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December 2003
- 31 December 2003
- Brucellosis Compensation 541/03
- 30 December 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation 540/03
- 22 December 2003
- Government announces new members of the Darwin
Advisory Committee 539/03
- 22 December 2003
- Beckett agrees to drought order 538/03
- 19 December 2003
- Hazardous waste - an action plan for its reduction
and environmentally sound management 537/03
- 19 December 2003
- 2004 European fisheries deal gives support to
UK fishing industry 536/03
- 18 December 2003
- England on course to meet 2003/04 recycling
target 534/03
- 17 December 2003
- Good deal for producers on sheep and goat identification
533/03
- 16 December 2003
- Advice to pregnant women during the lambing
season 532/03
- 15 December 2003
- New regulation laid in Parliament to enhance
animal welfare at slaughter and killing 531/03
- 15 December 2003
- Annual Report of Veterinary Residues Committee
530/03
- 15 December 2003
- Government signs up to major farm tenancy reforms
529/03
- 15 December 2003
- Sustainable farming and food: One year on 528/03
- 15 December 2003
- Government driving on with its plans to recycle
more of England's waste 527/03
- 12 December 2003
- Defra publishes Independent Scientific Group's
vaccine scoping study 526/03
- 12 December 2003
- Launch of consultation on the Animal Health
and Welfare Strategy Implementation Plan for England 525/03
- 11 December 2003
- Environmentally responsible farming courses
available across England, backed by Defra funding 524/03
- 11 December 2003
- Water framework directive transposed 523/03
- 10 December 2003
- Defra to pay for satellite monitoring 522/03
- 9 December 2003
- Alun Michael launches proposals on use of off-road
vehicles on rights of way 521/03
- 8 December 2003
- Progress made on containing potato ring rot
520/03
- 8 December 2003
- Non-native species framework: Defra launches
consultation 519/03
- 5 December 2003
- Information bulletin: Chair of JNCC moves
on to pastures new 518/03
- 5 December 2003
- New chairman takes over to advise on long-term
management of UK radioactive waste 517/03
- 5 December 2003
- Illegal use pesticides remains a hazard to wildlife,
report shows 516/03
- 5 December 2003
- Central point of expertise proposed to help
public sector buy timber from sustainable sources 515/03
- 5 December 2003
- Be honest on green claims, government tells
business 514/03
- 4 December 2003
- Phytophthora ramorum: more resources and new
disease confirmations 513/03
- 4 December 2003
- Alun Michael launches key rural regeneration
scheme 512/03
- 4 December 2003
- The environment in your pocket 511/03
- 3 December 2003
- Award ceremony for new clerk qualification 510/03
- 1 December 2003
- Defra announces progress on developing emergency
vaccination as an additional control strategy for foot and mouth disease
and opens consultation on a revision of the contingency plan 2002 509/03
- 1 December 2003
- Wildlife Population: Headline indicators for
Sustainable Development 2002 508/03
- 1 December 2003
- New lay members appointed to Advisory Committee
on Pesticides 507/03
- 1 December 2003
- Better news for farmland birds 506/03
November 2003
- 28 November 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for December 2003 in
the North Sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 505/03
- 28 November 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 504/03
- 28 November 2003
- New initiative encouraging farmers to combat
sheep scab and lice infestations 503/03
- 27 November 2003
- £429, 574 penalties for fisheries offences
at Swansea Crown Court 502/03
- 27 November 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation 501/03
- 27 November 2003
- Farm incomes up third year in a row, forecasts
show 500/03
- 26 November 2003
- Climate change has big impact for business and
investment 499/03
- 26 November 2003
- Information bulletin:Consultation announced
on sewerage undertakers (pollution inventory) directions 2003 498/03
- 26 November 2003
- Public Sector food must tackle poor diet:Lord
Whitty 497/03
- 25 November 2003
- New deadline for applications for the Environmentally
Sensitive Areas Scheme 496/03
- 25 November 2003
- Environment Minister Elliot Morley outlines
drive towards sustainable development in public services 495/03
- 24 November 2003
- New Chief Veterinary Officer appointed to Defra
494/03
- 24 November 2003
- Ragwort Control Act 493/03
- 24 November 2003
- £75M boost to recycling and composting in the
North West 492/03
- 24 November 2003
- New centre to link scientists,farmers and industry
491/03
- 21 November 2003
- Sustainable buildings task group line-up revealed
490/03
- 21 November 2003
- Report sets out Defra's progress and challenges
ahead 489/03
- 21 November 2003
- Information bulletin:The changing face
of waste PFI 488/03
- 21 November 2003
- Advisory Committee for Business and the Environment
Annual Report 487/03
- 21 November 2003
- Water Bill receives royal assent 486/03
- 20 November 2003
- Government announces packaging waste recovery
and recycling targets for 2004-2008 485/03
- 19 November 2003
- Further precautionary action against potato
ring rot 484/03
- 19 November 2003
- Sales of veterinary antimicrobials 483/03
- 18 November 2003
- Defra announces £1.6m research project on National
Scrapie Plan and breed traits 482/03
- 18 November 2003
- Information bulletin: GM research report
published 481/03
- 17 November 2003
- Prosecution of Belgian skipper for fishing inside
UK 6 mile limit Brighton magistrates court 14th November 2003 480/03
- 17 November 2003
- New team appointed to find long term solution
for UK nuclear waste 479/03
- 15 November 2003
- Third and fourth US ships to be stored in Hartlepool
478/03
- 14 November 2003
- Government launches horse website 477/03
- 14 November 2003
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill receives Royal
Assent 476/03
- 13 November 2003
- Regional Advisory Councils for fisheries management:
