SELECT COMMITTEES

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Change in Membership

Administration Committee: Mr K Purchase added

SELECT COMMITTEES:
PUBLIC MEETINGS 24 - 28 FEBRUARY 1997

MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY

TREASURY **

Subject: Taxation: self assessment

Witnesses: Officials of the Board of Inland Revenue

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Subject: Ministry of Defence: management of utilities

Witness: Mr R Mottram, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence

TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

Subject: Employment effects of the proposed closure of the Gallaher Factory in Hyde

Witnesses: Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union; Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (at 4.45 pm approx); Gallaher Ltd (at 5.00 pm approx)

FOREIGN AFFAIRS **

Subject: Intergovernmental Conference and other matters

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

WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Subject: Public expenditure

Witness: Mr J Vereker, Permanent Secretary, Overseas Development Administration

DEFENCE **

Subject: Gulf War Syndrome

Witnesses: Hon Nicholas Soames MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, and Mr R Mottram, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence

TRANSPORT **

Subject: London Transport

Witnesses: Mr John Bowis MP, Minister for Transport in London, and Department of Transport officials

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Subject: Health and safety in NHS Acute Hospital Trusts in England

Witness: Mr A Langlands, Chief Executive, NHS Management Executive, Department of Health

HEALTH

Subject: Childrern looked after by Local Authorities

Witnesses: Mr Simon Burns MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Department of Health officials

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Subject: Research Councils

Witness: Professor R Baker, Chief Executive, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

HOME AFFAIRS **

Subject: Freemasonry in the police and judiciary

Witnesses: United Grand Lodge of England (Final evidence-taking session on this subject)

THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY

SOCIAL SECURITY

Subject: Church of England pensions

Witnesses: Sir M Colman, First Church Estates Commissioner, Rt Hon Michael Alison MP, Second Church Estates Commissioner and Mrs M Laird, Third Church Estates Commissioner

SELECT COMMITTEES:
FORTHCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS 3 - 7 MARCH 1997

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MONDAY 3 MARCH

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS** 4.30pm, Room 15

Subject: Governance and Management of Overseas Activities at the Swansea Institute of Higher Education

Witnesses: Mrs R Lomox, Permanent Secretary, Welsh Office, professor J Andrews, Chief Executive, Mr Richard Hirst, Director of Finance, Welsh Funding Councils

TUESDAY 4 MARCH

FOREIGN AFFAIRS** 10.15am, Room 15

Subject: Arms Control

Witness: Mr David Davis MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SUB-COMMITTEE** 5.00pm, Room 15

Subject: Social Costs and their Effects on Employment

Witnesses: Representatives from Nissan

WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH

ENVIRONMENT** 9.30am, Room 8

Subject: The Work of the Health and Safety Executive

Witness: Sir Paul Beresford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Department of the Environment

TRANSPORT** 4.00pm, Room 15

Subject: Driving Standards Agency

Witnesses: Driving Standards Agency

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 4.15pm, Room 16

Subject: 1) Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust: Progress in Regenerating Housing Estates 2) HMSO: 1995 Operating Accounts (5.30pm approx)

Witnesses: 1) Mr A Turnbull, CB, CVO, Permanent Secretary, Mr M Wilkinson, Regeneration Directorate, Department of the Environment Mr M Wilson, Chief Executive, Mr D Foster, Director of Finance, Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust 2) Mr M Lynn, Former Chief Executive, The Stationery Office (5.30pm approx)

TREASURY** 4.15pm, Room 8

Subject: Public Expenditure Survey and Spending Objectives

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

FOREIGN AFFAIRS** 4.30pm, Room 6

Subject: Public Expenditure

Witness: Sir J Coles, KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4.30pm, Room 17

Subject: Research Councils

Witnesses: Sir D Plastow, Chairman, and Professor G Radda, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council; Dr A Rudge, Chairman and Professor R Brook, Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (5.15pm approx)

** These Committees are expected to be televised and shown later on the Parliamentary Channel

DEPARTMENTAL SELECT COMMITTEES: PROVISIONAL FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

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