnes of greenhouse gases 156/02
18 April 2002
New legislation on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies 155/02
18 April 2002
Government inspectors net record illegal fish haul 154/02
18 April 2002
Positive partnerships in the countryside 153/02
17 April 2002
Adjustment to UK sheep annual premium quota levels 152/02
17 April 2002
New era for offshore wind begins off the Norfolk coast 151/02
16 April 2002
UK consults on how to reduce petrol vapour emissions 150/02
16 April 2002
First meeting of Organic Food and Farming Action Plan stakeholder forum 149/02
16 April 2002
Municipal waste management statistics 2000/01 148/02
16 April 2002
Morley makes moves to modernise role of vet nurses 147/02
15 April 2002
Tests for foot and mouth disease prove negative at North Yorkshire farm 146/02
15 April 2002
Failure by Wastepack compliance scheme to meet recovery and recycling targets in 2001 145/02
15 April 2002
Sheep shearing licensing scheme 144/02
14 April 2002
Local authorities encouraged to do more on improving rights of way 143/02
12 April 2002
Consultation on EC Environmental liability proposal 142/02
12 April 2002
DEFRA launches consultation following an economic evaluation of the Apple and Pear Research Council 141/02
12 April 2002
Consultation on draft seeds regulations 140/02
12 April 2002
Celebrating England's natural beauty Elliot Morley launches green week 15-19 April 139/02
11 April 2002
FMD investigation in North Yorkshire 138/02
11 April 2002
New BSE progress report published 137/02
11 April 2002
Cleaner quarries and fewer lorries - Meacher announces £58.6M green-up fund 136/02
11 April 2002
Resumption of livestock at agricultural shows 135/02
10 April 2002
Plan to plough £5 million extra into farming and horticulture 134/02
10 April 2002
Rural Sub-Groups will cut out the red tape - Alun Michael 133/02
10 April 2002
Byers and Meacher launch abandoned cars crackdown 132/02
8 April 2002
Imported cattle tested negative for brucellosis 131/02
4 April 2002
From bats to butterflies, from Teesside to Truro - Meacher announces £4 million for biodiversity and education projects 130/02
3 April 2002
Brucellosis compensation 129/02
2 April 2002
Information bulletin: Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations laid128/02

