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Weekly Information Bulletin: 15th March 1997

STANDING COMMITTEES

Standing Committees in the House of Commons have a number of different functions.

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

BillCommitteeBulletin issue and page
(amendments/additions)
Police [HL]FNo 15 (p20)

COMMITTEES APPOINTED

SC A: Police and Fireman's Pensions

Sir David Knox, Mr Norman Hogg (Chairmen)

Mr Jacques ArnoldMr Peter AtkinsonMr Jim Cunningham
Mr Tim DevlinMr Jeff EnnisMr Nigel Evans
Mr Michael FabricantMr Douglas FrenchMr George Howarth
Jane KennedyMr David LidingtonMr David Maclean
Mr Patrick McLoughlinMr Alun MichaelMr Stephen Timms
Mr Paddy TippingMr Don TouhigMr Jon Trickett


STANDING COMMITTEES:
MEETINGS 11 - 13 MARCH 1997

Standing Committees on BILLS and DELEGATED LEGISLATION

TUESDAY 11 MARCH

SC F:Police [HL] (Clauses 91-96)
4th DLSC:Special Grant Report (No 26) (HC 326)
1st DLSC:Draft Course for Drink-Drive Offenders (Experimental Period) Order 1997
3rd DLSC:Draft Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH

SC B:Police (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants) [HL] (Clause 1-end)
SC C:Holocaust Denial (Clause 1-end)
SC D:Waste Prevention (Clause 1-end)
SC E:Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) [HL] (Clause 1-end)
5th DLSC:Special Grant Report (No 25) (Metropolitan Railway Passenger Services Grant for 1997-98) (HC 316) and Special Grant Report (Scotland) on Grant in aid of expenditure on rail services in the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area (HC 297)
6th DLSC:Draft Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Severe Disablement Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1997
7th DLSC:Draft Data Protection (Regulation of Financial Services etc) (Subject Access Exemption) (Amendment) Order 1997

THURSDAY 13 MARCH

SC F:Police [HL] (Clauses 97 - 102)

NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 11 MARCH

Sir James Molyneaux (Chairman)

Debate - Public Expenditure Plans for Northern Ireland for 1997-98 - 1999-2000


STANDING COMMITTEES: FORTHCOMING MEETINGS 17 - 21 MARCH 1997

Standing Committees on BILLS and DELEGATED LEGISLATION

TUESDAY 18 MARCH

SC F:Police [HL], 10.30 am and 4.30 pm, Room 9

WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH

SC A:Police and Fireman's Pensions, 4.30 pm, Room 10
1st DLSC:Special Grant Report (No. 27) (Community Care Special Grants for 1997-98) (HC 360),
4.30 pm, Room 11

THURSDAY 20 MARCH

SC F:Police [HL], 10.30 am and 4.30 pm, Room 9

EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEES

WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH

ESC B: Sir James Hill (Chairman)

EC Document No. 11382/96 relating to Structural Funds and EC Document No. 12614/96 relating to Cohesion Policy

10.30 am, Room 10

1 A sittings motion may provide for a meeting on Thursday at 10.30 am

2 Unless Committee Stage is concluded previously

 
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