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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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Communities &
Local Government
(Formerly ODPM)
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Local Government Finance: Council Tax Benefit
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Report published 7 August
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Existing Housing stock & Climate Change
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 26 September
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Introductory hearing with the new Secretary of State: Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Local Government Finance: Supplementary Business Rate
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Report published 7 August
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Equalities
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Report published 2 August
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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games
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Continuing scrutiny: Oral evidence in progress: Government response published
Government response published 26 March: Cm 7071
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New media and the creative industries
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Government response published
Government response published July 2007, Cm 7186
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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 concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 621 i-v
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Inquiry postponed
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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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Oral evidence concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 938 i
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Ministry of Justice: Aims and objectives
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The Constitutional Role of the Attorney General
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Report published 19 July: awaiting Government r
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The creation of the Ministry of Justice
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Report published 26 July: awaiting Government response
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Public Guardianship Office
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Evidence published 10 October
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| Accommodation for the New Supreme Court |
Evidence published 9 October
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| House of Lords Reform and Party Funding |
Evidence published 9 October
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| Asylum and Immigration Tribunal: the appeals process |
Evidence published 1 December
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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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On-Course Horserace Betting
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 12 October
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Ticket Touting
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Public confidence in broadcasting
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Oral evidence in progress
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Defence
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Defence Equipment 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 30 October
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| Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2007-08 |
Government response to be published 12 October
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| UK operations in Afghanistan |
Government response to be published 12 October
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UK Operations in Iraq
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Work of the Defence Estates
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Report published 14 September
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Medical Care for the Armed Forces
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Oral evidence in progress
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Oral evidence concluded
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Strategic Lift
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Government response to be published 12 October
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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: Report in preparation
Report published 3 August
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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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Report published 3 August: evidence published 8 August
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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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Special Educational Needs: separation of assessment of need from funding of provision
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inquiry announced
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Post-16 Skills Training
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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The Work of the Children's Commissioner
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Sustainable Schools
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Report published 9 August: awaiting Government response
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Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum
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Oral evidence concluded; Report in preparation
Uncorrected evidence published 8 October
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| 14-19 Specialised Diplomas |
Government response to be published 15 October
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| Post-16 Skills Training |
Report published 2 August: awaiting Government response
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| The Work of Ofsted |
Government response to be published 15 October
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| The future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures |
Government response to be published 15 October
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Environmental Audit
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Structure of Government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Trade, Development and Environment: The Role of FCO
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Government response to be published 16 October
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Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements
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Next evidence session 16 October
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Are biofuels sustainable?
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 25 September
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Personal Carbon Allowances
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Oral evidence in progress
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Beyond Stern: forecasting, cost-effectiveness, and climate change
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Report published 30 July
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The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Report published 23 July
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Environmental Audit Sub-committee
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Environmental Labelling
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 5 October
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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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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Defra priorities
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 17 October
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 26 October
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Flooding
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Inquiry announced written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 13 September
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Climate Change: international policy post-2012
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Inquiry announced
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Badgers and cattle TB: final report of the ISG
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 October
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Environmental Liability Directive
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Inquiry announced
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Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive
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Government response to published 17 October: HC 1058
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| Climate Change: citizen's agenda |
Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 13 September: HC 88-I
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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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Government response to published 17 October: HC 1059
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 24 September
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European Scrutiny
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Temporary Workers Directive
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Oral evidence in progress
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Intergovernmental Conference for a Reform Treaty
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 16 October
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| Consumer protection: sale of timeshare |
Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 October
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| European Union Intergovernmental Conference |
Report published 9 October
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The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 14 November
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The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008
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Report published 31 July: awaiting Government response: HC 519-II
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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 to be published 12 October
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Foreign Affairs
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Foreign Policy Aspects of the Detention of Naval Personnel by the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Report published 22 July
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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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Report published 13 August
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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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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Overseas Territories
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Inquiry announced written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 15 October
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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
Written evidence published 17 May: HC 503-II. Further evidence session 18 October
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Dental Contracts
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Inquiry announced
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Modernising Medical Careers
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions extended to 26 October
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The Electronic Patient Record
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Report published 13 September
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The Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health
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Oral evidence concluded
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Home Affairs
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Counter-Terrorism Proposals
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 22 October
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Domestic Violence
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 1 October
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Police Funding
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 19 July: HC 533
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The Work of the Home Office
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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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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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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Highly Skilled Migrants: Changes to the Immigration Rules
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Report published 7 August: awaiting Government response
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The human rights of adults with learning difficulties
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The human rights of older persons in healthcare
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Report published 14 August
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Human Rights Policy
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One-off oral evidence concluded
Evidence published 10 October
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The Use of Restraint in Secure training Centres
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Written evidence invited
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights (CTP)
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Continuing Scrutiny
Report published 30 July
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International Development
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DFID Departmental Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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| Development Assistance in Insecure Environments: Afghanistan |
Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 October
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| DFID and the World Bank |
Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 12 October
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| Maternal Health |
Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 16 October
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| Cross-departmental working on development |
One-off oral evidence announced
Evidence session 17 & 18 October
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| The prospects for sustainable peace in Uganda |
Report published awaiting Government response
Report published 24 July
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| Cross-departmental working on development |
One-off oral evidence announced
Evidence session 17 October
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| DFID Assistance to Burmese Internally Displaced People and Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border |
Report published 25 July
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| Vietnam: DFID's Country Programme |
Report published 24 July
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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Northern Ireland Prison Service
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 16 October
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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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The Legislative Process
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Report published 7 September
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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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| Heritage Lottery Fund |
Report to be published 30 October
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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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| The shareholder Executive and Public Sector Businesses |
Report published 20 September
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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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Improving the use of temporary nursing staff in NHS acute and foundation trusts
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Government response published 11 October
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ASPIRE - the re-competition of outsourced IT services
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Government response published 11 October
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Modernisation of the West Coast Mainline
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Government response published 11 October
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DEFRA: The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment System Scheme in England
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Report published 6 September
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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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Tackling anti-social behaviour
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Government response published 11 October
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VAT missing trader fraud
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Government response published 11 October
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Sure Start Children's Centres
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Government response published 11 October
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Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations
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Report to be published 25 November
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Assets Recovery Agency
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Report to be published 12 October
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| Biometric Passports |
Report published 10 October
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| Legal Aid and Family Breakdown |
Report to be published 23 October
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| The Academies Programme |
Report to be published 18 October
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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 published 13 September
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Ensuring the effectiveness of personal advisors
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Report published 9 October
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Progress update on the efficiency Programme
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Report published 11 October
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National programme for IT
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Report in preparation
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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2006
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Report published 11 September
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BBC outsourcing: the contract between the BBC and Siemens Business Service
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 28 June
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Ministry of Defence: Reserve forces
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Government response published 11 October
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Ministry of Defence: recruitment and retention
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Government response published 11 October
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Child Support Agency: implementation of the Child Support Reforms
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Government response published 11 October
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The right of access to open countryside
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Government response published 11 October
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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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Government response published 11 October
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Reducing reliance on landfill
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Report to be published
Report to be published 30 October
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VAT missing trader fraud
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Report published 26 July
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Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations
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Report to be published 1 November
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Assessing the value for money of OGCbuying.solutions
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Government response published 11 October
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Dr Foster Intelligence: A joint venture between the Information Centre and Dr Foster LLP
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Government response published 11 October
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Central Government's use of consultants
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Government response published 11 October
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Staging the London Olympic and paralympic games in 2012
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Government response published 11 October
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Legal Aid and Family Breakdown
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Report to be published 16 October
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Improving Procurement in Further Education colleges in England
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Report published 4 October
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Heritage Lottery Fund
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Report to be published 23 October
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Patient choice at the point of GP referral
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Report in preparation
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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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The Ministerial Code: the case for independent investigation
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Report published 6 September
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Freedom of Information
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Centre of Government
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Third Sector Commissioning
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Oral evidence in progress
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Confirmation Hearings
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One-off oral evidence session 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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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 3 August
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Publication of Political Memoirs
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Report published 25 July
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Regulatory Reform
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Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Laid
On 25 July
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Draft Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Report published 23 July
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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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oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 October
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| Chairman of the Medical Research Council: introductory hearing (Research Council Scrutiny) |
Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 24 October
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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 |
Report in preparation
Report to be published 22 October
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International policies and activities of the Research Councils
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Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 25 October
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Research Council Institutes
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Government response to be published 30 July
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Cooksey Review
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Government response to be published 30 July
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Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 23 October
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Space Policy
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Investigating the Oceans
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 18 October
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Scottish Affairs
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Scotland Office Annual report 2007
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One-off Oral evidence session concluded
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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
26th Report to be published 16 October
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Quadripartite Committee
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The UK 2005 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls
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Report published 7 August
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Trade & Industry
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Trade with India: One year on
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Oral evidence in progress
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| Economic Relations with Turkey |
Oral evidence in progress
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| Creating a Higher Value-added Economy |
Oral evidence in progress
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| Recent developments with Airbus |
Report published 26 June Evidence published 25 July: HC 427-II
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| The UK Construction Industry |
Oral evidence in progress
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| The work of the Minister for Trade and Investment |
Evidence published 11 October
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| The Work of the Office of Fair Trading |
Oral evidence in progress
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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 concluded: report in preparation
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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 with Brazil and Mercosur (the common Market of the Southern Cone) |
Government Response published 26 July: HC 982
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Marketing UK Plc-UKTI's five-year strategy |
Government Response published 26 July: HC 982
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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Delivering a sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways?
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 9 October
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Gallileo: Recent developments
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Oral evidence concluded
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The draft Local Transport Bill and the Transport Innovation Fund
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Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 17 October
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Passengers' experience of air travel
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Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 17 October
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The new National Boatmasters' Licence
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Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 17 October
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Novice Drivers
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Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 17 October
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The Eddington Transport Study
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Government response published
Government response published 2 August
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Ticketing on public transport
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Draft EU-US Air Transport Agreement
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Government response published
Government response published 3 August
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The Transport Innovation Fund
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Public Private Partnership and London Underground
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 October
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Freight Transport
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 9 October
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Driver and Vehicle Registration and Licensing in Northern Ireland
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Government response published
Government response published 2 August
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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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Report to be published
Report published 9 October
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2007 Pre-Budget Report
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 & 17 October
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The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 & 17 October
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Financial Stability and Transparency
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 16 October
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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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Awaiting Government response
Government response to be published 15 October
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 18 September
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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: prospects and process
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Report published
Report published 25 June
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Globalisation: prospects and policy resposes
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Report published
Report published 16 October
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Treasury Sub-committee
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Royal Mint Annual Report 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded
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Office of Government Commerce: expenditure and administration in 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded
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Counting the Population
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 28 November
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The efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 23 July
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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 30 October
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Energy in Wales: Follow-up
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 1 October
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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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Personal Accounts
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Government response 14 June: Oral evidence session 17 October
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The Best start in Life
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 26 September
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Social Fund
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published 23 May
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Government response to Freud and Leitch Reviews
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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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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