Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies
Inquiry by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 6 November 2024. Its page on the Parliament website.
Reports and responses
- 9th Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair-designate of the Office for Environmental Protection (29 April 2026)
Evidence sessions
- 19 November 2024: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- 26 November 2024: Ofwat
- 26 November 2024: Ofwat; Ofwat; Ofwat
- 20 May 2025: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- 28 October 2025: Environment Agency; Environment Agency
- 11 November 2025: Emma Reynolds MP, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs; Emily Miles, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs; David Hill, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- 3 March 2026: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- 10 March 2026: Natural England; Natural England
- 28 April 2026: Dame Helen Ghosh, Preferred candidate to become Chair of OEP
- 30 June 2026: Abigail Seager, Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD); Lea Reynolds, Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD); Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)
- 7 July 2026: Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs