The decision of BayerCropScience to pull out of efforts to grow GM maize in the UK provides a golden opportunity for the Government to finally get it right on GMs, the Liberal Democrats said today.
This week the Liberal Democrats are launching their 'Save Our School Buses' campaign, in response to the Government's draft School Transport Bill.
Commenting on today's report from the Government's Sustainable Development Commission, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, said:
A report released today by a group of leading NGOs, including WWF and Oxfam, slams World Governments for failing to take the world's water crisis seriously. The UK is way behind its UN water targets with less than 2% of its aid budget dedicated to providing clean water in the poorest countries.
Supermarkets are still failing to buy home grown organic produce, and continue to import large quantities from abroad, according to a Soil Association report.
Commenting ahead of tomorrow's launch of the Government's consultation process for a new sustainable development strategy, Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, said:
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