# Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee

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.

## Current Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:
| Member | Party | Constituency |
| Alistair Carmichael MP (Chair) | Liberal Democrats | Orkney and Shetland |
| Sarah Bool MP | Conservative | South Northamptonshire |
| Charlie Dewhirst MP | Conservative | Bridlington and The Wolds |
| Helena Dollimore MP | Labour | Hastings and Rye |
| Sarah Dyke MP | Liberal Democrats | Glastonbury and Somerton |
| Jayne Kirkham MP | Labour | Truro and Falmouth |
| Josh Newbury MP | Labour | Cannock Chase |
| Andrew Pakes MP | Labour | Peterborough |
| Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP | Labour | Suffolk Coastal |
| Tim Roca MP | Labour | Macclesfield |
| Henry Tufnell MP | Labour | Mid and South Pembrokeshire |

## 2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
Parish's resignation from the House of Commons became effective on 4 May 2022. 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 | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | 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 | Vacant | Vacant | Resignation of member from Parliament |
| 25 May 2022 | Vacant | Vacant | 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.
| 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 | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source |
| 4 December 2017 | New seat | New seat | 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 | Vacant | Vacant | Death of member |

## 2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 8 July 2015.
| 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 | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | 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 | Vacant | Vacant | Death of member |
| 7 March 2016 | Vacant | Vacant | 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 23 January 2012 | Cathy Jamieson MP (Labour Co-op) | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | → | Margaret Ritchie MP (SDLP) | South Down | Hansard |
| 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 |
| 4 November 2013 | George Eustice MP (Conservative) | Camborne and Redruth | → | Mark Spencer MP (Conservative) | Sherwood | Hansard |
| 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 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | 4th round | 4th round |
| Candidate | Candidate | 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 | Eliminated |
| | Anthony Mangnall | 92 | 19.4 | 99 | 21.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| | Derek Thomas | 32 | 6.8 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | | 3 | | 18 | | 54 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 474 | | 471 | | 456 | | 420 | |
28 January 2020 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Neil Parish | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | | |
12 July 2017 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Neil Parish | 324 | 57.0 |
| | Bill Wiggin | 137 | 24.1 |
| | Zac Goldsmith | 107 | 18.8 |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 568 | |
17 June 2015 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Neil Parish | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | | |
9 June 2010 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 3rd round |
| Candidate | Candidate | 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 | Eliminated |
| | James Gray | 86 | 15.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | | 22 | | 34 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 556 | | 534 | | 500 | |