House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Environment Bill 2019-21

Here you can browse the record of the public proceedings of the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Environment Bill.

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Committee members and staff

Chairs: Mr Nigel Evans, Sir George Howarth

Clerks: Adam Mellows-Facer, Anwen Rees

Members: 

• Afolami, Bim (Hitchin and Harpenden)
• Ansell, Caroline (Eastbourne)
• Bhatti, Saqib (Meriden)
• Brock, Deidre (Edinburgh North and Leith)
• Docherty, Leo (Aldershot)
• Edwards, Ruth (Rushcliffe)
• Glindon, Mary (North Tyneside)
• Graham, Richard (Gloucester)
• Longhi, Marco (Dudley North)
• McCarthy, Kerry (Bristol East)
• Mackrory, Cherilyn (Truro and Falmouth)
• Moore, Robbie (Keighley)
• Pow, Rebecca (Taunton Deane)
• Russell-Moyle, Lloyd (Brighton, Kemptown)
• Sobel, Alex (Leeds North West)
• Thomson, Richard (Gordon)
• Whitehead, Dr Alan (Southampton, Test) 

Documents

Reports of Proceedings

Full transcripts of the Public Bill Committee meetings.

Proceeding	Date
Committee Debate: 7th sitting | PDF version	19.03.2020
Committee Debate: compilation pdf of sittings so far (PDF)	19.03.2020
Committee Debate: 6th sitting | PDF version	17.03.2020
Committee Debate: 5th sitting | PDF version	17.03.2020
Committee Debate: 4th sitting | PDF version	12.03.2020
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting | PDF version	12.03.2020
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting | PDF version	10.03.2020
Committee Debate: 1st sitting | PDF version	10.03.2020

Written evidence

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence	Date
Written Evidence: Greener UK and Wildlife and Countryside Link (EB10)	12.03.2020
Written Evidence: Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) (EB11)	12.03.2020
Written Evidence: CHEM Trust (EB12)	12.03.2020
Written Evidence: 49 Club (EB01)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: Coca-Cola European Partners (EB02) (PDF)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: Local Government Association (EB03)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) (EB04) (PDF)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: The Royal Town Planning Institute (EB05) (PDF)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: Cycling UK (EB06)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) (EB07) (PDF)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: Girlguiding (EB08)	11.03.2020
Written Evidence: United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) (EB09) (PDF)	11.03.2020

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