Sound bites
Friday, 05 January 2018 00:01
CPRE welcomes coffee cup recommendations
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) welcomes today’s clear recommendation from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) that the UK Government should continue to use economic measures to reduce packaging and increase recycling. The EAC is recommending a 25p charge on disposable coffee cups in its new report, Disposable packaging:…
Thursday, 04 January 2018 16:10
CPRE comment on post-Brexit agriculture subsidies
CPRE welcomes Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s announcement today (4 January) that the current subsidy regime for farmers, in which most payments are related to the amount of land owned, will be replaced by a scheme focused on public benefits and enhancing the countryside. CPRE made the case for this in…
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Friday, 22 December 2017 02:57
Urgent recommendation from the Environmental Audit Committee for a deposit return scheme
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is delighted by the recommendation from the Environmental Audit Committee that the UK Government should introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles, to help increase recycling and curb the devastation caused by plastic waste. The recommendation comes from the Committee’s new report,…
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Wednesday, 20 December 2017 14:31
Local democracy bypassed in new fracking rows say FoE and CPRE
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and Friends of the Earth (FoE) have condemned moves by fracking company Ineos to remove local decision-making powers from councils in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Ineos, who applied earlier this year to drill exploratory wells near Eckington in Derbyshire and Harthill in Rotherham,…
Thursday, 30 November 2017 09:44
CPRE delighted two major retailers will back a Deposit Return System
Iceland and the Co-op have become the first supermarkets to publicly back a UK-wide deposit return system (DRS) for drinks containers as a way to tackle plastic pollution in the countryside and oceans. The announcement follows a survey of major UK supermarkets and their views on the introduction of a…
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Wednesday, 22 November 2017 15:46
Budget: CPRE comment
Measures to promote the better use of urban land, particularly high quality high density development, while committing to continued Green Belt protection, mean CPRE gives a cautious welcome to today’s Budget.
Friday, 17 November 2017 14:11
Responding to Oxford-Cambridge Corridor report
Responding to the publication of the NIC’s Oxford-Cambridge Corridor Report, Partnering for Prosperity, CPRE’s Senior Infrastructure Campaigner Daniel Carey-Dawes said: “Today’s report will be met with real concern by all those who care for the natural environment. There are elements of the study, which we welcome, including the joined up…
Wednesday, 04 October 2017 16:52
Response to PM speech
In response to the Prime Minister’s speech today at Conservative Party Conference, Tom Fyans, Director of Campaigns and Policy at the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) said: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s pledge that she intends to get the Government back into the business of building houses again. “But…
Thursday, 14 September 2017 16:22
CPRE comment on housing consultation launch
In response to today's publication of the Government consultation on measures "to boost housing supply in England", Matt Thomson, head of planning at the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), said: “We hoped that this consultation would go some way to addressing the housing crisis while fulfilling the Government's commitment…
