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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Newly formed Consumer Watchdog
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One-off oral evidence session to take place 28 October
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Committee to revisit the role of pubcos
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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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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Departmental Annual Report & Accounts 2006-07
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Next evidence session 21 October
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Pub Companies
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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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
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Turkey: Trade and EU Accession
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Report published 30 June: Government response published 13 October 2008
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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Apprenticeships Bill
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Oral evidence in progress. The next oral evidence to be taken on Wednesday 22 October
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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. The next oral evidence to be taken on Monday 20 October
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Public Expenditure
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Oral evidence concluded
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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
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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
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New Housing and the Credit Crunch
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Oral evidence session to be announced
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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
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The Licensing Act 2003
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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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Culture, Media & Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Commercial Operations of the BBC
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Written evidence invited.
Closing date for evidence was 10 October but submissions are still being accepted
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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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Tourism
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Awaiting Government response
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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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MOD'S performance against expenditure plans
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Inquiry announced. The deadline for written evidence is Friday 24 October
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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
The next oral evidence session will be held on 21 October
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Carbon Capture and Storage and Kingsnorth Power Station
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Report published 22 July 2008 awaiting Government response
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Climate change and local, regional and devolved government
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Report published 28 July 2008. Awaiting Government response
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Exports Credits Guarantee Department and Sustainable Development
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Oral evidence concluded. Report to be published Monday 20 October 2008
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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
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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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Personal Carbon Allowances
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Report published 26 May 2008 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 on 8 July 2008. Awaiting Government response.
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Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping
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Inquiry announced. Written evidence invited. The next Evidence Session 21 October 2008
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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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British Waterways: follow up
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Report published: Government Response 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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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
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Written evidence to be published - no further action to be taken in this inquiry. Special Report published as HC 1099, 06/11/08
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Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
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Report published: Government Response published 14 October
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The English Pig Industry
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session on 12/11/08
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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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Subsidiarity, National Parliaments and the Lisbon Treaty
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Report to be published on 21 October
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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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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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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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Olympic Torch Relay
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Evidence published on 15 July
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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
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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
next evidence session 21 October
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Rights for People with Disabilities
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One-off Ministerial Evidence Session 18 November 2008
Written evidence by 3 November 2008
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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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Renewable Electricity-Generation Technologies
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Government response published
16 October
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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'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
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Humanitarian And Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Government Response published 14 October
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Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate
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Written Evidence invited
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The World Food Programme and Global Food Security
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Government Response published 14 October
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Working Together to Make Aid More Effective
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Government Response published 14 October
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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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Joint Committee: 27th Report of 2007-08 to be published 21.10.08
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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 concluded
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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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Northern Ireland Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Inquiry into Cross border cooperation
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Written evidence requested
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Inquiry into Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
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Report published 7 July HC 333.
Government response published 14 October: HC 1084
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre
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Government response published
16 October
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Caring for vulnerable babies: The re-organisation of neonatal services in England
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Government response published
16 October
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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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Department for International Development: Providing budget support for developing countries
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Government response published
16 October
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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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Government preparations for digital switchover
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Government response published
16 October
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Housing Market Renewal: Pathfinders
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Government response published
16 October
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Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
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Government response published
16 October
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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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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2007
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Government response published
16 October
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Ministry of Defence: Leaving the Services
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Government response published
16 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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The Privatisation of Qinetiq
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Government response published
16 October
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Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts 2006-07: Achieving financial balance
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Government response published
16 October
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Taking forward decommissioning
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Government response published
16 October
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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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Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond
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Government response published
16 October
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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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Progress in preparing for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Government response published
16 October
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A progress in resolving difficulties in administering the Single Payment Scheme in England
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Government response published
16 October
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Progress in Tackling Benefit Fraud
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Government response published
16 October
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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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Reducing the cost of complying with regulations: the delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction Programme, 2007
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Government response published
16 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
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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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Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry
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Government response published 14 October
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Politics and Administration: Ministers & Civil Servants
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Government response published 14 October
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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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Regulatory Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Legislative Reform (Lloyd's) Order 2008
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Report to be published 20 October
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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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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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Select Committee: 4th Report of 2007-08 published 22.07.08. Continuing Scrutiny
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Transport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The Blue Badge Scheme
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Report published 10 June
Government response to be published 20 October
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Department for Transport Annual Report 2008
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Report published 13 June
Government response to be published 20 October
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Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways?
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Report published 21 July 2008
Government response to be published 20 October
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The Draft Marine Navigation Bill
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Report published 19 July 2008
Government response to be published 20 October
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Freight Transport
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Report published 19 July 2008
Government response to be published 20 October
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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
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Taxes and charges on road users
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Oral evidence session: To be arranged. Deadline for submissions closed 29 September 2008
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The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
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Oral evidence session: To be arranged. Deadline for submissions closed 22 September 2008
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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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Oral evidence session: To be arranged. Deadline for submissions closed 6 October 2008
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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
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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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