DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

That this House notes that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has failed to reject the findings of a report authored by Dr Alan Dangour and Dr Sharon Friel which states that UK meat consumption should be reduced by up to a third in order to prevent climate change; believes that if this were to happen it would have a devastating effect on British farming; further believes that it is the responsibility of DEFRA to promote and defend British farming interests; has lost confidence in the ability of the Department to serve British agriculture effectively; and calls on the Government to create a cabinet level department separate from the Environment with a Secretary of State whose role will be to defend British agriculture.