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      <title>Potential risks if discard ban is not properly implemented </title>
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      <title>Give rural communities a fair deal, MPs urge Government</title>
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      <description>EFRA report says Government policy too often fails to take account of the challenges to providing services for people living in rural communities</description>
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      <title>Lords Committee to hear from industry representatives on the discard ban</title>
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      <description>Lords Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy EU Sub-Committee will take evidence from the NFFO and Seafish on Wednesday 10 July</description>
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      <title>Plans to ban wild animals in circuses win qualified support from MPs</title>
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      <description>EFRA Committee publishes its Fourth Report of session of 2013-14</description>
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      <title>Westminster Hall debates: 25 June 2013</title>
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      <title>Statement on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy</title>
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      <description>Natural Environment Minister made statement to Commons</description>
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      <title>Minister for Agriculture and Food gives evidence on food contamination</title>
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      <description>David Heath MP gives evidence to EFRA Committee at 1.30pm</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Opposition debate on the badger cull</title>
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      <description>MPs debated the badger cull</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bovine TB vaccination no magic bullet say MPs</title>
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      <description>Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee warns it will provide little benefit in the immediate future</description>
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      <title>Lords quiz Richard Benyon MP on Common Fisheries Policy</title>
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      <description>EU Sub-Committee D takes evidence from Defra Minister at 11am</description>
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      <title>MPs take evidence from the European Commission on food contamination</title>
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      <description>EFRA committee takes further evidence at 3pm on Tuesday 21 May </description>
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      <title>Government should stand ready to ensure a fairer deal for dairy farmers</title>
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      <description>Welsh Affairs Committee publishes report on the voluntary code of practice in the dairy sector</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MPs urge further government action to stop dog attacks</title>
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      <description>EFRA Committee publishes report</description>
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      <title>Fish, Food, Farming and EU Power – Lords quiz Defra Secretary of State</title>
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      <description>Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP faces questions from the Lords Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy EU Sub-Committee</description>
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      <title>EFRA Committee to take evidence from Freeza Meats and the Food Standards Agency</title>
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      <description>The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will take further evidence on food contamination from 2.30pm</description>
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      <title>Opposition debate on the Agricultural Wages Board</title>
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      <description>MPs debated opposition motion on abolition of AWB</description>
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      <description>Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee continue Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill inquiry</description>
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