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Defra Ministers

• Hilary Benn
• Lord Rooker
• Phil Woolas
• Joan Ruddock
• Jonathan Shaw

Ministers' speeches

Ministers' statements

Ministers' speeches

• Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - The Rt Hon Hilary Benn
• Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Rooker
• Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Joan Ruddock MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for the South East - Jonathan Shaw MP

Speeches by Defra's Ministers between May 2006 and June 2007 are indexed as follows:

• All speeches listed by date, 5 May 2006 onwards

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Speeches by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP

• 18 February 2008
  Speech to the National Farmers' Union Centenary Conference, London
• 3 January 2008
  Speech to the Oxford Farming Conference 2008, Oxford
  
• 13 December 2007
  Speech to the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
• 19 November 2007
  Speech at the Farming for the Future Conference, London
  
• 1 November 2007
  Speech to the Landscape Institute Conference on Climate Change, London
  
• 29 October 2007
  Speech at Kew Royal Botanic Garden - Britain’s Low Carbon Future: what the Climate Change Bill means for our daily lives, London
• 25 October 2007
  Speech at the EU Emissions Trading Scheme discussion event, London
• 24 September 2007
  Speech at the UK Mission to the United Nations
  
• 5 July 2007
  Speech to the Local Government Association

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Speeches by the Minister of State (Lords)

The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker

• Monday 14 May 2007
  Speech at the Association of Labour Providers AGM, London
  
• Tuesday 24 April 2007
  Speech at the Women's Institute/National Farmers' Union Great Milk Debate, London
• Wednesday 18 April 2007
  Speech at 50th anniversary lunch of British Institute of Agricultural Consultants, House of Lords, London
• Tuesday 28 November 2006
  Speech at the Westminster Diet and Health Forum, London
• Tuesday 31 October 2006
  Speech to English Food and Farming Partnerships AGM, Stationers' Hall, London
• Tuesday 19 September 2006
  Speech at the Dairy UK conference
• Tuesday 18 July 2006
  Speech at the NFU/RSPB conference "Celebrations and Challenges: a new future for farming" at the Royal Geographical Society, London
• Wednesday 31 May 2006
  Speech at the UK Financing of Eco-innovation and Environmental Technologies event, DTI Conference Centre - "Sustainable consumption and production and the financing of eco-innovation"

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Speeches by the Minister for the Environment, Phil Woolas MP

• 28 February 2008
  Speech at the Ecobuild Conference, London
• 27 February 2008
  Speech on the future of carbon trading, London
• 22 February 2008
  Speech to the United Nations Environment Programme in Monaco
• 15 November 2007
  Speech to the Midwestern Governors Association's Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Summit: Towards a green industrial revolution, Milwaukee, WI, USA
• 8 November 2007
  Speech to the EIC’s Annual Conference, London
  Speech to the Timber Trade Journal Wood Futures Conference, London
  
• 5 November 2007
  Speach on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Warsaw, Poland
• 30 October 2007
  Speech to the Association of Drainage Authorities Annual Conference, Peterborough
  
• 20 September 2007
  Speech to the Renewable Energy Association Conference, Said Business School, Oxford
  
• 18 September 2007
  Speech at the National Energy Action Conference, University of Chester
  

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Speeches by the Minister for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste, Joan Ruddock MP

• 26 February 2008
  Speech to Three Regions Climate Change Group Project Launch, London
• 04 February 2008
  Speech to the North West Waste Conference, Manchester
• 24 January 2008
  Speech to the Waste Management Finance Forum, London
  
• 19 December 2007
  Speech to the TUC Green Union Commitment Breakfast, London
• 10 December 2007
  Speech to the launch of the Climate Change Taskforce Report, London
• 6 December 2007
  Speech to the Environment Agency's East End Regeneration Reception, London
  
• 23 November 2007
  Speech to the 'Delivering Low Carbon Cities' at the Birmingham NEC
• 8 November 2007
  Speech to the ‘Sustainable cities, delivering success’ Core Cities Summit, Nottingham
  
