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

• Ban slush drinks containing glycerol from entertainment venues for children

• Ban slush drinks containing glycerol from entertainment venues for children
  Open from Monday 11th September 2023 to Monday 11th March 2024
  525 signatures

• Ban plastic netting around single food items.
  Open from Monday 11th September 2023 to Monday 11th March 2024
  47 signatures

• Revoke the ban on plastic straws
  Open from Friday 8th September 2023 to Friday 8th March 2024
  36 signatures

• Allow the release of beavers into the wild with a licence from Natural England
  Open from Friday 8th September 2023 to Friday 8th March 2024
  329 signatures

• Require people to complete an online course on animal care to buy a pet
  Open from Friday 8th September 2023 to Friday 8th March 2024
  41 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for businesses with air-conditioners/chilled units
  Open from Wednesday 6th September 2023 to Wednesday 6th March 2024
  27 signatures

• Require food producers to put CO2eq emissions per KG of food on their packaging
  Open from Wednesday 6th September 2023 to Wednesday 6th March 2024
  55 signatures

• Introduce requirements for the provision of vegetarian and vegan meals by 2025
  Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
  72 signatures

• Make causing a wildfire through negligence a criminal offence
  Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
  73 signatures

• Introduce mandatory neutering of pet cats
  Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
  28,029 signatures

• Extend statutory nuisance laws to cover aircraft noise
  Open from Monday 4th September 2023 to Monday 4th March 2024
  34 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for cat breeders
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  49 signatures

• Require anyone who breeds dogs to have a licence
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  230 signatures

• Add hedgehogs to Schedule 5 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
  Open from Thursday 31st August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  24,515 signatures

• Stop changes to Permitted Development Rights in Agricultural/Rural settings
  Open from Thursday 31st August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  50 signatures

• Require restaurants to include carbohydrate information on menus
  Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  876 signatures

• Fund a national programme to provide allotments and access to orchards for all
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  606 signatures

• Make XL Bully a banned dog breed in the Dangerous Dogs Act
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  29,111 signatures

• Require owners of cats and dogs have pet insurance for medical costs
  Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
  25 signatures

• Require full ingredient and nutritional information on all menus
  Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
  21 signatures

• Require icon identifying alcohol as an ingredient on menus and food labels
  Open from Wednesday 23rd August 2023 to Friday 23rd February 2024
  45 signatures

• Include Coconut in the Major Food Allergens list
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  46 signatures

• Require dedicated areas for children on working farms
  Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
  131 signatures

• Create a pet task force to seek to reduce number of pets being put to sleep
  Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
  10,473 signatures

• Ban all Balloon releasing in the UK
  Open from Friday 18th August 2023 to Sunday 18th February 2024
  279 signatures

• Legal protections for autism therapy and disability dogs
  Open from Friday 18th August 2023 to Sunday 18th February 2024
  70 signatures

• Ban the use of monkey nuts in all parrot/bird foods and seed
  Open from Thursday 17th August 2023 to Saturday 17th February 2024
  73 signatures

• Make publishing images or videos of animal abuse a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 16th August 2023 to Friday 16th February 2024
  176 signatures

• Make rabbit breeding illegal in England
  Open from Tuesday 15th August 2023 to Thursday 15th February 2024
  103 signatures

• Logan's law: Require full list of ingredients on pet food and notice of changes
  Open from Tuesday 15th August 2023 to Thursday 15th February 2024
  190 signatures

• Require nutritional information be displayed on alcoholic drinks
  Open from Friday 4th August 2023 to Sunday 4th February 2024
  21 signatures

• Ban putting netting on buildings to deter birds from landing
  Open from Friday 4th August 2023 to Sunday 4th February 2024
  45 signatures

• Ban the use of single-use plastic containers by restaurants and takeaways
  Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
  94 signatures

• Ban the sale of energy drinks to under 16s
  Open from Tuesday 1st August 2023 to Thursday 1st February 2024
  41 signatures

• Require health warnings on ultra-processed foods
  Open from Tuesday 1st August 2023 to Thursday 1st February 2024
  410 signatures

• Create an NHS for pets funded by monthly payments from pet owners
  Open from Tuesday 1st August 2023 to Thursday 1st February 2024
  110 signatures

• Include plastic golf tees in the 1 October 2023 single-use plastic ban
  Open from Thursday 27th July 2023 to Saturday 27th January 2024
  78 signatures

• Legally require all beekeepers to register their apiaries on BeeBase
  Open from Wednesday 26th July 2023 to Friday 26th January 2024
  17 signatures

• Add rapeseed oil to the list of allergens that must be listed on food labels
  Open from Tuesday 25th July 2023 to Thursday 25th January 2024
  293 signatures

• Take action to reduce plastic pollution and ban plastic bottles for drinks
  Open from Monday 24th July 2023 to Wednesday 24th January 2024
  112 signatures

• Make it mandatory for Supermarkets to donate unsold food
  Open from Monday 24th July 2023 to Wednesday 24th January 2024
  73 signatures

• Ban the use of catapults
  Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
  458 signatures

• Provide funding to educate the public about sharks
  Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
  25 signatures

• Provide funding and guidance for collection of food waste by local authorities
  Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
  85 signatures

• Fund a water waste program to upgrade systems and collect rainwater
  Open from Friday 14th July 2023 to Sunday 14th January 2024
  47 signatures

