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Weekly Information Bulletin: 10th February 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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Monday 5th February 2001 |
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Sale of UK Gold Reserves Witnesses: Mr Gus O'Donnell, Managing Director, Macroeconomic Policy and International Finance, HM Treasury; Mr Ian Plenderleith, Executive Director, Bank of England; Dr Paul Mills, Head of the Debt and Reserves Management Team, HM Treasury |
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Tuesday 6th February 2001 |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Draft Water Bill Witnesses: Water UK; Environment Agency; National Farmers Union and John Place, R & J M Place Ltd ; English Nature |
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ARMED FORCES BILL Subject: Armed Forces Bill Witnesses: Association of Chief Police Officers; MoD officials |
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WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Wales in the World: The Role of the UK Government in Promoting Wales Abroad Witnesses: Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Wales, Mr Brian Wilson MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Dr Kim Howells MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry and Officials from the Wales Office and Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
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HOME AFFAIRS Subject: Criminal Records Bureau Witnesses: Scout Association and Guides Association; National Childminding Association ;National Association of Volunteer Bureaux and National Council for Voluntary Organisations |
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TREASURY Subject: Bank of England Witnesses: Sir Alan Budd, Mr John Fleming, Mr Ray Barrell and Professor Willem Buiter |
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NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Parades Commission Witnesses: Rt Hon David Trimble, MP, First Minister, Bogside Residents Group, Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge No 1 |
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: EMPLOYMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: New Deal: An Evaluation Witnesses: Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities and Mr Leigh Lewis, Chief Executive, Employment Service |
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: The Operation of the National Lottery Witnesses: Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP, Chief Secretary to HM Treasury; Rt Hon Chris Smith MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |
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Wednesday 7th February 2001 |
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NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Relocation following paramilitary intimidation Witness: Professor Liam Kennedy ;Professor Colin Knox |
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AGRICULTURE Subject: Common Agricultural Policy Paying Agency (CAPPA) Witness: Mr Johnston Mc Neill, Chief Executive Designate, Common Agricultural Policy Paying Agency (CAPPA) |
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: The Communications White Paper Witnesses: ONDigital; EMAP Radio Limited and GWR Group plc ; Community Media Association and Radio Regen The Radio Authority |
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DEFENCE Subject: Ministry of Defence Annual Reporting Cycle Witness: Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Hoon, MP, Secretary of State for Defence; Mr Kevin Tebbit CMB, Permanent Under Secretary, Mr Richard Hatfield, Policy Director and Mr Colin Balmer, Principle Finance Officer, Ministry of Defence |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS Subject: Walking in Towns and Cities Witnesses: Health Development Agency; Countryside Agency and British Heart Foundation; Birmingham City Council; Planning Officers Society; Local Government Technical Advisors Group; Association of Town Centre Management |
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SOCIAL SECURITY Subject: Social Fund Witnesses: Ms Elaine Kempson, University of Bristol; Professor Gary Craig, University of Hull; Independent Review Service |
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Genetics and Insurance Witnesses: Norwich Union, Co-Operative Insurance Society Ltd and Prudential plc |
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Leakage and Water Efficiency Witness: Mr Philip Fletcher, Director General, Office of Water Services |
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Thursday 8th February 2001 |
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TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: (i) Government Actuary's Department (ii) HM Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue Witnesses: (i) Mr Christopher Daykin, Government Actuary (ii) Dawn Primarolo MP, Paymaster General |
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AGRICULTURE Subject: New Covent Garden Market Witness: Rt Hon Joyce Quin, MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: The Communications White Paper Witnesses: BskyB; ITV; Channel 4; and BBC |
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FORTHCOMING SELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
12 - 15 FEBRUARY 2001
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Monday 12th February 2001 |
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: The Post Office Acquisition of German Parcel Witnesses: Sir Michael Scholar, KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry, and Mr John Roberts, Post Office |
4.30p.m. |
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HOME AFFAIRS* Subject: Criminal Records Bureau Witness: Mr Charles Clarke, MP, Minister of State, Home Office |
5.00p.m. |
Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
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Tuesday 13th February 2001 |
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT* Subject: The Communications White Paper Witnesses: The Independent Television Commission (ITC); Daily Mail and General Trust plc (at 10.40a.m.); AOL UK (at 11.15a.m.); and SMG (at 11.50a.m.) |
