The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the Committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated public bodies.

Membership

On 28 January 2020, Neil Parish was confirmed as the Committee's Chair-elect.[1] Parish resigned as MP on 30 April 2022, following accusations of watching pornography in the House of Commons.[2] Parish's resignation from the House of Commons became effective on 4 May 2022.[3][4]

Geraint Davies served as interim Chair until the election of Robert Goodwill as new committee Chairman. As of 22 January 2024, the members are as follows:[5][6]

Member Party Constituency
Robert Goodwill MP (Chair) Conservative Scarborough and Whitby
Steven Bonnar MP SNP Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Ian Byrne MP Labour Liverpool West Derby
Rosie Duffield MP Labour Canterbury
Barry Gardiner MP Labour Brent North
Neil Hudson MP Conservative Penrith and The Border
Selaine Saxby MP Conservative North Devon
Sheryll Murray MP Conservative South East Cornwall
Cat Smith MP Labour Lancaster and Fleetwood
Julian Sturdy MP Conservative York Outer
Derek Thomas MP Conservative St Ives

Changes 2019-present

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
11 May 2020 Toby Perkins MP (Labour) Chesterfield → Ian Byrne MP (Labour) Liverpool West Derby Hansard
8 June 2020 Mary Glindon MP (Labour) North Tyneside → Barry Gardiner MP (Labour) Brent North Hansard
5 January 2022 Dave Doogan MP (SNP) Angus → Kirsty Blackman MP (SNP) Aberdeen North Hansard
4 May 2022 Neil Parish MP (Chair, Independent) Tiverton and Honiton → Vacant Resignation of member from Parliament[7]
25 May 2022 Vacant → Robert Goodwill MP (Chair, Conservative) Scarborough and Whitby Hansard
8 November 2022 Kirsty Blackman MP (SNP) Aberdeen North → Steven Bonnar MP (SNP) Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Hansard
19 June 2023 Geraint Davies MP (Independent) Swansea West → Cat Smith MP (Labour) Lancaster and Fleetwood Hansard

2017-2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[8][9]

Member Party Constituency
Neil Parish MP (Chair) Conservative Tiverton and Honiton
Alan Brown MP SNP Kilmarnock and Loudoun
John Grogan MP Labour Keighley
Paul Flynn MP Labour Newport West
Dr Caroline Johnson MP Conservative Sleaford and North Hykeham
Sandy Martin MP Labour Ipswich
Sheryll Murray MP Conservative South East Cornwall
David Simpson MP DUP Upper Bann
Angela Smith MP Liberal Democrats Penistone and Stocksbridge
Julian Sturdy MP Conservative York Outer

Changes 2017-2019

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
4 December 2017 New seat → Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op) Leigh Hansard
11 December 2017 Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op) Leigh → Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour) Bristol East Hansard
17 February 2019 Paul Flynn MP (Labour) Newport West → Vacant Death of member[10]

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.[11][12]

Member Party Constituency
Neil Parish MP (Chair) Conservative Tiverton and Honiton
Sarah Champion MP Labour Rotherham
Chris Davies MP Conservative Brecon and Radnorshire
Jim Fitzpatrick MP Labour Poplar and Limehouse
Harry Harpham MP Labour Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Simon Hart MP Conservative Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Dr Paul Monaghan MP SNP Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Rebecca Pow MP Conservative Taunton Deane
Margaret Ritchie MP SDLP South Down
David Simpson MP DUP Upper Bann
Rishi Sunak MP Conservative Richmond (Yorks)

Changes 2015-2017

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
26 October 2015 Sarah Champion MP (Labour) Rotherham → Angela Smith MP (Labour) Penistone and Stocksbridge Hansard
4 February 2016 Harry Harpham MP (Labour) Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough → Vacant Death of member[13]
7 March 2016 Vacant → Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) Walsall South Hansard
31 October 2016 Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) Walsall South → Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour) Bristol East Hansard

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[14][15]

