Select Committee · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Work of Defra
Status: Closed
Opened: 10 Jan 2022
Closed: 23 May 2024
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.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2024 | Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 6 Dec 2022 | Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 1 Feb 2022 | George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tamara Finkelstein · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| 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
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2024 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the Committee's Work of th… |
| 28 Jun 2023 | — | Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the Committee's hearing of… |
| 26 Apr 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Permanent Secretary regarding Defra’s Supplementary Estimates 202… |
| 26 Apr 2023 | From cttee | Letter to the Secretary of State following up on the 28 March meeting, also rai… |
| 25 Jan 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Permanent Secretary to the Committee regarding Post Implementa… |
| 23 Feb 2022 | — | Correspondence from Professor Gideon Henderson, Chief Scientific Adviser Defra … |
| 23 Feb 2022 | — | Correspondence from Tamara Finklestein, Permanent Secretary, Defra re: Follow-u… |