Defra launches consultation 475/03
- 13 November 2003
- Six-million pound boost for energy-saving heating
474/03
- 12 November 2003
- First finding of potato ring rot in the United
Kingdom 473/03
- 12 November 2003
- Defra consults on proposals for application
of new EU-wide controls on scrapie-affected farms 472/03
- 11 November 2003
- UK signs up to the Council of Europe Convention
on the Protection of Animals during International Transport 471/03
- 11 November 2003
- Government to pay backdated slaughter premium
claims for welfare scheme 470/03
- 10 November 2003
- Illegal residues on winter lettuce: Defra takes
action 469/03
- 8 November 2003
- Help us shape Defra's rural stategy, Alun Michael
tells Rural Affairs for England 467/03
- 7 November 2003
- Statement on US "ghost" ships: decision made
on temporary storage 468/03
- 7 November 2003
- Start preparing now for new controls on farm
waste 466/03
- 6 November 2003
- Information bulletin: New appointment
to the Anglian Regional Flood Defence Committee 465/03
- 6 November 2003
- Household Waste Recycling Bill gets Royal Assent
464/03
- 6 November 2003
- Statement on US "ghost"ships: A solution that
puts environment and safety first 463/03
- 6 November 2003
- Environment Minister: "it pays to save water"
462/03
- 5 November 2003
- First infected oak found in Sussex 461/03
- 5 November 2003
- Government announces new deadline for horse
passports 460/03
- 4 November 2003
- £136, 598 fines in Welsh courts for fisheries
offences 459/03
- 4 November 2003
- England's rural future - challenges and priorities
458/03
- 4 November 2003
- Minister announces the suspension of badger
culling in reactive areas of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial 457/03
- 4 November 2003
- Bathing water quality reaches all time high
456/03
- 3 November 2003
- Defra grants licence to bring Great Bustards
back to Salisbury Plain 455/03
- 3 November 2003
- Stakeholders consulted on voluntary framework
to recognise the TSE resistance of certain flocks of sheep 454/03
- 3 November 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 453/03
October 2003
- 31 October 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for November 2003 in
the North Sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII 452/03
- 30 October 2003
- Government buys into sustainable procurement
451/03
- 29 October 2003
- Millions suffer noisy neighbour misery, survey
shows 450/03
- 29 October 2003
- Tender trap set for pests in quest for new defences
449/03
- 29 October 2003
- New drive to combat fast food littering 446/03
- 28 October 2003
- Fisheries Minister intervenes to stop closure
of south west under ten metre angler fishery - Bradshaw 448/03
- 28 October 2003
- Defra review of delivery of veterinary services
447/03
- 28 October 2003
- Sustainable development essential to long term
peace and security - Beckett 445/03
- 27 October 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation 444/03
- 27 October 2003
- Proposals to rationalise compensation for notifiable
animal disease control 443/03
- 27 October 2003
- New Defra poster campaign: pigs spread disease
rapidly 442/03
- 24 October 2003
- Making millions of meals more sustainable: details
of public sector food procurement conference 441/03
- 24 October 2003
- Comments invited on New English Woodland Grant
Scheme 440/03
- 24 October 2003
- Access to countryside - balance is key to new
restrictions system 439/03
- 22 October 2003
- Directors announced for new fallen stock company
438/03
- 22 October 2003
- Appointment of members to the Advisory Committee
on Organic Standards 437/03
- 22 October 2003
- Sugar market reform options out for debate 436/03
- 22 October 2003
- Darwin Initiative awards further funding to
successful projects 435/03
- 22 October 2003
- International animal disease monitoring 434/03
- 22 October 2003
- UK Veterinary Surveillance Strategy launched
by Defra, the devolved administration and the Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development in Northern Ireland 433/03
- 21 October 2003
- Beckett sets up new Sustainable Buildings Task
Group 432/03
- 21 October 2003
- Defra moves to protect rare seaweed from dredging
damage 431/03
- 20 October 2003
- Countryside Stewardship Scheme open for new
applications 430/03
- 20 October 2003
- Organophosphate seminar postponed 429/03
- 20 October 2003
- Local authorities invited to bid for £135m on
waste minimisation and recycling 428/03
- 20 October 2003
- Statement by Ben Bradshaw on latest scientific
advice on fish stocks 427/03
- 17 October 2003
- Government's response to the VPC's report on
antimicrobial resistance in relation to veterinary medicines published
426/03
- 17 October 2003
- Contract awarded to carry out study on structure
of the Consumer Council for Water 425/03
- 16 October 2003
- Farm Scale Evaluation results - important
new evidence on GM crops 422/03
- 16 October 2003
- GM Crop Farm Scale Evaluation results published
today 423/03
(Issued on behalf of the FSE Scientific Steering Committee)
- 15 October 2003
- Launch of the first world atlas of seagrasses
424/03
- 15 October 2003
- Reducing risks from hazardous chemicals - views
sought on voluntary action 421/03
- 15 October 2003
- Advisory Committee on Pesticides' annual report
published 420/03
- 15 October 2003
- Information bulletin:Financial Management
and Policy Review of the Commons Commissioners published 419/03
- 14 October 2003
- Chairman of the Environment Agency re-appointed
418/03
- 13 October 2003
- Information bulletin:Background note
for journalists on the farm scale evaluations of GM crops: publication
of the results and the way ahead 417/03
- 13 October 2003
- GM research reports published 416/03
- 13 October 2003
- Regulation of GM crop trials to be strengthened
415/03
- 10 October 2003
- CVO to mark a major stage in the re-development
of VLA Weybridge 414/03
- 08 October 2003
- Lord Selborne succeeds Viscount Blakenham at
Kew 413/03
- 07 October 2003
- Alun Michael launches new web-guide to farmland
