Weekly Information Bulletin: 24th March 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 session 1996-97. 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 | £ |
18.3 | Education and | Professional | Teacher Training Agency | 5.2.97 | HC 131-iv | 8.00 |
| Employment | Status, | | | (010218397X) |
| | Recruitment | | | |
| | and Training | |
| | of Teachers |
17.3 | Environment | This Common | Rt Hon John Gummer and | 20.11.96 | HC 102-i | 4.75 |
| | Inheritance | Department of the | | (0102174970) |
| | | Environment officials | | |
| | |
17.3 | Health | Hospital | John Horam MP and | 23.1.97 | HC 128-v | 7.00 |
| | Services for | Department of Health | | (0102180970) |
| | Children and | officials | | |
| | Young People | |
20.3 | Public | National Savings: | National Savings Agency | 15.1.97 | HC 214-i | 5.50 |
| Accounts | Financial | | | (0102279977) |
| | Reporting |
17.3 | Transport | National Air | Various witnesses | 30.10.96 | HC 55-i-iv | 13.60 |
| | Traffic Services | | 6.11.96 | (0102276978) |
| | | | 13.11.96 |
| | | | 29.1.97 |
(B) SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Date Re- | | No of | | Paper No | Price |
ceived | Committee | Report | Title | and ISBN | £ |
19.3 | Agriculture | 2nd | Environmentally Sensitive Areas and | HC 45-I | |
| | | other schemes under the Agri- | (0102179972) | 9.70 |
| | | environment Revolution Vol I - Report | |
| | | Vol II Minutes of Evidence and | HC 45-II | 27.20 |
| | | Appendices | (0102166978) |
20.3 | Defence | 6th | Gulf War Illnesses: Latest Developments | HC 158 | 12.80 |
| | | | (0102280975) | |
| |
19.3 | Education and | 3rd | Operation of the Nursery Education | HC 25 | 13.60 |
| Employment | | Voucher Scheme | (0102191972) |
17.3 | European | 16th | Documents considered by the | HC 36-xvi | 9.70 |
| Legislation | | Committee | (0102189978) |
24.3 | European | 17th | Document considered by the | HC 36-xvii | 8.80 |
| Legislation | | Committee | (0102203970) | |
18.3 | Health | 4th | Child and Adolescent Mental | HC 26-I | 9.70 |
| | | Health Services | (0102182973) | |
| | | | |
18.3 | National | 4th | BBC and the Future of | HC 147-I | 7.00 |
| Heritage | | Broadcasting | (0102187975) |
20.3 | Northern | 3rd | BSE Crisis and the Export Ban on | HC 270 | 12.50 |
| Ireland | | Northern Ireland Beef | (0102184976) |
| | | | |
18.3 | Procedure | 3rd | European Business | HC 77 | 12.50 |
| | | | (0102190976) |
20.3 | Public | 16th | Work of the Directors General of | HC 89 | 13.60 |
| Accounts | | Telecommunications, Gas Supply, | (0102278970) |
| | | Water Services and Electricity Supply | |
19.3 | Public | 17th | Health of the Nation: A Progress | HC 85 | 10.60 |
| Accounts | | Report | (0102277974) | |
20.3 | Public Service | 3rd | Citizens' Charter - Vol I Report | HC 78-I | 19.15 |
| | | | (0102194971) |
| | | Vol II - Memoranda of Evidence | HC 78-II | 14.70 |
| | | | (0102192979) |
24.3 | Public Service | 2nd | Public Service Committee | HC 395 | 1.70 |
| | Special | | (0102208972) | |
21.3 | Science and | 4th | Research Council System: Issues for | HC 309-I | 5.10 |
| Technology | | the Future | (010220697X) |
20.3 | Science and | 5th | Cloning of Animals from Adult Cells | HC 373-I | 5.80 |
| Technology | | | (0102199973) |
20.3 | Scottish Affairs | 2nd | Implementation of Community Care | HC 35-I | 10.60 |
| | | in Scotland | (0102204977) |
24.3 | | | Vol II - Minutes of Evidence | HC 35-II | 19.50 |
| | | | (0102175977) |
24.3 | | | Vol III - Memoranda of Evidence | HC 35-III | 28.50 |
| | | | (0102178976) |
17.3 | Social Security | 4th | Church Commissioners | HC 352 | 6.50 |
| | | | (0102185972) |
18.3 | Social Security | 5th | Child Support | HC 282 | 8.00 |
| | | | (0102186979) |
20.3 | Standards and | 5th | Report and Appendix, together with | HC 362 | 2.60 |
| Privileges | | the Proceedings of the Committee | (010217797X) |
18.3 | Trade and | 1st | Energy Regulation - Vol I - Report | HC 50-I | 11.50 |
| Industry | | | (0102188971) | |
| | | Vol II - Memoranda | HC 50-II | 17.00 |
| | | | (010216097X) |
20.3 | Trade and | 2nd | Liberalisation of the Electricity Market | HC 279-I | 8.00 |
| Industry | | Vol I - Report | (0102197970) |
| | | Vol II - Minutes of Evidence and | HC 279-II | 16.00 |
| | | Appendices | (0102193975) |
20.3 | Trade and | 3rd | Telecommunications Regulation | HC 254 | 16.90 |
| Industry | | | (0102198977) |
20.3 | Treasury | 5th | Prospects for the London Stock | HC 311 | 13.60 |
| | | Exchange | (0102196974) | |
24.3 | Treasury | 4th | Bank of England's Inflation Report | HC 319 | 5.50 |
| | (Special) | | (0102207976) |
24.3 | Treasury | 5th | Taxation: Self Assessment | HC 341 | 10.30 |
| | (Special) | | (0102205973) | |
(C) GOVERNMENT OBSERVATIONS ON SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Date Re- | | | HC Paper or Cm | Price |
ceived | Committee | Details of Original Report | No of response | £ |
18.3 | Northern | 1st, Illicit drug use in Northern Ireland | HC 370 | 2.25 |
| Ireland | (HC 52 1996/97) | (1st Special Report) |
| | | (0102173974) | |
18.3 | Social | 2nd, Child Benefit Fraud, | Cm 3589 | 2.50 |
| Security | HC 56 1996/97 | (010135892X) |
(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 HMSO. Northern Ireland will be prefixed (NIAO) before title.
