28 Jul 2016
There is a perverse justice in people like David Davis having to deal with this, after all they made it sound so easy. Latest publications Letter from Mary Creagh MP to David Davis MP regarding the EU and UK Environmental Policy dated 20 July 2016 ( PDF 228.5 KB) Letter from Mary Creagh MP to Therese Coffey […]
25 Jul 2016
The Environmental Audit Committee launches an inquiry into the future of the natural environment in the light of the EU referendum. Inquiry: Future of the Natural Environment after the EU Referendum Issues include the future of funding for biodiversity and agri-environment schemes, the likely changes in the devolved administration, and the role that managed rewilding can […]
27 Jun 2016
Microplastics – Three items EAC committee Research project MCS & Greenpeace petition 1. Environmental Audit Committee (EAC): Minister questioned on the environmental impact of microplastics This is the fourth oral evidence session in the Committee’s inquiry into the environmental impact of microplastics. The session will cover the Government’s position on the issue of microbeads and […]
15 Jun 2016
EAC Soil Health Report published Report: Soil Health Report: Soil Health (PDF 761KB) EAC ‘Healthy soils (both urban and rural) are important for food production and human wellbeing. Soil health cannot be measured directly, so indicators (physical, chemical, and biological properties, processes, or characteristics) are generally used. These measurable properties of soil or plants provide […]
09 Jun 2016
The Environmental Audit Committee publishes report finding that the Government is failing to protect communities at risk of flooding. Report: Flooding: Cooperation across Government Report: Flooding: Cooperation across Government (PDF 1.11 MB) Inquiry: Flooding: Cooperation across Government Environmental Audit Committee Funding for flood defences The Committee warns that a reactive approach to funding for flood defence […]
01 Jun 2016
This is open and it will be interesting to see how it compares to the recommendations of the recently released Worsfold report on investment in flood infrastructure. Environment Agency’s Response to the Infrastructure UK peer review of flood and coastal risk management Environmental Audit Committee – EAC: Following another winter of severe UK floods, EAC […]
17 May 2016
Mary Creagh MP, has written to DEFRA Secretary of State, Liz Truss MP & Matthew Hancock of the Cabinet Office, to raise concerns about the ‘chilling effect’ that an anti-lobbying clause in research grant conditions could have on select committee scrutiny. See links below. Letter from Mary Creagh to Elizabeth Truss ( PDF 37 KB) […]
09 May 2016
The Environmental Audit Committee questions academics on the environmental impact of microplastics (on May 9th watch the video). Watch Parliament TV: Environmental impact of microplastics Inquiry: Environmental impact of microplastics Scope of the inquiry The Environmental Audit Committee calls for evidence on the environmental impact of microplastics. Key issues include: the scale, sources and consequences […]
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