walks 412/03
- 07 October 2003
- Defra welcomes BNFL plant - scale trial to reduce
radioactive discharges 411/03
- 07 October 2003
- Offers made for English decommissioning scheme
410/03
- 06 October 2003
- Watchtree nature reserve - creation of an independent
trust 409/03
- 03 October 2003
- "Conservation is not enough" - Minister sets
out living communities challenge for National Parks 408/03
- 02 October 2003
- New European-wide controls on scrapie-affected
farms from 1 October 407/03
- 02 October 2003
- Encouraging results from trials to reduce dolphin
deaths 406/03
- 01 October 2003
- Government consultation on farm reform extended
405/03
- 01 October 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 404/03
September 2003
- 30 September 2003
- HMS Severn joins the Fishery Protection Squadron
403/03
- 30 September 2003
- Your opportunity to contribute to one of England's
largest sustainable development projects 402/03
- 30 September 2003
- Information bulletin:Shake-up for grants
to help farmers protect environment 401/03
- 29 September 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for October 2003 in
the North Sea (area IV), west of Scotland (area VI) and area VII400/03
- 26 September 2003
- More certainty on 5000 km of rights of way -
consultation on restricted byways launched 399/03
- 26 September 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation 398/03
- 25 September 2003
- Harnessing the dynamic of economic progress
to protect the environment 397/03
- 24 September 2003
- Defra announces the go-ahead plans for a National
Scrapie Plan Scheme for scrapie-affected flocks 396/03
- 24 September 2003
- Margaret Beckett responds to GM Nation? report
395/03
- 24 September 2003
- Defra to review marine fisheries and environmental
enforcement arrangements in England and Wales 394/03
- 24 September 2003
- Defra launches consultation on proposals to
modernise legislation on veterinary surgery 393/03
- 23 September 2003
- Information bulletin:Defra consults on
pollution standards for industrial sectors 392/03
- 23 September 2003
- Eurostar launches service for guide dogs under
the Pet Travel Scheme 391/03
- 23 September 2003
- Information bulletin: Consultation on
Landfill Directive waste acceptance criteria 390/03
- 23 September 2003
- Whitty welcomes new farming and food research
forum 389/03
- 23 September 2003
- Minister marks £2.5M renovation project at former
munitions factory 388/03
- 23 September 2003
- Morley welcomes new river water figures but
says there is more to do 386/03
- 23 September 2003
- Statistical Release: River water quality
headline indicator for sustainable development: 2002 385/03
- 22 September 2003
- £304, 854 penalties for fisheries offences
at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court 387/03
- 22 September 2003
- We must ensure that regulation of GM technology
continues to improve - Elliot Morley 384/03
- 19 September 2003
- Information bulletin: Commons register
search fees 382/03
- 18 September 2003
- Government works in partnership with the horse
industry to fund definitive research 381/03
- 17 September 2003
- Government launches new leaflet to raise awareness
of the need for horse passports 380/03
- 17 September 2003
- Pesticide Residues Committee publishes 2002
annual report 379/03
- 16 September 2003
- Lord Selborne reappointed Chairman of Chemicals
Advisory Forum 378/03
- 16 September 2003
- Work together to meet targets for recycling
household waste - Morley 377/03
- 12 September 2003
- Cash boost for farmer cooperation 376/03
- 12 September 2003
- Information bulletin: Farm-scale evaluations
GM crops: arrangements for publication by scientific steering committee
on 16th October and consideration of the results by ACRE 375/03
- 11 September 2003
- Moving to a more sustainable sheep sector 374/03
- 11 September 2003
- Global treaty on GMOs takes effect 373/03
- 11 September 2003
- Environmental impact of all products should
be assessed, say experts 372/03
- 11 September 2003
- Scrapie surveillance in Great Britain: January
2002 - March 2003 - results and findings 371/03
- 10 September 2003
- UK leads international opposition to Iceland's
scientific whaling 370/03
- 10 September 2003
- Beckett urges stronger trade and environment
links 369/03
- 10 September 2003
- New Chairman for GM Crops Advisory Committee
368/03
- 10 September 2003
- Information bulletin: Public invited
to annual open meeting on pesticides 367/03
- 9 September 2003
- Government consults on special conservation
for Darwin Mounds - Morley 366/03
- 8 September 2003
- Defra hosts seminar on cormorant research project
365/03
- 8 September 2003
- Hill Farm Allowance - Revised Rates For 2004
364/03
- 4 September 2003
- New pest of maize found in the UK 363/03
- 4 September 2003
- Appointment of members to the Veterinary Products
Committee and its sub-committees 362/03
- 4 September 2003
- Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve - protecting
our natural heritage 361/03
- 3 September 2003
- Defra publishes Race Equality Scheme 360/03
- 3 September 2003
- Pesticide residues in food - first quarter results
for 2003 359/03
- 2 September 2003
- Landowners given right to open land for public
access 358/03
- 1 September 2003
- Appointments to the Environment Agency Board
357/03
- 1 September 2003
- Brucellosis Compensation 356/03
- 1 September 2003
- Autumn ploughing of uncultivated
land 355/03
- 1 September 2003
- Organic Farming Minister Ben Bradshaw visits
one of the first organic maintenance grant holders 354/03
August 2003
- 29 August 2003
- Consultation begins on wetland creation
at Wallasea Island, Essex 353/03
- 29 August 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for September 2003 in
the north sea (area iv), west of Scotland (area vi) and area vii 352/03
- 29 August 2003
- Castle Eden Dene National Nature Reserve: biodiversity
boosts the quality of community life 351/03
- 29 August 2003
- Consultation on the Landfill Allowance Trading
Scheme 350/03
