The 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
Miss Anne McIntosh (Conservative, Thirsk and Malton)
(Chair)
Richard Drax, (Conservative, South Dorset)
George Eustice (Conservative, Camborne and Redruth)
Barry Gardiner (Labour, Brent North)
Mrs Mary Glindon (Labour, North Tyneside)
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour, South Shields)
Iain McKenzie (Labour, Inverclyde)
Sheryll Murray (Conservative, South East Cornwall)
Neil Parish (Conservative, Tiverton and Honiton)
Ms Margaret Ritchie (Social Democratic and Labour
Party, South Down)
Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat, North Cornwall)
Thomas Docherty (Labour, Dunfermline and West
Fife) was also a member of the Committee during the inquiry.
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 David Weir
(Clerk), Anna Dickson (Second
Clerk), Sarah Coe (Committee Specialist—Environment),
Phil Jones (Committee
Specialist —Agriculture), Clare Genis (Senior
Committee Assistant), Owen James
(Committee Assistant), Sayeda Begum (Committee Support
Assistant), and Hannah Pearce (Media Officer).
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 Hannah Pearce on 020 7219 8430.
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