Christmas spend for each of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014
Christmas spend for each of the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Source · Transparency & FOI
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
EuropaBio event and Bayer meeting in January 2014
Details of the EuropaBio event and meeting with Bayer CropSciences attended by the Defra Chief Scientist Ian Boyd in January 2014.
Grant schemes - Repair and Renew Grant and Farming Recovery Fund
Government grant schemes to assist those affected by flooding between 1 December 2013 and 31 March 2014.
Maintenance costs for the 3 financial years 2012 to 2015
Spend on maintenance, repair and improvement for financial years 2012 to 2013, 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015.
Agricultural minimum wage cases 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2014
Agricultural minimum wage cases 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2014.
Badger cull legal costs
External legal costs associated with the badger culls.
Contacts with Oxitec Ltd since 1 January 2013
All communications with Oxitec Ltd since 1 January 2013.
Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) files regarding 3 prosecutions
DWI enforcement and prosecution case files relating to 3 prosecutions of a water company.
Fibre GarDen's application for funding
Fibre GarDen's application for funding from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).
Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE)
Noise policy for England.
No net loss of biodiversity
European Commission consultation on no net loss of biodiversity.
Organisational structure of Defra and details of staff
How Defra is structured and details of staff members.
Spend on social media in financial years from 2012 to 2015
Spend on social media by Defra between the financial years 2012 to 2013 and 2014 to 2015.
Correspondence between Caroline Spelman and Lord Browne
Correspondence between Caroline Spelman MP and Lord Browne of Madingley.
Detailed structures of procurement and finance functions
Detailed structures of the procurement and purchasing, contract management and finance functions.
Number and volume of waste water discharges from Whitburn
Reports giving the number and volume of waste water discharges from Whitburn.
Staffing in the Sustainable Procurement Policy Unit
Staffing in the Sustainable Procurement Policy Unit and Government Buying Standards Team.
Walsworth Common playground
Commons Act 2006 - Walsworth Common playground.
Information on badger culls of 2013 and 2014
Information about the badger culls of 2013 and 2014.
Isles of Scilly and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Isles of Scilly and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provision
Oracle E-Business Suite and ERP provision at Defra.
UK imports of marine and other fish
Total number of UK imports of marine and some other species of fish per exporting country.
Breaches of the civil service code
Breaches of the civil service code.
Correspondence with the NFU on the National Pollinator Strategy
Correspondence between the NFU and Defra on the National Pollinator Strategy.
EU funding for UK bees and beekeeping
EU funding for UK bees and beekeeping in 2012 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014.
Use of Chembio Inc. Dual Path Platform VetB test on badgers
Use of the Chembio Inc. Dual Path Platform VetB (DPP) test on badgers (Meles meles).
Consultation responses on the National Pollinator Strategy
Consultation responses on the National Pollinator Strategy.
Research misconduct allegations against staff
Research misconduct allegations made against staff in core Defra.
Spend with iTunes and Android
Spend in the iTunes and Android stores by Defra.
Communications and meetings with EuropaBio since 15 July 2014
Communications and meetings between EuropaBio and Defra since 15 July 2014.
Meetings with the oxo-biodegradable industry
Meetings between the oxo-biodegradable industry and Defra regarding the carrier bag charge.
Town and village green applications
Numbers of applications submitted to registration authorities in Yorkshire to register land as a town and village green.
External or third party hosting
External or third party hosting.
Government buying standards
Information on government buying standards.
Number of PCs and operating systems
Number of PCs and operating systems in Defra.
Payments to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA)
Payments made to the BBKA in financial years 2012 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014.
Siltation of mussels in Norfolk 1 January 2011 to date
Reports in to the siltation of mussels in Norfolk from 1 January 2011 to date.
UK energy from waste facilities
A list of UK energy from waste facilities with their R1 scoring under the Waste Framework Directive.
Video conferencing at Defra
Video conferencing at Defra.
Visits to GOV.UK
Visits to GOV.UK (traffic to the homepages on GOV.UK).
Secondments to private sector firms
Secondments to private sector firms in each of the last 5 financial years to November 2014.
Maternity and paternity pay
Maternity and paternity pay.
Fishing quota distribution
Fishing quota distribution.
Contract with Local Partnerships (LP)
Renegotiation of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract with Local Partnerships.
Great Asby Broadband Community Interest Company
Final offer letter issued to Great Asby Broadband Community Interest Company in relation to application for RDPE grant funding.
Correspondence between ministers and Elizabeth Truss MP
Correspondence between Defra ministers and The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP.
Provision of cage traps for the 2014 badger cull
Provision of cage traps for the 2014 badger cull.
Total cost of replacing Owen Paterson MP with Elizabeth Truss MP
Total cost of replacing The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP with The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP as Environment Food and Rural Affairs Secretary.
Badger cull Best Practice Guidance and Training
Organisations consulted when revising the Defra Best Practice Guidance and Training.
Badger cull licences for 2014
The start and end dates of badger cull licences in 2014.
Responses by year
Read the chart values
| 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%