- 29 August 2003
- BSE & Offspring Cull Compensation 349/03
- 27 August 2003
- Municipal Waste Management Survey
2001/2002 348/03
- 26 August 2003
- New Members needed for National Park
Authorities and Broads Authority 347/03
- 26 August 2003
- Make millions of daily meals more sustainable:
Lord Whitty 346/03
- 22 August 2003
- Morley announces support for further
local authority recycling in England 345/03
- 22 August 2003
- Reform of agricultural management
of common land 344/03
- 21 August 2003
- £68,500 fine for fisheries offences
at Swansea Crown Court 343/03
- 21 August 2003
- Alternative energy schemes share
in £1.26 million boost 342/03
- 20 August 2003
- UK gains emergency protection for
the Darwin Mounds 341/03
- 18 August 2003
- Applications sought for 12th round
of biodiversity grants programme 340/03
- 15 August 2003
- Defra Press Office: Staff and responsibilities
339/03
- 14 August 2003
- Reappointment of five members of
the Darwin Advisory Committee 338/03
- 14 August 2003
- Lake District partnership celebrates
ten years of environmental investment 337/03
- 12 August 2003
- Defra gives money to local authorities
for sustainable waste management initiatives 336/03
- 11 August 2003
- Defra Consults On Defining Rare Breeds
For Protection During Disease Outbreaks 335/03
- 8 August 2003
- New appointments to Thames Regional
Flood Defence Committee 334/03
- 7 August 2003
- Information bulletin: Advice
to gardeners - check your shed and use up pesticides 333/03
- 7 August 2003
- Advice to pet owners and livestock
transporters during hot weather 332/03
- 7 August 2003
- English decommissioning scheme reopens
to applications 331/03
- 7 August 2003
- Defra consults on disease control
slaughter policy for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease 330/03
- 7 August 2003
- Dragons and damsels light up Leicestershire
farm 329/03
- 6 August 2003
- Defra launches consultation on extending
Habitat and Birds Directive 328/03
- 6 August 2003
- Enhancements to pig identification
rules announced 327/03
- 5 August 2003
- Challenging new targets set for direct
mail 326/03
- 4 August 2003
- Morley announces consultation on
significant European Water DIrective 325/03
- 1 August 2003
- Information bulletin: Farm
scale evaluations of GM crops - arrangements for publication and consideration
of the results 324/03
- 1 August 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 323/03
July 2003
- 31 July 2003
- Environment Minister Welcomes International
Environmental Monitoring Effort 322/03
- 31 July 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for August
2003 in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area
VII 321/03
- 31 July 2003
- Government sets new targets to protect
UK biodiversity 320/03
- 31 July 2003
- Defra helps preserve the 'best view'
in Britain 319/03
- 30 July 2003
- Website lets manufacturers & suppliers
tap into technological tax relief 318/03
- 29 July 2003
- Defra short lists three companies
for outsourced IT 317/03
- 29 July 2003
- 'Sudden Oak Death' discovered in
tree species 316/03
- 29 July 2003
- Defra consults on packaging waste
recovery and recycling targets 315/03
- 28 July 2003
- Defra's Fisheries Directorate move
to Whitehall Place East, London SW1A 2HH 314/03
- 28 July 2003
- New emergency veterinary reserve
proposed 313/03
- 25 July 2003
- EU review of pesticides - advice
for gardeners 312/03
- 25 July 2003
- Defra ensures precautionary action
at GM oil seed rape evalution sites 311/03
- 25 July 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation
310/03
- 25 July 2003
- New appointment to Southern Regional
Flood Defence Committee 309/03
- 25 July 2003
- Closing alleyways in battle against
crime 307/03
- 24 July 2003
- UK fallen stock scheme to go ahead
308/03
- 24 July 2003
- UK welcomes European proposals to
limit dolphin deaths 306/03
- 24 July 2003
- Islands in the sun 305/03
- 24 July 2003
- New moves to prevent ragwort poisoning
304/03
- 24 July 2003
- Shark finning must stop: Ben Bradshaw
302/03
- 23 July 2003
- Defra has no problems recruiting
staff, says minister Alun Michael 303/03
- 22 July 2003
- Government presses ahead with consultation on
farm reforms 301/03
- 21 July 2003
- Appointments to the National Park Authorities
and the Broads Authority 300/03
- 21 July 2003
- Welsh lamb wins EU quality award 299/03
- 21 July 2003
- Consultation on access to information for pesticide
spraying 298/03
- 18 July 2003
- Results of government fact finding exercise
on packaging waste 297/03
- 17 July 2003
- Home-Grown Cereals authority appointments 296/03
- 17 July 2003
- CEFAS 2002/03 Annual Report & Accounts published
295/03
- 16 July 2003
- Defra makes new appointment to New Forest court
of Verderers 294/03
- 16 July 2003
- Information bulletin: Defra publishes
pollution standards for industrial sectors 293/03
- 16 July 2003
- Margaret Beckett announces way forward on radioactive
waste management 292/03
- 16 July 2003
- Transport of animals: European proposals are
'valuable progress'- Ben Bradshaw 291/03
- 16 July 2003
- The sound of Southwark paves the way for London
290/03
- 16 July 2003
- England's landscapes will help boost rural
revival 285/03
- 15 July 2003
- Morley announces Darwin pre-project awards
289/03
- 15 July 2003
- New initiatives launched as Government announces
outline animal health and welfare strategy 'chance to restore reputation'
- Bradshaw 288/03
- 15 July 2003
- Action Plan to promote high standards of prevention
and control through farm health planning 287/03
- 15 July 2003
- Directorate celebrates a decade of improving
pesticide safety 286/03
- 15 July 2003
- Councils should prepare for climate change,
says Morley 284/03
- 14 July 2003
- Endangered coral species get "ARKIVED"
283/03
- 14 July 2003
- Rural health, transport and education boost
282/03
- 14 July 2003
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency achieves its
targets 281/03
- 14 July 2003
- Proposed bird haven in Essex: further sites
to be assessed 280/03
- 14 July 2003
