Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 28 April 202609:30

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies

Committee hears from witnesses

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee will hold an oral evidence session examining the work and performance of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and its arm's-length bodies. This is a routine parliamentary accountability exercise where MPs scrutinise how the department is delivering its policy objectives across environmental protection, farming, food systems, and rural development.

This oversight hearing directly affects government accountability for managing environmental regulation, agricultural support, food security, and rural economic policy. It allows elected MPs to assess whether DEFRA and its agencies are effectively implementing government commitments and spending public money efficiently in these critical areas.

Committee members

Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal Democrats

Orkney and Shetland

Henry TufnellLabour Party

Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Jayne KirkhamLabour and Co-operative Party

Truro and Falmouth

Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabour Party

Suffolk Coastal

Josh NewburyLabour Party

Cannock Chase

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