What's new on this site
2009
17 March 2009
- Information Bulletin: Statutory Agriculture and Horticulture Levy Rates for 2009/10
- Battle to improve our dirty streets must continue
16 March 2009
- Making the right choices for our future: An economic framework for designing policies to reduce carbon emissions (joint DECC/Defra paper)
- Hilary Benn delivers treasure chest to Cambridge school and officially opens Dragonfly House
13 March 2009
- Consultation on the Implementation of the Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009
- EU votes in energy efficiency for electric motors
- National park authorities and broads authority appointments
12 March 2009
10 March 2009
9 March 2009
- Jane Kennedy launches plan to halt declining bee numbers
- Livestock market visits 2009 dates announced
5 March 2009
- Hilary Benn pays tribute to Sir Martin Doughty
- H6N1 low pathogenic Avian Influenza now confirmed at poultry premises in East Anglia
4 March 2009
- Information Bulletin: Surface water management plans guidance published
- Consultation on proposed changes to standards in cross compliance Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) and related measures in England. A news release has been published.
3 March 2009
- Consultation on the Transposition of the INSPIRE Directive [2007/2/EC] and associated information bulletin
- Information Bulletin: Defra publishes report on Environmental Action Fund
- Information Bulletin: Commission for Rural Communities appointments
- £25m to protect precious woodland and landscapes from disease
2 March 2009
27 February 2009
- Avian influenza H6N1 confirmed at poultry premises in East Anglia
- Consultation on the implementation and enforcement of the EC Marketing Standards in fresh fruit and vegetables as revised by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2008
26 February 2009
25 February 2009
24 February 2009
21 February 2009
20 February 2009
19 February 2009
- Hilary Benn's Kenya diary: 17 February and 18 February
- Information Bulletin: Improving air quality: Revised guidance for local authorities
- New wildlife projects to help world’s poorest communities
18 February 2009
17 February 2009
16 February 2009
- Information Bulletin: Greener Living Fund - First shortlist announced
- Consultation on the second phase of Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP2)
- Farmers asked to lead the way to protect environment
- Speech by Hilary Benn at the NFU Conference 2009: ‘The New Agenda for Farming’
13 February 2009
12 February 2009
- Tyneside to be home to new Marine Management Organisation
- Municipal waste management statistics - Provisional Quarter 1 - 2008/09
11 February 2009
9 February 2009
5 February 2009
- Approval for GM vaccine trial
- Rural businesses vital to economy - Benn
- Speech by Hilary Benn at the Commission for Rural Communities summit on Releasing the innovative potential of rural economies - “Why the rural economy matters”
3 February 2009
- Government response to Anderson Review of 2007 Foot and Mouth Outbreak
- Written Ministerial Statement by Huw Irranca-Davies on Revised Membership Arrangements to Northumberland National Park Authority
2 February 2009
- Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
- Sustainable development commission becomes executive non-departmental public body
30 January 2009
- Speech by Huw Irranca-Davies MP at the Govnet Civil Contingencies 2009 Conference, London on 28 January 2009
- Speech by Huw Irranca-Davies MP at the Chatham House Illegal Logging Stakeholder event, London on 19 January 2009
29 January 2009
- Defra announce farm incomes in the United Kingdom rise by 42 per cent
- Air quality indicator for sustainable development 2008 provisional results (PDF version, 398 KB)
28 January 2009
- Consultation on Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority District Boundaries
- Newly negotiated sheep EID rules come into force.
- Joint Waste Authorities guidance published and associated information bulletin
27 January 2009
- Consultation on UK application to the European Commission for an extension to meet air quality limits for particular matter (PM10). A news release has been published.
- Consultation on the proposal for a Council regulation on the protection of animals at the time of killing. A news release has been published.
26 January 2009
- Consultation on new Regulations and code for Meat Chicken Welfare. A news release has been published.
22 January 2009
- Financial incentive waste pilots: expressions of interest
- Speech by Hilary Benn to the RSC and IChemE event, launching the report: ‘The vital ingredient: chemical science and engineering for sustainable food’
21 January 2009
20 January 2009
14 January 2009
- Information Bulletin: Nitrate pollution prevention regulations: appeals deadline extended
- New Food and Environment Research Agency launched
13 January 2009
9 January 2009
8 January 2009
7 January 2009
- Defra publishes annual report on local authority industrial pollution regulation
- Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season
6 January 2009
- Hilary Benn calls for clearer food labelling
- Consultation on Implementation of the Paint Products Regulations 2005 Addressing Monitoring and Enforcement Issues. A related Information Bulletin is available.
- Protecting our Water, Soil and Air: A Code of Good Agricultural Practice for farmers, growers and land managers has been published.
2 January 2009
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