Ministers' statements
This section covers statements by Defra Ministers, generally in the form of statements made to Parliament. A separate page covers other occasional forms of Defra statements.
Ministerial statements made to Parliament are also available in Hansard.
2007
18 December 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw
- Agriculture and Fisheries Council 17-19 December
Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw
- Agriculture and Fisheries Council 26-27 November
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Farm Payment Scheme
17 December 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on publication of the interim report on summer 2007 floods
13 December 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on publication of the Callaghan review of the regulatory framework for handling animal pathogens
22 November 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Specified Animal Pathogens Order licence conditions at Merial Animal Health
15 November 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw
- Defra Winter Supplementary Estimate, Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) and Administration Budget changes
Written Ministerial Statement by Joan Ruddock - Forestry Commission Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) Changes
Written Ministerial Statement by Joan Ruddock - Municipal Waste policy
13 November 2007
Oral Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Avian Influenza
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the tidal surge, East Coast of England
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn - update on Foot and Mouth Disease and Bluetongue Disease outbreaks
8 November 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas: outcome of the UN Convention on Climate Change Pre-COP meeting in Bogor, Indonesia, 23-25 October 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas: Government Decontamination Service Business Plan
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council 22-23 October 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw - Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative: report giving the proportion of UK produce supplied to Government Departments, NHS and HM Prison Service
Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas - Consultation on the coexistence of GM and non-GM crops
29 October 2007
Written Ministerial Statmenet by Hilary Benn on Taking Forward the UK Climate Change Bill (Command Paper 7225)
10 October 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Flood Defence Spending
8 October 2007
Oral Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Foot and Mouth and Bluetongue
26 July 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn - Update on flooding
Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw - Annual Reports Laid before Parliament
Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas - Publication of Report of the Third Target Period Results of the Climate Change Agreements
Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas - Consultation on Private Sewers Transfer - Implementation Options
25 July 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Joan Ruddock - Landfill: Greater London - Parliamentary Questions Corrections
24 July 2007
Oral Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on flooding
23 July 2007
Oral Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on flooding
Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw on the annual review of controls on the import of animal products
17 July 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw on the Air Quality Strategy
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn
on the Agenda of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council
12 July 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn
on learning lessons from the recent floods
Written Ministerial
Statement by Hilary Benn on the Home Energy Conservation Act – Progress
Report
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on wet weather and farmers
11 July 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the outcome of the Environment Council, 28 June 2007
2 July 2007
Oral Statement to the House of Commons by Hilary Benn; updated statement on flooding in England
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Farm Payment
26 June 2007
Oral Statement to the House of Commons by David Miliband on flooding in England
Written Ministerial Statement by David Miliband
on the Livestock Sector and Allocation of Axis 1 Voluntary Modulation Money
Written Ministerial Statement by Barry Gardiner on Rural Payments Agency (RPA) business plan and performance targets
Written Ministerial Statement by Ian Pearson on the Pesticides Safety Directorate – Annual Report and Accounts
Written Ministerial Statement by Ian Pearson on the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) consultation publication
25 June 2007
Written Ministerial
Statement by Ian Pearson on the publication of a Consultation Document – Managing
Radioactive Waste Safely: A framework for Implementing Geological Disposal
Written Ministerial
Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the publication of the Centre for Environment,
Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
20 June 2007
Written Ministerial Statement from David Miliband
on the Agenda of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council 11 and 12 June 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the Amendment to the Local Authority Fees and Charges Scheme 2006/07
19 June 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the publication of the
Central Science Laboratory Annual Report
Written Ministerial Statement by Barry Gardiner on National Park Authority
Membership and Unitary Local Government
18 June 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the publication of the
Veterinary Laboratories Agency Annual Report
Written Ministerial Statement from David Miliband on the publication
of the Report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB
12 June 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on a recent case of low pathogenic avian influenza in North Wales
Written Ministerial Statement by Ian Pearson on the Discussions of the
Informal Meeting of the EU Environment Ministers 1-3 June 2007
Written Ministerial Statement from David Miliband on the Agenda of the
Agriculture and Fisheries Council 11 and 12 June 2007
5 June 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the Veterinary Products Committee Annual Report 2006
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the Pesticides Safety Directorate: Performance Targets 2007/08
Written Ministerial Statement by David Miliband on the Informal EU Agriculture Council 20-22 May 2007
23 May 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by David Miliband on the Government's Waste Strategy for England
23 May 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the Marine Fisheries Agency – Performance Targets 2007/08
