Environmental Audit Committee

4 November 2026

Environmental Audit Committee Actual start House of Commons

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19:44 - 20:22
Speaker 1
Order. 

Well, welcome, everybody, to the latest meeting of the Environmental Audit Committee as part of our review into the Treasury and the economics of climate and nature.  I'm pleased to say that we have two excellent panels today, the first panel representing a number of different sectors who are at the forefront of Treasury policies and the climate and the environment.  And so, I'm going to invite our panelists to introduce themselves and their organisations, starting with yourself, Mr Croucher. 
20:22 - 20:37
Speaker 6
Thanks very much.  So, Matthew Croucher, Chief Economist at the SMMT.  SMMT is the trade association for the motor industry in the UK, so it covers cars, commercial vehicles, and it covers both importers and domestic manufacturers and the supply chain. 
20:37 - 20:40
Speaker 3
Very much, Mr McDermott. 

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