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Weekly Information Bulletin: 20th January 2001
A Complete list of Select Committee membership and a Factsheet (No.4) is available on request from the House of Commons Information Office. The list and Factsheet are also on the Parliament Website. The address is http://www.parliament.uk SELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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| Mr David Clelland | Mr David Crausby | Mr Quentin Davies< | Mr Paul Keetch | Mr Robert Key | Dr Lewis Moonie< |
| Mr John Randall | Mr John Spellar | Rachel Squire |
| Ms Dari Taylor | Mr Dave Watts |
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
House of Commons
| Mr Desmond Brown | Sir Patrick Cormack | Jean Corston |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Mr Andrew Miller | Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West) |
House of Lords
Not appointed yet
Tax Simplification (Joint Committee)
House of Commons
| Mr Joe Ashton | Mr Kenneth Clarke | Mr Edward Davey |
| Ms Ruth Kelly | Mr Richard Ottoway | Mr Chris Pond |
| Dawn Primarolo | ||
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| Lord Blackwell | Lord Brightwell | Baroness Cohen of Pimlico |
| Lord Goodhart | Lord Haskel | Lord Howe of Aberavon |
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Monday 15th January 2001 |
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Major Projects Report 2000: Case Studies Witnesses: Sir Robert Walmsley, KCB, Chief of Defence Procurement, Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham, KCB, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), Ministry of Defence |
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Tuesday 16th January 2001 |
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Corruption Witnesses: Dr Anne Cockcroft, Senior Research Fellow and Professor Neil Andersson, Executive Director; CIET International; Mr Simon Taylor, Global Witness |
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WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Wales in the World: The Role of the UK Government in Promoting Wales Abroad Witnesses: UK Sport and the Welsh Rugby Union; S4C |
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TREASURY Subject: Banking Witnesses: Ms Michelle Childs, Head of Policy Research, and Mr Phil Evans, Principal Policy Adviser, Consumers' Association; Ms Jill Johnstone, Head of Policy, Research and Strategy, National Consumer Council; Mr Christopher Pearson, Chief Executive, and Mr Richard Tyson-Davies, Head of Public Affairs, Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS), Mr Michael Hawkins, Chairman, MasterCard/Europay UK Limited, and Mr Etienne Goosse, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Europay International and Mr Tim Sweeney, Director General, British Bankers' Association (BBA) |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Cemeteries Witnesses: Mr Giles Dolphin, Planning Officer, Greater London Authority, and Professor Douglas J. Davies, Professor in the Study of Religion, University of Durham; Heritage Task Group, Board of Deputies of British Jews, and Churches Group on Funeral Services at Cemeteries and Crematoria; Confederation of Burial Authorities |
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Wednesday 17th January 2001 |
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Higher Education: Student Retention Witnesses: Quality Assurance Agency |
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AGRICULTURE Subject: The Implementation of IACS in the European Union Witnesses: Mr Don Curry CBE, Chairman of the IACS and Inspections Working Group; National Farmers' Union of England and Wales |
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DEFENCE Subject: Ministry of Defence Annual Reporting Cycle Witnesses: Mr Kevin Tebbit CMG, Permanent Secretary, Mr Colin Balmer, Principal Finance Officer, Mr Nick Witney, Director General (Equipment) and Mr David Gould, Deputy Chief of Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence |
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SCOTTISH AFFAIRS Subject: The Drinks Industry in Scotland Witnesses: The Belhaven Brewery Company Limited; The Gin and Vodka Association of Great Britain; The Institute for Fiscal Studies |
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SOCIAL SECURITY Subject: Integrated Child Credit Witness: Professor John Veit-Wilson, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: EMPLOYMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: New Deal: An Evaluation Witnesses: Mr Victor Adebowale, Centrepoint, Mr Paul Convery, Unemployment Unit and Youthaid and Mr Fajid Butt, Policy and Information Officer, Black Training and Enterprise Group |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS: TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Transport-related Executive Agencies of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Witnesses: Driving Standards Agency; Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency, Vehicle Certification Agency and Vehicle Inspectorate |
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NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Parades Commission Witnesses: Northern Ireland Office |
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Major Projects Report 2000 Witness: Sir Robert Walmsley, KCB, Chief of Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence |
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Making Government Work Witnesses: Mr Geoff Mulgan, Director of the Performance and Innovation Unit and Ms Ann Steward, Director of E-government, Office of the E-envoy |
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Thursday 18th January 2001 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Pre-Budget Report: fuel duties Witnesses: Mr John Mumford, Director, BP Oil UK and Mr Paul Beckwith, Fuel and Environment Manager, BP Oil; Mr Detlef Frank, Director of Science and Traffic Policy, BMW Ag; Mr Bernard Carey, Director, London Liaison Office, BMW Group; Mr Malcolm Fergusson, Senior Fellow, Institute of European Environmental Policy |