22 May 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on the Outcome
of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council
21 May 2007
Written Ministerial
Statement from Barry Gardiner on the future of the Agriculture Development Scheme
21 May 2007
Written Ministerial
Statement from Ben Bradshaw on Central Science Laboratory (CSL) Performance Targets
21 May 2007
Written Ministerial
Statement from Ben Bradshaw on CEFAS Performance Targets
17 May 2007
Written Ministerial
Statement from David Miliband on the 2007 Departmental Report
16 May 2007
Written Ministerial
Statement from Ben Bradshaw on Animal Health Performance Targets
15 May 2007
Written Ministerial Statement from David Miliband on the Single Payment Scheme
9 May 2007
Agenda of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council: 7 & 8 May 2007
2 May 2007
Outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council: 23 April 2007
Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Performance Targets for 2007/08
27 April 2007
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) Performance Targets for 2007/08
29 March 2007
Written Statement from David Miliband on voluntary modulation and the new Rural Development Programme for England
26 March 2007
Written Ministerial Statement by Ian Pearson on the low level waste management policy review
20 March 2007
Written Statement from David Miliband on Voluntary Modulation and the New Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013
13 March 2007
Parliamentary Statement from David Miliband on the Draft Climate Change Bill
22 February 2007
Written statement by David Miliband on the new Single Payment Scheme
19 February 2007
Oral statement by David Miliband on the avian influenza situation in Suffolk
5 February 2007
Oral statement by David Miliband on the avian influenza situation in Suffolk
2006
Written statement by David Miliband on the future uplands reward structure
7 November 2006
Oral statement by David Miliband on the new Single Payment Scheme
1 November 2006
Written statement by David Miliband on the new Rural Development Programme for England 2007-2013
30 October 2006
Oral statement by David Miliband on climate change
25 October 2006
Oral statement by David Miliband in response to the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management's report
12 October 2006
Written Ministerial Statement by Ben Bradshaw on publication of the consultation paper on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive
5 October 2006
Ministerial Statement
by Ben Bradshaw on the source segregation requirement in Waste Management
Licensing Regulations 1994
4 October 2006
Statement by David Miliband on UK-Brazil Cooperation on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
11 July 2006
Ministerial Statement
by Ben Bradshaw on vaccine supply tender
20 June 2006
Written Statement by Lord Rooker, Minister of State
for Sustainable Farming and Food for Defra's Laboratory Strategy
25 May 2006
Written
Statement by Ian Pearson, Minister of State for Climate Change and the
Environment
2005
15 December 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Margaret Beckett,
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on bovine
tuberculosis control
1 December 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State
Margaret Beckett on avian influenza
26 October 2005
Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State Margaret
Beckett on avian influenza
21 July 2005
Written Ministerial Statement by Secretary of State
Margaret Beckett on the Government Decontamination Service
20 June 2005
Statement from Secretary of State, Margaret Beckett,
welcoming the launch of the London Climate Change Agency
11 January 2005
Ministerial Statement by Alun Michael, Minister
of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality to the House
of Commons
2004
18 November 2004
Ministerial Statement by Alun Michael, Minister
of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality on hunting
ban
21 September 2004
Ministerial Statement by Alun Michael, Minister
of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality on hunt protestors
22 April 2004
Written Ministerial statement by the Secretary
of State on the definition of the English regions for the single payment
scheme
25 March 2004
Written Ministerial statement by Elliot Morley
on the Waste Acceptance Criteria consultation outcome
22 March 2004
Written Ministerial statement by Elliot Morley
on the future of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC)
11 March 2004
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on the 2004 periodic review of water price limits
9 March 2004
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on GM policy
12 February 2004
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on CAP reform: implementation of the single farm payment scheme in England
2003
18 December 2003
Elliot Morley's statement on Combined Heat
and Power targets
10 December 2003
Secretary of State Margaret Beckett's statement
on pre-Budget report 2003
27 November 2003
Ben Bradshaw - statement on implementing the
Large Combustion Plants Directive (2001/80/EC) in the UK
11 November 2003
Margaret Beckett - Lord Haskins' review of
rural delivery
26 June 2003
Margaret Beckett - statement to the House of
Commons on the CAP reform deal
20 June 2003
Ben Bradshaw -
written ministerial statement on review of London wholesale markets
12 March 2003
Margaret Beckett - Flood and Coastal Defence Funding
Review
28 February 2003
Elliott Morley - ruddy duck control in the
United Kingdom
3 February 2003
Elliot Morley
- live sheep exports
28 January 2003
Secretary of State's written ministerial statement
on English Financial Package for Fisheries
2002
3 December 2002
Alun Michael's statement to the House of Commons
on Hunting Bill published today
7 November 2002
Elliot Morley response to English Nature report
on the state of the marine environment
6 November 2002
Statement by the Secretary of State on the Government
response to the FMD inquiry reports
23 October 2002
Scientific advice on fish stocks: UK Fisheries
Minister Elliot Morley response
26 September 2002
Morley welcomes positive move by ABI
23 September 2002
Minister sets scene for future approach to floods
2 September 2002
Statement by Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Head
of UK delegation to World Summit on Sustainable Development
15 May 2002
New TSE Regulations
are vital - Lord Whitty
19 March 2002
Morley welcomes
support from World Wildlife Fund
19 March 2002
Morley welcomes
report on flood management of the Parrett Catchment
7 March 2002
Beckett statement
to the House on UK ratification of the Kyoto Protocol
27 February 2002
Morley asks campaigners
to work with him to find an European answer to the problem of dolphin
by-catch
19 February 2002
US climate change
plan does not alter UK's commitment to Kyoto - Beckett
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