March 2002

28 March 2002
Illegal imports: government action plan published 127/02
28 March 2002
2000 UK air emission estimates and climate change sustainable development indicator 126/02
27 March 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 125/02
27 March 2002
Non-sector catch limits for April 2002 in the north sea (area IV),west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 124/02
26 March 2002
Information bulletin: New appointments to English Nature 123/02
26 March 2002
New IACS appeals panel to cut red tape for farmers 122/02
26 March 2002
UK condemns move by Japan to increase whaling 121/02
26 March 2002
Information bulletin: Appointments to the National Park and Broads Authorities 120/02
26 March 2002
Review of DEFRA'S science-based Executive Agencies 119/02
28 March 2002
£140 million to crush England's waste mountain and boost recycling 118/02
26 March 2002
Sustainable Food and Farming: working together PM and Margaret Beckett in key number ten talks 117/02
25 March 2002
Farmers to receive higher rates of Hill Farm Allowance 116/02
22 March 2002
Margaret Beckett welcomes Commission action on French beef ban 115/02
22 March 2002
Appointments to the Board of the Countryside Agency 114/02
22 March 2002
Government submission to official foot and mouth inquiry published 113/02
21 March 2002
Changes to the interim animal movement regime 112/02
21 March 2002
Hunting with hounds - statement by Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael 111/02
21 March 2002
Illegal Food Imports Forum starts work protecting the UK public, animal & plant health from exotic diseases 110/02
20 March 2002
Information bulletin: New appointment to Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 109/02
20 March 2002
UK prepares to ratify protocol on air pollutants 108/02
19 March 2002
DEFRA Press Office: staff and responsibilities 107/02
19 March 2002
Possible brucellosis in cattle imported from France 106/02
19 March 2002
Packaging waste recovery and recycling targets for 2002 105/02
19 March 2002
DEFRA appoints new Chief Executive of The Veterinary Medicines Directorate 104/02
19 March 2002
A better deal and continuing protection for water customers 103/02
15 March 2002
Organisations to be represented on the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group 102/02
14 March 2002
26 winners named to receive extra £3 million funding for world-wide biodiversity 97/02
14 March 2002
Land contamination: assessing the risks to human health 101/02
14 March 2002
Proposed Spring GM crop trial sites published 100/02
13 March 2002
Auction success for UK emissions trading scheme 99/02
13 March 2002
UK quality of life barometer rises - Meacher 98/02
12 March 2002
FMD interim contingency plan: work in progress 96/02
12 March 2002
Hunting with dogs : terms of Commons debate published - Alun Michael 95/02
12 March 2002
Margaret Beckett visits South Africa 94/02
11 March 2002
Government gives go ahead for £28 million coastal defence scheme 93/02
11 March 2002
Appointments to chair the Environment Agency Regional Environment Protection Advisory Committee (REPAC) 92/02
8 March 2002
WRAP announces funding for newsprint reprocessing 91/02
10 March 2002
Joan Collins helps central London get countryside makeover on Mothers' Day 90/02
7 March 2002
New Seafish Chairman appointed 89/02
7 March 2002
Beckett delivers Kyoto Protocol to UK 88/02
6 March 2002
Future of Government advisory body on education for sustainable development is to be reviewed 87/02
6 March 2002
Meacher urges the electronics industry to design out environmental inefficiencies 86/02
5 March 2002
Clean up of rivers and coasts - benefits for wildlife and drinking 85/02
5 March 2002
Householders to save money on sewers repairs 84/02
3 March 2002
No Foot and Mouth Disease at North Yorkshire farm 83/02
1 March 2002
Brucellosis compensation 82/02
1 March 2002
Appointments to the board of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 81/02
1 March 2002
Progress in the fight against Bovine TB 80/02

February 2002

28 February 2002
Statement on hunting with dogs to be before Easter 79/02
27 February 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 78/02
27 February 2002
Non-sector catch limits for March 2002 in the North Sea (area IV) West of scotland (area VI) and area VII 77/02
27 February 2002
UK rainforest saved 76/02
26 February 2002
Suspected foot and mouth: DEFRA bans livestock movements 75/02
26 February 2002
Morley calls for fewer live sheep exports 74/02
22 February 2002
Appointment of members to the Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment 72/02
20 February 2002
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Government reschedules start of incentive auction 71/02
19 February 2002
FMD farmers look to future: survey findings 70/02
18 February 2002
UK steps up efforts to combat illegal food and plant imports 69/02
18 February 2002
Farmers grants top £7million with new Government aid package 68/02
15 February 2002
New arable area payment scheme guide for farmers 67/02
15 February 2002
Appointments to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides 66/02
14 February 2002
Horse passports and database 65/02
14 February 2002
Government welcomes publication of the energy review 64/02
14 February 2002
DEFRA to tighten offspring cull compensation 63/02
13 February 2002
Minister outlines progress of national scrapie plan 62/02
13 February 2002
Morley announces £6.5 million Government funding for coastal defences in Dorset 61/02
13 February 2002
Flood defence funding arrangements consultation launched 60/02
12 February 2002
DEFRA announces the results of surveillance for antimicrobial resistance in livestock 59/02
11 February 2002
New deal for wildlife on arable farms 58/02
11 February 2002
New radioactive waste discharge limits for Devonport dockyard 57/02
8 February 2002
Looking to Johannesburg - Margaret Beckett to visit India 56/02
8 February 2002
Million-pound savings for oilseed rape growers 55/02
7 February 2002
New rules will keep pesticides out of water at less costs to farm businesses 54/02
6 February 2002
DEFRA helps growers affected by the phase out of methyl bromide 53/02
5 February 2002
EU recognises Great Britain is foot and mouth free 52/02
5 February 2002
New fund will help promote countryside visits 51/02
5 February 2002
Back to business: Lord Whitty announces changes to foot and mouth controls 50/02
4 February 2002
Former Shell UK Chairman Chris Fay appointed to spearhead greenhouse gas emissions trading in the business community 49/02
4 February 2002
UK pledges £175,000 to save great apes 48/02
1 February 2002
DEFRA Press Office: Staff and Responsibilities 47/02
1 February 2002
Brucellosis compensation 46/02

