ANNEX C
ACTIVITY OF THE COMMITTEE
1997-98 to 1999-2000
A. Meetings
Attendance
| Name of Member |
No. of meetings while on the Committee
| Percentage attendance
|
| Horam, Mr John (Chairman)1
| 108 | 98%
|
| Baker, Mr Norman | 83
| 45% |
| Blizzard, Mr Bob | 88
| 23% |
| Body, Sir Richard | 25
| 24% |
| Brinton, Mrs Helen | 108
| 58% |
| Chaytor, Mr David | 16
| 88% |
| Dafis, Mr Cynog | 82
| 54% |
| Gerrard, Mr Neil | 69
| 62% |
| Grieve, Mr Dominic | 108
| 66% |
| Keetch, Mr Paul | 23
| 26% |
| Iddon, Dr Brian | 91
| 86% |
| Jones, Mr Jon Owen | 29
| 70% |
| Loughton, Mr Tim | 108
| 54% |
| Meacher, Mr Michael2 |
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|
| Robertson, Laurence | 83
| 57% |
| Russell, Christine | 27
| 59% |
| Savidge, Mr Malcolm | 108
| 71% |
| Sawford, Mr Phil | 20
| 5% |
| Shaw, Mr Jonathan | 108
| 44% |
| Taylor, Mr Matthew | 1
| 100% |
| Thomas, Mr Gareth R | 79
| 53% |
| Thomas, Mr Simon | 22
| 71% |
| Truswell, Mr Paul | 80
| 43% |
| Walley, Joan | 108
| 78% |
1. Current Members of the Committee are indicated
by bold type.
2. Mr Meacher is the Minister for the Environment and is a member
of the Committee in like manner to the Financial Secretary on
the Committee of Public Accounts.
Private and public
| Session 1997-98 | Private 16
| Public 18 | Total 34
|
| Session 1998-99 | Private 7
| Public 37 | Total 44
|
| Session 1999-2000 | Private 16
| Public 14 | Total 30
|
| | | 108
|
Number of witnesses for oral evidence
| Session 1997-98 | 62
|
| Session 1998-99 | 92 |
| Session 1999-2000 | 66 |
Witnesses
| Appearances by:Cabinet Ministers
| 5 |
| other Ministers | 29
|
| representatives of departments, agencies and public bodies
| 85 |
| other witnesses | 101
|
B. Reports
Number
| Session 1999-2000 | 7 Reports, 2 stand-alone evidence sessions
|
| Session 1998-99 | 8 Reports, 1 stand-alone evidence session
|
| Session 1997-98 | 4 Reports, 4 stand-alone evidence sessions
|
Reverse chronology
| (i) Reports in Session 1999-2000
|
| 7th
| Water Prices and the environment, HC 597
|
| 6th
| Budget 2000 and the environment, HC 404
|
| 5th
| The Greening Government Initiative: first annual report from the Green Ministers Committee, HC 341
|
| 4th
| Pre-Budget Report 1999: pesticides, aggregates &the Climate Change Levy, HC 76
|
| 3rd
| Comprehensive Spending Review: Government response and follow-up, HC 233
|
| 2nd
| World Trade and Sustainable Development: an Agenda for the Seattle Summit, HC 45
|
| 1st
| EU Policy and the environment: an agenda for the Helsinki Summit, HC 4
|
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|
| (ii) in Session 1998-99
|
| 8th
| Budget 1999: Environmental Implications, HC 326
|
| 7th
| Energy Efficiency, HC 159
|
| 6th
| The Greening Government Initiative 1999, HC 426
|
| 5th
| Genetically Modified Organisms and the environment: coordination of Government policy, HC384
|
| 4th
| Pre-Budget Report 1998, HC 93
|
| 3rd
| The Comprehensive Spending Review and Public Service Agreements, HC 92
|
| 2nd
| Climate Change: Government response and follow-up, HC 88
|
| 1st
| The Multilateral Agreement on Investment, HC 58-I
|
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|
| (iii) in Session 1997-98
|
| 4th
| Climate Change: UK Emission Reduction Targets and Audit Arrangements, HC 899
|
| 3rd
| Pre-Budget Report: Government response and follow-up, HC 985
|
| 2nd
| The Greening Government Initiative, HC 517-I
|
| 1st
| Pre-Budget Report, HC 547
|
C. Visits
Overseas visits
| Date | Destination
| Members
| Staff
| Purpose |
| 20-23.6.98 | Denmark
| 3 |
1 | "Our Common European Garden" Aarhus conference
|
| 25-27.1.99 | Denmark & Germany
| 8 |
2 | Energy Efficiency inquiry
|
| 29.4.99 | Bonn
| 1 |
1 | EU parliamentary environmental conference
|
| 7-12.5.00 | Canada
| 12 |
2 | Environmental audit inquiry
|
Visits to European Institutions
| Date | Destination
| Members
| Staff
| Purpose |
| 13-14.7.99 | European Commission
| 7 |
2 | EU environmental policy: integration into other policy areas
|
UK Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members
| Staff
| Purpose |
| 24.02.98 | Environment Agency London
| 10 |
2 | Briefing
|
| 29.3.99 | County Hall, Nottingham
| 8 |
4 | Energy Efficiency inquiry
|
| 27.6.00 | GU Partnership,Watford
| 2 |
4 | Water prices inquiry
|
| 4.7.00 | Fazakerley Sewage Works, Warrington
| 4 |
5 | Water prices inquiry
|
D. Conferences
Several members of the EAC have spoken on the work
of the Committee at conferences, seminars and other meetings for
a variety of audiences: visiting politicians and officials from
abroad as well as departmental officials and representatives of
the wider public policy community from around the UK. The Chairman,
Mr John Horam, has spoken on numerous occasions and Mr Bob Blizzard,
Mrs Helen Brinton, Mr Cynog Dafis, Mr Neil Gerrard, Mr Dominic
Grieve, Dr Brian Iddon, Mr Jon Owen Jones and Joan Walley have
all represented the Committee on at least one occasion.
In relation to the 1999 inquiry into energy efficiency,
the Committee spent a day away from Westminster in Nottingham,
guests of Nottingham City Council, where a combination of activities
took place, including formal evidence-taking, informal presentations
and discussions and a visit to a mobile energy efficiency advice
centre.
The Clerk of the Committee has also spoken on the
role of the EAC to various groups including, departmental representatives,
NGOs, environmental consultants and a number of overseas visitors
to Parliament.
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