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 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

• Increase Environment Agency funding to protect ancient woodlands
  Open from Tuesday 12th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  88 signatures

• Review and reform arrangements for ban on XL Bully type dogs
  Open from Monday 11th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  297 signatures

• Require local councils to recycle medical blister packs
  Open from Tuesday 5th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  97 signatures

• Create a national climate change holiday to encourage the planting of trees
  Open from Thursday 30th November 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  198 signatures

• Inquiry into the pet food industry and its relationship with the vet profession
  Open from Thursday 30th November 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  577 signatures

• Make it compulsory for all dogs to be on leads on public land.
  Open from Thursday 30th November 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,076 signatures

• Require "New Recipe" labels on food products when new ingredients are added
  Open from Wednesday 29th November 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Ensure tenants can't be evicted for owning an exempted XL Bully dog
  Open from Wednesday 29th November 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  5,915 signatures

• Improve people's health by banning and restricting certain products
  Open from Thursday 23rd November 2023 to Thursday 23rd May 2024
  20 signatures

• Ban all bonfires
  Open from Wednesday 22nd November 2023 to Wednesday 22nd May 2024
  36 signatures

• Allow DNA tests to prove breed under the Dangerous Dogs Act
  Open from Wednesday 22nd November 2023 to Wednesday 22nd May 2024
  235 signatures

• Ban the production of pumpkins for Halloween decorations
  Open from Thursday 16th November 2023 to Thursday 16th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Make it a specific offence for motorists to hit a cat
  Open from Tuesday 14th November 2023 to Tuesday 14th May 2024
  159 signatures

• Ban the use of herbicides that contain glyphosate
  Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
  63 signatures

• Require licences for owners of XL Bully dogs instead of a ban/muzzles/neutering
  Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
  367 signatures

• Delay the ban on rehoming and owning XL Bully dogs for 18 months
  Open from Thursday 9th November 2023 to Thursday 9th May 2024
  65,343 signatures

• Ban imports of hunting trophies of endangered animals
  Open from Wednesday 8th November 2023 to Wednesday 8th May 2024
  23,657 signatures

• Make the official definition of an XL Bully clearer
  Open from Wednesday 8th November 2023 to Wednesday 8th May 2024
  273 signatures

• Use water company fines to fund sewage warnings and improved water testing
  Open from Tuesday 7th November 2023 to Tuesday 7th May 2024
  849 signatures

• Restrict the use of disclaimers by police to relinquish ownership of dogs
  Open from Friday 3rd November 2023 to Friday 3rd May 2024
  953 signatures

• Prohibit cannibalism in the UK
  Open from Friday 3rd November 2023 to Friday 3rd May 2024
  38 signatures

• Ban the sale and use of hamster cages under 100x50x50cm
  Open from Friday 3rd November 2023 to Friday 3rd May 2024
  1,340 signatures

• Require the planting biodiverse woodland on the greenbelt
  Open from Thursday 2nd November 2023 to Thursday 2nd May 2024
  741 signatures

• Increase investment in flood risk management and climate resilience
  Open from Wednesday 1st November 2023 to Wednesday 1st May 2024
  99 signatures

• Tax polluting raw materials
  Open from Monday 30th October 2023 to Tuesday 30th April 2024
  34 signatures

• Require drivers who hit a cat to take them to a veterinarian
  Open from Monday 30th October 2023 to Tuesday 30th April 2024
  641 signatures

• Create a public register for bed bug complaints and treatments used
  Open from Monday 23rd October 2023 to Tuesday 23rd April 2024
  49 signatures

• Remove mandatory calorie information rules for cafes, restaurants and takeaways
  Open from Thursday 19th October 2023 to Friday 19th April 2024
  39 signatures

• Legally require that if you own a dangerous dog your garden must be inspected
  Open from Thursday 19th October 2023 to Friday 19th April 2024
  34 signatures

• Allow vasectomies / hysterectomies for banned dogs
  Open from Tuesday 17th October 2023 to Wednesday 17th April 2024
  97 signatures

