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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 Ministers6
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 Waterways1
Commission for Rural Communities 1
Environment Agency 5
Natural England1
Office of Water Services 3
Rural Payments Agency 2
Appearances by other witnesses: 109

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
31.3-1.4.11BudapestA McIntosh1 European Parliament meeting of Agriculture Chairs £651
29-30.11.11Denmark McIntosh, Eustice, Glindon 2Inquiry into the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy £5,395
6-10.2.12Costa Rica Docherty, Gardiner, Rogerson 2Inquiry into the Natural Environment White Paper £27,604

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
1-2.12.10Brussels McIntosh, Eustice, Glindon, Parish, Rudd 2Inquiry into CAP reform £2,434
12.7.11BrusselsA McIntosh1 European Parliament meeting on CAP towards 2020 £810
19.10.11BrusselsA McIntosh European Commission conference on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy £396
28.2.12BrusselsA McIntosh European Parliament conference on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
8.9.10Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew McIntosh, Esterson, Eustice, Glindon, Parish, Rudd 4The work of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Nil
12.7.11British Waterways Olympic site Docherty, Eustice, Gardiner, Parish, Rogerson 4Preparation for the 2012 Olympic games Nil
8.12.11Hastings McIntosh, Eustice, Glindon, Parish, Rudd 6AInquiry into Reform of Common Fisheries Policy £2,075
22.3.12Pevensey McIntosh, Glindon, Rudd 2Inquiry into the Natural Environment White Paper £437

A Includes a shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2010-12) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Future flood and water management legislation 522-I22.12.10 Received 29.3.11: published as Third Special Report, Session 2010-12
Second Report: The Marine Policy Statement 63528.1.11 Un-numbered Act Paper, published 17.3.11
Third Report: Farming in the Uplands 55616.2.11 Received 19.4.11: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Fourth Report: The draft National Policy Statement (NPS) on Waste Water 7365.4.11 Un-numbered Act Paper, published 20.2.12
Fifth Report: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 671-I15.4.11 Received 24.6.11: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Oral and Written Evidence: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 671-II15.4.11 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy: Domestic Fisheries Management 8583.6.11 Received 27.7.11: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Seventh Report: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Gangmasters Licensing Authority 1400-I7.7.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Gangmasters Licensing Authority 1400-II4.8.11 Not applicable
Eighth Report: EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry 95229.7.11 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 8302.9.11 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 126623.9.11 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 146514.12.11 Awaited
Twelfth Report: EU proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy 1563-I27.2.12 Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: EU proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy 1563-II21.2.12 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 40026.7.10 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Dairy Farmers of Britain: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2009-10 40126.7.10 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Future flood and water management legislation: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-11 9224.4.11 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Farming in the Uplands: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-11 9534.5.11 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2010-11 13564.7.11 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 148515.9.11 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 154819.10.11 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: The Welfare of Laying Hens Directive—Implications for the egg industry: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010-12 166425.11.11 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 166912.12.11 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Defra's priorities and annual accounts 466-i15.12.10 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
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Defra Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 1
Defra's priorities and annual accounts 1
Domestic fisheries management—Implementation 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 Directive—follow up 1
Welfare of Laying Hens Directive—Implications for the egg industry 2
Total65




 
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