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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• Review arrangements for registering veterinarians who qualified outside the UK
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  597 signatures

• Abolish the Dangerous Dogs Act and introduce new rules for dog owners/breeders
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  381 signatures

• Require animal-tested product packaging to state animal and include images
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  320 signatures

• Create a national welfare team to oversee kennels holding seized dogs
  Open from Friday 12th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  622 signatures

• Fund local environmental education initiatives and clean-up campaigns
  Open from Thursday 11th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  58 signatures

• Introduce bans to stop consumption of rabbit meat by humans and pets
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  409 signatures

• Set new guidance and requirements for animals in early years settings
  Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  59 signatures

• Double the farming budget to support a just transition to sustainable farming
  Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,942 signatures

• Require a licence to breed and sell cats and introduce statutory guidance
  Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  59 signatures

• Change the law so that only vets can own vet practices
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  736 signatures

• Appoint an independent ombudsman for the veterinary industry
  Open from Thursday 4th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,754 signatures

• Require food businesses to display nutrition information for non-prepacked food
  Open from Wednesday 3rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  49 signatures

• Require dog owners to prevent off-lead dogs approaching on-lead dogs
  Open from Thursday 28th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Introduce mandatory checks for pet ownership
  Open from Thursday 28th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  21 signatures

• New rules and funding for rainwater harvesting
  Open from Wednesday 27th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Ban the sale, propagation and planting of the invasive plant: Spanish Bluebell
  Open from Wednesday 27th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  43 signatures

• Allow nutrition claims on packaging relating to low-carb and keto
  Open from Tuesday 26th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Ban high-pitched noise cat deterrents: Safeguarding Animal Welfare and Peace
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Reopen applications for XL Bully dog certificate of exemption
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  455 signatures

• Allow vegans to opt-out of paying taxes that subsidise animal agriculture
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,466 signatures

• Require a licence to own, breed or sell any dog
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  39 signatures

• Impose a moratorium on the building of new waste incineration plants
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,848 signatures

• Launch an urgent judge-led public inquiry into the 'XL Bully' ban
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,260 signatures

• Revoke the ban on XL Bully type dogs
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  50 signatures

• Reduce VAT on smoking cessation products and don't introduce new duty on vaping
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  167 signatures

• Ban the delivery of alcohol through third party services
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Introduce voucher scheme: free gluten-free food for those with coeliac disease
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  44 signatures

• Implement a nationwide annual pet licence system to fund animal welfare
  Open from Tuesday 19th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  279 signatures

• Ban production of plastics and other materials that are not fully recyclable
  Open from Monday 18th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  147 signatures

• Extend the date for neutering XL Bully type dogs to December 2024
  Open from Monday 18th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  746 signatures

• Introduce new legal requirements for vets prior to euthanasia of dogs & cats
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22,746 signatures

• Ban all animal testing
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  59 signatures

• Ban the selling of pets online and require a licence to sell any pets
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  43 signatures

• Ban people from keeping Cockerels/Roosters in residential areas
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  14 signatures

• Make hedgehog surveys & mitigation measures compulsory for all new developments.
  Open from Friday 8th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11,222 signatures

• Ban the sale of brine shrimp as fish food
  Open from Thursday 7th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Require councils to check all deceased cats for microchips before disposal
  Open from Wednesday 6th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  874 signatures

• Amend employment law to classify all people in the gig economy as workers
  Open from Tuesday 5th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  65 signatures

• End policies that lessen farming land area, yield or viability
  Open from Monday 4th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  408 signatures

• Set up dog typing stations to identify XL Bully types and issue certificates
  Open from Friday 1st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Change animal protection laws to cover all endangered species
  Open from Friday 1st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  58 signatures

• Do not require neutering/spaying of XL Bully dogs until age of 2
  Open from Wednesday 28th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Ban electric shock collars
  Open from Wednesday 28th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  477 signatures

• Ban non-stun slaughter
  Open from Tuesday 27th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  9,845 signatures

• Ban the sale of Paan on health and environmental grounds
  Open from Monday 26th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  558 signatures

• Increase funding to prevent coastal erosion
  Open from Monday 26th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  60 signatures

• Ban synthetic grass
  Open from Friday 23rd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  52 signatures

• Introduce a Regulator for Veterinary Services
  Open from Thursday 22nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  637 signatures

• Require food manufacturers to disclose all ingredients in their products
  Open from Wednesday 21st February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  52 signatures

• Require every police force to use the Interim Exemption Scheme
  Open from Tuesday 20th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,793 signatures

• Ban 'use by' dates on fresh fruit, vegetables and salads
  Open from Tuesday 20th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,048 signatures

• Do not add Fluoride to drinking water
  Open from Tuesday 20th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  122 signatures

• Require people be offered a chance to resolve environmental offence before FPN
  Open from Tuesday 20th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  12 signatures

