UK House of Commons select committee
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]
Membership
Membership of the committee is as follows:[ 4]
2019-2024 Parliament
As of 22 January 2024, these were the members of the Environmental Audit Select Committee:[ 5] [ 6]
^ Suspended from Labour Party
Changes 2019-present
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]
Changes 2017-2019
2015-2017 Parliament
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 20 July 2015.[ 10] [ 11]
Changes 2015-2017
2010-2015 Parliament
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.[ 13] [ 14]
Changes 2010-2015
See also
References
External links
Commons
Departmental Topical General Internal Statutory
Lords
Topical Private Internal Domestic
Joint