Our responses to consultations

During the course of our work on behalf of levy payers, AHDB responds to various Government and Agency consultations on agricultural and horticultural issues.

Recent consultation responses from AHDB can be found below:

2021

AHDB Response to AWC consultation lamb castration and tail docking – September 2021

AHDB Response to Defra consultation on The regulation of genetic technologies – March 2021

AHDB Response to Defra consultation on Sustainable Use of Pesticides: Draft National Action Plan – February 2021

AHDB Response to Defra consultation on Improvements to animal welfare in transport– February 2021

AHDB Response to Defra consultation on reducing ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers – January 2021

2020

AHDB Response to Natural Resources Wales Consultation: Ammonia and nitrogen assessments for farm developments that require an environmental permit or planning permission – November 2020

AHDB Response to Trade and Agriculture Commission consultation on helping shape its report on the UK’s future trade policies – October 2020

AHDB Response to the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union inquiry into Progress of the negotiations on the UK’s Future Relationship with the EU – July 2020

AHDB Response to EFRA Committee inquiry into Government support to the dairy sector during the COVID-19 pandemic – July 2020

2019

AHDB response to Defra consultation on Labelling for animal welfare - September 2021

AHDB Response to Welsh Government Consultation: Sustainable Farming and our Land – October 2019

AHDB Response to the Defra Consultation: Developing a National Food Strategy - October 2019

AHDB Response to the International Trade Committee inquiry into UK Trade with China – August 2019

2018

AHDB Response to Welsh Government Brexit and our land: Securing the future of Welsh farming Consultation – October 2018

AHDB Response to Scottish Government Stability and Simplicity Consultation – 15 August 2018

AHDB Response to Clean Air Strategy Consultation – 14 August 2018

AHDB Response to BEIS business productivity review - 9 July 2018

Defra: AHDB response on Health and Harmony - future of food, farming and the environment - 8 May 2018

House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee: AHDB response on the 25-Year Environment Plan, March 2018

2017 and earlier

House of Commons, International Trade Committee: AHDB response on Continuing Application of EU Trade Agreements after Brexit, 6 December 2017

Migrations Advisory Committee: AHDB response on EEA-workers in the UK labour market, 26 October 2017

House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: AHDB response on Brexit: Trade in Food, 20 October 2017

BEIS Industrial Strategy Green Paper: AHDB response 13 April 2017

House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: AHDB response on Feeding the Nation: Labour Constraints - 8 February 2017

House of Commons Exiting the European Union Committee: AHDB response on the UK's negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU - 16 February 2017

House of Commons International Trade Committee: AHDB response on UK Trade Options Beyond 2019 - 16 February 2017

Defra: AHDB response on genetically modified organism, ref 16/R08/02 - 19 December 2016

House of Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee: AHDB response on future UK-EU trade - 20 October 2016

FSA: AHDB response on Cadmium and Lead in Offal - 14 September 2016

FSA: AHDB response on EU Regs 1137 2014 - 12 September 2016

EU Agri-Markets Task Force: AHDB response on FUTURES - 10 May 2016

Defra: AHDB response on changes to water abstraction licensing exemptions - 8 April 2016

EU Agri-Markets Task Force: AHDB response on market transparency - 1 April 2016

FSA: AHDB response on Food Safety and Hygiene Regs - 7 March2016

Environmental Audit Committee: AHDB response to soil health inquiry - 28 Jan 2016

House of Lords: AHDB response to Volatility Enquiry - 31 Dec 2015

Defra: AHDB Response on the Epitrix pest - 1 Dec 2015

BIS: AHDB Response on Nurse review of Research Councils - 17 April 2015

European Commission: AHDB Response on EU school milk schemes - 16 April 2015

Environment Agency: AHDB Response on river basin management plans - 10 April 2015

FSA: AHDB Response on changes to EU Reg 1137/2014 re handling of offal - 10 March 2015

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