17 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD
AND RURAL AFFAIRS
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 12 July 2010.
Members
McIntosh, Miss Anne (Chair)
Adams, Nigel (discharged 2.11.10)
Anderson, Mr David (discharged 20.12.10)
Blenkinsop, Tom (discharged 23.1.12)
Docherty, Thomas
Drax, Richard (added 2.11.10)
Esterson, Bill (discharged 27.6.11)
Eustice, George
Gardiner, Barry (added 20.12.10)
Glindon, Mary
Jamieson, Cathy (added 27.6.11; discharged 23.1.12)
McKenzie, Iain (added 23.1.12)
Parish, Neil
Ritchie, Margaret (added 23.1.12)
Rogerson, Dan
Rudd, Amber
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
88 out of 88
3 out of 8
2 out of 18
28 out of 75
48 out of 88
42 out of 80
5 out of 47
70 out of 88
39 out of 70
58 out of 88
0 out of 28
4 out of 13
82 out of 88
9 out of 13
44 out of 88
64 out of 88
60.5 %
|
Total number of meetings:
| 88 |
Of which: |
|
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 65 |
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 1 |
Number of wholly private meetings
| 23 |
Other activities | |
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)
| 7 |
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
None
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 6
|
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)
| 14 |
Members of the House of Lords (one of whom was also a Minister)
| 4 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| 22 |
Food Standards Agency |
1 |
Executive agencies |
2 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency
| 3 |
British Waterways | 1
|
Commission for Rural Communities
| 1 |
Environment Agency |
5 |
Natural England | 1
|
Office of Water Services
| 3 |
Rural Payments Agency |
2 |
Appearances by other witnesses:
| 109 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
31.3-1.4.11 | BudapestA
| McIntosh | 1
| European Parliament meeting of Agriculture Chairs
| £651 |
29-30.11.11 | Denmark
| McIntosh, Eustice, Glindon
| 2 | Inquiry into the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| £5,395 |
6-10.2.12 | Costa Rica
| Docherty, Gardiner, Rogerson
| 2 | Inquiry into the Natural Environment White Paper
| £27,604 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
1-2.12.10 | Brussels
| McIntosh, Eustice, Glindon, Parish, Rudd
| 2 | Inquiry into CAP reform
| £2,434 |
12.7.11 | BrusselsA
| McIntosh | 1
| European Parliament meeting on CAP towards 2020
| £810 |
19.10.11 | BrusselsA
| McIntosh |
| European Commission conference on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| £396 |
28.2.12 | BrusselsA
| McIntosh |
| European Parliament conference on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| Nil |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
8.9.10 | Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
| McIntosh, Esterson, Eustice, Glindon, Parish, Rudd
| 4 | The work of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
| Nil |
12.7.11 | British Waterways Olympic site
| Docherty, Eustice, Gardiner, Parish, Rogerson
| 4 | Preparation for the 2012 Olympic games
| Nil |
8.12.11 | Hastings
| McIntosh, Eustice, Glindon, Parish, Rudd
| 6A | Inquiry into Reform of Common Fisheries Policy
| £2,075 |
22.3.12 | Pevensey
| McIntosh, Glindon, Rudd
| 2 | Inquiry into the Natural Environment White Paper
| £437 |
A
Includes a shorthand writer
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Future flood and water management legislation
| 522-I | 22.12.10
| Received 29.3.11: published as Third Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Second Report: The Marine Policy Statement
| 635 | 28.1.11
| Un-numbered Act Paper, published 17.3.11
|
Third Report: Farming in the Uplands
| 556 | 16.2.11
| Received 19.4.11: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Fourth Report: The draft National Policy Statement (NPS) on Waste Water
| 736 | 5.4.11
| Un-numbered Act Paper, published 20.2.12
|
Fifth Report: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013
| 671-I | 15.4.11
| Received 24.6.11: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Oral and Written Evidence: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013
| 671-II | 15.4.11
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy: Domestic Fisheries Management
| 858 | 3.6.11
| Received 27.7.11: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Seventh Report: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Gangmasters Licensing Authority
| 1400-I | 7.7.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Gangmasters Licensing Authority
| 1400-II | 4.8.11
| Not applicable |
Eighth Report: EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry
| 952 | 29.7.11
| Received 28.9.11: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry
| | 29.7.11
| Not applicable |
Ninth Report: The Welfare of Laying Hens Directive-Implications for the egg industry
| 830 | 2.9.11
| Received 10.11.11: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Welfare of Laying Hens Directive-Implications for the egg industry
| | 2.9.11
| Not applicable |
Tenth Report: The outcome of the independent Farming Regulation Task Force
| 1266 | 23.9.11
| Received 22.11.11: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The outcome of the independent Farming Regulation Task Force
| | 23.9.11
| Not applicable |
