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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Soil health inquiry

Inquiry by the Environmental Audit Committee, 30 November 2015 to 25 August 2016. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 2 March 2016: Willie Towers, James Hutton Institute, Sue Cornwell, Lead Natural Environment Adviser, National Trust, and Martin Rogers, Environment Policy Adviser, National Farmers' Union.
  • 9 March 2016: Lord Krebs, Chair of the Adaptation Sub-Committee, and David Thompson, Senior Policy Analyst - Adaptation, Committee on Climate Change, and Peter Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association; Professor Paul Hallett, University of Aberdeen, Professor Richard Bardgett, University of Manchester, and Professor David Powlson, Rothamsted Research (at 3.15pm).
  • 12 April 2016: Dr Karen Johnson, Durham University, Professor Chris Collins, Soil Security Programme and University of Reading, Howard Price, Principal Policy Officer, Chartered Institute of Environmental HealthProfessor Dave Chadwick, University of Bangor, Professor Jim Harris, Cranfield University
  • 27 April 2016: Rory Stewart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Maggie Charnley, Natural Capital Committee Secretariat, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs .