Select committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

General licences for controlling wild birds inquiry

Closed Opened 8 May 2019 Closed 8 May 2019

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

On 21 May 2019 the Committee held a session with Natural England on its decision to withdraw and reissue the general licences for controlling wild birds, and the subsequent decision by Defra to take over this responsibility. A second session, with the Secretary of State, will be held on 2 July.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 8 May 2019.

The committee has not published a report yet.

Evidence

2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 2 July 2019

All evidence

Recent activity

Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State in relation to General licences for controlling wild birds, 10 July 201911 July 2019, Correspondence
Oral evidence session2 July 2019, Oral evidence
Correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Chair on general licences for controlling wild birds, 6 June and 12 June 201912 June 2019, Correspondence

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
2 Jul 2019	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
21 May 2019	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters

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Published	Direction	Letter
11 Jul 2019	To committee	Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State in relation to General licences for controlling wild birds, 10 July 2019
12 Jun 2019	Not recorded	Correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Chair on general licences for controlling wild birds, 6 June and 12 June 2019