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Liz Truss has launched an extraordinary attack on Michael Gove by attacking his crackdown on plastics and suggesting he is full of "hot air".
The Chief Executive of National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) writes about the challenge to ensure UK vets and animal keepers retain access to the range of animal medicines in the UK that are currently available, to support the health and welfare of our farm livestock and pets after we leave the EU.
Conservative peer Baroness McIntosh writes ahead of her parliamentary debate today on 'Implications for the UKs future trade relations following the failure to reach agreement at the G7 Summit in Canada' with specific regard to the food, drink and manufacturing sectors.
Shadow Flooding & Coastal Communities minister Holly Lynch says that the Government is intentionally failing to properly regulate water companies: ‘We have to find a better way of ensuring that water companies cannot leave customers without water for days due to their own failures, only for those at the very top to be rewarded with multi-million pound packages’.
Senior Vice President of the British Veterinary Association Gudrun Ravetz welcomes an exemption to the cap on skilled migrants for Non-EU doctors and nurses, but asks that this is extended to cover the veterinary profession, which has responsibility for animal health and welfare, food safety and public health.
Michael Gove has been criticised for using a disposable coffee cup, despite previously taking a stand against them.
Jamie Reed returned to the Houses of Parliament to highlight how collaboration and partnership is the key to driving the economies of the rural and remote communities in the UK, including West Cumbria.
Michael Gove has pledged to tackle the scourge of organised "waste crime" in Britain as figures show it costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds a year.
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is gathering its members’ views on the training and revalidation system for Official Veterinarians (OVs), following concerns that frustration with the current process could exacerbate capacity and capability issues in this critical section of the workforce.
Parliament square should be paved over in a bid to cut London's air pollution and boost tourism, a top Labour MP has said.
Brexit is more of a threat to the environment than Donald Trump, the chair of a powerful Commons committee has said.
One of the secrets to a hoppy, healthy rabbit is feeding it the right food, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is highlighting ahead of Rabbit Awareness Week (2 – 10 June), as survey findings have shown that five of the top six rabbit health problems vets see in practice are attributable to poor diet.
Football leagues in the home nations should "show leadership" and crack down on single-use plastics at games, a top MP has said.
NOAH is proud to be a signatory to the UK Food Chain Manifesto, drawn up by organisations from the length and breadth of the food chain, representing farmers and their suppliers, through to food manufacturers and retailers.
England could be in line for a host of new national parks, under plans being considered by the Environment Secretary.
The government has announced today that badger control in the Low Risk Area of England will be permitted in areas identified as hotspots by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
MEPs and stakeholders from the animal health industry gathered at the European Parliament to address key issues.
Cabinet splits have burst into the open once again as Michael Gove blamed Philip Hammond for an "entirely predictable" Lords defeat over plans for a 'Green Brexit'.
Ministers have announced a crackdown on wood burning stoves and diesel machinery in a bid to halve the number of people exposed to some of the worst air pollution by 2025.
Ministers are reportedly preparing to make the cost of manufacturing using unrecyclable plastics so “exorbitantly high” that it will end use of the materials altogether.
A UN environment expert has warned that Britain’s green agenda could suffer as a result of Brexit.
A tax on burning waste is being considered by the government as a way to increase plastic recycling.
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched Plastics: A Vision for a Circular Economy — a document outlining a range of key proposals intended to drive innovation in the plastics sector and improve UK recycling rates.
Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Mary Creagh argues the Government should follow parliament's lead and be bolder on plastic waste.