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:

Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)

Commons Membership:

Mr David Burrowes	Ms Katy Clark	Dr Ian Gibson	Robert Key
Chris Mole	Dr Doug Naysmith	Geraldine Smith	Ms Dari Taylor
Mr Phil Willis

Select Committee Meetings
30 April - May 4 2007

Monday 30 April
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS* Subject: Pay modernisation in the NHS: the impact of the new consultants' contract Witnesses: David Nicholson CBE, Chief Executive, NHS, Nic Greenfield, Director of Workforce, Department of Health, Andrew Foster, Chief Executive, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust and Professor Hugo Mascie-Taylor, Interim Chief Executive, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Tuesday 1 May
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Investigating the oceans Witnesses: Professor Sir Howard Dalton, and Mr Mike Guymer, Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology, and Dr Philip Newton and Dr Mike Webb, Natural Environment Research Council; Professor Gideon Henderson (at 10.45 am)
TREASURY Subject: Financial inclusion follow-up: saving for all and shorter term saving products Witnesses: Brian Pomeroy, Chair, Financial Inclusion Taskforce; Professor Elaine Kempson (at 10.20 am); National Consumer Council and Citizens Advice (at 10.55 am)
HOME AFFAIRS* Subject: A Surveillance Society? Witnesses: Mr Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner, Mr David Smith, Deputy Commissioner, and Mr Jonathan Bamford, Assistant Commissioner
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Beyond Stern: Forecasting, Cost-Effectiveness and Climate Change Witnesses: Climate Change Capital; Professor Paul Ekins (at 11.00 am); Dr John Rhys and Mr Mike Parker (at 11.40 am)
Wednesday 2 May
WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: Benefits Simplification Witnesses: Fran Bennett, University of Oxford, Donald Hirsch, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Sue Royston, Citizens Advice
FOREIGN AFFAIRS* Subject: Global Security: Iran Witnesses: Dr Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research, Chatham House, and Sir Richard Dalton KCMG
Thursday 3 May
None

[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

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
May 7- May 11 2007

Monday 7 May
None
Tuesday 8 May
TREASURY Subject: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on Witnesses: Court of the Bank of England; Brendan Barber, General Secretary, TUC and Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI (at 10.00am)	9.15am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Beyond Stern: Forecasting, Cost-Effectiveness and Climate Change Witness: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research	10.20am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT* Subject: Public Service Media Content Witnesses: Greg Dyke; BSkyB (at 11.00am); Mark Wood, Chief Executive, ITN, Doughty Media Limited, Magic Lantern Productions Limited (at 11.30am)	10.30am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
DEFENCE* Subject: UK operations in Afghanistan Witnesses: Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence and officials, Ministry of Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development	3.00pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Subject: Reform of the coroners' system and death certification - follow up Witnesses: Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, MP, Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, OBE, Minister of State, Department of Health	4.15pm	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: BRITISH WATERWAYS SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: British Waterways Witness: British Waterways	4.30pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 9 May
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: The Work of Ofsted Witnesses: Christine Gilbert, HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills, Zenna Atkins, Chair, Ofsted Board, Miriam Rosen, Director, Education, Dorian Bradley, Director, Children, and Vanessa Howlison, Director, Finance, Ofsted	9.30am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: International policies and activities of the research councils Witnesses: Professor Colin Blakemore, Medical Research Council, Professor Ian Diamond, Economic and Social Research Council, Professor Keith Mason, Science and Technology Facilities Council, and Dr Randal Richards, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council	9.30am	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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 Witnesses: CBI, TUC	9.45am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY Subject: Inquiry into the European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008 Witnesses: Reijo Kemppinen, Head of Commission Representation to the UK, Brendan Donnelly, Director, Federal Trust and Neil O'Brien, Director, Open Europe	2.30pm	Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments Witnesses: Royal Statistical Society, Statistics Commission, and Statistics Users Forum; PCS and FDA unions (at 3.00pm); Office of National Statistics officials (at 3.30pm)	2.30pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales Witnesses: Professor Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Bangor, and Amanda Wilkinson, Director, Higher Education Wales	2.30pm	Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
TRANSPORT* Subject: Passengers' Experience of Air Travel Witnesses: Airport Operators' Association, BAA, Manchester Airports Group; Transport for London, National Express (at 3.45pm); Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (at 4.30pm)	2.45pm	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: The Northern Ireland Prison Service Witnesses: Anne Owers, HM Inspector of Prisons and Kit Chivers, Criminal Justice Inspectorate, Northern Ireland	3.00pm	Committee Room 17, Palace of Westminster
MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Subject: Strengthening the role of the backbencher and making better use of non-legislative time Witnesses: Malcolm Jack, Clerk of the House, and Douglas Millar, Clerk Assistant, House of Commons	3.15pm	Committee Room 20, Palace of Westminster
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Big Science - Public Investment in Large Facilities Witnesses: Sir Brian Bender KCB, Permanent Secretary, Professor Keith Mason and Professor Sir Keith O'Nions KCB, Department of Trade and Industry	3.30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Climate change: the 'citizen's agenda' Witnesses: The Carbon Trust and Friends of the Earth	5.15pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 10 May
HEALTH Subject: Electronic Patient Record Witnesses: Professor Douwe Korff, Patient Concern, and Information Commission; Computer Sciences Corporation, Professor Brian Randell, and Royal College of Psychiatrists (at 11.15am)	10.00am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Putting People First Witnesses: Pat McFadden MP, Parliamentary Secretary and Ian Watmore, Head of Delivery Unit, Cabinet Office	10.00am	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.