What's new on this site
2008
4 November 2008
- Consultations on the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats, the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs and the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Equines and associated news release.
- Consultation on plans to implement Council Directive 92/119/EEC on the control of Swine Vesicular Disease.
3 November 2008
31 October 2008
- Renewed action on farmland birds needed – Huw Irranca-Davies
- Statistical release: Wild bird populations 2007 - Sustainable Development Strategy and Public Service Agreement Indicators
- Compensation for bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
- Consultation on proposed changes to BSE Testing
30 October 2008
29 October 2008
- Water friendly farming initiative targets new catchments
- What's the carbon footprint of your product?
28 October 2008
- Defra and livestock industry announce UK export certification partnership (UKECP)
- Defra releases guidance on waste facility design
23 October 2008
- Enforcement date of amendment to Plant Health (England) Order 2005 - emergency measures announced to prevent spread of Citrus Longhorn Beetle
- Record British wheat harvest
22 October 2008
21 October 2008
- Emergency Measures Announced To Prevent Spread Of Citrus Longhorn Beetle
- European Bat Lyssavirus Type 2 (Bat Rabies) confirmed in Daubenton’s Bat
- Six “Zero Waste Places” Named Across England
17 October 2008
16 October 2008
- Speech by Jane Kennedy MP at the Hanover Breakfast Meeting: “Food: A Vision for the 21st Century”
- Flytipping down 7.5 per cent across England
- Consultation on Directions to the Environment Agency on Classification of Water Bodies
15 October 2008
14 October 2008
10 October 2008
- Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP at the Chatham House Conference “Food Security in the 21st Century”, 6 October 2008
- Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP - Remarks in response to a lecture by Connie Hedegaard, Danish Minister for Climate and Energy, London School of Economics, 1 October 2008
9 October 2008
8 October 2008
- Ministerial Speech by Huw Irranca-Davies at the Joint Local Government Information Unit/Local Government Association event: Draft Marine Bill – implications for local Government
- Ministerial Speech by Huw Irranca-Davies at the British Waterways Annual General Meeting
7 October 2008
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn: North East Flooding
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn: Marine Bill
- Ministerial portfolios at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
6 October 2008
4 October 2008
3 October 2008
- Defra extends suspension of waterlogged soil regulations for farmers to harvest cereals, oilseeds and protein crops
- UK to issue European carbon allowances
2 October 2008
- Fight must continue on fuel poverty say ministers
- £181.6m for project to save 391,000 tonnes of landfill waste
- Koi Herpesvirus disease outbreak confirmed
1 October 2008
- The website, Sustainable Development in Government, has moved to www.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/government from www.sustainable-development.gov.uk.
- Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
- Changes to GB wild bird survey for avian influenza
- £300,000 announced for early development of surface water management plans
See also this archive to older "what's new" information