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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS RISE BY 110,000
New Government figures released today show a startling rise in animal experiments of 110,000 in 2002 compared with 2001.
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GOVERNMENT MUST RETHINK GM STRATEGY
Commenting ahead of the anticipated publication of the GM Science Review report on Monday (21st July), which is expected to say there are still too many gaps in knowledge on GM at present, Liberal…
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GM DEBATE WILL HAVE TO BE RUN AGAIN
Commenting, today at the close of the Government's sponsored public debate on Genetically Modified Organisms - GM Nation - Liberal Democrat Shadow Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew George MP, predicted…
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STILL NOT ENOUGH BEING DONE TO PROTECT MARINE ENVIRONMENT - MILLER
As MPs and Peers begin their recess at the end of the week, Baroness Sue Miller, Liberal Democrat DEFRA Spokesperson, is asking them to remember the importance of clean beaches and seas, and how the…
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KENNEDY ATTACKS 'LABOUR'S TRANSPORT MADHOUSE'
Speaking on a multi-modal journey between Westminster and Gatwick airport today, Liberal Democrat Leader Charles Kennedy will attack the Government's failures on public transport.
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Lib Dems launch new energy policy proposals
Shadow Energy Minister Andrew Stunell MP today launched the new Liberal Democrat policy paper "Conserving the Future".
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EU to cut animal transport trauma
A new EU law could help to alleviate the suffering of millions of animals transported across Europe. Each year over 2 million cattle, sheep, pigs and horses travel by road, often in overcrowded…
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WIND POWER ALONE NOT ENOUGH IF UK TO LEAD GREEN REVOLUTION
Following reports that Patricia Hewitt intends a £6bn boost for Wind Power in Britain, Vince Cable MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow DTI Secretary, said:
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LABOUR'S SUPER-HIGHWAYS PLAN: CAN'T BUILD BRITAIN OUT OF CONGESTION
Ahead of today's expected announcement on road building, Tom Brake MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Minister, said:
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LACK OF ECONOMIC DEMAND MAKES GM CROPS UNVIABLE IN UK
Andrew George MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Agriculture Minister, responding to reports of conclusions from the Downing Street study that there is no economic argument to support the commercial growing…