Weekly Information Bulletin: 22nd February 1997
SELECT COMMITTEES: PUBLICATIONS
Listed below are publications of Select Committees received since the last Bulletin. The publisher in all cases is The Stationery Office, from whom copies of the publications may be obtained. HC numbers refer to House of Commons papers. Cm numbers refer to papers in the Command series. HLP numbers refer to House of Lords papers.
(A) SELECT COMMITTEE EVIDENCE
Date Re- | | | | Date | Paper No | Price |
ceived | Committee | Subject | Witnesses | Heard | and ISBN | £ |
20.2 | Education and | Operation of the | Mr M Hipkins and Mr C Wells, | 15.1 | HC 25-v | 7.00 |
| Employment | Nursery Vouchers | Department for Education | | 1995-96 |
| | Scheme | and Employment | | (0102126976) |
| | | Group 4 Securitas Limited | 22.1 | HC 25-vi | 4.75 |
| | | | | 1996-97 |
| | | | | (010212597X) |
18.2 | Foreign | Budget | Rt Hon Baroness | 11.12 | HC 157-i | 5.50 |
| Affairs | outturn for | Chalker of Wallasey, | | 1996-97 |
| | the Overseas | Minister of State, Mr P | | (0102112975) |
| | Development | Freeman and Mr G |
| | Administration; | Stegmann, Overseas |
| | Developments | Development Adminstration; |
| | in the Great | Ms A Grant, |
| | Lakes region of | Foreign and |
| | Central Africa | Commonwealth Office |
18.2 | Trade | Replies from | Office of Fair Trading; | 16.12 | HC 165 | 8.00 | |
| and | the Government | Rt Hon Lord Fraser | | 1996-97 |
| Industry | and the Director | of Carmyllie, | | (0102111979) |
| | General of Fair | Minister for Energy; |
| | Trading to the | Dr A Eggington and |
| | Sixth Report | Mr D Saunders, |
| | from the Trade | Department of Trade |
| | and Industry | and Industry |
| | Committee, |
| | Session 1995-96 |
| | on petrol |
| | retailing (HC 527) |
19.2 | Treasury | International | Oxfam (UKI) and | 29.1 | HC 68-iii | 5.50 |
| | Monetary | World Development | | 1996-97 |
| | Fund | Movement | | (0102121974) |
(B) SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Date Re- | | No of | | Paper No | Price |
ceived | Committee | Report | Title | and ISBN | £ |
19.2 | Defence | 1st | Sale of the married quarters estate | HC 94 | 10.60 |
| | | | 1996-97 |
| | | | (010225897X) |
19.2 | Defence | 2nd | Army Terms of Service (Amendment) | HC 211 | 5.80 |
| | | Regulations 1996 | 1996-97 |
| | | | (0102259976) |
8.2 | Delegated | 16th | Education Bill; Crime and | HLP 43 | 4.70 |
| Powers | | Punishment (Scotland) Bill; | 1996-97 |
| and | | Policyholders Protection | (0104043970) |
| Deregulation | | Bill; Knives Bill |
| [HL] |
14.2 | Delegated | 15th | Proposal for the draft Deregulation | HLP 42 | 2.30 |
| Powers | | (Public Health Acts Amendment | 1996-97 |
| and | | Act 1907); (Betting and Gaming | (0104042974) |
| Deregulation | | Advertising); (Betting Licensing |
| [HL] | | Orders) 1997 |
19.2 | Deregulation | 9th | Proposals for the Deregulation | HC 298 | 7.00 |
| | | (Public Health Acts Amendment Act | 1996-97 |
| | | 1907); (Occasional Permissions); | (0102116970) |
| | | Draft (Betting Licensing) Orders 1997 |
18.2 | European | 12th | Court of Auditors Report for | HC 36-xii | 8.00 |
| Legislation | | 1995; Court of Auditors | 1996-97 |
| | | Statement of Assurance for | (0102115974) |
| | | 1995 |
19.2 | Euorpean | 14th | Court of Auditors Statement | HC 36-xiv | 6.50 |
| Legislation | | of Assurance for 1995; | 1996-97 |
| | | European Development Funds | (0102124973) |
19.2 | Jt Cttee on | 2nd | Architects Bill [HL]; Nurses, | HLP 37-1 |
| Consolidation | | Midwives and Health | HC 251-1 | 1.45 |
| Bills | | Visitors Bill [HL]; Lieutenancies | 1996-97 |
| | | Bill [HL], Vol I, Report | (0104037970) |
20.2 | Public | 2nd | Work of the Commissioner for | HC 141 | 8.00 |
| Service | | Public Appointments | 1996-97 |
| | | | (0102123977) |
20.2 | Science and | 2nd | Association of British Insurers' | HC 328 | 2.25 |
| Technology | | policy statement on life insurance | 1996-97 |
| | | and genetics | (010213197X) |
(C) GOVERNMENT OBSERVATIONS ON SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Date Re- | | | HC Paper or Cm | Price |
ceived | Committee | Details of Original Report | No of response | £ |
20.2 | Environment | 1st, Water conservation and supply, | Cm 3562 | 4.30 |
| | HC 42, 1996-97 | (0101356226) |
14.2 | Social | 5th, Church of England pensions, HC 340, | HC 281 | 6.20 |
| Security | 1995-96 | 1996-97 |
| (1st Special | | (0102117977) |
| Report) |
20.2 | Treasury | 1st, Barings Bank and International | HC 310 | 2.25 |
| (1st Special | Regulation, HC 65, 1996-97 | 1996-97 |
| Report) | | (0102122970) |
20.2 | Treasury | 3rd, 1996 Budget, HC 129, 1996-97 | HC 317 | 3.40 |
| (2nd | | 1996-97 |
| Special | | (0102129975) |
| Report) |
20.2 | Treasury | 2nd, Resource accounting and budgeting, | HC 318 | 2.25 |
| (3rd | HC 186, 1996-97 | 1996-97 |
| Special | | (0102130973) |
| Report) |
(D) NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE: NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE
NAO & NIAO reports, the forerunner of Public Accounts Committee inquiries, will be noted here when published. Copies of these reports will be available from The Stationery Office. Northern Ireland will be prefixed (NIAO) before title.
