Minutes of Proceedings Environmental Audit

House of Commons

Environmental Audit Committee

Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee, together with its
Sub–committee

Session 2002–03

House of Commons

Environmental Audit Committee

Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee, together with its
Sub–committee

Session 2002–03

Ordered by The House of Commons

to be printed 20 November 2003

The Environmental Audit Committee

The Environmental Audit Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to consider the contribution of the policies and programmes of government to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit performance against targets set by Ministers; and to report thereon.

Current membership

Mr Peter Ainsworth MP, (Conservative, Surrey East) (Chairman)

Mr Gregory Barker MP (Conservative, Bexhill and Battle)

Mr Harold Best MP, (Labour, Leeds Northwest)

Mr Colin Challen MP, (Labour, Morley and Rothwell)

Mr David Chaytor MP, (Labour, Bury North)

Mrs Helen Clark MP, (Labour, Peterborough)

Sue Doughty MP, (Liberal Democrat, Guildford)

Mr Paul Flynn MP, (Labour, Newport West)

Mr Mark Francois MP, (Conservative, Rayleigh)

Mr John Horam MP, (Conservative, Orpington)

Mr Jon Owen Jones MP, (Labour/Co-Op, Cardiff Central)

Mr Elliot Morley MP, (Labour, Scunthorpe)

Mr Malcolm Savidge MP, (Labour, Aberdeen North)

Mr Simon Thomas MP, (Plaid Cymru, Ceredigion)

Joan Walley MP, (Labour, Stoke-on-Trent North)

Mr David Wright MP, (Labour, Telford)

The following members were also members of the committee during the session:

Mr Neil Gerrard MP, (Labour, Walthamstow)

Mr Mark Lucas MP, (Labour, Wrexham)

Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP, (Labour, Oldham West and Royton)

Mr Mark Simmonds MP, (Conservative, Boston and Skegness)

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 Standing Order No. 152A. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.

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 at

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environmental_audit_committee.cfm

Committee staff

The current staff of the Committee are Mike Hennessy (Clerk), Eric Lewis (Committee Specialist), Emma Downing, (Committee Specialist), Anna O'Rourke (Committee Assistant) and Caroline McElwee (Secretary).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Environmental Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 5776; the Committee's email address is [e-mail]

Contents

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Proceedings of the Education for Sustainable Development Sub-Committee   35

Proceedings of the Committee

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Prepared: 13 May 2004