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The Environmental Audit 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 how government departments' policies and programmes will affect both the environment and sustainable development.[1]

The Committee was founded in 1997[2] by the incoming Labour government as a cross departmental select committee with the idea that environmental issues affect a number of departments.[3]

Current membership

As of 22 January 2024, these are the members of the Environmental Audit Select Committee:[4][5]

Member Party Constituency
Philip Dunne MP (Chair) Conservative Ludlow
Duncan Baker MP Conservative North Norfolk
Sir Christopher Chope MP Conservative Christchurch
Barry Gardiner MP Labour Brent North
James Gray MP Conservative North Wiltshire
Ian Levy MP Conservative Blyth Valley
Clive Lewis MP Labour Norwich South
Caroline Lucas MP Green Brighton Pavilion
Cherilyn Mackrory MP Conservative Truro and Falmouth
Jerome Mayhew MP Conservative Broadland
Anna McMorrin MP Labour Cardiff North
John McNally MP SNP Falkirk
Dr Matthew Offord MP Conservative Hendon
Chris Skidmore MP Conservative Kingswood
Cat Smith MP Labour Lancaster and Fleetwood
Claudia Webbe MP Independent[a] Leicester East
Chris Grayling MP Conservative Epsom and Ewell
  1. ^ Suspended from Labour Party

Changes 2019-present

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
8 June 2020 Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour) Bristol East → Barry Gardiner MP (Labour) Brent North Hansard
12 October 2020 Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative) North West Cambridgeshire → Cherilyn Mackrory MP (Conservative) Truro and Falmouth Hansard
22 February 2021 Feryal Clark MP (Labour) Enfield North → Dan Carden MP (Labour) Liverpool Walton Hansard
Alex Sobel MP (Labour) Leeds North West Helen Hayes MP (Labour) Dulwich and West Norwood
8 March 2021 Marco Longhi MP (Conservative) Dudley North → James Gray MP (Conservative) North Wiltshire Hansard
5 January 2022 Dan Carden MP (Labour) Liverpool Walton → Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) Walsall South Hansard
8 February 2022 Nadia Whittome MP (Labour) Nottingham East → Clive Lewis MP (Labour) Norwich South Hansard
17 May 2022 Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) Walsall South → Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) Cardiff North Hansard
11 July 2022 Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) Scarborough and Whitby → Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative) Kingswood Hansard
7 March 2023 Helen Hayes MP (Labour) Dulwich and West Norwood → 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.[6][7]

Member Party Constituency
Mary Creagh MP (Chair) Labour Wakefield
Dr Thérèse Coffey MP Conservative Suffolk Coastal
Geraint Davies MP Labour (Co-op) Swansea West
Zac Goldsmith MP Conservative Richmond Park
Caroline Lucas MP Green Brighton Pavilion
Kerry McCarthy MP Labour Bristol East
Anna McMorrin MP Labour Cardiff North
John McNally MP SNP Falkirk
Dr Matthew Offord MP Conservative Hendon
Dr Dan Poulter MP Conservative Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Joan Ryan MP Labour Enfield North
Alex Sobel MP Labour and Co-op Leeds North West

Changes 2017-2019

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
4 December 2017 Vacant → Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Montgomeryshire Hansard
Colin Clark MP (Conservative) Gordon
22 January 2018 Vacant → Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) Scarborough and Whitby Hansard
Philip Dunne MP (Conservative) Ludlow
4 June 2018 Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Montgomeryshire → James Gray MP (Conservative) North Wiltshire Hansard
25 February 2019 Joan Ryan MP (TIG) Enfield North → Alex Cunningham MP (Labour) Stockton North Hansard
8 May 2019 Alex Cunningham MP (Labour) Stockton North → Ruth Jones MP (Labour) Newport West Hansard
13 May 2019 Colin Clark MP (Conservative) Gordon → Derek Thomas MP (Conservative) St Ives Hansard
15 July 2019 Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative) Central Suffolk and North Ipswich → Jeremy Lefroy MP (Conservative) Stafford Hansard

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 20 July 2015.[8][9]

Member Party Constituency
Huw Irranca-Davies MP (Chair) Labour and Co-op Ogmore
Peter Aldous MP Conservative Waveney
Caroline Ansell MP Conservative Eastbourne
Jo Churchill MP Conservative Bury St Edmunds
Zac Goldsmith MP Conservative Richmond Park
Margaret Greenwood MP Labour Wirral West
Luke Hall MP Conservative Thornbury and Yate
Carolyn Harris MP Labour Swansea East
Peter Heaton-Jones MP Conservative North Devon
Peter Lilley MP Conservative Hitchin and Harpenden
Caroline Lucas MP Green Brighton Pavilion
Holly Lynch MP Labour Halifax
John McNally MP SNP Falkirk
Rebecca Pow MP Conservative Taunton Deane
Jeff Smith MP Labour Manchester Withington
Rory Stewart MP Conservative Penrith and The Border

