Weekly Information Bulletin: 26 October 1996
SELECT COMMITTEES
CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP
Public Accounts: Mr Peter Thurnham discharged, Mr Charles Wardle appointed
Standards and Privileges: Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith and Mr Doug Hoyle discharged, Sir Archibald Hamilton and Mr Ernie Ross appointed
Treasury: Mr Matthew Carrington elected chairman in place of Sir Thomas Arnold
A complete list of Select Committee membership is available on request from the Public Information Office Tel: 0171-219 4272
FORTHCOMING ENQUIRIES
Education and Employment: Operation of Nursery Vouchers Scheme
Scottish Affairs: Implementation of Community Care in Scotland
Treasury: 1996 Budget
SELECT COMMITTEES: PUBLIC MEETINGS
23 - 25 OCTOBER 1996
WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER
ENVIRONMENT
Subject: Contaminated land
Witnesses: Environment Agency; UK Environmental Law Association; Department of the Environment
THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER
HEALTH
Subject: Children's health
Witnesses: Dr S Scott, Institute of Psychiatry; Dr P Hindley, St George's Hospital
ENVIRONMENT
Subject: Contaminated land
Witnesses: Local Government Association; Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
SELECT COMMITTEES: FORTHCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS*
28 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER 1996
MONDAY 28 OCTOBER
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS** 4.30pm, Room 15
Subject: Award of first three Passenger Rail Franchises
Witnesses: Mr R Salmon, Director, Mr C Stokes, Deputy Franchiseship Director, Mr D Revolta, Principal FinanceOfficer, OPRAF
SCOTTISH AFFAIRS 10.45am, Parish Hall, 266 George St., Glasgow
Subject: Community care in Scotland
Witness: Scottish Office officials; NHS Management Executive
WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER
FOREIGN AFFAIRS 10.30am, Room 8
Subject: BBC World Service
Witnesses: Mr J Birt, Diretor General, Mr S Younger, Managing Director, World Service, Mr J Smith, DeputyDirector of Finance, BBC
TRADE AND INDUSTRY** 10.30am, Room 15
Subject: Energy regulation
Witnesses: British Gas plc; Americada Hess Ltd (at 11.10am); United Gas Company Ltd (at 11.50am)
AGRICULTURE 10.45am, Room 20
Subject: Environmentally Sensitive Areas and other schemes under the Agri-Environmental Regulations
Witnesses: To be confirmed
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS** 4.00pm, Room 6
Subject: Illicit drug use in Northern Ireland
Witnesses: Royal Ulster Constabulary; Department of Education for Northern Ireland
TRADE AND INDUSTRY 4.00pm, Room 20
Subject: Department of Trade and Industry: Expenditure Plans 1996-97 to 1998-99
Witnesses: Mr M Scholar, Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry
TRANSPORT 4.00pm, Room 17
Subject: National Air Traffic Services
Witnesses: National Air Traffic Services Ltd; CAA
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT 4.15pm, Room 15
Subject: Operation of the Nursery Vouchers Scheme
Witnesses: Pre-school Learning Alliance; British Association for Early Childhood Education (at 5.00pm)
ENVIRONMENT 2.30pm, John Dover House (HQ of Countryside Commission), Cheltenham
Subject: The Countryside Commission
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 4.15pm, Room 16
Subject: Department for Education and Employment: Financial control of payments made under Training for Work and Youth Training Programmes
Witnesses: Mr M Bichard, Permanent Secretary, Mr J Hedges, Director of Operations, Department for Education and Employment
SOCIAL SECURITY** 4.15pm, Room 8
Subject: Child benefit
Witnesses: DSS and Benefit Agency officials
HOME AFFAIRS 4.45pm, Room 21
Subject: Management of the Prison Service (public and private)
Witnesses: Prison Governors' Association; Prison Officers' Association
THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER
HEALTH** 10.30am, Room 8
Subject: Children's health (Child and adolescent mental health services)
Witnesses: Prof P Graham, National Children's Bureau; Eating Disorders Association
WELSH AFFAIRS 10.30am, Room 15
Subject: Further education in Wales
Witnesses: Mr Jonathan Evans, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Wales, Welsh Office officials
TREASURY 4.15pm, Room 8
Subject: Barings Bank and international regulation
Witnesses: Securities and Futures Authority
* The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice, and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list
** These Committees are expected to be televised and shown later on the Parliamentary Channel
DEPARTMENTAL SELECT COMMITTEES: PROVISIONAL FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
Note: Details are subject to change. Readers are advised to refer to the FORTHCOMING MEETINGS section for confirmation of time and date.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT subject: Children's health
6.11, 4.15pm, National Children's Bureau; Professor L Abbott, Manchester Metropolitan University
4.12, 4.00pm, Mr C Woodhead, HM Chief Inspector of Schools
ENVIRONMENT subject: Environmental impact of cement manufacture
27.11, 9.30am, witnesses to be announced
4.12, 9.30am, witnesses to be announced
HEALTH subject: Children's health
7.11, 10.30am, Health Advisory Service; British Psychological Society; Young Person's Health Forum
14.11, 10.30am, Dept of Health
SCOTTISH AFFAIRS subject: Community care in Scotland
6.11, 10.30am, Room 6, Association of Directors of Social Work
TRANSPORT subject: NATS
6.11, 4.00pm, Airlines, NATS staff representatives
13.11, 4.00pm, Dept of Transport
TREASURY subject: Barings Bank and international regulation
6.11, 4.15pm, Securities and Investment Board
18.11, 4.15pm, Governor, Bank of England
subject: IMF
4.11, 4.15pm, Professor F Stewart, Dr V Fitzgerald, International Development Centre; Mr D Woodward
subject: 1996 Budget
3.12, 10.45am, HM Treasury officials
5.12, 10.45am, Governor, Bank of England
9.12, 4.15pm, Chief Secretary and Treasury officials
11.12, 4.15pm, Chancellor of the Exchequer
WELSH AFFAIRS subject: Further education in Wales
20.11, 10.30am, Commissioner for Local Administration in Wales
HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEES: PUBLIC MEETINGS
Meetings of the following Committees (and their sub-committees) only are listed: Delegated Powers Scrutiny; European Communities; Public Service and Science & Technology.
PROVISIONAL FUTURE BUSINESS
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee D (Agriculture, Fisheries and Consumer Protection) 10.30am
Evidence will be heard from the World Wide Fund for Nature.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee I (Framework Programme) 10.45am
Evidence will be heard from the Office of Science and Technology.
WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee D (Agriculture, Fisheries and Consumer Protection) 10.30am
Evidence may be heard from the European Commission.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee I (Framework Programme) 10.45am
Evidence will be heard.
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee E (Law and Institutions) 4.30pm
Evidence will be heard on Consumer Guarantees.
TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee I (Framework Programme) 11.00am
Evidence: From Professor Jorma Routti, Director-General, European Commission DGXII.
WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee E (Law and Institutions) 4.30pm
Evidence will be heard on Consumer Guarantees.
WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee E (Law and Institutions) 4.30pm
Evidence will be heard on Consumer Guarantees.
WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
Sub-Committee E (Law and Institutions) 4.30pm
Evidence will be heard on Consumer Guarantees.
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