Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for natural environment and science

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the business of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the House of Lords. Other responsibilities include:

Science and research

  • Agri-tech Strategy
  • Environmental science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Pesticides and chemicals
  • Genetically modified organisms
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
  • Food and Environment Research Agency

Natural environment

  • Biodiversity
  • Pollinators
  • Land management and soil
  • National Parks and AONBs
  • Ecosystem services
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee
  • Wildlife management

Biosecurity

  • Plant and tree health
  • Invasive non-native species

Animal welfare

  • Dogs
  • Horses
  • Wild animals in circuses

Commercial projects and departmental administration

  • New Covent Garden Market
  • Thames Tideway Tunnel
  • PFI projects

Previous holders of this role

  1. Lord de Mauley TD

    2013 to 2015