Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for International Development

Responsibilities

• climate and environment
• Caribbean and Overseas Territories
• procurement and supplier engagement
• (Defra responsibilities include: animal welfare, marine, biodiversity and environment, domestic forestry, international forestry, COP26)

*The Joint Ministerial lead with FCO is applicable by geographic area only.

Previous holders of this role

1. Lord Goldsmith

   2019 to 2019

Announcements

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• Biggest ever nationwide initiative to restore nature in England set for launch
  • 05 November 2020
  • Press release
• Global Ocean Alliance: 30 countries are now calling for greater ocean protection
  • 03 October 2020
  • Press release
• Building back a green and resilient recovery
  • 08 July 2020
  • Speech
• Funding boost to crack down on the Illegal Wildlife Trade
  • 22 May 2020
  • Press release
• UK government announces flight for British travellers stranded in Fiji
  • 23 April 2020
  • Press release
• Threatened species receive game-changing funding boost
  • 12 October 2019
  • Press release
• New measures protect animal welfare and increase woodland cover
  • 01 October 2019
  • Press release
• UK creates global alliance to help protect the world’s ocean
  • 24 September 2019
  • Press release
• Young leaders around the world to join the fight against plastic pollution
  • 07 September 2019
  • Press release
• Natasha's legacy becomes law
  • 05 September 2019
  • Press release

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