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.
April 1: Prince set for countryside role
Press Review 1 April 2005
The government is lining up the Prince of Wales for a new role as 'countryside tsar' in a third term Labour administration.
Rural housing
Policy Consultation 15 March 2005
Comments from the Construction Products Association and ACRE.
4x4 Law to protect country paths
Press Review 21 January 2005
Rural affairs minister Alun Michael has announced the government will legislate to give councils the power to protect rural paths from off-road vehicles.
Countryside health 'suffering' from urban bias
News Article 21 January 2005
Rural healthcare is suffering because policies developed for urban areas do not work in the countryside, claims a new report.
Draft Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill (2004/05 Session)
Legislation 23 November 2004
"Proposals will be published to protect the nation's rural heritage, through draft legislation to create new arrangements to deliver rural policy."