• Ban plastic drink bottles, to use glass or cans only
  Open from Friday 14th July 2023 to Sunday 14th January 2024
  69 signatures

• Ban puppy yoga
  Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
  163 signatures

• Ban the fishing of critically endangered elvers in England
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  35 signatures

• Ban disposable BBQs to stop wildfires
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  37 signatures

• Review modern slavery laws to prevent use of child labour in chocolate industry
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  22 signatures

• Require warning labels on soft drinks showing sugar content
  Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
  24 signatures

• Allow lay people to undertake artificial insemination of dogs
  Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
  1,170 signatures

• Require MPs to vote on any emergency authorisations of bee-killing pesticides
  Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
  5,058 signatures

• Require water companies offer WaterSure to DLA, PIP, AA, CA claimants
  Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  445 signatures

• Make pet abduction a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 28th June 2023 to Thursday 28th December 2023
  49,593 signatures

• Ban sale and use of leaded aviation fuel and production of Tetraethyllead
  Open from Tuesday 27th June 2023 to Wednesday 27th December 2023
  34 signatures

• Protect minors from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements
  Open from Monday 26th June 2023 to Tuesday 26th December 2023
  68 signatures

• Prohibit hosepipe bans and impose new levies and oversight on water companies
  Open from Monday 26th June 2023 to Tuesday 26th December 2023
  32 signatures

• Ban greyhound racing
  Open from Thursday 22nd June 2023 to Friday 22nd December 2023
  81 signatures

• Record and publish numbers of companion animals euthanised in England
  Open from Thursday 22nd June 2023 to Friday 22nd December 2023
  11,345 signatures

• Require plants be labelled to show toxicity to companion animals
  Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
  125 signatures

• Ban animal testing for cosmetics ingredients
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  638 signatures

• Find time to take the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill through the House of Commons
  Open from Wednesday 14th June 2023 to Thursday 14th December 2023
  13,183 signatures

• Ban the import of bear skin or fur
  Open from Wednesday 14th June 2023 to Thursday 14th December 2023
  34 signatures

• Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008
  Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
  3,077 signatures

• Make pet euthanasia in a last will and testament illegal
  Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
  58 signatures

• Stop farmers from having the right to shoot dogs
  Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
  84 signatures

• Create stricter regulations for sea fishing to protect dogs from injury
  Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
  83 signatures

• Ban the practice of giving live animals as prizes
  Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
  179 signatures

• Ban the use of strimmers in spring during hedgehog breeding season
  Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
  736 signatures

• Lifetime ban on dog ownership for anyone whose dog attacks a person
  Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
  93 signatures

• Legislate for water companies to reduce pipe leakage by 50% by 2033
  Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
  85 signatures

• Make lead shot illegal for game hunting where meat is to be used for consumption
  Open from Thursday 8th June 2023 to Friday 8th December 2023
  45 signatures

• Allow pets with UK Health Certificates to return from the EU on private boats.
  Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
  86 signatures

• Require discounted water rates for unmetered single occupied properties
  Open from Tuesday 6th June 2023 to Wednesday 6th December 2023
  33 signatures

• Ban the use of chemical pesticides
  Open from Tuesday 6th June 2023 to Wednesday 6th December 2023
  143 signatures

• Add pea protein to list of allergens that must be listed on food labels
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  519 signatures

• Launch a public inquiry into the state of England's rivers
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  145 signatures

• Reverse the decision not to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  18,258 signatures

• Hold a public inquiry into the running and management of the water industry
  Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
  1,588 signatures

• Remove breed specific legislation. Consider alternative methods for dog control.
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  10,738 signatures

• Scrap the sugar tax
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  39 signatures

• Ban gill netting along the Merseyside coastline for boats and shore
  Open from Wednesday 31st May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
  671 signatures

• Require DBS checks for pet and house sitters
  Open from Tuesday 30th May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
  113 signatures

• Nationalise the water industry in England and Wales without delay
  Open from Friday 26th May 2023 to Sunday 26th November 2023
  1,759 signatures

• Introduce new rules on packaging/labelling and displaying alcohol products
  Open from Friday 26th May 2023 to Sunday 26th November 2023
  25 signatures

• Moratorium on release of game birds for shooting to limit spread of bird flu
  Open from Friday 26th May 2023 to Sunday 26th November 2023
  46 signatures

• Invest in research and projects to break down plastics with fungi
  Open from Tuesday 23rd May 2023 to Thursday 23rd November 2023
  38 signatures

• Require leads, muzzles and licences for all dogs
  Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
  521 signatures

• Make Strangles in Equines a notifiable disease in the UK
  Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
  61 signatures

• Require domestic cats be kept indoors or in a cat-proof garden
  Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
  86 signatures

• Urgent inquiry into Teesside dredging and mass crab deaths
  Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
  37 signatures

• Take additional action to tackle climate change and protect the environment
  Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
  157 signatures

• Do not change the name of the England Coast Path
  Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
  64 signatures

• Ban the display of calorie information on menus, adverts and front of packs
  Open from Thursday 18th May 2023 to Saturday 18th November 2023
  51 signatures

• Require ex-racing greyhounds to be muzzled in public when off the lead
  Open from Tuesday 16th May 2023 to Thursday 16th November 2023
  49 signatures

• The Vegan Petition - Ban Animal Slaughter and Animal Products by 2030
  Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
  219 signatures

• IBS hurts. Require manufacturers state what type of sugar their products contain
  Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
  57 signatures

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