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Weekly Information Bulletin: 14th December 1996
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| 1. | Standing Committees lettered A, B, C, etc, are constituted as often as necessary to consider Public Bills in detail. Their membership is announced after a Bill has been allocated to them, and the Committees are constituted afresh for each new Bill. The 1st and 2nd Scottish Standing Committees act similarly for Bills relating solely to Scotland. Special Standing Committees (SSC) or Special Scottish Standing Committees (SSSC) may be established to consider, and take evidence upon, Bills. For further details, see Factsheet 43 available from the Public Information Office. |
| 2. | Reports of debates in Standing Committees are printed in the Official Report of Standing Committee A (B, C etc) for each sitting. These are published by, and available from, and, unless the Committee sits late, are generally available the day after the sitting. |
| 3. | The Scottish Grand, Welsh Grand and Northern Ireland Committees exist largely to debate matters remitted to them by the House. They are constituted afresh for each topic. The Scottish and Welsh Grand Committees also debate the principle of Bills relating to Scotland and Wales if the Bills are referred to them under a motion by a Minister. Except for formal purposes this constitutes the Second Reading stage of such a Bill. The Scottish Grand Committee also (at designated sittings) has a question time, debates on the motion for the adjournment and adjournment debates. For further information see Factsheet 65 available from the Public Information Office. |
| 4. | Delegated Legislation Standing Committees (formerly known as SI Committees) are constituted to deal with particular items of secondary legislation referred to them by the House. Their composition is not noted in this Bulletin. Any Member may attend and speak. |
| 5. | The European Standing Committees (ESC) lettered A and B are constituted for the duration of a Session and consider matters referred to them by the House. Their composition appears in No 2 (p14), amendments No 3 (p12), No 5 (p15). Chairmen are appointed for consideration of individual documents. Any Member may attend and speak. For further details see Factsheet 56 available from the Public Information Office. Committees A and B deal with matters within the responsibilities of different Departments. The list is as follows: ESC A: Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Transport; Environment; Forestry Commission (and analogous responsibilities of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Offices): ESC B: Other Departments |
Current Standing Committees, Details of Membership
| Bill | Committee | Bulletin issue and page |
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| Crime (Sentences) | A | No 3 (p12) |
| Crime and Punishment (Scotland) | 1st Scot SC | No 3 (p13), No 5 (p15) |
| Education | D | No 4 (p14) |
| Social Security Administration (Fraud) | E | No 6 (p15) |
| Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning | B | this issue |
| Contract (Scotland) | 1st Scot SC | this issue |
| * | Membership, dates of sitting not yet announced |
| ** | Chairmen, dates of sitting not yet announced |
| *** | Chairmen, membership, dates of sitting not yet announced |
| **** | dates of sitting not yet announced |
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Standing Committee B: Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Bill
Sir James Molyneaux, Mrs Ann Winterton (Joint Chairmen)
| Mr Peter Atkinson | Mr Nicholas Baker | Mr Henry Bellingham |
| Sir John Cope | Dr Joe Hendron | Mr Andrew Hunter |
| Mr Thomas McAvoy | Mr Robert McCartney | The Reverend William McCrea |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Mr Seamus Mallon | Mr David Martin |
| Mr Andrew Robathan | Mr William Ross | The Reverend Martin Smyth |
| Sir John Wheeler | Mr David Wilshire | Mr Timothy Wood |
| Mr Tony Worthington |
1st Scottish Standing Committee: Contract (Scotland) Bill
Mr Norman Hogg, Sir Roger Sims (Joint Chairmen)
| Mr Gyles Brandreth | Mr Eric Clarke | Mr Nirj Joseph Deva | |
| Mr Brian H Donohoe | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton | Mr George Foulkes | |
| Maria Fyfe | Mr Phil Gallie | Mr John Home Robertson | |
| Mr Bernard Jenkin | Mr George Kynoch | Mr John McAllion | |
| Mr John McFall | Mr William McKelvey | Sir Hector Monro | |
