Defra
Britishacronym
Example Sentences
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A Defra spokesperson said £2bn of water company investment had been secured over five years to restore chalk streams as well as upgrading the abstraction licensing system.
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Defra says that an average of £2.3bn a year is being invested through its farming schemes and insists it is protecting farmers in trade deals and also making supply chains fairer.
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The committee's chairman, Alistair Carmichael, said Defra's evidence "paints a picture of a dysfunctional system", with "unchecked meat and plant products being let in through the front door."
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The correspondence from Defra also highlighted a pilot scheme which followed up on plant consignments that had not attended the border control post within three hours of arrival at the port.
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Councils blamed the delay on demand for new specialist vehicles, as well as issues with funding despite more than £340m in grants from Defra.
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