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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• Prohibit the mowing of public verges and meadows from May to July.
  Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
  258 signatures

• Allow the culling of seagulls in urban and commercial areas by pest control
  Open from Thursday 11th May 2023 to Saturday 11th November 2023
  269 signatures

• Ban the export of horses for slaughter
  Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
  206 signatures

• Launch a public consultation on legal protections for birds of prey
  Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
  938 signatures

• Require name of plastic used be displayed for plastic products and packaging
  Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
  31 signatures

• Make dogs attacking other pets a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to Friday 3rd November 2023
  15,603 signatures

• Ban the use of plastic sleeves on bottles, jars and other household products
  Open from Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to Friday 3rd November 2023
  119 signatures

• Ban water companies dumping sewage in chalk streams
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  110 signatures

• Remove restrictions on felling of sycamore trees due to toxicity
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  176 signatures

• Legalise the keeping of otters as domestic pets
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  13 signatures

• Repeal the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  486 signatures

• Ban artificial sweeteners from food and drink products
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  53 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for all domestic cats to wear a bell.
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  37 signatures

• Grant All Sentient Animals the Basic Right to Life
  Open from Tuesday 25th April 2023 to Wednesday 25th October 2023
  702 signatures

• Ban fence jumps in horse racing
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  89 signatures

• Introduce requirements for all local authorities to plant fruit trees
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  173 signatures

• Require water companies to pay a rebate when untreated sewage is discharged
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  350 signatures

• Require ingredients and full allergen information on labels for alcoholic drink
  Open from Thursday 13th April 2023 to Friday 13th October 2023
  26 signatures

• Support the Installation of Water Butts for Sustainable Living and Flood Defence
  Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
  151 signatures

• Review use of BMI in diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
  Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
  4,631 signatures

• Stop culling of badgers permanently
  Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
  435 signatures

• Bring back the Kept Animals Bill and add provisions to regulate online sales
  Open from Thursday 6th April 2023 to Friday 6th October 2023
  4,725 signatures

• Make all dogs no matter what breed muzzled in public
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  142 signatures

• Increase the 7-day period for stray dogs, cap kennel fees and offer instalments
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  2,362 signatures

• Ban the use of plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  245 signatures

• Make the culling of healthy animals in captivity illegal
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  71 signatures

• Increase the Soft Drinks Industry Levy
  Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
  15 signatures

• Ban non-stun slaughter
  Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
  240 signatures

• Mandatory custodial sentences for animal abuse offences
  Open from Friday 31st March 2023 to Saturday 30th September 2023
  85 signatures

• Create new requirements for dogs held under dangerous dogs legislation
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  10,907 signatures

• Ban the use of polystyrene in packaging to protect our environment and wildlife.
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  243 signatures

• Give vouchers to people who can't afford special dietary foods
  Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
  40 signatures

• Ban plastic milk bottles and require sustainable alternatives be used
  Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
  76 signatures

• Create an Animal NHS for pensioners, those on low incomes, and for emergencies
  Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
  233 signatures

• Require outer packaging of multi-pack food items should be recyclable.
  Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
  45 signatures

• Ban the use of agricultural land for solar panels
  Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
  2,126 signatures

• Do not require domestic chicken owners to register their birds
  Open from Friday 24th March 2023 to Sunday 24th September 2023
  80 signatures

• Bring forward requirements for tackling sewage discharges into seas and rivers
  Open from Thursday 23rd March 2023 to Saturday 23rd September 2023
  1,397 signatures

• Make it illegal to farm octopus for the production of food
  Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
  613 signatures

• Exempt owners of under 50 birds from rules on preventing the spread of avian flu
  Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
  16 signatures

• Abolish the Close Coarse Fishing Season
  Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
  229 signatures

• Add health warnings to red meat and processed meat products
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  179 signatures

• Allergy law should require PAL, cosmetic labeling and clear cosmetic ingredients
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  89 signatures

• Require dogs in public places to be on a lead at all times
  Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
  1,244 signatures

• Prohibit the killing of domestic pets in a pandemic or domestic emergency
  Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
  791 signatures

• Provide emergency costal erosion protection funding to Hemsby beach coastline.
  Open from Tuesday 14th March 2023 to Thursday 14th September 2023
  30 signatures

• Ban the Import and Sale of badminton shuttlecocks that use feathers.
  Open from Monday 13th March 2023 to Wednesday 13th September 2023
  107 signatures

• Require councils to collect blister pack waste as part of household recycling
  Open from Friday 10th March 2023 to Sunday 10th September 2023
  1,245 signatures

• Introduce environmental packaging rules for medicines and supplements
  Open from Monday 6th March 2023 to Wednesday 6th September 2023
  138 signatures

• Provide more funding to organisations helping to save orangutans and their homes
  Open from Wednesday 1st March 2023 to Friday 1st September 2023
  47 signatures

• Ban the use of stiles for public rights of way
  Open from Wednesday 1st March 2023 to Friday 1st September 2023
  30 signatures

• Ban the manufacture and sale of bottled water
  Open from Wednesday 1st March 2023 to Friday 1st September 2023
  79 signatures

• Make hedgehogs a protected species and fund a hedgehog sanctuary
  Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
  69 signatures

• Ban garden bonfires within urban areas (settlements of 10,000 or more people)
  Open from Friday 24th February 2023 to Thursday 24th August 2023
  116 signatures

• Protect the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004
  Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
  26,335 signatures

• Prohibit mass tree plantation on farmland
  Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
  285 signatures

