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 on Arms Export Controls
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation
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Report to be published on 17 July
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Business and Enterprise Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Committee to revisit the role of pubcos
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 29 September
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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
Next evidence session 15 July
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Energy Prices
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Oral evidence concluded: 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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Report to be published 16 July
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Turkey: Trade and EU Accession
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Report published 30 June
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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Child Poverty
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One-off Oral evidence to be published 17 July
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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 completed
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Learning & Skills Council
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One-off evidence session concluded 9 July
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Looked-after Children
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Oral evidence in progress
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National Curriculum
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 July
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National Tests
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One-off evidence session announced 14 July
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Public Expenditure
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Oral evidence announced
Next evidence session 16 July
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Schools Commissioner and Schools Adjudicator
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One-off oral evidence to be published 3 July
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Sustainable Schools & Building Schools for the Future
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Oral evidence in progress
Oral evidence to take place 14 July
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The Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Children's Plan
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Government Response published 7 July
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence concluded: Draft report awaited
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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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Report to be published 16 July
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Planning Skills
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Provision of Public Toilets
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Balance of Power: Central & Local Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Tenant Services Authority
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Inquiry announced
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Towns: Follow Up
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Report published: awaiting Government response
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Culture, Media & Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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BBC Annual Report 2007-08
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One-off Oral evidence session concluded 10 July
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Department of Culture, Media & Sport Annual Report
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One-off Oral evidence session announced to take place 17 July
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Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Draft Heritage Protection Bill
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1st evidence session 1 July
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Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Tourism
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Report published 10 July
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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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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2008-09
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Report published 7 July awaiting Government Response
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Recruitment and Retention in the Armed Forces
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Oral evidence in progress
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Carbon Capture & Storage
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Exports Credits Guarantee Department
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Oral evidence in progress
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Greener Homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Halting UK Biodiversity Loss
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Oral evidence in progress
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Making Government operations more sustainable: A progress check
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Report published 14 July: awaiting Government response
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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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Reaching an international agreement on climate change
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Report published 8 July: awaiting Government response
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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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: follow up
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Report published 1 July
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Defra science
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Invitation to help frame inquiry
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007 and Defra priorities
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Oral evidence concluded: evidence to be published 17 July
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Draft Marine Bill - Coastal Access Provisions
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
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Invitation to help frame inquiry
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The potential of England's rural economy
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 16 July
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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Written evidence invited
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European Scrutiny
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers: Follow-up Report
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Report in preparation
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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Subsidiarity and the Role of National Parliaments
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Foreign Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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FCO Annual Report
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 July
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Global Security: Japan and Korea
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Human Rights
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Report to be published 29 July
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Overseas Territories
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Report published 6 July: awaiting Government response
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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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Report published 2 July
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Foundation Trusts and Monitor
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One-off oral evidence session held 3 July
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Health Inequalities
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Oral evidence in progress
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Modernising Medical Careers
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Government Response published
Report published 8 May (HC 25-I). Government Response published 2 July
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NHS Next Stage Review
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 17 July
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Our NHS our future
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Human Trafficking
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Oral evidence in progress
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Managing Migration: Points-Based System
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 8 July
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Policing in the 21st Century
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence session 15 July
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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 concluded: Report in Preparation
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British Bill of Rights
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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Immigration and Human Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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Policing and Protest
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Use of Restraint in Secure Training Centres
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Government response published 9 July
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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 Plastic Electronics & Nuclear case studies)
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence (nuclear case study) sessions 16 July
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Formation of DIUS
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Oral evidence concluded
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Higher Education Issues
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Oral evidence concluded
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Introductory hearing with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser designate
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Oral evidence concluded
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Role of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser
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Oral evidence concluded
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Sainsbury Review
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Office for Fair Access (OFFA)
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One-off evidence session held 2 June
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The use of Government statistics in evidence-based policy-making
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Oral evidence concluded
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Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills Sub-Committees
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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After Leitch: implementing skills and training policies
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Oral evidence in progress
Next oral evidence session 8 October
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Quality Assurance Agency: Recent Reports on Standards in Universities
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Report published 17 July: Awaiting Government Response
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Burma: follow-up
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One-off evidence session concluded 9 July
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Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness
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Oral evidence concluded
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Department for International Development Annual Report 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 July
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DFID and China
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Oral evidence in progress
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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 concluded
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The World Food Programme and Global Food Security
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Oral evidence concluded
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Working Together to Make Aid More Effective
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Report to be published 17 July
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Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Constitutional Renewal Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
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Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Marine Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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24th Report of 2007-08 published 8 July
25th Report of 2007-08 to be published 15 July
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Scrutinising Statutory Instruments: Departmental Returns, 2007, Second Special Report, 2006-07 (HC 915)
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Second Special Report of 2007-08 to be published
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Justice
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Administration of Justice
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One-off Oral evidence session took place 2 July
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 July
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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
Next evidence session 15 July
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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
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Liaison
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STAGE & NOTES
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| Oral Evidence from the Prime Minister
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Oral evidence took place 3 July
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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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Regional accountability
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Report published 10 July: awaiting Government Response
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Inquiry into Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
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Report published 7 July: awaiting Government Response
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Northern Ireland Office Departmental Report
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Inquiry announced
1st evidence session 16 July
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Political Developments in Northern Ireland
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One-off oral evidence session concluded 2 July
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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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Housing Market Renewal: Pathfinders
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Report published 3 July
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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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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Taking forward decommissioning
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Report published 10 July: Awaiting Government response
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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 published 8 July: Awaiting Government response
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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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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 published 1 July
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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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Charities & Public Benefit
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence session 8 July
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Data Handling Procedures in Government
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 17 July
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Good Government
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 17 July
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Lobbying
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Public Services: Putting people First / When Citizens Complain / After the Citizens Charter / User Involvement in Public Services
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Two reports published; 1 further report in preparation
When Citizens Complain Report published 24 March; User Involvement in Public Services Report published 7 May
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Third Sector Commissioning
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Report published 9 July:
Awaiting Government response
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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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Regulatory Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Legislative Reform (Consumer Credit) Order 2008
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Report published on 10 July
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Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008
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Report published on 10 July
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Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda
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Report to be published 17 July
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Scottish Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Commission on Scottish Devolution
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Credit Unions in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 July
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Experience of the Scottish Elections
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Report published 18 May: HC 78: Government Response published 2 July
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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: Report in preparation
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The Draft Marine Navigation Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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Freight Transport
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Report to be published 19 July
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Network Rail engineering delays over the new year period
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Road Safety
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
Follow-up session 16 July
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School Travel
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Oral evidence in progress
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The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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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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Financial Stability and Transparency
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Government Response Published 10 July
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Offshore Financial Centres
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Oral evidence in progress
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Private Equity
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Report published: continuing scrutiny
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Regulation of Oil Markets
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Inquiry announced
1st evidence session 15 July
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The May Inflation Report
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Oral evidence concluded
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Treasury Sub-committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Estate Management in the Chancellor's Departments
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Housing
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Oral evidence in progress
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Provision of cross-border public services for Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 July
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Work & Pensions
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Department of Work & Pensions Autumn Performance Report
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Dept for Work & Pensions Departmental Annual Report
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One-off evidence session announced
Evidence to be held 9 July
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Employment Support Allowance
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One-off evidence session held 2 July
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Health and Safety Commission and Executive
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Government response published 2 July
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The Government carers strategy
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Pension Service
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
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One-off evidence session concluded 7 July
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