January 2002

31 January 2002
BSE & offspring cull compensation 45/02
31 January 2002
Scrapie compensation misssed TB tests 44/02
31 January 2002
Additional movement restrictions introduced for herds that have misssed TB tests 43/02
31 January 2002
Proposed spring GM crop trial sites published 42/02
31 January 2002
Publication of estimates of farm income in the UK 2001 40/02
29 January 2002
Lord Whitty welcomes draft report of horticultural R&D review 39/02
29 January 2002
Policy Commission publishes report on Future of Farming and Food 38/02
29 January 2002
Minister stresses need for CAP reform change 36/02
28 January 2002
Consultation on sugarbeet and the environment 37/02
28 January 2002
Margaret Beckett announces further Government support for biodiversity information 35/02
28 January 2002
Your countryside, you're welcome national campaign and "Grass Roots" movement launched today 34/02
25 January 2002
Government seeks views on the Environment Agency's priorities for the next five years 33/02
24 January 2002
Michael Meacher launches "Pathfinder" bidding round for community energy programme 32/02
23 January 2002
Help for growers of swedes and turnips 31/02
23 January 2002
Rhizomania consultation 30/02
22 January 2002
UK regains international FMD free status 29/02
22 January 2002
Peter Lehmann appointed chair of Fuel Poverty Advisory Group 28/02
21 January 2002
Dedicating land for public access Government consults on proposals under countryside and rights of way act 27/02
21 January 2002
Appointment of members to the Veterinary Products Committee and its sub-committees 26/02
21 January 2002
Extra cash for National Parks will attract more countryside vistors 25/02
21 January 2002
Annual report on pesticide poisoning of animals published 24/02
18 January 2002
Spring trials of GM crops - Government outlines arrangements 23/02
18 January 2002
Government acts to prevent further destruction of moorland 22/02
18 January 2002
Lord Whitty tucks in to the best of the west 21/02
18 January 2002
Sustainable Development Commission - appointment of two new members 20/02
16 January 2002
Foot and Mouth disease: exports 19/02
16 January 2002
Elliot Morley takes action to extend the national scrapie plan 18/02
15 January 2002
Simpler pesticide advice helps protect watercourses 17/02
14 January 2002
Beckett meets EU candidate countries 16/02
14 January 2002
Last county achieves FMD free status 15/02
11 January 2002
Set-Aside: extension of lifting deadline for sugar beet growers 14/02
11 January 2002
Air quality - the war has not yet been won 13/02
11 January 2002
DEFRA invites challenge to current thinking with 'horizon scanning' science programme 12/02
11 January 2002
Provisional air quality headline indicator for sustainable development: 2001 11/02
11 January 2002
DEFRA consultation on implementing new animal disease control powers 10/02
10 January 2002
Morley announces £3.8 million flood defence funding for three historic Yorkshire towns 9/02
9 January 2002
Slaughter Premium (Amendment) Regulations 3906/2001 8/02
8 January 2002
Brucellosis compensation 7/02
8 January 2002
New voice for rural communities 6/02
7 January 2002
Advice to pregnant women during lambing season 5/02
7 January 2002
New Year £32 million boost for rural communities 4/02
3 January 2002
Milk task force reports 3/02
3 January 2002
Think before ploughing unused land 2/02
2 January 2002
Morley consults on plans to modernise animal welfare 1/02
 
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