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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COMMITTEE
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Communities &
Local Government
(Formerly ODPM)
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Local Government Finance: Council Tax Benefit
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Local Government Finance: Supplementary Business Rate
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Equalities
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Refuse Collection
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Report to be published 16 July
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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Planning White Paper
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Constitutional Affairs
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 24 July
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Inquiry postponed
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Attorney General
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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Judicial Appointments Commission
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 416-I & ii
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The new Ministry of Justice
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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Crossrail Bill
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Crossrail Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
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Culture, Media & Sport
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BBC Annual Report 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded
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Ticket Touting
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Self-regulation of the Press
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Report published 11 July: awaiting Government response
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Tourism
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Oral evidence in progress
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Public Service Media Content
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defence
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UK Operations in Iraq
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 24 July
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Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2007-08
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Report published 9 July: awaiting Government response
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The work of the Defence Estates
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Oral evidence concluded
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Medical Care for the Armed Forces
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Oral evidence in progress
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Strategic Lift
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Report published 5 July
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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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Report to be published 16 July
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The Future of NATO and European Defence
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Oral evidence in progress
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Joint Committee on the draft Climate Change Bill
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To consider and report on the Draft Climate Change Bill
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Oral evidence concluded
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Joint Committee on the draft Human Tissue & Embryos Bill
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To consider and report on the Draft Human Tissue & Embryos Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Education & Skills
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Departmental Restructuring and Public Expenditure on Education and Skills
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Public Expenditure
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One-off oral evidence session 11 July
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Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
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Inquiry Cancelled
Written submissions received by deadline of 16 July will be posted on the website in due course
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Special Educational Needs: separation of assessment of need from funding of provision
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inquiry announced
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Testing and Assessment
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Inquiry Cancelled
Written submissions received by deadline of 4 June will be posted on the website in due course
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Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
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One-off oral evidence concluded
Evidence to be published 19 July
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Post-16 Skills Training
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Work of Ofsted
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Report published 12 July: awaiting Government response
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The future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures
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Oral evidence concluded
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Sustainable Schools
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Prison Education
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
Evidence to be published 19 July
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Environmental Audit
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Structure of Government
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 16 July
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Personal Carbon Allowances
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 July
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Beyond Stern: forecasting, cost-effectiveness, and climate change
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Report to be published 23 July
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Regulatory Impact Assessments & Policy Appraisal
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Government Response published 12 July
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 18 July
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Badgers and cattle TB: final report of the ISG
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Oral evidence in progress
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Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive
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Report published 12 July: awaiting Government response
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Environmental Liability Directive
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Inquiry announced
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| Climate Change: citizen's agenda |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Sub-committe
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British Waterways
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 24 September
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European Scrutiny
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Article 308 of the EC Treaty
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Temporary Workers Directive
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 11 July
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The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers
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Report published 13 July: HC 41-xxix
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The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
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Special Framework of Assistance for traditional suppliers of bananas
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Consideration of European Documents
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Continuing scrutiny: Report in preparation
Report published 13 July: HC 41-xxx
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Foreign Affairs
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Global Security: Iran
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Oral evidence in progress
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Global Security: The Middle East
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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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Global Security: Russia
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Final evidence session 18 July
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 July
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Health
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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Oral evidence in progress
Next oral evidence session 12 July: written evidence published 17 May: HC 503-II
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Home Affairs
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Counter-Terrorism Proposals
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 11 July
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The Work of the Home Office
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One-off oral evidence session announced 24 July
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Knife Crime
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
Evidence published 2 July: HC 433-i
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A Surveillance Society?
