Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies and public bodies.

Website

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

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP
  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• The Rt Hon Lord Benyon
  Minister of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs)
• The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries)
• Trudy Harrison MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Natural Environment and Land Use)
• Rebecca Pow MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Environmental Quality and Resilience)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Make feeding horses/ponies and livestock a specific criminal offence
  Open from Friday 5th February 2021 to Thursday 5th August 2021
  10,268 signatures

• Ban Bottom Trawling in UK waters
  Open from Thursday 4th February 2021 to Wednesday 4th August 2021
  2,947 signatures

• Fund organic food production to reduce cost
  Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  32 signatures

• Make leaving dogs unattended outside shops illegal
  Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  23 signatures

• Create a public register of people banned from keeping animals in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 2nd February 2021 to Monday 2nd August 2021
  33,358 signatures

• Make live feeding of all animals a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  24 signatures

• Regulate and licence all retired greyhound kennel premises
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  24,064 signatures

• Make it compulsory for all dogs to be on leads on public land
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  2,975 signatures

• Allow pets to travel in the UK including Northern Ireland without restriction
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  58 signatures

• Ban the sale of foxhounds
  Open from Tuesday 26th January 2021 to Monday 26th July 2021
  93 signatures

• Review rules for the movement of poultry between GB and NI/RoI
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  1,246 signatures

• Create a national system to provide animal health certificates at a fixed cost
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  646 signatures

• Fund a national anti-littering campaign.
  Open from Thursday 21st January 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021
  12,864 signatures

• Mandatory animal breeding license cards and qualifications in the UK.
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  63 signatures

• Fund a vaccination programme for wild rabbits against Myxomatosis
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  90 signatures

• All Rescue Back Up Contact Details On Microchips Must Remain Registered For Life
  Open from Monday 18th January 2021 to Sunday 18th July 2021
  15,081 signatures

• Introduce a cat licence to pay to clean fouling in public areas
  Open from Monday 18th January 2021 to Sunday 18th July 2021
  38 signatures

• Stop Whitehaven Coal Mine in Cumbria
  Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
  11,613 signatures

• Fund a national forest in remembrance of lives lost to the covid 19 virus.
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  104 signatures

• Ban cows with calves from being kept in fields with public access
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  1,187 signatures

• Suspend the coarse fishing closed season in 2021 following the national lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
  19 signatures

• Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  51,645 signatures

• Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  91,266 signatures

• Replace all EU LIFE programme funding
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  32 signatures

• Do not order a cull of parakeets
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  454 signatures

• Make cat owners responsible for their cats fouling on private property
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  139 signatures

• Ban the display of meat products in food stores and butchers
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  1,401 signatures

• Legalise cropping and docking
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  31 signatures

• Require a licence to buy pet rodents to ensure appropriate care
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  152 signatures

• Ban the sale of plastic manual toothbrushes in the UK by 2025.
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  130 signatures

• Ban the sale of angora clothing in the UK
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  27 signatures

• Reform laws on listing of ingredients and allergens for alcoholic drinks
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  133 signatures

• All Trail Hunt Hounds to be muzzled when released from kennels to public areas
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  96 signatures

• Seek common travel area between GB NI & ROI for Guide dogs & Assistance dogs
  Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
  5,880 signatures

• Ban plastic tag fasteners from clothing & gifts.
  Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
  44 signatures

• Create a “PHS (Pet Health Service)” Scheme paid for by pet owners
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  40 signatures

• Extend areas reserved for domestic fishing from 6 to 12 miles by end of 2021
  Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
  3,945 signatures

• Require regulation of dog swimming pools.
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  120 signatures

• Require halal and kosher certified products be prominently labelled as such
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  10,584 signatures

• UK to ban the sale and use of all fossil fuels in all settings from 1st Jan 2040
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  21 signatures

• Preserve diverse and mature woodlands in view of climate change.
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  105 signatures

• Set a 5-year plan to lead the UK to self-sustainability, less reliance on others
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  26 signatures

• Introduce Dog Licensing and Registration
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  359 signatures

• Allow dog grooming within all tiers and any future lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  1,074 signatures

• Make Strangles a Notifiable Disease
  Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
  388 signatures

• Require Licenses to Keep Chameleons
  Open from Wednesday 16th December 2020 to Wednesday 16th June 2021
  326 signatures

• Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  2,422 signatures

• End breed specific legislation
  Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
  3,827 signatures

