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 in preparation
Report to be published on 17 July 1st evidence session 7 October
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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
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Energy Prices
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Pub Companies
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 29 September
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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 published: Awaiting Government Response
Report published 16 July
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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 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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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
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National Tests
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One-off evidence session concluded 14 July
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Public Expenditure
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Oral evidence concluded
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Sustainable Schools & Building Schools for the Future
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Oral evidence concluded 14 July
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Testing and Assessment
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Government and Ofsted Response to be published 22 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 published 16 July: awaiting Government response
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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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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 29 September
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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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Department of Culture, Media & Sport Annual Report
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One-off Oral evidence session concluded 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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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 to be published 5 August
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Recruitment and Retention in the Armed Forces
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Oral evidence concluded: Report to be published 30 July
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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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UK Operations in Iraq and the Gulf
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Report to be published 22 July
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Carbon Capture & Storage and Kingsnorth Power Station
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Oral evidence concluded: Report to be published 22 July
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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Forests: the future role of carbon markets in their protection and the timber trade
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 13 October
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 15 September
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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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Badgers and cattle TB: final report of the ISG
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Government response to be published 23 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 to be published 22 July
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 15 September
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The English Pig Industry
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 11 September
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The potential of England's rural economy
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Oral evidence concluded: report in preparation
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
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Government Response to be published 24 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
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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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Health
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Health Inequalities
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Oral evidence in progress
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NHS Next Stage Review
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Oral evidence in progress
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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
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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 concluded: Report to be published 27 July
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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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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
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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 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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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
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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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Report to be published 21 July
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DFID's Programme in Nigeria
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Inquiry postponed
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HIV/AIDS: DFID's New Strategy
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 1 October
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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: Report to be published 23 July
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Working Together to Make Aid More Effective
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Report published 17 July: awaiting Government Response
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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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25th Report of 2007-08 published 15 July
26th Report of 2007-08 to be published 22 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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Devolution: A Decade On
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Oral evidence in progress
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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 13 October
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report to be published 22 July
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Northern Ireland Office Departmental Report
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One-off oral evidence session concluded 16 July
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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A progress in resolving difficulties in administering the Single Payment Scheme in England
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Report published 15 July:
Awaiting Government response
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BBC Procurement
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Government Response published 17 July
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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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Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty - follow-up
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Government Response published 17 July
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Managing risk in the Overseas Territories
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Government Response published 17 July
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Government on the internet: Progress in delivering information and services online
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Government Response published 17 July
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HM Revenue and Customs: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms
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Government Response published 17 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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Improving corporate functions using shared services
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Government Response published 17 July
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Improving the efficiency of central government's use of office property
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Government Response published 17 July
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Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
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Report published 17 July: Awaiting Government response
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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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Pay modernisation in the NHS - GPs Contracts
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Report in preparation
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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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Report in preparation
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The BBC's management of risk
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Government Response published 17 July
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The Carbon Trust: Accelerating the move to a low carbon economy
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Government Response published 17 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
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Data Handling Procedures in Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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Good Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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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 The Citizens Charter Report to be published 22 July
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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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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
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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: 4th Report of 2007-08 to be published 22 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 to be published 21 July
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The Draft Marine Navigation Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report to be published 19 July
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Freight Transport
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Oral evidence concluded: 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
next evidence session 15 October
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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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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
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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 7 October
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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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The Government carers strategy
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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