Minutes of Proceedings Environmental Audit

House of Commons

Environmental Audit Committee

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

Session 2003–04

Ordered by The House of Commons

to be printed 18 November 2004

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 John McWilliam MP, (Labour, Blaydon)

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 member was also a member of the committee during the session:

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

Powers

The constitution and powers are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally Standing Order 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), Lynne Spiers (Second Clerk), Eric Lewis (Committee Specialist), Elena Ares, (Committee Specialist), Louise Combs (Committee Assistant), Caroline McElwee (Secretary) and Robert Long (Senior Office Clerk).

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 6150; the Committee's email address is [e-mail]

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Proceedings of the Committee   1

Proceedings of the Sub-committee on Environmental Crime   37

Proceedings of the Committee

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Prepared: 14 March 2005