James Paice - Shadow agriculture secretary
Interview 23 April 2005
Shadow agriculture secretary James Paice talks to ePolitix.com about the role of rural issues in the election campaign.
Top Tory bullish on rural support
News Article 23 April 2005
Hostility to Labour in the countryside could see rural voters swing back behind the Conservatives, James Paice has said.
Issue of the day: Fisheries policy
News Article 13 April 2005
Party spokesmen debate the future of UK fisheries policy.
Farmers 'should reap environmental cash'
News Article 1 April 2005
Farmers should receive extra cash in return for quality, choice and environmentally friendly practices when European subsidies are reformed, MPs have said.
Call for fishing cuts questioned
News Article 24 March 2005
A committee of MPs has rejected the key findings of an influential government strategy unit report on the fishing industry.
Fisheries Jurisdiction Bill (Failed Bill 2004/05 Session)
Legislation 23 March 2005
A presentation Bill from Alex Salmond MP to make provision for withdrawal from the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union.
GM food under fire
Press Review 22 March 2005
The final results of the GM trials for Britain's biggest crop, winter oil seed rape, show that wildlife and the environment would suffer if the crop was grown in the UK.
Tories attack EU fishing move
News Article 20 March 2005
The Conservatives have heavily criticised a European Union decision to base in Spain the body charged with policing the fishing industry.
Fisheries (Jurisdiction) Bill
Legislation 4 March 2005
Extra cash for eco-friendly farmers
Press Review 4 March 2005
Farmers are to receive subsidies for cultivating land with environmentally friendly practices.
Beckett welcomes farming overhaul
News Article 3 March 2005
Margaret Beckett has backed the launch of a new scheme designed to encourage farmers to protect the natural environment.
Beckett issues warning to supermarkets
Press Review 22 February 2005
Supermarkets must stop squeezing their suppliers, Margaret Beckett has warned.
Farmers look to boost income
Press Review 28 January 2005
Total income from farming in England last year was down 8.1 per cent to £3 billion, according to new figures from the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs.
Ministers under pressure on badger culls
Press Review 10 January 2005
Ministers are coming under pressure to allow badger culls after a study showed the process can virtually eliminate tuberculosis in cattle.
Cod fishing to continue
Press Review 23 December 2004
British fishing grounds are to remain open under a European deal agreed in
