National policies, strategies & work programmes

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The current Government Departments & Ministerial Teams as at 26/07/2024 are:

Department for Transport (DfT)

 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)

  • Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Steve Reed OBE MP
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) - Mary Creagh CBE MP .  The role includes planning and land use framework; domestic biodiversity; environmental targets and EIP and lead for Office for Environmental Protection

 Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (This is a new organisation. It was previously called the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.)

 The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was replaced by: