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Weekly Information Bulletin: 15th November 2003

Departmental Select Committees: Current Inquiries

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Committee Inquiry First Evidence
Session/
HC Paper No.

 

Constitutional Affairs

Asylum and Immigration Appeals

HC 772

 

The Department for Constitutional Affairs

HC 903

 

LCD Departmental Report

HC 973

 

Immigration and Asylum: The Government's proposed changes to publicly funded immigration and asylum work

HC 1171

 

Judicial Appointments and a Supreme Court

11.11.2003

 

Legal Services Commission Annual Report

HC 1106

 

 

Culture, Media and Sport

Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects

HC 950

 

Arts Development: Musical theatre

14.10.2003

 

 

Defence

Missile Defence

HC 290

 

'Legacy' Pension and Compensation Issues

HC 188

 

Lessons of Iraq

HC 695

 

Chief of Defence Staff

HC 771

 

Intergovernmental Conference 2003: European Security

and Defence

15.10.2003

 

Education and Skills

Work of the Department for Education and Skills

HC 177

 

Secondary Education: Teacher Retention

HC 714

 

Public Expenditure

HC 864

 

Secondary Education: School Admissions

HC 1075

 

 

Environmental Audit

Genetically Modified Organisms - Farm scale trails

12.11.2003

 

Regulatory Impact Assessment

 

Sustainable Development Strategy Review

 

 

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment

2.11.2003

 

Cetacean By-Catches

3.11.2003

 

Conduct of the GM public debate

 

Water Pricing

29.10.2003

 

Environmental Directives

11.11.2003

 

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive and End of life Vehicles Directive

17.11.2003

 

US "Ghost" Ships

19.11.2003

 

 

Foreign Affairs

Britain and the EU

HC 607

 

FCO Annual Report 2003

HC 859

 

The Intergovernmental Conference 2004

28.10.2003

 

 

Health

Obesity

HC 755

 

Public Expenditure

HC 1109

 

Elder Abuse

 

 

Home Affairs

Asylum Applications

HC 692

 

Home Office Departmental Report

HC 1007

 

Rehabilitation of Prisoners

4.11.2003

 

 

International Development

Iraq

HC 780

 

Palestine

HC 1107

 

Trade and Industry: Post Cancun

16.10.2003

 

The Autumn meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

6.11.2003

 

 

Northern Ireland Affairs

Electoral Registration in NI

HC 619

 

Introduction of the Aggregates Levy in N.I: One Year On

HC 1011

 

The separation of Paramilitary prisoners at HMP Maghaberry

22.10.2003

 

The Compensation Agency

 

 

The Parades Commission and Public Processions

(NI) Act 1993

 

 

 

 

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

ODPM Report and Accounts

HC 900

 

Social Cohesion

HC 1060

 

Fire Service

HC 1168

 

 

Urban Affairs sub committee

Coalfield Communities

10.11.2003

 

The Work of the Electoral Commission and the Boundary Committee for England

HC 1003

 

 

Science and Technology

Government support for Nanotechnology

HC 1160

 

Office of Science and Technology Scrutiny Report 2003

10.11.2003

 

The Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council - scrutiny session

1.12 2003

 

The use of Science in UK International Development Policy

 

 

Scottish Affairs

Coincidence of Parliamentary Constituency

4.11.2003

 

Boundaries in Scotland & the consequence of change

 

 

Trade and Industry

Support to business from the Regional Development Agencies

HC 814

 

Interruptions to electricity supply

16.9.2003

 

WTO Meeting at Cancun

15.10.2003

 

Developing Broadband in the UK

 

 

Manufacturing Strategy

15.10.2003

 

Development of Broadband in the UK

11.11.2003

 

Resilience of the National Grid

 

 

 

 

Transport

Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Bodies

26.11.2002

 

Leadership and Regulation in the Rail Industry

HC 782

 

The Future of the Railways

HC 875

 

Cars of the Future

 

Traffic Law and its Enforcement

 

National Rail Enquiry Service

12.11.2003

 

Disabled People's Access to Transport

19.11.2003

 

 

Treasury

Transparency of credit card charges

HC 967

 

Bank of England Inflation Report May 2003

HC 817

 

Financial Services Authority Complaints

28.10.2003

 

Long-term Savings and Life Insurance

11.11.2003

 

Bank of England November 2003 Inflation Report

20.11.2003

 

 

Treasury Sub-Committee

Civil Registration

22.10.2003

Child Trust Funds

12.11.2003

Royal Mint Annual Report 2002-03

5.11.2003

The Adjudicator's Office Annual report

29.10.2003

ONS Annual Report and Accounts 2003-03

15.10.2003

Welsh Affairs

Empowering Children and Young People in Wales

HC 433

 

