Alan Lovell DL, Chair, Environment Agency and Sir James Bevan KCMG, Chief Executive, Environment Agency are due to give evidence in person today when they appear before the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
Alan Lovell DL, Chair, Environment Agency and Sir James Bevan KCMG, Chief Executive, Environment Agency are due to give evidence in person today when they appear before the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
Sewage discharges by water companies and other waste management issues are likely to be among issues that arise when MPs on the Committee hold a scrutiny evidence session with the senior management of the Agency.
The session will be the last appearance before the Committee for the outgoing EA Chief Executive, Sir James Bevan, and comes just six months into the appointment of Alan Lovell as Chair of the Agency.
Sir James and Mr Lovell are also likely to be asked about how the Agency is tackling fly tipping and other waste crimes, the regulation of which was recently described by the Public Account Committee as tantamount to having decriminalised it. Staff morale may be another area of questioning – some EA staff staged strike action this year over pay.
The evidence session forms part of the regular scrutiny of the work of the Environment Agency which is funded by and reports to Defra. The arm’s length’ body manages watercourses and flood defences, and regulates waste management, water quality and other environmental matters. It is
Click here to watch the evidence session live on Parliamentlive.tv which will start at 2.30pm on Tuesday 14 March 2023.
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