House of Commons - The work of the Committee in 2007-08 - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Committee Publications

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Second Report
The work of the Committee in 2007-08

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 15 December 2008.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1  Overview of the Committee's work in 2007-08

Introduction
Committee activity
Visits

2  Core tasks

Government and EU policy proposals
Examination of emerging policies and deficiencies

The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
Badgers and cattle TB
Flooding

Draft Bills
Decisions and documents from Defra
Expenditure of Defra and associated public bodies
Public Service Agreements
Work of Defra's associated public bodies
Major appointments
Implementation of legislation and major policy initiatives
Informing debates in the House
Evidence from Ministers

3  Working methods

Setting priorities for our work
Maximising our time-effectiveness
Government responses to our Reports
Public involvement in the Committee's work
Media coverage
Reducing our own environmental impact
Sources of information and assistance

Annexes A-D: Sessional Returns

Annex A: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Annex B: Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 Sub-committee
Annex C: Badgers and cattle TB Sub-committee
Annex D: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-committee

Annex E: Government Response Table

Badgers and cattle TB: the final report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB—4th Report
Flooding —5th Report
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966—6th Report
Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England—7th Report
British Waterways: follow-up—8th Report
Draft Marine Bill: Coastal Access Provisions—9th Report
Badgers and cattle TB: the final report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08—10th Report

Annex F: Informal meetings of the Committee
Formal Minutes
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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