John Thurso MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary, has cautiously welcomed the Government's Traffic Management Bill, published today (Friday 12th December), but warns that the reality may be an over-centrist approach.
The future of the Kyoto agreement on climate change still hangs in the balance on the final day of the UN climate change conference in Italy.
A report by English Nature on the condition of England's Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI's), published today (Monday 15th December), reveals that 42% of sites are in need of repair or improvement.
The Liberal Democrats have defeated the Government in a crucial vote at Committee stage of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill.
As MPs and Peers begin their recess at the end of the week, Baroness Sue Miller, Liberal Democrat DEFRA Spokesperson, is asking them to remember the importance of clean beaches and seas, and how the marine environment is still under threat in many ways.
GM sweet corn should be imported to the EU as food, according to a decision by the European Commission. This move has still be to be ratified by the Council of Ministers, and DEFRA ministers are expected to make their decision about GM crops in the next couple of weeks.