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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• Abolish ASPA Section 24, the secrecy clause for animals used in UK laboratories.
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  512 signatures

• Extend the 2026 deadline for the recording of historic footpaths & bridleways.
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  14,140 signatures

• Provide funds so Marine Conservation Zones in the UK can be properly protected.
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  984 signatures

• Ban plastic bags in supermarkets, and other retail shops.
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  138 signatures

• Take action to end factory farming and reduce meat and dairy consumption
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  37,254 signatures

• Close loophole allowing licensed dog breeders to broker pregnant bitches
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  15,501 signatures

• Ban sale of pets online
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  145 signatures

• Review current rules for zoos and their suitability for the future
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  19 signatures

• Compulsory labelling of Halal and kosher certified food in schools and hospitals
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  780 signatures

• Fund a Breeding Dog Register and Welfare Inspectors
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  212 signatures

• Ensure all ingredients and derivatives are listed on infant & maternity products
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  142 signatures

• Require clear labelling of foods produced using genetically modified organisms
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  32 signatures

• Allow cyclists to access to all public footpaths across the countryside.
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  4,438 signatures

• Make it mandatory for all dogs to be on leads on public rights of way.
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  4,091 signatures

• Ban the use of stiles on public and permissive footways to enable access for all
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  153 signatures

• Increase penalties, enforcement and education to tackle littering & fly tipping
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  1,013 signatures

• Car registration number plates on all drive thru packaging
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  2,385 signatures

• Require Regulation of Dog Groomers
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  126 signatures

• Make recycling a legal obligation
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  20 signatures

• Allow pubs and restaurants to operate without COVID-19 restrictions
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  159 signatures

• Legalise Wild Camping
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  77 signatures

• Legislate in the Agriculture Bill to protect the UK’s Food & Farming Sector.
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  517 signatures

• Country Of Origin Labelling should be compulsory on all imported food
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  2,974 signatures

• Launch a national campaign promoting the Countryside Code
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  66 signatures

• Mandatory screening for Elbow and Hip Dysplasia for susceptible breeding dogs
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  835 signatures

• Require supermarkets and restaurants to donate or compost food waste
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  519 signatures

• Introduce mandatory fortification of certain foods with Vitamin D3.
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  26 signatures

• Stop the supermarkets supplying food from outside Europe.
  Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
  23 signatures

• Action on Non Exhaust Emissions
  Open from Monday 13th July 2020 to Wednesday 13th January 2021
  182 signatures

• Ban the sale of all animals from pet shops and third-party sellers
  Open from Monday 6th July 2020 to Wednesday 6th January 2021
  10,357 signatures

• Ban the culling of chicks in the poultry industry
  Open from Monday 6th July 2020 to Wednesday 6th January 2021
  178 signatures

• Extend the South Downs National Park Boundary .
  Open from Wednesday 1st July 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021
  1,554 signatures

• Recommend carbohydrates be included on any front of pack nutrition labels
  Open from Wednesday 1st July 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021
  91 signatures

• Ban the exploitative import of young puppies for sale in the UK.
  Open from Saturday 27th June 2020 to Sunday 27th December 2020
  128,552 signatures

• Ban third party sales of rabbits in England.
  Open from Friday 26th June 2020 to Saturday 26th December 2020
  821 signatures

• Ban liquid plastic in cosmetics.
  Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
  47 signatures

• Ban the sale of disposable barbecues.
  Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
  2,838 signatures

• Heavy tax and public awareness on all 'Not Yet Recycled' plastics
  Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
  181 signatures

• Protect Bumblebees and support increased bumblebee numbers
  Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
  215 signatures

• Include animal charities in emergency funding due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  40,095 signatures

• Animal testing should be made illegal in the United Kingdom
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  83 signatures

• Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  129,292 signatures

• Fund a vaccination programme for wild rabbits against Myxomatosis
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  237 signatures

• Increase rights to protect property such as racing pigeons from wild birds
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  2,721 signatures

• Reintroduce the Milk Marketing Board
  Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
  507 signatures

• Fine cat owners if their cats foul on private property
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  130 signatures

• Require the Environment Agency to suspend the fishing close season
  Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
  9 signatures

• Close footpaths, bridleways & right of ways through farmers land during Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
  59 signatures

• Ban selling drinks bottles that aren’t made out of a sustainable material.
  Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
  454 signatures

• Offer a British Farming Grant to Farmers who cannot get the Small Business Grant
  Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
  130 signatures