Eleventh Report: The draft National Policy Statement for Hazardous Waste
| 1465 | 14.12.11
| Awaited |
Twelfth Report: EU proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| 1563-I | 27.2.12
| Awaited |
Oral and Written Evidence: EU proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| 1563-II | 21.2.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: EU proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| | 24.2.12
| Not applicable |
First Special Report: The National Forest: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2009-10
| 400 | 26.7.10
| Not applicable |
Second Special Report: Dairy Farmers of Britain: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2009-10
| 401 | 26.7.10
| Not applicable |
Third Special Report: Future flood and water management legislation: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-11
| 922 | 4.4.11
| Not applicable |
Fourth Special Report: Farming in the Uplands: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-11
| 953 | 4.5.11
| Not applicable |
Fifth Special Report: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2010-11
| 1356 | 4.7.11
| Not applicable |
Sixth Special Report: Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy: Domestic Fisheries Management: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1485 | 15.9.11
| Not applicable |
Seventh Special Report: EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1548 | 19.10.11
| Not applicable |
Eighth Special Report: The Welfare of Laying Hens DirectiveImplications for the egg industry: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1664 | 25.11.11
| Not applicable |
Ninth Special Report: The outcome of the independent Farming Regulation Task Force: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2010-12
| 1669 | 12.12.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Defra's priorities and annual accounts
| 466-i | 15.12.10
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Future flood and water management legislation
| | 22.12.10
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Farming in the Uplands
| | 16.2.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The draft National Policy Statement (NPS) on Waste Water
| | 5.4.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013
| | 15.4.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy: Domestic Fisheries Management
| | 3.6.11
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10
Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: The National
Forest, received 14.7.10 and published as the Committee's
First Special Report, Session 2010-12.
Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Dairy Farmers
of Britain, received 15.7.10 and published as the Committee's
Second Special Report, Session 2010-12.
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/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee/formal-minutes/.
Divisions
None
Debates
The following Reports were debated in Westminster
Hall:
First Report, Session 2010-12, Future flood and
water management legislation, HC 522-I, 8.9.11
Ninth Report, Session 2010-12, The Welfare of
Laying Hens Directive-Implications for the egg industry, HC
830, 13.12.11
Fifth Report, Session 2010-12, The Common Agricultural
Policy after 2013, HC 671, 8.3.12
The following Reports were debated in the House:
First Report, Session 2010-12, Future flood and
water management legislation, HC 522-I, and
Fourth Report, Session 2010-12, The draft National
Policy Statement (NPS) on Waste Water, HC 736, 29.2.12
Twelfth Report, Session 2010-12, EU proposals
for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, HC 1563, 15.3.12
Fourth Report, Session 2010-12, The draft National
Policy Statement (NPS) on Waste Water, HC 736, 19.3.12
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Defra Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11
| 1 |
Defra's priorities and annual accounts
| 1 |
Domestic fisheries managementImplementation of the Common Fisheries Policy
| 2 |
Draft Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill
| 1 |
Environment Agency |
1 |
EU proposals for the dairy industry
| 5 |
Farming in the Uplands |
3 |
Future Flood and Water Management Legislation
| 3 |
Greening the Common Agricultural Policy
| 4 |
Natural Environment White Paper
| 6 |
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Gangmasters Licensing Authority
| 1 |
Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| 7 |
Rural Payments Agency |
1 |
The Draft British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 and the Draft Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Abolition) Order 2012
| 1 |
The draft National Policy Statement for Hazardous Waste
| 3 |
The draft National Policy Statement on Waste Water
| 3 |
The impact of Common Agricultural Policy reform on UK agriculture
| 7 |
The Marine Policy Statement
| 1 |
The outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review
| 2 |
The outcome of the Farming Regulation Task Force
| 2 |
The rationalisation of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
| 2 |
The use of cloned animals and their offspring in agriculture
| 1 |
The Water White Paper |
4 |
Welfare of Laying Hens Directivefollow up
| 1 |
Welfare of Laying Hens DirectiveImplications for the egg industry
| 2 |
Total | 65
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