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 2008-09 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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Strategic Export Controls
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 21 January
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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
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Consumer Focus
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One oral evidence session concluded
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Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
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Report in preparation
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Financial support to SMEs
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Report in preparation
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The Insolvency Service
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 21 January
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Post Offices- securing their future
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Oral evidence in progress
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PubCos
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Report in preparation
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Role and responsibilities of the regional development agencies
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Report in preparation
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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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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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Diversity of Schools Provision: Trust Schools
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Oral evidence in progress
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Early Years Foundation Stage
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One-off evidence completed
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Looked-after Children
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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National Curriculum
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Public Expenditure
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Report published 7 January: Awaiting Government response
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Social Mobility
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One-off evidence concluded
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Sustainable Schools and Building Schools for the Future
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 21 January
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Teacher Training
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Inquiry announcedDeadline for submissions of written evidence is noon on Monday 2 February
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence concluded
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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
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Communities & Local Government's Departmental Annual Report 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
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Housing and the Credit Crunch
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Local Authority Investments
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 19 January
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London 2012 Games
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Oral evidence in progress
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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 and Local Government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Traditional Retail Markets
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 19 January
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Culture, Media & Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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BBC Annual Report 2007-08
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One-off oral evidence session concluded. Report in preparation
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Channel 4 Annual Report for 2007
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Oral evidence concluded. Report in preparation
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Commercial Operations of the BBC
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Press Standards, Privacy and Libel
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Written evidence invited - deadline closed 14 January
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The Licensing Act 2003
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Oral evidence concluded. Report in preparation
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London 2012 Games
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Oral evidence in progress.
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Ofcom Pre-appointment hearing with Colette Bowe, the chairman elect
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Report to be published 19 January
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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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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defence Support Group
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 20 January
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MOD'S performance against expenditure plans
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Inquiry announced.
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Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 19 January
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Russia: a new confrontation
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 11 February
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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 and resilience
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Oral evidence in progress
Next oral evidence session 27 January
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Carbon budgets
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One off evidence session announced
Evidence session 4 February
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Forests: the future role of carbon markets in their protection and the timber trade
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Inquiry announced
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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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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 10 February
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Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Pre-Budget Report
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 27 January
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The scientific basis for carbon reduction targets
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Oral evidence concluded: Oral evidence to be published
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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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Defra science
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Invitation to help frame inquiry
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty (HC 1099, Session 2007-08 - publication of written evidence)
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Oral evidence in progress.
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Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 22 January
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The English pig industry
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Report published 13 January: Awaiting Government response
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The work of the Committee in 2007-08
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Report published 13 January
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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Oral evidence concluded; report in preparation
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European Scrutiny
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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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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: Afghanistan
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for written submissions 23 January 2009
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Global Security: Non-Proliferation
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Inquiry announced.
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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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Report in preparation.
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NHS Next Stage Review
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Report published 13 January: Awaiting Government response
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Our NHS our future
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Oral evidence concluded
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Patient Safety
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 22 January
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Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
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The responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services
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Oral evidence in progress
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Top-up fees
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Written evidence invited
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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
Evidence session 20 January
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Immigration Issues
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Knife Crime
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 20 January
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Managing Migration: Points-Based System
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Oral evidence in progress
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Monitoring of UK Border Agency
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Report published 12 January
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Police and the Media
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Report published 18 January
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Policing Process of Home Office leak inquiries
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Inquiry announced
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The rights of Gurkhas to settle in the UK
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Oral evidence concluded
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Wheel Clamping on Private Land
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Inquiry announced
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The work of the Home Office
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Oral evidence concluded
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Home Affairs Sub-Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Project CONTEST: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
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Inquiry announced
Evidence session 26 & 29 January
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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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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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DIUS Departmental Report 2008
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Report to be published 20 January
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Engineering (incorporating Plastic Electronics, Nuclear, Geo-Engineering and Engineering in Government case studies)
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 21 January
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Engineering (incorporating Plastic Electronics, Nuclear, Geo-Engineering and Engineering in Government case studies)
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Oral evidence in progress
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Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 26 January
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Science Question Time
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 26 January
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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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Report published 16 January
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Aid Under Pressure: Support for Development Assistance in Global Economic Downturn (incorp: Financing for Development)
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 20 February
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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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Financing for Development
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One-off oral evidence session Wednesday 21 January
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Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate
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Written Evidence invited
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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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The Role of the Prison Officer
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Inquiry announced
Written evidence invited - Deadline 14 January
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The work of the Crown Prosecution Service
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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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
co-operation
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 4 February
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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British Council: Achieving Impact
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Report published:
Awaiting Government response
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Data loss at HM Revenue and Customs
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Report in preparation
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Defence Information infrastructure
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Report published 15 January: Awaiting Government response
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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
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DoH/NHS: End of life care
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Independent Police Complaints Commission
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Report in preparation
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Leaving the Services
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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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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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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 concluded
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Data Handling Procedures in Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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Equitable Life
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Report published 15 December
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Good Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall
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Oral evidence in progress
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Lobbying
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Report published 5 January
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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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Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 21 January
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Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
Oral evidence to be published 22 January
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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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One-off oral evidence session concluded
Report in preparation
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The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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The major road network
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Call for evidence announced. Call for evidence closed 14 January
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Ending the Scandal of Complacency: Road Safety beyond 2010
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Awaiting Government response
To be published 19 January
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School Travel
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Oral evidence to concluded: report in preparation
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Taxes and charges on road users
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Oral evidence in concluded
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The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The use of airspace
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 21 January
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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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Pre-Budget 2008
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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Report in preparation
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Welsh Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Digital Inclusion in Wales
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for written submissions 23 January
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed legislative competence order in council dealing with carers
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 28 January
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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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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: relating to Red Meat
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Oral evidence concluded
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Provision of cross-border public services for Wales
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Report published 16 January
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The potential benefits of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence on 19 January
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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
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DWPs' response to the economic downturn and the implications for welfare reform
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Oral evidence in progress
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Equality Bill: What steps should DWP take to achieve greater equality?
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence on 19 January
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Pension, Disability and Carers Service
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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