- New horticulture "centre of excellence" announced
279/03
- 14 July 2003
- New drive to deliver government's waste objectives
278/03
- 14 July 2003
- New appointments to South West Regional Flood
Defence Committee 277/03
- 11 July 2003
- Temporary arrangements for rare breeds of sheep
participating in the National Scrapie Plan 276/03
- 11 July 2003
- Defra confirms plans for a national scrapie
plan semen archive 275/03
- 11 July 2003
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report
and accounts for 2002/03 274/03
- 10 July 2003
- English regions enjoying successes - and facing
challenges - on quality of life 273/03
- 10 July 2003
- Statistical release: Regional quality
of life counts - results for the English regions 272/03
- 9 July 2003
- The Hunting Bill is clear and enforceable:
Michael 271/03
- 9 July 2003
- Cereals and oilseeds levy rates announced 270/03
- 9 July 2003
- Prescription only veterinary medicines 269/03
- 9 July 2003
- Drinking water quality improves again - Morley
269/03
- 8 July 2003
- Environmental Protection Expenditure by Industry
in 2001 268/03
- 7 July 2003
- Information bulletin: Policy review
of the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council 266/03
- 7 July 2003
- New version of Countryside Information System
265/03
- 7 July 2003
- Pilot scheme launched for free retailer take-back
of fridges 264/03
- 4 July 2003
- Information bulletin: Guidance on appeals
against mapping of open countryside 263/03
- 4 July 2003
- BSE: UK submits report to European Commission
arguing for same risk status as other EU member states 262/03
- 4 July 2003
- Defra to pilot electronic identification for
sheep on English farms 261/03
- 4 July 2003
- Proposals for TB testing by technicians unveiled
260/03
- 4 July 2003
- Morley announces further funding for local
authority recycling 259/03
- 3 July 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for July 2003 in the
North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area VII 258/03
- 3 July 2003
- Environmental project achieving sustainable
development, says Beckett 257/03
- 3 July 2003
- Children bring creative talent to the Tower
of London 256/03
- 3 July 2003
- The Government's response to the recommendations
contained in the report of the Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) working
group on feline and canine vaccination 255/03
- 3 July 2003
- Pet Travel Scheme - EC regulation on the movement
of pets 254/03
- 2 July 2003
- Covent Garden Market Chairman to serve another
year 253/03
- 2 July 2003
- Standing animal movements regime and biosecurity
changes for the autumn 252/03
- 1 July 2003
- Hunting Bill amendments tabled 251/03
- 1 July 2003
- Publication of biosecurity to prevent spread
of animal diseases 250/03
- 1 July 2003
- Hedgelaying promoted through Rural Enterprise
Scheme 249/03
- 1 July 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 248/03
- 1 July 2003
- Consultation on review of existing private
sewers and drains in England and Wales 247/03
- 1 July 2003
- Planning for the future of our landscape -
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty annual conference 246/03
June 2003
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- 30 June 2003
- Defra delivering, Beckett tells Royal Show
245/03
- 30 June 2003
- New appointment to Yorkshire Regional Flood
Defence Committee 244/03
- 30 June 2003
- New appointment to Northumbria Regional Flood
Defence Committee 243/03
- 30 June 2003
- New appointment to Midlands Regional Flood
Defence Committee 242/03
- 30 June 2003
- New appointment to Anglian Regional Flood Defence
Committee 241/03
- 30 June 2003
- Proposals to combat power plant pollution published
240/03
- 27 June 2003
- Consultation to encourage genuine waste recovery
239/03
- 27 June 2003
- Environmental reporting: Beckett welcomes Operating
and Financial Review working group consultation document 238/03
- 27 June 2003
- Better transport key to quality of life in
rural areas 237/03
- 26 June 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation 236/03
- 25 June 2003
- Hunting bill means the end of hunting wild
mammals just for sport - Michael 235/03
- 24 June 2003
- Government response to the report of the House
of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Badgers
and Bovine TB 233/03
- 23 June 2003
- New appointment to North West Regional Flood
Defence Committee 234/03
- 23 June 2003
- Beckett signals transformation of UK boiler
market 232/03
- 23 June 2003
- 350 new sites on latest Defra guide to farmland
walks and rides 231/03
- 23 June 2003
- Information bulletin: Countryside
Agency powers to correct minor mapping errors 230/03
- 20 June 2003
- Curry reports good progress on farming and
food plans 229/03
- 20 June 2003
- Chair of the British Potato Council re-appointed
228/03
- 20 June 2003
- New fisheries research ship named 227/03
- 19 June 2003
- Ben Bradshaw Parliamentary Under Secretary
at Defra 226/03
- 19 June 2003
- Ministerial responsibilities at Defra 225/03
- 18 June 2003
- UK government shows firm commitment to tackling
illegal logging - Morley 224/03
- 18 June 2003
- Survey shows no evidence of warble fly in GB
cattle herds 223/03
- 18 June 2003
- Outbreak of Spring Viraemia of Carp
222/03
- 18 June 2003
- Harsher penalties for wildlife trade
offences - Government announces new provisions 221/03
- 18 June 2003
- Defra publishes 2002 Chief Veterinary
Officer's annual report 220/03
- 18 June 2003
- Green farming pilots exceed take-up
targets 219/03
- 17 June 2003
- Bradshaw welcomes progress on whale
conservation 218/03
- 13 June 2003
- New appointments to the Sea Fish
Industry Authority 217/03
- 13 June 2003
- Information bulletin: Packaging
changes recommended by Advisory Committee 216/03
- 13 June 2003
- Outcome of Milk Development Council quinquennial
review 215/03
- 13 June 2003
- International Whaling Commission,
Berlin, 16th-19th June 2003 214/03
- 13 June 2003
- £3 million boost for farming and
food competitiveness 213/03
- 12 June 2003
- Information bulletin: Meacher
