Cattle compensation payments
Details of cattle compensation totals paid for the last 10 years.
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
Communications with the Agricultural Biotechnology Council (ABC)
Communications and meetings with the Agricultural Biotechnology Council (ABC) and its member companies since 15 July 2014.
Dates that cage traps were loaned to the NFU from 2012 to 2014
Dates that cage traps were loaned to the NFU in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Land covered by the badger cull
How much land was covered by the cull companies in each of the pilot areas and whether they covered the required 70%.
Meetings between Owen Paterson MP and Liz Truss MP
Communications and meetings between Owen Paterson MP and Liz Truss MP between 1 January 2013 and 15 July 2014.
Meetings with North West Energy Task Force
Meetings with North West Energy Task Force.
Employment of those having a disablity or learning difficulties
Disabled job applicants and employment of those with learning difficulties.
Neonicotinoid field trials communications
Communications with Bayer, Syngenta and Rothamstead research in relation to neonicotinoids field trials.
Staff absences and workplace adjustments
Staff absences and workplace adjustments.
Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Expenditure 2009 to 2014
Defra's expenditure with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and its subsidiaries 2009 to 2014.
Expenditure on taxis and hotels 2012 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014
Expenditure on taxis and hotels for financial years 2012 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014.
Staff on secondment from the "big 4" accountancy firms
Staff on secondment from the "big 4" accountancy firms for the current year to date, and each of the 3 years before.
UK farms and trading activity
Number of farms and their type of trading activity in each postcode area of the UK.
Numbers of animals exported for slaughter and slaughtered in UK
Data on live animals exported for slaughter and animals slaughtered in the UK without stunning by Halal or Kosher method.
Applications under the Rural Community Broadband Fund (RCBF)
2 requests for information about applications made into the RCBF.
Toilets in Defra's offices
Number of toilets in Defra's offices.
Issuance of contracts in 2010 and 2013
The issuance of contracts by Defra in 2010 and 2013.
New family test for impact assessments (IAs)
New family test for IAs.
Salaries over £100,000 at the UK Co-ordinating Body 2013 to 2014
Remuneration of more than £100,000 in the financial year 2013 to 2014 at the UK Co-ordinating Body.
Start and end dates of 2 frameworks or contracts
Information about the start and end dates, including values, of various frameworks and contracts.
Exclusion of Band H properties from Flood Re scheme
Supporting analysis or evidence for the exclusion of Band H properties from Flood Re scheme.
Credit card spend 2011 to 2014
Government Procurement Card spend 2011 to 2014.
Grant funding awarded to Hillier for construction of a reservoir
Whether grant funding was offered to Hillier for their reservoir including the value of the award and the terms.
Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) Project Preparatory Works Notice
TTT Project Preparatory Works Notice.
Hen Harrier sub group of the Uplands Stakeholder Forum
Communications between Defra and the Hen Harrier sub group concerning hen harriers and grouse shooting.
Self generated renewables
Information requested on Defra's self generated renewables.
Air pollution forecast data for Brecon Beacons 8 to 14 July 2013
Forecast and measurement data for levels of ozone in the Brecon Beacons (and surrounding regions) for the period 8 to 14 July 2013.
Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Regulation 5
Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Regulation 5.
Staff employed signed up to charity giving
Staff employed in Defra who have signed up to charity giving.
Unauthorised removal of items over £50 from 2011 to 2014
Items with a value of over £50 taken without authorisation from Defra in the financial years 2011 to 2014.
EC Habitats Directive and atlantic salmon
EC Habitats Directive and atlantic salmon.
Renegotiation of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts
Local Partnerships (LP) work with Defra to renegotiate the PFI contracts.
Cost of proposals to extend the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Cost of proposals to extend the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
£270 million additional floods funding
Clarity on where the additional £270 million for floods funding had been found from within Defra's budget.
Emergency application to use a neonicotinoid insecticide
Emergency authorisation for use of a neonicotinoid insecticide on oilseed rape, relating to the period up to 26 June 2014.
Emergency application to use a neonicotinoid insecticide addendum
Emergency authorisation for use of a neonicotinoid insecticide on oilseed rape: addendum covering the period 27 June 2014 to 7 July 2014.
Letter from Richard Benyon MP to water and sewerage companies
Letter from Richard Benyon MP to water and sewerage companies.
Pay and terms and conditions of full time equivalent employees
Pay and terms and conditions of Defra full time equivalent employees.
Salaries over £100,000 in the financial year 2013 to 2014
Salaries over £100,000, as well as details of expenses for all those earning over £150,000 for the financial year 2013 to 2014.
Senior Information Risk Owner in Defra
Who holds the role of Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) in Defra.
Social media costs in Defra
The costs of monitoring or updating social media.
British Horse Society ragwort survey
The British Horse Society online ragwort survey.
Meetings of National Common Land Stakeholder Group 2013 and 2014
Agendas and notes of meetings of the National Common Land Stakeholder Group in 2013 and 2014.
Risk to humans from ragwort poisoning
Assertion that "Humans may be at risk from ragwort poisoning through direct contact (e.g. hand pulling)...".
Black, asian and minority ethnic diversity in the civil service
Black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) diversity in the civil service.
Inspection reports for 2 named circuses since October 2013
Inspection reports for Peter Jolly's Circus and Circus Mondao since October 2013.
Correspondence discussing beavers in British waterways
Correspondence which discusses beavers in British waterways.
Internal and external communications about beavers in England
Beavers in England: Notes of any internal meetings or correspondence, or communications between Defra and named organisations.
Recruitment of full time senior civil servants into Defra
Recruitment of full time senior civil servants into Defra.
Methodology for reporting waste recycling
Methodology for reporting waste recycling.
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%