Research Briefing
Horticulture and Orchards
This note deals with several issues related to horticulture, including the problem of invasive species and the supply of foreign workers
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Metal theft
This note looks at the increasingly high-profile problem of metal theft, which the Association of Chief Police Officers has estimated costs the UK economy approximately £770 million per year. There have been calls to reform the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 to tighten up controls on scrap metal dealers. In January 2012 the Government announced that it would be amending the 1964 Act to introduce a ban on cash payments for scrap metal and unlimited fines for relevant offences under the Act. These changes are set out in sections 145 to 147 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. In June 2012 Richard Ottaway introduced a Private Member's Bill that proposes to repeal the 1964 Act altogether and replace it with a new regulatory regime. The Bill has Government support.
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Scrap Metal Dealers Bill
The Scrap Metal Dealers Bill seeks to introduce a more robust regulatory regime for scrap metal dealers to reduce the opportunities for metal thieves to sell stolen material.
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Milk prices from 2005
This note describes how dairy farmers faced low prices for several years but saw some improvement in 2007 and 2008.
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Animal Experiments: Stray and Feral Animals
This notes covers the transposition on the EU Directive on animal experiments and the concerns raised about stray animals.
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Sheep
this note covers issues of importance to sheep farming, including welfare, electronic tagging and diseases
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Agriculture – CAP Reforms
This note describes the European Commission proposals to amend the Common Agricultural Policy and comments upon it from interested parties.
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Pigs
This note covers problems faced by pig farmers, partly because of stricter welfare legislation in the UK than elsewhere in the European Union
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Religious slaughter
This note deals with the concession allowing religious slaughter of animals without pre-stunning
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EU ETS and Aviation
The aviation sector has been included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 1 January 2012 as part of EU efforts to reduce emissions by 20% by 2020.
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The draft Energy Bill 2012
The 2012 Queen’s Speech announced that "My Government will propose reform of the electricity market to deliver secure, clean and affordable electricity and ensure prices are fair”. This will be done through the latest in a line of Energy Bills, published in draft for pre-legislative scrutiny on 22 May 2012.
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Food Advertising on Television
This note discusses the effects of the Ofcom ban on junk food advertising aimed at children and future policy options
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The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is a mandatory carbon emissions reporting and trading scheme for large public and private sector organisations. It is currently under review and if it cannot be simplified to produce “very significant administrative savings” for businesses, then it will be replaced by “an alternative environmental tax” on which the Government will consult in Autumn 2012.
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Roads: charging in London
This note provides information on the two road charging schemes that exist in central London: the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) and the Congestion Charge.
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