• Make it illegal to manufacture or sell products using non-recyclable plastic
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  114 signatures

• Ban non biodegradable chewing/bubble gum from being sold in the UK
  Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
  157 signatures

• Make access to food a legal right - no one in the UK should go hungry
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  53,659 signatures

• Ban "Game" Bird Shooting now!
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  261 signatures

• Extend the Animal Welfare Act to protect all animals including invertebrates
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  251 signatures

• Put in place law restricting domestic cats from free-roaming
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  39 signatures

• Abolish the Dangerous Dogs Act
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  151 signatures

• Implement an Animal Bill of Rights protecting all species of animals
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  466 signatures

• Require scanning of microchips by vets and to prove ownership when selling pets
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  1,344 signatures

• Protect our children’s heritage – increase funding for Natural England
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  770 signatures

• Introduce closed season in grey squirrel cull, so that babies aren't left to die
  Open from Monday 7th December 2020 to Monday 7th June 2021
  22,396 signatures

• Require environmental impact information on food packaging
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  62 signatures

• Ban use of recoverable/reversible stun methods for livestock
  Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
  1,424 signatures

• Fund clean up of our seas from nuclear waste and ensure proper disposal
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  41 signatures

• Allow dog ear cropping to be legal
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  1,123 signatures

• Ban the use of peat in horticulture and all growing media by 2023.
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  11,916 signatures

• Work with other Governments on banning trophy hunting
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  119 signatures

• Reforest England - Use unproductive rural areas and expand existing woodland.
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  54 signatures

• Ban the sale of small fish tanks without filtration being sold as goldfish bowls
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  365 signatures

• Ghost's Law - Kittens must be vaccinated and checked by vet before they’re sold
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  15,469 signatures

• Ban petrol leaf blowers to improve public health and the environment
  Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
  460 signatures

• Make the sale and ownership of gin traps illegal within the UK
  Open from Friday 27th November 2020 to Thursday 27th May 2021
  663 signatures

• Support Boarding Kennels and Catteries
  Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
  27,945 signatures

• Set up national procurement of veterinary medicines to help small vet practices
  Open from Wednesday 25th November 2020 to Tuesday 25th May 2021
  101 signatures

• Ban the sale and use of Fipronil and Imidacloprid in flea treatments for pets
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  2,817 signatures

• Ban sale and ownership of all dogs except working dogs
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  17 signatures

• Create a programme to plant a tree for every baby born in England
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  1,237 signatures

• Introduce a law making it illegal to breed any dogs without a licence
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  261 signatures

• Rewild 1/3 of UK waters and 1/3 of UK land
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  141 signatures

• Make glue traps illegal within the UK
  Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
  41,190 signatures

• Enshrine tree planting target in law
  Open from Friday 13th November 2020 to Thursday 13th May 2021
  10,508 signatures

• Require criminal record checks before the sale/adoption of an animal
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  290 signatures

• Introduce 24hr independent CCTV monitoring in English abattoirs
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  204 signatures

• Ban all export of live animals
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  377 signatures

• Councils, refuse collectors must scan & identify any recovered deceased dogs.
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  850 signatures

• Ban Slaughter and Breeding of Innocent Animals for food
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  3,290 signatures

• Ban whips being used on racehorses
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  45 signatures

• Establish a presumption against felling of mature trees in England
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  125 signatures

• Enhance protections for marine mammals
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  261 signatures

• Habitat Protection - Public inquiry and reform of protections
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  3,571 signatures

• Ban cigarettes - The Largest Ocean Polluter
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  44 signatures

• Require that companies add clear ‘added allergen’ labelling when changing recipe
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  1,035 signatures

• Ban the selling of real mink eyelashes
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  121 signatures

• Make the consumption of dog and cat meat illegal
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  12,168 signatures

• Ban greyhound racing to end unnecessary deaths & suffering of racing dogs
  Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
  104,885 signatures

• Impose a levy on all plastic production in the UK
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  47 signatures

• Introduce a levy on single-use disposable plastic
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  779 signatures

• Make it Illegal to slaughter healthy horses and ponies in slaughter houses
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  53 signatures

• Ban the practice of boiling lobsters alive
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  85 signatures

• Introduce a National Pet Exchange Register
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  11,627 signatures

• Ban production and export of pesticides already banned for use within the UK
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  1,967 signatures

• Make it illegal to chain or tether a dog
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  2,022 signatures

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