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Farming income statistics released and Minister Rutley visits Tate and Lyle refinery

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Farming income statistics We have published new statistics today showing farm business incomes in 2017/18. Overall income has risen across almost all farming sectors, driven by a combination of a higher yields, increased production and a favourable exchange rate. It …

Fisheries Bill launch, £60,000 fund to develop and test pollinator habitat mapping, and the EU vote on single-use plastic

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An image of fishing boats in a harbour against a grey sky.

Fisheries Bill launch The Telegraph, Independent, ITV, Press and Journal, Express and Star, the National are among the media that have covered the government's launch today of the Fisheries Bill. The Fisheries Minister George Eustice was also interviewed on Radio …

Secretary of State meeting with the family of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse

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Secretary of State meeting with the family of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse The Secretary of State Michael Gove has today met the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger baguette. Natasha’s …