Senior civil servants in Defra FOI2020/00976
Roles and pay of senior civil servants in Defra.
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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
Sexual assault, bullying and harassment FOI2018/20746
Sexual assault, bullying and harassment.
Sick leave FOI2020/01081
Sick absence in Defra in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
TSE infectivity of blood and blood products: Pages 1 to 35 of file 65397264 FOI2019/13474
TSE infectivity of blood and blood products: Pages 1 to 35 of file 65397264
Domestic flights FOI2020/03146
Domestic flights.
FOI 19495 Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deals
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deals.
International and internal flights FOI2020/01080
International and internal flights.
Ministerial vehicles allocated to Defra FOI2019/19628
Ministerial vehicles.
Senior Civil Servants: FOI2019/20678
Senior Civil Service (SCS) staff.
TB Strategy Review - FOI 27565
TB Strategy Review
Air miles
Air miles accumulated and offset.
FOI 18057 ICT contracts
ICT contracts.
FOI 18258 Data storage
Data storage.
FOI 18749 Sick leave
Sick leave.
FOI 18750 Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA)
Defra's Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).
FOI 18884 Finance staff
Finance staff.
FOI 19496 Second property expenses
Lodging allowance in 2018/19.
Defra staff race and ethnicity
Defra staff race and ethnicity.
Number of devices reported lost, missing or stolen in Defra
Number of devices reported lost, missing or stolen in Defra.
Sick days taken for mental health
Staff sick days taken for mental health.
Software systems Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Software systems for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Software systems Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
Software systems for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
Pest controllers and costs to Defra since April 2013
Pest controllers and costs to Defra since April 2013.
Off-payroll working reforms FOI2019/12191
Off-payroll working reforms: contractors outside IR35.
Bats in tunnels at Rhydymwyn FOI2019/10351
Tunnels at the Rhydymwyn Ministry of Defence (MOD) site.
Hosting contracts - Rural Payments Agency FOI2019/09689
Hosting contracts - Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
Marine Budgets FOI2019/09918
Marine Budgets.
Employee attendance policy FOI2019/08504
Attendance management policy and probation policy.
Number of disabled staff FOI2019/07978
Number of disabled staff employed between 2015 and 2019.
Staff mental health FOI2019/07982
Staff mental health absences.
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 FOI2019/06768
Total cost of administering the register of exempt dogs under section one of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 broken down by year for the last three financial years.
Telephony and communications FOI2019/06672
Telephony and communications in the Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Rural Payments Agency.
Food waste in 2016, 2017 and 2018 FOI2019/03283
The total weight of food waste disposed of by Defra and its contractors in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Brexit staff redeployments
Brexit staff redeployments.
Defra forestry staff
Staff numbers in the Defra forestry team.
Fisheries White Paper responses
Responses to the Fisheries White Paper consultation.
Huawei equipment usage in Defra FOI2019/02941
How many of each of the different Huawei WIFI devices Defra uses.
Sexual harassment Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Sexual harassment Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
Southampton City Council Local Air Quality Management (LAQM)
Southampton City Council’s delayed Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) Annual Status Report (ASR) 2018.
Staff and spend preparations for leaving the EU
Staff and spend preparations for leaving the EU.
Website petitions
Defra responses to Parliament website petitions.
First draft of the Agroforestry Review
First draft of the Agroforestry Review.
Budget preparation for Britain's exit from the European Union
Budget preparation for Britain's exit from the European Union for each of the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, including a 'No Deal' scenario.
Extra full-time equivalent staff to work on Brexit
Extra full-time equivalent staff to work on Brexit.
Mobile phone contracts
Mobile phone contracts in the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Rejected recycling
Contamination of recycling by food or general waste.
Information on bTB (Kimblewick Hunt)
Scientific evidence on bTB, the badger cull and hunts.
Landfill following public health incidents
Items disposed of in landfill as a result of public health incidents.
Noise Important Area ID-7877
Calculation method for computer modelling techniques used to identify Noise Important Area (NIA) ID-7877.
Use of agencies
Use of agencies.
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%