Select Committees

A complete list of Select Committee membership and a Factsheet (P2) on the work of Select Committees is available on request from the House of Commons Information Office. The list and Factsheet are also on the Parliament website at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/factsheets.cfm

An index to the Select Committee home pages together with links to further pages containing information about their work and publications is on the Parliament website at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees16.cfm

Membership:

International Development - John Barrett discharged; Sir Robert Smith added

Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)

Commons Membership:

Ms Celia Barrow	Mr David Chaytor	Helen Goodman	Nia Griffth
David Howarth	Mr Nick Hurd	Mr David Kidney	Mark Lazarowicz
Mr Graham Stuart	Dr Desmond Turner	Dr Alan Whitehead	Mr Tim Yeo

Select Committee Meetings
16 - 20 April

Monday 16 April
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: BRITISH WATERWAYS SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: British Waterways Witnesses: Steve Davis, Paul Woollam and Sir Adrian Stott Bt; Simon Robbins, Del Brenner and John Keyes; Nicholas MacWhirter, Richard Clements and Ms Cathy Cooke; The Waterways Trust
TRANSPORT Subject: The Eddington Transport Study Witness: Sir Rod Eddington
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Subject: The Supply of Rented Housing Witness: Bob Young, Chief Executive Officer, Local Space Ltd
Tuesday 17 April
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: Annual Plan 2007-08 Witness: Ofcom
HOME AFFAIRS Subject: Towards Effective Sentencing Witness: Rt Hon Lord Woolf
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Beyond Stern: Forecasting, Cost-Effectiveness and Climate Change Witnesses: EEF and Business Council for Sustainable Development - UK; Aviation Environment Federation
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Fair trade and development Witnesses: Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for International Development, and officials
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Subject: Accommodation for the new Supreme Court Witnesses: Adam Wilkinson, Secretary, SAVE Britain's Heritage, and Dr Kathryn Ferry, Senior Architectural Adviser, The Victorian Society; Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor, Department for Constitutional Affairs
Wednesday 18 April
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: 14-19 Diplomas Witness: Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Space Policy Witnesses: Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister for Science and Innovation, Department of Trade and Industry, and Dr David Williams, Director General, British National Space Centre (BNSC)
MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Subject: Strengthening the role of the backbencher and making better use of non-legislative time Witnesses: Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst MP, Chairman of Ways and Means; Rt Hon Michael Jack MP, Rt Hon Alan Williams MP, Dr Tony Wright MP, and Rt Hon Sir George Young MP
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Political Developments in Northern Ireland Witness: Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Improving Procurement in Further Education colleges in England Witnesses: Ian Taylor, Director, Centre for Procurement Performance, Department for Education and Skills, and Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council
Joint Committee
JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS Subject: Counter-terrorism Policy and Human Rights Witness: Tony McNulty MP, Minister for Policing, Security and Community Safety, Home Office
Thursday 19 April
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Subject: The Supply of Rented Housing Witness: Yvette Cooper MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, Department for Communities and Local Government
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Putting People First Witnesses:

