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

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

Reports and government responses

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First Report: COVID-19 and food supply
Inquiry COVID-19 and food supply
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Oral evidence transcripts

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14 July 2020
Inquiry Flooding
Witnesses Environment Agency, Environment Agency, and Environment Agency
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Oral Evidence
7 July 2020
Inquiry Labour in the food supply chain
Witnesses National Farmers Union (NFU), and Association of Labour Providers
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Oral Evidence
30 June 2020
Inquiry COVID-19 and food supply
Witnesses Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Written evidence

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Labour in the food supply chain
Witnesses British Poultry Council
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Written Evidence
Government support to the dairy sector during the COVID-19 pandemic
Witnesses National Farmers' Union of England and Wales
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Government support to the dairy sector during the COVID-19 pandemic
Witnesses Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF)
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Other publications

Government Response
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
5 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
15 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
1 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
4 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