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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Report in preparation
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Post Offices - securing their future
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 24 March
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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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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 submissions closed
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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 concluded
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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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Communities and Local Government's Departmental Annual Report 2008
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Report published on 24 February
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Housing and the Credit Crunch
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Report published on 24 February
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Local Authority Investments
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Oral evidence concluded
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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
Next evidence session on 2 March
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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
Next evidence session 10 March
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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 published 26 February
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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 17 March
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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 future of Britain's electricity networks
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Inquiry announced
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The work of the Committee on Climate Change
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One-off oral evidence session on 4 March
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The work of the Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Oral evidence concluded
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UK offshore oil and gas
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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 3 March
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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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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session on 31 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 concluded
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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 closed
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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 4 March
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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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Global Security: Afghanistan
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 25 March
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Global Security: Middle East
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 4 March
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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
Next evidence session on 5 March
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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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Report in preparation
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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
Next evidence session on 10 March
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Managing Migration: Points-Based System
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 3 March
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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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Oral evidence concluded
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Children's Rights
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Written evidence invited: Deadline for submissions closed
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Counter-terrorism policy an dhuman rights (CTP)
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Report published on 27 February
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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
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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
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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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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 4 March
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DFID and China
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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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Justice Reinvestment
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Report in preparation
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Legal Services Board
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Oral evidence concluded
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Office for Criminal Justice Reform
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One-off oral evidence session on 3 March
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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
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Liaison
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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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The Consultative Group on the Past
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Oral evidence in progress
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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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Report in preparation
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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 published 24 February
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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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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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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 published 26 February
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Public Administration
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Charities & Public Benefit
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Oral evidence concluded
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Equitable Life
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Report in preparation
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Good Government
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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Outside appointments in the Senior Civil Service
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence 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 closed
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Scottish Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Banking in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session on 4 March
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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 concluded
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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 closed
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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 4 March
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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
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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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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 3 March
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Legal Services Commission Cardiff Office
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Inquiry announced: Deadline for written submissions closed
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed legislative competence Order in Council dealing with carers
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 2 March
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed legislative competence Order in Council on the Welsh language
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Written evidence invited: Deadline for submissions 4 March
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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 on 23 February
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Provision of cross-border public services for Wales: Transport
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Oral evidence in progress
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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 published on 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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Report to be published on 5 March
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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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Evidence published
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The work of the DWP's inquiry into the underlying causes of construction fatalities
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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