Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee explained

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (EFRA) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the Committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated public bodies.

Membership

Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, chairs and member of committees are yet to be appointed.^[1]

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.^{[2] [3]}

Parish's resignation from the House of Commons became effective on 4 May 2022.^{[4] [5]} Geraint Davies served as interim Chair until the election of Robert Goodwill as new committee Chairman.

Member		Party	Constituency
	Neil Parish MP (Chair)	Conservative	Tiverton and Honiton
	Geraint Davies MP	Labour Co-op	Swansea West
	Dave Doogan MP	SNP	Angus
	Rosie Duffield MP	Labour	Canterbury
	Mary Glindon MP	Labour	North Tyneside
	Neil Hudson MP	Conservative	Penrith and The Border
	Robbie Moore MP	Conservative	Keighley
	Sheryll Murray MP	Conservative	South East Cornwall
	Toby Perkins MP	Labour	Chesterfield
	Julian Sturdy MP	Conservative	York Outer
	Derek Thomas MP	Conservative	St Ives

Changes 2019-2024

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
11 May 2020		Toby Perkins MP (Labour)	Chesterfield	→		Ian Byrne MP (Labour)	Liverpool West Derby	Hansard
8 June 2020		Mary Glindon MP (Labour)	North Tyneside	→		Barry Gardiner MP (Labour)	Brent North	Hansard
5 January 2022		Dave Doogan MP (SNP)	Angus	→		Kirsty Blackman MP (SNP)	Aberdeen North	Hansard
4 May 2022		Neil Parish MP (Chair, Independent)	Tiverton and Honiton	→	Vacant			Resignation of member from Parliament^[6]
25 May 2022	Vacant			→		Robert Goodwill MP (Chair, Conservative)	Scarborough and Whitby	Hansard
8 November 2022		Kirsty Blackman MP (SNP)	Aberdeen North	→		Steven Bonnar MP (SNP)	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Hansard
19 June 2023		Geraint Davies MP (Independent)	Swansea West	→		Cat Smith MP (Labour)	Lancaster and Fleetwood	Hansard
22 January 2024		Robbie Moore MP (Conservative)	Keighley	→		Selaine Saxby MP (Conservative)	North Devon	Hansard

2017-2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.^{[7] [8]}

Member		Party	Constituency
	Neil Parish MP (Chair)	Conservative	Tiverton and Honiton
	Alan Brown MP	SNP	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	John Grogan MP	Labour	Keighley
	Paul Flynn MP	Labour	Newport West
	Dr Caroline Johnson MP	Conservative	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	Sandy Martin MP	Labour	Ipswich
	Sheryll Murray MP	Conservative	South East Cornwall
	David Simpson MP	DUP	Upper Bann
	Angela Smith MP	Liberal Democrats	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	Julian Sturdy MP	Conservative	York Outer

Changes 2017-2019

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
4 December 2017	New seat			→		Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op)	Leigh	Hansard
11 December 2017		Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op)	Leigh	→		Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour)	Bristol East	Hansard
17 February 2019		Paul Flynn MP (Labour)	Newport West	→	Vacant			Death of member^[9]

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.^{[10] [11]}

Member		Party	Constituency
	Neil Parish MP (Chair)	Conservative	Tiverton and Honiton
	Sarah Champion MP	Labour	Rotherham
	Chris Davies MP	Conservative	Brecon and Radnorshire
	Jim Fitzpatrick MP	Labour	Poplar and Limehouse
	Harry Harpham MP	Labour	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
	Simon Hart MP	Conservative	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	Dr Paul Monaghan MP	SNP	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	Rebecca Pow MP	Conservative	Taunton Deane
	Margaret Ritchie MP	SDLP	South Down
	David Simpson MP	DUP	Upper Bann
	Rishi Sunak MP	Conservative	Richmond (Yorks)

Changes 2015-2017

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
26 October 2015		Sarah Champion MP (Labour)	Rotherham	→		Angela Smith MP (Labour)	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Hansard
4 February 2016		Harry Harpham MP (Labour)	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	→	Vacant			Death of member^[12]
7 March 2016	Vacant			→		Valerie Vaz MP (Labour)	Walsall South	Hansard
31 October 2016		Valerie Vaz MP (Labour)	Walsall South	→		Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour)	Bristol East	Hansard

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.^{[13] [14]}

Member		Party	Constituency
	Anne McIntosh MP (Chair)	Conservative	Thirsk and Malton
	Nigel Adams MP	Conservative	Selby and Ainsty
	David Anderson MP	Labour	Blaydon
	Tom Blenkinsop MP	Labour	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	Thomas Docherty MP	Labour	Dunfermline and West Fife
	Bill Esterson MP	Labour	Sefton Central
	George Eustice MP	Conservative	Camborne and Redruth
	Mary Glindon MP	Labour	North Tyneside
	Neil Parish MP	Conservative	Tiverton and Honiton
	Dan Rogerson MP	Liberal Democrats	North Cornwall
	Amber Rudd MP	Conservative	Hastings and Rye

