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Ministers' speeches
Speeches by current Defra ministers:
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – The Rt Hon Hilary Benn
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary – Huw Irranca-Davies MP
- Minister of State – Jim Fitzpatrick MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord (Bryan) Davies of Oldham
See also – speeches by former ministers:
We retain speeches from the current and previous year. Earlier ministers' speeches are available on the National Archive website.
Speeches by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
2009
- 10 November 2009
Speech at the Environment Agency conference 2009 - 4 November 2009
Speech at the WRAP conference on Resource Efficiency - 3 November 2009
Speech at the Chatham House conference on Food Security 2009 - Use of Resouces - 26 October 2009
Speech at the 10th Darwin Initiative Lecture - On the destination of species - 13 October 2009
Speech at the Waste Summit: ‘Towards a world without waste’ - 16 September 2009
Speech at the Common Fisheries Policy breakfast event: ‘Achieving sustainable fisheries’ - 9 June 2009
Speech at the Futuresource conference at the Excel Centre in London - 14 May 2009
Speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington - 7 May 2009
Speech at the South Downs National Park – stakeholder event at Petworth House - 21 April 2009
Speech by Hilary Benn at the launch of the Flood and Water Management Bill and the Flood Forecasting Centre - 11 March 2009
Speech at the Agra Europe Conference: ‘Assessing the future for European agriculture in a global market’ - 16 February 2009
Speech at the NFU Conference 2009: ‘The New Agenda for Farming' - 5 February 2009
Speech at the Commission for Rural Communities summit on Releasing the innovative potential of rural economies – “Why the rural economy matters” - 21 January 2009
Speech at the RSC and IChemE event, launching the report: ‘The vital ingredient: chemical science and engineering for sustainable food’ - 6 January 2009
Speech to the Oxford Farming conference – "Challenges and Opportunities: Farming for the Future"
2008
- 10 December 2008
Bread and Roses: the Politics of Food – A Fabian Society Lecture - 27 November 2008
Speech at Wildlife Trusts AGM - 24 November 2008
Speech at Environment Agency annual conference: ‘Creating the climate for change’ Ministerial address - 10 November 2008
Speech at Renmin University, China - 22 October 2008
Speech at the launch of the UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative. - 6 October 2009
Speech at the Chatham House Conference “Food Security in the 21st Century”. - 1 October 2008
Remarks in response to a lecture by Connie Hedegaard, Danish Minister for Climate and Energy, London School of Economics. - 17 September 2008
Speech at the Association of National Park Authorities Conference, Lake Windermere: "Why our national parks matter" - 21 July 2008
Speech at the Barnes Wetlands Centre: Why the Natural Environment Matters
- 16 July 2008
Speech at the Guardian Climate Change Summit – ‘Fighting climate change fatigue: how to keep stakeholders engaged’ - 1 July 2008
Speech at the Financial Times Conference: Climate Change and the Banking Sector – ‘Banking our environmental capital’ - 16 June 2008
Keynote speech at the Chatham House Conference on Climate Change, "A New Global Climate Deal?”, London - 13 May 2008
Speech at the US Capitol, Washington DC, USA: Building Low Carbon Prosperity: Changing the Political Climate - 29 April 2008
Speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research conference on climate change and forced migration, London - 24 April 2008
Speech at the Environmental Industries Commission, "Climate Change Bill – Implications for Business", London
Speech to the Institute of Development Studies, "Climate Change – poverty's new ally", Sussex University
- 2 April 2008
Speech at the Lord Mayor's Lecture – "Bring Climate Change Home", London - 6 March 2008
Speech to the Sustainable Development UK Conference 2008
- 18 February 2008
Speech to the National Farmers' Union Centenary Conference, London - 3 January 2008
Speech to the Oxford Farming Conference 2008, Oxford
Speeches by the Minister for the Natural and Marine Environment, Wildlife and Rural Affairs
Huw Irranca-Davies MP
- 4 November 2009
Speech at the 2 day Inter-RAC (Regional Advisory Committees) Conference, Edinburgh. Achieving sustainable fisheries - 2 November 2009
Speech by Huw Irranca-Davies MP at the Association of Navigation Authorities (AINA) Conference on Volunteering - 21 October 2009
Speech at Communicate conference - 14 October 2009
Speech at Waterwise Reception, House of Commons - 13 October 2009
Speech at Kew Gardens: A celebration of Kew’s 250th Anniversary - 8 October 2009
Speech at the CFP Reform Conference, Aalborg Denmark: 'Drivers for Sustainable Fisheries' - 25 September 2009
Speech at the Association of National Park Authorities Conference Llandudno - 22 September 2009
Speech at the Grange City Hotel in London for ‘The Annual Remediation Innovation Awards 2009’ at the Contaminated Land and Brownfield Remediation Awards Ceremony - 7 September 2009
Speech at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust venue at Barnes (West London) for the Association of Rivers Trust - 29 July 2009
Speech at the Dales Countryside Museum: Launch of the Mosaic 3 project - 20 July 2009
Speech at New Scotland Yard, London. Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) - 14 July 2009
Speech at the Royal Geographic Centre, London. Water Conference - 6 July 2009
Speech at WCMC International Expert Workshop on the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators and Post-2010 Indicator Development - 4 June 2009
Speech by Huw Irranca-Davies at the UKOTCF Conference on Biodiversity in the UK's OTs: Making the Right Connections - 7 May 2009
Speech by Huw Irranca-Davies MP at the South Downs National Park Stakeholder Meeting Petworth House, West Sussex - 28 April 2009
Speech at the ABI Floods Bill Event - 31 March 2009
Speech at the Institution of Civil Engineers - 28 January 2009
Speech at the Govnet Civil Contingencies 2009 Conference, London - 19 January 2009
Speech at the Chatham House Illegal Logging Stakeholder event, London - 1 December 2008
Speech at the launch of the Secretary of State Reports on Disability Equality - 24 November 2008
Speech at Policy discussion on African fisheries, aquaculture development, and food security, London - 13 November 2008
Speech at the 9th Darwin Initiative Lecture - 12 November 2008
Speech at the Natural England Parliamentary reception - 6 November 2008
Speech at the House of Commons Reception for 40th anniversary of Transport Act
Speech at the Exmoor and Dartmoor National Parks and Hill Farming in the Uplands Parliamentary Reception - 29 October 2008
Speech to the North Sea Regional Advisory Council General Assembly - 8 October 2008
Speech at the Joint Local Government Information Unit/Local Government Association event: Draft Marine Bill – implications for local Government - 8 October 2008
Speech at the British Waterways Annual General Meeting
Speeches by the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment
Jim Fitzpatrick MP
- 10 November 2009
Speech at the Landex Conference in London - 9 November 2009
Speech at the Egg and Poultry Industry Council Conference - 17 September 2009
Speech at the Clearer Future Conference, Sheffield on Air Quality - 26 June 2009
Speech at the World Union of Wholesale Markets Conference – The Importance of Retail Markets Today
Speeches by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord (Bryan) Davies of Oldham
- 19 November 2009
Speech at the Tenant Farmers Association Conference, Chatsworth House
Speech at the Heineken Biomass Launch
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