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

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

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