• 7 November 2007
  Speech at the Local Government Association Environmental Enforcement Conference, London
  
• 31 October 2007
  Speech to the IGD 'Packaging Reduction & Optimisation' Conference, London
  
• 29 October 2007
  Speech to the EU Adaptation Green Paper Conference, London
• 16 October 2007
  Speech on food waste and anaerobic digestion to the ESA (Environmental Services Association) Conference, London
  
• 10 October 2007
  Speech to the Rite Group International Conference and Exhibition, London
• 9 October 2007
  Speech at the Carbon Disclosure Project Fifth Annual Forum, London
  
• 4 October 2007
  Speech at the Local Government Association Environmental Leadership Conference, London
  
• 3 October 2007
  Speech on carbon capture and storage to the Zero Emissions Platform Second General Assembly meeting, Paris
• 5 September 2007
  Speech at Chatham House, Starting on the road to sustainable clothing event - "sustainable clothing", London
  

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Speeches by the Minister for Marine, Landscape & Rural Affairs and Minister for the South East - Jonathan Shaw MP

• 13 February 2008
  Speech at the Responsibility and Cost Sharing Regional Workshop, Exeter
  
• 31 January 2008
  Speech at the SE National Housing Federation annual conference
• 5 December 2007
  Speech at the ACRE 21st Century Village Reception
• 16 October 2007
  Speech at the Buck, Berks and Oxon Fresh Start Academy launch, Aylesbury
  
• 5 September 2007
  Speech to the LGA Rural Conference on “Helping and empowering rural communities to tackle climate change”, Torquay
• 4 September 2007
  Speech to Anaerobic Digestion Stakeholder Workshop, Exeter University

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All speeches since 5 May 2006 listed by date

(See also Speeches made between 9 June 2001 and 5 May 2006

• 28 February 2008
  Speech by Phil Woolas MP at the Ecobuild Conference, London
• 27 February 2008
  Speech by Phil Woolas MP on the future of carbon trading, London
• 26 February 2008
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to Three Regions Climate Change Group Project Launch, London
• 22 February 2008
  Speech by Phil Woolas MP to the United Nations Environment Programme in Monaco
• 18 February 2008
  Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP to the National Farmers' Union Centenary Conference, London
• 13 February 2008
  Speech by Jonathan Shaw MP at the Responsibility and Cost Sharing Regional Workshop, Exeter
• 4 February 2008
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the North West Waste Conference, Manchester
• 31 January 2008
  Speech by Jonathan Shaw MP at the SE National Housing Federation annual conference
• 24 January 2008
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the Waste Management Finance Forum, London
• 3 January 2008
  Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn to the Oxford Farming Conference 2008, Oxford
  
• 19 December 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the TUC Green Union Commitment Breakfast, London
• 13 December 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP to the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
• 10 December 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the launch of the Climate Change Taskforce Report, London
• 6 December 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the Environment Agency's East End Regeneration Reception, London
• 5 December 2007
  Speech by Jonathan Shaw at the ACRE 21st Century Village Reception
  
• 23 November 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the 'Delivering Low Carbon Cities' at the Birmingham NEC
• 19 November 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP at the Farming for the Future Conference, London
  
• 15 November 2007
  Speech by Phil Woolas MP to the Midwestern Governors Association's Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Summit: Towards a green industrial revolution, Milwaukee, WI, USA
• 8 November 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the ‘Sustainable cities, delivering success’ Core Cities Summit, Nottingham
  Speech by Phil Woolas MP to the EIC’s Annual Conference, London
  Speech by Phil Woolas MP to the Timber Trade Journal Wood Futures Conference, London
  
• 7 November 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock MP at the Local Government Association Environmental Enforcement Conference, London
  
• 1 November 2007
  Speech by Hilary Benn to the Landscape Institute Conference on Climate Change
  
