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Oversight key to Bill proposing ‘good food nation’, says committee

A Bill aimed at promoting healthier eating should have effective oversight at its core, a parliamentary committee has said. The Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill will force the Scottish Government and other public bodies to produce plans aimed at ...

17 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Consumers warned of ‘big, big’ shortage of British free range turkeys this Christmas

Consumers have been warned of a “big, big shortage” of British free range turkeys this Christmas with half already dead due to bird flu. Half of the free range turkeys produced for Christmas in the UK have already been killed in the bird flu ...

29 Nov 2022 at 20:14

Neil Parish: A former farmer with a passion for the countryside

The MP who watched pornography in Parliament has a strong interest in farming, the countryside and animal welfare issues. Former farmer Neil Parish, 65, who has represented the Devon constituency of Tiverton and Honiton since 2010, said he ...

30 Apr 2022 at 17:25

£250 million sewage penalties too high, says Environment Agency chairman

The Environment Agency (EA) should not be issuing penalties of £250 million to water companies who dump sewage, its chairman has said. Speaking to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Alan Lovell said penalties of £10-20 ...

14 Mar 2023 at 18:02

Compensate farmers for ‘high-risk’ species reintroductions, MPs say

The Government should compensate farmers or land managers when “high-risk” species are introduced that could damage land or livelihoods, a House of Commons committee has said. Along with a national strategy for reintroductions in ...

11 Jul 2023 at 09:30

Food tsar calls for increase in free school meals in cost-of-living crisis

The Government’s food tsar has called for the “almost immediate” increase in free school meals as families struggle with the cost-of-living crisis. Henry Dimbleby, who authored the National Food Strategy, told MPs that expanding ...

18 Oct 2022 at 14:09

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Thames Water warns customers of potential restrictions as drought risk looms

Thames Water bosses have warned customers of potential restrictions this summer amid a looming risk of drought. Appearing before MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Thames Water chief executive Chris ...

13 May 2025 at 13:13

Independent water commission chair denies probe into reforms is ‘tinkering’

The chair of the Independent Water Commission has defended his ongoing probe into the water sector reforms. Sir Jon Cunliffe addressed recent criticism that he has been “tinkering” with the industry’s deep-rooted issues ...

17 Jun 2025 at 15:20

City

Thames Water bosses recalled before MPs to face grilling on bonuses and rescue

Bosses at struggling Thames Water have been called back to appear before MPs as it emerged that £2.5 million of bonuses handed out to executives cannot be recovered by regulators. In a letter to the cross-party ...

09 Jul 2025 at 20:02

Anger over water bills hike which campaigners say will not solve sewage crisis

Campaigners have reacted with fury to a deal for water companies which they claim will continue “profit for pollution” of rivers and seas. Regulator Ofwat has announced household bills in England and Wales ...

19 Dec 2024 at 10:11

Water bosses recalled to appear before ‘sceptical’ MPs over December outages

Water bosses recalled to appear before ‘sceptical’ MPs over fresh outages

South East Water bosses have been recalled to appear before MPs over a water outage before Christmas, as thousands of its customers suffer following the latest supply failures. Alistair Carmichael, ...

13 Jan 2026 at 16:28

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