Select Committee · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Farming rules for water
Status: Closed
Opened: 24 Nov 2021
Closed: 1 Nov 2022
Inquiry scope
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee will be holding a one-off evidence session to discuss the Farming Rules for Water Regulation on 11 January. The Farming Rules for Water aim to tackle diffuse water pollution from agriculture and are set out in these regulations . The Environment Agency’s guidance for farmers on what they need to do to comply with the regulation can be found here . We’ve previous written to the Environmental Agency about these regulations following concern from the sector about the impact the rules are having on their ability to spread of organic manure in the autumn, to meet the need of the spring crop. You can read out letter here and their response here .Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2022 |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
George Dunn · Tenant Farmers Association,
John Leyland · Environment Agency,
Kevin Austin · Environment Agency,
Prof. Andrew Neal · Rothamsted Research,
Stuart Colville · Water UK
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| George Dunn · Chief Executive Officer | Tenant Farmers Association | 1 |
| John Leyland · Executive Director | Environment Agency | 1 |
| Kevin Austin · Deputy Director for Agriculture | Environment Agency | 1 |
| Prof. Andrew Neal · Soil Microbiologist | Rothamsted Research | 1 |
| Stuart Colville · Deputy CEO | Water UK | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2022 | — | Correspondence from the Chair to the Minister for Farming, Fisheries and Food regarding Farming Rules for Water, dated 14 January 2022 |