Speeches

We operate one of the most rigorous and robust pet travel checking regimes in Europe.

Impact assessments for new Free Trade Agreements include both quantitative and qualitative assessments of the impacts on several aspects of

We are very much aware of concerns about the impacts the Russian invasion of Ukraine will have on supply chains.

The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, which has coped well in responding to unprecedented challenges.

The UK's high degree of food security is built on supply from diverse sources, including strong domestic production as well as imports throu

Defra has published a statutory duck welfare code which encourages high standards of husbandry for the keeping and breeding of farmed ducks.

In response to concerns about a perceived increase in pet theft during covid restrictions, the Government set up the Pet Theft Taskforce to

The Government gathers and coordinates data and statistics to monitor food purchasing and eating habits to understand consumption trends.

The Government considers that it is essential all UK consumers have complete trust in the food they eat, and we recognise the importance of

We believe that targeting our financial support on incentivising processors to slaughter more pigs thereby reducing the backlog and the anim