Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Third Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 26 January 2005.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

1 Introduction to our work

Introduction

Membership and staffing

Visits

2 Core tasks

Inquiries addressing the core tasks

Government and European Commission proposals

Areas seen by the Committee as requiring examination because of deficiencies

Departmental actions

Associated public bodies

Implementation of legislation and major policy issues

Draft legislation

Expenditure

Evidence from Ministers

Public Service Agreements

3 The way we work

Sub-committees and rapporteurs

The Scrutiny Unit and media officers

Committee 'away day'

Working with Defra

Timeliness of Government responses to Committee reports

Timeliness of written evidence

Timely provision of other relevant information

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

Reports from the Committee since 2001

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Prepared 3 February 2005