Company Name | Defra |
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Website | defra.gov.uk |
Snippet | The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (or, as an acronym, DEFRA) is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Concordats set out agreed frameworks for co operation, between it and the Scottish Government,[2] Welsh Government[3] and Northern Ireland Executive,[4] which have devolved responsibilities for these matters in their respective nations. |
Formed | 2001; 17 years ago (2001) |
Country | united kingdom |
Founded | 2001 |
Website | defra.gov.uk |
Industry | government administration |
linkedin.com/company/defra | |
size_range | 1001 - 5000 |
Headquarters | Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London51°29′44″N 0°07′34″W / 51.49556°N 0.12611°W / 51.49556; -0.12611 |
Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Annual budget | £2.2 billion (current) & £400 million (capital) for 2011-12[1] |
Child agencies | Animal and Plant Health Agency, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Rural Payments Agency, Veterinary Medicines Directorate |
Preceding agencies | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
Number of employees | 4525 |
Department executive | Clare Moriarty, Permanent Secretary |
Ministers responsible | Rt Hon. Michael Gove, MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, MP, Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment, Thérèse Coffey, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities, Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs |
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