The Environment Agency consults the public on certain applications for Radioactive Substances Activities. The arrangements are explained in its Public Participation Statement

These notices explain:

• what the application is about
• which Environment Agency office you can visit to see the application documents on the public register
• when you need to comment by

The Environment Agency will decide:

• whether to grant or refuse the application
• what conditions to include in the permit (if granted)

You will need to provide the following information to complete this form:

• Part 1 – basic eligibility checks
• Part 2 – your woodland creation design plan
• Part 3 – site details
• Part 4 – applicant/agent details
• Part 5 – eligible costs
• Part 6 – VAT declaration

Parts 7, 8 and 9 of the form explain the Forestry Commission’s obligations regarding:

• how they process your application
• data protection
• release of information

In section 10 you’ll be asked to sign and date a declaration to complete your application.

Completed applications should be sent to: wcf@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Hard copies of applications and additional supporting information should be sent to:

CoRWM’s proposed programme of work outlines the committee’s remit and upcoming priorities. It also provides a breakdown of the allocation of resource that will be spent on each area of work.

This report sets out CoRWM’s advice to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and to the devolved administrations from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017. It also summarises the work carried out by the committee over the year.

From today (2 January), fishermen targeting certain fish in the North Sea must land everything they catch as the next phase of the discard ban for demersal species comes into force, Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced.

The discard ban, also known as the landing obligation will encourage sustainable fishing by ending the wasteful practice of throwing dead fish overboard.

It has been gradually introduced to allow time for fishermen to adapt to the new rules, and today, the existing ban for cod, whiting and saithe has been extended to include more vessels in the North Sea. Fishermen targeting saithe in North Western Waters, including the Irish Sea, will be required to land it for the first time.

Commenting on the next phase of the discard ban, Fisheries Minister George Eustice said:

The UK is leading the way in championing sustainable fishing, and the latest phase of the discard ban will help put an end to the wasteful practice of throwing fish back, dead, overboard.

Together with careful quota management, the discard ban will help us create a profitable fishing industry and safeguard our marine environment.

Today’s extension of the discard ban follows the successful introduction of the pelagic ban in January 2015 and the demersal ban in 2016.