Articles tagged with: Environmental Audit Committee
MPs back ex-perm sec Helen Ghosh as environment watchdog chair
30 Apr Energy & Environment
MPs back ex-perm sec Helen Ghosh as environment watchdog chair
But committees urge the former Defra and Home Office boss to improve relations with farmers and environmentalists
Select few: Q&As with committee chairs
07 Oct 2025 Energy & Environment
Select few: Q&As with committee chairs
Select committee chairs play a critical role in holding departments to account. Meg Hillier, Lord Alton, Matt Western and Toby Perkins tell us the top skills the role requires and their priorities for the year ahead
Defra urged to clarify Office for Environmental Protection staffing restrictions
17 Apr 2025 Energy & Environment
Defra urged to clarify Office for Environmental Protection staffing restrictions
Watchdog MPs also seek answers on how the impact on nature of plans for growth-promoting regulatory reform will be monitored
Anger as Sunak pushes back net-zero milestones
21 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
Anger as Sunak pushes back net-zero milestones
But committee chair welcomes PM’s pledge of “greater scrutiny” for departmental policy work