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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• Label meat with information as to whether the animal was stunned at slaughter.
  Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
  75 signatures

• Change Environment Agency rules for part year registration
  Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
  18 signatures

• Protect and restore Britain’s lost rainforests
  Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
  10,467 signatures

• Ban the release of doves in ceremonies
  Open from Monday 14th February 2022 to Sunday 14th August 2022
  335 signatures

• Commit to UK natural gas and increase investment
  Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
  724 signatures

• Ban the importation and sale of foie gras
  Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
  6,878 signatures

• Cover calorie information on food and drink products
  Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
  18 signatures

• Ban All Single Use Plastics and Plastic Packaging to Save Our Planet
  Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
  331 signatures

• Review honey authenticity and current regulation of the honey market
  Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
  15,301 signatures

• Withdraw from the Paris agreement related to climate change
  Open from Friday 4th February 2022 to Thursday 4th August 2022
  74 signatures

• Fund the planting of wildflowers along all public green spaces
  Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  77 signatures

• Ban the tethering of horses and ponies on roadside and common land
  Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  56 signatures

• Review the euthanasia of animals in the UK and impose reporting requirements
  Open from Tuesday 1st February 2022 to Monday 1st August 2022
  12,991 signatures

• Increase Environment Agency funding for environmental protection
  Open from Monday 31st January 2022 to Sunday 31st July 2022
  25 signatures

• Enact legislation to ban the use of electric shock collars in England
  Open from Wednesday 26th January 2022 to Tuesday 26th July 2022
  29 signatures

• Review and reform the Litter Strategy for England
  Open from Tuesday 25th January 2022 to Monday 25th July 2022
  2,146 signatures

• Ban plastic bags in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 25th January 2022 to Monday 25th July 2022
  251 signatures

• Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
  Open from Tuesday 25th January 2022 to Monday 25th July 2022
  11,074 signatures

• Produce a Farmland Protection Policy to regulate the loss of farmland to solar
  Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
  8,705 signatures

• Make keeping birds in cages illegal
  Open from Thursday 20th January 2022 to Wednesday 20th July 2022
  71 signatures

• Organise an international environmental conference on restoring the Aral Sea
  Open from Wednesday 19th January 2022 to Tuesday 19th July 2022
  21 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for breeders and sellers of cats and dogs
  Open from Tuesday 18th January 2022 to Monday 18th July 2022
  29 signatures

• Add N2O to the required list of allergens.
  Open from Monday 17th January 2022 to Sunday 17th July 2022
  102 signatures

• Exempt urban businesses from dog day care space requirements
  Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
  388 signatures

• Review and reform the Landscape Recovery scheme
  Open from Tuesday 11th January 2022 to Monday 11th July 2022
  623 signatures

• Ban the sale of cats and dogs online and increase penalties
  Open from Tuesday 11th January 2022 to Monday 11th July 2022
  2,375 signatures

• Require packaging of animal products to show images of the manufacture process
  Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
  48 signatures

• Ban the sale of wood burners in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
  254 signatures

• Mandatory registering of ALL breeding dogs subject to satisfactory assessments
  Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
  388 signatures

• Stop the barbaric shooting of wild British birds.
  Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
  750 signatures

• Ban the import of farmed octopus into the UK
  Open from Friday 31st December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
  1,588 signatures

• Public inquiry into the Government’s response to Storm Arwen
  Open from Thursday 30th December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
  15 signatures

• Ban all plastic packaging
  Open from Wednesday 22nd December 2021 to Wednesday 22nd June 2022
  50 signatures

• Repeal Breed Specific Legislation
  Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
  116,252 signatures

• Allow honey produced in a certain way to be sold as "raw honey"
  Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
  307 signatures

• Regulate dog walking, dog trainers & dog behaviourists
  Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
  36 signatures

• Ban tethered housing systems for cattle

• Ban tethered housing systems for cattle
  Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
  70 signatures

• Investigate reports of unidentified low frequency noises
  Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
  197 signatures

• Require websites hosting adverts for pets to check their accuracy
  Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
  37 signatures

• Prohibit the sale and use in the UK of palm oil and its derivatives in foods
  Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
  1,005 signatures

• Ban all animal experiments & redirect Government funding to human-based research
  Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
  51,474 signatures

• Ban non-recyclable wrapping paper, decorative bows, tags and ribbon.
  Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
  157 signatures

• Extend the new dog abduction theft offence to cover cats and all kept animals
  Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
  16,006 signatures

• Ban all non-biodegradable chewing gum
  Open from Tuesday 7th December 2021 to Tuesday 7th June 2022
  37 signatures

• Introduce new safeguards and requirements for production and sale of cat food
  Open from Monday 6th December 2021 to Monday 6th June 2022
  738 signatures

• Introduce licensing and inspections for breeding non-domestic birds
  Open from Monday 6th December 2021 to Monday 6th June 2022
  17 signatures

• To prevent the spread of avian flu, prohibit the shooting of game birds
  Open from Friday 3rd December 2021 to Friday 3rd June 2022
  69 signatures

• Require bold environment warnings on wasteful food and drink packaging.
  Open from Thursday 2nd December 2021 to Thursday 2nd June 2022
  26 signatures

