Sessional Information Digest: 1995-96
SECTION B1
DEPARTMENTAL SELECT COMMITTEES: THEIR WORK AND REPORTS
The following is a list of the select committees which are set up to examine the work of Government Departments, and which now constitute the main investigatory system by which the House oversees the exercise of Government responsibilities and the development of public policy and expenditure.
The listing of each departmental committee includes its membership as at Prorogation 1996, the reports issued during the 1995/96 session and of Government observations received.
AGRICULTURE
Clerk: Mr Walker
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Wiggin, Sir Jerry (C) (Chairman)
| Alexander, Mr Richard (C) | Corbett, Mr Robin (L) | Jones, Mr leuan Wyn (PC) |
| Jones, Mr Martyn (L) | Leigh, Mr Edward (C) | Moate, Sir Roger (C) |
| Pickthall, Mr Colin (L) | Powell, Mr William (C) | Prentice, Mr Gordon (L) |
| Winterton, Mrs Ann (C) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | UK dairy industry and the CAP dairy regime | HC 40 | HC 708 |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Government reply to 5th Report 1994-95 | HC 136 |
| 2 Sp | Government reply to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 708 |
DEFENCE
Clerks: Mr Kennon, Mr Shaw
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Colvin, Mr Michael (C) (Chairman)
| Campbell, Mr Menzies (LD) | Churchill, Mr Winston (C) | Cook, Mr Frank (L) |
| George, Mr Bruce (L) | Home Robertson, Mr John (L) | Key, Mr Robert (C) |
| McWilliam, Mr John (L) | Mans, Mr Keith (C) | Trotter, Mr Neville (C) |
| Viggers, Mr Peter (C) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Aspects of defence procurement and industrial policy | HC 61/62 | HC 209/210 |
| (Joint report with Trade and Industry Select Committee) |
| 2 | Planning and recruitment | HC 69 | HC 408 |
| 3 | NATO's southern flank | HC 300 | HC 408 |
| 4 | Western European Union | HC 105 | HC 592 |
| 5 | British Forces in Bosnia | HC 423 | HC 592 |
| 6 | Future of the married quarters estate | HC 424 | | |
| 7 | Statement on the Defence estimates | HC 215 | |
| 8 | Ministry of Defence police and guarding | HC 189 | HC 709 |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Government reply to 11th Report 1994-95 | HC 187 |
| 2 Sp | Government replies to 12th and 13th Reports 1994-95 | HC 188 |
| 3 Sp | Government reply to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 209 |
| 4 Sp | Disclosure to Parliament about Defence Exports | HC 407 |
| 5 Sp | Government replies to 2nd and 3rd Reports 1995-96 | HC 408 |
| 6 Sp | Government replies to 4th and 5th Reports 1995-96 | HC 592 |
| 7 Sp | Government reply to 8th Report 1995-96 | HC 709 |
EDUCATION*
Clerk: Mr Hamlyn
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Thornton, Sir Malcolm (C) (Chairman)
| Deva, Mr Nirj (C) | Gordon, Ms Mildred (L) | Jamieson, Mr David (L) |
| Keen, Mr Alan (L) | Lidington, Mr David (C) | Maitland, Lady Olga (C) |
| O'Hara, Mr Edward (L) | Porter, Mr David (C) | Riddick, Mr Graham (C) | |
| Steinberg, Mr Gerry (L) | |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Education and Training for 14 to 19 year olds | HC 63 | HC 454 |
| 2 | Special Educational Needs: Working of the code of practice | HC 205 | |
| and the tribunal |
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT
Clerk: Mr Hamlyn
Members (13)
Appointed 19 March 1996
