All Government policy articles – Page 143
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NewsAutumn statement caps business rates rises at 2%
Business rates rises will be capped at 2% from next April, chancellor George Osborne declared in today’s autumn statement.
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NewsDesinewed meat moratorium blasted by MPs
A ban on the production of desinewed meat (DSM) from cattle, sheep and goats looks could remain in place until 2015…
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NewsPlain packs review prompts accusations of 'political games'
The government has been accused of playing politics with tobacco control legislation…
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NewsPlain tobacco packaging will 'put burden on retailers'
The government’s decision today to open a new review into plain packaging for tobacco has been met with dismay by retail groups, amid claims it will put added burdens on small retailers.
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NewsPlain cigarette packs back on the agenda in new review
The government has announced an independent review of tobacco packaging today, just four months after shelving its plans claiming it needed time to assess the impact of plain packs in Australia.
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NewsEU shoppers face €1bn bill for label shake-up
EU consumers could face an annual bill of €1.1bn when new EU country-of-origin labelling rules on meat come in next year…
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NewsDH scraps plans for tougher salt reduction targets
The government has scrapped plans for tougher salt reduction targets for many products.
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NewsDefra slashes food waste budget to 'focus on essentials'
The government has taken the axe to millions of pounds worth of projects aimed at cutting food waste…
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News'New findings' support minimum unit pricing for alcohol
Health campaigners and local authorities will revive calls for minimum pricing of alcohol next week…
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NewsFood waste progress slowed by government cuts, suggests Wrap
Government cost-cutting has been blamed for a massive slowdown in the rate at which households have been reducing food waste.
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NewsHigh-street minister Brandon Lewis sparks Bill Grimsey spat
New high-streets minister Brandon Lewis has landed himself in a major row after reportedly branding a report on the shops crisis by Bill Grimsey “a load of crap”.
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NewsEC official urges greater food safety focus on plants
Europe is focusing too much on food safety risks from animal products and not enough on risks related to plants…
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NewsSatfat pledges defended as a ‘step forward’
The government has defended its Responsibility Deal, after a leading health body said pledges by food producers to cut satfats in their products were “a drop in the ocean”.
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NewsPortas panic: ministers were in the dark on pilot spending
The government panicked over the lack of progress made by the Portas Pilots…
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NewsUK councils warned over minimum alcohol pricing moves
The OFT is in talks with local councils pursuing go-it-alone policies on minimum pricing…
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Analysis & FeaturesUK 'sleepwalked' into tobacco directive says JTI's da Motta
We talk to Japan Tobacco International UK MD Jorge da Motta about TPD2, plain packs, the illicit trade and e-cigs…
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NewsBadger cull extension piles pressure on Defra
Defra is under renewed pressure to call off its policy of badger culling in two counties of England after the company conducting the cull in Somerset asked for more time to complete the job.
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NewsTen-packs and flavoured cigs to be banned under EU smoking regs
The European Parliament today voted to bring in a raft of new measures aimed at tackling smoking-related harm.
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NewsCabinet reshuffle leaves Prisk among the casualties
Portas Pilot minister Mark Prisk was one of a number of heads to roll in the government reshuffle yesterday.
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NewsDan Rogerson replaces David Heath at Defra
Defra farming minister David Heath has been replaced just one year into the job, with Cornish MP Dan Rogerson being moved into the role in today’s reshuffle