• Require owners of dogs who cause road accidents to provide contact details
  Open from Monday 19th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  41 signatures

• Require farmers to post notices where livestock is actively present
  Open from Thursday 15th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Ban all animal fur imports, including for the King's Guard's caps
  Open from Thursday 15th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  67 signatures

• Enhance requirements for farmers to shelter sheep kept outdoors
  Open from Wednesday 14th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  329 signatures

• Ban microplastic glitter
  Open from Tuesday 13th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  50 signatures

• Change rules to allow burials of pet pigs
  Open from Tuesday 13th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  33 signatures

• Require cosmetic companies to state if their products are ever tested on animals
  Open from Monday 12th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  67 signatures

• Require all restaurants and takeaways to offer half or small portions
  Open from Monday 12th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Impose prison sentences, lifetime bans and random checks on animal abusers
  Open from Wednesday 7th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  424 signatures

• Ban the installation of spray foam insulation in lofts of residential properties
  Open from Wednesday 7th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  61 signatures

• Review the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, to remove and add animals
  Open from Monday 5th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Ban the traffic light labelling system from the front of packaging
  Open from Monday 5th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Require food using precision bred organisms be labelled as genetically modified
  Open from Friday 2nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  219 signatures

• Allow XL Bully dogs to be off lead in public whilst wearing a muzzle
  Open from Friday 2nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  534 signatures

• Require "Gluten" be listed as an allergen on food labelling
  Open from Friday 2nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  270 signatures

• Ban Greyhound Racing within 5 years
  Open from Friday 2nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,031 signatures

• Outlaw the trade of 'live food' in pet stores in the UK
  Open from Thursday 1st February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Prohibit sale of pre workout drinks/supplements containing caffeine to under 16s
  Open from Thursday 1st February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Ban all online sales of cats and dogs
  Open from Wednesday 31st January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,304 signatures

• Extend seafarers tax exemption rules to offshore drilling sector
  Open from Friday 26th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,665 signatures

• Do not require XL Bully dogs to be muzzled until 18 months
  Open from Wednesday 24th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  624 signatures

• Create an Ecocide Prevention Act for England and Wales
  Open from Tuesday 23rd January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  76 signatures

• Allow an extension for neutering XL Bully dogs with certain medical conditions
  Open from Monday 22nd January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,240 signatures

• Enact stricter final effluent standards to protect water from pollutants
  Open from Tuesday 16th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  3,643 signatures

• Reform legislation to better protect horses and riders from dogs
  Open from Tuesday 16th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,426 signatures

• Ban the sale and use of single-use plastic bottles of water by 2028.
  Open from Tuesday 16th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  77 signatures

• Make unlawfully killing a pet an offence akin to murder, not criminal damage
  Open from Monday 15th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  119 signatures

• Require all food & cosmetic labelling/packaging to highlight harmful ingredients
  Open from Monday 15th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  122 signatures

• Make puppy farming illegal
  Open from Wednesday 10th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  638 signatures

• Require all dogs to wear a muzzle in public
  Open from Wednesday 10th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  50 signatures

• Increase sentences and create a public database for dog cruelty offenders
  Open from Wednesday 10th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,263 signatures

• Make Food Manufacturers provide both Oven and Air Fryer Instructions
  Open from Wednesday 10th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Ban the culling of male chicks
  Open from Monday 8th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  43 signatures

• Require clear warning labels for all harmful/potentially harmful additives
  Open from Friday 5th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  85 signatures

• Ban single-use plastic cups at music venues
  Open from Thursday 4th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  61 signatures

• Remove exemption of stalking and flushing out for foxes in the Hunting Act 2004
  Open from Thursday 4th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  824 signatures

• Fund more pet friendly emergency accommodation
  Open from Friday 22nd December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  61 signatures

• Scrap ban on dog breeds, regulate dog owners and ban euthanasia of healthy dogs

• Scrap ban on dog breeds, regulate dog owners and ban euthanasia of healthy dogs
  Open from Wednesday 20th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  874 signatures

• Ban the importation and selling of Foie Gras in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 20th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  106 signatures

• Increase sentences for dangerous dog offences that lead to injury or death
  Open from Tuesday 19th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  78 signatures

• Ban the sale and use of combustion engine gardening tools
  Open from Monday 18th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  33 signatures

• Remove pack of hounds exemption from s1 of Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act
  Open from Friday 15th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,707 signatures

• Require all dogs used for hunts be muzzled when exercising/on hunts
  Open from Friday 15th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Replace ban on certain dog breeds with licences, muzzles and leads for all dogs
  Open from Thursday 14th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,920 signatures

• Designate the canal network as a National Park
  Open from Thursday 14th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  869 signatures

• Ban water companies discharging raw sewage into seas and rivers
  Open from Wednesday 13th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  4,894 signatures

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