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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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Report to be published 19 March
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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 19 March
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Coastal Towns
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Report published 7 March: awaiting Government response
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Is there a future for Regional Government?
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Report published 14 March: awaiting Government response
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Leasehold and major works
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Constitutional Affairs
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Devolution: A decade on
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 April
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Freedom of Information follow up
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 March
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Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Attorney General
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Further written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 April
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Judicial Appointments Commission
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 March
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Family Justice: the operation of the family courts
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Report published 11 June: awaiting Government response
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Crossrail Bill
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Crossrail Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence sessions 20 & 22 March
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Culture, Media & Sport
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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
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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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Defence
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Oral evidence concluded
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UK operations in Afghanistan
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 30 March: 1st evidence session 20 March
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The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: The White Paper
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Report published 7 March: HC225-I&-II: awaiting Government response
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Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06
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Government response to be published 12 March
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Iraq
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Evidence published
Joint oral evidence session with Foreign Affairs Committee 11 January
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Defence Procurement 2006
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Government response published 26 February: HC 318
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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 21 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 published 8 March: awaiting Government response
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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 19 March
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The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 March
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Pre-Budget 2006
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Report to be published 19 March
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Policy Appraisal & Regulatory Impact Assessments
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Climate Change Bill
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Inquiry announced
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Environmental Audit Sub-committee
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Trade, Development and Environment: International Trade and the World Trade Organisation
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Government response published 13 March
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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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 16 April
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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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The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 17 April
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The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 17 April
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The Work of the Committee in 2005-06
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Report published 15 March
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Fisheries
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Evidence published 14 March
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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
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Health
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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
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Workforce planning
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Oral evidence concluded: Report to be published 22 March
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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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Knife Crime
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Written evidence invited: One-off oral evidence session announced
Deadline for submissions 16 March:
Oral evidence session 27 March
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence in progress
1st oral evidence session 20 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 concluded: Report in preparation
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Draft Sentencing Guidelines
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Continuing scrutiny: Response to the Sentencing Guidelines Council consultation on 'Reduction in Sentence for a Guilty Plea' Draft Revised Guideline published on the Committee's website on Wednesday 14 March
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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The human rights of older persons in healthcare
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 26 March
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights (CTP): intercept evidence
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Written evidence received
Report 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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International Development
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DFID Assistance to Burmese Internally Displaced People and Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Submissions due by 13 April
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| Vietnam: DFID's Country Programme |
Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Submissions due by 13 April
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Fair trade and Development
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 27 March
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Water and Sanitation
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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EU Development and Trade Policies: An Update
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Report published 14 March: awaiting Government response
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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 published 15 March: awaiting Government response
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Assets Recovery Agency
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 21 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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Upgrade of the Bangor to Belfast Railway
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One-off oral evidence session announced
One-off evidence session 19 March
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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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Report in preparation
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Assets Recovery Agency
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Report in preparation
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| Biometric passports |
Report in preparation
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| Legal Aid and Family Breakdown |
Report in preparation
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| The Academies Programme |
Report in preparation
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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 published 15 March: awaiting Government response
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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
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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 published 14 March: awaiting government response
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National programme for IT
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Report in preparation
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Smarter food procurement in the public sector
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Report published 6 March: awaiting government response
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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 published 13 March: awaiting Government response
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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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Working with non-governmental and other civil society organisations to promote development
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Report to be published 22 March
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A foot on the ladder: low cost home ownership assistance
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Report to be published 27 March
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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
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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 22 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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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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Report in preparation
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 published on 15 March
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007
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Report published on 15 March
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Scrutiny of Regulatory Reform Orders
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Committee's 2nd Report on Revised Standing Report published on 14 March
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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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Report to be published 15 March: awaiting Government response
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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 to be published 22 March
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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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
12th Report 2006-07 to be published 20 March
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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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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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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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| 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
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Marketing UK Plc |
Oral evidence in progress
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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 Draft EU-US Air Transport Agreement
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Oral evidence in progress
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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
Next evidence session 28 March
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The new National Boatmasters' Licence
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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 21 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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The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority
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Government response published 13 March
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Treasury
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Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 18 April
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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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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 20 March
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Climate change and the Stern review
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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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Administration of tax credits: follow up
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 18 April
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National Savings and Investments Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06
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Evidence published 15 March
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The merger of HM Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue
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Evidence published 14 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 20 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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Benefits Simplification
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 5 April
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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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Report published 15 March: awaiting Government response
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Jobcentre Plus
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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DWP Autumn Performance Report
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One-off oral evidence session announced
One-off evidence session 28 March
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