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

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

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

• Stop Whitehaven Coal Mine in Cumbria
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  1,133 signatures so far

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

• Ban cows with calves from being kept in fields with public access
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  1,024 signatures so far

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

• Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  36,822 signatures so far

• Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  52,030 signatures so far

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Ban the sale of angora clothing in the UK
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Reform laws on listing of ingredients and allergens for alcoholic drinks
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  91 signatures so far

• All Trail Hunt Hounds to be muzzled when released from kennels to public areas
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Seek common travel area between GB NI & ROI for Guide dogs & Assistance dogs
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  3,183 signatures so far

• Ban plastic tag fasteners from clothing & gifts.
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Create a “PHS (Pet Health Service)” Scheme paid for by pet owners
  Opened on Monday 4th January 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Extend areas reserved for domestic fishing from 6 to 12 miles by end of 2021
  Opened on Monday 4th January 2021
  2,854 signatures so far

• Require regulation of dog swimming pools.
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  117 signatures so far

• Require halal and kosher certified products be prominently labelled as such
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  1,520 signatures so far

• UK to ban the sale and use of all fossil fuels in all settings from 1st Jan 2040
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Preserve diverse and mature woodlands in view of climate change.
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  60 signatures so far

• Set a 5-year plan to lead the UK to self-sustainability, less reliance on others
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  11 signatures so far

• Introduce Dog Licensing and Registration
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  100 signatures so far

• Allow dog grooming within all tiers and any future lockdown
  Opened on Tuesday 29th December 2020
  13 signatures so far

• Make Strangles a Notifiable Disease
  Opened on Monday 21st December 2020
  95 signatures so far

• Require Licenses to Keep Chameleons
  Opened on Wednesday 16th December 2020
  245 signatures so far

• Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 15th December 2020
  1,076 signatures so far

• End breed specific legislation
  Opened on Tuesday 15th December 2020
  15 signatures so far

• Make it illegal to manufacture or sell products using non-recyclable plastic
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  55 signatures so far

• Ban non biodegradable chewing/bubble gum from being sold in the UK
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  102 signatures so far

• Make access to food a legal right - no one in the UK should go hungry
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  23,431 signatures so far

• Ban "Game" Bird Shooting now!
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  92 signatures so far

• Extend the Animal Welfare Act to protect all animals including invertebrates
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  77 signatures so far

• Put in place law restricting domestic cats from free-roaming
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  17 signatures so far

• Abolish the Dangerous Dogs Act
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  23 signatures so far

• Implement an Animal Bill of Rights protecting all species of animals
  Opened on Tuesday 8th December 2020
  218 signatures so far

• Require scanning of microchips by vets and to prove ownership when selling pets
  Opened on Tuesday 8th December 2020
  1,065 signatures so far

• Protect our children’s heritage – increase funding for Natural England
  Opened on Tuesday 8th December 2020
  723 signatures so far

• Introduce closed season in grey squirrel cull, so that babies aren't left to die
  Opened on Monday 7th December 2020
  13,262 signatures so far

• Require environmental impact information on food packaging
  Opened on Friday 4th December 2020
  35 signatures so far

• Ban use of recoverable/reversible stun methods for livestock
  Opened on Friday 4th December 2020
  1,356 signatures so far

• Fund clean up of our seas from nuclear waste and ensure proper disposal
  Opened on Thursday 3rd December 2020
  23 signatures so far

• Allow dog ear cropping to be legal
  Opened on Thursday 3rd December 2020
  83 signatures so far

• Ban the use of peat in horticulture and all growing media by 2023.
  Opened on Thursday 3rd December 2020
  863 signatures so far

• Work with other Governments on banning trophy hunting
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  23 signatures so far

• Reforest England - Use unproductive rural areas and expand existing woodland.
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  24 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of small fish tanks without filtration being sold as goldfish bowls
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  281 signatures so far

• Ghost's Law - Kittens must be vaccinated and checked by vet before they’re sold
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  4,544 signatures so far

• Ban petrol leaf blowers to improve public health and the environment
  Opened on Monday 30th November 2020
  227 signatures so far

• Make the sale and ownership of gin traps illegal within the UK
  Opened on Friday 27th November 2020
  591 signatures so far

• Support Boarding Kennels and Catteries
  Opened on Thursday 26th November 2020
  22,016 signatures so far

• Set up national procurement of veterinary medicines to help small vet practices
  Opened on Wednesday 25th November 2020
  96 signatures so far

• Ban the sale and use of Fipronil and Imidacloprid in flea treatments for pets
  Opened on Tuesday 24th November 2020
  1,667 signatures so far

