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 35 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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• Require home owners who fell conservation area trees to fund urban tree planting
  Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
  340 signatures

• Impose a 50p surcharge on clothes hangers
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  25 signatures

• Ban the sale and release of sky Lanterns & Balloons
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  231 signatures

• Make household bonfires illegal
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  155 signatures

• Provide funding for nature reserves in towns
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  45 signatures

• Require developers felling trees to fund reforestation projects
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  1,589 signatures

• Ban the sale of hamster cages under the size of 620sq inches.
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  3,598 signatures

• Require lilies on sale to be labelled as toxic to cats
  Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
  35 signatures

• Allow wild camping in England
  Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
  16,411 signatures

• Make all animal hunting illegal for everyone
  Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
  137 signatures

• Ban the culling of male chicks
  Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
  174 signatures

• Make regenerative farming methods mandatory
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  79 signatures

• Phase out the usage of gill nets within UK waters
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  72 signatures

• Make mountain hares a protected species in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  3,008 signatures

• Create a database of all lost and stolen dogs.
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  408 signatures

• Ban the use of plastic 6 pack rings in the UK
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  4,147 signatures

• Mandatory testing for hereditary conditions for breeding dogs
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  137 signatures

• Make it illegal to sell dogs without a licence
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  2,660 signatures

• Increase funding for flood defences for East Anglia
  Open from Tuesday 2nd March 2021 to Thursday 2nd September 2021
  2,064 signatures

• Create a fund for e-fuel technology research and deployment
  Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
  21 signatures

• Establish a mandatory licensing system for animal rescue homes
  Open from Thursday 25th February 2021 to Wednesday 25th August 2021
  1,200 signatures

• Stop the rising number of ear-cropped dogs in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
  105,844 signatures

• Ban all fishing, for sport and food.
  Open from Monday 22nd February 2021 to Sunday 22nd August 2021
  84 signatures

• Ban outdoor kennels in suburban residential properties
  Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
  152 signatures

• Ban the use of plastic packaging for all non-food items
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  3,739 signatures

• Review freshwater rod fishing bylaws reduce daily limit of course fish taken.
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  38 signatures

• Require food labels to list 'Carbohydrates per unit' alongside 'Carbs per 100g'.
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  65 signatures

• Increase Land Access Rights in England to equal The Land Reform (Scotland) Act
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  514 signatures

• Ensure supermarkets and restaurants can give left over food to those in need
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  740 signatures

• Require a mandatory licence to own pets.
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  33 signatures

• Introduce a National Reforestation Scheme
  Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
  75 signatures

• Introduce a law to set requirement for a minimum size cage for small pets.
  Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
  96 signatures

• Introduce a national fishing line recycling scheme
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  2,760 signatures

• Ban the use of lead weights in fresh water fishing
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  102 signatures

• Class bamboo as an invasive species and ban it from sale
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  34 signatures

• Reverse the ban on honeybee imports. Stop the honeybee decline!
  Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
  867 signatures

• Set up a National Nature Service to tackle the climate and unemployment crisis
  Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
  107 signatures

• Introduce a Fireworks Permission Scheme
  Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
  31 signatures

• Make every waterway public up to the high water mark, including fishing rights.
  Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
  31 signatures

• 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

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