Date | | Paper No | Price |
Received | Title | and ISBN | £ |
19.2 | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: tackling | HC 268 | 8.95 |
| Common Agricultural Policy irregularities | 1996-97 |
| | (0102706972) |
20.2 | (NIAO) Financial skills in Northern Ireland Departments | HC 290 | 11.00 |
| | 1996-97 |
| | (0102563977) |
21.2 | The Contributions Agency's customer charters | HC 266 | 8.95 |
| | 1996-97 |
| | (0102699976) |
(E) SELECT COMMITTEE FORTHCOMING REPORTS
Date | | No of | | Paper No |
expected | Committee | Report | Title | | |
not yet | Defence | 3rd | Defence Medicinal Supplies | HC 142 |
known | | | | 1996-97 |
not yet | Defence | 4th | Defence expenditure and procurement | HC 217 |
known | | | | 1996-97 |
not yet | Defence | 5th | Heavy lift | HC 233 |
known | | | | 1996-97 |
not yet | Deregulation | 10th | Proposal for the Deregulation | HC 228 |
known | | | (Betting and Gaming Advertising) | 1996-97 |
| | | Order 1997 |
27.2 | Health | 2nd | Specific health needs of children and | HC 307 |
| | | young people | 1996-97 |
27.2 | Health | 3rd | Health services for children and | HC 314 |
| | | young people in the community: | 1996-97 |
| | | home and school |
not yet | Liaison | 1st | Work of Select Committees | HC 323 |
known | | | | 1996-97 |
not yet | Northern | 2nd | Underachievement in Northern Ireland | HC 79 |
known | Ireland | | secondary schools | 1996-97 |
not yet | Public | 12th | Overseas Development Administration: | HC 70 |
known | Accounts | | Turkish Universities equipment project | 1996-97 |
not yet | Welsh | 1st | Morriston Hospital NHS Trust / IECHYD | HC 166 |
known | Affairs | | Morgannwg Health: a case study in the | 1996-97 |
| | | workings of the internal market |
(F) FORTHCOMING GOVERNMENT OBSERVATIONS ON SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Date | | | HC Paper or Cm | |
expected | Committee | Details of Original Report | No of response | |
not yet | Transport | 4th, Railway safety, HC 301, 1995-96 | HC 320 |
known | (3rd Special | | 1996-97 |
| Report) |
(G) DEPARTMENTAL SELECT COMMITTEES CURRENT INQUIRIES IN SESSION 1996-97
Committee | Inquiry | Evidence paper no |
Agriculture | Environmentally sensitive areas and the | HC 45 |
| Agri-environment Regulation |
Education and Employment | Operation of the Nursery Vouchers Scheme | HC 25 |
Education and Employment | Professional status, recruitment, training of | HC 131 |
| teachers | | |
Education and Employment | Social costs and their effects on employment Sub-Committee | HC 130 |
Environment | Countryside Commission | HC 41 |
Environment | Cement manufacture | HC 124 |
Environment | This Common Inheritance | HC 102 |
Environment | Work of the Health and Safety Executive | HC 277 |
Environment | Shopping centres | HC 210 |
Foreign Affairs | Developments in territories of Former Yugoslavia | HC 123 |
Health | Children looked after by local authorities | HC 286 |
Health | Children's health | HC 26 |
Health | Hospital services for children and young people | HC 128 |
Home Affairs | Management of Prison Service (public and private) | HC 57 |
Home Affairs | Freemasonry in police & judiciary | HC 192 |
National Heritage | BBC and the Future of Broadcasting | HC 147 |
Northern Ireland Affairs | BSE: the Northern Ireland Dimension | HC 270 |
Northern Ireland Affairs | Reorganisation of Education and Libarary Boards | HC 96 |
Public Service | Operation of Citizens' Charter | HC 78 |
Science and Technology | Natural Environment Research Council | HC 81 |
Scottish Affairs | Community care in Scotland | HC 35 |
Social Security | Child Support Agency | HC 282 |
Social Security | Incapacity benefit | HC 80 |
Trade and Industry | Energy regulation | HC 50 |
Trade and Industry | DTI: expenditure plans | HC 51 |
Trade and Industry | Liberalisation of the electricity market | HC 279 |
Trade and Industry | Telecommunications regulation | HC 254 |
Transport | National Air Traffic Services | HC 55 |
Transport | Transport casualty reduction | HC 280 |
Transport | London Transport | HC 327 |
Treasury | Private Finance Initiative | HC 120 |
Treasury | International Monetary Fund | HC 68 |
Welsh Affairs | Further education in Wales | HC 64 |
Refer to Section (A) Evidence for the latest publications. For further information and full details of evidence
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