Select Committee · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
The work of DEFRA
Status: Closed
Opened: 24 Mar 2020
Closed: 24 Nov 2021
Separate to our inquiries the Committee holds regular evidence sessions with the Secretary of State, other Defra Ministers and senior officials to question them on the work of the Department. The transcripts of those sessions and follow up written evidence is collected here.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2020 | Emma Bourne · Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mark Thompson · Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 22 Sep 2020 | George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 24 Mar 2020 | Andrew Opie · British Retail Consortium, Emma Revie · Trussell Trust, Kate Nicholls · UKHospitality, Rt Hon George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| George Eustice · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 |
| Andrew Opie · Director of Food and Sustainability | British Retail Consortium | 1 |
| Emma Bourne · Director General for EU Reset and Trade | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Emma Revie · Chief Executive | Trussell Trust | 1 |
| Kate Nicholls · Chief Executive | UKHospitality | 1 |
| Mark Thompson · Head of EU Exit Strategy and Negotiations | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Rt Hon George Eustice · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Tamara Finkelstein · Permanent Secretary | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2020 | — | Defra’s written response to The Work of Defra inquiry |