9. Deregulation
The Committee was nominated on 29 July 1997.
It had 18 Members and held 20 meetings.
|
| Members | Meetings attended |
|
|
Pike, Mr Peter L. (Chairman) | 19 |
|
Chaytor, Mr David | 15 |
|
Coleman, Mr Iain | 4 |
|
Cotter, Mr Brian | 8 |
|
Cryer, Mr John | 14 |
|
Hesford, Mr Stephen (discharged, 19.6.98) | 8 |
|
King, Mr Andy (added, 20.4.98) | 7 |
|
Lait, Mrs Jacqui (added, 4.12.97) | 18 |
|
Leigh, Mr Edward (discharged, 4.12.97) | 1 |
|
Letwin, Mr Oliver (added, 23.2.98) | 5 |
|
Lewis, Mr Ivan | 15 |
|
Lock, Mr David (discharged, 20.4.98) | 10 |
|
McCabe, Mr Stephen | 16 |
|
Marsden, Mr Gordon | 13 |
|
Merchant, Mr Piers (resigned 21.10.97) | 0 |
|
Murphy, Mr Denis | 18 |
|
Naysmith, Dr Doug (added, 19.6.98) | 4 |
|
Randall, Mr John (added, 4.12.97) | 12 |
|
Ross, Mr William | 1 |
|
Smith, Geraldine | 8 |
|
Spring, Mr Richard (discharged 4.12.97) | 0 |
|
Steen, Mr Anthony | 4 |
|
Stewart, Mr Ian | 13 |
|
Overall attendance: 59.4%
Number of Members added: 5
Number of Members discharged: 5
Turnover of membership during the Session: 28%
Staff
Committee Clerk: Mrs E J Flood (to 1 October 1997),
Mr J D W Rhys (from 1 October 1997).
Other Committee staff: Mr T J G Pratt, Counsel to
the Speaker (to 1 November 1997), Grade 3, Mr J Vaux, Counsel
to the Speaker (from 1 November 1997) Grade 3, Ms C L Scott, Legal
Assistant, Grade 8, Ms A-M Douglas, Chief Office Clerk (to 1st
October 1998), Grade 12, Mr B Dye, Chief Office Clerk (from 8
June 1998), Grade 12, Ms N Welfoot, Secretary (to 12 January 1998),
Grade 13, Dr D Kay, Secretary (from 5 October 1998), Grade 13.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
None.
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the
following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:-
Cabinet Ministers: 1
Other Ministers: 0
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives
of:-
Department of Trade and Industry 3
Cabinet Office 3
Executive Agencies
comprising:- National Weights and Measures
Laboratory 5
Appearances by other witnesses: 8
Overseas Visits
None.
Visits to European Institutions in Brussels and
Strasbourg
None.
UK Visits
None.
Reports and Minutes of Evidence
Title |
HC No.
(1997-98)
|
Date of
publication
|
No. of
pages
|
Sale price
|
Government
reply*
|
First Report: The draft Deregulation (Licence Transfers) Order 1997
|
367
|
26.11.97
|
11
|
£3.70
|
|
Second Report: Proposal for the Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998
|
559
|
19.2.98
|
29
|
£7.00
|
|
Third Report: Proposal for the Deregulation (Deduction from Pay of Union Subscriptions) Order 1998
|
601
|
5.3.98
|
45
|
£8.80
|
|
Fourth Report: Proposal for the Deregulation (Methylated Spirits Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Order 1998
|
614
|
12.3.98
|
12
|
£3.40
|
|
Fifth Report: Proposal for the Deregulation (Exchangeable Driving Licences) Order 1998 and the draft Deregulation (Deduction from Pay of Union Subscriptions) Order 1998
|
732
|
14.5.98
|
21
|
£5.80
|
|
Sixth Report: The draft Deregulation (Methylated Spirits Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Order 1998
|
767
|
4.6.98
|
10
|
£3.30
|
|
Seventh Report: The draft Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998
|
847
|
25.6.98
|
11
|
£3.70
|
|
Eighth Report: The draft Deregulation (Exchangeable Driving Licences) Order 1998
|
938
|
9.7.98
|
8
|
£2.55
|
|
Ninth Report: Proposal for the Deregulation (Weights and Measures) Order 1998 and Proposal for the Deregulation (Pipe-lines) Order 1998
|
939
|
31.7.98
|
82
|
£11.50
|
|
* It is not the practice of the Government to give
a formal reply to Reports on proposals and draft Orders.
Divisions
Date
|
Subject
|
3.3.98 |
One, proposal for the Deregulation (Deduction from Pay of Union Subscriptions) Order 1998.
|
Debates
None.
Evidence
Oral evidence was taken at 4 of the Committee's 20
meetings (On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly
or wholly in private). The Committee received 40 memoranda, of
which 24 came from Government departments and 2 from Executive
Agencies. The Committee published 38 memoranda.
Inquiry |
No. of oral evidence sessions
|
No. of memoranda received
|
No. of memoranda received from Government departments*
|
No. of memoranda published
|
No. of memoranda made available in the Record Office for public use and placed in the Library
|
The draft Deregulation (Licence Transfers) Order 1997
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Proposal for the Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998
|
0
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
Proposal for the Deregulation (Deduction from Pay of Union Subscriptions) Order 1998
|
0
|
13
|
4
|
13
|
0
|
Proposal for the Deregulation (Methylated Spirits Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Order 1998
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Proposal for the Deregulation (Exchangeable Driving Licences) Order 1998
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
The draft Deregulation (Deduction from Pay of Union Subscriptions) Order 1998
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
The draft Deregulation (Methylated Spirits Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Order 1998
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
The draft Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
The draft Deregulation (Exchangeable Driving Licences) Order 1998
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Proposal for the Deregulation (Weights and Measures) Order 1998
|
2
|
10
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
Proposal for the Deregulation (Pipe-lines) Order 1998
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
The Deregulation Procedure and the Work of the Deregulation Committee
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total |
4
|
40
|
24
|
38
|
0
|
*Excluding Explanatory memoranda laid with Proposals
for Deregulation Orders and Statements laid with draft Deregulation
Orders.
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