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Spelman’s recognition of rural neglect is welcome, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [January 4th, 2012]

Cash for mobile signal not-spots welcome to advance rural economy
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Rural Business] - [October 3rd, 2011]

CLA welcomes updated Government gun policy
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Firearms] - [September 30th, 2011]

Efra support is a ‘step nearer’ to Government removal of red tape
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Red Tape] - [September 23rd, 2011]

CLA calls on Government to reject FSA plans for meat inspection
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Meat Inspection Costs] - [May 25th, 2011]

More delays for supermarket ombudsman, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Supermarkets] - [May 25th, 2011]

CLA President calls for member action on the community assets section of Localism Bill (Click through for the President's open letter to members, and a standard letter to MPs on this issue)
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [Updated - March 23rd, 2011]

Localism Bill must do more to support growth in the countryside, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Localism] - [January 17th, 2011]

CLA lobbying victory on council seizures of private property
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Private Landlords] - [January 14th, 2011]

CLA President tells Efra Committee that CAP should reward farmers better for providing Food and Environmental Security
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/CAP Reform] - [Updated - January 12th, 2011]

Spelman speech paves way for right reform of CAP, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/CAP Reform] - [January 5th, 2011]

No relief for empty property will hit rural economy hard, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Business] - [December 15th, 2010]

Changes to Environmental Stewardship will cause money problems for rural businesses, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Environmental Stewardship] - [November 16th, 2010]

CLA successfully lobbies Government to take action on Penfold Review
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Non-planning consents] - [November 4th, 2010]

New Green Deal must be fair to rural landlords, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Energy Policy] - [November 4th, 2010]

CSR settlements show some good sense but ‘devil in detail’, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Comprehensive Spending Review] - [October 20th, 2010]

CLA broadband victory in Comprehensive Spending Review
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Broadband] - [October 20th, 2010]

CLA relieved at Government offer of renewable heat support
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Renewable Heat Incentive] - [October 20th, 2010]

No ‘Home Sweet Home’ on the farm, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Planning and Housing] - [October 19th, 2010]

Statement from the CLA on the cuts to Defra-related public bodies
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Quangos] - [October 14th, 2010]

Recognition needed for landowners in fight to protect wildlife
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Wildlife Management] - [September 24th, 2010]

CLA urges Government to help farmers meet the challenges of the future
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Agriculture] - [September 15th, 2010]

Response to the Government's approach to tackling Bovine TB and consultation on a badger control policy
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Bovine TB] - [September 15th, 2010]

"Do or Die" challenge for rural communities
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Planning and Housing] - [August 16th, 2010]

CLA helping Government to develop sustainable rural communities
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Planning and Housing] - [Updated - July 24th, 2010]

‘Victory for common sense’ over Gamebird Code, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Gamebirds] - [Updated - July 23rd, 2010]

Statement by CLA President William Worsley on the CRC's The State of the Countryside Report
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Countryside] - [July 6th, 2010]

CLA President pays tribute to Rural Advocate
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [June 30th, 2010]

CLA calls for continued access to policy-makers as CRC is dropped
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [June 29th, 2010]

CLA delighted as flawed Gamebird Code is withdrawn
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government Guidance] - [May 27th, 2010]

Queen's Speech brings 'mixed bag' for land managers, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Bill] - [May 25th, 2010]

CLA response to the new Coalition Programme for Government
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [May 20th, 2010]

The CLA welcomes appointment of Lord Henley as Under-Secretary of State for Defra
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [May 19th, 2010]

CLA response to the appointment of Richard Benyon as Under Secretary of State at Defra
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [May 17th, 2010]

CLA response to new Ministers of State appointments
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [May 14th, 2010]

CLA welcomes new Ministerial appointments
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [May 13th, 2010]

New coalition Government must support potential of rural economy, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [May 7th, 2010]

CLA response to the House of Lords EU Environment and Agriculture Committee report on the Adaptation of Agriculture and Forestry to Climate Change
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Climate Change] - [March 30th, 2010]

Budget broadband boost for countryside is let down by other tax changes, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Tax Planning] - [March 25th, 2010]

CLA welcomes more farmer say on animal disease control
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Animal Disease] - [January 27th, 2010]

Leading Tory applauds CLA Game Fair
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/People] - [July 24th, 2009]

Pesticide appeal win is right says the CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [July 7th, 2009]

The CLA welcomes new shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [January 19th, 2009]

Conservatives plan for a low carbon economy lauded by CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Rural Economy and Land Use] - [January 16th, 2009]

Food and Environmental Security moves one step nearer, says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Food security] - [January 16th, 2009]

