Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83718

Office for Environmental Protection: Public Appointments

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Barry Gardiner

LabourBrent West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the recruitment process to appoint a new Chair of the Office For Environmental Protection has not yet commenced.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra has initiated the internal process for appointing a new Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection, which includes consultation with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, and relevant Select Committe...

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