Commons Select Committee

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Chair: Mr Alistair Carmichael

Scrutinises: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) scrutinises the work of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It looks at issues from farming to the water sector to a circular economy. View the full list of the committee’s strategic priorities

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Current Members (11)

Active Inquiries (9)

Land use and nature

ActiveOpened 18 Mar 2026

Climate and weather resilience

ActiveOpened 9 Sept 2025

Preventing waste and enabling a circular economy

ActiveOpened 20 May 2025

Fisheries and the marine environment

ActiveOpened 23 Jan 2025

Animal and plant health

ActiveOpened 9 Jan 2025

Fairness in the food supply chain

ActiveOpened 20 Dec 2024

Reforming the water sector

ActiveOpened 19 Dec 2024

The future of farming

ActiveOpened 6 Dec 2024

Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies

ActiveOpened 6 Nov 2024

Recent Publications (20)

7th Report – Resetting the relationship with fishing communities

ReportFisheries and the marine environment

24 Apr 2026

HC 680

Correspondence from Kate Dearden MP, Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection, Dept for Business & Trade, regarding the Report on Fourth Statutory Review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, dated 14 April 2026

CorrespondenceFairness in the food supply chain

21 Apr 2026

5th Special Report - UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work - Government Response

Special ReportAnimal and plant health

17 Apr 2026

HC 1833

Correspondence from the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs relating to the publication of a statutory report on the Joint Fisheries Statement, dated 24 March 2026

CorrespondenceFisheries and the marine environment

14 Apr 2026

Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding the implications of the Iran conflict on UK food security and rural communities, dated 1 April 2026

CorrespondenceFairness in the food supply chain

14 Apr 2026

Correspondence from the Ashford Borough Council Corporate Director for Port Health and Public Protection regarding Sevington BCP and UK-EU SPS negotiations, dated 1st April 2026

CorrespondenceAnimal and plant health

14 Apr 2026

Correspondence from Mike Martin MP relating to water supply issues in Tunbridge Wells, and summary of findings of business compensation survey, dated 23 March 2026

CorrespondenceReforming the water sector

14 Apr 2026

Correspondence to the Minister for Nature following the hearing on 24 March, dated 14 April 2026

CorrespondenceLand use and nature

14 Apr 2026

Correspondence to Natural England following the hearing on 10 March, dated 14 April 2026

CorrespondenceLand use and nature

14 Apr 2026

Correspondence from the Chair of the Animal Sentience Committee relating to the Animal Welfare Strategy, dated 23 March 2026

CorrespondenceAnimal and plant health

14 Apr 2026

Correspondence from Citizens Advice regarding water bailiffs, dated 6 March 2026

CorrespondenceReforming the water sector

24 Mar 2026

Correspondence from the Consumer Council for Water regarding debt collection practices, dated 18 March 2026

CorrespondenceReforming the water sector

24 Mar 2026

Correspondence to the Permanent Secretary, Defra, following the evidence session on 3 March, dated 24 March 2026

CorrespondenceWork of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies

24 Mar 2026

Members' attendance 2024-26 (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee) as at 13 February 2026

Attendance statistics

24 Mar 2026

Correspondence from Marsha De Cordova MP in her capacity as Leader and Co-Chair of the UK Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly on the Seventh Plenary Session, dated 20 March 2026

CorrespondenceAnimal and plant health

24 Mar 2026

Correspondence from the Animal Sentience Committee regarding their two new reports on the restrictions of lead in ammunition and the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022, dated 13 March 2026

CorrespondenceAnimal and plant health

24 Mar 2026

Correspondence from the Secretary of State, Defra, to the Chair regarding the Land Use Framework for England, dated 18 March 2026

CorrespondenceLand use and nature

24 Mar 2026

6th Report - Erosion of trust: the impact of coastal erosion on communities

ReportClimate and weather resilience

20 Mar 2026

HC 1317

Correspondence from Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animal Welfare, regarding SPS update, dated 9 March 2026

CorrespondenceAnimal and plant health

17 Mar 2026

Correspondence from the Dogs Trust regarding changes to the Companion Club, date 12 March 2026

CorrespondenceAnimal and plant health

17 Mar 2026

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