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.

The Committee was founded in 1997 by the incoming Labour government as a cross departmental select committee with the idea that environmental issues affect a number of departments.

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

MemberPartyConstituency
Toby Perkins MP (Chair)LabourChesterfield
Olivia Blake MPLabourSheffield Hallam
Julia Buckley MPLabourShrewsbury
Jonathan Davies MPLabourMid Derbyshire
Carla Denyer MPGreenBristol Central
Barry Gardiner MPLabourBrent West
Sarah Gibson MPLiberal DemocratsChippenham
Alison Griffiths MPConservativeBognor Regis and Littlehampton
Chris Hinchliff MPLabourNorth East Hertfordshire
Sojan Joseph MPLabourAshford
Manuela Perteghella MPLiberal DemocratsStratford-on-Avon
Martin Rhodes MPLabourGlasgow North
Roz Savage MPLiberal DemocratsSouth Cotswolds
Blake Stephenson MPConservativeMid Bedfordshire
John Whitby MPLabourDerbyshire Dales
Sammy Wilson MPDemocratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

Changes since 2024

DateOutgoing Member & PartyConstituency→New Member & PartyConstituencySource
15 September 2025Pippa Heylings MP (Liberal Democrats)South Cambridgeshire→Roz Savage MP (Liberal Democrats)South Cotswolds
21 October 2025Ellie Chowns MP (Green)North Herefordshire→Carla Denyer MP (Green)Bristol Central
17 November 2025Anna Gelderd MP (Labour)South East Cornwall→Alison Hume MP (Labour)Scarborough and Whitby
17 November 2025Alison Taylor MP (Labour)Paisley and Renfrewshire North→Jonathan Davies MP (Labour)Mid Derbyshire
25 November 2025Cameron Thomas MP (Liberal Democrats)Tewkesbury→Manuela Perteghella MP (Liberal Democrats)Stratford-on-Acon
5 January 2026Alison Hume MP (Labour)Scarborough and Whitby→Sojan Joseph MP (Labour)Ashford

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.

MemberPartyConstituency
Philip Dunne MP (Chair)ConservativeLudlow
Duncan Baker MPConservativeNorth Norfolk
Feryal Clark MPLabourEnfield North
Sir Christopher Chope MPConservativeChristchurch
Robert Goodwill MPConservativeScarborough and Whitby
Ian Levy MPConservativeBlyth Valley
Marco Longhi MPConservativeDudley North
Caroline Lucas MPGreenBrighton Pavilion
Jerome Mayhew MPConservativeBroadland
Kerry McCarthy MPLabourBristol East
John McNally MPSNPFalkirk
Matthew Offord MPConservativeHendon
Alex Sobel MPLabour and Co-opLeeds North West
Shailesh Vara MPConservativeNorth West Cambridgeshire
Claudia Webbe MPLabourLeicester East
Nadia Whittome MPLabourNottingham East

Changes 2019-2024

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

2017-2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.

MemberPartyConstituency
Mary Creagh MP (Chair)LabourWakefield
Dr Thérèse Coffey MPConservativeSuffolk Coastal
Geraint Davies MPLabour (Co-op)Swansea West
Zac Goldsmith MPConservativeRichmond Park
Caroline Lucas MPGreenBrighton Pavilion
Kerry McCarthy MPLabourBristol East
Anna McMorrin MPLabourCardiff North
John McNally MPSNPFalkirk
Dr Matthew Offord MPConservativeHendon
Dr Dan Poulter MPConservativeCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich
Joan Ryan MPLabourEnfield North
Alex Sobel MPLabour and Co-opLeeds North West

Changes 2017-2019

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

2015-2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 20 July 2015.

MemberPartyConstituency
Huw Irranca-Davies MP (Chair)Labour and Co-opOgmore
Peter Aldous MPConservativeWaveney
Caroline Ansell MPConservativeEastbourne
Jo Churchill MPConservativeBury St Edmunds
Zac Goldsmith MPConservativeRichmond Park
Margaret Greenwood MPLabourWirral West
Luke Hall MPConservativeThornbury and Yate
Carolyn Harris MPLabourSwansea East
Peter Heaton-Jones MPConservativeNorth Devon
Peter Lilley MPConservativeHitchin and Harpenden
Caroline Lucas MPGreenBrighton Pavilion
Holly Lynch MPLabourHalifax
John McNally MPSNPFalkirk
Rebecca Pow MPConservativeTaunton Deane
Jeff Smith MPLabourManchester Withington
Rory Stewart MPConservativePenrith and The Border

Changes 2015-2017

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

2010-2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.

MemberPartyConstituency
Joan Walley MP (Chair)LabourStoke-on-Trent North
Peter Aldous MPConservativeWaveney
Richard Benyon MPConservativeNewbury
Neil Carmichael MPConservativeStroud
Martin Caton MPLabourGower
Katy Clark MPLabourNorth Ayrshire and Arran
Ian Murray MPLabourEdinburgh South
Sheryll Murray MPConservativeSouth East Cornwall
Caroline Nokes MPConservativeRomsey and Southampton North
Mark Spencer MPConservativeSherwood
Dr Alan Whitehead MPLabourSouthampton Test
Simon Wright MPLiberal DemocratsNorwich South

Changes 2010-2015

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

List of chairs

MemberPartyConstituencyTermParliament
John HoramConservativeOrpington12 November 1997 – 16 July 200352nd Parliament and 53rd Parliament
Peter AinsworthConservativeEast Surrey16 July 2003 – 14 December 200553rd Parliament
Tim YeoConservativeSouth Suffolk15 December 2005 – 6 May 201054th Parliament
Joan WalleyLabourStoke-on-Trent North10 June 2010 – 30 March 201555th Parliament
Huw Irranca-DaviesLabourOgmore18 June 2015 – 25 January 201656th Parliament
Mary CreaghLabourWakefield10 February 2016 – 6 November 201956th Parliament and 57th Parliament
Philip DunneConservativeLudlow29 January 2020 – 30 May 202458th Parliament
Toby PerkinsLabourChesterfield11 September 2024 – present59th Parliament

See also

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