Thornton, Sir Malcolm (C) (Chairman)
| Foster, Mr Don (LD) | Greenway, Mr Harry (C) | Hodge, Margaret (L) |
| Howell, Sir Ralph (C) | Jamieson, Mr David (L) | Mills, Mr Iain (C) |
| Nicholson, Mr David (C) | O'Hara, Mr Edward (L) | Porter, Mr David (C) | |
| Riddick, Mr Graham (C) | Ross, Mr Ernie (L) | Steinberg, Mr Gerry (L) | |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | |
| 1 | Employment implications of the industrial dispute in the | HC 413 | |
| Port of Liverpool |
| 2 | Work of the Department for Education and Employment | HC 396 | |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Government reply to 1st Report of Employment Committee | HC 363 | |
| 1995-96 |
| 2 Sp | Government reply to 2nd Report of Employment Committee | HC 385 |
| 1995-96 |
| 3 Sp | Government reply to 1st Report of Education Committee | HC 454 |
| 1995-96 |
EMPLOYMENT*
Clerk: Dr Seaward
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Janner, Mr Greville (L) (Chairman)
| Eagle, Mrs Angela (L) | Eastham, Mr Ken (L) | Greenway, Mr Harry (C) |
| Hawksley, Mr Warren (C) | Howell, Sir Ralph (C) | Mills, Mr Iain (C) |
| Nicholson, Mr David (C) | Ross, Mr Ernie (L) | Yeo, Mr Tim (C) | |
| Young, Mr David (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper no |
| 1 | Work of TECS | HC 99 | HC 363 |
| 2 | Right to work/workforce | HC 82 | HC 385 |
| 3 | Unemployment and employment statistics | HC 228 | HC 32 |
| | 1996/97 |
* Education and Employment Committees merged on 1 March 1996
ENVIRONMENT
Clerks: Mr Priestley, Ms Payne
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Bennett, Mr Andrew (L) (Chairman)
| Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey (C) | Dover, Mr Den (C) | Elleston, Mr Harold (C) |
| Gerrard, Mr Neil (L) | Jackson, Ms Helen (L) | Olner, Mr Bill (L) |
| Patnick, Sir Irvine (C) | Stephen, Mr Michael (C) | Taylor, Mr Matthew (LD) |
| Thomason, Mr Roy (C) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper no | Govt response |
| 1 | Single regeneration budget | HC 26 |
| 2 | Housing need | HC 22 |
| 3 | Rural White Paper | HC 163 | Cm 3343 |
| 4 | World trade and the environment | HC 149 | Cm 3445 |
| 5 | Department of Environment estimates 1996/97, and | HC 382 |
| annual report 1996 |
| 6 | Water conservation and supply (interim report) | HC 437 |
Special Report
| 1 Sp | Government reply to 5th Report 1994-95 | HC 184 |
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Clerks: Dr Ward, Mrs Davies
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Howell, Mr David (C) (Chairman)
| Canavan, Mr Dennis (L) | Gapes, Mr Mike (L) | Harris, Mr David (C) |
| Jopling, Mr Michael (C) | Lester, Sir Jim (C) | Rowlands, Mr Ted (L) |
| Shore, Mr Peter (L) | Stanley, Sir John (C) | Sumberg, Mr David (C) |
| Wareing, Mr Robert (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Future role of the Commonwealth | HC 45 | Cm 3303 |
| |
| 2 | Public Expenditure: Spending plans of the Foreign and | HC 370 | Cm 3385 |
| Commonwealth Office and the Overseas Development |
| Administration 1996-97 to 1998-99 |
| 3 | Intergovernmental conference | HC 306 | Cm 3441 |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Informal meetings undertaken by the Committee in 1994-95 | HC 347 |
HEALTH
Clerks: Dr James, Mr Healey
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Roe, Mrs Marion (C) (Chairman)
| Austin-Walker, Mr John (L) | Bayley, Mr Hugh (L) | Congdon, Mr David (C) | |
