40. Work and Pensions
The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.
It had 11 Members and held 29 Meetings.
|
| Members | Meetings
attended
|
|
| Kirkwood, Mr Archy (Chairman from 18.7.01) |
28 |
| Begg, Miss Anne | 25
|
| Buck, Ms Karen | 25
|
| Dismore, Mr Andrew | 24
|
| Goodman, Mr Paul | 20
|
| Humble, Mrs Joan | 29
|
| Marris, Rob | 26
|
| Mitchell, Mr Andrew | 25
|
| Purnell, James | 26
|
| Selous, Mr Andrew | 28
|
| Stewart, Mr David | 26
|
|
| Overall Attendance: | 88.4 %
|
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Mr Philip Moon, Deputy Principal Clerk
(Senior Structure Band 2).
Second Clerk: Mr Geoffrey Farrar, Assistant Clerk (Band A3).
Committee Specialists: Ms Janet Allbeson (until 4.10.02), (Band
B1); Ms Maxine Hill (from 16.10.02), (Band B1).
Committee Assistants: Mrs Diane Nelson (until 23.11.01), (Band
B2); Kevin Candy (from 26.11.01), (Band B2).
Secretary: Miss Leslie Young, Secretary Grade 3 (Band D1).
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Mr Paul Convery, Mr Carl Emmerson, Professor Dan Finn, Ms Ruth
Hancock, Mr Simon Martin and
Mr Dave Simmonds.
| Witnesses | |
| Oral evidence was given during this Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
| Number of appearances by: |
|
| Cabinet Ministers | 4
|
| Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 9
|
| Other Departments | 4
|
| Executive agencies comprising: |
|
| Child Support Agency | 2
|
| Jobcentre Plus | 2
|
| The Pension Service | 3
|
| Non-departmental bodies | 2
|
| Other witnesses | 57
|
Overseas Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 27-28.9.01 | Bergen, NorwayA |
1 | 1
| To attend the European Social Security and Global Politics Conference
| £2,601.57 |
| 5-6.2.02 | The Hague and Amsterdam - The Netherlands
| 10 | 3B
| Inquiry into the 'ONE' Pilots | £11,267.16
|
| 16-20.6.02 | Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle - USA
| 10 | 3B
| Inquiry into the Government's Employment Strategy
| £72,126.57
(estimated outturn)
|
ATravel in a representative capacity
BIncludes 1 facilitator
Visits to European Institutions
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 21-20.1.02 | BrusselsA | 1
| 1 | To attend the European Parliament and National Parliaments Conference on National Actions Plans for Employment and against Social Exclusion
| £1,126.34 |
| 30-31.1.02 | Brussels | 7
| 5B | Visit to European Commission and European Parliament
| £6,465.50 |
ATravel in a representative capacity
BIncludes 1 facilitator
UK Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 24-25.10.01 | Wakefield, Leeds, Huddersfield and Sheffield
| 4 | 3
| Inquiry into the 'ONE' Pilots | £2,421.53
|
| 31.10.01 | Plymouth | 0
| 0 | Cancelled
| £30.00 |
| 14-15.11.01 | York | 11
| 7A | Committee 'away day'
| £5,383.98 |
| 9.1.02 | High Wycombe and Milton Keynes
| 8 | 4A
| Inquiry into the 'ONE' Pilots | £499.54
|
| 9.5.02 | Burnley and Ashton-under-Lyne
| 6 | 3A
| Visit to the Burnley Pension Centre and Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council offices
| £3,436.28 |
| 13.6.02 | Birmingham, Employment Zone
| 4 | 2
| Inquiry into the Government's Employment Strategy
| £1,109.84 |
| 22-25.7.02 | Inverness and Glasgow
| 7 | 5A
| To examine benefits delivery in rural areas and visit the Glasgow Employment Zone
| £8,326.51 |
AIncludes 1 facilitator
Reports and Minutes of Evidence
| Title | HC No. (2001-02)
| Date of publication | No. of pages
| Sale price | Government reply
|
| First Report: 'ONE' Pilots: Lessons for Jobcentre Plus
| 426 | 20.3.02
| 264 | £21.50
| Cm 5505, published 15.5.02
|
| Second Report: Pension Credit | 638-I
| 12.4.02 | 42
| £9.00 | Received 11.6.02: published as Second Special Report, Session 2001-02
|
| Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Pension Credit
| 638-II | 12.4.02
| 184 | £18.50
| Not applicable |
| Third Report: The Government's Employment Strategy
| 815 | 31.7.02
| 278 | £22.50
| Cm 5599, published 9.10.02
|
| First Special Report: Integrated Child Credit: Government Response to the Second Report of the Work and Pensions Committee
| 292 | 22.10.02
| 14 | £4.00
| Not applicable |
| Second Special Report: Pension Credit: Government Response to the Second Report of the Work and Pensions Committee
| 1006 | 2.7.02
| 21 | £5.50
| Not applicable |
| Minutes of Evidence: Medical Services | 761-i
| 13.6.02 | 84
| £3.00 | Not applicable
|
| Minutes of Evidence: Child Support Agency |
872-i | 1.7.02
| 28 | £7.50
| Not applicable |
| Minutes of Evidence: The Pension Service |
873-i | 30.7.02
| 35 | £9.00
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: Social Security Advisory Committee
| 1253-i | 4.11.02
| |
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: Departmental Report
| 1254-i | 7.11.02
| |
| Not applicable |
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2000-01
were published on 29.6.01 as HC 502, Session 2000-01. The Minutes
of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2001-02 will be published
as HC 1342, Session 2001-02.
Divisions
None.
Debates
The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:
Third Report, Session 2000-01, The Social Fund, 18.4.02
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 17 of the Committee's 29 Meetings.
On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly
in private.
| Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
| 'ONE' Pilots: Lessons for Jobcentre Plus |
4 |
| Future of UK Pensions | 1
|
| One-off session - Child Support Agency |
1 |
| One-off session - Departmental Report | 1
|
| One-off session - Medical Services | 1
|
| One-off session - The Pension Service | 1
|
| Pension Credit | 3
|
| Social Security Advisory Committee | 1
|
| The Government's Employment Strategy | 4
|
| Total | 17
|
|