announces second massive boost to Berkshire environment 212/03
- 12 June 2003
- Information bulletin: British
Waterways' Regulatory Reform Order approved 211/03
- 12 June 2003
- Government welcomes adoption of EU
FMD directive 210/03
- 12 June 2003
- Announcing the publication of the
chemicals stakeholder forum's list of chemicals of concern, 12 June
2003 209/03
- 10 June 2003
- Nephrops and Twin Rig Rules 208/03
- 9 June 2003
- Introduction of Animal By - Product
Rules 207/03
- 9 June 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for April
2003 in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area
VII 206/03
- 5 June 2003
- Ecomomic review analyses Government
involvement in forestry 205/03
- 5 June 2003
- Defra welcomes guiding principles
of Lord Haskins' Rural Delivery Review 204/03
- 5 June 2003
- Man-made water rapids opens on Thames
203/03
- 5 June 2003
- Defra tells farmers -'it pays to
go organic' 202/03
- 4 June 2003
- Information bulletin:Quality
Parish and Town Councils key to local service delivery and information
access 201/03
- 4 June 2003
- Understanding low frequency noise
and its effect on health 200/03
- 4 June 2003
- Turning down the volume for Noise
Action Day 199/03
- 3 June 2003
- Margaret Beckett welcomes launch
of GM public debate 198/03
- 3 June 2003
- Farm tenancy reform proposals published
197/03
- 2 June 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 196/03
May 2003
- 30 May 2003
- Defra's Science and Innovation Strategy
published 195/03
- 30 May 2003
- Government backs Cornwall's recycling
plans 194/03
- 29 May 2003
- BSE& offspring cull compensation
193/03
- 28 May 2003
- Local communities back alleyway closures
to combat crime 192/03
- 27 May 2003
- Sheep National Envelope funds to
support sustainable farming 191/03
- 23 May 2003
- Re-appointment of Mr Peter Jinman
to SEAC 190/03
- 23 May 2003
- Boost for British beef exports 189/03
- 23 May 2003
- Shellfish waters identified as sensitive
areas 188/03
- 23 May 2003
- Kiev Conference 'fulfiled its promise'
says Margaret Beckett 187/03
- 22 May 2003
- Outbreak of Spring Viraemia of Carp
186/03
- 22 May 2003
- Kiev Conference: Margaret Beckett
launches UK environment for Europe fund 185/03
- 22 May 2003
- Michael Meacher 'goes wild' at Kew
184/03
- 22 May 2003
- Municipal waste management statistics
2001/02 182/03
- 21 May 2003
- 'Save our disappearing species' warns
renowned botanist Dr Peter Raven at 5th annual Darwin Lecture 181/03
- 21 May 2003
- Defra announces winners of new biodiversity
scholarship - lasting legacy of 'Darwin initiative' 180/03
- 21 May 2003
- Kiev Conference: protocols signed
183/03
- 20 May 2003
- £6.7M more for community energy -
programme extended 179/03
- 20 May 2003
- Dolphin by-catch: outcome of grid
trials offers hope 178/03
- 16 May 2003
- New appointments for English Regional
Flood Defence Committees - Morley 177/03
- 16 May 2003
- Information bulletin: Provisional
2002 packaging waste recycling figures announced 176/03
- 15 May 2003
- North East coast salmon drift net
numbers significantly cut EA75/03
- 15 May 2003
- Margaret Beckett disappointed at
challenge to EU on trade in GM food and crops 174/03
- 15 May 2003
- Defra announces extension of subscription
scheme deadlines on fallen stock disposal 175/03
- 15 May 2003
- Defra publishes results of winter
lettuce enforcement programme 172/03
- 14 May 2003
- Information bulletin: Defra
consults on pollution standards for non ferrous and coating sectors
173/03
- 14 May 2003
- Defra publishes 2003 Departmental Report 171/03
- 12 May 2003
- Curry group on the road in regional farming
and food drive 170/03
- 12 May 2003
- Good biosecurity urged to combat potential spread
of avian influenza 169/03
- 12 May 2003
- UK Emissions Trading Scheme off to a flying
start 168/03
- 9 May 2003
- UK welcomes agreement in New York: Johannesburg
process on track 167/03
- 9 May 2003
- Six day standstill exemption for show animals
166/03
- 9 May 2003
- Three British Waterways board members re-appointed
165/03
- 8 May 2003
- Virgin Atlantic to join UK Pet Travel Scheme
164/03
- 8 May 2003
- Research code of practice will help deliver
highest quality of science 163/03
- 8 May 2003
- Information Bulletin: New programme director
appointed for the waste implementation programme 162/03
- 8 May 2003
- Defra publishes new guidance on Sites of Special
Scientific Interest 161/03
- 8 May 2003
- UK on course for Kyoto say UN experts 160/03
- 8 May 2003
- Information Bulletin: Government seeks
views on emissions from crematoria 159/03
- 8 May 2003
- Statistical release:
Air quality headline indicator for sustainable development: 2002 (final
figures) 158/03
- 6 May 2003
- Alun Michael announces new members of the Expert
Panel on Air Quality Standards 157/03
- 6 May 2003
- Beckett to take forward Strategy Unit's waste
report 156/03
- 6 May 2003
- Food from Britain receives extra £3 million
to support regional food industry 155/03
- 2 May 2003
- Confirmed case of Newcastle Disease in imported
birds from West Africa successfully picked up in quarantine 154/03
- 2 May 2003
- Defra launches new three-year strategy 153/03
- 2 May 2003
- Morley announces go ahead for £17 million coastal
defence scheme in Kent 152/03
- 1 May 2003
- New safety controls on Ammonium Nitrate 151/03
- 1 May 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 150/03
April 2003
- 30 April 2003
- EU Animal By-Products Regulation - details of
legislation and transitional arrangements 149/03
- 28 April 2003
- Green farming pilot has science on its side
148/03
- 28 April 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation 147/03
- 24 April 2003
- 2002 Pesticides Forum Annual Report published
146/03
- 16 April 2003
- £15K fine and costs for fisheries fraud, at
Brighton Magistrates Court 145/03
- 16 April 2003
- Information Bulletin: Agricultural Management
of Common Land - Stakeholders' report 144/03
- 16 April 2003
- Warm weather brings summer smog warning 143/03
- 15 April 2003
- Review of woodland creation grants in England
