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
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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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