Select Committee · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Environmental Land Management Scheme: Progress Update

Status: Closed Opened: 18 Jul 2022 Closed: 4 Aug 2023

This inquiry check-ups on the Government progress delivering the Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) and consider whether the scheme’s focus or timescale needs to change. Click here to read the full terms of reference and submit evidence to this inquiry.

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
15 Nov 2022 Janet Hughes · Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Mark Spencer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View ↗
20 Sep 2022 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee View ↗
6 Sep 2022 David Exwood · National Farmers’ Union (NFU), George Dunn · Tenant Farmers Association, Professor Rosie Hails · National Trust, Susan Twining · CLA (Country Land and Business Association), Teresa Dent · Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Tom Hind · North York Moors National Park Authority, National Parks England View ↗

Who gave evidence

8 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
David Exwood · Vice President National Farmers’ Union (NFU) 1
George Dunn · Chief Executive Officer Tenant Farmers Association 1
Janet Hughes · Director of the Farming and Countryside Programme Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs 1
Professor Rosie Hails · Director of Nature and Science National Trust 1
Rt Hon Mark Spencer · Minister of State (Minister for Food, Farming and… Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Susan Twining · Chief Land Use Policy Adviser CLA (Country Land and Business Association) 1
Teresa Dent · Chief Executive Officer Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust 1
Tom Hind · Chief Executive Officer North York Moors National Park Authority, National Parks England 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
2 Mar 2023 Correspondence from Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP to the Chair, regarding the ELMS pro…

Meetings & visits

1 item
DateTypeDetail
9 Nov 2022 Informal meeting Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee · Room 6, Palace of Westminster