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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
 The Countryside Alliance has welcomed the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s report on the coastal access provisions in the draft Marine Bill, saying it “recognises many of our concerns” and accepts that “the draft legislation requires amendment and modification before…it is sensible and fair.” |
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
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Welcome to Parliamentary Update, June 2008. In this issue: |
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
 President of the Countryside Alliance Baroness Mallalieu QC, this week made a powerful case for the right to demonstrate in the area around Parliament, saying: “.... this House is the people’s House, this square is Parliament Square, and it may be very convenient for the authorities to say the demonstration should take place down on the South Bank or elsewhere, but noise and things that are unsightly or things that are inconvenient or irritating to MPs are things which have to be tolerated in a parliamentary democracy...." |
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Wednesday, 04 June 2008 |
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 Keep up to date with the latest news on the bird flu case in Oxfordshire - click here for DEFRA's Avian Flu news page. Read on for the initial statement made by Secretary of State for DEFRA, Hilary Benn MP.
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Thursday, 13 March 2008 |
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Stephen Crabb MP's (Conservative, Preseli Pembrokeshire) Private Member's Bill will have its Second Reading on the 14th March 2008. This Bill seeks to amend the 1971 Animals Act in respect of liability for damage caused by non dangerous animals such as horses and cattle. It is supported by all main parties and the Government has also indicated its support. To see our full brief read on. |
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
 The Countryside Alliance has challenged the Chancellor on his plans to raise taxes on fuel in November, saying “this measure won’t be any fairer in November – we need a clear tax policy that does not discriminate against road users in rural communities”. Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Simon Hart commented: “A week after the Government’s own rural adviser, Dr Stuart Burgess of the Commission for Rural Communities, reported to the Prime Minister on the appalling rate of poverty in the countryside, this is not a budget of joined-up thinking from Government." |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
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Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn — update on Bluetongue Disease, Avian Influenza and Foot and Mouth Disease - 19 February 2008. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn): I wish to report to the House on the latest developments on last year’s outbreaks of Bluetongue and Foot and Mouth Disease, and the recent cases of Avian Influenza in Dorset..... |
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