• 31 October 2007
  Speech by by Joan Ruddock MP to the IGD 'Packaging Reduction & Optimisation' Conference, London
• 30 October 2007
  Speech by Phil Woolas to the Association of Drainage Authorities Annual Conference, Peterborough
  
• 29 October 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock to the EU Adaptation Green Paper Conference, London
  
• 25 October 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP at the EU Emissions Trading Scheme discussion event, London
  
• 16 October 2007
  Speech by Jonathan Shaw MP at the Buck, Berks and Oxon Fresh Start Academy launch, Aylesbury
  
• 10 October 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock to the Rite Group International Conference and Exhibition, London
  
• 9 October 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock at the Carbon Disclosure Project Fifth Annual Forum, London
  
• 4 October 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock at the Local Government Association Environmental Leadership Conference, London
  
• 3 October 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock on carbon capture and storage to the Zero Emissions Platform Second General Assembly meeting, Paris
• 24 September 2007
  Speech by Hilary Benn at the UK Mission to the United Nations
• 20 September 2007
  Speech by Phil Woolas to the Renewable Energy Association Conference, Said Business School, Oxford
• 18 September 2007
  Speech by Phil Woolas at the National Energy Action Conference, University of Chester
• 5 September 2007
  Speech by Joan Ruddock at Chatham House, Starting on the road to sustainable clothing event - "sustainable clothing", London
• 5 July 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP to the Local Government Association
• Monday 25 June 2007
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP for the Institute of Economic Affairs Annual Water Conference
• Thursday 14 June 2007
  Speech by Barry Gardiner MP for the Commission for Rural Communities Conference, "One Year On", on "The wider rural agenda"
• Thursday 7 June 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the United Nations, New York, "Climate change and development: Promoting low carbon growth"
• Wednesday 6 June 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the Pew Centre, Washington, DC, "Greening the American Dream"
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the EnergyWatch event on the Energy White Paper, London
• Thursday 24 May 2007
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at Charles University on "The challenge of climate change, or a new industrial revolution?", Prague, Czech Republic
• Tuesday 22 May 2007
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the Wellbeing Conference, Convent Garden
• Monday 21 May 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Milibadn MP at the ‘zeitgeist’ Google conference "We can: politics for the Facebook generation", London
• Wednesday 16 May 2007
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the ‘Water for Living – How much is enough?’ conference, Institute of Civil Engineers, London
  