Date | | Paper No | | Price |
Received | Title | and ISBN | | £ |
19.3 | HM Customs & Excise: Checking Large-Traders' VAT | HC 368 | | 7.40 |
| Liability | (0102736979) | | | |
(E) SELECT COMMITTEE FORTHCOMING REPORTS
Date | No of | | | Paper No |
expected | Committee | Report | Title |
25.3 | Education and | 4th | Social Costs of Employment | HC 130 |
| Employment |
25.3 | Education and | 5th | Employment Effects of the Proposed | HC 331 |
| Employment | | Closure of the Gallaher Factory in |
| | | Hyde |
25.3 | Education and | 6th | Professional Status, Recruitment and | HC 131 |
| Employment | | Training of Teachers |
25.3 | Education and | 4th | Leak of the Committee's Report on the | HC 449 |
| Employment | Special | Operation of the Nursery Education |
| | | Voucher Scheme |
25.3 | Home Affairs | 3rd | Freemasonry in the Police and the | HC 192-I |
| | | Judiciary |
25.3 | Public | 18th | National Savings: Financial Reporting | HC 214 |
| Accounts |
26.3 | Home Affairs | 2nd | Management of the Prison Service (Public | HC 57-I |
| | | and Private) |
26.3 | Health | 5th | Hospital Services for Children and Young | HC 128-I & II |
| | | People |
26.3 | Public | 19th | Former Yorkshire Regional Health | HC 432 |
| Accounts | | Authority | |
26.3 | Science and | 3rd | Natural Environment Research Council | HC 81-I & II |
| Technology | | and Research into Climate Change | |
26.3 | Welsh Affairs | 2nd | Further Education in Wales | HC 64 |
27.3 | Public | 20th | Payments to the National Lottery | HC 99 |
| Accounts | | Distribution Fund | |
2.4 | Public | 21st | Management of Space in Higher | HC 159 |
| Accounts | | Education Institutions in Wales |
3.4 | Public | 22nd | British Rail Maintenance Limited: | HC 168 |
| Accounts | | The Sale of Maintenance Depots |
4.4 | Public | 23rd | Ministry of Defence: The Financial | HC 242 |
| Accounts | | Management of the Military Operation |
| | | in the Former Yugoslavia |
8.4 | Public | 24th | Department of Transport: Freight | HC 284 |
| Accounts | | Facilities Grants in England |
8.4 | Public | 25th | Plymouth Development Corporation: | HC 450 |
| Accounts | | Regularity Propriety and Control of |
| | | Expenditure |
(F) FORTHCOMING GOVERNMENT OBSERVATIONS ON SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Date | | | HC Paper or Cm | |
expected | Committee | Details of Original Report | No of response | |
25.3 | Parliamentary | 6th, The Channel Tunnel Rail Link and | HC 453 |
| Commissioner | Exceptional Hardship |
| for | (HC 270, 1994-95) |
| Administration |
25.3 | Welsh Affairs | 1st, Morriston Hospital NHS Trust | HC 445 |
| | (HC 166, 1996-97) |
26.3 | Science and | 2nd, Association of British Insurers' | HC 455 |
| Technology | Statement of Life Insurance and |
| | Genetics |
| | (HC 328, 1996-97) |
(G) DEPARTMENTAL SELECT COMMITTEES CURRENT INQUIRIES IN SESSION 1996-97
Committee | Inquiry | Evidence paper no |
Education and Employment Sub-Committee | Social costs and their effects on employment | HC 130 |
Environment | Countryside Commission | HC 41 |
Environment | Work of the Health and Safety Executive | HC 277 |
Foreign Affairs | Developments in territories of Former Yugoslavia | HC 123 |
Health | Children looked after by local authorities | HC 286 |
Northern Ireland Affairs | Reorganisation of Education and Library Boards | HC 96 |
Social Security | Incapacity benefit | HC 80 |
Trade and Industry | DTI: expenditure plans | HC 51 |
Transport | National Air Traffic Services | HC 55 |
Transport | Transport casualty reduction | HC 280 |
Transport | London Transport | HC 327 |
Treasury | Private Finance Initiative | HC 120 |
Refer to Section (A) Evidence for the latest publications. For further information and full details of evidence
sessions please telephone the Public Information Office on 0171-219 4272
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