Select Committee · Environmental Audit Committee
Aligning the UK's economic goals with environmental sustainability
Status: Closed
Opened: 29 Nov 2021
Closed: 26 Jan 2023
The Environmental Audit Committee is to examine how HM Treasury could incorporate environmental sustainability into its leading measures of the UK’s economic success. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2022 | Andy King · Office for Budget Responsibility, Liz McKeown · Office of National Statistics, Matthew Lesh · Institute of Economic Affairs, Professor Henrietta Moore · Institute for Global Prosperity, Professor Kate Raworth · Doughnut Economics Action Lab | View ↗ |
| 9 Feb 2022 | Dr Matthew Agarwala · The Wealth Economy, Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Jeremy Peat OBE · The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Nick Spencer · Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Professor Tim Jackson · Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey, Signe Norberg · Aldersgate Group | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Andy King · Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee | Office for Budget Responsibility | 1 |
| Dr Matthew Agarwala · Project Leader | The Wealth Economy, Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge | 1 |
| Jeremy Peat OBE · Vice President of Business and Convener of the Ec… | The Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1 |
| Liz McKeown · Director of Public Policy Analysis | Office of National Statistics | 1 |
| Matthew Lesh · Head of Public Policy | Institute of Economic Affairs | 1 |
| Nick Spencer · Council Member | Institute and Faculty of Actuaries | 1 |
| Professor Henrietta Moore · Founder and Director | Institute for Global Prosperity | 1 |
| Professor Kate Raworth · Co-founder and Conceptual Lead, and author of Dou… | Doughnut Economics Action Lab | 1 |
| Professor Tim Jackson · Professor of Sustainable Development and Director | Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey | 1 |
| Signe Norberg · Head of Public Affairs and Communications | Aldersgate Group | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the National Statistician, relating to the publication of quarterly… |
| 8 Sep 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury responding to the Committee… |
| 8 Jul 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Environmental Audit Committee Chair to the Exchequer Secretary … |
| 28 Jun 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, responding to the Committe… |
| 28 Jun 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the National Statistician, relating to the Aligning th… |
| 28 Jun 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the National Statistician, responding to the Committee's 5 April le… |
| 6 Apr 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the National Statistician, relating to the Aligning th… |
| 6 Apr 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, relating to the Align… |