| Mahon, Mrs Alice (L) | Maitland, Lady Olga (C) | Marshall, Mr John (C) | |
| Sims, Sir Roger (C) | Smyth, Rev Martin (UU) | Whittingdale, Mr John (C) |
| Wise, Mrs Audrey (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Long-term care: NHS responsibilities for meeting | HC 19 | |
| continuing health care needs |
| |
| 2 | Inquiry into allocation of resources to health | HC 477 | Cm 3394 |
| authorities |
| 3 | Long-term care: Future provision and funding | HC 59 | Cm 3457 |
| 4 | Investigation of complaints about long-term NHS care | HC 504 |
| 5 | Public expenditure on health and personal social services | HC 968 |
HOME AFFAIRS
Clerks: Mr Poyser, Mr Fox
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Lawrence, Sir lvan (C) (Chairman)
| Ashby, Mr David (C) | Bermingham, Mr Gerald (L) | Corston, Ms Jean (L) |
| Cunningham, Mr Jim (L) | Greenway, Mr John (C) | Hawksley, Mr Warren (C) |
| Hutton, Mr John (L) | Knight, Dame Jill (C) | Mullin, Mr Chris (L) |
|
Sweeney, Mr Walter (C) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Murder: Mandatory life sentences | HC 111 | Cm 3346 |
| 2 | Murder: Mandatory life sentences | HC 412 | Cm 3346 |
| 3 | Judicial appointments procedures | HC 52 | Cm 3387 |
| 4 | Identity cards | HC 172 | Cm 3362 |
| 5 | Possession of handguns | HC 393 |
Special Report
| 1 Sp | Government reply to 3rd Report 1994-95 | HC 154 |
| 2 Sp | Government reply to 1st Report 1994-95 | HC 744 |
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Clerk: Mr Patrick
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Kaufman, Mr Gerald (L) (Chairman)
| Ashton, Mr Joe (L) | Callaghan, Mr Jim (L) | Coombs, Mr Anthony (C) |
| Gorst, Sir John (C) | Hayes, Mr Jerry (C) | Jessel, Mr Toby (C) |
| Lennox-Boyd, Sir Mark (C) | Maxton, Mr John (L) | Renton, Mr Tim (C) |
| Stott, Mr Roger (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Funding to the performing and visual arts | HC 23 | HC 648 |
| 2 | National Lottery | HC 240 | HC 586 |
| 3 | Structure and remit of Dept of National Heritage | HC 399 | |
Special Report
| 1 Sp | Government reply to 2nd Report 1995-96 | HC 586 |
| 2 Sp | Government reply to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 648 |
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS
Clerk: Mr Phillips
Members (13)
Appointed 29 March 1994
Soley, Mr Clive (L) (Chairman)
| Couchman, Mr James (C) | Hendry, Mr Charles (C) | Hunter, Mr Andrew (C) |
| McAvoy, Mr Thomas (L) | McGrady, Mr Eddie (SDLP) | Maginnis, Mr Ken (UU) | |
| Robinson, Mr Peter (UDUP) | Smith, Mr Tim (C) | Spring, Mr Richard (C) |
| Taylor, Mr John D (UU) | Wilshire, Mr David (C) | Wolfson, Mr Mark (C) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Planning systems in Northern Ireland | HC 53 | HC 707 |
Special Report
| 1 Sp | Government response to 2nd Report 1994-95 | HC 214 |
| 2 Sp | Government response to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 707 |
PUBLIC SERVICE
Clerk: Dr Seaward
Members (11)
Appointed 18 December 1995
Radice, Mr Giles (L) (Chairman)
| Booth, Mr Hartley (C) | Chapman, Sir Sydney (C) | Cousins, Mr Jim (L) |
| Evans, Mr Nigel (C) | Gunnell, Mr John (L) | Hanson, Mr David (L) |
| Hunt, Mr David (C) | Lloyd, Sir Peter (C) | Luff, Mr Peter (C) |
| Wright, Dr Tony (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Code of practice for public appointments | HC 168 | |
| 2 | Ministerial Accountability and Responsibility | HC 313 | HC 67 |
