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	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) performs a significant role in the delivery of the National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal.
		Rural areas face the additional problem of containing small pockets of deprivation that are dispersed amongst other more affluent areas.
		All government departments are now required to rural proof their policies by assessing the implications of policies and their delivery in rural areas.
	www.neighbourhood.gov.uk /page.asp?id=673 (288 words)

	Peter Ainsworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peter Michael Ainsworth (born 16 November 1956) is a British politician of the Conservative Party, the Member of Parliament for East Surrey and the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
		He was elected as a councillor to the London Borough of Wandsworth in 1986 and was elected at the 1992 General Election for Surrey East suceeding Sir Geoffrey Howe in the House of Commons.
		In 1994 he became the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Aitken, and in 1995 became PPS to the Secretary of State for National Heritage, Virginia Bottomley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Ainsworth (442 words)

	Achievable Targets - Is The Government Delivering? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		McIntosh, Anne: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has conducted into the state of the sewers that it will be transferring to water companies; and what representations from water companies have been received on the proposed changes.
		McIntosh, Anne: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the state of the sewers; and what the impact on household water bills is estimated to be of carrying out any necessary repairs.
		Drew, David: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that increases in water charges are used to (a) improve (i) reliability of supply and (ii) water quality and (b) reduce (A) sewer flooding and (B) pesticide run-off.
	www.constprod.org.uk /water/pq.asp (2320 words)

	Media Note: United States and United Kingdom Work Together on Energy Partnerships
		United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Margaret Beckett today announced a partnership to work together to alleviate poverty and increase access to modern, cleaner and more affordable energy services in developing countries.
		The United States and the United Kingdom will work together under the U.S.-sponsored Clean Energy Initiative and the U.K.-originated Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, two programs established at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development to further the energy sector’s contribution to economic, social and environmental development.
		The announcement was made at the 12th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in New York.
	www.state.gov /g/oes/rls/prsrl/2004/31927.htm (421 words)

	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
		The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK cabinet-level position in charge of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the successor to the positions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State for the Environment.
		Margaret Beckett held the position from 2001 to 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs (129 words)

	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Information from Reference.com
		It was formed in June 2001 under the leadership of Margaret Beckett, when the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) was merged with part of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) and with a small part of the Home Office.
		Policies for environment, food and rural affairs are delivered in the regions by Defra's executive agencies and delivery bodies, in particular Natural England, the Rural Payments Agency, Animal Health, the Marine and Fisheries Agency and the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate.
		Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 and Part III of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 placed a statutory duty on all local authorities throughout the UK to periodically review and assess air quality within their area.
	www.reference.com /search?q=Department+for+Environment%2C+Food+and+Rural+Affairs (799 words)

	The Secretaries of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ...
		The functions of the Secretary of State under section 29(4) of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996[4] are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, acting jointly.
		(2) The function of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions under section 35(3)(a) of the Land Drainage Act 1991[6] is hereby transferred to the Secretary of State.
		In section 137(7)(c) of the Transport Act 1968[13], for "the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions" there is substituted "the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions".
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2001/20012568.htm (5754 words)

	Questions
		To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has held with the RSPCA on ways of restricting the (a) sale and (b) use of noisy...
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what precautions for fire safety are required in the design of new school buildings; what plans she has for mandatory...
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken to include financial education as a compulsory element of the national curriculum.
	www.joanwalleymp.org.uk /questions.htm (800 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 Oct 2001 (pt 12)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the last case was of foot and mouth disease in the Longtown area; and when restrictions on farms in that area will be lifted.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the risks concerning the control of foot and mouth disease involved in permitting a resumption of hunting with hounds.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's responsibilities are in relation to land use, planning and management.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo011023/text/11023w12.htm (1343 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		She was appointed President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the Labour Party was elected to Government in May 1997, and served in that post until July 1998 when she was appointed President of the Privy Council and Leader of the House of Commons.
		She was appointed Secretary of State for the newly formed Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, upon the Labour Government's re-election in June 2001.
		In Opposition, Mr Morley was spokesman on food, agriculture and rural affairs with special responsibility for animal welfare and fisheries from 1989-97.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=156491&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromSearch=True (1245 words)

	The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002
		In section 1(c)[27] of the New Forest Act 1949 for the words "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries" there shall be substituted "Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs".
		In section 1(5) of the Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988, in the definition of "the appropriate Minister", in paragraph (a), for the words "Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food" there shall be substituted "Secretary of State".
		It also transfers to the Secretary of State the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and transfers joint functions, where exercised by that Minister with the Secretary of State at large, to the Secretary of State.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /SI/si2002/20020794.htm (5091 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 30 Oct 2002 (pt 6)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on banning the use of animals in circuses; and whether she will include a ban on animals in circuses in the new Animal Welfare Bill.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy is on decoupling of subsidies from production as part of the mid-term review of the common agricultural policy; and if she will make a statement.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the yearly costs of the Common Agricultural Policy to the EU budget over the next four years if there (a) is and (b) is not decoupling of subsidies from production in the Common Agricultural Policy.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo021030/text/21030w06.htm (1539 words)

	ASIL Insights: Marine Biotechnology
		The ownership of data and samples in the researching State may be regulated by private agreements between the research oceanographer and the university or institution where he or she is employed.
		The rights that may accrue to coastal States of origin of the commercialized samples are regulated under the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other private or bilateral agreements between the coastal and the researching State.
		The diplomatic organ in the foreign coastal State may grant clearance upon the condition that such samples not be used for commercial purposes.
	www.asil.org /insights/insigh116.htm (1749 words)

