Committees

Environmental Audit Committee

Commons Select Committee

Our remit is to consider the extent to which the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development, and to audit their performance against sustainable development and environmental protection targets.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report – The role of natural capital in the UK's green economy
Inquiry The role of natural capital in the green economy [revived]
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Seventh Report - Net zero and UK shipping
Inquiry Net zero aviation and shipping
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HC 509
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Response to this report
2nd Special Report - Net zero and UK shipping: Government Response
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HC 705
Special Report
2nd Special Report - Net zero and UK shipping: Government Response
Inquiry Net zero aviation and shipping
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Correspondence

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Letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to issues raised at the EAC's evidence session of 27 January 2025, dated 12 February 2025
Work Outcomes of UNFCCC COP29 (Non-inquiry session)
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HC 667
Correspondence
Follow-up letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to issues raised at the EAC's evidence session of 27 January 2025, dated 28 April 2025
Work Outcomes of UNFCCC COP29 (Non-inquiry session)
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HC 667
Correspondence
Letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to the recruitment of a Chair of the Environment Agency, dated 16 April
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Oral evidence transcripts

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7 May 2025
Inquiry Environmental sustainability and housing growth
Witnesses Berkeley Group, Crest Nicholson, and Citu
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7 May 2025
Inquiry Environmental sustainability and housing growth
Witnesses The Duchy of Cornwall
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7 April 2025
Work Proposals for the Seventh Carbon Budget (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Climate Change Committee, Climate Change Committee, and Climate Change Committee
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Written evidence

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The Heritage Alliance (GME0058)
Inquiry Governing the marine environment
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (GME0059)
Inquiry Governing the marine environment
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Green Alliance (NPPF0002)
Work National Planning Policy Framework reforms and the environment (Non-inquiry session)
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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.
10 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
12 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
11 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
7 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
4 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

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