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 published 17 July 2008: awaiting Government response
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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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Energy Prices
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Government response published 10 October 2008
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
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Report published 7 April:
Government response published 21 July 2008
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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 role and responsibilities of the regional development agencies
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session Tuesday 14 October
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Turkey: Trade and EU Accession
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Report published 30 June: Government response to be published 13 October 2008
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Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India economic relations
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Report published 21 April:
Government response published 21 July 2008
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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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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Public Expenditure
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Oral evidence concluded
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Testing and Assessment
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Government and Ofsted Response 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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Channel 4 Annual Report for 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 21 October
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Communities & Local Government's Departmental Annual Report 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 13 October
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Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill
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Report published 22 July: Awaiting Government Response
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Draft Heritage Protection Bill
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Report published 30 July: Awaiting Government Response
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Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games
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Report published 31 July: Awaiting Government Response
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London 2012 Games
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 October
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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 Licensing Act 2003
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 14 October
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The Tenant Services Authority
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Inquiry announced
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Culture, Media & Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Defence Equipment
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Inquiry Announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 7 November
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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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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
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Report published 4 August: Awaiting Government Response
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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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Further one-off evidence session planned.
Government Response published 23 July: Memorandum containing the Government response published on the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee website
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British Waterways: follow up
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Report published: Government Response to be published 15 October
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Defra science
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Invitation to help frame inquiry
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Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Departmental Report
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One-off evidence session announced 29 October
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Draft Marine Bill - Coastal Access Provisions
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Government Response published September 2008
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
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Report published: Government Response to be published 14 October
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The English Pig Industry
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 13 October
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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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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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Government response published September
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Overseas Territories
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Report published 6 July: Government response received
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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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Government Response published 7 October
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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
next evidence session 16 October
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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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Draft Citizenship & Immigration Bill
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Inquiry announced
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Human Trafficking
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Oral evidence in progress
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Knife Crime
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Inquiry announced
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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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Wheel Clamping on Private Land
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Inquiry announced
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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British Bill of Rights
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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Equality & Human Rights Commission
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One-off evidence session announced
Evidence session 14 October
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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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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 concluded: Report in preparation
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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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Government Response published 21 July
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HIV/AIDS: DFID's New Strategy
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Humanitarian And Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Government Response to be published 14 October
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The World Food Programme and Global Food Security
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Government Response to be published 14 October
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Working Together to Make Aid More Effective
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Government Response to be published 14 October
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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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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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Sentencing Commission
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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The work of the Crown Prosecution Service
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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The Work of the Ministry of Justice
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Uncorrected oral evidence on website
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Liaison
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Oral Evidence from the Prime Minister
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Oral evidence concluded
Evidence published 28 July
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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: Government Response Received
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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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Department for International Development: CDC - Investing to reduce poverty
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One-off oral evidence session announced
15 December
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DFID: Operations in insecure environments
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One-off oral evidence session announced
5 November
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DoH/NHS: End of life care
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One-off oral evidence session announced
17 December
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DoH/NHS: Reducing alcohol-related harm
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One-off oral evidence session announced
12 November
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DWP: Complaint handling
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One-off oral evidence session announced
29 October
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Fire and Rescue Service: the New Dimension Programme
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One-off oral evidence session announced
10 November
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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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Independent Police Complaints Commission
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One-off oral evidence session announced
24 November
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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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MoD: Defence Information infrastructure
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One-off oral evidence session announced
22 October
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MoD: Renewal of the nuclear deterrent
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One-off oral evidence session announced
19 November
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NHS Pay Modernisation: New contracts for General Practice services in England
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Report published 9 October:
Awaiting Government response
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Preparing to deliver the 14-19 education reforms in England
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Report published 7 October:
Awaiting Government response
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Primary Schools: teaching mathematics
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One-off oral evidence session announced
8 December
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Prison procurement
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One-off oral evidence session announced
10 December
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Programmes to reduce household energy consumption
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One-off oral evidence session announced
3 November
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Protecting the public: the work of the Parole Board
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One-off oral evidence session announced
27 October
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Renewing the physical infrastructure of English further education colleges
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One-off oral evidence session announced
17 November
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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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Report in preparation
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Use of office property by government departments
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Report in preparation
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Widening participation in higher education
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One-off oral evidence session announced
20 October
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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 9 October
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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
Next evidence session 16 October
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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 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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Scottish Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Credit Unions in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
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Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 19 November
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Transport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Department for Transport Annual Report 2008
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Inquiry announced
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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
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School Travel
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence session 15 October
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Taxes and charges on road users
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Inquiry announced
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The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
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Inquiry announced
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The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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The Use of Airspace
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Inquiry announced
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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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Economics of Housing Market
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Treasury Sub-committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Administration and expenditure in the Chancellor's Departments, 2007-08
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 October
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Welsh Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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
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Work & Pensions
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Department for Work and Pensions' commissioning strategy and the employment programme market
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session Wednesday 22 October
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Valuing and supporting carers
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Report published 29 August 2008: Government Response awaited
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