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 2007-08 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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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
(formerly Trade & Industry)
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Economic Relations with Turkey
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions end November
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Creating a Higher Value-added Economy
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions end November
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The UK Construction Industry
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 4 December
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Europe moves East: The impact of the 'new' EU Member States on UK business
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Public Procurement
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Report published 8 November: awaiting Government response
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Royal Mail
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Sub-ommittee
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Implementation of the report of the Women and Work Commission
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Children, Schools and Families (formerly 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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The Work of Ofsted
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 4 December: next evidence session 12 December
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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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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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Communities &
Local Government
(Formerly ODPM)
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DCLG Annual Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Existing Housing stock & Climate Change
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 11 December
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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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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Ordnance Survey
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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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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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Oral evidence session concluded: report in preparation
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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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London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games
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Continuing scrutiny: Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 4 December
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Defence
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Defence Equipment 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 29 January
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MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded
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UK Operations in Iraq
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 3 December
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Medical Care for the Armed Forces
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Oral evidence concluded
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UK Operations in Iraq
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Report to be published 3 December
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Defence Equipment 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Work of the Defence Estates
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Government response published 23 November
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Costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Winter Supplementary Estimate 2007-08
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Report to be published 5 December
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The Future of NATO and European Defence
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Written evidence invited: Oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 3 December: Next evidence session 11 December
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Environmental Audit
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Climate change and local, regional and devolved government
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Inquiry announced
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Pre-Budget 2007 and Comprehensive spending review
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 4 December
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Challenge of Climate change
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 4 December
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Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Are biofuels sustainable?
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Personal Carbon Allowances
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Oral evidence in progress
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Environmental Audit Sub-committee
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Environmental Labelling
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 December
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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Defra priorities
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions extended to end November
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Flooding
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 December
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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 10 December
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Environmental Liability Directive
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Inquiry announced
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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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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions extended to the end of November
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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 concluded
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Consumer protection: sale of timeshare
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers
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Report in preparation
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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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European Union Intergovernmental Conference: Follow up report
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Report published 27 November
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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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European Council
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 December
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 5 December
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Global Security: Russia
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Report published 25 November (HC 51)
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Overseas Territories
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions extended to 31 January
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Health
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Health Inequalities
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for Submissions 9 January
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Written evidence published 17 May: HC 503-II
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Dental Contracts
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 6 December
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Modernising Medical Careers
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Oral evidence in progress
Written evidence published 14 November: HC 25-II Next evidence session 6 December
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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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Home Office Annual Report
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 4 December
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UK Immigration Issues
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One-off oral evidence concluded, Report in Preparation
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The Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU: Twelve months on
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Oral evidence concluded, Report in Preparation
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Counter-Terrorism Proposals
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Oral evidence concluded, Report in Preparation
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Domestic Violence
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Oral evidence in progress
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A Surveillance Society?
