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Defra news releases 2005

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Other years: 2004  

March 2005

1 March 2005
BSE & offspring cull compensation 92/05

1 March 2005
Brucellosis compensation 91/05

1 March 2005
New ground rules for tackling bovine TB 90/05

1 March 2005
UK must tackle threats to its marine life 89/05

February 2005

28 February 2005
Views sought on first draft strategy for horse industry 86/05

25 February 2005
Members appointed to new Regional Flood Defence Committees 87/05

24 February 2005
UK ratifies convention on public involvement in environmental issues 85/05

24 February 2005
New Forest National Park becomes a reality 84/05

22 February 2005
Information bulletin: Appointments to the Sustainable Development Commission 83/05

22 February 2005
Cleaner neighbourhoods need a team effort: Alun Michael 82/05

21 February 2005
Information bulletin: Appointments to the Consumers' Committee of the Meat and Livestock Commission 81/05

21 February 2005
£3 million boost for farming scheme 80/05

21 February 2005
London can help to build a better environment - Whitty 79/05

18 February 2005
New gamekeepers' Code of Practice for terrier work published 78/05

18 February 2005
Defra boost to waste skills and education 76/05

17 February 2005
Protection of common land - Defra publishes views on the way ahead 75/05

17 February 2005
Hunting ban starts midnight tonight 74/05

16 February 2005
Margaret Beckett joins international event marking the coming into force of the Kyoto Protocol 73/05

16 February 2005
Pesticides - a UK strategy 72/05

16 February 2005
Changing public attitudes to climate change 71/05

16 February 2005
Sample single payment application forms issued in England 70/05

16 February 2005
Parish fund benefits local communities 69/05

16 February 2005
"Keep it clean," livestock organisations tell industry 68/05

14 February 2005
UK publishes revised list of installation level allocations for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 65/05

14 February 2005
New measures to protect against potato ring rot 64/05

14 February 2005
£2m to help cut waste and recycle more 66/05

11 February 2005
Increase in sole catch limits for inshore fishermen 63/05

10 February 2005
Fourth cattle TB report published 62/05

10 February 2005
Natural Environment and Rural Communities draft Bill published 61/05

10 February 2005
House sparrow and starling to be removed from general licences 60/05

9 February 2005
Waste consultancy support available for local authorities 59/05

8 February 2005
Possible BSE in a 1990 UK goat sample 58/05

7 February 2005
Lake District guided walks - statement from Alun Michael 57/05

7 February 2005
Government consults on changing reprocessor and exporter accreditation deadline 56/05

4 February 2005
Zero tolerance for overdue bovine TB tests 55/05

3 February 2005
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett welcomes independent scientific steering committee's report on "Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change" 54/05

3 February 2005
Information bulletin: Chairmen appointed for new Regional Flood Defence Committees 53/05

3 February 2005
Limits set on the landfilling of waste 52/05

2 February 2005
'Our streets are cleaner but there's more we can do' - Margaret Beckett 51/05

1 February 2005
Brucellosis compensation 50/05

1 February 2005
Secretary of State, Margaret Beckett makes global call to tackle climate change 49/05

January 2005

31 January 2005
BSE & offspring cull compensation 48/05

31 January 2005
Defra announces £6.75 million to promote sustainable living 47/05

31 January 2005
Horse passports - one month to go 46/05

31 January 2005
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett attends Defra South west Regional climate change conference 45/05

31 January 2005
New chair for Rural Development Service 44/05

28 January 2005
Crown Court upholds Defra's management of Channel cod fishery 43/05

28 January 2005
Stabilisation of greenhouse gases science conference - setting the scene 42/05

28 January 2005
Record £100m to go to waste in Greater Manchester 41/05

28 January 2005
Southwark set to smash waste targets with £34.5m PFI deal 40/05

28 January 2005
£35m for Cambridgeshire to slash landfilling of waste 39/05

28 January 2005
Minister joins this weekend's "big garden birdwatch" 38/05

27 January 2005
Appointment of a new Communications Director in Defra 37/05

27 January 2005
Proposals for relaxation in legislation covering artificial inseminatrion (AI) of cattle unveiled 36/05

27 January 2005
Pastures new yield £300 million for enterprising farmers 35/05

26 January 2005
Local authorities to be tooled up on waste procurement 34/05

26 January 2005
TB99 collection finishes and a new, shorter, survey is introduced for 2005 only 33/05

25 January 2005
Government to set up new Decontamination Service 32/05

24 January 2005
Park regeneration a model for others: Alun Michael 31/05

21 January 2005
Saving wetland habitats: more money for key sites 30/05

20 January 2005
Government acts to give clarity to users of 'Green Lanes' 29/05

19 January 2005
Re-appointment of chairman for the Sea Fish Industry Authority 28/05

19 January 2005
£1 million boost for rural research 27/05

18 January 2005
Recycling: England achieves a personal best 26/05

17 January 2005
A new chair and directors appointed for the National Forest Company 25/05

14 January 2005
Equine Viral Arteritis restrictions lifted 24/05

14 January 2005
Funding for the English National Parks and Broads Authority 23/05

14 January 2005
Minister welcomes closure of 'obstructive' legal loophole on public rights of way 22/05

14 January 2005
Sales of veterinary antimicrobials 21/05

14 January 2005
Government support to combat rural stress 20/05

13 January 2005
Farmer pleads guilty to administering illegal medicines to his animals 19/05

13 January 2005
Gangmasters watchdog Chair and Chief Executive named 18/05

13 January 2005
Statistical release: Air quality headline indicator for sustainable development: 2004 (provisional) 17/05

13 January 2005
Air quality estimates for 2004 16/05

13 January 2005
Single payment seminars launched 13/05

12 January 2005
Single Payment Scheme - position of ex gratia payments 15/05

12 January 2005
National Scrapie Plan - new schemes to follow consultation 14/05

10 January 2005
Information bulletin: Appointments to Chair the Environment Agency Regional Environment Protection Advisory Committees (REPACs) 12/05

10 January 2005
New chair of Science Advisory Council 11/05

10 January 2005
Mercury from cremations to be halved 10/05

7 January 2005
Government leads second reading debate on Bill to help clean up our streets and beat environmental crime 9/05

7 January 2005
Farmer pleads guilty to administering illegal medicines to his animals 8/05

7 January 2005
New Veterinary Medicines Legislation 7/05

6 January 2005
Right of access to the countryside - new appeals process for landowners 6/05

4 January 2005
Brucellosis compensation 5/05

4 January 2005
Wildlife and Countryside Act to be updated 4/05

4 January 2005
Species get extra protection 3/05

4 January 2005
Five years in prison for illegally trading Endangered Species 2/05

4 January 2005
New chairman for Covent Garden Market Authority 1/05

See: 2004 news releases

 
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