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GOVERNMENT CANNOT SAY 'YES' TO GMs - GEORGE
Commenting on the publication of the farm-scale evaluation results for three GM crops today, Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary, said:
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WALES: Bates launches Flood Awareness Strategy
Mick Bates, Welsh Liberal Democrat AM for Montgomeryshire, today expressed his hope that the new Environment Agency flood risk management strategy for Wales would help many Montgomeryshire people…
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RECYCLING BILL A WASTED OPPORTUNITY: Britain Needs Zero Waste Strategy
Commenting the completion of the Household Waste Recycling Bill, which now requires waste recycling to be collected from every home in England, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment…
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CONGESTION CHARGING MUST NOT PENALISE RURAL BRITAIN - THURSO
Commenting on the recommendations by the Institute for Public Policy Research to extend congestion charging across the country, John Thurso MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary, said:
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LORD BRADSHAW QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO RURAL BRITAIN
Lord (Bill) Bradshaw, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesman, will today question the Government's commitment to protecting rural Britain.
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RENEWABLE REALITIES CONFERENCE
The Executive's plans to promote marine energy in Scotland were outlined today at the Renewable Realities Conference in Orkney.
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GM TRIALS: GOVERNMENT MUST NOT RUSH DECISION - GEORGE
Commenting on reports that the Government's GM crop trials have been invalidated by a European Union ban on the weed killer atrazine, which was used in the trials, Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat…
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SCOTLAND: TOOLKIT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
A partnership approach to energy efficiency can help companies drive down costs and improve their profitability, Enterprise Minister Jim Wallace as he launched the Small Business Energy and…
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GOVERNMENT MUST BASE GM DECISION ON SOUND SCIENCE - GEORGE
Cross-pollination of GM oil seed rape with wild plants from the brassica family may create superweeds, according to research by Reading University.
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Labour vague over common land reform, says Bates
Mick Bates AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat countryside spokesperson, today criticised the Labour Assembly Government's perversely vague approach to the reform of common land in Wales.
