Secretary of State questioned on work of department
27 January 2022
The parliamentary select committee that scrutinises the work of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) holds a public evidence session with the Secretary of State, the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, to review the work of the department.
- Watch Parlaiment TV: Work of the Department
- Inquiry: Work of the Department
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 1 February 2022
At 2.30pm
- Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tamara Finkelstein CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The session will give the committee, made up of cross-party Members of Parliament and chaired by Neil Parish MP, a chance to question Mr Eustice on a wide range of subjects including:
- Departmental policies including UK food trade, flooding and air quality;
- Departmental finance and its annual report; and
- DEFRA’s management of its public bodies such as the Environment Agency
Further information
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