Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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government department ministerial department of the United Kingdom government

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the UK government ministry responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries, and rural communities.

Aliases (3)

Defra ×2
Department of the Environment ×1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government department → ministerial department of the United Kingdom government →
accountableTo	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs →
budget	multi-billion pound annual budget (varies by year) →
country	United Kingdom →
employs	civil servants →
formedByMergerOf	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food → environmental functions of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions →
hasAbbreviation	Defra →
headquartersLocation	London → Nobel House, Smith Square, London →
inception	2001 →
jurisdiction	England →
nativeLabel	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs →
oversees	Animal and Plant Health Agency → Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science → Consumer Council for Water → Environment Agency → Joint Nature Conservation Committee (sponsorship role) → Marine Management Organisation → Natural England → Rural Payments Agency → Veterinary Medicines Directorate →
parentOrganization	Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom (strategic oversight) →
partOf	Government of the United Kingdom →
portfolioIncludes	Common Agricultural Policy implementation (pre-Brexit) → climate change adaptation policy in England → fisheries management → food and farming policy → rural economy and rural services policy → sustainable development policy in England →
responsibleFor	agriculture → air quality policy in England → animal health → biodiversity and nature conservation in England → environmental protection → fisheries → flood and coastal erosion risk management in England → food production → food standards → plant health → rural communities → rural development policy in England → waste and resource management policy in England → water quality →
shortName	Defra →
subordinateTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
website	https://www.gov.uk/defra →
worksWith	devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on environmental and agricultural matters →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Animal and Plant Health Agency → Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science → Environment Agency → Environment Agency (England) → Marine Management Organisation → Natural England → Rural Payments Agency → Veterinary Medicines Directorate →	parentOrganization
UK GI scheme →	administeredBy
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science →	client
UK government →	executiveBody
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ("Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food") →	formedByMergerOf
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ("Defra") →	hasAbbreviation
Nobel House, Smith Square, London →	hasTenant
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs →	headOf
Common Agricultural Policy implementation (pre-Brexit) →	implementedBy
Rural Payments Agency →	implementsPolicyOf
Nobel House, Smith Square, London →	mainOccupant
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs →	nativeLabel
Nobel House, Smith Square, London →	occupant
HMG →	oversees
Veterinary Medicines Directorate →	partOf
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ("Department of the Environment") →	predecessor
Rural Payments Agency →	regulatedBy
Nobel House, Smith Square, London →	servesAsHeadquartersOf
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ("Defra") →	shortName
Joint Nature Conservation Committee →	sponsoringGovernment
Command Papers →	submittedBy
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions →	successor