Transparency data: Defra: prompt payment data April 2015 to September 2025

How long Defra takes to pay invoices.




Policy paper: Government response to the OEP review: Local Nature Recovery Strategies and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England

The government’s response to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) review of Local Nature Recovery Strategies and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England.




Independent report: Opinion on carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs and alternative methods

Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) opinion on the welfare impacts on pigs of high concentration CO2 gas stunning and of potential alternative stunning methods.




Accredited official statistics: Latest cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics

Monthly UK statistics on cattle, sheep and pig slaughter and meat production.




Accredited official statistics: Historical statistics notices on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the UK, 2025

Previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publication on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the UK.