Committees

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Commons Select Committee

Looking at issues from the air we breathe to the food on our plates, Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) exists to scrutinise the administration, spending and policy of the Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsEFRA

These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

View previous Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee website

11 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Flooding
Opened 4 March 2020
Labour in the food supply chain
Report:
Published
On 22 December 2020
Govt. response:
Due by
On 22 February 2021
Opened 13 March 2020
COVID-19 and food supply
Report:
Published
On 30 July 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 10 October 2020
Opened 19 March 2020
The work of DEFRA
Opened 24 March 2020
Air Quality
Opened 12 June 2020
Public Sector Procurement of Food
Opened 18 June 2020
Tree Planting and Woodlands
Opened 1 October 2020
Pet Smuggling
Opened 27 October 2020
Environmental Land Management and the agricultural transition
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 29 January 2021
Opened 4 December 2020
Work of the Environment Agency
Opened 11 January 2021
Moving animals across borders
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 17 March 2021
Opened 13 January 2021

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

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New Inquiry: How will new Brexit regulations affect pet travel and live animal exports?
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee launches new inquiry into moving animals across borders
21 January 2021
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Chair and Chief Executive of the Environment Agency questioned
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee considers issues including the impact of covid-19 on the Agency's work and the UK's green recovery
14 January 2021
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EFRA Committee announce final evidence session of Public Procurement inquiry
Committee to hold the final evidence session of its inquiry into Public Sector Procurement of Food
7 January 2021

Upcoming events

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Informal meeting
26 January 2021 - 10am to midday
Virtual meeting
Formal meeting (private meeting)
27 January 2021 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Correspondence from Gillian Keegan MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, Department for Education, regarding the Union Learning Fund, 17 December 2020
Inquiry Labour in the food supply chain
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Correspondence
Formal Minutes 2019 - 21
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Formal Minutes
Third Report - The UK’s new immigration policy and the food supply chain
Inquiry Labour in the food supply chain
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Contact us

We can’t usually help you with an individual problem or a specific complaint.

  • Email: efracom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General Enquiries) 020 7219 1119 / (Media Enquiries) 020 7219 3279
  • Address: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA