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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR
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8 June 2005

Defra Press Office: staff and responsibilities
Director of Communications - Yasmin Diamond - 020 7238 5528
Senior Personal Secretary - Lareen Mendes - 020 7238 6194
Leadership of Corporate Communications - Kelly Freeman 020 7238 5409
Senior Personal Secretary - Lily Blair - 020 7238 5609
Head of News - Jean Ward - 020 7238 5498
Personal Secretary - Fiona Comley - 020 7238 6608
Press Secretary to Secretary of State - Lyn Bryan - 020 7238 5533
Information Officer - Laura Ballantyne - 020 7238 6140
Personal Secretary - Laura Hunter - 020 7238 6299

Animal health & welfare, Marine and fisheries desk

Chief Press Officer - Denise Hart - 020 7238 6044
Dealing with all aspects of the Animal Welfare Bill, Dolphins, Sharks and Whales and Freedom of Information.
Senior Press Officer - Doug Kempster - 020 7238 6094
Information Officer - Matt Radley - 020 7238 5054
Dealing with all aspects of animal health and welfare, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Veterinary Laboratories Agency and the State Veterinary Service and Over Thirty Month Scheme, Departmental Green Minister.
Senior Press Officer - Matt Conway - 020 7238 6027
Information Officer - Karen Bell - 020 7338 4990
Dealing with all aspects of fisheries and the marine environment. UK spokesperson at Agricultural & Chair of Fisheries Council during Presidency. Planning, Regional & Local Government Issues.

Sustainable farming and food desk

Chief Press Officer - Billy McKenna - 020 7238 6146
Lead on CAP reform, trade issues and World Trade Organisation (WTO), regulation, and departmental admin/efficiency (Gershon Review).
Senior Press Officer - Warwick Smith - 020 7238 5610
Sustainable Farming and Food, non-food crops (including biomass), science, organics and nano-technology.
Information Officer - Jemima Broadbridge - 020 7238 6092
Food and Drink Industry, Horticulture, Levy bodies (including agricultural wages board and gangmasters), Over Thirty Months Scheme and Illegal Imports.
Information Officer - Jean Train - 020 7238 6698
Agri-environment schemes, chemicals, pesticides and the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), Kew Gardens, plant health, plant varieties and seeds.

Regional communications desk

Information Officer - Bridget Hargreave - 020 7238 6007
Information Officer - Liz Grundy - 020 7238 6001
Co-ordination of regional media handling including overseeing Government News Network; proactive work including strategic projects and consumer media.

Rural affairs, landscape and biodiversity press desk

Chief Press Officer - Marcia Nash - 020 7238 6096
Oversight of rural Affairs, Landscape and Biodiversity Press Desk
Senior Press Officer - Tammy Wilson - 020 7238 5608
Lead on Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Bill and people and landscape aspects, Sustainable Rural Communities, rural services, Commission for Rural Communities National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), Access to mountain, moor and heath (CRoW Act), (coastal access) Linear rights of way (footpaths, bridleways, RUPPs, BOATS etc) Inland Waterways, British Waterways.
Information Officer - Penny Fox - 020 7238 5334
Common Land (incl. Commons Bill) Support on Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Bill, lead on nature aspects Natural England Global and national biodiversity (incl. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) & Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) Forestry.

Environment press desk

Chief Press Officer - John Webb - 020 7238 5599
Information Officer - Kevan McClair - 020 7238 6054
Sustainable energy, fuel poverty, sustainable consumption and production, environment and sustainable development international.
Senior Press Officer - Susanne Baker - 020 7238 5391
Information Officer - David Burrows - 020 7238 6043
Waste strategy & recycling targets, waste management, landfill, incineration, hazardous waste, packaging waste, junk mail, IPPC, radioactive waste/MOX, contaminated land, agricultural waste, labelling, global biodiversity, agri-environment & impact of climate change on agriculture.
Senior Press Officer - Beverley Parr - 020 7238 6751
Sustainable development; GMs; water; flood & coastal defences; access to environmental information and justice (Arhus Convention).
Information Officer - Aled Williams - 020 7238 5337
Sustainable development, GMs, water, climate change, flood & coastal defences, access to environmental information and justice (Arhus Convention).
Climate Change Communications Manager - Tony McDougal - 020 7082 8641
climate change, climate change levy & agreements, emissions trading.

Resource management team

General organisation of the press office, distribution of press notices, mailing lists.

Notes for editors

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