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Weekly Information Bulletin: 14th December 1996

SELECT COMMITTEES

A complete list of Select Committee membership is available on request from the Public Information Office Tel: 0171-219 4272

FORTHCOMING INQUIRIES

Trade and Industry Committee: Liberalisation of the electricity market; Telecommunications regulation

Welsh Affairs: Preservation of historic buildings and ancient monuments, follow-up (short inquiry)

SELECT COMMITTEES: PUBLIC MEETINGS
9 - 13 DECEMBER 1996

MONDAY 9 DECEMBER

TRANSPORT

Subject: Work of the Transport Directorate-General of the European Commission

Witness: Rt Hon Neil Kinnock, European Commissioner

TREASURY

Subject: 1996 Budget

Witnesses: Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, officials of HM Treasury

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Subject: Dublin European Conference

Witness: Rt Hon Malcolm Rifkind MP, Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Subject: Second Sale of Shares in National Power and PowerGen

Witnesses: Sir T Burns GCB, Permanent Secretary, Mr S Robson, Deputy Secretary, Finance Regulation and Industry, Mr H Bush, Head of Privatisation, HM Treasury

TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER

PUBLIC SERVICE

Subject: Role and Responsibilities of the Deputy Prime Minister

Witness: Rt Hon Michael Heseltine MP, First Secretary of State and Deputy Prime Minister

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

Subject: Security of staff in jobcentres

Witnesses: Department of Education and Employment officials

TREASURY

Subject: 1996 Budget

Witnesses: Rt Hon William Waldegrave MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, officials of HM Treasury

CONSOLIDATION ETC., BILLS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

Subject: Town & Country Planning (Scotland) [HL], Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) [HL], Planning (Hazardous Substances) [HL] Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) [HL] Bills

Witnesses: Mr C Wilson, Scottish Parliamentary Counsel, Mrs F Campbell, Solicitor, Scottish Office

WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER

PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION

Subject: Report of the Health Service Ombudsman 1995-96

Witnesses: Mr A Langlands, Chief Executive, NHS Management Executive; Mr P Gregory, Director of the Welsh Office Health Department

DEFENCE

Subject: Gulf War syndrome

Witnesses: Ministry of Defence officials

AGRICULTURE

Subject: Environmentally Sensitive Areas and other schemes under the Agri-environment Regulation

Witnesses: RSPB; Wildlife Trusts

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Subject: Budget Outcome for Overseas Development Administration; Events in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa

Witness: Rt Hon The Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Overseas Development

TRANSPORT

Subject: Road and bridge maintenance programme

Witness: Mr John Watts MP, Minister for Railways and Roads, Department of Transport

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Subject: Professional status, recruitment and training of teachers

Witnesses: Standing Committee for Education and Training of Teachers; Universities' Council for Education of Teachers

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Subject: Management of space in higher education institutions in Wales

Witnesses: Mrs R Lomax, Permanent Secretary, Welsh Office, Prof J Andrews, Chief Executive, Mr R Hirst, Director of Finance, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

SOCIAL SECURITY

Subject: Incapacity benefit

Witnesses: Association of British Insurers; Employers' Forum on Disability

HOME AFFAIRS

Subject: Management of the Prison Service (public and private)

Witness: Miss Ann Widdecombe MP, Minister of State, Home Office

THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER

HEALTH

Subject: Hospital services for children and young people

Witnesses: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

NATIONAL HERITAGE

Subject: BBC and the future of broadcasting

Witnesses: British Sky Broadcasting Ltd; ITV Association

NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS

Subject: Aspects of secondary education in Northern Ireland

Witness: Rt Hon Michael Ancram MP, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office


SELECT COMMITTEES: FORTHCOMING
PUBLIC MEETINGS 16 - 19 DECEMBER 1996

The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered, without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list. The list is correct as at press time (12 noon Friday); for confirmation see Select Committee home pages on the Internet (www.parliament.uk) or telephone the Public Information Office on 0171-219 4272

MONDAY 16 DECEMBER

TRADE AND INDUSTRY ** 3.00 pm, Room 8

Subject: Replies from Government and the Director General of Fair Trading to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 1995-96 on Petrol Retailing, HC 527

Witnesses: Director General of Fair Trading; Rt Hon Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Minister for Energy, Department of Trade and Industry (at 4.00 pm approx)

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS ** 4.30 pm, Room 15

Subject: British Rail Maintenance Ltd: Sale of Maintenance Depots

Witness: Sir P Brown KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Transport

WELSH AFFAIRS 9.00 am, Morriston Hospital, Swansea

Subject: Morriston Hospital NHS Trust / Iechyd Morgannwg Health

Witnesses: Morriston Hospital NHS Trust; Iechyd Morgannwg Health (at 10.30 am); Former Non-Executive Directors of the Trust (at 11.45 am); Morrison Medical & Nursing Staff (at 1.30 pm approx); Mr A Cottom, Director of Finance, Glan Hafren (at 3.00 pm approx); Mr T Beddow, Former Chief Executive of the Trust (at 3.45 pm approx)

WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER

SCOTTISH AFFAIRS 10.30 am, Room 6

Subject: Implementation of Community Care in Scotland

Witnesses: UNISON; Royal College of Nursing (at 11.15 am approx); College of Therapists (at 12.00 noon approx)

WELSH AFFAIRS ** 10.30 am, Room 15

Subject: Morriston Hospital NHS Trust

Witnesses: Mr P Gregory, Director Health Department, Dr D Hine, Chief Medical Officer, Miss M Bull, Chief Nursing Officer, Welsh Office

NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS ** 2.00 pm, Room 8

Subject: BSE: Northern Ireland Dimension

Witness: Baroness Denton of Wakefield, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office

PUBLIC SERVICE ** 3.45 pm, Room 6

Subject: Role and Responsibilities of the Head of the Home Civil Service

Witness: Sir R Butler GCB CVO, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service

SOCIAL SECURITY ** 4.15 pm, Room 21

Subject: Uprating of Overseas Pensions

Witness: Mr O Heald MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Social Security

HOME AFFAIRS ** 4.45 pm, Room 15

Subject: Freemasonry in Police and Judiciary

Witness: Mr M Short

** 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.

HEALTH Subject: Children's health

16.1.97, 10.30 am, Room 8, Birmingham Health Authority's Children's Forum; Royal Victoria Infirmary and Associated Hospitals NHS Trust

23.1.97, 10.30 am, Room 8, Department of Health

NORTHERN IRELAND Subject: Government's expenditure plans and priorities for Northern Ireland 1996/7 to 1998/9

29.1.97, 4.00pm, Room 6, Sir John Wheeler JP DL MP, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office

SCOTTISH AFFAIRS Subject: Community care in Scotland

15.1.97, 10.30am, CoSLA; Scottish Homes; Scottish Federation of Housing Associations

22.1.97, 10.30am, Scottish Council for Independent Care; Sycamore Lodge Residential Care Home

SOCIAL SECURITY Subject: Uprating of Overseas Pensions

18.12, 4.15 pm, Mr Oliver Heald MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Social Security

TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: Petrol Retailing, HC 527 1995-96, Government Response

16.12, 3.00 pm, Director General of Fair Trading; Rt Hon Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Minister for Energy

Subject: Energy regulation

15.1.97, 10.30 am, Eastern Group; Scottish Power; Director General of Water Services

20.1.97, 4.30 pm, Director General of Gas Supply

22.1.97, 10.30 am, Director General of Electricity; British Gas; Rt Hon Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Minister for Energy, DTI

WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Historic buildings and ancient monuments, follow-up

29.1.97, Cadw

 

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