Committees

Work of Defra

Inquiry

Separate from our inquiries, the Committee holds regular evidence sessions with the Secretary of State, other Defra Ministers and senior officials to question them on the work of the Department on a wide range of current and ongoing issues. The transcripts of those sessions and follow-up written evidence will be collected here.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 15 March 2023.

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Past events

Tuesday 26 March 2024
1:45pm Private
2:30pm Public
Work of Defra - Oral evidence 26 March 2024
2:30pm
  • Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP (Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Tamara Finkelstein (Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 24 October 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Work of Defra - Oral evidence 24 October 2023
2:30pm
  • The Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP (Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Tamara Finkelstein (Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 28 March 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Work of Defra - Oral evidence 28 March 2023
2:30pm
  • Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey (Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Tamara Finkelstein (Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 6 December 2022
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
Work of Defra - Oral evidence 6 December 2022
2:00pm
  • Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey (Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Tamara Finkelstein (Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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  • Email: efracom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA