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Weekly Information Bulletin: 10th November 2007
Select CommitteesA 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: Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Children, Schools and Families
Communities and Local Government David Wright discharged; Jim Dobbin added Environmental Audit Mr Edward Vaizey discharged; Gregory Barker added Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mr Jamie Reed and Mrs Madeleine Moon discharged; Pappy Tipping and Dr Gavin Strang added European Scrutiny Mr Wayne David and Nia Griffith discharged; Mr Adrian Bailey and Keith Hill added Innovation, Universities and Skills
International Development Joan Ruddock discharged; Mr Stephen Crabb added Joint Committee on Human Rights Nia Griffith and Mark Tami discharged; John Austin and Mr Virendra Sharma added Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Mark Tami discharged; Mr Quentin Davies added Justice
Northern Ireland Stephen Pound discharged; Kate Hoey added Public Accounts Mr Iain Wright, Derek Wyatt, Chris Bryant and Ian Lucas discharged; Keith Hill, Phil Wilson, Geraldine Smith and Nigel Griffiths added Regulatory Reform Alison Seabeck and Ms Angela Smith discharged; Mr Quentin Davies, Stephen Hesford and Phil Wilson added Scottish Affairs Mr Jim McGovern discharged; David Hamilton added Treasury Angela Eagle discharged; Nick Ainger added Welsh Affairs Mr Wayne David discharged; Alun Michael added Work and Pensions Natascha Engel discharged; Tom Levitt added
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Monday 5 November | ||
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Tuesday 6 November | ||
| WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales. Witnesses: Citizens Advice Cymru; Community Housing Cymru (at 3.15 p.m.)
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Wednesday 7 November | ||
| WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: The best start in life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty Witnesses: Every Disabled Child Matters, Barnardo's and Save the Children; One Parent Families/Gingerbread and Child Poverty Action Group (at 10.30 a.m.)
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| HOME AFFAIRS* Subject: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals Witness: Ms Claudia Sturt, Governor, H M Prison Belmarsh, the Prison Service
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| ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Subject: Environmental Labelling Witnesses: Linking Environment and Farming; Rainforest Alliance (at 3.10 p.m.)
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| WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Orders in Council - Additional Learning Needs Witness: Mr Huw Irranca-Davies, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wales Office
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| TRANSPORT* Subject: Public Private Partnership and London Underground Witnesses: Graham Pimlott, former Chairman, Metronet; Alan Bloom, Metronet PPP Administrator, Ernst and Young, and Tim O' Toole, Managing Director, London Underground (at 3.15 p.m.); Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP, Secretary of State, Lucy Chadwick, Director of Regional and Local Transport Delivery Directorate, and Paul Collins, Head of Regional Transport London and South East, Department for Transport (at 4.00 p.m.)
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| PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms Witnesses: Paul Gray CB, Chairman and Nick Lodge, Director, Customer Contact, HM Revenue and Customs
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| ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS* Subject: Flooding Witnesses: Professor Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, and Professor Howard Wheater, Imperial College
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Thursday 8 November
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| HEALTH Subject: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Witnesses: Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chair, and Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Public Health, and Department for Health officials
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[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.For confirmation of committee meetings, venues and times see Select Committee home pages on the Internet (www.parliament.uk) or telephone the Committee Office general enquiry lines: Tel 020 7219 3267/4300
Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
12 - 16 November 2007
For confirmation of committee meetings, venues and times see Select Committee home pages on the Internet (www.parliament.uk) or telephone the Committee Office general enquiry lines: Tel 020 7219 3267/4300
Monday 12 November | ||
| PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: The compensation scheme for former Icelandic water trawlermen Witnesses: Sir Brian Bender KCB, Permanent Secretary and Tim Soane, Director, Employment Relations Directorate, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
| 4:30pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Subject: Existing housing stock and climate change Witnesses: Sustainable Development Commission; Royal Institute of British Architects (at 5.20 p.m.); Local Government Association (at 5.45 p.m.)