Member Party Constituency
Anne McIntosh MP (Chair) Conservative Thirsk and Malton
Nigel Adams MP Conservative Selby and Ainsty
David Anderson MP Labour Blaydon
Tom Blenkinsop MP Labour Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Thomas Docherty MP Labour Dunfermline and West Fife
Bill Esterson MP Labour Sefton Central
George Eustice MP Conservative Camborne and Redruth
Mary Glindon MP Labour North Tyneside
Neil Parish MP Conservative Tiverton and Honiton
Dan Rogerson MP Liberal Democrats North Cornwall
Amber Rudd MP Conservative Hastings and Rye

Changes 2010-2015

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
2 November 2010 Nigel Adams MP (Conservative) Selby and Ainsty → Richard Drax MP (Conservative) South Dorset Hansard
22 December 2010 David Anderson MP (Labour) Blaydon → Barry Gardiner MP (Labour) Brent North Hansard
27 June 2011 Bill Esterson MP (Labour) Sefton Central → Cathy Jamieson MP (Labour Co-op) Kilmarnock and Loudoun Hansard
23 January 2012 Tom Blenkinsop MP (Labour) Middlesbrough South and
East Cleveland 		→ Iain McKenzie MP (Labour) Inverclyde Hansard
Cathy Jamieson MP (Labour Co-op) Kilmarnock and Loudoun Margaret Ritchie MP (SDLP) South Down
5 November 2012 Amber Rudd MP (Conservative) Hastings and Rye → Sheryll Murray MP (Conservative) South East Cornwall Hansard
10 June 2013 Thomas Docherty MP (Labour) Dunfermline and West Fife → Emma Lewell-Buck MP (Labour) South Shields Hansard
4 November 2013 Barry Gardiner MP (Labour) Brent North → Jim Fitzpatrick MP (Labour) Poplar and Limehouse Hansard
George Eustice MP (Conservative) Camborne and Redruth Mark Spencer MP (Conservative) Sherwood
25 November 2013 Dan Rogerson MP (Liberal Democrats) North Cornwall → Roger Williams MP (Liberal Democrats) Brecon and Radnorshire Hansard

Chair election results

25 May 2022[16]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Sir Robert Goodwill 123 25.9 134 28.5 162 35.5 243 57.9
Dr Neil Hudson 126 26.6 130 27.6 164 36.0 177 42.1
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown 101 21.3 108 22.9 130 28.5 Eliminated
Anthony Mangnall 92 19.4 99 21.0 Eliminated
Derek Thomas 32 6.8 Eliminated
Not redistributed 3 18 54
Valid votes 474 471 456 420
28 January 2020[17]
Candidate 1st round
Votes %
Neil Parish Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes
12 July 2017[18]
Candidate 1st round
Votes %
Neil Parish 324 57.0
Bill Wiggin 137 24.1
Zac Goldsmith 107 18.8
Not redistributed
Valid votes 568
17 June 2015[19]
Candidate 1st round
Votes %
Neil Parish Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes
9 June 2010[20]
Candidate 1st round 2nd round 3rd round
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Anne McIntosh 215 38.7 239 44.8 266 53.2
Stewart Jackson 168 30.2 195 36.5 234 46.8
Neil Parish 87 15.6 100 18.7 Eliminated
James Gray 86 15.5 Eliminated
Not redistributed 22 34
Valid votes 556 534 500

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Neil Parish MP: I'm resigning after porn moment of madness". BBC News. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ Lynch, David (4 May 2022). "Neil Parish formally resigns after admitting watching pornography in the Commons". The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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  6. ^ "Business Without Debate Volume 744: debated on Monday 22 January 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024. That Robbie Moore be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Selaine Saxby be added.
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  10. ^ Langdon, Julia (18 February 2019). "Paul Flynn obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 8 July 2015.
  13. ^ Johnston, Chris (5 February 2016). "Labour MP Harry Harpham dies of cancer aged 61". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 June 2010.
  15. ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 513. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2010.
  16. ^ "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Election - Result Sheet" (PDF). www.parliament.uk. 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Neil Parish confirmed as Chair-elect of Committee". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  18. ^ "ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULT" (PDF). Parliament.uk. 12 July 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  19. ^ "ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULT" (PDF). Parliament.uk. 17 June 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  20. ^ "ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULTS" (PDF). www.parliament.uk. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

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