Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Farming, Fisheries and Food)

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Responsibilities

The Minister’s responsibilities include:

  • overall lead Minister for the agri-food chain, and lead Minister for the Union and Levelling Up relating to Defra issues
  • fisheries
  • farming
  • food
  • trade
  • pesticides
  • lead for Rural Payments Agency, Animal Health Development Board, Fera, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine Management Organisation and relationship with the Food Standards Agency

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC

    2021 to 2022