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TUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
Dr Brian Iddon
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That strangers be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committee otherwise orders.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That persons and organisations submitting evidence have leave to publish it unless the Committee otherwise orders.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the environmental accountability and audit of government in the United Kingdom taking into account comparable systems in use abroad.–(The Chairman.)
Draft Report (EU Policy and the Environment: an agenda for the Helsinki Summit), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report are published with the First Report from the Committee, Session 1999-2000, HC 44, p. xxix)
Draft Report (World Trade and Sustainable Development: an agenda for the Seattle Summit), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report are published with the Second Report from the Committee, Session 1999-2000, HC 45, p.xix)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 November at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr Bob Blizzard
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Timothy Loughton
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Pre-Budget Report 1999: Dr Mark Avery and Mr Matthew Rayment, Royal Society for the Protections of Birds (RSPB); Mr David Buffin, Pesticides Trust: Mr Tony Pexton and Mr Simon Lunniss, National Farmers Union (NFU); Dr Anne Buckenham and Mr Harry Kershaw, British Agrochemicals Association (BAA); Dr Bob Breach, Water UK; Dr Paul Leinster, Mr Ronan Palmer and Mr Steve Killeen, The Environment Agency, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 December at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr Bob Blizzard
Mr Neil Gerrard
Dr Brian Iddon
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Timothy Loughton
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Canada for discussions with the Canadian federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and others in connection with its inquiry into the environmental accountability and audit of government.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
Pre-Budget Report 1999: Mr Simon van der Byl, Mr Richard Swinson and Mr Jerry McLaughlin, Quarry Products Association (QPA); Dr Derek Langslow and Mr Jonathan Burney, English Nature; Ms Ruth Chambers and Mr Tim Jenkins, Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL); Mr Tony Burton, The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE), were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 December at Ten o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr Bob Blizzard
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr Neil Gerrard
Dr Brian Iddon
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Timothy Loughton
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee make uncorrected transcripts of oral evidence given by Ministers of the Crown available through the Parliamentary Internet site as a matter of course.–(The Chairman.)
Pre-Budget Report 1999: Mr Ian Blakey, OBE, Ms Lisa Waters, Mr Crispin Blunt and Mr Malcolm Walkey, Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG); Mr Peter Agar, Mr Michael Roberts and Mr Paul Everett, Confederation of British Industry (CBI); Mr James Dickinson, Emissions Trading Group (ETG), were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 January at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 18 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Jon Owen Jones
| Mr Timothy Loughton
Christine Russell
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Pre-Budget Report 1999: Mr Stephen Timms, a member of the House, Financial Secretary and Green Minister, HM Treasury, Mr Simon Virley, Head of the Environmental Tax Team, HM Treasury and Ms Heather Massie, Excise Policy Group, HM Customs and Excise, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 1 February at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr Neil Gerrard
Dr Brian Iddon
Christine Russell
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Government's observations on the Second Report (World Trade and Sustainable Development: an agenda for the Seattle Summit) be reported to the House and copies placed in the Library.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the system of setting water prices and the environment.–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 February at half past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr Neil Gerrard
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Timothy Loughton
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Comprehensive Spending Review: Government response and follow-up) proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report are published with the Third Report from the Committee, Session 1999-2000, HC 233, p xiv.)
[Adjourned till Monday 14 February at Four o'clock.
MONDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr Neil Gerrard
Dr Brian Iddon
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Timothy Loughton
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Pre-Budget Report 1999: pesticides, aggregates and the Climate Change Levy), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report are published in the Fourth Report from the Committee, Session 1999-2000, HC 76-I, p.xlii.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 February at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Timothy Loughton
Christine Russell
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Sustainable Development Strategy: Rt Hon John Prescott, a member of the House, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Rt Hon Michael Meacher, a member of the Committee and of the House and Minister for the Environment, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 February at half past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Sir Richard Body
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
Dr Brian Iddon
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Christine Russell
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Government's observations on the Committee's First Report (EU Policy and the Environment &c.) be reported to the House and copies placed in the Library.–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 March at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Jon Owen Jones
| Christine Russell
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
EU Policy and the Environment (follow-up): Mr David Gee and Mr Jock Martin, European Environment Agency (EEA); Mr David Heath and Mrs Inger Öhman, Eurostat, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 March at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Sir Richard Body
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Timothy Loughton
| Christine Russell
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Simon Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The Greening Government Initiative: first annual report from the Green Ministers Committee), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report are published with the Fifth Report from the Committee, Session1999-2000, HC 341, p.xxv.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 March at quarter to Twelve o' clock.
TUESDAY 28 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Paul Keetch
Mr Timothy Loughton
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 April at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 4 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Sir Richard Body
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Budget 2000 and the Environment: Mr Stephen Timms, a member of the House, Financial Secretary and Green Minister, HM Treasury and Ms Heather Massie, Excise Policy Group, HM Customs & Excise, were further examined. Mr John Hall, Environmental Tax Team, HM Treasury, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 April at quarter to Two o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Dominic Grieve
Christine Russell
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Mr Simon Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Mr Paul Herrington and Mr Neil Summerton be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into water prices and the environment.–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 April at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Paul Keetch
Mr Jon Owen Jones
| Mr Timothy Loughton
Christine Russell
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Environmental accountability and audit: Ms Kathryn Hollingsworth, Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University and Ms Andrea Ross-Robertson, LL.B, LL.M, Department of Law, University of Dundee, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 23 May at half past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 23 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Jon Owen Jones
Christine Russell
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee consider the matter of the European Commission's Environmental Liability White Paper (Com(00)66) referred to it by the European Scrutiny Committee.–(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Clerk prepare a draft Opinion on the said Paper for the Committee to consider.
