Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Department_for_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs

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Predicate	Object
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4