Public participation in environmental impact assessment: consultation paper. The Scottish Executive's response to the issues raised by the respondents. 33 p.

Public participation in environmental impact assessment: consultation paper. The Scottish Executive's response to the issues raised by the respondents. 33 p.

What are the most recent decisions taken by the World Bank with regard to logging operations in rainforests; which countries will be affected; what the impact on the forests concerned will be; and what share of the cost in forms of assistance will be borne by the United Kingdom.

What are the most recent decisions taken by the World Bank with regard to logging operations in rainforests; which countries will be affected; what the impact on the forests concerned will be; and what share of the cost in forms of assistance will be borne by the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to promote sustainable forestry in Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to promote sustainable forestry in Africa.

I represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxembourg on 19 June 2006. The Council adopted a proposal confirming the overall rural development budget for 2007-13, and the annual breakdown including the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the convergence objective. I...

I represented the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Luxembourg on 19 June 2006. The Council adopted a proposal confirming the overall rural development budget for 2007-13, and the annual breakdown including the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the convergence objective. I...

I will be representing the United Kingdom at this month's Agriculture and Fisheries Council. The Council will adopt a proposal confirming the overall rural development budget for 2007-13, and the annual breakdown including the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective. In addition the Council...

I will be representing the United Kingdom at this month's Agriculture and Fisheries Council. The Council will adopt a proposal confirming the overall rural development budget for 2007-13, and the annual breakdown including the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective. In addition the Council...

How many persons are employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and how many are currently tasked on each of the following areas of policy and administration: (a) British agriculture; (b) British forestry; (c) other United Kingdom matters; (d) European Union policy and relations; and (e) issues...

How many persons are employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and how many are currently tasked on each of the following areas of policy and administration: (a) British agriculture; (b) British forestry; (c) other United Kingdom matters; (d) European Union policy and relations; and (e) issues...

Consultation document on the draft rural development plan for Wales 2007-2013. 250 p.

Consultation document on the draft rural development plan for Wales 2007-2013. 250 p.

Lords debate on unstarred question on how they respond to calls for environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies.

Lords debate on unstarred question on how they respond to calls for environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies.

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to my noble friend Lady Whitaker for securing today’s debate and giving us all the opportunity to discuss and raise awareness about environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies. As she and other noble Lords have graphically demonstrated, both fisheries and forests are essential to the...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to my noble friend Lady Whitaker for securing today’s debate and giving us all the opportunity to discuss and raise awareness about environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies. As she and other noble Lords have graphically demonstrated, both fisheries and forests are essential to the...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, on securing this debate. As the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, said, it has been a wide-ranging one with knowledgeable contributions from all sides of the House on issues that have serious worldwide ramifications in environmental, human rights and developmental terms. My noble friend Lord Eden...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, on securing this debate. As the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, said, it has been a wide-ranging one with knowledgeable contributions from all sides of the House on issues that have serious worldwide ramifications in environmental, human rights and developmental terms. My noble friend Lord Eden...

My Lords, like the other speakers in the debate I begin by welcoming it and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for introducing it. I am sure that we all agree that without environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies, the world could quite shortly be turned into a pretty sorry place. We do...

My Lords, like the other speakers in the debate I begin by welcoming it and thank the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for introducing it. I am sure that we all agree that without environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies, the world could quite shortly be turned into a pretty sorry place. We do...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, on introducing this debate. Current government policies, commercial pressures, population growth and urban development around the world are leading to disastrous degradation of vital natural areas, the loss of animals, plants and biodiversity generally, with serious consequences for the world climate...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, on introducing this debate. Current government policies, commercial pressures, population growth and urban development around the world are leading to disastrous degradation of vital natural areas, the loss of animals, plants and biodiversity generally, with serious consequences for the world climate...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Eden, speaks with characteristic passion, as he did when he introduced his debate on the rainforest last October. In that debate I drew attention to the effects of forced labour in Brazil, where agricultural workers are becoming the slaves of the loggers and ranchers and unwitting...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Eden, speaks with characteristic passion, as he did when he introduced his debate on the rainforest last October. In that debate I drew attention to the effects of forced labour in Brazil, where agricultural workers are becoming the slaves of the loggers and ranchers and unwitting...

My Lords, I am sure the whole House wishes to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for bringing these two important subjects to our attention. I warmly congratulate her on the quality of her speech and the points she raised. All of us—not just in this House but in this country—need to be...

My Lords, I am sure the whole House wishes to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for bringing these two important subjects to our attention. I warmly congratulate her on the quality of her speech and the points she raised. All of us—not just in this House but in this country—need to be...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they respond to calls for environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies. The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I resist calling this a fish and chips topic, but there is a sense in which fish and the products of forest trees go together. Both are...

rose to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they respond to calls for environmentally sustainable fishing and logging policies. The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I resist calling this a fish and chips topic, but there is a sense in which fish and the products of forest trees go together. Both are...

My Lords, I am sure that the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, had no idea how wide-ranging this subject would become. We have been to Brazil, and I ought to declare an interest as a forest owner as a residual beneficiary of a plantation in the West Indies on the island of St Lucia....

My Lords, I am sure that the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, had no idea how wide-ranging this subject would become. We have been to Brazil, and I ought to declare an interest as a forest owner as a residual beneficiary of a plantation in the West Indies on the island of St Lucia....

My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, on bringing this issue before the House tonight. She gave us a powerful exposé of the extent of illegal activities in these areas and the need for reasonable, manageable resources to enforce the existing conservation measures. Each contribution tonight has...

My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, on bringing this issue before the House tonight. She gave us a powerful exposé of the extent of illegal activities in these areas and the need for reasonable, manageable resources to enforce the existing conservation measures. Each contribution tonight has...

I support my noble friend Lord Peel in everything that he has said and I congratulate him on taking the initiative on this subject. I hope that, in calling for action, we really do get action on what is, in the countryside, an important and difficult problem. Recently, I was encouraged to note in a...

I support my noble friend Lord Peel in everything that he has said and I congratulate him on taking the initiative on this subject. I hope that, in calling for action, we really do get action on what is, in the countryside, an important and difficult problem. Recently, I was encouraged to note in a...

My Lords, we are all grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Peel, because this debate has come just in time. Unless something is done now, we are going to lose the red squirrel completely. I think it was 86 years ago that Thorburn’s classic work on the mammals of Great Britain was able...

My Lords, we are all grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Peel, because this debate has come just in time. Unless something is done now, we are going to lose the red squirrel completely. I think it was 86 years ago that Thorburn’s classic work on the mammals of Great Britain was able...