142/03
- 15 April 2003
- Independent scientific review of the randomised
badger culling trial and associated epidemiological research announced
141/03
- 15 April 2003
- Defra canvasses support for subscription scheme
on fallen stock disposal 140/03
- 14 April 2003
- Defra announces outcome of consultation on bird
registration 139/03
- 11 April 2003
- Competition Commission inquiry into the distribution
of veterinary prescription only medicines 138/03
- 11 April 2003
- £268 Million for energy efficiency 137/03
- 10 April 2003
- Sales of veterinary antimicrobials 136/03
- 9 April 2003
- South Downs National Park - public inquiry 135/03
- 8 April 2003
- Support for sustainability - Meacher announces
£4 million for biodiversity and education projects 134/03
- 7 April 2003
- £22m boost for research as Whitty launches Defra's
draft science strategy 133/03
- 7 April 2003
- Rural stress action plan receives £300,000 132/03
- 7 April 2003
- Big CO2 cuts beat industry climate
change targets 131/03
- 4 April 2003
- New cattle welfare code introduced 130/03
- 4 April 2003
- £1.6m fine for Anglo-Spanish fisheries fraud
at Swansea Crown Court 129/03
- 4 April 2003
- Energy labelling extended to household air conditioners
and electric ovens 128/03
- 3 April 2003
- Information Bulletin:Government fact
finding exercise 127/03
- 3 April 2003
- Morley acts to protect shellfish stocks 126/03
- 2 April 2003
- Information Bulletin:Changes to the planning
consultancy advice scheme 125/03
- 1 April 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation 124/03
- 1 April 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 123/03
- 1 April 2003
- New chairman for the Agricultural Wages Board
122/03
- 1 April 2003
- Seven English councils awarded beacon status
for rural economy work 120/03
March 2003
- 31 March 2003
- Merger of the RPA and BCMS 121/03
- 31 March 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for April 2003 in the
North Sea (area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and area VII 119/03
- 31 March 2003
- Appointments to the board of the Countryside
Agency 118/03
- 31 March 2003
- Farm reforms set to yield £500 million a year
for Britain 117/03
- 28 March 2003
- Severest sentence yet for carp smuggler 116/03
- 28 March 2003
- Defra's foot and mouth disease contingency plan
115/03
- 28 March 2003
- Non-native species report welcomed by Defra
114/03
- 27 March 2003
- Information Bulletin: New guidance to
help local authorities reduce pollution 113/03
- 27 March 2003
- Additional movement restrictions for cattle
herds with overdue TB tests 112 /03
- 27 March 2003
- Horse passport exemption for ponies that run
free on Dartmoor, Exmoor and in the New Forest 111/03
- 27 March 2003
- Statistical release: 2001 UK Air emission
estimates and climate change sustainable development indicator 110/03
- 27 March 2003
- Government working with the horse industry for
long-term prosperity 109/03
- 26 March 2003
- Chairperson and members sought for new radioactive
waste task force 108/03
- 25 March 2003
- Review of the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum
107/03
- 25 March 2003
- Food from Britain Council - new appointments
106/03
- 25 March 2003
- Further action on illegal meat imports 105/03
- 24 March 2003
- £5M fishing vessel decommissioning scheme opens
104/03
- 24 March 2003
- From Whitehall to village hall - Beckett launches
first rural 0ne-stop shop 103/03
- 24 March 2003
- International biodiversity boosted by £4 million
in Government funding Latest 'Darwin' grant winners announced 102/03
- 20 March 2003
- New dolphin plan could limit fishing net deaths
101/03
- 18 March 2003
- Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2002 100/03
- 18 March 2003
- Environmental expertise strengthens Advisory
Committee on Pesticides 99/03
- 18 March 2003
- Enriched cages - the way ahead 98/03
- 17 March 2003
- Government publishes report on the Spongiform
Encephalopathy Advisory Committee 97/03
- 14 March 2003
- Consultation launched on various biosecurity
measures for livestock industry 96/03
- 14 March 2003
- New appointments to the Sea Fish
Industry Authority 95/03
- 14 March 2003
- Consultation begins to improve waste
management licensing 94/03
- 13 March 2003
- Advice to egg and poultry producers
following outbreak of avian influenza in the Netherlands 93/03
- 13 March 2003
- Information Bulletin: new
appointment to Advisory Committee on Packaging 92/03
- 12 March 2003
- Morley announces streamlined system
for better flood and coastal defence service 91/03
- 11 March 2003
- £1.6 million boost for farmers and
growers 90/03
- 11 March 2003
- Defra launches training package
to deal with emergencies 89/03
- 11 March 2003
- Defra online livestock service beats
targets 88/03
- 11 March 2003
- Defra civil servant wins prestigious
Nuffield scholarship 87/03
- 11 March 2003
- Information Bulletin: Beckett
approves Gloucestershire recycling initiative 86/03
- 11 March 2003
- Chemicals Stakeholder Forum annual
report 2001-2002 85/03
- 10 March 2003
- Non-sector catch limits for March
2003 in the North Sea (Area IV), West of Scotland (Area VI) and Area
VII 84/03
- 7 March 2003
- Government bans live poultry from
the Netherlands following outbreak of avian influenza 83/03
- 7 March 2003
- Food and drink industry to join
sustainability drive 82/03
- 4 March 2003
- Warmer homes for millions: Government
report shows "encouraging" drop in fuel poverty 81/03
- 4 March 2003
- Contagious equine metritis confirmed
in "at risk" horse 80/03
- 3 March 2003
- Delivering the vision:Margaret Beckett
visits model farm in north west 79/03
- 3 March 2003
- New appointment to Joint Nature
Conservation Committee (JNCC) 78/03
- 3 March 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 77/03
February 2003
- 28 February 2003
- £216,000 fine for Anglo-Spanish
fisheries fraud at Milford Haven 76/03
- 28 February 2003
- Biosecurity Guidance consultation
document launched 75/03
- 28 February 2003
- Chance for everyone to have their
