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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• 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

• Ban the import of non-fair trade chocolate and cocoa
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  31 signatures

• Ban plastic bags for online supermarket deliveries
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  34 signatures

• Require caffeine content to be declared on nutritional labelling of products
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  15 signatures

• Ban the export of shark fins from the UK
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  269 signatures

• Compulsory Penalties for Dangerously out of control dogs attacking other animals
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  4,290 signatures

• Prevent products not made from 95% apple juice being sold as cider
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  611 signatures

• Clear labeling on containing animal products and carbon footprint
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  79 signatures

• Impose a tax on the racing industry, to fund the care of all ex-race horses
  Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
  17 signatures

• Ban the use of choke and pronged collars on dogs
  Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
  1,375 signatures

• Ban the export of unusable textiles and end the clothing dumping catastrophe
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  74 signatures

• Ban the use of audible propane bird scarers.
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  21 signatures

• Seek to improve the safety and ecological-soundness of pesticide use globally
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  46 signatures

• Ban breeding dogs whose snouts are so short they struggle to breathe
  Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
  89 signatures

• Sign the Marine Arctic Peace Sanctuary Treaty
  Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
  67 signatures

• Create a nationwide network of pollinator passages, to form The Bee Superhighway
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  1,045 signatures

• Stop water company monopoly - Extend competition to the residential water market
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  42 signatures

• Ban the sale of plastic frisbee rings to protect marine life
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  39 signatures

• Introduce heavy fixed penalties starting at £1000 minimum for littering
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  70 signatures

• Review the approval of fish barriers at Hoveton Great Broad
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  3,268 signatures

• Make fast food outlets ineligible for Eat Out To Help Out scheme
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  13 signatures

• Disallow Food that is Lower than the Minimum UK Production & Welfare Standards
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  1,499 signatures

• Ban the use of rawhide in dog treats in the UK
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  1,917 signatures

• Nationalise the water industry and make water free to all UK households
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  28 signatures

• Make any sexual contact with an animal a criminal offence
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  3,289 signatures

• Ban the keeping of wild and dangerous animals as pets.
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  122 signatures

• Ban the weedkillers aminopyralid and clopyralid due to risk of contamination.
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  246 signatures

• Make it compulsory for food manufacturers to list all Legumes as an allergen.
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  21 signatures

• Ban the use of netting as a deterrent for birds
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  827 signatures

• Ban private pet owners from selling their pet's offspring
  Open from Friday 7th August 2020 to Sunday 7th February 2021
  41 signatures

• Ban the importation of dogs with cropped ears.
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  45,165 signatures

• Add alliums to the list of allergens that must be listed on food labels
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  1,082 signatures

• Change outdated laws to prevent forest felling when baby animals are in nests
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  12,383 signatures

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