Changes in Customs and Excise Operations in Wales

HC 916

 

Manufacturing and Trade in Wales

HC 1100

 

The Provision of Railway services in Wales

HC 1029

 

 

Work and Pensions

Child Poverty

19.11.2003

 

Service delivery to people from black and minority ethnic communities

29.10.2003

 

  Other Committees

 

European Scrutiny

Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, & Europol

HC 291

 

Fisheries

HC 409

 

Report on the Convention's Working Group X on freedom, security and justice

HC 554

 

Draft Treaty and the IGC

HC 1078

 

Commission Work Programme 2004

19.11.2003

 

 

Joint Committee on the Draft Corruption Bill

Draft Corruption Bill

HC 705

 

 

Joint Committee on Human Rights

Implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998

HL 68 / HC 332

 

Reports under UN human rights instruments (2002-UNCRC)

18.11.2002

 

Reform of the European Court of Human Rights

 

Derogations from Convention Rights

 

Meaning of 'public authority'

 

Draft Gender recognition Bill

 

Human Rights and death in Custody

 

 

Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Draft Employment Equality Regulations

Land Registration Fee Order 2003 (SI 2003 No. 2092)

3.6.2003

18.11.2003

 

 

Modernisation

Connecting Parliament with the Public

 

The Legislative Process

 

 

Procedure

Procedures for debate and Private Members' Bills, and the Powers of the Speaker

HC 333

 

Sessional Orders (Access by Members to the House)

HC 885

 

 

Public Accounts

The PPS for National Air Traffic Services Ltd

HC 80

 

NAO/NIAO Supply Estimate 2003-04;

HC 460; HC 461

 

Safety, Quality, Efficacy: Regulating Medicines in the UK

 

Improving access to, and education about, the moving image through the British Film Institute

HC 685

 

Improving Service Delivery: The Food Standards Agency

HC 708

 

Tackling fraud against the Inland Revenue

HC 767

 

New electricity trading arrangements

HC 835

 

Warm Front: Helping to combat fuel poverty

HC 1216

 

DTI: Regional Grants in England

HC 857

 

The Operational Performance of PI Prisons

HC 904

 

Sheep Annual Premium Scheme

HC 934

 

Projects funded by Arts Council England

HC 1087

 

Improving Service Quality in Forensic Science

15.9.2003

 

Procurement of Vaccines by the Department of Health

20.10.2003

 

Community Fund: Review of grants made to the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns

27.10.2003

 

Purchasing and managing Software Licences

29.10.2003

 

The Office of Telecommunications: Helping consumers benefit from competition in the telecommunications market

10.11.2003

 

PFI: The new headquarters for the Home Office

12.11.2003

 

Housing the Homeless

17.11.2003

 

Getting it right, putting it right: Improving decision-making and appeals in Social Security benefits

19.11.2003

 

 

Public Administration

The New Centre

HC 482

 

The Work of the Ombudsman

HC 506

 

Ministerial Power and the Prerogative

HC 642

 

The Civil Service Act

6.11.2003

 

Government Information & Communication

 

 

Regulatory Reform

Proposal for the regulatory reform (Sunday Trading) Order 2003

 


Forthcoming Departmental Select Committees Inquiries

Committee Inquiry Timetable

Culture, Media and Sport

Arts Development: Musical Theatre

Inquiry announced 13.10.2003

Written evidence by 26.11.2003

Education and Skills

National skills Strategy: 14-19 Education

Inquiry announced 3.11.2003

Written evidence by 15.12.2003

Environment, Food and rural Affairs

Implementation of CAP Reform in the UK

Inquiry announced 31.10.2003

Written evidence by 12.12.2003

Agriculture and the EU Enlargement

Inquiry announced 31.10.2003

Written evidence by 09.01.2004

Home Affairs

Identity Cards

Inquiry announced 12.11.2003

Written evidence deadline tbc

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Decent homes

Inquiry announced 16.10.2003

Written evidence by 17.11.2003

The role of historic buildings in Urban regeneration

Inquiry announced 23.10.2003

Written evidence by 24.11.2003

Science and Technology

EU Chemicals legislation

Inquiry announced 30.10.2003

Written evidence by 09.01.2004

Human reproductive technologies and the law

Inquiry announced 24.10.2003

Written evidence deadline tbc

Trade and Industry

Progress towards the knowledge driven economy

Inquiry announced 16.09.2003

Written evidence by 28.11.2003

Transport

European Union Competence and Transport

Inquiry announced 11.11.2003

Written evidence by 5.1.2004

 
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