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Order ID:253

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Date	Title	Text
1997 — 10th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of fifteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
1997 — 17th December	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
1998 — 4th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
1998 — 17th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
1999 — 25th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
2000 — 11th April	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
2001 — 15th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
2001 — 17th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
2001 — 22nd March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
2001 — 29th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
2001 — 2nd May	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members, of whom four shall be a quorum.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			(c)	to communicate its evidence and any other documents relating to matters of common interest to any committee appointed by this House or by the Lords; and
			(d)	to meet concurrently with any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments), or any sub-committee thereof, or with the European Scrutiny Committee or any sub-committee thereof, or with any committee appointed by the Lords, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or examining witnesses.
2001 — 5th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2001 — 15th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2002 — 8th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2002 — 14th May	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2002 — 22nd July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2002 — 29th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2003 — 9th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2003 — 23rd January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
2003 — 27th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2003 — 12th May	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2003 — 26th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
2003 — 11th September	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2003 — 15th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2004 — 29th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
2004 — 12th May	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
2004 — 7th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2004 — 26th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2004 — 2nd December	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2005 — 26th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2005 — 13th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2006 — 27th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2006 — 1st November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2007 — 28th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2007 — 4th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2007 — 25th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2007 — 25th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2008 — 11th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2008 — 17th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2008 — 28th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2008 — 12th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2008 — 25th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2009 — 22nd January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2009 — 9th February	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2009 — 3rd March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2009 — 30th April	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2009 — 20th May	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2009 — 25th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2010 — 13th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2010 — 22nd February	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2010 — 4th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2010 — 7th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2010 — 15th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2010 — 2nd December	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2011 — 7th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2011 — 30th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2011 — 14th December	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2012 — 19th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2012 — 12th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2012 — 11th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2012 — 16th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
2013 — 20th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2013 — 23rd April	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2013 — 17th June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2013 — 2nd December	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2014 — 8th May	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2015 — 24th February	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2015 — 10th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2015 — 17th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2015 — 3rd June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2015 — 22nd October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2015 — 28th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall have power-
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2016 — 11th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2017 — 24th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2017 — 7th March	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2017 — 4th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2017 — 12th September	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2018 — 20th February	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2018 — 19th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2018 — 27th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2019 — 7th January	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2019 — 5th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2020 — 23rd June	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
2020 — 23rd September	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2021 — 21st April	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2021 — 20th May	152A Environmental Audit Committee		Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2021 — 13th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2021 — 20th July	152A Environmental Audit Committee		(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2021 — 19th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2021 — 24th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2022 — 12th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		The committee shall have power-
			There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2022 — 18th October	152A Environmental Audit Committee		There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
			The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
			Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			The committee shall have power-
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
			The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
			The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.
			The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
2022 — 30th November	152A Environmental Audit Committee	(4)	The committee shall have power-
		(2)	The committee shall consist of sixteen members.
		(3)	Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
			(a)	to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; and
			(b)	to appoint specialist advisers to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
		(5)	The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
		(7)	The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.
		(1)	There shall be a select committee, called the Environmental Audit Committee, to consider to what extent the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development; to audit their performance against such targets as may be set for them by Her Majesty's Ministers; and to report thereon to the House.
		(6)	The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.