Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Food and Animal Welfare

Organisations: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• animal welfare
• climate change adaptation
• EU exit readiness oversight
• food chain - with the lead for Food and Drink Industrial Strategy
• forestry
• better regulation

Previous holders of this role

1. David Rutley

   2018 to 2019

Announcements

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• Forestry Minister: We are committed to future of our woodlands
  • 19 July 2019
  • Speech
• Gove delivers new bill to punish animal abusers
  • 26 June 2019
  • Press release
• Whisky and salmon boost Scottish exports to record £1.4 billion
  • 24 June 2019
  • Press release
• Gove delivers ‘Lucy’s Law’ to protect puppies and kittens
  • 13 May 2019
  • Press release
• Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 FOI2019/06768
  • 10 May 2019
  • Foi release
• Gove delivers legislation to ban wild animals in circuses
  • 01 May 2019
  • Press release
• Three new appointments to Forestry Commission
  • 01 April 2019
  • News story
• New guidance on the movement of horses and other equines in a no deal scenario
  • 21 February 2019
  • Press release
• Government urges businesses to prepare for changes to animal imports and exports in a no-deal Brexit
  • 20 February 2019
  • Press release
• Animal welfare in slaughterhouses
  • 18 February 2019
  • Foi release

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