Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Department_for_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_ministry
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:DEFRA
gptkbp:budget £2.0 billion (2021–22)
gptkbp:child gptkb:Animal_and_Plant_Health_Agency
gptkb:Centre_for_Environment,_Fisheries_and_Aquaculture_Science
gptkb:Rural_Payments_Agency
gptkb:Veterinary_Medicines_Directorate
gptkb:Environment_Agency
gptkb:Natural_England
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:formed 2001
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Nobel_House,_Smith_Square,_London
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:England
gptkbp:logo Defra_logo.svg
gptkbp:ministerialHead gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:permanentSecretary gptkb:Tamara_Finkelstein
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Department_of_the_Environment,_Transport_and_the_Regions_(environmental_protection_functions)
gptkb:Ministry_of_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Food
gptkbp:primeMinister Steve Barclay (as of 2024)
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:fish
agriculture
air quality
animal welfare
biodiversity
environmental protection
food security
waste management
flood risk management
food safety
national parks
rural broadband
water resources
climate change adaptation
fisheries management
marine policy
rural communities
plant health
pesticide regulation
farming subsidies
food labelling
food production and standards
genetically modified organisms regulation
public access to the countryside
rural economic growth
rural transport
sustainable farming
gptkbp:website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee
gptkb:Environmental_Food_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee
gptkb:UK_Government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs