16 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 26 July 2010.
Members
Walley, Joan (Chair)
Aldous, Peter
Benyon, Mr Richard
Carmichael, Neil
Caton, Martin
Clark, Katy
Goldsmith, Zac
Kirby, Simon (discharged 5.12.11)
Lazarowicz, Mark
Lucas, Caroline
Murray, Ian
Murray, Sheryll
Nokes, Caroline
Spencer, Mr Mark
Uppal, Paul (added 5.12.11)
Whitehead, Dr Alan
Wright, Simon
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
63 out of 64
56 out of 64
0 out of 64
43 out of 64
38 out of 64
32 out of 64
58 out of 64
32 out of 48
41 out of 64
55 out of 64
19 out of 64
47 out of 64
41 out of 64
45 out of 64
13 out of 16
47 out of 64
44 out of 64
65.8 %
|
Total number of meetings:
| 64 |
Of which: |
|
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 49 |
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 0 |
Number of wholly private meetings
| 15 |
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees1
| 3 |
Other activities | |
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)
| 8 |
1 Jointly with the Energy and Climate Change Committee
| |
Staff
Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during
the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Neil Bird, Kelvin MacDonald, Professor Tim O'Riordan,
and Farooq Ullah
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 8
|
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)
| 11 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Cabinet Office | 2
|
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| 10 |
Department for Communities and Local Government
| 2 |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
| 3 |
Department of Energy and Climate Change
| 8 |
Department of Health |
1 |
Department for International Development
| 3 |
HM Treasury | 7
|
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Met Office | 1
|
Sustainable Development Commission
| 1 |
Appearances by other witnesses:
| 146 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
3-7.12.10 | CancunA
| Clark |
| UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference
| £4,640 |
25-27.1.11 | Freiburg-im-Breisgau and FrankfurtA
| Walley,
S Murray, Whitehead
| 2 | Inquiry into the Green Investment Bank
| £5,911 |
1-6.12.11 | DurbanA
| Walley |
| Globe Legislators Forum and UN Climate Change Conference
| £4,747 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
3-4.10.10 | BrusselsA
| Walley |
| Meeting of EU environmental committee chairs
| £501 |
1-2.3.11 | Brussels
| Walley, Goldsmith,
S Murray, Nokes, Spencer, Wright
| 1 | Visit to the European Institutions
| £3,546 |
24-26.5.11 | BrusselsA
| Walley |
| EU environmental conference and inquiries into Carbon Budgets and the Green Investment Bank
| £687 |
21.3.12 | BrusselsA
| Walley |
| Meeting of EU environmental committee chairs in preparation for the UN Sustainable Development Conference
| £435 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
13.1.11 | Sustainable Building Centre, Leamington Spa
| Walley,
S Murray, Nokes, Spencer
| 1 | Inquiries into Carbon Budgets and the Green Investment Bank
| £207 |
3.2.11 | Met Office, Exeter
| Walley,
I Murray, Spencer, Whitehead
| 1 | Preparation for attending UN Convention on Climate Change conference
| £598 |
8.9.11 | Waitrose Farm, Stockbridge
| Walley,
S Murray, Nokes, Spencer, Whitehead
| 1 | Inquiry into Sustainable Food
| £108 |
18.10.11 | Keele University
| Walley, Lucas,
S Murray, Wright
| 2 | Sustainable Development Seminar
| £958 |
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Embedding sustainable development across Government, after the Secretary of State's announcement on the future of the Sustainable Development Commission
| 504 | 10.1.11
| Received 18.3.11: published with Fourth Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Embedding sustainable development across Government, after the Secretary of State's announcement on the future of the Sustainable Development Commission
| | 10.1.11
| Not applicable |
Second Report: The Green Investment Bank
| 505 | 11.3.11
| Received 18.7.11: published as First Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Green Investment Bank
| | 11.3.11
| Not applicable |
Third Report: Sustainable Development in the Localism Bill
| 799 | 22.3.11
| Received 12.8.11: published as Second Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Fourth Report: Embedding sustainable development: the Government's response
| 877 | 25.5.11
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: The impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation
| 710 | 29.6.11
| Received 9.9.11: published as Third Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation
| | 29.6.11
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: Budget 2011 and environmental taxes
| 878 | 7.7.11
| Received 27.1.12: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Budget 2011 and environmental taxes
| | 7.7.11
| Not applicable |
Seventh Report: Carbon Budgets
| 1080 | 11.10.11
| Received 7.12.11: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Carbon Budgets
| | 11.10.11
| Not applicable |
Eighth Report: Preparations for the Rio +20 Summit
| 1026 | 26.10.11
| Received 20.12.11: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Preparations for the Rio +20 Summit
| | 26.10.11
| Not applicable |
Ninth Report: Air Quality: A follow up report
| 1024 | 14.11.11
| Received 31.1.12: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Air Quality: A follow up report
| | 14.11.11
| Not applicable |
Tenth Report: Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs A
| 1605 | 22.12.11
| Received 22.2.12: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs
| | 22.12.11
| Not applicable |
Eleventh Report: Sustainable Food
| 879 | 13.5.12
| Awaited |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainable Food
| | 13.5.12
| Not applicable |
Twelfth Report: A green economy
| 1025 | 21.5.12
| Awaited |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: A green economy
| | 21.5.12
| Not applicable |
First Special Report: The Green Investment Bank: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2010-12
| 1437 | 18.7.11
| Not required |
Second Special Report: The Localism Bill: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-12
| 1481 | 12.9.11
| Not required |
Third Special Report: The impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1500 | 16.9.11
| Not applicable |
Fourth Special Report: Carbon Budgets: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2010-12
| 1720 | 20.12.11
| Not applicable |
Fifth Special Report: Preparations for the Rio +20 Summit: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1737 | 16.1.12
| Not applicable |
Sixth Special Report: Budget 2011 and Environmental Taxes: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1527 | 6.2.12
| Not applicable |
Seventh Special Report: Air Quality: A follow up report: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1820 | 27.2.12
| Not applicable |
Eighth Special Report: Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1858 | 5.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Sustainable Development and DEFRA's Structural Reform Plan
| 576 | 19.7.11
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Sustainable Development in the National Planning Policy Framework
| 1480 | 12.10.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The 10% Emissions Reduction Programme for Central Government
| 1383-i | 10.08.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic
| 1739-i | 27.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic
| 1739-ii | 9.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic
| 1739-iii | 18.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic
| 1739-iv | 23.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Wildlife Crime
| 1740-i-ii | 18.4.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Wildlife Crime
| 1740-iii | 25.4.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Budget 2012
| 1931-i | 27.4.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic
| | Between 21.2.12 and
30.4.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Wildlife Crime
| | Between 21.2.12 and
30.4.12
| Not applicable |
A
Joint Report with the Energy and Climate Change Committee
Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10
Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: The role
of the carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change,
published as Cm 7933 (25.8.10).
Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Air Quality,
published as Cm 7966 (22.11.10).
Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: Adapting
to Climate Change, published as Cm 7912 (25.8.10).
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published
electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available
on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/formal-minutes/.
Divisions
None
Debates
The following Reports were debated in the House:
Eighth Report, Session 2010-12, Preparations for
the Rio +20 Summit, HC 1026, and Fifth Special Report, Session
2010-12, Preparations for the Rio +20 Summit: Government Response
to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12, HC 1737,
28.2.12
The following Reports and evidence were tagged on
the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:
Third Report, Session 2010-12, Sustainable Development
in the Localism Bill, HC 799, 17.5.12 & 18.5.12
Uncorrected Oral Evidence, Session 2010-12, Sustainable
Development in the National Planning Policy Framework, HC
1480-i, 20.10.11
Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2010-12, Sustainable
Development in the National Planning Policy Framework
HC 1480, 24.4.12 & 26.4.12
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Air Quality Follow-up |
2 |
Budget 2011 and environmental taxes
| 2 |
Budget 2012 | 1
|
Carbon Budgets | 2
|
Embedding sustainable development across Government, after the Secretary of State's announcement on the future of the Sustainable Development Commission
| 3 |
Embedding Sustainable Development: The Government's response
| 1 |
Green Economy | 5
|
Green Investment Bank |
7 |
Preparations for the Rio +20 Summit
| 2 |
Protecting the Arctic |
4 |
Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs
| 2A |
Sustainable development and aspects of Defra's Structural Reform Plan
| 1 |
Sustainable development in the Localism Bill
| 1 |
Sustainable development in the National Planning Policy Framework
| 1 |
Sustainable Food | 7
|
The 10% Emissions Reduction Programme for Central Government
| 1 |
The impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation
| 6 |
Wildlife Crime | 3
|
Total | 51B
|
A
Jointly with the Energy and Climate Change Committee
B On
two occasions the Committee's meeting comprised two separate oral
evidence sessions
|