| | 1996-97 |
Special Report
| 1 Sp | Government response to 2nd report 1995-96 | HC 67 |
| 1996-97 |
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Clerk: Ms Samson
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Shaw, Sir Giles (C) (Chairman)
| Batiste, Mr Spencer (C) | Bray, Dr Jeremy (L) | Bruce, Mr Ian (C) |
| Campbell, Mrs Anne (L) | Jones, Dr Lynne (L) | Miller, Mr Andrew (L) |
| Skeet, Sir Trevor (C) | Thompson, Mr Patrick (C) | Vaughan, Sir Gerard (C) |
Williams, Mr Alan W (L)
(Carmarthen) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Technology foresight | HC 49 | |
| |
| 2 | Government plans for the 'Forward Look' | HC 303 |
| 3 | Human genetics: Government's response | HC 231 | Cm 3306 |
| 4 | Particle physics and astronomy research council | HC 249 | HC 47 |
| 5 | Prior options reviews of public sector research | HC 643 |
| establishments |
| |
Special Report
| 1 Sp | Government response to 4th Report of Session 1995-96 | HC 47 |
SCOTTISH AFFAIRS
Clerks: Mr Doherty, Ms McGlashan
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
McKelvey, Mr William (L) (Chairman)
| Atkinson, Mr Peter (C) | Devlin, Mr Tim (C) | Gallie, Mr Phil (C) |
| Hughes, Mr Robert (L) | Marshall, Mr David (L) | Marshall, Mr John (C) |
| (Aberdeen N) | Michie, Mrs Ray (LD) | Stewart, Mr Allan (C) |
| Walker, Mr Bill (C) | Welsh, Mr Andrew (SNP) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Removal of tariff rebate subsidy on Northern Isles freight | HC 229 | Cm 3492 |
| 2 | Mountain rescue services | HC 365 | HC 43 1996/97 |
| 3 | Future for Scottish agriculture | HC 629 |
Special Report
| 1 Sp | Government response to 3rd Report of 1994-95 | HC 42 | |
SOCIAL SECURITY
Clerk: Mr Laurence Smyth
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Field, Mr Frank (L) (Chairman)
| Corbyn, Mr Jeremy (L) | Day, Mr Stephen (C) | Faber, Mr David (C) |
| Forsythe, Mr Clifford (UU) | Hoey, Miss Kate (L) | Howarth, Mr Alan (L) |
| Hughes, Mr Robert G (C) | Jenkin, Mr Bernard (C) | Leigh, Mr Edward (C) |
| (Harrow W) | Shaw, Mr David (C) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Benefits for asylum seekers | HC 81 |
| 2 | Performance and operation of the Child Support Agency | HC 50 | Cm 3191 |
| 3 | Housing benefit fraud | HC 90 |
| 4 | Child support: good cause and the benefit penalty | HC 440 | Cm 3449 |
| |
| 5 | Church of England pensions | HC 340 |
| |
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Clerks: Mr Gerhold, Ms Mulley
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
O'Neill, Mr Martin (L) (Chairman)
| Banks, Mr Robert (C) | Berry, Mr Roger(L) | Butterfill, Mr John (C) |
| Clapham, Mr Michael (L) | Grant, Sir Anthony (C) | Hampson, Dr Keith (C) |
| Onslow, Sir Cranley (C) | Porter, Mr Barry (C) | Purchase, Mr Ken (L) |
| Walley, Joan (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Aspects of defence procurement and industrial policy | HC 61/62 | HC 209/210 |
| (Joint report with Defence Select Committee) |
| 2 | Nuclear privatisation | HC 43 | HC 383 |
| 3 | Export licensing and BMARC | HC 87 | HC 713 |
| 4 | Trade with India | HC 369 |
| 5 | Business links | HC 302 | HC 712 |
| 6 | Petrol retailing | HC 527 |
| 7 | Former mineshafts | HC 495 | HC 49 |
| | 1996/97 |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Government response to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 209/210 |
| |
