@CommonsEFRA

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@politicshome20 May 2025
"What we have found is a massive failure of regulation and far too many competing interests" ✍️@amcarmichaelMP politicshome.com/opinion/art…

Water bosses need to start thinking of customers, not just themselves

“We have created incentives to try to retain our most precious resource, which is our senior management team.”

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“We have created incentives to try to retain our most precious resource, which is our senior management team.” If you want a damning example of the culture in the water industry, you could not ask for much better than this from the chair of Thames Water. politicshome.com/opinion/art…

Water bosses need to start thinking of customers, not just themselves

“We have created incentives to try to retain our most precious resource, which is our senior management team.”

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Talking about the work of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, in releasing our report on farming today.
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Speaking in Parliament today in a Urgent Question on the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Germany. The £200m given by the government for the Animal and Plant Health Agency is a start but it is far from sufficient to the challenge we are facing.
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This afternoon @CommonsEFRA will be holding its first public evidence session, live from 2.30pm. Our first witness will be the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, @SteveReedMP - I suspect we shall not be short on ground to cover. parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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EFRA Committee retweeted
EFRA Committee
@CommonsEFRA20 May 2024
🛒 Tomorrow, we’re speaking to @DefraGovUK minister @Mark_Spencer about the resilience of the UK’s food supply chain and the Government’s support for producers as costs rise. ➡️ Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/eve…
Image of a trolley being pushed with text reading: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. We are holding an evidence session on fairness in the food supply chain. watch live on Tuesday 21 May at 2.30pm

ALT Image of a trolley being pushed with text reading: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. We are holding an evidence session on fairness in the food supply chain. watch live on Tuesday 21 May at 2.30pm

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📢 We have extended the deadline for submissions to our inquiry on The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border. Find out more and make a submission here by 11.59pm on Monday 27 May 2024 👇 committees.parliament.uk/wor…

The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border - Committees - UK Parliament

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union changed how goods are traded across the UK-EU border, including the requirement for the introduction of customs and phytosanitary controls. Some import...

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EFRA Committee retweeted
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@CommonsEFRA26 Mar 2024
Watch our session with the Defra Secretary of State @SteveBarclay live xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1MYxNoAWl…
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Yesterday, @CommonsEFRA asked bosses of major food manufacturers about 'shrinkflation', their ultra-processed products that dominate the supermarket shelves, and @CatSmithMP challenged them on pricing in light of soaring rise in food bank use. news.sky.com/story/major-bra…
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EFRA Committee retweeted
lan Byrne MP
@IanByrneMP14 Mar 2024
A real honour to speak on behalf of @CommonsEFRA at @apseevents parks seminar 2024 on 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙣 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙮 at Old Trafford today. So many fantastic contributions from many stakeholders on the importance of green spaces.🌱 #APSEParks
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The State Opening of Parliament takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 7 November, marking the start of the new Parliamentary session.

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Can you help Parliament examine how electricity networks should develop to support the #NetZero economy? We are accepting applications for a Specialist Adviser vacancy to support our ‘Enabling sustainable electrification of the UK economy’ inquiry Info👇 committees.parliament.uk/wor…

Specialist Adviser vacancy for Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into ‘Enabling sustainable...

Can you help Parliament examine how electricity networks should develop to support the net zero economy?

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🚨We are hiring🚨 @CommonsEAC are looking for an #EnvironmentalPolicy Committee Specialist, to support the cross-party group of MPs in examining Govt’s performance on sustainable development and environmental protection. Closes on 3 Sept. ➡ More info bit.ly/43zOD5L
time-lapse photo of Parliament at night with lights from traffic speeding by

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Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay! We've been putting pressure on the Govt to #BeatPlasticPollution, for example, calling for a ban on wet wipes containing plastic, & securing a ban on microbeads in cosmetic products. Read more about our work on our website 👇committees.parliament.uk/com…
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On Tuesday 3pm we're hosting an evidence session with COP26 President @AlokSharma_RDG. Qs will focus on progress with commitments made to fight climate change. We'll also be joined by members of @CommonsEAC @CommonsEFRA & @CommonsSTC Read more⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/com…
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Alan Lovell DL: "If you were starting from scratch to devise a number of bodies to take on responsibility in this field, I don’t think you would do it in the way the Environment Agency is set up at the moment."
Alan Lovell DL, Government’s preferred candidate, Chair of the Environment Agency

ALT Alan Lovell DL, Government’s preferred candidate, Chair of the Environment Agency

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Alan Lovell DL, Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Environment Agency: My belief on the regulation side is there are aspects throughout that are in need of modernisation. I understand Defra has room for improvement in this field, & we will be on the case with that.
Alan Lovell DL, Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Environment Agency

ALT Alan Lovell DL, Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Environment Agency

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Today's joint EAC and @CommonsEFRA pre-appointment hearing with Alan Lovell, the Government’s preferred candidate for @EnvAgency Chair has now started, and is available to watch live at bit.ly/3bNiwKq 📺
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@CommonsEAC5 Jul 2022
What next for the #EnvironmentAgency❓ This afternoon Alan Lovell, the Government’s preferred candidate for @EnvAgency Chair, faces a pre-appointment hearing with @CommonsEAC and @CommonsEFRA. 📺Watch live from 2.30pm today at bit.ly/3bNiwKq
We're questioning the Chair-designate of the Environment Agency, watch from 2.30pm this afternoon.

ALT We're questioning the Chair-designate of the Environment Agency, watch from 2.30pm this afternoon.

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We are examining labour shortages in Scotland, hearing from: ▪️ David Michie, @NFUStweets ▪️ Stephen Montgomery, @ScottishGroup ▪️ Martin Reid, @RHANews   📺 Watch our session here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde… 🔎 Read more: committees.parliament.uk/com…
Scottish Affairs Committee We are examining: Labour shortages in Scotland Watch live on Parliament TV: 10.30am, Tuesday 16 November

ALT Scottish Affairs Committee We are examining: Labour shortages in Scotland Watch live on Parliament TV: 10.30am, Tuesday 16 November

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Today's session has finished; thank you to the witnesses and to you following. Video of the session will stay at bit.ly/3hKoETo and the transcript will be added to bit.ly/EACtranscripts on Monday.
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