Changes 2010-2015

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
nowrap	2 November 2010		Nigel Adams MP (Conservative)	Selby and Ainsty	→		Richard Drax MP (Conservative)	South Dorset	Hansard
22 December 2010		David Anderson MP (Labour)	Blaydon	→		Barry Gardiner MP (Labour)	Brent North	Hansard
27 June 2011		Bill Esterson MP (Labour)	Sefton Central	→		Cathy Jamieson MP (Labour Co-op)	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Hansard
23 January 2012		Tom Blenkinsop MP (Labour)	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	→		Iain McKenzie MP (Labour)	Inverclyde	Hansard
		Cathy Jamieson MP (Labour Co-op)	Kilmarnock and Loudoun			Margaret Ritchie MP (SDLP)	South Down
5 November 2012		Amber Rudd MP (Conservative)	Hastings and Rye	→		Sheryll Murray MP (Conservative)	South East Cornwall	Hansard
10 June 2013		Thomas Docherty MP (Labour)	Dunfermline and West Fife	→		Emma Lewell-Buck MP (Labour)	South Shields	Hansard
4 November 2013		Barry Gardiner MP (Labour)	Brent North	→		Jim Fitzpatrick MP (Labour)	Poplar and Limehouse	Hansard
		George Eustice MP (Conservative)	Camborne and Redruth			Mark Spencer MP (Conservative)	Sherwood
25 November 2013		Dan Rogerson MP (Liberal Democrats)	North Cornwall	→		Roger Williams MP (Liberal Democrats)	Brecon and Radnorshire	Hansard

Chair election results

25 May 2022^[15]
Candidate		1st round		2nd round		3rd round		4th round
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Sir Robert Goodwill	123	25.9	134	28.5	162	35.5	243	57.9
	Dr Neil Hudson	126	26.6	130	27.6	164	36.0	177	42.1
	Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown	101	21.3	108	22.9	130	28.5	Eliminated
	Anthony Mangnall	92	19.4	99	21.0	Eliminated
	Derek Thomas	32	6.8	Eliminated
Not redistributed				3		18		54
Valid votes		474		471		456		420

28 January 2020^[16]
Candidate		1st round
		Votes	%
	Neil Parish	Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes

12 July 2017^[17]
Candidate		1st round
		Votes	%
	Neil Parish	324	57.0
	Bill Wiggin	137	24.1
	Zac Goldsmith	107	18.8
Not redistributed
Valid votes		568

17 June 2015^[18]
Candidate		1st round
		Votes	%
	Neil Parish	Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes

9 June 2010^[19]
Candidate		1st round		2nd round		3rd round
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Anne McIntosh	215	38.7	239	44.8	266	53.2
	Stewart Jackson	168	30.2	195	36.5	234	46.8
	Neil Parish	87	15.6	100	18.7	Eliminated
	James Gray	86	15.5	Eliminated
Not redistributed				22		34
Valid votes		556		534		500

See also

• Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

External links

• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
• Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives

Notes and References

1. Web site: kelly . Richard . 3 July 2024 . What happens in the Commons after the general election? . UK parliament.
2. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Speaker’s Statement: Select Committee Chairs . House of Commons . 27 January 2020 . 670 .
3. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Committees . House of Commons . 2 March 2020 . 672 .
4. News: Neil Parish formally resigns after admitting watching pornography in the Commons. David. Lynch. The Independent. 4 May 2022. 4 May 2022.
5. Web site: Committees Volume 722: debated on Tuesday 8 November 2022 . . 8 November 2022 . hansard.parliament.uk . UK Hansard . 2 December 2022 .
6. News: Neil Parish resigns as an MP after admitting watching pornography in the Commons . 30 July 2022 . Sky News . 4 May 2022 . en.
7. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Speaker’s Statement: Select Committee Chairs . House of Commons . 12 July 2017 . 627 .
8. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Business without Debate . House of Commons . 11 September 2017 . 628 .
9. News: Paul Flynn obituary . The Guardian . Julia . Langdon . 18 February 2019 . 21 February 2019. Julia Langdon .
10. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Speaker’s Statement . House of Commons . 18 June 2015 . 597 .
11. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Business without Debate . House of Commons . 8 July 2015 . 598 .
12. News: Johnston . Chris . Labour MP Harry Harpham dies of cancer aged 61 . 31 July 2022 . The Guardian . 5 February 2016 . en.
13. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Speaker’s Statement . House of Commons . 10 June 2010 . 511 .
14. Parliament of the United Kingdom . Committees . House of Commons . 12 July 2010 . 513 .
15. Web site: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Election - Result Sheet . 2022 . www.parliament.uk . 25 June 2023.
16. Web site: Neil Parish confirmed as Chair-elect of Committee . Parliament.uk . 26 June 2023.
17. Web site: ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULT . Parliament.uk . 26 June 2023 . 12 July 2017 . 3.
18. Web site: ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULT . Parliament.uk . 26 June 2023 . 17 June 2015 . 1.
19. Web site: ELECTION FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES: RESULTS . 9 June 2010 . www.parliament.uk . 26 June 2023. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101013154827/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/chair-elections/Committee-Chair-Results.pdf . 13 October 2010.