• Ban the Sale and Killing, including Live Boiling, of Crustaceans
  Open from Thursday 2nd December 2021 to Thursday 2nd June 2022
  179 signatures

• Make it a legal duty to report when a dog attacks or kills a cat
  Open from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Monday 30th May 2022
  14,183 signatures

• Ban the Use of Artificial Insemination on Animals
  Open from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Monday 30th May 2022
  117 signatures

• Work with the EU to improve animal welfare standards across Europe
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  29 signatures

• Ban the use of muzzles on dogs
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  13 signatures

• Increase regulation of animal sales
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  1,372 signatures

• Increase punishments for illegal dumping of sewage in UK waters
  Open from Friday 26th November 2021 to Thursday 26th May 2022
  44 signatures

• Ban lollipops
  Open from Thursday 25th November 2021 to Wednesday 25th May 2022
  21 signatures

• Pass an Indoor Clean Air Act
  Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
  1,219 signatures

• Ban the sale and use of rat poison.
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  114 signatures

• Ban sale and use of Leaf Blowers
  Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
  69 signatures

• Require dogs to be kept on a lead at all times when in public
  Open from Wednesday 17th November 2021 to Tuesday 17th May 2022
  757 signatures

• Plant one native tree for each UK resident to commemorate the Queen’s Jubilee.
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  40 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for dog ownership

• Introduce new requirements for dog ownership
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  85 signatures

• Extend the ban on plastic microbeads and other microplastics
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  57 signatures

• Ban the sale of plastic wet wipes; affordable alternatives are widely available
  Open from Friday 12th November 2021 to Thursday 12th May 2022
  463 signatures

• Ban balloon releases which are harmful to wildlife
  Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
  951 signatures

• Make it a criminal offence to consume cat or dog meat in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
  100 signatures

• Make the use of free-running snares illegal for trapping wildlife
  Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
  102,617 signatures

• Fund bubble barriers in the Thames to stop plastic from reaching the ocean
  Open from Friday 5th November 2021 to Thursday 5th May 2022
  47 signatures

• Introduce mandatory licensing and regulation of animal rescue centres
  Open from Friday 5th November 2021 to Thursday 5th May 2022
  1,404 signatures

• Require Water Companies to Refund Customers When They Dump Sewage
  Open from Thursday 4th November 2021 to Wednesday 4th May 2022
  1,021 signatures

• Ban the sale of rawhide animals treats
  Open from Thursday 4th November 2021 to Wednesday 4th May 2022
  198 signatures

• Require retired racing greyhounds to be muzzled in public
  Open from Thursday 4th November 2021 to Wednesday 4th May 2022
  176 signatures

• Ban plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables
  Open from Thursday 4th November 2021 to Wednesday 4th May 2022
  1,582 signatures

• Make it illegal for water companies to dump sewage into rivers and seas
  Open from Tuesday 2nd November 2021 to Monday 2nd May 2022
  327 signatures

• Create new recycling and reuse requirements for local authorities

• Create new recycling and reuse requirements for local authorities
  Open from Wednesday 27th October 2021 to Wednesday 27th April 2022
  17,287 signatures

• Single database for microchipped dogs and cats and make scanning mandatory
  Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
  459 signatures

• Establish a National Tree Planting Scheme
  Open from Friday 15th October 2021 to Friday 15th April 2022
  39 signatures

• Make it a specific criminal offence for a dog to attack another dog
  Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
  834 signatures

• Require every garment sold in the UK to include a 'Carbon Checker' label
  Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
  284 signatures

• Require Full Nutritional Data For All Food Products - Packed/Pre-packed & Loose
  Open from Wednesday 13th October 2021 to Wednesday 13th April 2022
  179 signatures

• Ban the shooting of dogs
  Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
  3,292 signatures

• Create an emergency Vet service to help injured animals.
  Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
  36 signatures

• Increase subsidies for growing fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, etc
  Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
  1,589 signatures

• Make the shooting of a trespassing dog on land a specific criminal offence
  Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
  29 signatures

• Toughen animal welfare laws & introduce an animal abuser's database
  Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
  466 signatures

• Ban the Slaughter of Animals for Meat As Soon As Possible
  Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
  2,181 signatures

• Do not relax regulations on using genetic technologies in agriculture
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  105 signatures

• Petition to ban the sale of all non-biodegradable face wipes
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  120 signatures

• Ban production and sale of genetically modified crops and foods
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  23 signatures

• Make the spaying/neutering of domestic cats compulsory.
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  1,322 signatures

• Require All Puppies to Be Sold with a 'Pup & Mum' Veterinary Health Check Record
  Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
  871 signatures

• Make it against the law to tie a dog up in public.
  Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
  197 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for dog owners to do basic dog training
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  244 signatures

• Revoke the Invasive Alien Species Order 2019
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  67 signatures

• Ban the import of multiple dogs and puppies
  Open from Friday 1st October 2021 to Friday 1st April 2022
  114 signatures

• Ban the use of bait boats
  Open from Wednesday 29th September 2021 to Tuesday 29th March 2022
  20 signatures

• Make it illegal to allow pets to roam freely outdoors
  Open from Wednesday 29th September 2021 to Tuesday 29th March 2022
  42 signatures

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