| 2 Sp | Government observations on 2nd Report 1995-96 | HC 383 |
| 3 Sp | Government observations on 5th Report 1995-96 | HC 712 |
| 4 Sp | Government observations on 3rd Report 1995-96 | HC 713 |
TRANSPORT
Clerks: Mr Stanton, Mr Long
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Channon, Mr Paul (C) (Chairman)
| Banks, Mr Matthew (C) | Bottomley, Mr Peter (C) | Donohoe, Mr Brian (L) |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth (L) | Flynn, Mr Paul (L) | Haselhurst, Sir Alan (C) |
| Hill, Mr Keith (L) | Mackinlay, Mr Andrew (L) | Madel, Sir David (C) |
| Pickles, Mr Eric (C) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Consequences of bus deregulation | HC 94 | HC 392 | |
| 2 | UK airport capacity | HC 67 | HC 644 |
| 3 | Risk reduction for vulnerable road users | HC 373 | HC 53 |
| | | 1996/97 |
| 4 | Railway safety | HC 301 |
| 5 | Adequacy and enforcement of regulations governing heavy | HC 356 | HC 54 |
| goods vehicles, buses and coaches | | 1996/97 |
| 6 | Proposed alliance between British Airways and American | HC 598 |
| Airlines |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Government response to 4th Report 1994-95 | HC 71 |
| 2 Sp | Government response to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 392 |
| 3 Sp | Government response to 2nd Report 1995-96 | HC 644 |
TREASURY
Clerk: Mrs Sharpe
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Arnold, Sir Thomas (C) (Chairman)
| Abbott, Ms Diane (L) | Betts, Mr Clive (L) | Bruce, Mr Malcolm (LD) |
| Budgen, Mr Nicholas (C) | Carrington, Mr Matthew (C) | Davies, Mr Quentin (C) | |
| Forman, Mr Nigel (C) | Legg, Mr Barry (C) | Sedgemore, Mr Brian (L) |
| Timms, Mr Stephen (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Cross border market in excise products | HC 24 | HC 174 |
| 2 | 1996 Inter-governmental conference | HC 107 |
| 3 | 1995 Budget | HC 73 | HC 308 |
| 4 | Financial services regulations: self regulation at Lloyds of | HC 223 |
| London |
| 5 | Resource accounting and budgeting in Government | HC 309 | HC 685 |
| 6 | Private finance initiative | HC 146 | HC 813 |
| 7 | Future of the London Stock Exchange | HC 237 | HC 711 |
| 8 | Prognosis for Stage Three of economic and monetary union | HC 283 |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Government response to 6th Report 1994-95 | HC 98 |
| 2 Sp | Government response to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 174 |
| 3 Sp | Government response to 3rd Report 1995-96 | HC 308 |
| 4 Sp | Government response to 6th Report 1995-96 | HC 813 |
| 5 Sp | Government response to 5th Report 1995-96 | HC 685 |
| 6 Sp | Government response to 7th Report 1995-96 | HC 711 |
WELSH AFFAIRS
Clerk: Ms Helme
Members (11)
Appointed 13 July 1992
Wardell, Mr Gareth (L) (Chairman)
| Ainger, Mr Nick (L) | Carlile, Mr Alex (LD) | Dafis, Mr Cynog (PC) |
| Gill, Mr Christopher (C) | Hawksley, Mr Warren (C) | Luff, Mr Peter (C) |
| Roberts, Sir Wyn (C) | Robinson, Mr Mark (C) | Sweeney, Mr Walter (C) |
| Touhig, Mr Don (L) |
Reports
| No | Title | Paper No | Govt response |
| 1 | Nursery voucher scheme in Wales | HC 186 | HC 406 |
| 2 | Current problems facing the sea fishing industry in Wales | HC 312 | Cm 3371 |
| 3 | Training of ambulance paramedics | HC 91 | HC 58 |
| | 1996/97 |
Special Reports
| 1 Sp | Government response to 1st Report 1995-96 | HC 406 |
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