Environmental Audit 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][5]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Toby Perkins MP (Chair)	Labour	Chesterfield
	Olivia Blake MP	Labour	Sheffield Hallam
	Julia Buckley MP	Labour	Shrewsbury
	Ellie Chowns MP	Green	North Herefordshire
	Barry Gardiner MP	Labour	Brent West
	Anna Gelderd MP	Labour	South East Cornwall
	Sarah Gibson MP	Liberal Democrats	Chippenham
	Alison Griffiths MP	Conservative	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
	Pippa Heylings MP	Liberal Democrats	South Cambridgeshire
	Chris Hinchliff MP	Labour	North East Hertfordshire
	Martin Rhodes MP	Labour	Glasgow North
	Blake Stephenson MP	Conservative	Mid Bedfordshire
	Alison Taylor MP	Labour	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	Cameron Thomas MP	Liberal Democrats	Tewkesbury
	John Whitby MP	Labour	Derbyshire Dales
	Sammy Wilson MP	Democratic Unionist Party	East Antrim

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.^[6][7]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Philip Dunne MP (Chair)	Conservative	Ludlow
	Duncan Baker MP	Conservative	North Norfolk
	Feryal Clark MP	Labour	Enfield North
	Sir Christopher Chope MP	Conservative	Christchurch
	Robert Goodwill MP	Conservative	Scarborough and Whitby
	Ian Levy MP	Conservative	Blyth Valley
	Marco Longhi MP	Conservative	Dudley North
	Caroline Lucas MP	Green	Brighton Pavilion
	Jerome Mayhew MP	Conservative	Broadland
	Kerry McCarthy MP	Labour	Bristol East
	John McNally MP	SNP	Falkirk
	Matthew Offord MP	Conservative	Hendon
	Alex Sobel MP	Labour and Co-op	Leeds North West
	Shailesh Vara MP	Conservative	North West Cambridgeshire
	Claudia Webbe MP	Labour[a]	Leicester East
	Nadia Whittome MP	Labour	Nottingham East

1. Whip suspended from 28 September 2020.

Changes 2019-2024

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
8 June 2020		Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour)	Bristol East	→		Barry Gardiner MP (Labour)	Brent North	Hansard
12 October 2020		Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative)	North West Cambridgeshire	→		Cherilyn Mackrory MP (Conservative)	Truro and Falmouth	Hansard
22 February 2021		Feryal Clark MP (Labour)	Enfield North	→		Dan Carden MP (Labour)	Liverpool Walton	Hansard
		Alex Sobel MP (Labour)	Leeds North West			Helen Hayes MP (Labour)	Dulwich and West Norwood
8 March 2021		Marco Longhi MP (Conservative)	Dudley North	→		James Gray MP (Conservative)	North Wiltshire	Hansard
5 January 2022		Dan Carden MP (Labour)	Liverpool Walton	→		Valerie Vaz MP (Labour)	Walsall South	Hansard
8 February 2022		Nadia Whittome MP (Labour)	Nottingham East	→		Clive Lewis MP (Labour)	Norwich South	Hansard
17 May 2022		Valerie Vaz MP (Labour)	Walsall South	→		Anna McMorrin MP (Labour)	Cardiff North	Hansard
11 July 2022		Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative)	Scarborough and Whitby	→		Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative)	Kingswood	Hansard
7 March 2023		Helen Hayes MP (Labour)	Dulwich and West Norwood	→		Cat Smith MP (Labour)	Lancaster and Fleetwood	Hansard
8 January 2024		Chris Skidmore MP (Independent)	Kingswood	→	Vacant			Resignation from Parliament[8]
22 January 2024	Vacant			→		Chris Grayling MP (Conservative)	Epsom and Ewell	Hansard

2017-2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.^[9][10]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Mary Creagh MP (Chair)	Labour	Wakefield
	Dr Thérèse Coffey MP	Conservative	Suffolk Coastal
	Geraint Davies MP	Labour (Co-op)	Swansea West
	Zac Goldsmith MP	Conservative	Richmond Park
	Caroline Lucas MP	Green	Brighton Pavilion
	Kerry McCarthy MP	Labour	Bristol East
	Anna McMorrin MP	Labour	Cardiff North
	John McNally MP	SNP	Falkirk
	Dr Matthew Offord MP	Conservative	Hendon
	Dr Dan Poulter MP	Conservative	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	Joan Ryan MP	Labour	Enfield North
	Alex Sobel MP	Labour and Co-op	Leeds North West

Changes 2017-2019

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
4 December 2017	Vacant			→		Glyn Davies MP (Conservative)	Montgomeryshire	Hansard
						Colin Clark MP (Conservative)	Gordon
22 January 2018	Vacant			→		Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative)	Scarborough and Whitby	Hansard
						Philip Dunne MP (Conservative)	Ludlow
4 June 2018		Glyn Davies MP (Conservative)	Montgomeryshire	→		James Gray MP (Conservative)	North Wiltshire	Hansard
25 February 2019		Joan Ryan MP (TIG)	Enfield North	→		Alex Cunningham MP (Labour)	Stockton North	Hansard
8 May 2019		Alex Cunningham MP (Labour)	Stockton North	→		Ruth Jones MP (Labour)	Newport West	Hansard
13 May 2019		Colin Clark MP (Conservative)	Gordon	→		Derek Thomas MP (Conservative)	St Ives	Hansard
15 July 2019		Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative)	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	→		Jeremy Lefroy MP (Conservative)	Stafford	Hansard

