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.
Chairs Committee chairs include those listed below.https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/membership/former/
NameStartEndPartyConstituencyConservativeOrpingtonConservativeEast SurreyConservativeSouth SuffolkLabourStoke-on-Trent NorthLabour Co-opOgmoreLabourWakefieldConservativeLudlowpresentLabourChesterfield
Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:
Member Party Constituency Toby Perkins MP (Chair) Labour Chesterfield Olivia Blake MP Labour Sheffield Hallam Julia Buckley MP Labour Shrewsbury Jonathan Davies MP Labour Mid Derbyshire Barry Gardiner MP Labour Brent West Sarah Gibson MP Liberal Democrats Chippenham Alison Griffiths MP Conservative Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Chris Hinchliff MP Labour North East Hertfordshire Sojan Joseph MP Labour Ashford Manuela Perteghella MP Liberal Democrats Stratford-on-Avon Adrian Ramsay MP Green Waveney Valley Martin Rhodes MP Labour Glasgow North Roz Savage MP Liberal Democrats South Cotswolds Blake Stephenson MP Conservative Mid Bedfordshire John Whitby MP Labour Derbyshire Dales Sammy Wilson MP Democratic Unionist Party East Antrim
Changes since 2024 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 15 September 2025 Pippa Heylings MP (Liberal Democrats) South Cambridgeshire → Roz Savage MP (Liberal Democrats) South Cotswolds Hansard 21 October 2025 Ellie Chowns MP (Green) North Herefordshire → Carla Denyer MP (Green) Bristol Central Hansard 17 November 2025 Anna Gelderd MP (Labour) South East Cornwall → Alison Hume MP (Labour) Scarborough and Whitby Hansard 17 November 2025 Alison Taylor MP (Labour) Paisley and Renfrewshire North → Jonathan Davies MP (Labour) Mid Derbyshire Hansard 25 November 2025 Cameron Thomas MP (Liberal Democrats) Tewkesbury → Manuela Perteghella MP (Liberal Democrats) Stratford-on-Acon Hansard 5 January 2026 Alison Hume MP (Labour) Scarborough and Whitby → Sojan Joseph MP (Labour) Ashford Hansard 8 June 2026 Carla Denyer MP (Green) Bristol Central → Adrian Ramsay MP (Green) Waveney Valley Hansard
2019-2024 Parliament The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
Member Party ConstituencyPhilip Dunne MP (Chair) ConservativeLudlowDuncan Baker MP ConservativeNorth NorfolkFeryal Clark MP LabourEnfield North Sir Christopher Chope MP ConservativeChristchurchRobert Goodwill MP ConservativeScarborough and WhitbyIan Levy MP ConservativeBlyth Valley Marco Longhi MP ConservativeDudley North Caroline Lucas MP Green Brighton PavilionJerome Mayhew MP ConservativeBroadland Kerry McCarthy MP Labour Bristol East John McNally MP SNP Falkirk Matthew Offord MP Conservative Hendon Alex Sobel MP Labour and Co-op Leeds North West Shailesh Vara MP Conservative North West CambridgeshireClaudia Webbe MP LabourLeicester EastNadia Whittome MP LabourNottingham East
Changes 2019-2024 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 8 June 2020 Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour) Bristol East → Barry Gardiner MP (Labour) Brent North Hansard 12 October 2020 Shailesh Vara MP (Conservative) North West Cambridgeshire → Cherilyn Mackrory MP (Conservative) Truro and Falmouth Hansard 22 February 2021 Feryal Clark MP (Labour) Enfield North → Dan Carden MP (Labour) Liverpool Walton Hansard Alex Sobel MP (Labour) Leeds North West Helen Hayes MP (Labour) Dulwich and West Norwood 8 March 2021 Marco Longhi MP (Conservative) Dudley North → James Gray MP (Conservative) North Wiltshire Hansard 5 January 2022 Dan Carden MP (Labour) Liverpool Walton → Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) Walsall South Hansard 8 February 2022 Nadia Whittome MP (Labour) Nottingham East → Clive Lewis MP (Labour) Norwich South Hansard 17 May 2022 Valerie Vaz MP (Labour) Walsall South → Anna McMorrin MP (Labour) Cardiff North Hansard 11 July 2022 Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) Scarborough and Whitby → Chris Skidmore MP (Conservative) Kingswood Hansard 7 March 2023 Helen Hayes MP (Labour) Dulwich and West Norwood → Cat Smith MP (Labour) Lancaster and Fleetwood Hansard 8 January 2024 Chris Skidmore MP (Independent) Kingswood → Vacant Resignation from Parliament 22 January 2024 Vacant → Chris Grayling MP (Conservative) Epsom and Ewell Hansard
2017-2019 Parliament The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.
