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 Michael Jack (Conservative, Fylde) (Chairman)
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Conservative, Torridge & West
Devon)
*Mr David Drew (Labour, Stroud)
Mr James Gray (Conservative, North Wiltshire)
Patrick Hall (Labour, Bedford)
*Lynne Jones (Labour, Birmingham, Selly Oak)
*Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative, Shrewsbury &
Atcham)
David Lepper (Labour, Brighton Pavilion)
*Mrs Madeleine Moon (Labour, Bridgend)
Mr Jamie Reed (Labour, Copeland)
*Mr Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat, North Cornwall)
*Sir Peter Soulsby (Labour, Leicester South)
*David Taylor (Labour, North West Leicestershire)
*Mr Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat, Brecon &
Radnorshire)
*James Duddridge (Conservative, Rochford & Southend
East) and Mr Shailesh Vara (Conservative, North West Cambridgeshire)
were members of the Committee during this inquiry.
*These Members were nominated as Members of the Sub-Committee
on the Rural Payments Agency. Mr Michael Jack was Chairman of
the Sub-Committee
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.
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
www.parliament.uk/efracom
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Chris Stanton
(Clerk), Jenny McCullough (Second Clerk), Jonathan Little and
Dr Antonia James (Committee Specialists), Marek Kubala (Inquiry
Manager), Andy Boyd (Committee Assistant) and Mandy Sullivan (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 5774; the Committee's e-mail address
is: efracom@parliament.uk. Media inquiries should be addressed
to Laura Kibby on 020 7219 0718.
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