"The Deputy Prime Minister has indicated that the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions is willing to provide funds subject to what seem to me to be sensible conditions, " Lord Justice Clarke said.

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His original title was deputy prime minister and first secretary of state for environment, transport and the regions - "the only minister with a job title bigger than his vocabulary", according to Sir Norman Fowler.

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Deputy Carolyn Labey, assistant minister for economic development and the department of the environment, said the initiatives would help the island.

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The petition was presented to the Environment Minister Peter Sirett and Deputy Bernard Flouquet, the chairman of the Strategic Land Planning Group.

BBC: Eyesore petition handed to States of Guernsey

Peruvian Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria told CNN the dolphins may have died from an outbreak of Morbillivirus or Brucella bacteria.

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