Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We are the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people’s day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 33 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Ministers

• The Rt Hon George Eustice MP
  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Rebecca Pow MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
• Lord Gardiner of Kimble
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity)
• Victoria Prentis MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
• The Rt Hon Lord Zac Goldsmith
  Minister of State (Minister for Pacific and the Environment)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Ban Water Companies discharging raw sewage into water courses.
  Opened on Monday 12th April 2021
  42 signatures so far

• Increase penalties for the owners of dangerously out of control dogs
  Opened on Thursday 8th April 2021
  85 signatures so far

• Remove the otter’s protected species status
  Opened on Thursday 8th April 2021
  3,863 signatures so far

• Immediately end all animal agriculture subsidies in the UK
  Opened on Thursday 8th April 2021
  7 signatures so far

• Ban the use of super trawlers in UK waters
  Opened on Thursday 8th April 2021
  34 signatures so far

• More funding & legal changes to improve, preserve and protect salmon & sea trout
  Opened on Tuesday 6th April 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Review and reform laws on the private keeping of Dangerous Wild Animals (DWA)
  Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
  3,250 signatures so far

• Establish a permanent UK climate citizens assembly
  Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
  90 signatures so far

• Make it mandatory to label products as Vegan or Non-Vegan
  Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Ban plastic bags illegal and require the use of biodegradable bags instead
  Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Amend legislation relating to dogs in the presence of livestock
  Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
  26 signatures so far

• Dogs that kill or maim any another animal should have to wear a muzzle in public
  Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Make beavers a protected species to protect them
  Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Make the spaying/neutering of domesticated cats compulsory.
  Opened on Wednesday 31st March 2021
  98 signatures so far

• Fund a Government anti-flytipping advertising campaign
  Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
  24 signatures so far

• Ban packaging that is not biodegradable or domestically recyclable
  Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
  38 signatures so far

• Ban dogs from cemeteries (excluding guide dogs)
  Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Allow consumers to choose between water providers as we do with other services
  Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
  7 signatures so far

• Prohibit removal or destruction of any wildlife and habitat from private land
  Opened on Thursday 25th March 2021
  419 signatures so far

• Stop the importation of honey bees into GB from the EU via Northern Ireland
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  14,502 signatures so far

• Launch a public information campaign on the climate and ecological emergency.
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  431 signatures so far

• Extend the ban on microplastics to cover products such as sunscreen & cosmetics
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  63 signatures so far

• Exempt individual private sellers from plant passporting for online sales
  Opened on Monday 22nd March 2021
  187 signatures so far

• Do not enact “secrecy clause” on environmental decisions
  Opened on Friday 19th March 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Ban wing clipping in hens and birds
  Opened on Friday 19th March 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Protect the UK’s countryside and coast from post-lockdown damage
  Opened on Thursday 18th March 2021
  1,794 signatures so far

• Change law so that any and all poison or means to kill wild rodents is humane
  Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
  88 signatures so far

• Introduce a ban on the most polluting fibres in fashion by 2025
  Opened on Wednesday 17th March 2021
  104 signatures so far

• Deposit scheme on glass, plastic, steel, aluminium bottles and cans.
  Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
  33 signatures so far

• Make it Law to Label Non-Religiously Slaughtered Meat Products.
  Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
  750 signatures so far

• Require home owners who fell conservation area trees to fund urban tree planting
  Opened on Tuesday 16th March 2021
  301 signatures so far

• Impose a 50p surcharge on clothes hangers
  Opened on Monday 15th March 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Ban the sale and release of sky Lanterns & Balloons
  Opened on Monday 15th March 2021
  28 signatures so far

• Make household bonfires illegal
  Opened on Monday 15th March 2021
  90 signatures so far

• Provide funding for nature reserves in towns
  Opened on Monday 15th March 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Require developers felling trees to fund reforestation projects
  Opened on Monday 15th March 2021
  1,435 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of hamster cages under the size of 620sq inches.
  Opened on Monday 15th March 2021
  3,030 signatures so far

• Require lilies on sale to be labelled as toxic to cats
  Opened on Friday 12th March 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Allow wild camping in England
  Opened on Thursday 11th March 2021
  12,914 signatures so far

• Make all animal hunting illegal for everyone
  Opened on Wednesday 10th March 2021
  24 signatures so far

• Ban the culling of male chicks
  Opened on Wednesday 10th March 2021
  57 signatures so far

• Make regenerative farming methods mandatory
  Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
  35 signatures so far

• Phase out the usage of gill nets within UK waters
  Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
  40 signatures so far

• Make mountain hares a protected species in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
  Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
  2,590 signatures so far

• Create a database of all lost and stolen dogs.
  Opened on Tuesday 9th March 2021
  385 signatures so far

• Ban the use of plastic 6 pack rings in the UK
  Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
  124 signatures so far

• Mandatory testing for hereditary conditions for breeding dogs
  Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
  99 signatures so far

• Make it illegal to sell dogs without a licence
  Opened on Monday 8th March 2021
  196 signatures so far

• Increase funding for flood defences for East Anglia
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  2,009 signatures so far

