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More details of current Select Committee inquiries can be found on the Parliament website:
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COMMITTEE
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Administration
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ICT
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Written evidence invited
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Communities &
Local Government
(Formerly ODPM)
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DCLG Annual Report 2006
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence in progress
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Coastal Towns
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Is there a future for Regional Government?
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Constitutional Affairs
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Freedom of Information follow up
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 February
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Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid
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Oral evidence in progress
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Attorney General
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 28 February
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Crossrail Bill
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Crossrail Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence sessions 14 & 15 February. The Committee will hear petitions against the third set of Amended Provisions (AP3)
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Culture, Media & Sport
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Self-regulation of the Press
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 22 February
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Tourism
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 March
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Public Service Media Content
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 February
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Caring for our collections
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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New media and the creative industries
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Call TV Quiz Shows
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Report published 25 January: awaiting Government response
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Defence
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Inquiry announced
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UK operations in Afghanistan
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 30 March.
Next evidence session 27 February
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The Future of NATO and European Defence
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Written evidence invited
Submissions due by 12 March
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The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: The White Paper
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defence Industrial Strategy update
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Report to be published 15 February
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The Army's requirement for armoured vehicles: the FRES programme
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 21 February
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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the manufacturing and skills base
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Government response published 8 February:
HC 304
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Education & Skills
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14-19 Specialised Diplomas
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Oral evidence in progress
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Post-16 Skills Training
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Written evidence invited
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Bologna Process
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Oral evidence in progress
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The future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 19 February
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Bullying
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Sustainable Schools
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Citizenship Education
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Work of the Committee in 2005-06
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Report published 8 February
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Environmental Audit
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Beyond Stern: forecasting, cost-effectiveness, and climate change
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Inquiry Announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 12 March
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The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 February
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Pre-Budget 2006
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Policy Appraisal & Regulatory Impact Assessments
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons from phase I
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Environmental Audit Sub-committee
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Trade, Development and Environment: The Role of FCO
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 21 February
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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The potential of England's rural economy
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Written evidence invited
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Climate Change: citizen's agenda
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 March
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UK Government's "Vision for the CAP"
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defra's Departmental Report 2006 and Defra's Budget
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Sub-committee
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British Waterways
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Written evidence invited
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Rural Payments Agency (Sub-committee)
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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European Scrutiny
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Special Framework of Assistance for traditional suppliers of bananas
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 7 March
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Mobile phone roaming charges
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 28 February
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Foreign Affairs
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Human Rights Annual Report 2006
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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South Asia
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Global Security
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 28 February
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Health
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Audiology Services in England
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 8 February
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Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 22 February
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Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Workforce planning
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Electronic Patient Record and its use
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Inquiry announced:
written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 March
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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Inquiry announced:
written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 23 March
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Home Affairs
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 8 March
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Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 February
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Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 27 February
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Criminal Cases Review Commission
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Evidence published 6 February: HC 1635-i
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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Human Trafficking
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Government response published
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The human rights of older persons in healthcare
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 February
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights: the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 22 January
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights: intercept evidence
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions end of January
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Meaning of "public authority" under the Human Rights Act
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Written evidence invited
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Treatment of Asylum Seekers
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 21 February
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Scrutiny of Bills and Draft Bills
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Continuing scrutiny:
Report to be published 12 February
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International Development
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Humanitarian Response to Natural Disasters
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Government response published 22 January
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Fair trade and Development
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 27 February
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Water and Sanitation
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 February
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Liaison
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Oral evidence from the Prime Minister-6 February 2007
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Oral evidence concluded
Uncorrected evidence published on website
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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Strengthening the role of the backbencher
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Written evidence invited
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Making better use of non-legislative time
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Written evidence invited
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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The Work of the Committee 2006
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Report published 7 February
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Tourism in Northern Ireland and its Economic Impact and Benefits
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 21 February
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Procedure
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Written Parliamentary Questions
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 31 January
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Public Petitions
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Report in preparation
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Early Day Motions
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Report in preparation
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Public Accounts
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Sure Start Children's Centres
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Oral evidence concluded
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Office of Government and Commerce buying solutions
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Oral evidence concluded
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OFWAT - Meeting the demand for water
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Oral evidence concluded
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Clinical Governance in Primary Care Trusts
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Report in preparation
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Central Government's use of consultants
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Report in preparation
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Ensuring the effectiveness of personal advisors
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Report in preparation
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Progress update on the efficiency Programme
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 26 February
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Tackling childhood obesity - first steps
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Report published 25 January
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The Provision of Out-of- hours care in England
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Report in Preparation
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Support for small businesses
