The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure,
administration and policy of the Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs and its associated public bodies.
Powers
The Committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No.152. These are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk . The Committee has the power to appoint
two Sub-committees.
Current Membership
Mr David Curry (Chairman) (Conservative, Skipton and Ripon)
Mr David Borrow (Labour, South Ribble)
Mr Colin Breed (Liberal Democrat, South East Cornwall)
David Burnside (Ulster Unionist, South Antrim)
Mr David Drew (Labour, Stroud)
Patrick Hall (Labour, Bedford)
Mr Michael Jack (Conservative, Fylde)
Mr David Lepper (Labour, Brighton Pavilion)
Mr Eric Martlew (Labour, Carlisle)
Mr Austin Mitchell (Labour, Great Grimsby)
Diana Organ (Labour, Forest of Dean)
Phil Sawford (Labour, Kettering)
Mrs Gillian Shephard (Conservative, South West Norfolk)
Mr Keith Simpson (Conservative, Mid Norfolk)
David Taylor (Labour, North West Leicestershire)
Paddy Tipping (Labour, Sherwood)
Mr Mark Todd (Labour, South Derbyshire)
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by
The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
on its website, which can be reached via www.parliament.uk.
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk of the
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Committee Office,
7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general
inquiries is: 020 7219 3262; the Committee's e-mail address is:
efracom@parliament.uk.
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