CLA hands Secretary of State EID petition with more than 2,000 names
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Share Farming and Contract Farming] - [November 25th, 2008]

CLA hope new Energy and Climate Change Department will keep ties with Defra
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [October 3rd, 2008]

The CLA's 'Not the Election' Manifesto
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Election] - [October 10th, 2007]

Call for Government Commitment over 2007 SPS Payments
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Single Farm Payments] - [June 7th, 2007]

The detail of Gordon's Budget not good news for rural business
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Budget] - [April 10th, 2007]

CLA statement on David Miliband’s announcement on Voluntary Modulation and the Rural Development Programme
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [March 30th, 2007]

CLA comment on Budget announcement 2007
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Budget] - [March 21st, 2007]

CLA response to EU fining UK government over £305 million for farm payments fiasco
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [February 23rd, 2007]

English farmers paying the price for government incompetence - again
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [November 17th, 2006]

Defra budget cuts – full impact of single farm payment mess revealed
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [October 25th, 2006]

We Must Find a Clear Approach to Guaranteeing a Sustainable Countryside
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Sustainability] - [July 19th, 2006]

It’s good news for some but not for all, says CLA as partial payments system is authorised by Defra
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [May 9th, 2006]

The Rural Payments Agency is number one issue for Miliband - says CLA, as new Defra team is announced
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [May 8th, 2006]

CLA Welcomes The New Secretary Of State For Efra
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Defra] - [May 5th, 2006]

Chelsea Tractors A Non-Rural Story, It's The Bigger Picture That Disappoints
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Budget] - [March 22nd, 2006]

CLA In The News: How Should New Rural Agency Treat Economic Objectives?
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Business] - [June 6th, 2005]

NFU And CLA Demand Action On SPS Processing Delays
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/CAP Reform] - [April 5th, 2005]

CLA Manifesto - Rural Affairs Are Current Affairs, CLA Tells Candidates
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Countryside] - [April 5th, 2005]

CLA Comment On Labour's Charter For Shooting
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Shooting] - [April 4th, 2005]

CLA Supports Call For Government To Prove It Is Listening To Rural Needs
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Rural Delivery] - [March 29th, 2005]

Don't Ignore 'Domino Effect' Of Coastal Flooding Says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Flooding] - [March 24th, 2005]

Fly-Tipping - A Stain On The Clean Neighbourhoods Bill, Says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Landfill and Waste] - [March 23rd, 2005]

Defend Our Heritage By Defending Our Coast, Say CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Flooding] - [March 21st, 2005]

Parliamentarians demand compensation for pigswill processors
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Animal Disease] - [March 4th, 2005]

Events tax won't hit county shows confirms minister
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [January 14th, 2005]

CLA in the news: events tax could hit CLA game fair
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/CLA] - [January 4th, 2005]

Pre-budget report - comment from the CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Budget] - [December 2nd, 2004]

CLA call for clarity on government guidance on traveller sites
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Trespass] - [November 8th, 2004]

A bad day to be burying good news in the countryside
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [September 23rd, 2004]

Statement on rural strategy doesn't do 'what it says on the tin', says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [July 26th, 2004]

Draft animal welfare bill: CLA's concerns
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [July 15th, 2004]

2004 spending review: reaction from CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [July 13th, 2004]

Spending review: Why hasn't government put its money where its mouth is? Asks CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [July 13th, 2004]

Firearms consultation "Fundamentally Flawed" says CLA President
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Shotguns] - [July 7th, 2004]

Trouble comes in threes as countryside awaits Government's triple whammy
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [July 7th, 2004]

Smaller doesn't mean 'Unsustainable' says CLA
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [May 26th, 2004]

Horse passport farce looks like going the distance
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [May 26th, 2004]

St George's day momentum reaches House of Lords
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Food] - [April 20th, 2004]

Regional government debate comes to Lancashire
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [March 30th, 2004]

Conservatives and CLA host leaders of Yorkshire's rural economy
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [February 27th, 2004]

Dairy farmer calls for delivery to rural doorsteps
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/People] - [November 6th, 2003]

CLA launches new insurance scheme
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Livestock] - [November 7th, 2002]

CLA welcomes Defra agreement to establishment of new Rural Climate Change Panel
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [November 1st, 2002]

CLA Urges Government to Reconsider the 20 Day Standstill Rule
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [August 22nd, 2002]

Government Plans - a welcome first step
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [August 22nd, 2002]

Media Brief - the Lessons Learned (ANDERSON) Inquiry
[News and Press/News Archive/Government/Government] - [July 24th, 2002]

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