Funding the fatted calf
Publication Article 11 March 2005
Sustainable, not soft focus
Publication Article 11 March 2005
Giving it more welly
Publication Article 11 March 2005
Minister received 'pro-hunt death threat'
Press Review 7 March 2005
Animal welfare minister Ben Bradshaw has told the Times he received a death threat from hunt extremists.
Environmental stewardship
Policy Consultation 4 March 2005
Comment from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Liberal Democrats, the Woodland Trust, the Countryside Agency and the National Farmers Union.
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.
Hunts to test ban enforcement
Press Review 21 February 2005
Campaigners will test police willingness to enforce the ban on hunting with hounds in the remaining three weeks of the season, sources close to the Countryside Alliance tell the Telegraph today.
Michael says hunt protests were legal
News Article 20 February 2005
Rural affairs minister Alun Michael has played down weekend protests against his anti-hunting law.
Hunting ban
Policy Consultation 18 February 2005
Comment from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Animal Defenders International and the Association of Chief Police Officers.
Field of dreams
Publication Article 18 February 2005
The final meet: Hunting ban enforced
Press Review 18 February 2005
The curtain came down on hunting with hounds on Thursday and 150 meets across the country rode out for the final time before the activity was made illegal at midnight.
Hunters vow to fight on after court defeat
Press Review 17 February 2005
Fox hunters have vowed to fight on against the ban on their activities, despite a Court of Appeal decision yesterday that the government's legislation is sound.
