Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

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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.^[1]

Until 2016, the committee was called the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development.

2022–2027 Assembly

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The committee will meet for the first time in the 2022–2027 Assembly on 14 February 2024.

	Member^[2]	Constituency
UUP	Robbie Butler MLA (Chairperson)	Lagan Valley
Sinn Féin	Declan McAleer MLA (Deputy Chairperson)	West Tyrone
Alliance	John Blair MLA	South Antrim
Sinn Féin	Nicola Brogan MLA	West Tyrone
DUP	Tom Buchanan MLA	West Tyrone
DUP	William Irwin MLA	Newry and Armagh
SDLP	Patsy McGlone MLA	Mid Ulster
DUP	Michelle McIlveen MLA	Strangford
Sinn Féin	Áine Murphy MLA	Fermanagh and South Tyrone

References

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^ "Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs" (PDF). Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Committee Membership". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development

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2022–2027 Assembly

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