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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
Contractors working for Defra
Number of contractors working for Defra on various day rates from 2006 to 2007 through to 2013 to 2014.
Meetings with National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations
Meetings between Richard Beynon and National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) to discuss Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).
Meetings with the Seafish Industry Authority
Meetings between Richard Beynon and the Seafish Industry Authority to discuss Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).
National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations meeting notes
Notes of meetings between Richard Beynon and National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations to discuss Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).
Number of applications for the flood scheme
Number of applications received since the launch of the flood scheme.
Powers of entry available to Defra
Powers of entry available to and used by Defra.
Seafish Industry Authority meeting notes
Notes of meetings between Richard Beynon and the Seafish Industry Authority to discuss Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).
e-petitions rejected by Defra
Number of e-petitions rejected by Defra since the government's e-petitions website was established.
Application for Walpole Bay to be dedesignated as a bathing water
Thanet District Council's application for Walpole Bay to be dedesignated as a bathing water.
Date Independent Expert Panel (IEP) report was received by Defra
Date when the IEP report on the badger cull was received by Defra.
Humaneness in both areas of the pilot badger culls
Humaneness in both areas of the pilot badger culls.
Humaneness monitoring
Humaneness monitoring of the pilot culls.
News aggregation services spend in Defra 2011 to 2014
News aggregation services spend by Defra from 2011 to 2014.
Occasions of non compliance
Number of occasions of non compliance disclosed to Defra by businesses applying for public sector contracts.
Pigmeat Supply Chain Task Force
Information about the Pigmeat Supply Chain Task force and its subgroups, specifically copies of minutes of meetings and correspondence.
Pilot badger cull cages
Pilot badger cull cage numbers and costs.
Request for the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) report
Request for the IEP report.
RMP 5134 - Research and Analytical Services Framework
Whether RMP 5134 - Research and Analytical Services Framework will be extended for another year.
Start and end dates of various frameworks and contracts
Start and end dates and value of various frameworks and contracts.
Gassing badgers
Whether the 1982 Porton Down badger gas experiments have been used in any recent desk assessments on the humaneness of badger gassing.
Licence issued to Peter Jolly's circus for 2014
Licence issued on 20 March 2014 to Peter Jolly's circus to operate using wild animals.
Notes of Independent Expert Panel (IEP) meeting 9 November 2013
Request for a copy of the notes taken by Defra during the IEP meeting on 9 November 2013.
Results from badgers tested during the cull
Results from the badgers Defra tested during the pilot badger culls.
Survey on producer organisations and co-operatives
Results of survey on producer organisations and co-operatives.
When Defra received the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) report
On what date did Defra first receive the IEP report on the pilot trials of controlled shooting of badgers.
Badgers removed from land containing livestock
Badgers removed from land containing livestock
Broads Authority appointments
Secretary of State appointments to the Broads Authority
Carcase disposal during pilot badger cull
Carcase disposal during pilot badger cull
Culled badgers subjected to port mortem
Culled badgers subjected to port mortem
Defra analysis of badger culling in Ireland
Defra analysis of the badger control policy in Ireland
Purchase of cars, hire cars and number plates
Purchase of cars, hire cars and number plates
Request for Independent Expert Panel report
Request for Independent Expert Panel report
Spend on alcohol over the last 5 years
Total amount purchased on alcoholic drinks in each of the past 5 years by Defra.
Badger cull - earliest incident where death was not instantaneous
Date when Independent Expert Panel (IEP) and the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) were informed about non-instantaneous deaths.
Badger vaccination modelling
Modelling the impact of badger vaccination.
Independent Expert Panel (IEP) on badger culling meeting notes
IEP meeting notes.
Number of badgers Defra targeted to kill in the 2 pilot culls
Number of badgers Defra targeted to kill in the 2 pilot culls in West Somerset and Gloucestershire.
Number of badgers killed with TB
Number of badgers killed with TB.
Numbers of badgers killed on dairy farms
Numbers of badgers killed on dairy farms.
Questions and answers on Bovine TB and the pilot culls
Questions and answers on Bovine TB and the pilot culls.
Grants to developers of canal marinas in Cheshire 2005 to 2013
Grants paid by Defra to developers of canal marinas between 2005 and 2013 in Cheshire and the surrounding area.
Licence renewal application from Peter Jolly's Circus for 2014
Application from Peter Jolly's Circus for 2014 licence under the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012.
Assessment of Noah's Ark Zoo farm elephant enclosure
Assessment of Noah's Ark Zoo farm elephant enclosure
Department spend on alcoholic drinks
Department spend on alcoholic drinks
Ecosystems services approach and governance structures
Ecosystems services approach and governance structures
Access to airport and station lounges
Access to airport and station lounges since 2010 and cost to department
Allocation of resources within Defra
Allocation of resources within Defra
Full time, part time and flexible staff working in the Department
Full time, part time and flexible staff working in the Department
Recruitment agencies used by the Department
Recruitment agencies used by the Department
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%