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
23 - 27 April

Monday 23 April
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: Higher Education Witnesses: Professor John Brennan, Director, Centre for Higher Education Research and Information, Professor Phil Brown, Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance, Martin Davidson, Director General, British Council and Professor Bernadette Robinson, University of Nottingham	3.45 p.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: BRITISH WATERWAYS SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: British Waterways Witnesses: The Parliamentary Waterways Group; Barry Gardiner MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at 5.00 p.m.)	4.30 p.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations Witnesses: Paul Gray CB, Chairman, and Theresa Middleton, Director, Small and Medium Enterprise, HM Revenue and Customs	4.30 p.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Joint Committee
JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS Subject: The human rights of older persons in healthcare Witnesses: Action on Elder Abuse and Alzheimer's Society; British Institute of Human Rights and Race on the Agenda (at 5.00 p.m.)	4.15 p.m.	4a
Tuesday 24 April
TREASURY* Subject: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on Witnesses: Kate Barker, Dr Andrew Sentance, Professor Tim Besley, and Professor David Blanchflower, External members, Monetary Policy Committee; Mervyn King, Governor, Rachel Lomax and Sir John Gieve, Deputy Governors, and Paul Tucker, and Charles Bean, Executive Directors, Bank of England (at 10.45 a.m.)	9.45 a.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Subject: Equality Witness: Trevor Phillips OBE, Chair, Commission for Equality and Human Rights	10.20 a.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Beyond Stern: Forecasting, Cost-Effectiveness and Climate Change Witnesses: Office of Climate Change; Energy Saving Trust (at 11.00 a.m.); and WWF-UK and RSPB (at 11.40 a.m.)	10.20 a.m.	Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT* Subject: Public Service Media Content Witnesses: Mark Thompson, Director General, and Caroline Thomson, Chief Operating Officer, BBC; S4C, STV, Institute of Local Television (at 11.30 a.m.)	10.30 a.m.	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
DEFENCE Subject: Strategic Lift Witnesses: Ministry of Defence officials	10.30 a.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: developments with Airbus Witness: Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry	10.30 a.m.	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales Witnesses: Jim Leng, Chairman, and Philippe Varin, Chief Executive, Corus; Michael Leahy OBE, General Secretary, Community (at 11.15 a.m.)	10.30 a.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
DEFENCE* Subject: UK operations in Afghanistan Witness: General David Richards CBE DSO, Commander, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps	3.00 p.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
HOME AFFAIRS* Subject: Future of the Home Office Witness: Rt Hon John Reid MP, Secretary for State for the Home Department	4.00 p.m.	The BoothroydRoom, Portcullis House
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Subject: (i) Public Guardianship Office (ii) Freedom of Information Follow Up Witnesses: (i) Richard Brook, Chief Executive, Public Guardianship Office; (i) and (ii) Rt Hon Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs	4.15 p.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 25 April
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Chairman of the Natural Environment Research Council: Introductory Hearing Witness: Mr Edmund Wallis	9.30 a.m.	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: Social Fund Witness: Sir Richard Tilt, Social Fund Commissioner; Mr James Plaskitt MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (at 10.00 a.m.)	9.30 a.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
TRADE AND INDUSTRY SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WOMEN AND WORK COMMISSION'S REPORT Subject: Implementation of the report of the Women and Work Commission Witness: Equal Opportunities Commission	9.45 a.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Subject: Global Security: Russia Witnesses: Dr Roy Allison and Professor Margot Light, London School of Economics and Dr Alex Pravda, Oxford University; Dr Derek Averre, University of Birmingham, Katinka Barysch, Centre for European Reform and Jackie Gower, King's College London (at 3.30 p.m.)	2.30 p.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments Witnesses: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, The Chartered Institute of Taxation and Child Poverty Action Group; PCS and FDA (at 3.00 p.m.); HM Revenue & Customs officials (at 3.30 p.m.)	2.30 p.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
TRANSPORT* Subject: Passengers' Experience of Air Travel Witnesses: easyJet, Flybe; British Airways, Virgin Atlantic (at 3.45 p.m.); Silverjet (at 4.45 p.m.)	2.45 p.m.	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Heritage Lottery Fund Witnesses: Carole Souter, Director, and Steve Willis, Director of Resources and Planning, Heritage Lottery Fund	3.30 p.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Thursday 26 April
HEALTH* Subject: The Electronic Patient Record and its use Witnesses: Richard Granger, Director General of IT, NHS, Harry Cayton, National Director for the Patients and the Public, Department of Health, and Dr Gillian Braunold, National Clinical Lead for GPs, Connecting for Health; Dr Paul Cundy, Dr Martyn Thomas and Mr Andrew Hawker (at 11.15 a.m.)	10.00 a.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Public services: putting people first Witnesses: Shaping Our Lives, Mind, Age Concern, and Mencap; Mr David Boyle, New Economics Foundation, Mr Matthew Taylor, Royal Society of Arts, and Ms Sophia Parker, Demos (at 11.00 a.m.)	10.00 a.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice]

All public select committee meetings are webcast

Select committees marked with * will be taken by BBC Parliament

Recorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on: [Tel 020 7219 2033]. Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list