• Ban the sale of palm oil products in the UK
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  237 signatures

• Stop culling immediately and start widespread vaccination of badgers now
  Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
  35,272 signatures

• Ration gluten-free food to protect those with particular dietary requirements
  Open from Wednesday 29th April 2020 to Thursday 29th October 2020
  36 signatures

• Relax hunting regulations during Covid-19 outbreak
  Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
  18 signatures

• Fund a seed pack for everyone in the UK so they can be self sufficient.
  Open from Tuesday 21st April 2020 to Wednesday 21st October 2020
  29 signatures

• Maintain the requirement for Top 14 Allergen listing
  Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
  90 signatures

• Ban Animal Products
  Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
  934 signatures

• Increase funding for coastal defence and compensate owners for lost properties
  Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
  55 signatures

• Provide food bank service as food banks close & hardship increases due to CV-19
  Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
  54 signatures

• Make precautionary allergen labelling compulsory and more specific.
  Open from Thursday 2nd April 2020 to Friday 2nd October 2020
  83 signatures

• Ban using fish as prizes at carnivals or other similar events.
  Open from Tuesday 24th March 2020 to Thursday 24th September 2020
  130 signatures

• Make restaurants state how they source their meat and how it was slaughtered.
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  614 signatures

• Fund the construction of a sea wall surrounding the whole of Great Britain
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  32 signatures

• Ban All Pheasant Shooting in England and The Rearing Of Game Birds For Shooting.
  Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
  614 signatures

• Require a visual representation of sugar content on confectionery labels.
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  377 signatures

• Reform rules for slaughter and compensation for cows with Bovine TB
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  180 signatures

• Remove the protected status of badgers.
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  207 signatures

• Ban animal testing for cosmetics companies and hair and body products.
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  175 signatures

• Make manufacturers use recyclable packaging by law
  Open from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to Friday 18th September 2020
  99 signatures

• Create charge for use of non-biodegradable material
  Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
  119 signatures

• A public enquiry into the RSPCA, and it's activities.
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  789 signatures

• Introduce a licensing scheme to control the purchase and ownership of animals
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  1,251 signatures

• Ban plastic charity bags being delivered to every household
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  235 signatures

• Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts
  Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
  11,951 signatures

• Ban hunting the brown hare in its breeding season in England & Wales
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  345 signatures

• Ban the live export of animals
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  1,341 signatures

• Make it compulsory for food products to have environmental impact traffic lights
  Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
  1,084 signatures

• Ban the sale of artificial grass
  Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
  11,667 signatures

• To ban the sale, use, ownership and manufacture of glue traps.
  Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
  2,336 signatures

• Tougher sentences for animal abusers to include a lifetime ban on owning pets
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  474 signatures

• Replace Breed Specific Legislation with a new statutory framework
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  118,641 signatures

• The UK should ban the importation of Shark Fins.
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  115,383 signatures

• Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK.
  Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
  20,853 signatures

• Ban the use of peat in gardening and horticulture
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  2,971 signatures

• Run a nationwide information campaign to reduce roadside litter.
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  500 signatures

• Legislate on the use of Vegan labelling
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  960 signatures

• Independent CCTV monitoring in English abattoirs
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  1,547 signatures

• Appoint an Independent Ombudsman/Regulator for the Veterinary Profession.
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  177 signatures

• Support British Food Producers by ensuring that marks of origin remain
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  14,142 signatures

• Grant cats the same status under the Road Traffic Act 1988 as dogs
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  25,129 signatures

• Make the licensing and monitoring of Animal rescues, compulsory.
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  64 signatures

• Create a national database of people banned from keeping animals
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  2,142 signatures

• Make it Law to Label Non-Religiously Slaughtered Meat Products.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  3,187 signatures

• All halal and kosher certified products are to be prominently labelled as such.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  1,834 signatures

• Ban all single use plastic
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  2,154 signatures

• We call on DEFRA, to reinstate the ban on the use of metaldehyde slug pellets.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  11,020 signatures

• Regulate wildlife food so it’s safer for our UK hedgehogs, mammals & birds
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  2,362 signatures

• Ban pelagic trawlers, attach pingers to all boats, stop slaughter of dolphins.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  3,896 signatures

• Make Hedgehogs a Protected Species
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  56,092 signatures

• Fern’s Law: Compulsory to scan & check microchips to reunite stolen dogs, cats.
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  112,232 signatures

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