Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs

EDM number 319 in 2009-10, proposed by Sammy Wilson on 02/12/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Agriculture and environment and Food.

That this House notes that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has failed to reject the findings of a report authored by Dr Alan Dangour and Dr Sharon Friel which states that UK meat consumption should be reduced by up to a third in order to prevent climate change; believes that if this were to happen it would have a devastating effect on British farming; further believes that it is the responsibility of DEFRA to promote and defend British farming interests; has lost confidence in the ability of the Department to serve British agriculture effectively; and calls on the Government to create a cabinet level department separate from the Environment with a Secretary of State whose role will be to defend British agriculture.

This motion has been signed by a total of 6 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.