*Cancelled* How will the EU's new Circular Economy and Farm to Fork proposals affect the UK? *Cancelled*
13 March 2020
Cancelled
The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will hear views of industry and non-government organisations on the EU's new Circular Economy and Farm to Fork proposals, including on how the proposals might affect the UK and whether Government is pursuing the right policies in these areas.
Witnesses
Wednesday 18 March 2020, Committee Room 3a, Palace of Westminster
At 10.30am for the session on the new Circular Economy Action Plan
- Nick Molho, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group
- Patrick Mahon, Chief Strategic Adviser to the CEO, The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
- Dr Adam Read, Fellow (and due to become President in November 2020) of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and External Affairs Director at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK
- Libby Peake, Head of Resource Policy, Green Alliance
At 11.45am for the session on the new Farm to Fork Strategy
- Andrew Lazenby, Chief Executive, Royal Agricultural Society of England & Innovation for Agriculture
- Gareth Morgan, Head of Policy, Farming and Land Use, the Soil Association
- Sean Sparling, Chairman, Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC)
Areas of discussion
The European Commission is launching a new Circular Economy Action Plan and Farm to Fork Strategy as part of the Green Deal, its flagship policy package. The EU's policy direction in these two areas – from its sustainable product framework to pesticide policy – could have implications for the UK manufacturing and waste sectors, and farmers, respectively, as well as for the Government's policy choices.
In two evidence sessions the Committee will be seeking evidence on:
- The key EU policies in these areas
- How the policies might impact UK businesses
- Whether the Government is pursuing the right policies in these areas
- Whether the Government's policy choices should be influenced by the EU's approach