10.00a.m. |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Draft Water Bill Witnesses: Public and Commercial Services Union; New Policy Institute; Consumers Association (at 10.15a.m.); Ofwat National Customer Council (at 10.30a.m.); Unison (at 11.00a.m.); Rt. Hon. Michael Meacher, MP, Minister for the Environment, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (at 11.10a.m.) |
10.00a.m. |
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: UK Aerospace Industry Witnesses: Trade Union Representatives for the Aerospace Industry |
10.15a.m. |
Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
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ARMED FORCES BILL Subject: Armed Forces Bill Witnesses: National Union of Journalists; Forces Law (at 11.15a.m.); At Ease (at 12 noon) |
10.30a.m. |
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS* Subject: Yugoslavia Witnesses: Mr Misha Glenny, Ms Karin von Hippel, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, London, Mr Tim Judah and Mr Jonathan Steele, The Guardian |
10.30a.m. |
Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
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HOME AFFAIRS* Subject: (i) The Prison Service (ii) Criminal Records Bureau Witnesses: (i) Mr Martin Narey, Director General, HM Prison Service; (ii) Mrs Elizabeth France, Data Protection Commissioner (at 12 noon) |
10.30a.m. |
Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
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TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Royal Mint Witnesses: Royal Mint officials |
2.45p.m. |
Pontyclun Community Centre |
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Wednesday 14th February 2001 |
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY* Subject: (i) Impact on Trade and Industry of Motor Fuel Taxation; (ii) Gas Prices Witnesses: (i) Mr Peter Hain MP, Minister of Energy, Department of Trade and Industry and Mr Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury; (ii) Mr Peter Hain MP, Minister of Energy, Department of Trade and Industry |
9.30a.m. |
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS* Subject: Walking in Towns and Cities Witnesses: Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; Institution of Highways & Transportation, Mr Derek Palmer, DETR Joint Cycling/Walking Group, Professional Training and Information (at 10.50a.m.); Civic Trust (at 11.30a.m.); CSS (formerly the Country Surveyors' Society) (at 11.50a.m.) |
10.15a.m. |
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SOCIAL SECURITY Subject: Social Fund Witnesses: Claimants of the Social Fund; Dr Bob Holman, Community Worker, Easterhouse, Glasgow (at 11.45a.m.) |
10.45a.m. |
Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
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DEFENCE Subject: Defence Aviation Repair Agency Witness: Mr Steven Hill, Chief Executive |
11.00a.m. |
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CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT* Subject: The Communications White Paper Witnesses: The Rt Hon Chris Smith, MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Patricia Hewitt, MP, Minister of State, Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry |
4.00p.m. |
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EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: * EMPLOYMENT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Age Discrimination Witness: Ms Margaret Hodge, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment and Equal Opportunities |
4.00p.m. |
Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
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ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS: TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Opportunities and Development Prospects at Major Ports Witnesses: Officials of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; British Ports Association and United Kingdom Major Ports Group (at 4.45p.m.) |
4.00p.m. |
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NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Relocation following paramilitary intimidation Witnesses: Representatives of the Northern Ireland Office |
4.15p.m. |
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STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES* Subject: Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members Witness: Rt Hon John Major, CH, MP |
4.15p.m. |
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY* Subject: Steel Witness: Sir Brian Moffat, Chairman and Chief Executive of Corus plc |
4.15p.m. |
Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: (i) Access to Properties Grant-Aided by English Heritage (Kenwood House); (ii) Modernising Construction Witnesses: (i) Ms Pam Alexander, Chief Executive, English Heritage; (ii) Sir Richard Mottram, KCB, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and Mr Peter Gershon, Office of Government Commerce |
4.30p.m. |
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PRIVATE BILL COMMITTEE |
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COMMITTEE ON UNOPPOSED BILLS To consider the ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER PLC (GROUP REORGANISATION) BILL [LORDS]
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11.00a.m. |
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Thursday 15th February 2001 |
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TREASURY * Subject: Equitable Life Witnesses: Officials of Equitable Life and Officials of the Financial Services Authority |
9.45a.m. |
Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
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HEALTH* Subject: Access to NHS Dentistry Witnesses: British Dental Association, General Dental Practitioners' Association, Mr Clive Bosley and Dr Judith Husband, Dental Practitioners; Cornwall Health Authority, and Birmingham Health Authority; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Health |
10.30a.m. |
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