The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committee
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 bodies.
Current membership
Mr David Curry (Conservative, Skipton and Ripon) (Chairman)
Ms Candy Atherton (Labour, Falmouth and Camborne)
Mr David Borrow (Labour, South Ribble)
Mr Colin Breed (Liberal Democrat, South East Cornwall)
David Burnside (UUP, South Antrim)
Mr David Drew (Labour, Stroud)
Patrick Hall (Labour, Bedford)
Mr Michael Jack (Conservative, Fylde)
Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Labour/Co-op, Edinburgh North and Leith)
Mr David Lepper (Labour, Brighton Pavilion)
Mr Austin Mitchell (Labour, Great Grimsby)
Diana Organ (Labour, Forest of Dean)
Gillian Shephard (Conservative, South West Norfolk)
Alan Simpson (Labour, Nottingham South)
David Taylor (Labour, North West Leicestershire)
Paddy Tipping (Labour, Sherwood)
Mr Bill Wiggin (Conservative, Leominster)
The following members were also members of the committee during
the inquiry.
Mr Eric Martlew (Labour, Carlisle)
Mr Phil Sawford (Labour, Kettering)
Mr Keith Simpson (Conservative, Mid Norfolk)
Mr Mark Todd (Labour, South Derbyshire)
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
Publication
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 www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environment_food_and_rural_
affairs.cfm. A list of Reports of the Committee in the present
Parliament is at the back of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Gavin Devine (Clerk),
Tim Jarvis (Second Clerk), Richard Kelly and Kate Trumper (Committee
Specialists), Mark Oxborough and Darren Hackett (Committee Assistants)
and Anne Woolhouse (Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, House of Commons,
7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general
enquiries is 020 7219 3262; the Committee's e-mail address is:
efracom@parliament.uk.
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