Blog Defra in the media

In today's blog we look at coverage of the announcement of a £14 million fund to help zoos cover costs relating to animal keeping.

On Wednesday 29 April the Environmental Audit Committee wrote to the government  to highlight concerns recently raised in a National Audit Office report looking at the additional pressures that climate change and population growth are likely to place on our public water supply.

There has been coverage in the Financial Times this morning of the recruitment push needed to enlist the tens of thousands of workers necessary to bring this year’s harvest home.

In today's blog, we look at claims from insect charity Buglife about the potential threat of the invasive New Guinea flatworm entering the country in the soil of potted plant imports.

Last week, the Government announced a new £10 million financial support scheme for England’s fishing and aquaculture sectors.

The government will temporarily relax competition rules to allow the dairy industry to work together more during the coronavirus response.