Ordered, That the Government's observations on the Fourth Report (The Pre-Budget Report 1999: pesticides, aggregates and the Climate Change Levy) be reported to the House and copies placed in the Library.–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Thursday 8 June at quarter to Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 8 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Paul Keetch
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Simon Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman, and as many other members as can attend, do represent the Committee at the GU Partnership in Watford in connection with its inquiry into water prices and the environment.–(The Chairman.)
Environmental accountability and audit: Dr Tom Woollard and Mrs Anne MacGillivray, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), Mr Roger Adams, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Mr Steve Rintoul, Enviros Aspinwall, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 June at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 13 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Sir Richard Body
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
| Christine Russell
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Opinion (European Commission's White Paper on Environmental Liability, COM(00)66), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Paragraphs 1 to 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Committee's Opinion on the European Commission's White Paper on Environmental Liability (COM(00)66) be submitted to the European Scrutiny Committee.
Ordered, That the Chairman do submit the Opinion to the said Committee.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit North West Water Ltd in Liverpool in connection with its inquiry into water prices and the environment.–(The Chairman.)
Energy efficiency (follow-up): Lord Whitty, a member of the House of Lords, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mr Leslie Packer, Head of Sustainable Energy Policy Division and Mr David Vincent, Head of Energy Efficiency Best Practice Division, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Mrs Helen Liddell, a member of the House, Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe, Mr Graham White, Director of Energy Statistics and Energy Efficiency and Ms Sarah Eastabrook, Policy Manager, Energy Efficiency, Department of Trade and Industry, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 June at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Paul Keetch
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Christine Russell
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Water prices and the environment: Ms Pamela Taylor, Chief Executive, Water UK, Mr John Cuthbert, Chairman, Water UK, Mr Bob Baty, Chief Executive, South West Water and Mr Robert Weedon, Economic Regulation Adviser, Water UK, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 June at half past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 27 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Timothy Loughton
| Christine Russell
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Water prices and the environment: Dr Geoff Mance, Director of Water Management, Dr Giles Phillips, Head of Water Resources and Dr Martin Griffiths, Head of Water Quality, Environment Agency; Mr Michael Rouse, Chief Inspector, Mr Owen Hyde, Deputy Chief Inspector and Mr Milo Purcell, Principal Inspector, Drinking Water Inspectorate, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 6 July at Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 6 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Paul Keetch
| Christine Russell
Mr Phil Sawford
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Government's observations on the Third Report (Comprehensive Spending Review: Government Response and follow-up) be reported to the House and copies placed in the Library.–(The Chairman.)
Water prices and the environment: Sir Ian Byatt, Director General and Mr Kevin Ridout, Senior Environment Quality Analyst, Office of Water Services (Ofwat), were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 13 July at half past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 13 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Sir Richard Body
Mr John Owen Jones
| Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Mr Simon Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Water prices and the environment: Rt Hon Michael Meacher, a member of the House and of the Committee and Minister for the Environment, was further examined. Mr Alan Davis, Director, Water and Land Directorate and Mr Stuart Hoggan, Head, Water Quality Division, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 July at half past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 18 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Jon Owen Jones
| Mr Tim Loughton
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Thursday 20 July at half past Nine o'clock.
THURSDAY 20 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
| Mr Tim Loughton
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the Export Credit Guarantee Department concerning the account taken of environmental and sustainable development issues by that department when considering applications for export credit.–(The Chairman.)
Draft Report (Budget 2000 and the Environment), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report are published with the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 1999-2000, HC 404, p.xxii)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 July at half past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 25 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do appoint Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock as its regular meeting time for an experimental period.–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 October at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Paul Keetch
Christine Russell
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Jonathan R Shaw
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr John Owen Jones
| Mr Tim Loughton
Mr Simon Thomas |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Water Prices and the Environment), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the Report are published with the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 1999-2000, HC 597-I, p.lvi)
Ordered, That the Government's observations on the Sixth Report (Budget 2000 and the Environment) be reported to the House and copies placed in the Library.–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Dominic Grieve
| Mr John Owen Jones
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report , November 2000, with a focus upon fuel taxation and the environment.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the prospects for meeting the Government's targets for encouraging electricity generation from renewable sources of energy.–(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into progress with the Greening Government Initiative and that the Committee's work in relation to the Export Credit Guarantee Department be subsumed therein.–(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Sir Richard Body
Mrs Helen Brinton
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
| Mr Jon Owen Jones
Mr Tim Loughton
Christine Russell
Mr Jonathan R Shaw |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr John Horam, in the Chair
Mr David Chaytor
Mr Neil Gerrard
Mr Jon Owen Jones
Christine Russell
| Mr Malcolm Savidge
Mr Simon Thomas
Joan Walley |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till a day and time to be fixed by the Chairman.
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