The Environmental Audit Select Committee is a
select committee of the
House of Commons
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in the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. The remit of the committee is to examine how government departments' policies and programmes will affect both the environment and
sustainable development
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.
The Committee was founded in 1997 by the incoming
Labour government as a cross departmental select committee with the idea that environmental issues affect a number of departments.
Membership
Membership of the committee is as follows:
2019-2024 Parliament
The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
Changes 2019-2024
2017-2019 Parliament
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
Changes 2017-2019
2015-2017 Parliament
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 20 July 2015.
Changes 2015-2017
2010-2015 Parliament
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.
Changes 2010-2015
See also
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List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
References
External links
Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary ArchivesEnvironmental Audit Select Committee home page
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Environmental policy in the United Kingdom
Select Committees of the British House of Commons