• Fund any mandatory costs for owners of XL Bully dogs
  Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
  78 signatures

• Ban all dogs except specifically approved breeds
  Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
  27 signatures

• Hold public consultation on Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act
  Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
  2,822 signatures

• Ban Giving Live Fish as Prizes at Fair and Local Shows
  Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
  88 signatures

• Create a public database/register of vets that have been found to be negligent
  Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
  201 signatures

• Allow 16 and 17 year olds to buy alcohol, but only drink in an adult's company
  Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to Saturday 6th April 2024
  16 signatures

• Make felling any tree 150 years or older a criminal offence.
  Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to Saturday 6th April 2024
  490 signatures

• Increase maximum sentences for sex offences including voyeurism
  Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to
  865 signatures

• Introduce national system to provide animal health certificates at a fixed cost
  Open from Wednesday 4th October 2023 to Thursday 4th April 2024
  73 signatures

• Support small and large animal rescues with grants for veterinary bills
  Open from Tuesday 3rd October 2023 to Wednesday 3rd April 2024
  50 signatures

• Implement a complete ban on the sale of rodenticide poison
  Open from Tuesday 3rd October 2023 to Wednesday 3rd April 2024
  282 signatures

• Ban Staffordshire Bull Terriers under the Dangerous Dogs Act
  Open from Friday 29th September 2023 to Friday 29th March 2024
  56 signatures

• Require all dogs to be on a lead when on public pavements
  Open from Monday 25th September 2023 to Monday 25th March 2024
  13,234 signatures

• Require numbered allergen lists on all restaurant menus
  Open from Monday 25th September 2023 to Monday 25th March 2024
  116 signatures

• Increase penalties for, and improve policing of littering.
  Open from Monday 25th September 2023 to Monday 25th March 2024
  55 signatures

• Don't require muzzles for XL Bullies - Not humane nor fair!
  Open from Thursday 21st September 2023 to Thursday 21st March 2024
  685 signatures

• Increase protections for clearing of wildlife habitats
  Open from Thursday 21st September 2023 to Thursday 21st March 2024
  71 signatures

• Set up a scheme to pay for neutering/spaying American XL Bully dogs
  Open from Wednesday 20th September 2023 to Wednesday 20th March 2024
  1,789 signatures

• Require prominent labelling for halal and kosher certified items
  Open from Wednesday 20th September 2023 to Wednesday 20th March 2024
  427 signatures

• Make training your dog with an approved scheme a legal requirement
  Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
  39 signatures

• Introduce licences, mandatory training and annual vet visits to own a dog
  Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
  309 signatures

• Require veterinary practices to offer customers payment plans
  Open from Monday 18th September 2023 to Monday 18th March 2024
  29 signatures

• Bring back a Dog Licence
  Open from Monday 18th September 2023 to Monday 18th March 2024
  1,168 signatures

• Stop the live export of animals from the UK
  Open from Friday 15th September 2023 to Friday 15th March 2024
  111 signatures

• Require all dogs over a certain weight to be muzzled in public
  Open from Friday 15th September 2023 to Friday 15th March 2024
  126 signatures

• Introduce screening process for dog owners
  Open from Friday 15th September 2023 to Friday 15th March 2024
  63 signatures

• Reform the Grocery Supply Code of Practice to better protect farmers
  Open from Thursday 14th September 2023 to Thursday 14th March 2024
  113,515 signatures

• Create independent inspection scheme for dogs held under the Dangerous Dogs Act
  Open from Thursday 14th September 2023 to Thursday 14th March 2024
  947 signatures

• Bad owners are to blame not the breed - don't ban the XL bully
  Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
  621,046 signatures

• Don't abolish "nutrient neutrality" that protect rivers from pollution
  Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
  61 signatures

• Set up statutory body to investigate complaints against veterinary practices
  Open from Tuesday 12th September 2023 to Tuesday 12th March 2024
  69 signatures

• Ban the sale and use of pronged dog training collars in the UK
  Open from Monday 11th September 2023 to Monday 11th March 2024
  50 signatures

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