Select committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Work of Defra
Closed
Opened 10 Jan 2022
Closed 23 May 2024
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
Separate from 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 on a wide range of current and ongoing issues. The transcripts of those sessions and follow-up written evidence will be collected here.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 10 January 2022.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 5 oral evidence sessionsLatest 26 March 2024
- 4 written submissions
- 5 witnesses
Recent activity
- Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the Committee's Work of the Department session, dated 22 May24 May 2024, Correspondence
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs26 March 2024, Oral evidence
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs30 November 2023, Written evidence · WoD0003
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 26 Mar 2024 |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| 24 Oct 2023 |
Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
The Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| 28 Mar 2023 |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| 6 Dec 2022 |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| 1 Feb 2022 |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Written evidence
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Tamara Finkelstein · Permanent Secretary | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 |
| Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 |
| George Eustice · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
Correspondence
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