Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation)

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• science and innovation, including gene editing and agri-food innovation
• Defra delivery of Net Zero
• delivery of climate change adaptation across government
• environmental management and regulation (chemicals, waste, air quality)
• commercial projects
• ministerial lead for COVID-19 relating to Defra issues
• Commons Minister for animal welfare, including animal welfare legislation

Previous holders of this role

1. Jo Churchill

   2021 to 2022

Announcements

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• Genetic Technology Bill: enabling innovation to boost food security
  • 25 May 2022
  • Press release
• Appointments to the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee
  • 29 April 2022
  • News story
• Minister Churchill delivers speech at Agri-Tech and Environmental Sustainability Conference 2022
  • 21 April 2022
  • Speech
• Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping
  • 11 April 2022
  • Press release
• Public dialogue to help develop the third National Adaptation Programme
  • 29 March 2022
  • News story
• Consultations launched on measures to help local authorities tackle air pollution
  • 28 March 2022
  • Press release
• £11.6m boost for local authorities to tackle air pollution
  • 09 March 2022
  • Press release
• Churchill champions agri-food innovation in Dubai
  • 01 March 2022
  • Press release
• New powers granted to research gene editing in plants
  • 20 January 2022
  • News story
• Government publishes UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment
  • 17 January 2022
  • News story

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