The Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs was established in Northern Ireland to advise and assist the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (currently Andrew Muir), on matters within his responsibility as a Minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation.
Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Membership of the committee is as follows:
The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022âÂÂ2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.
The committee met for the first time in the 2017âÂÂ2022 Assembly on 21 January 2020.
The committee met for the first time in the 2016âÂÂ2017 Assembly on 2 June 2016.
The committee met for the first time in the 2016âÂÂ2017 Assembly in May 2011.
The committee met for the first time in the 2016âÂÂ2017 Assembly in May 2007.
The committee met for the first time in the 2016âÂÂ2017 Assembly in November 1999.