| Mr Raymond S Robertson | Mr Alex Salmond | Mr Allan Stewart | |
| Mr Bill Walker |
STANDING COMMITTEES: MEETINGS
9 - 13 DECEMBER 1996
9 - 13 DECEMBER 1996
Standing Committees on BILLS and DELEGATED LEGISLATION
| SC A: | Crime (Sentences) Bill (Clause 44 - end) |
| SC D: | Education Bill (Clauses 15-18 and new clauses. Clause 19 under consideration) |
| 1st Scot SC: | Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill (New Clause 10 - end) |
| 1st DLSC: | High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 1996 |
| 2nd DLSC: | Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) and (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Orders 1996 |
| 3rd DLSC: | Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension Scope of Act) Order 1996 |
| 4th DLSC: | Insurance Premium Tax (Taxable Insurance Contracts) Order |
| 5th DLSC: | Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 2) and Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996 |
| SC D: | Education Bill (Clauses 19-21, Clause 22 under consideration) |
| SC E: | Social Security Administration (Fraud) Bill (Clause 1 under consideration) |
| 6th DLSC: | European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Latvia, Republic of Estonia, Republic of Lithuania) Orders 1996 |
| 7th DLSC: | Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) (Amendment) Order |
EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEES
WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER
ESC A: Sir James Hill (Chairman),
Document No 10003/95 relating to Community railway policy and 9654/96 relating to the Community's railways
SCOTTISH GRAND COMMITTEE
Mr John Maxton, Mr Norman Hogg (Jt Chairmen)
South Lanarkshire Council Buildings, Hamilton
Statement - E-coli (Mr Michael Forsyth)
Statement - Public expenditure in Scotland (Mr Michael Forsyth)
Debate - On a motion for the adjournment on local government in Scotland (Opposition motion, motion lapsed)
Legislation - Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman and Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland Bill, consideration in principle (Agreed to, no division)
Adjournment Debate - Maria Fyfe on Urban Aid funded projects in Glasgow
At Westminster
Debate - On a motion for the adjournment on public expenditure in Scotland (Government motion, motion lapsed)
Adjournment Debate - Mr Jim Wallace on emergency salvage tug cover in the waters around Orkney and Shetland
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS 16 - 18 DECEMBER 1996
Standing Committees on BILLS and DELEGATED LEGISLATION
| 1st DLSC: | Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts for Small Heriditaments) Regulations 1996, 4.30 pm, Room 11 |
| SC B: | Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Bill, 10.30 am, Room 10 |
| SC D: | Education Bill, 10.30 am, 4,30pm, Room 9 |
| SC E: | Social Security Administration (Fraud) Bill, 10.30 am, 4.30pm, Room 14 |
| 1st Scot SC: | Contract (Scotland) Bill, 10.30 am, Room 12 |
| 2nd DLSC: | Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications (Amendment) and (Scotland) Regulations 1997, 10.30 am, Room 11 |
| 3rd DLSC: | Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Allocation of Housing and Homelessness Functions), Allocation of Housing Regulations and Homelessness Regulations 1996, 4.30 pm, Room 12 |
| 4th DLSC: | Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996, 4.30pm, Room 11 |
| 5th DLSC: | Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 31), 4.30pm, Room 11 |
| 6th DLSC: | Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1996, 4.30pm, Room 12 |
EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEES
ESC B: Mr Roy Hughes (Chairman), 10.30am, Room 8
Document No 9795/96 relating to The Information Society: Priorities and Implications
ESC B: Mr Donald Anderson (Chairman), 10.30am, Room 11
Document No 10305/96 relating to development of the social dialogue
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS OF THE SCOTTISH GRAND COMMITTEE
City Chambers, Edinburgh, 10.30 am
Oral Questions
Debate - On a motion for the adjournment on Scotland in the world (Government motion)
In Scotland, 10.30 am
Debate - On a motion for the adjournment* (Liberal Democrat motion)
In Scotland, 10.30am
Oral Questions
Debate - On a motion for the adjournment* (Scottish National Party motion)
* Subjects for debate will be known after 1.00 pm on Wednesdays preceding the meeting. Telephone the Public Information Office (0171 219 4272) for details.
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