7 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Preventing waste and enabling a circular economy
Opened 20 May 2025
Fisheries and the marine environment
Opened 23 January 2025
Animal and plant health
Opened 9 January 2025
Fairness in the food supply chain
Opened 20 December 2024
Reforming the water sector
Report:
Published
On 16 June 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 16 August 2025
Opened 19 December 2024
The future of farming
Report:
Published
On 16 May 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 16 July 2025
Opened 6 December 2024
Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies
Opened 6 November 2024
Non-inquiry work
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
Latest news

Informed and incensed: Feargal Sharkey on the UK’s water woes
Committee Corridor podcast features parliamentary scrutiny at heart of debate on sector
19 June 2025

‘Failing’ water sector needs ‘root and branch reform’ to address culture that is ‘deaf’ to ‘crisis’
A failing water sector in which “water companies increasingly look like financial institutions rather than businesses servicing monopolised critical infrastructure” is in need of “root and branch reform”, according to a new report by Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
16 June 2025

EFRA Committee publishes correspondence from Thames Water
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published its recent correspondence with Thames Water, Ofwat and Defra regarding the pay out of retention bonuses.
9 June 2025
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