• Ban sale and ownership of all dogs except working dogs
  Opened on Monday 23rd November 2020
  8 signatures so far

• Create a programme to plant a tree for every baby born in England
  Opened on Monday 23rd November 2020
  30 signatures so far

• Introduce a law making it illegal to breed any dogs without a licence
  Opened on Monday 23rd November 2020
  159 signatures so far

• Rewild 1/3 of UK waters and 1/3 of UK land
  Opened on Friday 20th November 2020
  51 signatures so far

• Enshrine tree planting target in law
  Opened on Friday 13th November 2020
  5,017 signatures so far

• Require criminal record checks before the sale/adoption of an animal
  Opened on Wednesday 11th November 2020
  34 signatures so far

• Introduce 24hr independent CCTV monitoring in English abattoirs
  Opened on Wednesday 11th November 2020
  179 signatures so far

• Ban all export of live animals
  Opened on Wednesday 11th November 2020
  241 signatures so far

• Councils, refuse collectors must scan & identify any recovered deceased dogs.
  Opened on Wednesday 11th November 2020
  804 signatures so far

• Ban Slaughter and Breeding of Innocent Animals for food
  Opened on Monday 9th November 2020
  2,149 signatures so far

• Ban whips being used on racehorses
  Opened on Friday 6th November 2020
  20 signatures so far

• Establish a presumption against felling of mature trees in England
  Opened on Thursday 5th November 2020
  94 signatures so far

• Enhance protections for marine mammals
  Opened on Wednesday 4th November 2020
  235 signatures so far

• Habitat Protection - Public inquiry and reform of protections
  Opened on Wednesday 4th November 2020
  1,466 signatures so far

• Ban cigarettes - The Largest Ocean Polluter
  Opened on Wednesday 4th November 2020
  23 signatures so far

• Require that companies add clear ‘added allergen’ labelling when changing recipe
  Opened on Monday 2nd November 2020
  1,015 signatures so far

• Ban the selling of real mink eyelashes
  Opened on Monday 2nd November 2020
  82 signatures so far

• Make the consumption of dog and cat meat illegal
  Opened on Monday 2nd November 2020
  2,423 signatures so far

• Ban greyhound racing to end unnecessary deaths & suffering of racing dogs
  Opened on Friday 30th October 2020
  29,373 signatures so far

• Impose a levy on all plastic production in the UK
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  33 signatures so far

• Introduce a levy on single-use disposable plastic
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  698 signatures so far

• Make it Illegal to slaughter healthy horses and ponies in slaughter houses
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  34 signatures so far

• Ban the practice of boiling lobsters alive
  Opened on Thursday 29th October 2020
  46 signatures so far

• Introduce a National Pet Exchange Register
  Opened on Wednesday 28th October 2020
  61 signatures so far

• Ban production and export of pesticides already banned for use within the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  1,856 signatures so far

• Make it illegal to chain or tether a dog
  Opened on Tuesday 27th October 2020
  1,914 signatures so far

• Ban the sale and use of Wasp trap enclosures used to kill wasps
  Opened on Monday 26th October 2020
  37 signatures so far

• Ban the sale of all glitter products due to environmental impacts
  Opened on Friday 23rd October 2020
  67 signatures so far

• Ban single use plastics and the unnecessary use of plastic packaging
  Opened on Thursday 22nd October 2020
  393 signatures so far

• Ban fishing on a third of UK coastal for fish repopulation
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  64 signatures so far

• Reform food, energy, environmental and fishing policy to save the planet
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  93 signatures so far

• Stop Unregistered Pedigree Cat Breeding. Coco’s Law.
  Opened on Wednesday 21st October 2020
  1,936 signatures so far

• Establish a national tree-planting scheme for graduating students
  Opened on Tuesday 20th October 2020
  193 signatures so far

• Ban Trail Hunting
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  15,728 signatures so far

• Establish a national waste plastic collection/recycling programme for England
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  1,599 signatures so far

• Ban plastic label and clothing fasteners and incentivise reuse of plastic items.
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  4,281 signatures so far

• Require Braille cooking instructions are put on food packaging
  Opened on Monday 19th October 2020
  22 signatures so far

• Create a single national Defra microchip database
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  160 signatures so far

• Make ‘can be recycled’ labelling clearer on all products
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  53 signatures so far

• Re-open and extend the Food Charities Grant Fund to fight hunger in London
  Opened on Friday 16th October 2020
  1,436 signatures so far

• Require local authorities to make deceased animals available for inspection
  Opened on Thursday 15th October 2020
  476 signatures so far

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