Select Committees

A complete list of Select Committee membership and a Factsheet (P2) on the work of Select Committees is available on request from the House of Commons Information Office. The list and Factsheet are also on the Parliament website at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/factsheets.cfm

An index to the Select Committee home pages together with links to further pages containing information about their work and publications is on the Parliament website at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees16.cfm

Membership:

Business and Enterprise

Mark Hunter discharged; Mark Oaten added

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)

Chairman: t.b.c

Commons Membership:

Mr Alistair Carmichael Mr Christopher Chope Michael Jabez Foster Mark Lazarowicz

Martin Linton Ian Lucas Fiona Mactaggart Mr Virendra Sharma

Emily Thornberry Mr Andrew Tyrie Sir George Young

Lords Membership:

Lord Armstrong of Ilminster Lord Fraser of Carmyllie Lord Hart of Chilton Lord Lyell of Markyate

Lord Maclennan of Rogart Lord Morgan Lord Norton of Louth Lord Plant of Highfield

Lord Tyler Lord Williamson of Horton Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen

Select Committee Meetings
28 April - 2 May 2008

Monday 28 April

Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Subject: Turkey: Trade and EU Accession Witnesses: Lord Jones of Birmingham, Minister for Trade Promotion and Investment, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Children, Schools and Families Subject: Looked-after children Witnesses: Helen Chambers, Principal Officer, Well-being, National Children's Bureau, Sue Dunstall, Policy Adviser, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Dr Rita Harris, The Care Matters Partnership and Dr Catherine M Hill, Senior Lecturer, University of Southampton and Honorary Consultant Paediatrician, Southampton City Primary Care Trust

Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Leitch Review of Skills Witnesses: Lord Leitch and Louise Tilbury, former team leader, Leitch Review of Skills

Public Accounts Subject: Improving finance resource management to deliver better public services Witnesses: Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, Jon Thompson, Head of Government Finance Profession, HM Treasury and Gill Rider, Director General, Civil Service Capabilities Group, Cabinet Office

Consolidation & C., Bills Subject: Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL] Witnesses: John Saunders and Jonathan Teasdale, Law Commission, and Susan Sutherland, Scottish Law Commission

Communities and Local Government Subject: Planning Skills Witnesses: Sir John Egan; Planning Officers' Society and Mr Lindsay Frost

Tuesday 29 April

Public Administration Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Witnesses: Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB, Cabinet Secretary; Michael Wills MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

Regulatory Reform Subject: Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda Witnesses: Trades Union Congress and National Consumer Council

Treasury Subject: Re-appointment of the Governor of the Bank of England Witnesses: Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England

Environmental Audit Subject: Making Government operations more sustainable: A progress check Witnesses: Sustainable Development Commission; Sir Ian Andrews CBE, TD, Second Permanent Under Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Helen Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Nigel Smith, Chief Executive, Office of Government Commerce

Welsh Affairs Subject: The provision of cross-border public services for Wales Witnesses: Muscular Dystrophy Campaign; and The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt NHS Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust

Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games Witnesses: Bebo, MySpace, ELSPA, Tiga and Rebellion Group

International Development Subject: Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness Witnesses: Myles Wickstead, Visiting Professor, Open University, UK Aid Network, and Merlin; Antonio Tujan Jr, Chairman of Reality of Aid Network and Director of IBON International; and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3IE)

Home Affairs Subject: Human Trafficking Witnesses: POPPY Project; ECPAT UK; Gangmasters Licensing Authority; Kalayaan: Justice for Migrant Domestic Workers

Scottish Affairs Subject: Employment and skills for the defence industry in Scotland Witnesses: Rt Hon Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence

Joint Committee on Human Rights Subject: UNCAT: Allegations of torture and inhumane treatment carried out by British troops in Iraq Witnesses: Kevin Laue; Redress and Public Interest Lawyers

Wednesday 30 April

Health Subject: Health Inequalities Witnesses: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Ken Judge, University of Bath, and Sally Macintyre, Director, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit; Newham New Deal for Communities, Sure Start Bakerend, Sure Start Millmead, and Edward Melhuish, Executive Director of National Evaluation of Sure Start

Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Engineering Witnesses: Panel of young engineers; Lord Browne of Madingley, President, Royal Academy of Engineering, Mr Norman Haste, Chief Operating Officer, Laing O'Rourke, and Professor Michael Kelly, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Communities and Local Government

