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.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Second Report - Environmental Land Management and the agricultural transition
Inquiry Environmental Land Management and the agricultural transition
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First Report - Moving animals across borders
Inquiry Moving animals across borders
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Eighth Report - Seafood and meat exports to the EU
Inquiry Seafood and Meat Exports to the EU
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Correspondence from the Chair to Secretary of State re: Govt response to "Seafood and Meat Exports to the EU" report
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Fourth Special Report - Seafood and meat exports to the EU: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2019–21
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Oral evidence transcripts

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21 September 2021
Work National Food Strategy (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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14 September 2021
Inquiry Tree Planting and Woodlands
Witnesses Forestry Commission, Forestry Commission’s England Tree Planting Programme, Natural England, and Natural England
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14 September 2021
Inquiry Tree Planting and Woodlands
Witnesses Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Tenants Farmers Association, and National Farmers' Union
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Written evidence

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LS0043 - Labour shortages in the food and farming sector
Witnesses The Food and Drink Federation
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LS0044 - Labour shortages in the food and farming sector
Witnesses Western Fish Producers' Organisation Ltd, Falfish Ltd, More Seafood Ltd, Whitelink Seafood Ltd, Seafood and Eat it Ltd, and Brixham Trawler Agents
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LS0045 - Labour shortages in the food and farming sector
Witnesses National Farmers Union (England & Wales)
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
1 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
55 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
2 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
3 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
8 published

Contact us

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  • 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