Annex 3 Sessional Information
The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 13 July 2005.
| Members
Barron, Mr Kevin (Chairman)
Atkins, Charlotte
Bone, Mr Peter (added 10.12.07)
Campbell, Mr Ronnie (discharged 26.11.07)
Dowd, Jim
Gidley, Sandra
Hesford, Stephen (added 26.11.07)
Naysmith, Dr Doug
Penning, Mike (discharged 10.12.07)
Scott, Mr Lee
Stoate, Dr Howard
Syms, Mr Robert
Taylor, Dr Richard
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
36 out of 37
27 out of 37
16 out of 32
0 out of 3
18 out of 37
31 out of 37
19 out of 34
33 out of 37
1 out of 5
21 out of 37
30 out of 37
14 out of 37
36 out of 37
69.3 %
|
| Total number of meetings:
| 37 |
Of which: |
|
| Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 32 |
| Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 0 |
| Number of wholly private meetings
| 5 |
| Number of concurrent meetings with other committees (Amend As Appropriate)
| 0 |
| Other activities | |
| Informal meetings |
18 |
| Conferences/Seminars hosted
| 0 |
Staff
Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session
can be found in the Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Dr Sheila Adam, Professor John Appleby, Dr Paul Batchelor, Professor
Nick Bosanquet, Seán Boyle, Professor Morris Brown, Professor
Joe Collier, Mr Robert Dredge, Professor Charles Easmon, Professor
Kenneth Eaton, Mr Tony Giddings, Melanie Henwood, Dr Ike Iheanacho,
Professor Alan Maynard, Dr Fiona Moss, Dr Hilary Pickles, Dr Alex
Scott-Samuel and Professor Charles Vincent.
Witnesses
| Cabinet Ministers | 3
|
| Other Ministers | 5
|
| Members of the House of Lords (of whom 2 were Ministers)
| 3 |
| Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
| Department of Health |
13 |
| Department for Children, Schools and Families
| 1 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office
| 1 |
| Home Office | 1
|
| Executive Agencies, comprising:
| 1 |
| UK Border Agency | 1
|
| Public Bodies and non-Ministerial departments, comprising:
| 6 |
| Food Standards Agency |
1 |
| Healthcare Commission |
1 |
| HM Revenue and Customs |
1 |
| Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
| 1 |
| National Patient Safety Agency
| 1 |
| Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
| 1 |
| Strategic Health Authorities, comprising:
| 7 |
| NHS London | 2
|
| NHS North East | 1
|
| HHS North West | 1
|
| NHS South West | 2
|
| NHS Yorkshire and the Humber
| 1 |
| Special Health Authorities
| 3 |
| National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 3 |
| NHS Foundation Trust, comprising:
| 3 |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| 1 |
| Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
| 1 |
| South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| 1 |
| NHS Trusts, comprising:
| 1 |
| Barts and The London NHS Trust
| 1 |
| Primary Care Trusts, comprising:
| 8 |
| Camden PCT | 1
|
| Devon PCT | 1
|
| Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT
| 1 |
| Hillingdon PCT | 1
|
| Liverpool PCT | 1
|
| Sandwell PCT | 1
|
| Sheffield PCT | 1
|
| Tower Hamlets PCT | 1
|
| Other witnesses | 75
|
Overseas Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 16-17.3.08 | The Hague
| Barron, Atkins, Gidley, Naysmith, Syms, Taylor
| 2 | Health Inequalities
| £4,318.09 |
| 13-15.5.08 | Oslo, Norway
| Barron, Atkins, Gidley, Naysmith, Syms, Taylor
| 2 | Health Inequalities
| £10,687.37 |
Visits to European Institutions
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 18-19.3.08 | Brussels
| Barron, Atkins, Gidley, Naysmith, Syms, Taylor
| 2 | Health Inequalities
| £6,082.61 |
UK Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 18.6.08 | Glasgow
| Barron, Naysmith, Stoate, Taylor
| 2 | Health Inequalities
| £2,848.88 |
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
| Title | HC No. (2007-08)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
| First Report: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 27-I | 10.1.08
| Cm 7331, published 6.3.08;
Received from NICE 28.4.08: published as First Special Report
|
| Second Report: Work of the Committee 2007
| 337 | 20.2.08
| Not applicable |
| Third Report: Modernising Medical Careers
| 25-I | 8.5.08
| Cm 7338, published 7.7.08
|
| Written Evidence: Modernising Medical Careers
| 25-II | 14.11.07
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Modernising Medical Careers
| 25-III | 8.5.08
| Not applicable |
| Fourth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission
| 545-I | 12.5.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission
| 545-II | 19.6.08
| Not applicable |
| Fifth Report: Dental Services
| 289-I | 2.7.08
| Cm 7470, published 7.10.08
|
| Written Evidence: Dental Services
| 289-II | 4.2.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Dental Services
| 289-III | 2.7.08
| Not applicable |
| Sixth Report: Foundation trusts and Monitor
| 833-I | 16.10.08
| Awaited |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Foundation trusts and Monitor
| 833-II | 22.10.08
| Not applicable |
| First Special Report: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: NICE Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08
| 550 | 10.6.08
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007
| 26-i | 16.11.07
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007
| 26-ii | 4.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007
| 26-iii | 4.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: The Responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services
| 832-i | 30.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: Our NHS Our Future
| 1106-i | 29.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence: Patient Safety
| 1137 | 30.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-i | 17.3.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-ii | 4.4.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-iii | 10.4.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-iv | 8.5.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-v | 29.5.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-vi | 12.6.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-vii | 29.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-viii | 11.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-ix | 11.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-x | 19.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities
| 422-xi | 25.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: NHS Next Stage Review
| 937-i | 16.7.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: NHS Next Stage Review
| 937-ii | 23.7.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: NHS Next Stage Review
| 937-iii | 21.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Patient Safety
| 1161-i | 4.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Patient Safety
| 1161-ii | 25.11.08
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07
Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: The Electronic Patient
Record, published as Cm 7264 (12.11.07).
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically
after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the
Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/healthcom.
Divisions
None.
Debates
Committee reports were debated on 2 occasions in Westminster Hall.
Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the
Session
| Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
| Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission
| 1 |
| Dental Services | 4
|
| Foundation Trusts and Monitor
| 1 |
| Health Inequalities |
11 |
| Modernising Medical Careers
| 6 |
| National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)A
| 1 |
| NHS Next Stage Review |
3 |
| Patient Safety | 2
|
| Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007
| 2 |
| The responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services
| 1 |
| Total | 32
|
A
The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2006-07;
figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2007-08))
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