On July 9, 2003, John chaired the final meeting of the Water Regulations Advisory Committee of Defra--the U.K. Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Issue: 9/03
On July 9, 2003, I chaired the final meeting of the Water Regulations Advisory Committee of Defra--the U.K. Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. I had taken up the post in July 1996 under a Conservative government in a department known simply as Environment. Reaching the natural end of an appointment, albeit a voluntary and unpaid one, is a slightly sobering time and gives one the opportunity to look back at the role and achievements of the committee and to assess what we were really able to do.