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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Business and Enterprise Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Companies House
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One-off oral evidence session concluded: Report in preparation
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Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Energy Prices
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Oral evidence in progress
Oral evidence session 20 May 2008
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Post Office closure Programme
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Interim report published 8 February: HC 292
Follow-up report in preparation
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Spring Supplementary Estimates
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Oral evidence in progress
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The UK Construction Industry
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Turkey: Trade and EU Accession
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Diversity of School Provision: Faith Schools
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Oral evidence in progress
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Diversity of School Provision: Links between independent and maintained schools
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Oral evidence in progress
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Early Years Foundation Stage
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One-off oral evidence announced
Oral evidence to be taken on Wednesday 21 May
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Looked-after Children
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Oral evidence taken on Monday 12 May
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National Curriculum
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Inquiry announced
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Testing and Assessment
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Report published 13 May; Government response awaited
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence concluded; draft Report awaited
Oral evidence taken on Wednesday 14 May
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Communities & Local Government
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Community Cohesion and Migration
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Planning Skills
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Oral evidence being taken.
Fourth oral evidence session to take place Monday 19 May 2008
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Provision of Public Toilets
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The deadline for submitting written evidence has now passed.
Oral evidence sessions will be announced soon.
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Refuse Collection: Waste Reduction Pilots
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Report published 21 February 2008: HC 195. Government Response Received
Government response published 14 May 2008: Second Special Report HC 541
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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Culture, Media & Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill
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Inquiry announced
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European Commission White Paper on Sport
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Oral evidence concluded
Report to be published on 14 May 2008 at 11am (HC 347)
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Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games
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Oral evidence in progress
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Non Departmental Bodies
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Oral evidence concluded
Written evidence to be published
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Tourism
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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On-course Horserace betting
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Report published on 23 January 2008 at 10am (HC 37)
Government response received 1 May 2008. To be published as a Special Report.
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Defence
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Recruitment and Retention in the Armed Forces
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 May
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Oral evidence concluded
Further written evidence invited
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UK national security & resilience
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Climate change and local, regional and devolved government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Greener Homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans
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Inquiry announced
1st Oral evidence session 13 May
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Making Government operations more sustainable: A progress check
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Inquiry announced
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Post-Kyoto: The International Context for Progress on Climate Change
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Environmental Audit Sub-Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Environmental Labelling
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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British Waterways 2008
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Climate Change: international policy post-2012
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Defra science
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007 & Defra priorities
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Oral evidence concluded
Evidence to be published
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Draft Marine Bill
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Pre-legislative scrutiny announced
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
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Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The potential of England's rural economy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Sub-Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
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Report to be published 14 May
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European Scrutiny
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The role of National Parliaments under the Treat of Lisbon
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 22 May
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Subsidiarity
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Oral evidence in progress
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Foreign Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Global Security: Japan and Korea
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Oral evidence in progress
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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Human Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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Overseas Territories
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Health
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Dental Services
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Health Inequalities
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 22 May. Written evidence published 3 April
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Modernising Medical Careers
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Report published 8 May (HC 25): Government response awaited
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Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Care Quality Commission
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Report published 12 May
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Home Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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A Surveillance Society?
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Domestic Violence
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Human Trafficking
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Oral evidence in progress
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Policing in the 21st Century
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Oral evidence in progress
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Allegations of Torture in Iraq
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Oral evidence in progress
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British Bill of Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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Immigration and Human Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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Policing & Protest
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Engineering (incorporating Plastics Electronics and Nuclear case studies)
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Oral evidence in progress
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Renewable Electricity- Generation Technologies
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Leitch Review of Skills
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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The Office of Fair Access
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited, deadline for submissions 1 May
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Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills Sub-Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Biosecurity in UK research laboratories
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation progress
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Investigating the Oceans
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One-off oral evidence session 22 April 2008
Government response published 15 May 2008 HC 506 [Incorporating HC 469-i]
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness
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Oral evidence in progress
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DFID and China
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Inquiry announced
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DFID and the African Development Bank
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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DFID's Programme in Nigeria
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Inquiry postponed
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Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Oral evidence in progress
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The World Food Programme and Global Food Security
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Oral evidence in progress
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Justice
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Oral evidence in progress
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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
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Under consideration
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Draft Sentencing Guidelines
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Continuing Scrutiny
Consultation Guideline: Theft & Burglary (non-dwelling) under consideration
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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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Justice Reinvestment
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Oral evidence in progress
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Ministry of Justice: Aims & objectives
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Oral evidence concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 987i-ii
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The work of the Crown Prosecution Service
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 15 May
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Debating departmental objectives and annual reports
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Regional accountability
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Oral evidence concluded : Report in preparation
Oral & Written evidence available on Committee's website
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
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Oral evidence in progress
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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BBC Procurement
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Report published 13 May: Awaiting Government response
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Compensating victims of violent crime
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Report in preparation
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Data loss at HM Revenue and Customs
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Report in preparation
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DEFRA Single Payment Scheme: follow-up
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Report in preparation
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HM Revenue and Customs: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms
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Report published 15 May: Awaiting Government response
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Housing Marker Renewal: Pathfinders
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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
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Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
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Report in preparation
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Leaving the Services
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Report in preparation
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Management of Large Business Corporation Tax by HMRC
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Report in preparation
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Managing change in operational PFI projects
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Report in preparation
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Offender Learning and Skills service
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One-off oral evidence session 19 May
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Pay modernisation in the NHS - GPs Contracts
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Report in preparation
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Progress in tackling benefit fraud
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Report in preparation
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Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts 2006-07: Achieving financial balance
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Report in preparation
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Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office
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One-off oral evidence session 21 May
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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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Report in preparation
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The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre
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Report in preparation
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The delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction Programme, 2007
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Report in preparation
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Use of office property by government departments
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Report in preparation
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Public Administration
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Better Government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Lobbying
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Oral evidence in progress
Final evidence session 22 May
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Machinery of Government Changes
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Report published 15 June: Government response published 21 November;
Follow-up report published 17 December: Government response received:
Further Report published 14 May
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Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry
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Oral evidence concluded; report published TBA
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Third Sector Commissioning
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Regulatory Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 20 May
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Scottish Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Credit Unions in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
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Employment & skills for the defence industry in Scotland
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Experience of the Scottish Elections
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Report in preparation
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Quadripartite Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Road Safety
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Oral evidence in progress
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Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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: 19th Report of 2007-08 to be published 19.05.08
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Select Committee on Statutory Instruments
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Business under Standing Order No 151 (10)
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Continuing scrutiny: Report published
Select Committee 3rd Report 2007-08 published 6 May
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Transport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Delivering a sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways?
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Oral evidence concluded
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Department for Transport's Annual Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Freight Transport
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Reform Strategy
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Oral evidence concluded
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Road Safety
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Oral evidence in progress
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The future of BAA
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Report published 15 March
Government response to be published 19 May
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The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5
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First oral evidence session concluded
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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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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Budget measures and low-income households
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Inquiry announced
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Offshore Financial Centres
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Inquiry announced
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Treasury Sub-committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Counting the Population
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Welsh Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Globalisation and Its Impact on Wales
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Oral evidence concluded
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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Dealing with Vulnerable Children
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Inquiry announced
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Provision of Cross-Border Public Services for Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
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Work & Pensions
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The Government strategy on carers
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Oral evidence in progress
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