Select Committee evidence is published as a House of Commons Paper; there is generally a delay of 4-6 weeks before the material is available. When published it is also made available on the Parliament website. All HC paper numbers shown are from the 2005-06 session unless otherwise stated. Select Committees may also publish uncorrected transcripts of Ministers' evidence on the website as soon as the transcript is available. Hard copies of Select Committee publications can be purchased from The Stationery Office, contact details are shown on the back page of this bulletin.
More details of current Select Committee inquiries can be found on the Parliament website:
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Education & Skills
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14-19 Specialised Diplomas
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Post-16 Skills Training
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Bologna Process
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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 7 March
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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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Report to be published 8 March
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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 6 March
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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 for the future
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Report published 1 March
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Regulatory Impact Assessments & Policy Appraisal
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Report to be published 5 March
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Sub-committee
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British Waterways
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 5 March
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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 concluded
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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
Next evidence session 7 March
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Health
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Audiology Services in England
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Written evidence invited
Next evidence session 8 March
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Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Evidence to be published 6 March
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 13 March
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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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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 5 March
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Deaths in Custody: Further Developments
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Report to be published 7 March
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights (CTP)
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Continuing scrutiny:
Report to be published 4 March
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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 concluded
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Scrutiny of Bills and Draft Bills
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Continuing scrutiny:
Report published 12 February
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International Development
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Fair trade and Development
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 13 March
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Water and Sanitation
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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HIV/AIDS: marginalized groups and emerging epidemics
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Government response published 26 February
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DFID's Departmental Report 2006
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Government response published 26 February
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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Strengthening the role of the backbencher
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Oral evidence in progress
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Making better use of non-legislative time
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Oral evidence in progress
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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Tourism in Northern Ireland and its Economic Impact and Benefits
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Report to be published 15 March
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Procedure
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Written Parliamentary Questions
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Dr Foster
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Report in preparation
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Staging the London Olympic and paralympic games in 2012
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 5 March
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Assets Recovery Agency
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 7 March
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| Legal Aid and Family Breakdown |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 12 March
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| The Academies Programme |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 14 March
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| The performance of the government as a shareholder |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 19 March
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| Management of cost increases on road building schemes in England |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 26 March
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| Out of Hours Patient Care |
Report to be published 14 March
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Passport Agency- Biometric passports
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Report in preparation
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Department of Health
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 28 February
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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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Report in preparation
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The Provision of Out-of-hours care in England
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Report to be published 15 March
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National programme for IT
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Report in preparation
Next evidence session 7 March
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Smarter food procurement in the public sector
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Report to be published 6 March
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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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NHS financial management
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Report to be published 20 March
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The termination of the PFI contract for the National Physical Laboratory
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Report to be published 13 March
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Enhancing capability: Bowman
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Report to be published 8 March
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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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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 8 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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Report to be published 6 March
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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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Report in preparation
Proposal laid 18 December
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007
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Report in preparation
Proposal laid 11 December
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Scrutiny of Regulatory Reform Orders
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Report in preparation
Proposal laid 15 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
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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
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Space policy
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 19 March
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Research Council Institutes
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Scientific advice, risk and evidence: how Government handles them: general
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Government response published 27 February
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Scottish Affairs
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Poverty in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
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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 |
Oral evidence concluded
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The Work of the Committee in 2006
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Report published on 22 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
Next evidence session 1 March
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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 |
Report in preparation
Report to be published 6 March
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| Trade and Investment with Mercosur (the common Market of the Southern Cone) |
Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 5 March
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| Recent developments with Airbus |
Oral evidence in progress
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Public Procurement |
Oral evidence in progress
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Skills Shortages |
Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 6 March
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Marketing UK Plc |
Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 27 February
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| The Government's Energy Review: UK dependence on gas and coal imports |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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| Reasons for success & failure in the UK automotive industry |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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The Transport Innovation Fund
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 20 March
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Passengers' experience of air travel
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 5 March: next evidence session 28 March
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| Ticketing on public transport |
Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 7 March
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The National Boatmasters' Licence
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 March
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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 14 March
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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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Local Transport Planning and Funding
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Government response published 27 February
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Treasury
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The 2007 Budget
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence sessions 26, 28 & 29 March
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Bank of England February 2007 Quarterly Inflation Report
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 27 March
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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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Oral evidence in progress
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 6 March
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Climate change and the Stern review
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Oral evidence in progress
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The scope of FSA insurance regulation
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Report published 25 February
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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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Administration of tax credits: follow up
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 14 March
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Preparations for the 2011 Census
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Oral evidence concluded
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National Savings and Investments Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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Evidence published 27 February
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Scrutiny of Debt Management Office Report and Accounts 2005-06
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Evidence published 5 March
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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 13 March
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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Child Support Reform
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Report published 21 February: awaiting Government response
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