Tag Archives: EFRA Committee

Cross-party committee challenges “Greenest Government Ever”

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has published a report of an inquiry into the Natural Environment White Paper (NEWP) today, challenging ministers to put nature in the heart of economic decision-making. EFRA is appointed by the House … Continue reading

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Richard Benyon MP gives evidence to Efra Select Committee on the Natural Environment White Paper

In an Efra Select Committee hearing on Wednesday (18th April), Richard Benyon MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment and Fisheries answered the panel’s queries into the measures outlined in the Government’s Natural Environment White Paper (NEWP), published … Continue reading

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Greening the Common Agricultural Policy

Professor Charles Godfray, immediate past President of the BES, is to give evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on Wednesday 14th December as part of the Committee’s inquiry into ‘Greening the Common Agricultural Policy‘. Professor Godfray … Continue reading

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EFRA Committee Scrutinise White Paper

On Wednesday, 29 June, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee held a one-off evidence session to explore initial reaction to the Natural Environment White Paper (‘The Natural Choice: securing the value of nature’). Representatives of the National Farmers’ … Continue reading

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EFRA Committee to Quiz Caroline Spelman

EVIDENCE SESSION Defra’s priorities and annual accounts Wednesday 15 September 2010 House of Commons Witness: At 3.00 pm * Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee … Continue reading

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