| 4:40pm | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
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| JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS Subject: The human rights of adults with learning disabilities Witnesses: Ivan Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Anne McGuire MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Work and Pensions
| 4:15pm | 4A |
Tuesday 13 November | ||
| TREASURY Subject: Financial Stability and Transparency Witnesses: Professor Richard Portes, Dr Willem Buiter, Professor Geoffrey Wood; Fitch, Moody's, and Standard and Poor's (at 10.45 a.m.)
| 9:45am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| HOME AFFAIRS* Subject: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals Witnesses: Rachel North; Nick Clegg MP (at 10.45 a.m.); Rt Hon David Davis MP (at 11.30 a.m.)
| 10:15am | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT* Subject: Are biofuels sustainable? Witnesses: Biofuels Corporation, British Sugar, Renewable Energy Association, Environmental Industries Commission, and Energy Crops; WWF and Friends of the Earth (at 11.10 a.m.)
| 10:20am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Maternal Health Witnesses: Oxford Policy Management and Immpact, University of Aberdeen; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists International Office (at 11.30 a.m.)
| 10:30pm | Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: On-course horserace betting Witnesses: Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers, Clive Reams, Barry Johnson, and Keith Johnson; Racecourse Association (at 11.10 a.m.); Horserace Betting Levy Board, National Joint Pitch Council (at 11.50 a.m.); Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (at 12.30 p.m.)
| 10:30am | Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| DEFENCE Subject: MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 Witnesses: Bill Jeffrey CB, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, and Trevor Woolley CB, Finance Director, Ministry of Defence
| 10:30am | Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
| WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales Witnesses: Tesco; Dr Shyam Patair, Llandrillo College, (at 11.15 a.m.)
| 10:30am | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| SCOTTISH AFFAIRS* Subject: Experience of the Scottish Elections Witnesses: Sam Younger, Chairman, Peter Wardle, Chief Executive, Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration and Boundaries, and Andy O'Neil, Head of Scotland Office, The Electoral Commission; David Cairns MP, Minister of State, Scotland Office (at 12.00 p.m.)
| 11:00am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| JUSTICE* Subject: Devolution: A Decade On Witnesses: Professor Charlie Jeffery, Professor Robert Hazell and Professor John Curtice
| 4:15pm | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Wednesday 14 November | ||
| MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Subject: Scrutiny of the draft Queen's Speech Witnesses: Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Leader of the House of Commons; Rt Hon Nicholas Brown MP, Minister for the North East of England, and Mr David Marlow, Chief Executive, East of England Development Agency (at 10.10 a.m.)
| 9:35am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Subject: Environmental Labelling Witnesses: National Farmers Union of England and Wales; Marks and Spencer (at 3.10 p.m.); Carbon Trust (at 3.50)
| 2:30pm | Committee Room 20, Palace of Westminster |
| TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: HM Treasury: administration and expenditure in 2006-07 Witnesses: Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, Louise Tulett, Director, Finance, Procurement and Operations
| 2:30pm | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| TRANSPORT Subject: Ticketing on Public Transport Witnesses: Association of Train Operating Companies, and Transport Investigations Ltd; First Capital Connect, First Group plc, Stagecoach UK Bus, and Stagecoach Group Rail Division, Stagecoach Group plc, (at 3.30 p.m.); Community Transport Association UK (at 4.15 p.m.)
| 2:45pm | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Flooding Witnesses: Sheffield City Council and Hull City Council; Yorkshire Water and Internal Drainage Boards (at 4.00 p.m.)
| 3:00pm | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| EUROPEAN SCRUTINY Subject: Conclusions of the European Council and Council of Ministers Witness: Rt Hon Lord Williamson of Horton GCMG CB
| 3:20pm | Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster |
| PUBLIC ACCOUNTS* Subject: The budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Witnesses: Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and David Higgins, Chief Executive, Olympic Delivery Authority
| 3:30pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Thursday 15 November | ||
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Work of the Cabinet Office Witnesses: Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service, Cabinet Office
| 10:00am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| HEALTH* Subject: Modernising Medical Careers Witnesses: Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health
| 10:30am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Development Assistance in Insecure Environments: Afghanistan Witnesses: David Mansfield; British Agencies Afghanistan Group and Action Aid (at 11.30 a.m.)
| 10:30am | The Thatcher 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.
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