Environment Minister Rebecca Pow will appear before the
Environmental Audit Committee next week. It is her first
appearance back before the EAC since she was reappointed a
minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs (DEFRA), a role which saw her take the Environment Bill
through the House of Commons.
The evidence session is likely to predominantly focus on progress
implementing the UK REACH regulatory framework for the
registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals in Great
Britain following Brexit. This follows up on previous EAC
intervention on the
issue in September 2020. To inform the questioning of this
evidence session, the EAC sought stakeholder views in a call for
evidence, with written submissions published today.
The EAC is also likely to discuss the Government’s policy around
improving water quality, such as on nutrient neutrality,
following recommendations made within the EAC’s report earlier
this year on Water quality in rivers. Water scarcity and
experiences from this summer’s heatwave is also likely to be
raised, as will the Government’s plans to establish a deposit
return scheme.
Witnesses
Wednesday 30 November in Room 15, Palace of Westminster
At 2.15pm
-
, Parliamentary Under
Secretary of State (Minister for Environmental Quality and
Resilience), Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs, and DEFRA officials
- Dr Richard Daniels, Director of Chemicals Regulation, Health
and Safety Executive
