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Weekly Information Bulletin: 17th May 2008
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: Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee) Chairman: Lord Greenway Lords membership:
Commons membership:
Select Committee MeetingsMonday 12 MayBusiness and Enterprise Subject: Creating a Higher Value Added Economy Witnesses: Coventry University and Birmingham University; Advantage West MidlandsChildren, Schools and Families Subject: Looked-after children Witnesses: Celia Atherton, Director, Research in Practice, Jane Haywood, Chief Executive, Children's Workforce Development Council, Professor Julian le Grand, London School of Economics and Steve Titcombe, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council; Professor Pat Petrie, Institute of Education and David Crimmens, University of Lincoln Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The potential of England's rural economy Witnesses: Local Government Association; Regional Development Agencies Public Accounts Subject: The procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Service Witnesses: Archie Robertson, Chief Executive, and David Bradbrook, Contract Manager for the National Roads Telecommunication Service, Highways Agency Communities and Local Government Subject: Planning Skills Witnesses: Royal Town Planning Institute; South-East England Development Agency and Sustainable Communities Excellence Network
Tuesday 13 MayRegulatory Reform Subject: Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda Witnesses: Better Regulation Units from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Health and Safety Executive, the Department of Health and the Department of Work and Pensions Treasury Subject: Financial Stability and Transparency Witnesses: Jon Moulton, Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners; Angela Knight CBE, Chief Executive, British Bankers' Association Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games Witnesses: Ofcom, British Board of Film Classification, and Video Standards Council Defence Subject: ISTAR Witnesses: David Barnes, Thales UK/UAVS, Simon Jewell, BAE Systems/SBAC, Clive Richardson, QinetiQ/Intellect, and Moira Smith, Waterfall Solutions/DMA Environmental Audit Subject: Greener homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans Witnesses: Natural England and the Environment Agency; UK Green Building Council Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; English Partnerships and National Housing Federation Welsh Affairs Subject: The provision of cross-border public services for Wales Witnesses: Montgomery Community Health Council and Brecknock and Radnor Community Health Council; Powys Local Health Board
Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Policing and Criminal Justice Witnesses: Sir Alasdair Fraser, Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland; Sir Hugh Orde, Chief Constable, Alistair Finlay, Assistant Chief Constable, and Mr Phil James, Deputy Director, Historic Enquiries Team, Police Service of Northern Ireland Justice Subject: (i) Devolution: A Decade On (ii) Justice Reinvestment Witnesses: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, and Dr Jim Gallagher, Head of Devolution, Ministry of Justice Joint Committee Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Witnesses: Professor Vernon Bogdanor CBE FBA, University of Oxford, Professor Stuart Weir, University of Essex, and Peter Riddell, Chief Political Commentator, The Times and Chairman, Hansard Society; Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Chatham House, Professor Steven Haines, University of London, and Professor Adam Tomkins, University of Glasgow
Wednesday 14 MayChildren, Schools and Families Subject: The Work of Ofsted Witnesses: Christine Gilbert CBE, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games Witnesses: Kevin Brennan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Vernon Coaker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Sub-Committee on After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies Witnesses: Digital 2010, University of Bradford, North Lindsey College, Leeds Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NG Bailey, Barnsley Learning Net, and Skillsfast-UK Scottish Affairs Subject: Employment and skills for the defence industry in Scotland Witnesses: Skills Development Scotland and Govan High School European Scrutiny Subject: Subsidiarity Witnesses: Professor Alan Dashwood, University of Cambridge Transport Subject: Road Safety Witnesses: University of the West of England, University of York and SWOV (Netherlands Institute for Road Safety Research); Automobile Association, Motorcycle Action Group, Association of British Drivers, Road Haulage Association and Unite-the Union Public Accounts Subject: Rising prices: Protecting consumers after regulatory withdrawal Witnesses: Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive, Postcomm, Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, Ofgem, and Ed Richards, Chief Executive, Ofcom Treasury Sub-Committee Subject: Child Trust Funds follow up Witnesses: Kitty Ussher MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury, and HM Revenue and Customs
Joint Committee Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Witnesses: Admiral the Lord Boyce, GCB, OBE, Dl, former Chief of the Defence Staff; Field Marshall the Lord Bramall, KG, GCB, OBE, MC, former Chief of the Defence Staff, and Marshal of the Royal Air Force; the Lord Craig of Radley, GCB, former Chief of the Defence Staff; Professor Robert Hazell, University College London
Thursday 15 MayPublic Administration Subject: Lobbying Witnesses: Tesco plc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals UK and BAA Ltd; Greenpeace, Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth Welsh Affairs Subject: The proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (social welfare and other fields) Order 2008 Witnesses: Maria Battle, Deputy Children's Commissioner for Wales; Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government; Huw Irranca-Davies MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wales Office
Friday 16 MayNone [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.
Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
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Quadripartite
| 2:00pm | Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| Communities and Local Government Subject: Planning Skills Witnesses: Academy for Sustainable Communities; Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP, Minister of State for Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 5.10 pm)
| 4:30pm | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| Public Accounts Subject: The Offenders' Learning and Skills Service Witnesses: Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council, and Phil Wheatley CB, Director General, HM Prison Service for England and Wales
| 4:30pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Tuesday 20 May
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Business and Enterprise*
| 9:15am | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| Environmental Audit Subject: Greener homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans Witnesses: House Builders Federation and National House Building Council; Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (at 11.00 am); Paul Bettison, Chairman, Environment Board, and Philip Mind, Senior Policy Consultant (Climate Change), Local Government Association, and the Town and Country Planning Association (at 11.40 am)
| 10:20am | Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| Defence Subject: Recruitment and Retention in the Armed Forces Witnesses: Derek Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence
| 10:30am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| International Development Subject: The humanitarian and development situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Witnesses: Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary of State for International Development
| 2:30pm | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| Regulatory Reform Subject: Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda Witnesses: Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services; Environment Agency
| 9:45pm | Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster |
| Treasury* Subject: Financial Stability and Transparency Witnesses: Ron Sandler CBE, Executive Chairman, and Ann Godbehere, Chief Financial Officer, Northern Rock
| 9:45pm | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
Joint Committee
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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
| 1:45pm | 4A |
Wednesday 21 May
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Children, Schools and Families
| 9:30am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Engineering Witnesses: Association of Colleges, Engineering Professors' Council, Environment and Physical Sciences Research Council, and Semta; BAE Systems, Engineering Employers Federation, and Network Rail (at 10.15 am)
| 9:30am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| Work and Pensions Subject: The Government's Carers Strategy Witnesses: Vicky Pearlman, Social Policy Officer, Citizens Advice, Gary Vaux, ADASS and the LGA, and Sally West, Policy Manager, Income, Consumer and Housing Team, Age Concern; Christina Barnes, Policy Head, Economic and Social Inclusion, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Nicola Brewer, Chief Executive, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Ruth George, Political Officer, Usdaw, and Caroline Waters, Director, People and Policy, BT Group (at 10.30 am)
| 9:30am | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| International Development Subject: DFID and China Witnesses: James Oporia-Ekwaro, Senior Lecturer, University College London, and Dan Large, Research Director, Africa-Asia Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
| 10:00am | Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| European Scrutiny Subject: Scrutiny of European Documents Witnesses:
| 2:30pm | Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster |
| Treasury Subject: Budget Measures and Low-Income Households Witnesses: Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Citizens Advice, Low Pay Commission and Social Market Foundation; Institute for Public Policy Research, Age Concern, Child Poverty Action Group, and TUC (at 3.30 pm)
| 2:30pm | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| Transport Subject: Road Safety Witnesses: Play England, Help the Aged, Living Streets and CTC; Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Mike Fawcett, Head of Road User Safety Division, Department for Transport (at 3.45 pm)
| 2:45pm | Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Policing and Criminal Justice Witnesses: Rt Hon Paul Goggins MP, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office
| 3:00pm | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| Public Accounts Subject: Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office Resource Accounts 2005-06 and 2006-07 Witnesses: David Green QC, Director, Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office
| 3:30pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Joint Committees
| Human Rights* Subject: A British Bill of Rights Witnesses: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, and Michael Wills MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
| 2:15pm | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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| Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Witnesses: Sebastian Payne, Kent Law School, University of Kent, Peter Facey, Director, Unlock Democracy, and Michael Hammer, Executive Director, One World Trust; Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC (at 5.00 p.m.)
| 4:15pm | 4A |
Thursday 22 May
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Health | 10:00am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| Public Administration Subject: Lobbying Witnesses: Tom Harris MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Iain Wright MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
| 10:00am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| Foreign Affairs* Subject: Human Rights Annual Report 2007 Witnesses: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
| 10:30am | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
Friday 23 May
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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.
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