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
Fund free prescriptions for alternative milks for people with allergies
Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
23 signatures
Ban iguanas from being kept as house pets.
Open from Monday 20th June 2022 to Tuesday 3rd January 2023
23 signatures
Ban production and sale of genetically modified crops and foods
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
23 signatures
Change the description of "Alcohol-Free" in the Food Labelling Regulations 1996
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
23 signatures
End provision of agricultural subsidies for managed grouse moorland in England
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
23 signatures
Make leaving dogs unattended outside shops illegal
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
23 signatures
Require companies to dispose of their own products with an end of life service.
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
23 signatures
Stop the supermarkets supplying food from outside Europe.
Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
23 signatures
Require planning permission and public consultation to fell any tree
Opened on Tuesday 30th April 2024
22 signatures so far
Fund stray dog centres across England
Opened on Friday 19th April 2024
22 signatures so far
Outlaw the trade of 'live food' in pet stores in the UK
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
22 signatures so far
Ban the production of pumpkins for Halloween decorations
Opened on Thursday 16th November 2023
22 signatures so far
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
Publish results of waste water monitoring for Coronavirus.
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
22 signatures
Give the RCVS powers to set fees for veterinary services
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
22 signatures
Make felling any tree 150 years or older a criminal offence.
Require full ingredient and nutritional information on all menus
Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
21 signatures
Require nutritional information be displayed on alcoholic drinks
Open from Friday 4th August 2023 to Sunday 4th February 2024
21 signatures
Organise an international environmental conference on restoring the Aral Sea
Open from Wednesday 19th January 2022 to Tuesday 19th July 2022
21 signatures
Ban lollipops
Open from Thursday 25th November 2021 to Wednesday 25th May 2022
21 signatures
Create a fund for e-fuel technology research and deployment
Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
21 signatures
UK to ban the sale and use of all fossil fuels in all settings from 1st Jan 2040
Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
21 signatures
Ban the use of audible propane bird scarers.
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
21 signatures
Make it compulsory for food manufacturers to list all Legumes as an allergen.
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
21 signatures
Introduce mandatory checks for pet ownership
Opened on Thursday 28th March 2024
20 signatures so far
Require dog owners to prevent off-lead dogs approaching on-lead dogs
Opened on Thursday 28th March 2024
20 signatures so far
Ban high-pitched noise cat deterrents: Safeguarding Animal Welfare and Peace
Opened on Monday 25th March 2024
20 signatures so far
Require zoos and safari parks to close
Open from Wednesday 11th January 2023 to Tuesday 11th July 2023
20 signatures
Introduce A Scheme Where People Are Paid At Least £5 for Every Tree They Plant
Open from Thursday 27th October 2022 to Thursday 27th April 2023
20 signatures
Rollout new ELMS schemes in full by 2024
Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
20 signatures
Ban Fishing and Fish Farming
Open from Thursday 16th June 2022 to Friday 30th December 2022
20 signatures
Ban the use of bait boats
Open from Wednesday 29th September 2021 to Tuesday 29th March 2022
20 signatures
Tax Peat, Don't Ban It.
Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
20 signatures
Make recycling a legal obligation
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
20 signatures
Ban the delivery of alcohol through third party services
Opened on Thursday 21st March 2024
19 signatures so far
Improve people's health by banning and restricting certain products
Opened on Thursday 23rd November 2023
19 signatures so far
Create a Task Force to support residents displaced by environmental events
Open from Thursday 17th June 2021 to Friday 17th December 2021
19 signatures
Do not enact “secrecy clause” on environmental decisions
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
19 signatures
Suspend the coarse fishing closed season in 2021 following the national lockdown
Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
19 signatures
Review current rules for zoos and their suitability for the future
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
19 signatures
Allow nutrition claims on packaging relating to low-carb and keto
Opened on Tuesday 26th March 2024
18 signatures so far
Revoke the ban on single-use plastic straws
Open from Wednesday 30th November 2022 to Tuesday 30th May 2023
18 signatures
Make garden bonfires before 5pm illegal
Open from Wednesday 27th April 2022 to Thursday 10th November 2022
18 signatures
Change Environment Agency rules for part year registration
Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
18 signatures
Cover calorie information on food and drink products
Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
18 signatures
Make it a criminal offence to feed bread to ducks
Open from Friday 10th September 2021 to Thursday 10th March 2022
18 signatures
Open up the business water supply sector in the UK to competition
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
18 signatures
Remove requirements to list nutritional information on food packaging
Open from Thursday 8th July 2021 to Saturday 8th January 2022
18 signatures
Replace the Landfill Tax with a waste premium
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
18 signatures
Relax hunting regulations during Covid-19 outbreak
Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
18 signatures
Require all restaurants and takeaways to offer half or small portions
Opened on Monday 12th February 2024
17 signatures so far
Legally require all beekeepers to register their apiaries on BeeBase
Open from Wednesday 26th July 2023 to Friday 26th January 2024
17 signatures
Create a Water Resource Balancing and Infrastructure Strategy for England
Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
17 signatures
Create a new tax for retailers that waste food
Open from Thursday 10th March 2022 to Saturday 24th September 2022
17 signatures
Introduce licensing and inspections for breeding non-domestic birds
Open from Monday 6th December 2021 to Monday 6th June 2022
17 signatures
Ban sale and ownership of all dogs except working dogs
Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
17 signatures
Stop local councils from privatising waste collection
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
17 signatures
Do not deregulate use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) post-Brexit
Impose a tax on the racing industry, to fund the care of all ex-race horses
Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
17 signatures
Make farmers exempt from taxation
Opened on Friday 3rd May 2024
16 signatures so far
Ban the sale of brine shrimp as fish food
Opened on Thursday 7th March 2024
16 signatures so far
Require farmers to post notices where livestock is actively present
Opened on Thursday 15th February 2024
16 signatures so far
Review the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, to remove and add animals
Opened on Monday 5th February 2024
16 signatures so far
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
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
Extend Animal Activities Licensing regulations to cover all animal businesses
Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
16 signatures
Make a Law that farmers fence of rights of way through fields containing cattle.
Open from Friday 13th May 2022 to Sunday 27th November 2022
16 signatures
Remove biodiversity net gain mandate from the Environment Bill
Open from Monday 20th September 2021 to Sunday 20th March 2022
16 signatures
Ban disposable containers for fast food outlets
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
16 signatures
Increase the Soft Drinks Industry Levy
Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
15 signatures
Public inquiry into the Government’s response to Storm Arwen
Open from Thursday 30th December 2021 to Thursday 30th June 2022
15 signatures
Require a licence to buy a weed burner because of the potential fire risk
Open from Tuesday 27th April 2021 to Wednesday 27th October 2021
15 signatures
Require caffeine content to be declared on nutritional labelling of products
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
15 signatures
Ban people from keeping Cockerels/Roosters in residential areas
Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
14 signatures so far
Require hospitality venues to show the content of any sugar added to food items
Open from Friday 30th July 2021 to Sunday 30th January 2022
14 signatures
Ban selling disposable barbecues without a stand, to prevent grass damage
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
14 signatures
Allow consumers to choose between water providers as we do with other services
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
14 signatures
Require dog owners to keep their pets on short leads in children's playgrounds
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
14 signatures
Ban on all uses of horses by the Household Cavalry and the Police
Opened on Tuesday 7th May 2024
13 signatures so far
Require businesses who sell soft drinks to sell sugar-free equivalents
Opened on Wednesday 1st May 2024
13 signatures so far
Set up dog typing stations to identify XL Bully types and issue certificates
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
13 signatures so far
Legalise the keeping of otters as domestic pets
Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
13 signatures
Ban the use of muzzles on dogs
Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
13 signatures
Include nightshades as identified ingredients on food allergens list
Open from Tuesday 13th July 2021 to Thursday 13th January 2022
13 signatures
Make fast food outlets ineligible for Eat Out To Help Out scheme
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
13 signatures
Ban dogs from cemeteries (excluding guide dogs)
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
12 signatures
Commission an inquiry into the use of chemicals in the timber supply chain
Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
11 signatures so far
Require people be offered a chance to resolve environmental offence before FPN
Opened on Tuesday 20th February 2024
11 signatures so far
Provide funding for high street businesses to operate their own food banks
Open from Tuesday 15th June 2021 to Wednesday 15th December 2021
11 signatures
Require orange juice cartons to state if they contain Seville Oranges
Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
10 signatures
Review risks of Covid-19 transmission from pets and revise guidance if necessary
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
10 signatures
Require the Environment Agency to suspend the fishing close season
Open from Tuesday 26th May 2020 to Thursday 26th November 2020
9 signatures
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