We want to know what you think about our plans to identify taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) entering or moving within a Clean Air Zone (CAZ). We’re proposing to create a centralised database which identifies all taxis and PHVs operating in England and Wales. This will help local authorities enforce charging Clean Air Zones even if the taxi or PHV has been licensed in a different area.

It will also help identify exempted vehicles which meet the required standard for their vehicle.

CAZ defines an area where targeted action needs to be taken to reduce roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations. These have persistently breached statutory levels and action is required in the shortest possible time.

The Environment Agency publish permits that they issue under the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

This decision includes the permit and decision document for:

• Operator name: Preston Sustainable Heat and Power Limited
• Installation name: Preston CHP Plant
• Permit number: EPR/SP3437JT/A001

We want to know what you think about our proposals to introduce new powers and penalties for the Protected Food Name scheme. These will provide proportionate and effective enforcement in the form of civil sanctions.

Our proposals include improving how inspection results are reported by control bodies.

We’re also asking about adding a right of appeal on decisions for registering a Protected Food Name.

The British Embassy in Argentina announces the 10 finalists of the Regional Student Competition 2018/2019 which offers a one week trip to visit the Falkland Islands. The best 10 videos were chosen and can be seen here.

https://youtu.be/jkA2bPj8F48

The winner of the competition will be announced on Wednesday 10 October.

This regional competition, organised by the Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay offers winners the chance to visit the Falklands for a week with all the costs covered. To participate, contestants should send a one minute video answering the question: “Why would I like to meet my neighbours from the Falkland Islands?” in English.

List of 10 finalists:

1. Nicolás Aguiar – Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2. Dylan Bloker – Universidad del Salvador
3. Jesica Denise Lichtensztein – Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)
4. Ricardo Etcheverry Romero – Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
5. Matias Florin – Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
6. Penelope Newberry – Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
7. María Magdalena Ramírez – Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
8. Matias Emmanuel Romero – Instituto Salesiano de Estudios Superiores
9. Sofía Morin San Román – Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
10. Ivan Sassano – Universidad Nacional de San Martín

Further Information

See finalists from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.