THURSDAY
15 NOVEMBER 2001
Members present:
Mr Richard Allan
Mr Donald Anderson
Mr Tony Baldry
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Jean Corston
Mr Michael Fabricant
Mr Bruce George
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr David Hinchliffe
Mr John Horam
Mr Martyn Jones
Mr Gerald Kaufman
Mr Edward Leigh
Mr David Lepper
Mr John McFall
Mr John McWilliam
Mr Michael Mates
Mr Chris Mullin
Mr Martin O'Neill
Mr Peter Pike
Mrs Marion Roe
Mr Barry Sheerman
Mr David Tredinnick
Mr Dennis Turner
Mr Alan Williams
Mr Nicholas Winterton
Dr Tony Wright
Sir George Young
The Committee deliberated.
Election of Chairman:
Mr Alan Williams was called to the Chair.
Regular Meeting Time
Resolved, That the Committee's
regular meeting time should be Thursdays at half past Nine o'clock.—
(The Chairman.)
Working Methods (Use of Sub-Committees)
Resolved, That the Chairman
do write to the Clerk of the Committee with any proposals for
making use of a Sub-Committee in order to transact the Committee's
business more efficiently.— (The Chairman.)
Travel Guidelines: The
Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the current
upper cost limits for the different categories of overseas travel
be uprated by 10 per cent, pending a full review of the guidelines.—(The
Chairman.)
Overseas Travel
Resolved, That the Committee
approves the visit to Pakistan by the International Development
Committee at a revised cost of £71,270.— (The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee
approves the following visits:
European Scrutiny Committee to Madrid at a cost not
exceeding £20,894;
Trade and Industry Committee to Brussels at a cost
not exceeding £7,777;
Defence Committee to Brussels at a cost not exceeding
£10,046, and to the USA at a cost not exceeding £57,803;
Work and Pensions Committee to the Netherlands, at
a cost not exceeding £11,622.—(The Chairman.)
Debates in Westminster Hall:
The Committee agreed the Reports to be recommended for debate
in Westminster Hall.
Estimates Day
Ordered, That the Chairman
do made the following Report to the House:
That the Liaison Committee had directed him to report
the following recommendation for the allocation of time for the
consideration of Estimates on an allotted day (being the first
allotted day in the present Session of Parliament):
That a day not later than 6 February be allotted
for the consideration of the following Votes on Account for the
financial year 2002-03:
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
in so far as they relate to expenditure on waste management policy;
Department of Culture, Media and Sport, in so far
as they relate to policy towards the staging of the world athletics
championships in the United Kingdom.— (The Chairman.)
Annual Reports
Resolved, That departmentally
related Select Committees should produce a report on their work
in 2001, and annually thereafter.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Thursday 13 December at half-past
Nine o'clock
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