Livestock: Disease Control | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers Improving animal health through addressing endemic diseases will improve the welfare of livestock and reduce the need to use antibiotics.
Electronic Training Aids | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers The Government remains committed to banning the use of certain types of electronic training collars for dogs.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apprentices | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers As of 31 December 2019, there were 72 apprentices in Defra. This is 1.4% of the total staff employed in the department.
Livestock: Disease Control | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers While the initial cases of coronavirus may have been through contact with wildlife in China, this is now a human to human transmission cycle
Rural Areas: Finance | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers The Government is committed to continuing to support rural areas, for example through its manifesto pledge to maintain the current annual bu
Food: Public Sector | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers Defra mandates certain food and catering standards to encourage the provision of higher quality and nutritious foods, accounting for dietary
Animal Welfare: Sentencing | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers Sentencing is a matter for the courts, which are independent from the Government.
Agriculture: Sustainable Development | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers The Agriculture Bill will allow us to replace the restrictive EU Common Agricultural Policy with an ambitious new Environmental Land Managem
Dogs: Meat | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers The Government shares the public’s high regard for animal welfare, including the welfare of dogs and we are committed to making the UK a wor
Agriculture: Migrant Workers | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers The information requested at this level of detail is not held by Defra.
