Defra news releases 2007
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June 2007
29 June 2007
Annual cereals and oilseed levy rates 2007 200/07
Caviar labelling scheme goes live 199/07
Sea Fish Industry Authority Board: new appointments 198/07
Information bulletin: compensation
for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 197/07
26 June 2007
Proposals for implementing UK cap and trade scheme launched 196/07
25 June 2007
Government consults on long-term radioactive waste management plans 195/07
22 June 2007
Greater conservation for European protected species 194/07
Strengthened coastal flood and erosion role for Environment Agency 193/07
21 June 2007
New rules will improve UK's ability to deal with illegal waste exports
192/07
20 June 2007
England’s trees key to future well-being – Gardiner 191/07
Miliband unveils CO2 calculator 189/07
19 June 2007
Jointly issued by Defra and DTI: ban on cat and dog fur trade welcomed
190/07
Information bulletin: re-appointment of Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory
Committee (SEAC) Chair 188/07
Miliband sets out ‘Access All Areas’ plan for English coast 187/07
18 June 2007
Positive outcome to first meeting with UK devolved administrations 186/07
Third Sector critical force against climate change 184/07
Veterinary Laboratories Agency publshes 2006/07 annual report and accounts 185/07
Information bulletin: Written Ministerial Statement by David Miliband on the publication of the Independent Scientific Group report 183/07
Information bulletin: Animal Welfare Delivery Strategy; Defra publishes summary of consultation responses 182/07
Information bulletin: independent scientific group on cattle TB report issued 181/07
14 June 2007
Pesticide importer guilty of storing illegal pesticides 180/07
Pesticide Residues Committee - fourth quarter report 2006 179/07
Pearson praises regional commitment to tackle climate change 178/07
Eves Review consultation launched 177/07
Defra looks into new affordable rural housing programme 176/07
13 June 2007
Pearson sets out future carbon cutting role for energy companies 175/07
Government to set up a London
Waste and Recycling Board 174/07
Information bulletin: Darwin Initiative Awards £185,000 for scoping
and fellowships 173/07
UK and Japan – working towards a low-carbon society 172/07
Information bulletin: Reappointment of Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) Chair 171/07
12 June 2007
Statistical release: biodiversity indicators in your pocket 2007 170/07
Biodiversity is crucial in the fight against climate change - Gardiner 169/07
11 June 2007
Bradshaw calls for urgent action on drift net “scandal” 168/07
8 June 2007
Defra prosecute householder for storing and using an illegal pesticide 167/07
Information bulletin: deregulation of pet bird imports 166/07
7 June 2007
Test results positive for low pathogenic H7 avian influenza near St Helens, England 165/07
6 June 2007
Climate change action must not forget vulnerable households 163/07
5 June 2007
Change one thing on World Environment Day 162/07
4 June 2007
Nitrofurans survey published 161/07
1 June 2007
Information bulletin: temporary ban on chicken and duck gatherings lifted 160/07
UK resolution achieves agreement at International Whaling Commission 159/07
Information bulletin: appointments to the Horticultural Development Council 158/07
Information bulletin: apointments to the Home-Grown Cereals Authority 157/07
Urgent action needed to save the world's
forests - Gardiner 156/07
Information bulletin: compensation for Bovine TB, BSE,
Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 155/07
May 2007
31 May 2007
Pesticides forum focuses on a wide range of important pesticide issues 154/07
REACH Regulation on chemicals comes into effect 153/07
30 May 2007
£1.6 million for farm health planning announced 152/07
Step forward on reducing climate change
impacts from products 151/07
25 May 2007
Information bulletin: Bird
gatherings general licence amended 150/07
24 May 2007
Government responds on better regulation and Stern 149/07
Miliband publishes strategy to cut waste 148/07
Information bulletin: Appointments
to the Zoos' Inspectorate 147/07
Statistical release: Family Food 2005-06 including regional and demographic statistics 146/07
22 May 2007
Sowing the seeds for the future of food 145/07
Major planning reforms for a sustainable future 144/07
Information Bulletin: Biodiversity duty guidance published today 143/07
Survival of UK plants and wildlife in a changing climate 142/07
21 May 2007
Secretary of State seeks nominations for appointees to the Lake District National Park Authority 141/07
BSE cohort risk assessment published today 140/07
18 May 2007
Defra and Natural England review the progress of environmental stewardship 139/07
Chief Veterinary Officer's 2006 annual report published 138/07
17 May 2007
Defra: 2007 critical year for environment 137/07
UK publishes second year EU ETS results 136/07
Can nanoscience help in the fight against climate change? 135/07
16 May 2007
Defra Press office: staff and responsibilities 134/07
15 May 2007
New funding to support pilot grant scheme for flood resilience is launched today 133/07
14 May 2007
Chewing gum litter public awareness campaigns announced 132/07