• Tuesday 15 May 2007
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the ABI Flood Resilience Workshop, Gresham Street, London
• Monday 14 May 2007
  Speech by The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker to the Association of Labour Providers AGM, Abbey Centre, London, Monday 14 May 2007
• Thursday 10 May 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the Centenary Conference of the Country Landowners Association, "Economy, Environment, Community: The Next Decades", London
• Tuesday 8 May 2007
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the Cathedrals and Climate Change Conference, Lambeth Place, London
• Thursday 26 April 2007
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the Institute of Public Policy Research, Climate Change and Water Seminar, London
• Thursday 26 April 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP at Climate Change Conference, "Humanity and Nature: a new balance", The Vatican, Rome
• Tuesday 24 April 2007
  Speech by The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker at the Women's Institute/National Farmers' Union Great Milk Debate, London
• Wednesday 18 April 2007
  Speech by The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker at 50th anniversary lunch of British Institute of Agricultural Consultants, House of Lords, London
• Monday 16 April 2007
  Speach by Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment, at the Expo C02 Public and Private Strategies 2008-2012 Conference, Barcelona, Spain
• Tuesday 27 March 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP at WWF One Planet Living Summit "One-Planet Security", London
• Friday 16 March 2007
  Speech by Barry Gardiner at Local Government Association Rural Commission meeting, London
• Thursday 15 March 2007
  Speech by Ben Bradshaw to the Wave and Tidal Conference of the British Wind Energy Association
• Thursday 15 March 2007
  Keynote speech by Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment, at the UK Climate Impacts Programme User Forum, Oxford
• Thursday 15 March 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP at the launch of the Marine Bill White Paper
• Friday 9 March 2007
  Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Campaign for Protection of Rural England, "A Land Fit for the Future"
• Tuesday 6 March 2007
  Mr Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment, at the Environment Agency's Water Efficiency Awards 2007 at the Energy Clinic, London
• Monday 5 March 2007
  Rt Hon David Miliband MP: The Dr S T Lee Lecture on Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, "The transition economy: a future beyond oil?"
• Thursday 1 March 2007
  Mr Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment, at the Royal Society event on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report, London
• Tuesday 27 February 2007
  Response to the launch of the Green Alliance strategy "Tests for Environmental Leadership"
• Tuesday 27 February 2007
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Environment, at the Ecobuild Conference - Designing and Building a Sustainable Future, London
• Monday 26 February 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the NFU Annual Conference "Farming for the Future"
• Wednesday 14 February 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the GLOBE forum "Let’s make 2007 a landmark year for climate change"
• Wednesday 7 February 2007
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP to the global ministerial environment forum, UNEP governing council, Nairobi, Kenya
• Wednesday 7 February 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on "Green Business is Good Business" at FTSE4Good 5th Anniversary, Canary Wharf, London
• Friday 2 February 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP on “Tackling climate change together” at the Joseph Black Chemistry Building, Edinburgh University
• Tuesday 30 January 2007
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP to the ENDS Report Conference on emissions trading. London
• Monday 22 January 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit
• Wednesday 17 January 2007
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP at the Anglo-French Expert Seminar on Energy Efficiency, London
• Wednesday 3 January 2007
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the Oxford Farming Conference
• Thursday 30 November 2006
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP to the Sustainable Development Business Summit (Midlands) the NEC, Birmingham
• Tuesday 28 November 2006
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP at the LGA and Energy Saving Trust Conference “Your council, your climate, your action”, London

• Tuesday 28 November 2006
  Speech by The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker at the Westminster Diet and Health Forum, London

• Tuesday 28 November 2006
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP at the SDUK’06 ‘Securing the Future’ conference, London

• Thursday 23 November 2006
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP at the Clean Energy Investment Showcase, London

