Defra’s economists, statisticians and social and operational researchers work as an integral part of the policy process to answer some of the key questions facing our society: How should we prepare for climate change? How can we safeguard environmental resources for future generations whilst still meeting the needs of today? How can we adequately value the goods and services provided by the natural environment in decision making?

The Defra Evidence and Analysis Series brings the department’s research and evidence base to a wider audience, creating the basis for discussion with the academic, business and policy-making community.

Older Evidence and Analysis Series information can be found on the National Archives website.

Each report explains the work done by the Environment Agency. They include:

• expenditure and cash flow
• operations and projects
• progress towards the Environment Agency’s corporate objectives
• sustainability performance

Before you fill in these forms read the guidance on transporting assistance dogs by sea to check if you must carry assistance dogs with their owners.

If you want to agree an MOU for a new route, fill in both forms and send them to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

If you want to change an existing MOU, fill in the addendum to the MOU (PT41) and send it to APHA.

APHA will confirm the MOU in writing and add your route to the list of carriers registered to transport assistance dogs.

This monthly statistics notice includes information on the volume of milk used by dairies in the United Kingdom in the production of drinking milk and milk products. This gives UK milk availability and disposals and the production of liquid drinking milk and milk products such as cheese, butter and milk powders.

If you require datasets in another format such as Excel, please get in touch, contact details are given below.

Next update: see the statistics release calendar

This monthly publication includes the number of chicks placed and eggs set by United Kingdom hatcheries. The number of birds placed each month shown below give an indication of future poultry meat and egg production. The number of eggs set each month indicates how many birds will be available for placing in future months.

It also includes statistics on the number of poultry slaughtered, average live weights of poultry and poultry meat production in the United Kingdom.

The editions of the slaughterings, weight and production datasets are now merged into one document for greater transparency.

Next update: see the statistics release calendar