Delivering on Animal Welfare

There has been widespread online coverage following the Government’s update in the House yesterday on the status of the Kept Animals Bill.
There has been widespread online coverage following the Government’s update in the House yesterday on the status of the Kept Animals Bill.
Natural England chair Tony Juniper responds to criticism of nutrient neutrality
Yesterday (24 May), the government published a range of measures to support tenant farmers and help provide long-term sustainability for the tenant farming sector in its response to the independent Rock Review.
Today there has been coverage on BBC Breakfast on the launch of England’s first ever national Marine and Coastal Wildlife Code.
Today there has been coverage in the Times newspaper inaccurately claiming that Natural England’s rules have prevented developers from building thousands of homes.
There has been coverage in The Times today which covers comments from the Home Builders Federation, who claim that Natural England has blocked the building of over 160,000 homes due to nutrient neutrality rules, causing development levels to fall to …
Five new species set to be protected under Ivory Act extension
Defra and Environment Agency reaction following a national apology from Water UK, on behalf of water and sewage companies, for not acting quickly enough on sewage spills.
There has been widespread coverage, including in The Daily Mail, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, following the UK Farm to Fork Summit hosted by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Downing Street yesterday (16 May). The event was also …
Today, we are looking at coverage following Ofwat’s announcement that their funding capacity will be bolstered by £11 million in additional funding from HMT.
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