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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.
Overall lead Minister for the agri-food chain, and lead Minister for the Union and Levelling Up relating to Defra issues Lead for Rural Payments Agency, Animal Health Development Board, Fera, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine Management Organisation and relationship with the Food Standards Agency
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the government would "never waver" in its duty to protect the UK's biosecurity.
One of UK's biggest flood defences gets £43m boost. Dan Ayers - BBC News, West of England and Sarah Turnnidge - BBC News, West of England ... [Defra] An extra £49m has also been announced in ...
Defra has set up a cross-government and poultry industry taskforce that is looking at the potential use of vaccines, and is due to publish its report later this year. But poultry farmers say ...
The agency's main task is to protect the health and welfare of animals, as well as the general public, from disease. It conducts work across Great Britain on behalf of Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. [4] The agency's total expenditure for the fiscal year 2016/17 was £217.3 million. This was offset by operating income ...
Trading and Borrowing must be recorded on the web-based allowance Register that is being developed by Defra. The Environment Agency, the monitoring authority for England, will use the mass balance process to monitor the amount of biodegradable waste sent to landfill in any year by each waste disposal authority (WDA).