European Union - Twenty-Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 3 July 2007.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

FOREWORD—What this Report is about

Chapter 1: Factual Background

The Water Framework Directive

Flexibility within the Water Framework Directive

"Daughter Directives"

Our Inquiry

Shared responsibilities: Defra, the Environment Agency and Devolution

European Commission Report on Implementation

Chapter 2: The Issues

Implementation

Co-operation with the Devolved Administrations

Definition of "Good Status"

Flexibility and Achieving "Good Status"

New Testing Methods

Local Authorities

Agriculture, Diffuse Pollution and Hydromorphology

Public Participation

The Marine Bill

Stakeholder Consultation

The Daughter Directives

Chapter 3: Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix 1: Sub-Committee D (Environment and Agriculture)

Appendix 2: List of Witnesses

Appendix 3: Recent Reports

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence, 17 January 2007

Oral Evidence, 24 January 2007

Written Evidence

NOTE: References in the text of the report are as follows:

(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence

(p) refers to a page of written evidence

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