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 20 July 2015.^[11][12]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Huw Irranca-Davies MP (Chair)	Labour and Co-op	Ogmore
	Peter Aldous MP	Conservative	Waveney
	Caroline Ansell MP	Conservative	Eastbourne
	Jo Churchill MP	Conservative	Bury St Edmunds
	Zac Goldsmith MP	Conservative	Richmond Park
	Margaret Greenwood MP	Labour	Wirral West
	Luke Hall MP	Conservative	Thornbury and Yate
	Carolyn Harris MP	Labour	Swansea East
	Peter Heaton-Jones MP	Conservative	North Devon
	Peter Lilley MP	Conservative	Hitchin and Harpenden
	Caroline Lucas MP	Green	Brighton Pavilion
	Holly Lynch MP	Labour	Halifax
	John McNally MP	SNP	Falkirk
	Rebecca Pow MP	Conservative	Taunton Deane
	Jeff Smith MP	Labour	Manchester Withington
	Rory Stewart MP	Conservative	Penrith and The Border

Changes 2015-2017

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
26 October 2015		Holly Lynch MP (Labour)	Halifax	→		Mary Creagh MP (Labour)	Wakefield	Hansard
		Jeff Smith MP (Labour)	Manchester Withington			Geraint Davies MP (Labour and Co-op)	Swansea West
25 January 2016		Huw Irranca-Davies MP (Chair, Labour)	Ogmore	→	Vacant			Hansard
10 February 2016	Vacant			→		Mary Creagh MP (Chair, Labour)	Wakefield	Hansard
		Mary Creagh MP (Labour)	Ogmore		Vacant
4 July 2016	Vacant			→		Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour)	Bristol East	Hansard
12 September 2016		Carolyn Harris MP (Labour)	Swansea East	→		Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour)	Southampton Test	Hansard
10 October 2016		Rory Stewart MP (Conservative)	Penrith and The Border	→		Dr Thérèse Coffey MP (Conservative)	Suffolk Coastal	Hansard
25 October 2016		Zac Goldsmith MP (Conservative)	Richmond Park	→	Vacant			Resignation of member from Parliament[13]
31 October 2016		Jo Churchill MP (Conservative)	Bury St Edmunds	→		Glyn Davies MP (Conservative)	Montgomeryshire	Hansard
		Rebecca Pow MP (Conservative)	Taunton Deane			Matthew Offord MP (Conservative)	Hendon
28 November 2016		Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour)	Southampton Test	→		Gavin Shuker MP (Labour and Co-op)	Luton South	Hansard
19 December 2016	Vacant			→		Scott Mann MP (Conservative)	North Cornwall	Hansard
		Margaret Greenwood MP (Labour)	Wirral West			Joan Ryan MP (Labour)	Enfield North

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.^[14][15]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Joan Walley MP (Chair)	Labour	Stoke-on-Trent North
	Peter Aldous MP	Conservative	Waveney
	Richard Benyon MP	Conservative	Newbury
	Neil Carmichael MP	Conservative	Stroud
	Martin Caton MP	Labour	Gower
	Katy Clark MP	Labour	North Ayrshire and Arran
	Ian Murray MP	Labour	Edinburgh South
	Sheryll Murray MP	Conservative	South East Cornwall
	Caroline Nokes MP	Conservative	Romsey and Southampton North
	Mark Spencer MP	Conservative	Sherwood
	Dr Alan Whitehead MP	Labour	Southampton Test
	Simon Wright MP	Liberal Democrats	Norwich South

Changes 2010-2015

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
5 December 2011		Simon Kirby MP (Conservative)	Brighton Kemptown	→		Paul Uppal MP (Conservative)	Wolverhampton South West	Hansard
3 December 2012		Sheryll Murray MP (Conservative)	South East Cornwall	→		Matthew Offord MP (Conservative)	Hendon	Hansard
10 December 2012		Ian Murray MP (Labour)	Edinburgh South	→		Chris Evans MP (Labour and Co-op)	Islwyn	Hansard
11 November 2013		Paul Uppal MP (Conservative)	Wolverhampton South West	→	Vacant			Hansard
25 November 2013		Richard Benyon MP (Conservative)	Newbury	→		Dan Rogerson MP (Liberal Democrats)	North Cornwall	Hansard
16 December 2013	Vacant			→		Caroline Spelman MP (Conservative)	Meriden	Hansard
18 March 2014		Chris Evans MP (Labour Co-op)	Islwyn	→		Mike Kane MP (Labour)	Wythenshawe and Sale East	Hansard

See also

• List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament