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
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Business and Enterprise Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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
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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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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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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Report in preparation
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National Curriculum
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Report in preparation
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National Curriculum Tests
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Oral evidence concluded
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School Accountability
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Inquiry announced: Deadline for submission of written evidence is noon on Friday 27 February
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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 concluded
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Teacher Training
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Inquiry announced: Deadline for submissions closed
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The work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 9 February
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The Work of the Department for Children, Schools and Families
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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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Housing and the Credit Crunch
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Report in preparation
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Local Authority Investments
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Oral evidence in progress
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Planning Skills
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Report in preparation
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The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government
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Report in preparation
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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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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Report in preparation
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London 2012 Games
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Continuing scrutiny
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Press Standards, Privacy and Libel
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Licensing Act 2003
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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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Report in preparation
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Defence Support Group
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Report in preparation
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MOD'S performance against expenditure plans
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Report in preparation
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Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
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Oral evidence in progress
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Russia: a new confrontation
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 24 February
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UK national security and resilience
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Report in preparation
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Energy and Climate Change
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The work of the Department of Energy and Climate Change
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One-off oral evidence session on 25 February
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UK offshore oil and gas
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Inquiry announced
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The future of Britain's electricity networks
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Inquiry announced
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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 concluded
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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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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 24 February
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Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping
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Report in preparation
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The 2008 Pre-Budget Report
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Report in preparation
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The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 3 March
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The scientific basis for carbon reduction targets
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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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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Report in preparation
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Flooding: the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review
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Oral evidence in progress
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Notifiable Animal Diseases Observatory
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Continuing scrutiny
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Ofwat's price review 2009
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Inquiry announced: Deadline for submissions on 26 February
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Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 25 February
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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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 2007-08
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Report published on 8 February
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Global Security: Afghanistan
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 25 February
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Global Security: Middle East
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Oral evidence in progress
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Global Security: Non-Proliferation
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Oral evidence in progress
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Health
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Alcohol
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 12 March
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Health Inequalities
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Report in preparation
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Patient Safety
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Top-up fees
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Oral evidence concluded
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Human Trafficking
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Report in preparation
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Immigration Issues
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Knife Crime
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Oral evidence in progress
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Managing Migration: Points-Based System
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Oral evidence in progress
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Police Authorities
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Oral session concluded
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Policing Process of Home Office leak inquiries
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Oral evidence in progress
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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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One-off evidence session 24 February
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Children's Rights
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Written evidence invited: Deadline for submissions closed
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Immigration and Human Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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Legislative Scrutiny
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Continuing scrutiny
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Policing and Protest
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Report in preparation
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UK Legislation relating to Genocide, Torture and related offences
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Written evidence invited: Deadline for submissions 13 March
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UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT): allegations of abuse and mistreatment involving UK agents in Pakistan
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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, Geo-Engineering and Engineering in Government case studies)
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Report in preparation
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Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 25 February
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Science and Technology Facilities Council
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Science Question Time
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 29 April
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Students and Universities
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 March
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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
Evidence session on 4 March
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Department for International Development Annual Report 2008
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Report to be published 18 February
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DFID and China
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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DFID's Programme in Nigeria
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Inquiry to be resumed
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Financing for Development
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate
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Oral evidence in progress
Next session 3 March
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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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Report in preparation
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Draft Sentencing Guidelines
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Continuing scrutiny
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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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Report in preparation
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Legal Services Board
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One-off oral evidence session on 25 February
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The Role of the Prison Officer
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Oral evidence in progress
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The work of the Crown Prosecution Service
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Oral evidence in progress
Next session on 24 February
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The work of the Information Commissioner
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Report published 9 February
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Liaison
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Prime Minister gives evidence to Committee
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Oral evidence concluded
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Matters relating to select committees
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Continuing scrutiny
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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
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Animal Health
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One-off oral evidence session on 18 March
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Assessment of the Capability Reviews Programme
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One-off oral evidence session on 25 March
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Building schools for the future
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One-off oral evidence session on 23 February
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Central government's management of service contracts
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Report in preparation
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Crown Courts Administration
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One-off oral evidence session on 16 March
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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
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DoH/NHS: End of life care
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Report in preparation
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DWP: Complaint handling
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Report in preparation
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Financial Management in the NHS: Report on the NHS Summarised accounts 2007/08
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Report in preparation
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HMRC: The Control and facilitation of imports
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One-off oral evidence session on 9 March
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HMRC Standard Report
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Report in preparation
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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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Maintaining the Occupied Royal Palaces
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Report in preparation
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Major Projects Report 2008
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Report in preparation
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Management of Asylum Applications by the UK Border Agency
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One-off oral evidence session on 4 March
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Management of tax debt/EDS
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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: Renewal of the nuclear deterrent
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Report in preparation
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Natural England's Role in Improving the Condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest
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Report in preparation
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Nomination of the new Comptroller and Auditor General
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Report in preparation
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Northern Rock
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One-off oral evidence session on 30 March
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Rail Franchising
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Report in preparation
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Pay modernisation in the NHS: Agenda for change
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One-off oral evidence session on 2 March
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Planning for Homes
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Report in preparation
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Programmes to reduce household energy consumption
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Report in preparation
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Protecting the public: the work of the Parole Board
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Report in preparation
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Radio Production Efficiency at the BBC
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One-off oral evidence session on 25 February
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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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Report in preparation
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Programme
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One-off oral evidence session on 1 April
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The Warm Front Scheme
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One-off oral evidence session on 11 March
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Type 45 Destroyer
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One-off oral evidence session 23 March
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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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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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Equitable Life
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Oral evidence concluded
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Good Government
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Oral evidence in progress
Next session 26 February
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Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall
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Oral evidence in progress
Next session on 5 March
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Regulatory Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Themes and Trends in Regulatory Reform
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Written evidence invited: Deadline for submissions on 27 February
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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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Commission on Scottish Devolution
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Oral evidence concluded
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Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Scotland and the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Report in preparation
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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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Rail fares and franchises
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Oral evidence in progress
Next session 25 February
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School Travel
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Report in preparation
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Taxes and charges on road users
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Oral evidence concluded
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The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
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Report in preparation
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The future of aviation
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Inquiry announced: Deadline for written submissions 23 February
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The major road network
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Oral evidence in progress
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The use of airspace
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 25 February
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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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Banking Crises
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence sessions on 24, 25, 26 February
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Economics of Housing Market
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Oral evidence concluded
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Offshore Financial Centres
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Oral evidence in progress
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Oil Regulation
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Oral evidence in progress
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Regulation of Oil Markets
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Inquiry announced
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The work of the FSA in 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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Digital Inclusion in Wales
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for written submissions closed
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Globalisation and its Impact on Wales
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Report published on 12 February
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Legal Services Commission Cardiff Office
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Inquiry announced: Deadline for written submissions 27 February
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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 closed
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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: relating to Red Meat
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Report to be published 23 February
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The potential benefits of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for Wales
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Oral evidence concluded
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Work of the Committee 2007-08
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Report to be published 26 February
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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 concluded
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DWPs' response to the economic downturn and the implications for welfare reform
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Oral evidence concluded
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Equality Bill: What steps should DWP take to achieve greater equality?
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Oral evidence concluded
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Pension, Disability and Carers Service
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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