Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the UK government cabinet minister responsible for national policy on environmental protection, agriculture, food, and rural communities.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
Cabinet position
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Ministerial office → |
| appointedBy |
Monarch of the United Kingdom
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| appointedOnAdviceOf |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| createdBy |
Merger of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with parts of Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
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| formationYear |
2001
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| headOf |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| isResponsibleForLegislationArea |
agricultural law
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environmental law → food standards (shared with other departments) → |
| jurisdiction |
England
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United Kingdom (for reserved matters) → |
| memberOf |
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
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| nativeLabel |
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| oversees |
Animal and Plant Health Agency
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Environment Agency → Marine Management Organisation → Natural England → Rural Payments Agency → |
| partOf |
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
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Government of the United Kingdom → |
| policyGoal |
protection of the natural environment
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support for farming and food production → support for rural communities and economies → |
| predecessorOffice |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Secretary of State for the Environment → |
| reportsTo |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| responsibleFor |
agriculture policy
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air quality policy (domestic) → animal health and welfare policy → climate change adaptation policy (domestic) → environmental protection policy → environmental regulation framework → fisheries policy (for the UK or as reserved) → flood and coastal erosion risk management policy → food policy → food security policy → natural environment and biodiversity policy → rural affairs policy → rural economy and rural communities → sustainable farming and land management policy → waste and recycling policy → water resources and water quality policy → |
| seat |
Westminster
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| shortName |
Environment Secretary
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| style |
The Right Honourable
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| worksWith |
devolved administrations on agriculture and environment matters
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Chris Patten
("Secretary of State for the Environment (UK)")
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Michael Howard ("Secretary of State for the Environment") → |
positionHeld |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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accountableTo |
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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nativeLabel |
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
("Secretary of State for the Environment")
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predecessorOffice |
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
("Environment Secretary")
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shortName |
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Natural England
("UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs")
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subordinateTo |
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Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
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worksWith |