MPs approve new Environment Agency Chair
17 July 2014
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee publishes a report approving the appointment of Philip Dilley as the new Chair of the Environment Agency.
- Report: Environment Agency Chair
- Report: Environment Agency Chair (PDF 440 KB)
- Inquiry: Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Environment Agency
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Mr Dilley, former Chair of the Arup Group, will take up the £100,000-a-year post in September, when the term in office ends of Lord Smith of Finsbury, the former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
The Committee questioned Mr Dilley on Tuesday (15 July) about his previous experience and suitability for the role, considering his business skills, dealings with government and media-facing experience.
Mr Dilley will spend two to three days a week as Chair of the agency, which employs around 10,600 staff and is the frontline service for flood protection, environmental regulation and water resource management.
Committee Chair
The Committee’s Chair, Miss Anne McIntosh, commented:
“We are satisfied that Philip Dilley has the professional competence and personal independence required for the post of Chair of the Environment Agency. We wish Mr Dilley every success in his new post.”