Peers poised for hunt clash
Press Review 16 August 2004
Opposition peers are gearing up for a fierce battle over foxhunting.
Hill overhauls 'Gummer's law'
News Article 3 August 2004
Leading architects have welcomed new planning guidance which encourages the development of cutting edge buildings.
Countryside 'losing out in public spending'
News Article 2 August 2004
Rural taxpayers are losing out when it comes to the services they are paying for, according to a new report.
Anglers cry foul
Press Review 2 August 2004
More than a million people who go sea angling without charge may have to buy a £22 annual licence under a proposal being considered by ministers.
Tories warn over TB outbreak
Press Review 29 July 2004
The Conservatives have accused ministers of permitting tuberculosis to run out of control in Britain’s cattle herds.
Government resists changes to food safety law
Press Review 27 July 2004
The government is resisting pressure from the meat industry in the UK to relax a key law introduced to control BSE.
Rural strategy
Policy Consultation 22 July 2004
Comments from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Action within Communities in Rural England, the Countryside Alliance, the Countryside Agency and the Woodland Trust
Hunt Bill 'to be debated in a day'
Press Review 22 July 2004
The Telegraph reports that MPs will debate a Bill banning hunting in a single day, when they return to the Commons in September.
Countryside policy plans revealed
Press Review 22 July 2004
Environment secretary Margaret Beckett has announced plans for the establishment of a new Countryside Agency by April, to act as an advocate for rural communities.
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Beckett to create single rural agency
News Article 21 July 2004
The rural affairs secretary has announced a "ruthless streamlining" of government agencies for the countryside.
Rural code sets out new rules for ramblers
Press Review 13 July 2004
A new Country Code emphasises that ramblers have duties as well as rights.
Countryside set for cash boost
News Article 12 July 2004
Boosting sustainable development and the rural economy will be key priorities for Margaret Beckett's department.
Royal College of Physicians
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Ministers to fast track Hunting Bill
Press Review 7 July 2004
The government is preparing to push the bill to ban hunting through the Commons in a single day to avoid clogging up parliamentary timetables.