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: The Operation of the National Lottery Witnesses: The National Lottery Commission |
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HEALTH Subject: Public Health Witnesses: British Heart Foundation and Sport England; Kate Hoey MP, Minister for Sport, Department of Culture, Media and Sport |
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Higher Education: Student Retention Witness: Sir Howard Newby, President of Universities UK and Chief Executive-Designate, HEFCE |
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Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
23 - 25 January 2001
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Tuesday 23rd January 2001 |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT SUB-COMMITTEE * Subject: Cemeteries Witnesses: National Association of Memorial Masons; New Opportunities Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund (at 10.20a.m.); English Heritage(at 10.40a.m.); The Rt. Hon. Paul Boateng, MP, Minister of State, Home Office, and the Rt. Hon. Hilary Armstrong, MP, Minister for Local Government and the Regions, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ( at 11.20a.m.) |
10.00a.m. |
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY * Subject: UK Aerospace Industry Witnesses: Society of British Aerospace Companies |
10.00a.m. |
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
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ARMED FORCES BILL Subject: Armed Forces Bill Witnesses: MoD officials |
10.30a.m. |
16 |
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HOME AFFAIRS * Subject: The Work of the Lord Chancellor's Department Witness: The Rt. Hon. Lord Irvine of Lairg QC, Lord Chancellor |
10.30a.m. |
15 |
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Corruption Witnesses: Mr George Staple and Mr Jeremy Carver CBE, Clifford Chance, and Mr Monty Raphael, Peters and Peters; Mr Rick Helsby, Partner, Head of Forensic Investigations EMEA, Mr Ian Trumper, Director for Corporate Investigations, and Mr Jermyn Brooks, ex-Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (at 11.30a.m.) |
10.30a.m. |
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
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TREASURY Subject: International Monetary Fund Witnesses: Mr Gus O'Donnell, Managing Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Prospects, HM Treasury, and Mr Stephen Pickford, UK Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund |
10.45a.m. |
6 |
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Higher Education: Student Retention Witness: Professor Diana Green, Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University, and Chair of Universities UK Working Party |
4.00p.m. |
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
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PROCEDURE * Subject: Rules Governing the Election of a Speaker Witnesses: To be confirmed |
4.00p.m. |
8 |
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WEDNESDAY 24TH JANUARY 2001 |
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Higher Education: Student Retention Witness: Sir Michael Bett |
9.45a.m. |
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS: TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Transport-related Executive Agencies of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Witnesses: Highways Agency; Maritime and Coastguard Agency (at 11.00a.m.) |
10.15a.m. |
15 |
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AGRICULTURE Subject: New Covent Garden Market Witness: Mr Leif Mills CBE, Chairman, Covent Garden Market Authority |
10.30a.m. |
8 |
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Subject: Genetics and Insurance Witness: Professor Martin Bobrow, CBE, Professor of Medical Genetics, Cambridge University |
4.15p.m. |
8 |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS * Subject: Urban White Paper Witnesses: The Rt. Hon. John Prescott MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and officials of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
4.30p.m. |
15 |
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Supporting Innovation: Managing Risk in Government Departments Witness: Ms Mavis McDonald CB, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office |
4.30p.m. |
16 |
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION * Subject: Making Government Work Witnesses: Dr David Clark MP; Lord Simon of Highbury; The Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine MP |
4.30p.m. |
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
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TAX SIMPLIFICATION BILLS (JOINT COMMITTEE) Subject: Capital Allowances Bill Witnesses: To be confirmed |
10.35a.m. |
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THURSDAY 25TH JANUARY 2001 |
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT * Subject: Communications White Paper Witnesses: The National Consumer Council; British Telecom (at 11.10 am); News International (at 11.50 am) |
10.30a.m. |
15 |
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Corruption Witnesses: Mr Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed, National Security Adviser to President Obesanjo, HE Prince Bola A. Ajibola, Nigerian High Commissioner, Mr Ebenezer Obeya, Legal Adviser to the National Security Adviser, and Mr Ayo Oke, Head of Political Affairs, Nigerian High Commission |
11.30a.m. |
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* These committees will be televised by BBC Parliament
Recorded information
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Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list. The list is correct as at press (12 noon Friday); For confirmation see Select Committee home pages on the Internet (www.parliament.uk) or telephone the Committee Office dedicated line on 020 7219 2033. This provides recorded information about forthcoming meetings over the next two sitting days. The general enquiry lines for committee activity remain 020 7219 3267/4300.
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