• Create a fund for e-fuel technology research and deployment
  Opened on Monday 1st March 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Establish a mandatory licensing system for animal rescue homes
  Opened on Thursday 25th February 2021
  771 signatures so far

• Stop the rising number of ear-cropped dogs in the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 24th February 2021
  94,827 signatures so far

• Ban all fishing, for sport and food.
  Opened on Monday 22nd February 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Ban outdoor kennels in suburban residential properties
  Opened on Thursday 18th February 2021
  136 signatures so far

• Ban the use of plastic packaging for all non-food items
  Opened on Tuesday 16th February 2021
  2,653 signatures so far

• Review freshwater rod fishing bylaws reduce daily limit of course fish taken.
  Opened on Tuesday 16th February 2021
  34 signatures so far

• Require food labels to list 'Carbohydrates per unit' alongside 'Carbs per 100g'.
  Opened on Monday 15th February 2021
  47 signatures so far

• Increase Land Access Rights in England to equal The Land Reform (Scotland) Act
  Opened on Monday 15th February 2021
  504 signatures so far

• Ensure supermarkets and restaurants can give left over food to those in need
  Opened on Friday 12th February 2021
  700 signatures so far

• Require a mandatory licence to own pets.
  Opened on Friday 12th February 2021
  24 signatures so far

• Introduce a National Reforestation Scheme
  Opened on Thursday 11th February 2021
  45 signatures so far

• Introduce a law to set requirement for a minimum size cage for small pets.
  Opened on Thursday 11th February 2021
  49 signatures so far

• Mandatory dog training and “How to be a responsible owner” courses
  Opened on Wednesday 10th February 2021
  83 signatures so far

• Introduce a national fishing line recycling scheme
  Opened on Wednesday 10th February 2021
  1,850 signatures so far

• Ban the use of lead weights in fresh water fishing
  Opened on Wednesday 10th February 2021
  89 signatures so far

• Class bamboo as an invasive species and ban it from sale
  Opened on Wednesday 10th February 2021
  20 signatures so far

• Reverse the ban on honeybee imports. Stop the honeybee decline!
  Opened on Tuesday 9th February 2021
  858 signatures so far

• Set up a National Nature Service to tackle the climate and unemployment crisis
  Opened on Tuesday 9th February 2021
  44 signatures so far

• Introduce a Fireworks Permission Scheme
  Opened on Monday 8th February 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Make every waterway public up to the high water mark, including fishing rights.
  Opened on Monday 8th February 2021
  30 signatures so far

• Make feeding horses/ponies and livestock a specific criminal offence
  Opened on Friday 5th February 2021
  8,097 signatures so far

• Ban Bottom Trawling in UK waters
  Opened on Thursday 4th February 2021
  1,674 signatures so far

• Fund organic food production to reduce cost
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Make leaving dogs unattended outside shops illegal
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Create a public register of people banned from keeping animals in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd February 2021
  27,028 signatures so far

• Make live feeding of all animals a specific criminal offence
  Opened on Wednesday 27th January 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Regulate and licence all retired greyhound kennel premises
  Opened on Wednesday 27th January 2021
  19,883 signatures so far

• Make it compulsory for all dogs to be on leads on public land
  Opened on Wednesday 27th January 2021
  1,832 signatures so far

• Allow pets to travel in the UK including Northern Ireland without restriction
  Opened on Wednesday 27th January 2021
  33 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of foxhounds
  Opened on Tuesday 26th January 2021
  76 signatures so far

• Review rules for the movement of poultry between GB and NI/RoI
  Opened on Monday 25th January 2021
  1,233 signatures so far

• Create a national system to provide animal health certificates at a fixed cost
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  506 signatures so far

• Fund a national anti-littering campaign.
  Opened on Thursday 21st January 2021
  12,058 signatures so far

• Mandatory animal breeding license cards and qualifications in the UK.
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  36 signatures so far

• Fund a vaccination programme for wild rabbits against Myxomatosis
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  66 signatures so far

• All Rescue Back Up Contact Details On Microchips Must Remain Registered For Life
  Opened on Monday 18th January 2021
  14,284 signatures so far

• Introduce a cat licence to pay to clean fouling in public areas
  Opened on Monday 18th January 2021
  29 signatures so far

• Stop Whitehaven Coal Mine in Cumbria
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  11,403 signatures so far

• Fund a national forest in remembrance of lives lost to the covid 19 virus.
  Opened on Thursday 14th January 2021
  85 signatures so far

• Ban cows with calves from being kept in fields with public access
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  1,169 signatures so far

• Suspend the coarse fishing closed season in 2021 following the national lockdown
  Opened on Tuesday 12th January 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  51,052 signatures so far

• Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  89,990 signatures so far

• Replace all EU LIFE programme funding
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  31 signatures so far

• Do not order a cull of parakeets
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  439 signatures so far

• Make cat owners responsible for their cats fouling on private property
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  53 signatures so far

• Ban the display of meat products in food stores and butchers
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  1,350 signatures so far

• Legalise cropping and docking
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Require a licence to buy pet rodents to ensure appropriate care
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  120 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of plastic manual toothbrushes in the UK by 2025.
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  92 signatures so far

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