	3 May 2007: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what initiatives she is considering for the use of local authority contracts to stimulate the skills training and employment of...
		To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what her estimate is of the number of hectares of land in Afghanistan which were (a) used to grow poppies and (b) destroyed as...
		To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) instructions are issued to staff in her Department and (b) technical procedures are in place to shut down computers at night.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans/?d=2007-05-03 (7794 words)

	Robin Feakins - v - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
		It states that, "Rendering priority has to be given to [old] cattle…or all cattle where dates of birth are unknown or uncertain.
		Waddingham, a hydrogeologist from the Environment Agency in Shrewsbury sent a facsimile to the "Worcester team" from MAFF who were dealing with the claimant’s case.
		Hickman states that "…incineration is recognised…as the optimum disposal route, due to the consistency with which high-temperature incineration destroys 99.9% of animal protein.
	www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk /judgmentsfiles/j1468/feakins_v_environment.htm (11419 words)

	Written Answers - Herbicides Used in the FSEs
		Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact on (a) farmers and (b) the environment of herbicide resistance in wild plants; and if she will make a statement.
		In the wider environment beyond the cropped areas of farms, herbicide tolerant weeds are not normally an issue as herbicides are not routinely used in such areas.
		Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to prevent the spread of the herbicide tolerant gene found in charlock in the Government's farm-scale evaluation; and if she will make a statement.
	www.monsanto.co.uk /news/ukshowlib.phtml?uid=9499 (404 words)

	British High Commission
		As Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP has overall responsibility for all departmental issues on the environment, food (including agriculture, horticulture and fisheries) and rural affairs.
		She was appointed shadow Minister for Social Security from 1984 to 1989, shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1989 to 1992, and shadow Leader of the House from 1992 to 1994.
		She then served as shadow Secretary of State for Health from 1994 to 1995, and shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from 1995 to 1997.
	bhc.britaus.net /News/newsdefault.asp?id=380 (598 words)

	Plutonium Investigation - Our News - 30/01/2002 - Sellafield Radioactive Waste Management: A Bit of High Level = A Lot ...
		The UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Meacher, has stated that the Sellafield operator British Nuclear Fuels Ltd wishes to operate “Curie-Swap” on the foreign waste arising from reprocessing in the UK.
		As for substitution with Cogema, all four companies stated that this would not happen, and that low and intermediate waste would be returned to Japan in glass canister or bitumen form.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if it is her policy to ensure that radioactive waste arising from the reprocessing of spent fuel for overseas customers under contracts signed since 1976 will be returned to countries of origin without any element of substitution.
	www.wise-paris.org /english/ournews/year_2002/ournews020130.html (405 words)

	SeedQuest - News section
		In the UK only a handful of foods have been approved for use - GM soya and tomato puree and some forms of maize - the first two approved under the previous administration and the maize in 1997 and 1998.
		Safety, human health and the environment must remain at the heart of our regulatory regime and rigorous and robust monitoring must be maintained.
		Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, made a statement to Parliament today setting out the Government's overall policy on GM crops.
	www.seedquest.com /News/releases/2004/march/8001.htm (2153 words)

	Search: spoken by Jonathan Sayeed page 18 (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		Jonathan Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the devolution of greater control of fisheries management within the 12 mile limits of the UK to the UK Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
		Jonathan Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action she is taking to prevent the over-exploitation of fisheries in international waters and in the waters of third countries outside the EU where EU vessels are fishing.
		Jonathan Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she expects the EU Fisheries Scientific Research Centre to be located within the UK.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /search/?pid=10531&o=r&pop=1&p=18 (1090 words)

	Hilary Benn
		Hilary Benn was appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in June 2007.
		Prior to that he had been Secretary of State for International Development since 2003.
		He was previously the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page4621.asp (194 words)

	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs outlines key environmental challenges facing European Union
		Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, yesterday outlined the three key environmental challenges facing the European Union (EU).
		Making the keynote speech at The Environment Forum 2004, the Minister highlighted the need for the EU to lead global environmental discussions, for Europe to keep its environmental commitments and to integrate environmental goals into other policy areas.
		Mrs Beckett was speaking at The Environment Forum 2004 an event co-hosted by ERM, one of the world's leading providers of environmental consulting services, and Green Alliance and attended by key decision makers from both the private and public sector.
	www.erm.com /erm/news.nsf/70e78ecb1acd12d985256690001a5634/4e257ad49021553080256ed1005a1029?OpenDocument (228 words)

	NucNews - October 4, 2001
		The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Margaret Beckett, and the Secretary of State for Health, Alan Milburn, made this decision after considering all the relevant information, including the comments received in response to the five public consultations which have been carried out since 1997.
		William Bach, a State Department counternarcotics official, told the subcommittee in yesterday's hearing that there was "ample evidence" that the Taliban has condoned and profited from the drug trade.
		State officials hide behind promises that California will set goals to increase the use of renewable-energy technologies by 10 percent or more over the next few years.
	nucnews.net /nucnews/2001nn/0110nn/011004nn.htm (18716 words)

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	agriculture - Center for Media and Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Janet Riley, the senior vice-president of public affairs for the American Meat Institute (AMI), was referring to a plant owned by Packerland Packing, a subsidiary of Wisconsin-based Smithfield.
		One state senator is trying to stop the Sonoma vote, by "stripping one of his air pollution bills of its language and inserting new language outlawing county bans on biotech seeds."
		In one radio segment, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says that voting against CAFTA is "voting against our producers." Senators Akaka and Landrieu sent a letter to Johanns expressing concern that "many listeners in rural America may believe these releases are objective news reports, rather than political statements...
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