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Report published 6 February: awaiting Government response
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National programme for IT
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Report in preparation
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Ministry of Defence: Reserve forces
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Report in preparation
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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2005
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Oral evidence in progress
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office Resource Accounts 2004-05
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Report in preparation
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Progress in combat identification
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Report in preparation
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The restructuring of British Energy
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Report in preparation
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Patient choice at the point of GP referral
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Report in preparation
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HM Treasury: Update on PFI debt refinancing and the PFI equity market
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Progress in tackling pensioner poverty
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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ASPIRE - the re-competition of outsourced IT services
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Tsunami - provision of financial support for humanitarian assistance
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Government response published 8 February
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Re-opening the post: Postcomm and the quality of mail services
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Government response published 8 February
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Public Administration
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The Work of the Cabinet Office 2006-07
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 6 March
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Review of Government Communications
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Oral evidence in progress
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A Debt of Honour
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Oral evidence in progress
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Public Services: Putting People First
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 1 March
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Skills for Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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Ethics and Standards
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Governing the Future
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Politics and Administration: Ministers & Civil Servants
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Regulatory Reform
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Order 2007
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Proposal laid on 18 December
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Proposal laid on 18 December
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc Between Ombudsmen) Order 2007
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Proposal laid on 18 December
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007
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Proposal laid on 11 December
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2006
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Report published on 7 February
Awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Science & Technology
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Government proposals for the regulation of hybrid and chimera embryos
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 27 February
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Cooksey Review
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Investigating the Oceans
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 27 January
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Space policy
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 21 February
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Research Council Institutes
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Human Enhancement Technologies in Sport
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 22 February
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OSI Scrutiny 2006
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Report in preparation
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Science Question Time
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Oral evidence in progress
This session takes place every 3 months
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Scottish Affairs
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Poverty in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 February
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The Potential Benefits for Scotland of the 2012 Olympics
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Oral evidence concluded
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Effects Tax increases on the oil industry
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Work of the Committee in 2006
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Report in preparation
Report to be published on 22 February
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Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
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Business under Standing Order No 151, followed as necessary by meetings of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments for business under Standing Order No 151(10)
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Continuing scrutiny: Report in preparation
8th Report 2006-07 to be published 13 February
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Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
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Business under Standing Order No 151, (10)
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Continuing scrutiny: Report published
2nd Report 2006-07 published 6 February
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Quadripartite Committee on Strategic Export Controls
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The UK 2005 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls
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Oral evidence in progress
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Joint Committee on the Tax Law Rewrite Bills
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Income Tax Bill
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Report published
Report published 8 February
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Trade & Industry
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Europe moves East: The impact of the 'new' EU Member States on UK business
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 March
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Post Office Network
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Oral evidence in progress
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Trade and Investment with Mercosur (the common Market of the Southern Cone)
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 February
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Recent developments with Airbus
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Written evidence invited
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The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Public Procurement
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Skills Shortages
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Marketing UK Plc
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Government's Energy Review: UK dependence on gas and coal imports
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Reasons for success & failure in the UK automotive industry
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Local Energy- turning consumers into producers
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Report published 30 January: awaiting Government Response
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Trade & Industry
Sub-committee
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Implementation of the report of the Women and Work Commission
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Oral evidence in Progress
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Transport
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Passengers' experience of air travel
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 5 March
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Ticketing on public transport
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 7 March
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Roads Policing and Technology: Getting the balance right
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 6 February
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The draft Olympic Transport Plan
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 20 February
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The National Boatmasters' Licence
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 7 March
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Department for Transport Annual Report 2006
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 15 February
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The Government's Motorcycling Strategy
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Novice Drivers
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 28 February
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Driver and Vehicle Registration and Licensing in Northern Ireland
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Transport Security: Travelling without Fear
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Bus services across the UK
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Government response published 8 February
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Roads Policing and Technology: Getting the balance right
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Government response published 6 February
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Passenger Rail Franchising
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Government response published 29 January
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Treasury
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Financial Stability
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Unclaimed assets within the financial system
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 20 February
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on
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Oral evidence in progress
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Climate change and the Stern review
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 6 & 7 February
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The scope of FSA insurance regulation
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Comprehensive Spending Review: emerging issues
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Globalisation: its impact on the real economy
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Treasury Sub-committee
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Preparations for the 2011 Census
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 16 February:
next evidence session 21 February
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National Savings and Investments Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 16 February:
next evidence session 21 February
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The merger of HM Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue
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Oral evidence concluded
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Valuation Office Annual Report 2005-06
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Oral evidence concluded
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Scrutiny of Royal Mint Annual Report 2005-06
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Evidence published on 7 February
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Welsh Affairs
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Globalisation and its Impact on Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 February
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Energy in Wales: Follow-up
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Orders in Council
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Welsh Prisoners in the Prison Estate
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Work & Pensions
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Personal Accounts
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence sessions 19 & 21 February
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Child Support Reform
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 5 February
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Jobcentre Plus
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Employment Strategy
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One-off oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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