MemberPartyConstituencyMary Creagh MP (Chair)LabourWakefieldDr Thérèse Coffey MPConservativeSuffolk CoastalGeraint Davies MPLabour (Co-op)Swansea WestZac Goldsmith MPConservativeRichmond ParkCaroline Lucas MPGreenBrighton PavilionKerry McCarthy MPLabourBristol EastAnna McMorrin MPLabourCardiff NorthJohn McNally MPSNPFalkirkDr Matthew Offord MPConservativeHendonDr Dan Poulter MPConservativeCentral Suffolk and North IpswichJoan Ryan MPLabourEnfield NorthAlex Sobel MPLabour and Co-opLeeds North West
Changes 2017-2019 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 4 December 2017 Vacant→ Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Montgomeryshire Hansard Colin Clark MP (Conservative) Gordon 22 January 2018 Vacant→ Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) Scarborough and Whitby Hansard Philip Dunne MP (Conservative) Ludlow 4 June 2018 Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Montgomeryshire → James Gray MP (Conservative) North Wiltshire Hansard 25 February 2019 Joan Ryan MP (TIG) Enfield North → Alex Cunningham MP (Labour) Stockton North Hansard 8 May 2019 Alex Cunningham MP (Labour) Stockton North → Ruth Jones MP (Labour) Newport West Hansard 13 May 2019 Colin Clark MP (Conservative) Gordon → Derek Thomas MP (Conservative) St Ives Hansard 15 July 2019 Dr Dan Poulter MP (Conservative) Central Suffolk and North Ipswich → Jeremy Lefroy MP (Conservative) Stafford Hansard
2015-2017 Parliament The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 20 July 2015. MemberPartyConstituencyHuw Irranca-Davies MP (Chair)Labour and Co-opOgmorePeter Aldous MPConservativeWaveneyCaroline Ansell MPConservativeEastbourneJo Churchill MPConservativeBury St EdmundsZac Goldsmith MPConservativeRichmond ParkMargaret Greenwood MPLabourWirral WestLuke Hall MPConservativeThornbury and YateCarolyn Harris MPLabourSwansea EastPeter Heaton-Jones MPConservativeNorth DevonPeter Lilley MPConservativeHitchin and HarpendenCaroline Lucas MPGreenBrighton PavilionHolly Lynch MPLabourHalifaxJohn McNally MPSNPFalkirkRebecca Pow MPConservativeTaunton DeaneJeff Smith MPLabourManchester WithingtonRory Stewart MPConservativePenrith and The Border
Changes 2015-2017 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 26 October 2015 Holly Lynch MP (Labour) Halifax → Mary Creagh MP (Labour) Wakefield Hansard Jeff Smith MP (Labour) Manchester Withington Geraint Davies MP (Labour and Co-op) Swansea West25 January 2016 Huw Irranca-Davies MP (Chair, Labour) Ogmore → VacantHansard 10 February 2016 Vacant → Mary Creagh MP (Chair, Labour) WakefieldHansard Mary Creagh MP (Labour) Ogmore Vacant4 July 2016 Vacant → Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour) Bristol EastHansard 12 September 2016 Carolyn Harris MP (Labour) Swansea East → Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour) Southampton Test Hansard 10 October 2016 Rory Stewart MP (Conservative) Penrith and The Border → Dr Thérèse Coffey MP (Conservative) Suffolk Coastal Hansard 25 October 2016 Zac Goldsmith MP (Conservative) Richmond Park → Vacant Resignation of member from Parliament 31 October 2016 Jo Churchill MP (Conservative) Bury St Edmunds → Glyn Davies MP (Conservative) Montgomeryshire Hansard Rebecca Pow MP (Conservative) Taunton Deane Matthew Offord MP (Conservative) Hendon 28 November 2016 Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour) Southampton Test → Gavin Shuker MP (Labour and Co-op) Luton South Hansard 19 December 2016 Vacant → Scott Mann MP (Conservative) North Cornwall Hansard Margaret Greenwood MP (Labour) Wirral West Joan Ryan MP (Labour) Enfield North
2010-2015 Parliament The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010. MemberPartyConstituencyJoan Walley MP (Chair)LabourStoke-on-Trent NorthPeter Aldous MPConservativeWaveneyRichard Benyon MPConservativeNewburyNeil Carmichael MPConservativeStroudMartin Caton MPLabourGowerKaty Clark MPLabourNorth Ayrshire and ArranIan Murray MPLabourEdinburgh SouthSheryll Murray MPConservativeSouth East CornwallCaroline Nokes MPConservativeRomsey and Southampton NorthMark Spencer MPConservativeSherwoodDr Alan Whitehead MPLabourSouthampton TestSimon Wright MPLiberal DemocratsNorwich South
Changes 2010-2015 Date Outgoing Member& Party Constituency → New Member& Party Constituency Source 5 December 2011 Simon Kirby MP (Conservative) Brighton Kemptown → Paul Uppal MP (Conservative) Wolverhampton South West Hansard 3 December 2012 Sheryll Murray MP (Conservative) South East Cornwall → Matthew Offord MP (Conservative) Hendon Hansard 10 December 2012 Ian Murray MP (Labour) Edinburgh South → Chris Evans MP (Labour and Co-op) Islwyn Hansard 11 November 2013 Paul Uppal MP (Conservative) Wolverhampton South West → Vacant Hansard 25 November 2013 Richard Benyon MP (Conservative) Newbury → Dan Rogerson MP (Liberal Democrats) North Cornwall Hansard 16 December 2013 Vacant → Caroline Spelman MP (Conservative) Meriden Hansard 18 March 2014 Chris Evans MP (Labour Co-op) Islwyn → Mike Kane MP (Labour) Wythenshawe and Sale East Hansard
See also Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom
References
External links Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives Environmental Audit Select Committee home page