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Oral evidence in progress
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence in progress
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Police Funding
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Report to be Published 19 July
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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Allegations of torture in Iraq
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Oral evidence in progress
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A British Bill of Rights
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 31 August
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Treatment of Asylum Seekers
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Government response published 5 July
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The human rights of adults with learning difficulties
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 July
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The human rights of older persons in healthcare
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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International Development
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DFID Departmental Report 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 17 July
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| DFID and the World Bank |
Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 12 October
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| Sanitation and Water |
Government response published 10 July
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| Maternal Health |
Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 14 September
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| Cross-departmental working on development |
One-off oral evidence announced
Evidence session on 10 July postponed
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| The prospects for sustainable peace in Uganda |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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| DFID Assistance to Burmese Internally Displaced People and Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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| Vietnam: DFID's Country Programme |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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Inquiry into Northern Ireland Prison Service
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Oral evidence in progress
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Political Developments in Northern Ireland
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Procedure
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Written Parliamentary Questions
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Oral evidence to published on website: HC 336-I & ii
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Corrections to the Official Report
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Report published 5 June: HC 541
Approved in the House 19 July
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Public Accounts
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DEFRA: The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment System Scheme in England
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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| Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations |
Report in preparation
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| Heritage Lottery Fund |
Report in preparation
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| Pay Modernisation in the NHS: the impact of the new consultants' contract |
Report in preparation
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Big Science - Public Investment in Large Scientific Facilities
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Report in preparation
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Managing the Defence Estate
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Report in preparation
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Filing of VAT and Company Tax returns
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Report in preparation
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Rural Poverty in Developing Countries
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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BBC Risk Management
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Prescribing costs in Primary Care
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Thames Gateway: Laying the Foundations
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Public Accounts
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Building for the Future: Sustainable Construction and refurbishment on the government estate
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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| Attendance Management in the Department for Transport and its Agencies |
Report in preparation
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Improving the PFI tendering process;
Benchmarking and market testing the ongoing service component of PFI projects
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Report in preparation
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DEFRA: The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment System Scheme in England
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Oral evidence in progress
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Sure Start Children's Centres
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Report to be published 17 July
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| Environment Agency Flood Risk Management: building and maintaining flood defences in England |
Report in preparation
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Upgrade of the Bangor to Belfast Railway
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Report in preparation
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Dr Foster Intelligence: A joint venture between the Information Centre & Dr Foster LLP
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Report to be published 18 July
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Staging the London Olympic and paralympic games in 2012
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Report published 10 July
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Improving Procurement in Further Education colleges in England
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Report to be published 19 July
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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 |
Report in preparation
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| Management of cost increases on road building schemes in England |
Report in preparation
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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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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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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 published 12 July
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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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The restructuring of British Energy
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Report in preparation
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Tackling anti-social behaviour
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Report to be published 24 July
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VAT missing trader fraud
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Report to be published 26 July
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Patient choice at the point of GP referral
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Report in preparation
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OFWAT - Meeting the demand for water
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Government Response published 5 July
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| Progress in combat identification |
Government Response published 5 July
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Public Administration
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Lobbying
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 21 September
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Centre of Government
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One-off oral evidence session to take place 19 July
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Third Sector Commissioning
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Oral evidence in progress
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Propriety and Honours
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Report to be published 13 July
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Confirmation Hearings
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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The Work of the Cabinet Office 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded
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A Debt of Honour
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Oral evidence concluded
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Public Services: Putting People First
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Skills for Government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Governance of Britain
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Special Report published 11 July
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Publication of Political Memoirs
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Report to be published 25 July
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Regulatory Reform
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2006
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Report Published
On 7 February 2006:
Awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Report published
On 2 April:
Awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Science & Technology
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Scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 2 September
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| Improving Research Conduct and Preventing Scientific Fraud |
One-off oral evidence session concluded
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| Renewable Energy Generation Technologies |
Inquiry announced
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| Funding of Science & Discovery Centres |
Oral evidence concluded
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International policies and activities of the Research Councils
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Investigating the Oceans
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Oral evidence in progress
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Space Policy
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Report to be published 17 July
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Scottish Affairs
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Scotland Office Annual report 2007
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One-off oral evidence session to take place 17 July
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Poverty in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
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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
Special Report in preparation
Report to be published 16 July
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Quadripartite Committee
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The UK 2005 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Trade & Industry
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India: One year on
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Written evidence invited
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| The UK Construction Industry |
Written evidence invited
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| The Role of the Minister for Trade Promotion and Investment |
One-off oral evidence session to take place 16 July
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| The Work of the Office of Fair Trading |
Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence sessions 17 July
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| Europe moves East: The impact of the 'new' EU Member States on UK business |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Public Procurement |
Oral evidence in progress
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| Ofcom's Annual Plan 2007-08 |
One-off oral evidence session concluded
Joint inquiry with Trade & Industry Committee Evidence published 13 July
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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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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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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Local Transport Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
Next oral evidence session 18 July
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The Eddington Transport Study
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Ticketing on public transport
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Written evidence invited
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The Draft EU-US Air Transport Agreement
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Opinion presented to the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 41)
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The Transport Innovation Fund
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Passengers' experience of air travel
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Novice Drivers
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Report to be published 19 July
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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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Treasury
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Financial Inclusion follow-up: saving for all and shorter term saving products
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The May 2007 Inflation Report
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Oral evidence concluded
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Private Equity
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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Unclaimed assets within the financial system
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Climate change and the Stern review
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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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Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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 17 July
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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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Work & Pensions
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Benefits Simplification
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Pension Service
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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 concluded
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