Beckett aims to revitalise rural economy
Beckett aims to revitalise rural economy
- 2001
- Farmers' Weekly 134(24) 15 June 2001, 6(1) .
The first Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Margaret Beckett, is to embark on a major revitalisation of the rural economy. Mrs Beckett's first key task will be to oversee the integration of MAFF into a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The new department will have responsibility for agriculture, the food industry, environment policy, rural development, wildlife and sustainable development.
RURAL ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
ENVIRONMENT POLICY
The first Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Margaret Beckett, is to embark on a major revitalisation of the rural economy. Mrs Beckett's first key task will be to oversee the integration of MAFF into a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The new department will have responsibility for agriculture, the food industry, environment policy, rural development, wildlife and sustainable development.
RURAL ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
ENVIRONMENT POLICY