The House of Commons  Environmental Audit Committee is holding a live evidence session this afternoon from 2.30pm onwards to examine whether flood resilience efforts in England are fit for purpose.

MPs in the new Parliament have selected the new Chairs of two key House of Commons environmental committees.

 The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will continue its inquiry on the role of natural capital in the green economy, with an evidence session exploring how data, standards and monitoring contribute to effective natural capital markets.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) today argues that there is no reason for any further delay to the roll-out of the Government’s Environmental Principles, which are intended to be binding on policymakers across many areas of central government.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is set to question the Environment Secretary this week on water quality, biodiversity and other issues as part of its inquiry into The environmental protection policies of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has welcomed the Government response to its report, Water quality in rivers, as demonstrating a welcome shift in attitude and an increase in Government ambition on water quality after decades of inaction.

The deadline for written submissions to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into revising the traditional measure of UK economic prosperity to take greater account of natural capital and environmental sustainability closes at noon on Friday this week.

Listen to this afternoon's House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee hearing at 14.25pm when five water company CEOs will be questioned in person in the EAC's Water Quality inquiry. Click here to watch live.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will next week question the Chief Executives from five of the largest water and sewerage companies in England as part of its current inquiry on Water Quality in Rivers.

The National Audit Office is warning that there are serious weaknesses in central government’s approach to working with local authorities on decarbonisation, stemming from a lack of clarity over local authorities’ overall roles, piecemeal funding, and diffuse accountabilities.