Changes 2015-2017

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
26 October 2015 Holly Lynch MP (Labour) Halifax → Mary Creagh MP (Labour) Wakefield Hansard
Jeff Smith MP (Labour) Manchester Withington Geraint Davies MP (Labour and Co-op) Swansea West
25 January 2016 Huw Irranca-Davies MP (Chair, Labour) Ogmore → Vacant Hansard
10 February 2016 Vacant → Mary Creagh MP (Chair, Labour) Wakefield Hansard
Mary Creagh MP (Labour) Ogmore Vacant
4 July 2016 Vacant → Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour) Bristol East Hansard
12 September 2016 Carolyn Harris MP (Labour) Swansea East → Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour) Southampton Test Hansard
10 October 2016 Rory Stewart MP (Conservative) Penrith and The Border → Dr Thérèse Coffey MP (Conservative) Suffolk Coastal Hansard
25 October 2016 Zac Goldsmith MP (Conservative) Richmond Park → Vacant Resignation of member from Parliament[10]
31 October 2016 Jo Churchill MP (Conservative) Bury St Edmunds → Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Montgomeryshire Hansard
Rebecca Pow MP (Conservative) Taunton Deane Matthew Offord MP (Conservative) Hendon
28 November 2016 Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour) Southampton Test → Gavin Shuker MP (Labour and Co-op) Luton South Hansard
19 December 2016 Vacant → Scott Mann MP (Conservative) North Cornwall Hansard
Margaret Greenwood MP (Labour) Wirral West Joan Ryan MP (Labour) Enfield North

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.[11][12]

Member Party Constituency
Joan Walley MP (Chair) Labour Stoke-on-Trent North
Peter Aldous MP Conservative Waveney
Richard Benyon MP Conservative Newbury
Neil Carmichael MP Conservative Stroud
Martin Caton MP Labour Gower
Katy Clark MP Labour North Ayrshire and Arran
Ian Murray MP Labour Edinburgh South
Sheryll Murray MP Conservative South East Cornwall
Caroline Nokes MP Conservative Romsey and Southampton North
Mark Spencer MP Conservative Sherwood
Dr Alan Whitehead MP Labour Southampton Test
Simon Wright MP Liberal Democrats Norwich South

Changes 2010-2015

Date Outgoing Member
& Party 		Constituency → New Member
& Party 		Constituency Source
5 December 2011 Simon Kirby MP (Conservative) Brighton Kemptown → Paul Uppal MP (Conservative) Wolverhampton South West Hansard
3 December 2012 Sheryll Murray MP (Conservative) South East Cornwall → Matthew Offord MP (Conservative) Hendon Hansard
10 December 2012 Ian Murray MP (Labour) Edinburgh South → Chris Evans MP (Labour and Co-op) Islwyn Hansard
11 November 2013 Paul Uppal MP (Conservative) Wolverhampton South West → Vacant Hansard
25 November 2013 Richard Benyon MP (Conservative) Newbury → Dan Rogerson MP (Liberal Democrats) North Cornwall Hansard
16 December 2013 Vacant → Caroline Spelman MP (Conservative) Meriden Hansard
18 March 2014 Chris Evans MP (Labour Co-op) Islwyn → Mike Kane MP (Labour) Wythenshawe and Sale East Hansard

See also

References

  1. ^ "Environmental Audit Select Committee". Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Environmental Audit Committee celebrates 25th anniversary at Imperial College | Imperial News | Imperial College London". 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ https://consoc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CS-Committee-and-Climate-Change-for-upload.pdf
  4. ^ "Membership - Environmental Audit Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Business without Debate Volume 744: debated on Monday 22 January 2024". hansard.parliament.uk. UK Hansard. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024. That Chris Grayling be added to the Environmental Audit Committee.
  6. ^ "Speaker's Statement: Select Committee Chairs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 627. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 12 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Business without Debate". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 628. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 11 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 597. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 18 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Committees". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 598. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 20 July 2015.
  10. ^ Mason, Rowena; Topham, Gwyn (26 October 2016). "Zac Goldsmith quits as MP over 'doomed' Heathrow expansion decision". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Speaker's Statement". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 511. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Environmental Audit". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 514. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 26 July 2010.

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