Information bulletin:
England Implementation Group 131/07
Defra approves a second site for GM
potato trials 129/07
12 May 2007
No outcome reached at UN Commission on Sustainable Development 130/07
12 May 2007
Citizens’ Summit puts climate change in the spotlight 128/07
10 May 2007
Appointments to SEAC announced 127/07
9 May 2007
Business risks of climate change need to be faced, not ignored – Pearson 126/07
8 May 2007
Bradshaw hails new EU chicken welfare rules 124/07
8 May 2007
Climate change poses unprecedented challenge to England’s cathedrals 123/07
4 May 2007
Global community must deploy low carbon
technologies now to tackle climate change 122/07
2 May 2007
English Secondary Schools Climate Change Pack 121/07
1 May 2007
Statistical release: Air quality indicator for sustainable development 2006 final results 119/07
April 2007
27 April 2007
UK backs tracking system to net pirate fishermen 118/07
27 April 2007
Defra warns of first "summer fog" of 2007
117/07
23 April 2007
Government backs new campaign to slash CO2 emissions 115/07
19 April 2007
Final epidemiology report into Avian influenza outbreak in Suffolk published 114/07
6 April 2007
Climate change is happening now – world needs to respond urgently 112/07
5 April 2007
Cattle identification regulations 111/07
4 April 2007
Animal Welfare Act is launched 110/07
2 April 2007
£7 million funding for Darwin initiative projects 109/07
2 April 2007
The island of Sark gains new status as a wetland of international importance 108/07
2 April 2007
New report published on links between air quality and climate change 107/07
2 April 2007
Reappointment to the Environment Agency Board 106/07
2 April 2007
Construction sector plans will cut fly tipping and landfill 105/07
March 2007
30 March 2007
Public to have a say in water company plans 104/07
30 March 2007
Appointments to the Advisory Committee on Organic
Standards (ACOS) 103/07
30 March 2007
Information bulletin: air
quality scientific advisory expert groups merged 102/07
30 March 2007
Information bulletin: compensation
for Bovine TB,BSE,Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 101/07
29 March 2007
£3.9 billion for the English countryside 100/07
29 March 2007
New chapter added to agriculture in the United Kingdom
2006 report 99/07
29 March 2007
Miliband: emissions figures support need for increased
action on climate change 98/07
29 March 2007
Statistical release:
provisional 2006 UK climate change sustainable development indicator and
final 2005 air pollutant emissions 96/07
28 March 2007
Power of wood - biomass plan to tackle climate change
97/07
27 March 2007
Renew Defra programme sets Department in the right
direction 95/07
27 March 2007
Ministers to drive forward European push
on climate change 94/07
26 March 2007
State Veterinary Service to become Animal
Health 92/07
26 March 2007
Extension of appointments to the Meat
and Livestock Commission (MLC) 93/07
26 March 2007
Low level radioactive waste policy announced
91/07
23 March 2007
Hosepipe ban rules to be updated 90/07
22 March 2007
New tunnel to give London a 21st century river Thames
89/07
21 March 2007
Miliband welcomes Budget as next steps
to low-carbon economy 88/07
20 March 2007
New Hedgerow Handbook to boost biodiversity 87/07
19 March 2007
Information bulletin:
Appointments to the National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority
86/07
19 March 2007
Defra review of Rural Payments Agency: report published
85/07
16 March 2007
UK and South Africa agree to joint working on sustainable
development and climate change 84/07
16 March 2007
No adverse health impacts from alternate weekly
collections 83/07
16 March 2007
Ban on international pigeon racing to be lifted
82/07
16 March 2007
Information bulletin: Emissions
trading - final national allocation plan published 81/07
15 March 2007
Government publishes Marine Bill White
Paper 79/07
13 March 2007
Proposals for the UK enforcement of the
EU 'REACH' chemicals regulation 78/07
13 March 2007
Information bulletin:
Pesticide Residues Committee - third quarter report 2006 77/07
13 March 2007
New Bill and strategy lay foundations for tackling
climate change - Miliband 76/07
12 March 2007
Biodiversity Minister announces new hope for migratory
birds 75/07
12 March 2007
Launch of the National Livestock Markets Roadshow
74/07
9 March 2007
Re-appointment of five Commissioners to the Sustainable
Development Commission 73/07
9 March 2007
A land fit for the future: Miliband urges radical
land use rethink 72/07
9 March 2007
Information bulletin:2005
case of H-type BSE in a cow 71/07
9 March 2007
Final H5N1 restrictions lifted 70/07
8 March 2007
Pearson launches new Declaration on Climate Change
by Trade Association Forum 69/07
7 March 2007
Information bulletin: new salmonella
control requirements 68/07
6 March 2007
Manifesto for future of European Emissions Trading
launched 66/07
5 March 2007
Cutting the carbon impacts of waste 65/07
5 March 2007
UK Government Sustainable Procurement Action Plan
64/07
5 March 2007
Information bulletin:
Consultation on changes to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 58/07
2 March 2007
Gardiner in Japan and USA to tackle illegal timber
63/07
2 March 2007
Local authorities cut chewing gum litter by up to