Work and Pensions Subject: Department for Work and Pensions Three Year Plan Witnesses: Rt Hon James Purnell MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Sir Leigh Lewis KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions

International Development Subject: Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Witnesses: *John Ging, Director of UNRWA Operations, Gaza; The Portland Trust; Oxfam GB

*(Witness gave evidence via video-link)

European Scrutiny Subject: Scrutiny of European Documents Witnesses: -None

Foreign Affairs Subject: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Annual Report 2007 Witnesses: Tom Porteous, London Director, Human Rights Watch, and Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK

Treasury Subject: Inherited estates Witnesses: Nick Prettejohn, Chief Executive, Prudential Plc, and Mark Hodges, Chief Executive, Norwich Union Life

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Defra priorities Witnesses: Helen Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Accounts Subject: Roll-out of Jobcentre Plus Witnesses: Lesley Strathie, Chief Executive, Jobcentre Plus

Thursday 1 May

None

Friday 2 May

None

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
5 - 8 May 2008

Monday 5 May

None

Tuesday 6 May

Treasury* Subject: Financial Stability and Transparency Witnesses: Sir Callum McCarthy, Chairman, and Mr Hector Sants, Chief Executive, Financial Services Authority	9:45am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Home Affairs* Subject: The Olympic Torch Witnesses: Metropolitan Police; Home Office (at 10.40am)	10:20am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Communities and Local Government Subject: Planning Skills Witnesses: British Property Federation; Cllr Ruth Cadbury and Cllr Norman Dingemans (at 5.00pm)	4:30pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Defence Subject: ISTAR Witnesses: Air Vice-Marshal Simon J Bollom, Director General Combat Air, Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Butler, Capability Manager Information Superiority, and Air Vice-Marshal Chris Nickols CBE, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations), Ministry of Defence	4:30pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Wednesday 7 May

Children, Schools and Families Subject: Diversity of school provision: Links between independent and maintained schools Witnesses: Professor Francis Green, University of Kent, and Chris Parry CBE, Chief Executive, Independent Schools Council; Patrick Derham, Headmaster, Rugby School, and Stephen Patriarca, Headmaster, William Hulme's Grammar School (at 10.45am)	9:30am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Engineering Witnesses: G15 Group of Engineering Institutions, Royal Academy of Engineering, Engineering Council and the Engineering and Technology Board; WISE Campaign (Women into Science, Engineering and Construction), the Smallpiece Trust, STEMNET and the Learning Grid (at 10.15am)	9:30am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Work and Pensions Subject: The Government strategy on carers Witnesses: Carers UK, The National Autistic Society and Counsel and Care; Philippa Russell, Chair, Standing Commission on Carers (at 10.45am)	9:30am	Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
International Development Subject: Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness Witnesses: Mr Eckhard Deutscher, Chair, Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Mr Maciej Popowski, Directorate General for Development, European Commission (at 11.00am)	10:00am	Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Foreign Affairs* Subject: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Annual Report 2007 Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	10:15am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
*Transport** Subject: Heathrow Terminal 5 Witnesses: Unite - the Union; BAA (at 3.30pm.); British Airways (at 4.15pm)	2:45pm	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Public Accounts* Subject: Reducing the risk of violent crime Witnesses: Sir David Normington KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Simon King, Home Office	3:30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The potential of England's rural economy Witnesses: Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University; Commission for Rural Communities (at 5.30pm)	4:30pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Thursday 8 May

Health Subject: Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission Witnesses: Baroness Young of Old Scone, nominee for Chair	9:30am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Public Administration Subject: Lobbying Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Warner, Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP and Steven Haddrill, Association of British Insurers	10:00am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Justice Subject: Devolution: A Decade On Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Elis-Thomas AM, Presiding Officer, Clare Clancy, Clerk and Chief Executive, and Adrian Crompton, Director of Assembly Business, National Assembly for Wales; Professor Nicholas Bourne AM (at 3.00 p.m.); Michael German AM (at 4.00 p.m.); Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan AM, First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, Deputy First Minister, and Huw Rawlings, Director, Constitutional Affairs, Equality and Communications, Welsh Assembly Government (at 4.30pm.)	2:00pm	Committee Room 3, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
Business, Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development (Committee on Arms Export Controls) Subject: Strategic Export Controls Witnesses: Dr Kim Howells MP, Minister of State, Paul Arkwright, Head of Counter Proliferation Department, and Andrew Massey, Head of Arms Trade Unit, Counter Proliferation Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	2:30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Friday 9 May

None

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice]

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