The Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries is a mid-level position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government. It is currently held by Mark Spencer, who took office on 7 September 2022.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include: *Overall lead Minister for the agri-food chain, and lead Minister for the Union and Levelling Up relating to Defra issues *Lead for Rural Payments Agency, Animal Health Development Board, Fera, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine Management Organisation and relationship with the Food Standards Agency *Fisheries *Farming *Food *Trade *Pesticides

Ministers for Agriculture and Food

References

{{Defra (United Kingdom) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom