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:

Transport: Mr Lee Scott discharged; Mark Pritchard added

Work and Pensions: Mark Pritchard discharged; John Howell added.

Select Committee Meetings
14 - 18 July

Monday 14 July

Children, Schools and Families Subject: (i) Marking of National Curriculum Tests 2008 (ii) Sustainable Schools and Building Schools for the Future Witnesses: (i) Dr Ken Boston, Chief Executive, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (ii) Ty Goddard, Director, British Council for School Environments, and Richard Simmons, Chief Executive, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; Tim Byles, Chief Executive, Partnerships for Schools

Communities and Local Government Subject: The Tenant Services Authority Witnesses: Anthony Mayer, Chair-designate of the Tenant Service Authority

Tuesday 15 July

Environmental Audit Subject: Halting UK Biodiversity Loss Witnesses: Joan Ruddock MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Martin Brasher, Head of Wildlife Habitats and Biodiversity Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Business and Enterprise Subject: Creating a higher value-added economy Witnesses: Rachel Elnaugh, Doug Richards and James Caan

Home Affairs* Subject: Policing in the 21st Century Witnesses: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, and Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor for Policing; Mr Justice Fulford

International Development Subject: DFID Annual Report 2008 Witnesses: Nemat Shafik, Permanent Secretary, Mark Lowcock, Director General, Country Programmes, and Sue Owen, Director General, Corporate Performance, Department for International Development

Welsh Affairs Subject: The provision of cross-border public services for Wales Witnesses: Bill Rammell MP, Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills; Professor Teresa Rees, Professor Michael Scott and Professor Wyn Jones

Public Administration Subject: Data Handling Procedures in Government Witnesses: Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB, Cabinet Secretary, and John Fiennes

Justice Subject: Justice Reinvestment Witnesses: Louise Casey CB, Head of Review, Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime; New Local Government Network, Young Foundation, Audit Commission, and Roger Hill, Director of Probation, National Offender Management Service; Rainer Communities that Care, Greater Manchester Against Crime, and Birmingham Community Safety Partnership

Wednesday 16 July

Children, Schools and Families Subject: Public Expenditure Witnesses: Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State, David Bell, Permanent Secretary, and Jon Thompson, Director General, Corporate Services, Department for Children, Schools and Families

Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Nuclear Engineering Witnesses: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, BAE Systems, AMEC, and Nuclear Industries Association; British Energy, Westinghouse, and Nuclear Installations Inspectorate

Environmental Audit Subject: Export Credits Guarantee Department and Sustainable Development Witnesses: Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State, BERR, and Patrick Crawford, Chief Executive, and Steve Dodgson, Business Director, ECGD

Environmental Audit Sub-Committee On Environmental Information Subject: Subject: Scrutiny of European Documents Witnesses:

Treasury Subject: (i) Banking Reform; (ii) Appointment of Spencer Dale to the Monetary Policy Committee Witnesses: (i) Sir John Parker, Chairman, and Dr David Potter CBE, Deputy Chairman, of the Non-Executive Directors of the Court of the Bank of England; Financial Services Authority and Financial Services Compensation Scheme; (ii) Spencer Dale

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The potential of England's rural economy Witnesses: Jonathan Shaw MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Northern Ireland Office Departmental Annual Report 2008 Witnesses: Jonathan Phillips, Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Office

Transport Subject: Road safety Witnesses: Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport

Thursday 17 July

Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Sub-Committee Subject: On the Quality Assurance Agency's recent reports on standards in universities Witnesses: Quality Assurance Agency

Health Subject: NHS Next Stage Review Witnesses: Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health, David Nicholson, Chief Executive, NHS, and Dr Jonathan Sheffield, Medical Director, NHS South West

Culture, Media and Sport Subject: DCMS Annual Report 2008 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State Witnesses: Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Administration Subject: Good Government Witnesses: Sir John Bourn KCB, Sir Richard Mottram GCB and Kate Jenkins

Friday 18 July

None

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
21 - 25 July

Monday 21 July

None

Tuesday 22 July

Wednesday 23 July

None

Thursday 24 July

None

Friday 25 July

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.