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 11 December
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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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The human rights of adults with learning difficulties
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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A British Bill of Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 3 December
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The Use of Restraint in Secure training Centres
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Innovation, Universities
& Skills
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Sainsbury Review
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Oral evidence concluded
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International Development
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Role of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser
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One-off oral evidence session announced
One-off evidence session to take place 5 December
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Introductory hearing with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser designate
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One-off oral evidence session announced
One-off evidence session to take place 12 December
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Development Assistance in Insecure Environments: Afghanistan
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 November
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DFID and the World Bank
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 13 December
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Maternal Health
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 5 December
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Cross-departmental working on development
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Report to be published 4 December
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Renewable Energy Generation Technologies
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Inquiry announced written evidence invited
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Justice (formerly Constitutional Affairs)
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 December
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Ministry of Justice: Aims and objectives
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Oral evidence concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 938 i
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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Scrutiny of the draft Queen's Speech
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Oral evidence in progress
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Regional accountability
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 23 November
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Recall and dissolution
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions was 30 November
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Debating departmental objectives and annual reports
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 7 December
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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Northern Ireland Prison Service
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Inquiry into Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 21 January
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Procedure
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E-petitions
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Written evidence invited: Oral evidence in progress
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Public Accounts
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The compensation for former Icelandic water trawlermen
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Implementing crisis resolution home treatment services in England
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 17 December
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Review of Shared Services in Central Government
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 12 December
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Overseas Territories
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 10 December
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The Carbon Trust
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 5 December
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The privatisation of Qintiq
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session
3 December
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Housing Marker Renewal: Pathfinders
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Report in preparation
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The Pensions Regulator
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Report in preparation
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Sustainable employment: Helping people gain skills in work
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Oral evidence session concluded: Report in preparation
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Government on the internet: Progress in delivering Information and Services Online
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One-off oral evidence session concluded: Report in preparation
Evidence session 28 November
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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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Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform - Coal Health Compensation Scheme
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Report in preparation
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Pay Modernisation: A new contract for NHS consultants in England
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Report in preparation
Report published 22 November
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Managing the Defence Estate: Quality
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 29 November
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Filing of VAT and Company Tax returns
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 4 December
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Rural Poverty in Developing Countries
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The BBC's Management of risk
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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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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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HM Treasury: Tendering and benchmarking in PFI
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Report published 27 November
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Environment Agency Flood Risk Management: building and maintaining flood defences in England
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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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Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations
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Report published 25 November
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Department for Transport: Vehicle Excise Duty
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Report in preparation
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The performance of the government as a shareholder
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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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National programme for IT
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Report in preparation
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Department for Work and Pensions: Helping people from workless households into work
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Report in preparation
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HMRC Standard Report: Tax Credits: PAYE
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Report in preparation
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Department of Health: Improving services and support for support for people with dementia
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Report in preparation
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Patient choice at the point of GP referral
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Report in preparation
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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2006
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Government Response published 29 November
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DEFRA: The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment System Scheme in England
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Government Response published 29 November
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Improving Procurement in Further Education colleges in England
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Government Response published 29 November
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Clinical Governance in Primary Care Trusts
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Government Response published 29 November
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The shareholder Executive and Public Sector Businesses
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Government Response published 29 November
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Public Administration
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Propriety and Honours: Lesson learned
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Freedom of Information
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Third Sector Commissioning
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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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Lobbying
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Scottish Affairs
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Experience of the Scottish Elections
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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 to be published
Joint Committee 3rd Report 2007-08 to be published 4 December
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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 in progress
Next evidence session 17 January
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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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The Department for Transport's Annual Report 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 30 January
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Rail white paper
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Oral evidence session in progress
1st oral evidence session 9 January
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Delivering a sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways?
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 January
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The future of BAA
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Ticketing on public transport
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 5 December
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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
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Freight Transport
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Oral evidence in progress
1st oral evidence session 16 January
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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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Private Equity
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New inquiry announced; written evidence invited; oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 11 December
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2007 Pre-Budget Report
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Report published 26 November
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The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review
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Report to be published 3 December
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Financial Stability and Transparency
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Oral evidence in progress
Next oral evidence session 4 December
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The November 2007 Inflation Repo
rt
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One-off oral evidence completed
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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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Private Equity (follow up)
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 December
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Climate change and the Stern review
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Treasury Sub-committee
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HM Revenue and Customs: administration and expenditure 2006-07
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 3 December: evidence session 5 December
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HM Revenue and Customs: administration and expenditure 2006-07
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 3 December: evidence session 5 December
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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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Welsh Affairs
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Globalisation and its Impact on Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 3 December
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Provision of Cross-Border Public Services for Wales
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Inquiry announced
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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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Oral evidence in progress
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Orders in Council
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Welsh Prisoners in the Prison Estate
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Government Response published 26 November Cm 7286
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Work & Pensions
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Personal Accounts
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Health and Safety Commission and Executive
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one-off oral evidence Session concluded
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The Best start in Life
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Oral evidence in progress
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Child Poverty
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Oral evidence in progress
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