72% with public awareness campaigns 62/07
1 March 2007
Business continuity research to inform food and
drink industry 61/07
1 March 2007
Update on avian influenza outbreak in Suffolk 60/07
1 March 2007
Pre-movement testing extended to younger animals
59/07
1 March 2007
Compensation for Bovine TB,BSE,Brucellosis, and
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis 57/07
February 2007
28 February 2007
Tackling the threat of invasive non-native species
56/07
28 February 2007
UK retailers sign up to cut the environmental impact
of carrier bags 54/07
27 February 2007
Defra invites views on proposed new site for GM
potato trials 55/07
27 February 2007
UK action to tighten ship recycling standards 53/07
26 February 2007
A shared vision, a shared responsibility - Miliband
52/07
26 February 2007
Levy Board UK moves a step forward with the appointment
of new board members 51/07
23 February 2007
EU Emissions Trading Scheme - surplus new entrant
reserve 50/07
22 February 2007
Householders will no longer bear responsibility
for private sewers 49/07
21 February 2007
Government Responds to Bansback Review
of National Fallen Stock Scheme and Company 48/07
16 February 2007
Kyoto anniversary: Miliband welcomes
globe agreement 47/07
16 February 2007
Avian influenza reports published 46/07
16 February 2007
Update on avian influenza outbreak in
Suffolk 45/07
13 Februay 2007
Final confirmation of Avian flu virus strain 44/07
13 February 2007
Offices and pubs may face responsibility
for clean-up of workers' litter 43/07
12 February 2007
Avian influenza outbreak - update 42/07
9 February 2007
Bird flu protection zone: free range
egg derogation signed 41/07
9 February 2007
Packaging waste recovery notes go electronic 40/07
9 February 2007
New structure for waste PFI 39/07
8 February 2007
Avian influenza outbreak update 38/07
8 February 2007
Research on the implications of managing GM crop
herbicide-tolerant weeds 37/07
3 February 2007
Additional restrictions imposed following
confirmation of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 36/07
3 February 2007
H5N1 in poultry in Suffolk confirmed
as Asian strain of avian influenza 35/07
3 February 2007
H5N1 avian influenza confirmed in poultry
34/07
2 February 2007
Avian influenza test result on poultry
33/07
2 February 2007
Information bulletin:
Public consultation on replacement farm animal welfare regulations 32/07
2 February 2007
Research findings to shape future of
new levy board 31/07
2 February 2007
Climate change film distributed to all
secondary schools 30/07
2 February 2007
Debate on climate change science is over
– international political agreement now urgently neede 29/07
1 February 2007
Information bulletin:
Compensation for Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis, and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
28/07
January 2007
31 January 2007
Help save the whale, Britain urges more nations
27/07
31 January 2007
Information bulletin: Appointments
to the Zoos Forum 26/07
31 January 2007
Greenhouse gas statistic show UK on track to double
Kyoto target 25/07
31 January 2007
Statistical release:
2005 UK climate change sustainable development indicator and greenhouse
gas emissions final figures 24/07
30 January 2007
Information bulletin: Future
of the National Scrapie Plan Ram Genotyping Scheme (RGS) 23/07
30 January 2007
Water metering in areas of serious water stress
- draft proposals published for comment 22/07
29 January 2007
Options for future working relations
between the Veterinary Laboratories Agency and the Institute for Animal
Health 21/07
26 January 2007
Review of rabies prevention policies 20/07
24 January 2007
Defra announces renewal of grants to Environmental
Action Fund projects to support sustainable living 19/07
23 January 2007
Greater action needed to deliver cleaner air 16/07
23 January 2007
Defra announces second phase of key Indian climate
change adaptation project 18/07
23 January 2007
Statistical release:
Air quality indicator for sustainable development 2006 (provisional) 15/07
22 January 2007
New powers will help local authorities work together
on waste 17/07
19 January 2007
UK and Australia agree closer ties to combat illegal
timber 14/07
18 January 2007
Statistical release:
UK purchases and expenditure on food and drink and derived energy and
nutrient Intakes in 2005-06 13/07
18 January 2007
Defra statistics indicate healthier trends in food
purchases 12/07
18 January 2007
Minister welcomes lifting of hosepipe bans 10/07
18 January 2007
Standard for offsetting to deliver much needed clarity
11/07
16 January 2007
TB Advisory Group publishes report on pre-movement
testing 9/07
15 January 2007
New approach to urban flooding to be tested 8/07
15 January 2007
Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season
7/07
11 January 2007
New board members of OFWAT announced 6/07
5 January 2007
New welfare during transport rules come into force
4/07
5 January 2007
Information bulletin: Appointments
to the British Potato Council 2/07
4 January 2007
New pilots announced to push policy on
flooding and coastal erosion 3/07
3 January 2007
Miliband calls for a shared vision for
the future of farming 1/07
For earlier material see: 2006 news releases