Parliamentary
The Met Office is ultimately accountable to the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, currently Kevan Jones MP. He in turn represents our interests at Westminster and delegates authority to us to deal with enquiries from Members of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Welsh Assembly and the European Parliament.
We provide objective and impartial information to parliamentarians and their offices, on request, and present evidence to a wide range of parliamentary committees, as required. We also submit evidence to consultations on issues of corporate interest and scientific expertise.
| 2009 | All Party Parliamentary Group on Food & Agriculture for Development | Inquiry into the UK’s role in tackling the challenge of global food security until 2050 |
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| Environmental Audit Committee | Inquiry into carbon budgets | |
| Institution of Civil Engineers | State of the Nation: Defending critical infrastructure | |
| Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee inquiry | Putting science & engineering at the heart of government policy | |
| Northern Ireland Assembly Environment Committee | Inquiry into climate change | |
| Scottish Government | Coordinated Agenda for Marine, Environmental and Rural Affairs Science (CAMERAS) (2011–2016) | |
| Transport Committee evidence | Snow events February 2009 | |
| 2008 | Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Select Committee | Case study on geo-engineering (PDF, 3 MB) |
| Northern Ireland Regional Development Committee evidence | Flood August 2008 | |
| Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution | Adapting the UK to climate change | |
| Scottish Government | Proposals for a Scottish Climate Change Bill (PDF, 1.3 MB) The Future of Flood Risk Management in Scotland Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill (PDF, 69 kB) |
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| 2007 | Scottish Government | Rural Affairs and Environment Committee flood review |
| Westminster | Draft Marine Bill Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into floods of 2007 Pitt Review of floods of 2007 |
Working with the Scottish Parliament
Working with the Welsh Assembly
Working with the Northern Ireland Assembly
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