• Thursday 23 November 2006
  Speech by Ben Bradshaw to WRAP Symposium on "Making the most of life cycle analysis"
• Tuesday 21 November 2006
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP on "Forestry: a sectoral response to climate change" at the Forestry Commission and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference, Sussex
• Thursday 16 November 2006
  Speech by Ben Bradshaw to Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee Conference
• Wednesday 15 November 2006
  Speech by the Rt Hon David Miliband MP at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), Nairobi
• Friday 10 November 2006
  Speech by Mr Ian Pearson MP at the launch of the Gateshead Warm Zone, The Sage, Gateshead
• Wednesday 8 November 2006
  Speech by the Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the Environmental Industries Commission, London
• Tuesday 7 November 2006
  Speech by the Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the Association of British Insurers, London
• Tuesday 31 October 2006
  Speech by The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker to English Food and Farming Partnerships AGM, Stationers' Hall, London
• Friday 27 October 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP to closing plenary session of Carbon Expo Asia: Carbon Market Trade Fair and Conference, Beijing, China
• Thursday 26 October 2006
  Speech by the Rt Hon David Miliband MP to the Lunar Society, Birmingham: "One planet living: towards a 3D energy revolution"
• Thursday 26 October 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP to the Great Wall Renewable Energy Forum, Beijing, China
• Thursday 19 October 2006
  Speech by Ben Bradshaw MP at the Norwegian Sustainable Fisheries Conference, London
• Thursday 19 October 2006
  Speech by the Rt Hon David Miliband MP - Building an Environmental Union, Berlin
• Tuesday 17 October 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum Seminar, House of Commons, London
• Wednesday 11 October 2006
  Speech by the Rt Hon David Miliband MP at the launch of Natural England, London
• Tuesday 10 October 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at Climate Change Conference, Lichfield Garrick Theatre
• Thursday 21 September 2006
  Speech by Barry Gardiner MP at Europarc 2006, Oxford
• Monday 9 October 2006
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP at the Wilton Park Conference on The Future of European Agriculture
• Wednesday 4 October 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson at the Water UK 7th Annual Leakage Conference at the Commonwealth Club, London
• Tuesday 3 October 2006
  Speech by Ben Bradshaw to the South West Conference on Maritime Affairs
• Tuesday 19 September 2006
  Speech by The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker at the Dairy UK conference
• Wednesday 20 September
  Speech by Barry Gardiner MP on "Business and biodiversity: a UK Government perspective" at the Earthwatch Corporate Environmental Responsibility Group, London
• Tuesday 12 September 2006
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP at Trades Union Congress Conference, Brighton
• Tuesday 12 September 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson on Climate Change and Gardening at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• Thursday 7 September 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at the Institute for Public Policy Research "Every Drop Counts" Incentives for Greater Water Efficiency Event, Royal Geographical Society, London
• Wednesday 6 September 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson for the Renewable Energy Association (REA) Bioenergy Conference, Weston-Super-Mare
• Tuesday 5 September 2006
  Speech by Ian Pearson MP at National Energy Action Silver Jubilee conference, University of Nottingham
• Wednesday 19 July 2006
  Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP "The great stink: towards an environmental contract " at the Audit Commission annual lecture, London
• Tuesday 18 July 2006
  Speech by The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker at the NFU/RSPB conference "Celebrations and Challenges: a new future for farming" at the Royal Geographical Society, London
• Thursday 13 July 2006
  Speech by Ben Bradshaw on 'The Deep Oceans' given at the 11th International Deep Sea Biology Symposium, Southampton
• Wednesday 12 July 2006
  Speech by Ben Bradshaw to the Beacon Council Learning Exchange, London
• Thursday 6 July 2006
  Ian Pearson MP - Speech at the Local Government Association "Greening Communities" workshop at the BIC, Bournemouth
• Tuesday 4 July 2006
  Rt Hon David Miliband MP - Speech at the Local Government Association annual conference, Bournemouth - "Power devolved is energy released"
• Monday 3 July 2006
  Rt Hon David Miliband MP - Speech at the Royal Agricultural Show, "One planet farming"
• Wednesday 28 June 2006
  Ian Pearson MP - Speech at the Energy Efficiency Partnership For Homes Annual Conference, London
• Monday 26 June 2006
  Ian Pearson MP - Speech at the Chatham House Conference on Climate Change in a Post 2012 World, London
• Wednesday 21 June 2006
  Ian Pearson MP - Speech to the fourth international Energy Efficiency In Domestic Appliances and Lighting Conference
• Wednesday 14 June 2006
  Ian Pearson MP - Speech to the Institute of Economic Affairs Annual Water Conference, London
• Monday 12 June 2006
  Barry Gardiner MP - Speech at launch of Commission for Rural Communities Commission report 'Rural Disadvantage – Priorities for Action', London
• Thursday 8 June
  Barry Gardiner MP - Speech on "A New Rural Agenda: Moving in from the Margins" at the IPPR North conference, London
• Wednesday 7 June 2006
  Ian Pearson MP - Speech at the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, Droitwich Spa
• Tuesday 6 June 2006
  Rt Hon David Miliband MP - Speech at the National School of Governance conference, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London - "Public services and public goods: lessons for reform"
• Wednesday 31 May 2006
  The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker - Speech at the UK Financing of Eco-innovation and Environmental Technologies event, DTI Conference Centre - "Sustainable consumption and production and the financing of eco-innovation"
• Tuesday 23 May 2006
  Barry Gardiner MP - Speech at Outdoors For All Conference, QE2 Centre, London
• Wednesday 17 May 2006
  The Rt Hon David Miliband MP - Speech at the Green Alliance, London about the challenge of climate change
• Tuesday 9 May 2006
  Barry Gardiner MP - Speech at the National Migrant Worker conference at Congress House, London

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