• Make it illegal to remove perch or pike from rivers and canals
  Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
  296 signatures

• Make it completely illegal to trap, harm or kill foxes
  Open from Tuesday 21st February 2023 to Monday 21st August 2023
  479 signatures

• Make it illegal for restaurants to automatically add gratuity to the bill
  Open from Tuesday 21st February 2023 to Monday 21st August 2023
  5,202 signatures

• Make it law that all dogs must be on a lead no longer that 1.5m around livestock
  Open from Thursday 16th February 2023 to Wednesday 16th August 2023
  211 signatures

• Require councils to collect textile waste as part of household recycling
  Open from Thursday 16th February 2023 to Wednesday 16th August 2023
  287 signatures

• Give councils powers to tax takeaway packaging, to fund litter clean up
  Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
  55 signatures

• Prohibit the Sale, Purchase, Deployment, and Use of Artificial Grass Products
  Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
  17,865 signatures

• Seek to rejoin the EU Pet Passport scheme
  Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
  133 signatures

• Ban the ownership of dogs with cropped ears born after April 2023
  Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
  66 signatures

• Legally recognise Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)
  Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
  83 signatures

• Require dog breeders to submit DNA samples of all dogs for a central database.
  Open from Friday 3rd February 2023 to Thursday 3rd August 2023
  44 signatures

• Ban the use of battery farms to produce eggs
  Open from Thursday 2nd February 2023 to Wednesday 2nd August 2023
  155 signatures

• No Open Access - No Agricultural Subsidies/Grants
  Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
  174 signatures

• Ban the sea transport of plastic pellets ('nurdles').
  Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
  40 signatures

• Make dog attacks on cats a specific criminal offence
  Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
  4,024 signatures

• Overturn the decision to allow use of neonicotinoid pesticides on sugar crops
  Open from Friday 27th January 2023 to Thursday 27th July 2023
  22,340 signatures

• Completely ban the use of whips in horse racing
  Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
  85 signatures

• Require alcoholic drinks to be clearly labelled as vegetarian, vegan, or not
  Open from Thursday 26th January 2023 to Wednesday 26th July 2023
  137 signatures

• Restrict number of dogs per dogwalker
  Open from Wednesday 25th January 2023 to Tuesday 25th July 2023
  61 signatures

• Create a register of animal abusers, with mandatory checks by breeders/shops/etc
  Open from Wednesday 25th January 2023 to Tuesday 25th July 2023
  138 signatures

• Amend the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 by including more dog breeds to be banned
  Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
  1,761 signatures

• Ban the keeping of live dolphins for public displays and entertainment
  Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
  108 signatures

• Create legal rights to wild camp on all 'access land' in England
  Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
  95 signatures

• Introduce mandatory licensing scheme for dog walkers
  Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
  167 signatures

• Create New Rights for All Sentient Animals
  Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
  89 signatures

• Enshrine in law rights to roam and wild camp in national parks
  Open from Tuesday 17th January 2023 to Monday 17th July 2023
  37,765 signatures

• Prevent productive grassland and clean pasture from being designated an SSSI
  Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
  662 signatures

• Do not ban fishing on Holy Island
  Open from Wednesday 11th January 2023 to Tuesday 11th July 2023
  1,856 signatures

• Require zoos and safari parks to close
  Open from Wednesday 11th January 2023 to Tuesday 11th July 2023
  20 signatures

• Ban the sale of small animal enclosures that do not meet specified standards
  Open from Friday 6th January 2023 to Thursday 6th July 2023
  6,595 signatures

• Require labelling of foods that have been transported via air freight
  Open from Friday 6th January 2023 to Thursday 6th July 2023
  24 signatures

• Ban unsustainable palm oil products being sold in the UK.
  Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
  162 signatures

• Ban the use and sale of shock collars, prong collars and choke chains in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
  106 signatures

• Increase State Pensions to £416.80 per week & lower Retirement Age to 60 for All
  Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
  44,956 signatures

• Stop animal testing
  Open from Thursday 22nd December 2022 to Thursday 22nd June 2023
  4,683 signatures

• Ensure that adequate shelter is provided for animals kept outside
  Open from Monday 19th December 2022 to Monday 19th June 2023
  105 signatures

• Implement compulsory neutering and spaying of all pet cats.
  Open from Tuesday 6th December 2022 to Tuesday 6th June 2023
  1,611 signatures

• Remove the ‘right to roam’ status currently applicable to domesticated Cats
  Open from Friday 2nd December 2022 to Friday 2nd June 2023
  53 signatures

• Mandatory carbohydrate information on all menus for those with type 1/2 diabetes
  Open from Thursday 1st December 2022 to Thursday 1st June 2023
  30 signatures

• Revoke the ban on single-use plastic straws
  Open from Wednesday 30th November 2022 to Tuesday 30th May 2023
  18 signatures

• Require local authorities provide free recycling services for schools
  Open from Wednesday 30th November 2022 to Tuesday 30th May 2023
  47 signatures

• Require a licence to purchase/install bird spikes and netting
  Open from Monday 28th November 2022 to Sunday 28th May 2023
  152 signatures

• Immediately provide funding and guidance to local councils to improve recycling
  Open from Thursday 24th November 2022 to Wednesday 24th May 2023
  146 signatures

• Ban formaldehyde in motorhome/caravan toilet fluid products
  Open from Monday 21st November 2022 to Sunday 21st May 2023
  262 signatures

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