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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom.It is responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the entire United Kingdom.
The secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, also referred to as the environment secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (EFRA) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The remit of the Committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated public bodies.
A Defra spokesperson said it is investing £400m over two years to protect and restore nature and has launched a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan to ensure it meets its legal ...
Ms Atkins continued: “As worrying reports of suicides amongst farmers begin to emerge, will he please do as the Defra (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs) Secretary (Steve Reed ...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said following further testing the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus had been confirmed in commercial poultry at a ...
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Prior to Brexit, the RPA delivered the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to farmers and traders in England, paying out over £2 billion in subsidies each year. [1]
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the case in Udimore, Rye. ... All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled and Defra has set up a 3km (1.86 mile ...