Forum Brief: Foot and mouth scare
Policy Consultation 27 February 2002
The first results of tests on a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in north Yorkshire have proved negative but final results will not be known for 96 hours.
Forum Brief: Foxhunting
Policy Consultation 14 February 2002
Members of the Scottish Parliament last night voted to ban fox hunting by 83 to 30 votes following a six-hour debate.
Forum Brief: Hunting with dogs
Policy Consultation 13 February 2002
The Scottish parliament is expected to vote today to ban hunting with dogs.
Forum Brief: Farming report
Policy Consultation 29 January 2002
A radical shake-up of farming in Britain has been proposed by a government-sponsored blueprint.
Forum Brief: Countryside initiative
Policy Consultation 28 January 2002
Rural affairs minister, Alun Michael, and heritage minister, Tessa Blackstone, have launched a joint government and countryside initiative to promote tourism.
Forum Brief: 'Green licences' for farms
Policy Consultation 23 January 2002
The government is considering introducing "green licences" where farms will have to qualify before receiving state subsidies.
Forum Brief: Fox Hunting
Policy Consultation 17 December 2001
Fox hunting has returned 10 months after a ban designed to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease was first introduced.
Forum Brief: Rural Pubs
Policy Consultation 17 December 2001
More than half of all English villages have no pub and seven out of 10 have no local shop, a new report has revealed.
Forum Brief: Hunting ban
Policy Consultation 15 November 2001
The government has published proposals to allow hunting with dogs in counties free from foot and mouth disease.
Ramblers to get right to roam maps
News Article 11 November 2001
Maps showing where ramblers will be able to use their right to roam will be published on Monday.
Forum Brief: Margaret Beckett's speech
Policy Consultation 24 October 2001
Margaret Beckett has called for Britain to become a low-carbon economy in a speech to the Environment Forum at an ERM Green Alliance event in London.
Forum Brief: Hunting
Policy Consultation 24 October 2001
Farmers in Wales are seeking the end of curbs on hunting, set up during the foot and mouth crisis, in order to cope with Britain's growing fox population.
Forum Brief: EU tractor ruling
Policy Consultation 23 October 2001
The farming industry has won a five-year reprieve from EU health and safety directives that could have limited tractor drivers to two hours behind the wheel.
Forum Brief: Rural recovery plans
Policy Consultation 18 October 2001
The prime minister has today received two reports on the situation in the countryside. One comes from his chosen rural recovery co-ordinator, Lord Haskins, and the other from the Rural
Forum Brief: Rural Transport System
Policy Consultation 17 October 2001
The government has today reiterated its determination to improve the rural transport system.
