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:

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Select Committee Meetings
16 - 20 June 2008

Monday 16 June

Work and Pensions Subject: The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund Witnesses: Tony Hobman, Chief Executive, Pensions Regulator, and Lawrence Churchill, Chairman, Pension Protection Fund

Public Accounts Subject: National programme for IT in the NHS: Progress since 2006 Witnesses: David Nicholson, Chief Executive, NHS, Gordon Hextall, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Director for Programme and Systems Delivery, Professor Michael Thick, Chief Clinical Officer, and Dr Gillian Braunold, Clinical Director, Summary Care Record, Department of Health, and Peter Hutchinson, Group Director, and Chris Davies, Commercial Director, UK Public Services, Fujitsu Services

Tuesday 17 June

Treasury Subject: The May 2008 Inflation Report Witnesses: Professor Danny Quah, Professor Anton Muscatelli, Roger Bootle and Bronwyn Curtis

Business and Enterprise Subject: Energy Prices Witnesses: Ofgem; Shell, BP and ExxonMobil

Environmental Audit Subject: Halting UK biodiversity loss Witnesses: Dr Peter Brotherton, Head of Biodiversity, and Tom Tew, Chief Scientist, Natural England; Paul Temple, Vice President, and Andrew Clark, Head of Policy Services, National Farmers Union

Defence Subject: UK national security and resilience Witnesses: Fujitsu UK, Intellect UK, Morgan Aquila LLP, Society of British Aerospace Companies, and VT Group plc

Home Affairs Subject: (i) Policing in the 21st Century (ii) Human Trafficking Witnesses: (i) Professor Al Aynsley-Green, Children's Commissioner for England (ii) Anti-Trafficking Legal Project

International Development Subject: The World Food Programme and Global Food Security Witnesses: Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development

Welsh Affairs Subject: The provision of cross-border public services for Wales Witnesses: Deeside College and West Cheshire College; Fforwm and Coleg Powys

Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Witnesses: Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP, Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing, Home Office; Janet Paraskeva, First Civil Service Commissioner, and Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service (at 2.30 pm)

Justice Subject: Justice Reinvestment Witnesses: Dr Chloë Chitty, Research Development and Statistics Unit, Ministry of Justice; David Faulkner, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford, and Professor James McGuire, University of Liverpool

Wednesday 18 June

Work and Pensions Subject: The Government's Carers Strategy Witnesses: Anne McGuire MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions, and Ivan Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health

Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Plastic Electronics Engineering Witnesses: Institute of Physics, Royal Academy of Engineering, and Ian French; Technology Strategy Board, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd, and Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill Subject: Draft Marine Bill Witnesses: Oil and Gas UK, Renewable Energy Association, British Wind Energy Association, and British Energy; Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Carbon Capture and Storage Association

European Scrutiny Subject: (i) Role of National Parliaments under the Lisbon Treaty (ii) Scrutiny of European Documents Witnesses: (i) Dr Simon Hix, Professor of European and Comparative Politics, London School of Economics

Transport Subject: Draft Marine Navigation Bill Witnesses: Northern Lighthouse Board, Trinity House and Commissioners of Irish Lights; UK Maritime Pilots Association, Nautilus UK and UK Harbour Masters' Association

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Draft Marine Bill: Coastal Access Provisions Witnesses: Jonathan Shaw MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Accounts Subject: Chinook Mk3 Helicopter Witnesses: Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Under Secretary, Lt Gen Andrew Figgures CBE, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), and General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue KCB CBE, Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence

Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Lyell of Markyate QC, Rt Hon Lord Morris of Aberavon KG QC and Rt Hon Lord Mayhew of Twysden QC; Lord Carlile of Berriew QC and Professor Jeremy Horder, Criminal Commissioner, Law Commission

Thursday 19 June

Public Administration Subject: Lobbying Witnesses: Tom Watson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Cabinet Office, Iain Wright MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government, and Tom Harris MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport

Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill Subject: Draft Marine Bill Witnesses: Marine Biological Association and Scottish Association for Marine Science; Proudman Marine Laboratory and Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and the Natural Environmental Research Council

Friday 20 June

None

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
23 - 27 June 2008

Monday 23 June

European Scrutiny* Subject: Susidiarity and the Role of National Parliaments Witnesses: Margot Wallström, Vice President, Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy, and Mr Patrick Costello, Deputy Head of Cabinet, European Commission	3:15pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Children, Schools and Families Subject: Looked-after children Witnesses: Howard League for Penal Reform, National Children's Bureau and Youth Justice Board; Refugee Children's Consortium and Save the Children (at 4.45 pm)	3:45pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Public Accounts Subject: The British Council: Achieving impact Witnesses: Martin Davidson CMG, Chief Executive and Rob Lynes, Regional Director for the Middle East, British Council and Keith Luck, Director-General of Finance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	4:30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Communities and Local Government Subject: The Balance of Power: central and local government Witnesses: Sir Michael Lyons; Chris Leslie, Director, New Local Government Network, Janet Grauberg, Development Director, Public Management and Policy Association and James Morris, Chief Executive, Localis (at 5.25 pm)	4:40pm	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Welsh Affairs Subject: The proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) Order 2008 Witnesses: Jocelyn Davies AM, Deputy Minister for Housing, Welsh Assembly Government	5:00pm	Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Tuesday 24 June

Business and Enterprise* Subject: Energy Prices Witnesses: BizzEnergy, Electricity4Business; Scottish and Southern, Scottish Power, Centrica (at 10.30 am); RWE npower, EDF Energy, E.ON (at 11.30 am)	9:30am	Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Regulatory Reform Subject: Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda Witnesses: Baroness Shriti Vadera, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Business and Competitiveness), Sir William Sargent, Executive Chair and Jitinder Kohli, Chief Executive, Better Regulation Executive	9:45am	Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster
Environmental Audit Subject: Halting UK biodiversity loss Witnesses: Dr Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, Mr Simon Marsh, Head of Planning and Regional Policy, RSPB, Matt Shardlow, Director, Buglife and Matt Jackson, Head of Policy, Planning and Wider Countryside, The Wildlife Trusts	10:20am	Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Home Affairs* Subject: Human Trafficking Witnesses: UK Human Trafficking Centre; Misha Glenny (at 11.30 am)	10:30am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs
Subject: The provision of cross-border public services for Wales
Witnesses: Higher Education Wales; and Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (at 11.15 am) 10:30am 8

Joint Committee on Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill*
Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Witnesses: Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Attorney General; Sir Ken Macdonald QC, Director, Public Prosecutions; Richard Alderman, Director, Serious Fraud Office; and David Green QC, Director, Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office

1:45pm Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Joint Committee on Human Rights
Subject: Policing and Protest
Witnesses: Dr Eric Metcalfe, Human Rights Policy Director, Justice; and Mr James Welch, Legal Director, Liberty

1:45pm Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Justice
Subject: Justice Reinvestment
Witnesses: Professor Cynthia McDougall, University of York, and Barbara Barrett, King' College London; New Economics Foundation and Prison Reform Trust (at 5.00 pm)

4:15pm The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Scottish Affairs*
Subject: Scotland Office Annual Report
Witnesses: Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, David Cairns MP, Minister of State, and David Middleton, Head of the Scotland Office

4:45pm Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Wednesday 25 June

Children, Schools and Families Subject: Public Expenditure Witnesses: David Bell, Permanent Secretary, and Jon Thompson, Director General, Corporate Services, Department for Children, Schools and Families	9:30am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: After Leitch: Implementing skills and training policies Witnesses: UK Commission for Employment and Skills, Financial Services Skills Council, Creative and Cultural Skills, and the Alliance Employment and Skills Board; Northwest Regional Development Agency, Learning Skills Council, and Regional Learning Skills Council (at 10.15 am)	9:30am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Joint Committee on Draft Marine Bill Subject: Draft Marine Bill Witnesses: European Commission Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; Wildlife and Countryside Link (at 11.15 am)	10:15am	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
European Scrutiny Subject: (i) Subsidiarity and the Role of National Parliaments (ii) Scrutiny of European Documents Witnesses: Jim Murphy MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	2:30pm	Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Treasury Sub-Committee Subject: Estate management in the Chancellor's Departments Witnesses: HM Treasury, HM Revenue and Customs, and the Office of Government Commerce	2:30pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Transport Subject: Draft Marine Navigation Bill Witnesses: Northern Lighthouse Board, Trinity House and Commissioners of Irish Lights; UK Maritime Pilots Association, Nautilus UK and UK Harbour Masters' Association (at 3.30 pm); Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliament Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport (at 4.15 pm)	2:45pm	Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Public Accounts
Subject: Skills for life: Progress in improving adult literacy and numeracy
Witnesses: Witnesses: Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary, and Stephen Marston, Director General, Further Education and Skills, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, and Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council

3:30pm Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Witnesses: Graham Allen MP

4:15pm Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Thursday 26 June

Business and Enterprise Subject: Energy Prices Witnesses: Eric Van Ginderachter, Acting Director, Energy and Environment Directorate, DG COMP, Celine Gauer, DG COMP, and Heinz Hilbrecht, Director, Security of Supply and Energy Markets, DG TREN, European Commission, Jan Gerrit Westerhof, TREN C2 (Witnesses will be giving evidence via video-link)	9:30am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Treasury* Subject: The May 2008 Inflation Report Witnesses: Mervyn King, Governor, Sir John Gieve KCB, Deputy Governor, and Paul Tucker, Executive Director, the Bank of England, and Tim Besley, and Kate Barker, External Members of the Monetary Policy Committee	9:45am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Health Subject: The responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services Witnesses: Ivan Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health	10:00am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill Subject: Draft Marine Bill Witnesses: The Scottish Government; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Department for Transport (at 11.00 am); Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State, and Jonathan Shaw MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at 12.00 pm)	10:15am	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Friday 27 June

None

All public select committee meetings are webcast Select committees marked with * will be taken by BBC Parliament 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.