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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• 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

• Ban the sale and use of Wasp trap enclosures used to kill wasps
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  40 signatures

• Ban the sale of all glitter products due to environmental impacts
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  102 signatures

• Ban single use plastics and the unnecessary use of plastic packaging
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  5,142 signatures

• Ban fishing on a third of UK coastal for fish repopulation
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  402 signatures

• Reform food, energy, environmental and fishing policy to save the planet
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  148 signatures

• Stop Unregistered Pedigree Cat Breeding. Coco’s Law.
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  2,246 signatures

• Establish a national tree-planting scheme for graduating students
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  202 signatures

• Ban Trail Hunting
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  22,026 signatures

• Establish a national waste plastic collection/recycling programme for England
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  7,095 signatures

• Ban plastic label and clothing fasteners and incentivise reuse of plastic items.
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  4,489 signatures

• Require Braille cooking instructions are put on food packaging
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  24 signatures

• Create a single national Defra microchip database
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  169 signatures

• Make ‘can be recycled’ labelling clearer on all products
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  63 signatures

• Re-open and extend the Food Charities Grant Fund to fight hunger in London
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  1,593 signatures

• Require local authorities to make deceased animals available for inspection
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  486 signatures

• Require warning labels on palm oil products that are not produced sustainably
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  90 signatures

• Review risks of Covid-19 transmission from pets and revise guidance if necessary
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  10 signatures

• Make microchips proof of animal ownership
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  49 signatures

• Display environmental impact on all packaging and bags containing plastic
  Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
  231 signatures

• Stop local councils from privatising waste collection
  Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
  17 signatures

• Change the law to protect Zander fish
  Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
  477 signatures

• Ban the use of non recyclable plastics in food/drink packaging
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  64 signatures

• Bring the metaldehyde slug pellet ban forward to March 2021
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  295 signatures

• Require pet owners to have accident and emergency insurance
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  46 signatures

• Ban wood burning stoves and all solid fuel burning in homes that are on the grid
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  1,285 signatures

• Introduce levy on textile garments to fund recycling and end-of-life research
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  25 signatures

• Create a single database of microchipped cats and dogs & make scanning mandatory
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  25,160 signatures

• Ban the use of plastic fishing nets for commercial fishing
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  384 signatures

• Unban illegal breeds and increase dog fighting charges
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  44 signatures

• Require companies to dispose of their own products with an end of life service.
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  23 signatures

• Ban the burning of peatlands in the fight against climate change.
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  51 signatures

• Ban zoos and only permit wildlife sanctuaries that protect animal species
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  121 signatures

• Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  104,705 signatures

• Ban the use of Shark Squalene in the UK
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  345 signatures

• Ban the sale, ownership and use of prong & shock collars for dogs
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  172 signatures

• Ban the advertising of, selling of and buying of canine 'ear cropping' kits.
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  495 signatures

• Do not deregulate use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) post-Brexit

• Ban the use of barbed wire adjacent to all public areas including footpaths
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  46 signatures

• Protect the UK's dwindling hedgehog population before it's too late.
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  108,329 signatures

• Ban gas stunning in the UK for livestock
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  88 signatures

• Use compulsory purchase to ensure safe access to a full Coastal Path route
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  32 signatures

• Publish results of waste water monitoring for Coronavirus.
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  22 signatures

• Ban clothing from being imported into the UK on plastic hangers
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  310 signatures

• Do not weaken river pollution rules
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  407 signatures

• Mandatory Animal Care course to be taken prior to all domestic pet purchases
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  45 signatures

• Ban all black plastic that cannot be detected by NIR (recycling) technology.
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  463 signatures

• Ban the sale of plastic lighters in the UK
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  28 signatures

• Require child car seat manufacturers to recycle their products.
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  105 signatures

• Ban plastic wrapping of individual items of fruit or vegetables
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  886 signatures

• Ban the shooting of badgers immediately
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  106,108 signatures

• Fund weekly veg and fruit boxes for all families and individuals on low income
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  82 signatures

• Give the RCVS powers to set fees for veterinary services
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  22 signatures

• Require packaging that clearly details the environmental impact of products.
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  92 signatures

• Ban Supertrawlers from UK waters after leaving the EUs Common Fisheries Policy
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  51,674 signatures

• Impose a blanket ban on deep sea mining
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  56 signatures

• Require dog owners to keep their pets on short leads in children's playgrounds
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  14 signatures

• Ban plastic cigarette filters
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  54 signatures

• Require outdoor venues to rent take-away cups to customers by deposit only.
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  61 signatures

• Extend "rule of six" to ensure that hunting and shooting are banned
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  10,312 signatures

• Creating a new Animal Health Service (AHS) for free medical treatment in the UK
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  152 signatures

• Amend rules regarding religiously slaughtered meat
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  2,659 signatures

• Ban on firearm and shotgun ownership for wildlife and countryside offences
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  363 signatures

• Fund plastic recycling processing plants and ban export of plastic waste
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  964 signatures

• Increase financial support for UK zoos this winter (September until Easter)
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  425 signatures

• Make the neutering/spaying of pet cats a legal requirement.
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  3,216 signatures

• Ban the Sale, Import and Trade of Animal Fur
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  156 signatures

• Compulsory home checks and abusers database to protect animals
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  3,832 signatures

• Ban ‘permitted discharge’ of foul water into rivers
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  4,390 signatures

• Ban all bonfires in built up areas.
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  57 signatures

• Grey squirrels should be protected by the government
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  307 signatures

• Legalise bowhunting in the United Kingdom.
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  184 signatures

• Ban disposable containers for fast food outlets
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  16 signatures

• Do not reduce environmental protections or protected species legislation
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  731 signatures

• Require meat sellers to display how all meat was slaughtered and sourced
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  1,079 signatures

• Implement a Deposit Return Scheme for glass and plastic in 2021
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  730 signatures

• Make it Mandatory for the UK to recycle it's own waste in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  307 signatures

• Require labeling for milk to confirm whether the cows had access to pasture
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  441 signatures

• Require products containing plastic to be clearly labelled
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  31 signatures

• Nationalise water companies
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  39 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement to microchip pet cats
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  32 signatures

• Require a licence for the sale of pet animals in any circumstance
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  1,048 signatures

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