Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ministers who have held posts here
| Minister | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Riddell-Carpenter | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Jul 2026 | present |
| Emma Hardy | Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Jul 2026 | present |
| Emma Reynolds | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Sep 2025 | Jul 2026 |
| Emma Hardy | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Jul 2024 | Jul 2026 |
| Baroness Hayman of Ullock | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Jul 2024 | present |
| Steve Barclay | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Nov 2023 | Jul 2024 |
| Robbie Moore | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Nov 2023 | Jul 2024 |
| Baroness Coffey | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Oct 2022 | Nov 2023 |
| Baroness Coffey | Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Jul 2019 | Sep 2019 |
| Baroness Coffey | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Jul 2016 | Jul 2019 |
| Hilary Benn | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Jun 2007 | May 2010 |
| Barry Gardiner | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs) | May 2006 | Jun 2007 |
Questions answered by this department
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason regulations have not been made un
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has received representatio
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to rewild nat
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with water companies
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support households an
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of current
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Dog Legislation Officers are employed ac
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Agricult
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many XL Bully Certificates of Exemption have
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential imp
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether applicants for Development Consent Orders
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2026 to Ques
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the im
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the po
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made with the
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the po
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the cu
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 17 March 2026 to Quest
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduc
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to change the packag
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has a project in d
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential m
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2026 to Ques
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to publish the dates
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve fl
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has updated its 20
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Q
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether properties that have received Coastal Ada
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of whethe
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has assessed how c
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered consolidati
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether proposed improvements at Felpham Pumping
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definitions and approval criteria distinguis
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the im
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated cost is of proposed refurbishm
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how proposed works at Felpham Pumping Station are
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impa
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Explanatory Memorandum to t
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to introduce NAP4 climate
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 175 of the Third Repo
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date ministerial approval was given to th
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she gave to including the Nati
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2026 to Qu
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potenti
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential m
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Stateme
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many convictions have been secured against cy