say on rural delivery in England 74/03
- 27 February 2003
- Hunting bill strengthened and clarified
in committee - Michael 73/03
- 27 February 2003
- Air Canada to join Pet Travel Scheme
72/03
- 27 February 2003
- Entry level pilot gets off the ground
70/03
- 26 February 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation
69/03
- 25 February 2003
- Farmers to receive information booklets
about the Spring 2003 animal movement rules 68/03
- 25 February 2003
- Local authorities set to serve notice
on fly-tippers 67/03
- 24 February 2003
- Energy White Paper a major boost
for sustainable development - Beckett 66/03
- 24 February 2003
- UK making progress on quality of
life 65/03
- 21 February 2003
- Living close to a landfill site cuts
property values 64/03
- 20 February 2003
- Discussions on short-term proposals
to combat Bovine TB 63/03
- 20 February 2003
- Cull of livestock in the light of
Brucellosis cases in Scotland 62/03
- 20 February 2003
- New appointments to English Nature
61/03
- 20 February 2003
- Water bill published, following
first reading 60/03
- 19 February 2003
- Information Bulletin: Defra
consults on pollution standards for industrial sectors 59/03
- 18 February 2003
- The right path to a better future
for farming and food 57/03
- 14 February 2003
- New pig welfare code and pig welfare
regulations introduced 56/03
- 14 February 2003
- Proposals unveiled for ram semen
archive of lost genotypes 55/03
- 13 February 2003
- Report on antimicrobial resistance
in relation to Veterinary Medicines 54/03
- 12 February 2003
- Information Bulletin: New
guidance aimed to help reduce local air pollution 53/03
- 12 February 2003
- New Agri-environment scheme gets
positive response from farmers 52/03
- 12 February 2003
- New chairman of Advisory Panel on
Air Quality appointed 51/03
- 12 February 2003
- Cracking down on crime on public
rights of way 50/03
- 12 February 2003
- Morley announces extra money for
flood and coastal defence 49/03
- 11 February 2003
- Government wakes up to climate change
48/03
- 11 February 2003
- World is hotting up according to
Defra report 47/03
- 11 February 2003
- Working together to create a living,working
and vibrant countryside 46/03
- 7 February 2003
- Launch of consultation exercise
on draft EU foot-and-mouth directive 45/03
- 6 February 2003
- New chief drinking water inspector
appointed 44/03
- 6 February 2003
- £5.2Million boost for Community
energy schemes 43/03
- 6 February 2003
- Information Bulletin:Tighter
air pollution targets formally introduced 42/03
- 6 February 2003
- Towards a UK strategy for sustainable
consumption and production: Beckett 41/03
- 4 February 2003
- "We can move towards a near-zero
carbon future", says Margaret Beckett 40/03
- 3 February 2003
- Brucellosis Compensation 39/03
- 3 February 2003
- New bird haven proposed for Weymarks,
North Essex 38/03
- 3 February 2003
- Keeping sustainable development
in the international spotlight 37/03
January 2003
- 30 January 2003
- Government gives £60,000 to fight
illegal trade in Ivory 36/03
- 30 January 2003
- Landmark legislation boosts countryside
and wildlife 35/03
- 30 January 2003
- Second year of increase in farm
incomes 34/03
- 29 January 2003
- Learning from the past - preparing
for the future 33/03
- 28 January 2003
- £6.4M aid package for English fishermen
32/03
- 27 January 2003
- Final consultation on animal-product
rules 31/03
- 24 January 2003
- BSE & offspring cull compensation
30/03
- 23 January 2003
- Morley pushes for EU action to protect
cetaceans 29/03
- 23 January 2003
- Food and Farming Minister Lord Whitty
announces changes to the spring movement regime 28/03
- 22 January 2003
- Farming reform proposals heading
in right direction - Beckett 27/03
- 21 January 2003
- Foodwise 2003 - celebrating the
best of British food and drink 26/03
- 21 January 2003
- Beckett sets scene for future water
price limits 25/03
- 20 January 2003
- Lord Whitty responds to report on
the future of Horticulture Research International 24/03
- 16 January 2003
- UK gets Common Fisheries Policy revisions
it wanted, Morley tells Commons 23/03
- 16 January 2003
- Training of ultrasound operators
22/03
- 16 January 2003
- Review of the Government Advisory
Committee for Business and the Environment 21/03
- 16 January 2003
- Tighter controls introduced for waste
incinerators 20/03
- 16 January 2003
- Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances
- annual report 2001/2002 19/03
- 15 January 2003
- Government launches consultation
on future of legal protection for hedgerows 18/03
- 15 January 2003
- Morley toughens action against illegal
wildlife traders 17/03
- 14 January 2003
- Information bulletin: Laying
of British Waterways' regulatory reform order 16/03
- 14 January 2003
- New BSE progress report published
- cases continue to decline 15/03
- 13 January 2003
- Statistical release: Air quality
headline indicator for sustainable development: 2002 (provisional figures)
14/03
- 13 January 2003
- Air quality improving, say official
figures 13/03
- 10 January 2003
- Morley frustrated at setback on
dolphin-friendly nets 12/03
- 9 January 2003
- Fish smugglers to face Crown Court
sentence 11/03
- 9 January 2003
- £5b million grant scheme for farmers
gets green light 10/03
- 9 January 2003
- Exposure of cattle to pet food containing
prohibited material 9/03
- 9 January 2003
- Introduction of individual identification
for sheep and goats -1 February 2003 8/03
- 9 January 2003
- New legislation gives zoos stronger
conservation role 7/03
- 8 January 2003
- Review of Commons Commissioners
announced 6/03
- 8 January 2003
- Government and the devolved administrations
launch the animal health and welfare strategy consultation 5/03
- 7 January 2003
- Horizon scanning strategy strengthens
Defra research 4/03
- 7 January 2003
- Demonstration farms open their gates
3/03
- 6 January 2003
- New Pesticides Forum chair appointed
2/03
- 2 January 2003
- Brucellosis compensation 1/03
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