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Environmental Audit Committee

The Environmental Audit Committee considers the extent to which the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development, and it audits their performance against any sustainable development and environmental protection targets. Unlike most select committees, the Committee’s remit cuts across government rather than focuses on the work of a particular department.

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Date Business
06 March 2013
1:30 pm
Subject: Embedding sustainable development – an update
Witness(es): Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister for Government Policy, Cabinet Office and Nigel Atkinson, Head of Sustainable Development, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
12 March 2013
2:15 pm
Subject: Transport and accessibility to public services
Witness(es): Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport
19 March 2013
2:05 pm
Subject: Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories

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