Ministerial role

Minister of State for Agriculture and Food

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Responsibilities

Ministerial responsibilities within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs changed following the ministerial appointments on 7 October 2013

The minister is responsible for agriculture and food at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Responsibilities include:

  • animal health (including endemic and exotic diseases)
  • farming and food
  • hunting and shooting
  • Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE)
  • Single Payments Scheme
  • welfare of farm animals

Previous holders of this role

  1. David Heath CBE

    2012 to 2013

  2. The Rt Hon James Paice

    2010 to 2012

Announcements

Subscriptions

  1. Cage trapping and shooting
    • 08 October 2013
    • Foi release
  2. Monitoring the pilot badger cull
    • 08 October 2013
    • Foi release
  3. Spending on cattle and badger vaccination
    • 04 October 2013
    • Foi release
  4. Measure whether the pilot badger cull has been safe and humane
    • 04 October 2013
    • Foi release
  5. Financial implications for farmers withdrawing from badger cull
    • 24 September 2013
    • Foi release
  6. Monitoring of the pilot badger cull
    • 23 September 2013
    • Foi release
  7. Launch of week to inspire small food and drink businesses to export
    • 23 September 2013
    • Press release
  8. Briefing to Ministers on alternative pesticides (neonicotinoids)
    • 20 September 2013
    • Foi release
  9. Estimates of up to date population size of badgers and foxes in the UK
    • 20 September 2013
    • Foi release
  10. Qualifications required for appointment on site monitoring of for pilot badger culls
    • 20 September 2013
    • Foi release
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