Myth busters – 5th November
Published on Friday 5 November 2010 at 4:35pm
Cuts in the floods budget
The Myth – BBC Breakfast this morning reported that our planned reduction in the floods budget of 8% is, in reality, a 25% cut because of what was planned by the previous government.
The Truth – the previous plans hadn’t been given the green light by the Treasury. No money had been committed to fund the plans, which means they couldn’t have gone ahead anyway – so to claim the new plans represent a 25% cut is nonsense. We’ve protected the budget as much as possible, meaning 145,000 homes will be better protected from flooding.
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Studying cow flatulence
The Myth – Today’s Express suggested Defra was spending £12 million on a study into cow flatulence.
The Truth – We’re investing in research worth £12 million over four and a half years, which has been set up to improve our understanding of what agriculture can do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and play its role in combatting climate change. This might include showing how some breeds of cattle produce less methane – but that’s only one part of a range of ways that farmers may be able reduce the emissions from their businesses.
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