Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee:

Administration and Associated Public Bodies

On this page you can view all reports, special reports and oral evidence published by the Committee this Parliament relating to administration and associated public body matters. You can also view any Government progress reports received by the Committee and details of any current inquiries in this subject area. This is divided into sections which are linked below:

Communications | Administration | Associated Public Bodies

Communications

Oral Evidence Sessions with The Secretary of State
(unrelated to specific inquiries)

Tuesday 23 October 2007
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wednesday 12 July 2006
Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wednesday 2 November 2005
Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wednesday 9 February 2005
Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Conduct of the GM Public Debate

Sixth Special Report, Food Standards Agency's Reply to the Committee's Eighteenth Report of session 2002-03, HC 483 published 1 April 2004

Fifth Special Report, Government Reply to the Committee's Eighteenth Report of session 2002-03, HC 443 published 17 March 2004

Eighteenth Report of the Committee session 2002-03, HC 1220 published 20 November 2003

The GM Debate: Correspondence from the Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The GM Debate: Correspondence from The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Radioactive Waste: The Government's Consultation Process

Managing Radioactive Waste Safely, Second Government Progress Report

Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Government Progress Report

Seventh Special Report, Government Reply to the Commmittee's Third Report session 2001-02, HC 1221 published 24 October 2002

Third Report of the Committee Session 2001-02, HC 407 published 13 February 2002

Administration

The Departmental Annual Report:

2008

Defra's Departmental Report 2008

Oral and Written evidence, Session 2007-08 HC 1158-i

2007

Defra's Departmental Report 2007

Oral and Written evidence, session 2006-07 HC 121, published 17 July 2008

2006

Second Report of the Committee session 2006-07, HC 132 published 23 February 2007.

Second Special Report of the Committee session 2006-07, HC 522 published 15 May 2007

2005

Fifth Special Report, Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of the Committee session 2005-06, HC 966 published 8 March 2006

Fourth Report of the Committee session 2005-06, HC 693-I published 20 December 2005

2004

Fifteenth Report of the Committee session 2003-04, HC 707 published 14 September 2004

2003

Thirteenth Special Report, Government Reply to the Twelfth Report of the Committee session 2002-03, HC 1175 published 21 October 2003

Twelfth Report of the Committee session 2002-03, HC 832 published 23 July 2003

2002

Ninth Special Report, Government Reply to the Sixth Report of the Committee session 2001-02, HC 1223 published 24 October 2002

Sixth Report of the Committee session 2001-02, HC 969 published 17 July 2002

The Annual Report of the Committee:

2007

Third Report of the Committee: The Work of the Committee in 2007, Session 2007-08 HC 250 published 23 January 2008

2005-06

Questions to Defra on the work of the Committee

Response received by the Committee on 22 January 2007

First Report of the Committee: The work of the Committee in 2005-06, session 2006-07 HC 213 published 17 January 2007

2004

Third Report of the Committee: The Work of the Committee in 2004, session 2004-05 HC 281 published 3 February 2005

2003

Fourteenth Special Report, Government Reply to the Second Report of the Committee session 2003-04 HC 1037 published 14 September 2004

Second Report of the Committee session 2003-04, HC 225 published 21 January 2004

2002

Second Report of the Committee session 2002-03 HC 269 published 23 January 2003

The Role of Defra

First Special Report, Government Reply to the Tenth Report of the Committee of session 2001-02, HC 340 published 28 January 2003

Tenth Report of the Committee session 2001-02, HC 991 published 14 November 2002

The Establishment of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other matters

The Establishment of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other matters, oral evidence taken on 14 November 2001 and memoranda, HC 366-i published 10 January 2002

Defra science

Defra science: Current inquiry details - February 2008

Defra's Estimates

Defra's Spring Supplementary Estimate

16 March 2005

Defra Main Estimate 2008-09 memorandum

21 April 2008

Associated Public Bodies

British Waterways

Fourth Special Report of the Committee, session 2007-08, Government Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report of session 2007-08 HC 1081 Published 15 October 2008

Eighth Report of the Committee, session 2007-08 HC 438 Published 1 July 2008

Fifth Special Report of the Committee, session 2006-07, Government Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report of session 2006-07 HC 1059 Published 17 October 2007

Seventh Report of the Committee, session 2006-07 HC 345-I Published 31 July 2007

Oral and written evidence HC 345-II was also published 31 July 2007

Horticulture Research International

Horticulture Research International Government Progress Report

Eleventh Special Report, Government Reply to the Tenth Report of the Committee session 2002-03, HC 1086 published 16 September 2003

Tenth Report of the Committee session 2002-03, HC 873 published 3 July 2003

Ofwat Price Review 2009

Ofwat's Price Review 2009: Inquiry details

Ofwat Annual Report

Ofwat Annual Report, oral evidence taken on 11 June 2003 and memoranda, HC 785 published 15 July 2003

Home-Grown Cereals Authority

Correspondence from the Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to the Chief Executive of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)

Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)

Rural Payments Agency

Third Special Report of the Committee, session 2006-07, Government Reply to the Committee's Third Report of session 2006-07 HC 956 Published 24 July 2007

The House of Common debated the Committee's Third Report on Monday 9 July 2007

Third Report of the Committee, session 2006-07 HC 107-I Published 29 March 2007

Oral and written evidence HC 107-II also published 29 March 2007

Fifth Report of the Committee, session 2005-06 HC 840 Interim report published 24 January 2006

Rural Payments Agency update from Defra July 2005

Seventh Special Report, Government Reply to the Sixth Report of the Committee session 2002-03, HC 749 published 24 June 2003

Sixth Report of the Committee session 2002-03, HC 382 published 8 April 2003

The Countryside Agency

Fifth Special Report, Government and Countryside Agency Reply to the Second Report of the Committee session 2001-02, HC 829 published 14 May 2002

Second Report of the Committee session 2001-02, HC 386 published 13 February 2002

The Environment Agency

Seventh Report of the Committee session 2005-06, HC 780-I , published 11 May 2006

Seventh Report - Volume II, 2005-06, HC 780-II, published 11 May 2006

The Environment Agency: inquiry details November 2005

Letter from David Wright MP to the Chairman regarding a memorandum submitted by Mr Michael Ryan (Volume II: Ev 202)

Letter from the Chairman to David Wright MP regarding a memorandum submitted by Mr Michael Ryan (Volume II: Ev 202)

The Work of the National Forest Company

The work of the National Forest Company, oral evidence taken on 5 December 2001 and memoranda, HC 432 published 15 January 2002