Communications with the Science Media Centre since 1 January 2014
Contacts between Defra and the Science Media Centre (SMC) since 1 January 2014 on GMOs and the agri-tech strategy.
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GOV.UK Published FOI Responses
12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
Defra sports day
Information about the last Defra sports day.
Fixed telephony, broadband and wide area network (WAN)
Fixed telephony, broadband and WAN services.
Monk parakeets
Monk parakeets.
Planning and technology correspondence with Norfolk County Council
Planning and technology correspondence with Norfolk County Council.
Noise from Pubs and Clubs (Phase II) Final Report May 2006
Noise from Pubs and Clubs (Phase II) Final Report May 2006.
Costs of consultancy for financial year 2013 to 2014
Spend on consultancy costs by Defra for the financial year 2013 to 2014.
Payments to recycling companies and individuals
Documentation relating to payments to recycling companies and individuals.
Teleconferences and web meetings
Information about teleconferences and web meetings.
Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) economic impact assessment process
2 questions on the methodology used to assess the economic impacts on commercial fisheries of MCZs.
Correspondence regarding reduction of campylobacter in chicken
Access to correspondence and meetings between Defra and the food industry about the reduction of campylobacter in chicken.
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000: caves
Right of access to caves, potholes and other natural underground voids.
Proposed changes to the T17 waste exemption
Waste exemption known as T17 allowing the crushing of waste fluorescent tubes.
Junk mail, bank statements and patio heaters
Information on junk mail, bank statements and patio heaters.
Use of shotguns during badger culling
Use of shotguns in badger culls.
Inspections of circuses using wild animals
Information about the inspections of those travelling circuses that are still using wild animal acts.
Contacts with the biotech industry on EU cultivation proposals
Communications with the GM industry since 15 April 2014 on the EU Commission's GM cultivation proposals.
Independent Expert Panel (IEP) recommendations
Recommendations of the IEP report, including the clarification Defra provided to the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
Defra spend on stationery
Defra spend on stationery for years 2012/13 and 2013/14.
Time scales for completion of work on AMP4 sites in Anglian water
Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) time scales of work on certain AMP4 sites in Anglian Water between 2005 and 2010.
Certification of disposal specifications
Certification of disposal specifications in Defra.
Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for harbour porpoise
Information in response to questions raised by the Planning Inspectorate regarding the proposed development in Swansea Bay.
2014 badger cull control policy
Consultations with the British Veterinary Association (BVA) about various topics relating to Defra's 2014 badger cull control policy.
Cage traps used for badger culls
During the pilot cull who were the cages purchased by.
Guidance to Natural England on badger control
Advice to Natural England on badger control from Defra.
Landfill bins with lids
Landfill bins with lids.
Review of controlled shooting
Advice provided as part of Defra's review of controlled shooting.
Secondees from accountancy firms
Secondees from accountancy firms to Defra in 2013 and the first 6 months of 2014.
Budget and Forecast table for the Resource (Waste) Programme
Defra Budget and Forecast table for the Resource (Waste) Programme.
Impacts of energy infrastructure on the environment and economy
Internal study and external report on the impacts of energy infrastructure on the environment and economy.
Meetings with HRH Prince Charles on GMOs between 2008 and 2014
Meetings and correspondence between HRH Prince Charles and Defra on GM crops between 2008 and 2014.
Badger gassing research
Details of practical testing into badger gassing undertaken by Defra prior to the pilot badger culls.
Culled badger post mortems
Information about post mortems during the pilot badger culls.
Research into alternative methods of badger control
More information on the further research planned into the use of carbon monoxide as a potential sett based means of humane culling.
Social media analysis on TB policies 1 March to 31 May 2014
Analysis and monitoring of social media in relation to TB policies from 1 March to 31 May 2014.
UK submissions to the 'Briels' case
UK oral and written submissions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case C521/12 (Briels).
Reports and recordings from the pilot badger culls
Information about daily reports and thermal imaging recordings from the pilot badger culls.
Costs of travel for special advisers from 2011 to 2014
Travel and subsistence for special advisers from 2011 to 2014.
External legal advice in 2012
Information about external legal advice Defra sought in 2012.
Details of ICT structure and suppliers
Details of ICT structure and suppliers
EC beef and sheep inspection of carcass classification report
Inspection report of visit by the European Commission's Community Inspection Committee (CIC) on beef and sheep carcass classification and price reporting
Minutes from Pollinator advisory group meetings
Minutes from the Pollinator Expert Advisory Group meetings
Details of meetings held on Ragwort in 2014
Details of meetings held on Ragwort in 2014
Habitat regulation assessments for MCZs
Habitat Regulation Assessments for Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs)
IT storage systems costs
IT storage systems costs
Security hacking incidents
Security hacking incidents
Cost of external legal advice
Cost of external legal advice
British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) meetings
Meetings and correspondence between the BASC and minister Owen Paterson between 1 January 2013 and 17 June 2014.
Funding of wildlife culls by Defra follow up
How much Defra has spent funding wildlife culls in the UK in the 5 years to April 2014.
Gassing trials
Information about badger gassing trials.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 194 |
| 2014 | 456 |
| 2015 | 128 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Top publishers
FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
Best on-time rates
Debt Management Office
100.0%
Serious Fraud Office
100.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
99.0%
Wales Office
96.8%
Charity Commission
96.6%
Lowest on-time rates
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
50.0%
Health and Safety Executive
63.0%
Department for Business and Trade
67.0%
Cabinet Office
69.9%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
73.6%