10. SELECT COMMITTEES
B. SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK,
PUBLICATIONS ETC
11A. Education and Employment: Education
Sub-committee
The Sub-committee was nominated on 23 July 1997.
It had 10 Members and held 18 meetings.
|
Members | Meetings attended
|
|
Sheerman, Mr Barry (Chairman) | 18
|
Atkins, Charlotte | 15
|
Davey, Valerie | 12
|
Foster, Mr Derek (ex officio) | 0
|
Foster, Mr Michael (Worcester) | 9
|
Harris, Dr Evan | 16
|
Jones, Helen | 10
|
Marsden, Mr Gordon | 12
|
O'Brien, Mr Stephen | 7
|
St Aubyn, Mr Nick | 12
|
|
Overall attendance: | 62 %
|
Turnover of membership during the Session: |
0 % |
|
Staff
Clerk of the Sub-committee: Mr Liam Laurence Smyth, Deputy
Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2).
Committee Specialist: Mr Robert Rees (Band B1).
Committee Assistant: Mr Richard Dawson, Higher Executive Officer
(Band B2 ).
Secretary: Miss Claire Halls, Secretary (Band D1).
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Janet Beer, Professor Davinia Cooper, Dr Eilis Ferran,
Professor Christine Pascal, Mrs Rosemary Peacocke, Professor Alan
Smithers, Professor Kathy Sylva, Sir William Taylor.
Witnesses |
|
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers:
| 0 |
Other Ministers .
| 2 |
Ministerial appearances by Members of the House of Lords
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Department for Education and Employment:
| 2 |
public bodies and non-Ministerial departments
| 7 |
comprising: Office for Standards in Education
| 5 |
Higher Education Funding Council for England
| 2 |
| |
Appearances by other witnesses:
| 23 |
Overseas Visits
None.
Visits to European Institutions
None.
UK Visits
Date |
Destination
| Members
| Staff |
Purpose |
Cost |
16.1.01 | University of Surrey, Guildford and Kingston University
| 4 |
2 | Inquiry into Higher Education (Student Retention)
| £163.70
|
6.2.01 | Manchester
| 6 |
2 | Inquiry into Higher Education (Student Retention)
| £1,860
(estimated outturn)
|
Minutes of Evidence
Title | HC No.
(2000-01)
| Date of
publication
| No. of
pages
| Sale price
| Government
reply
|
Minutes of Evidence: Higher Education: Access Follow-up
| 329 |
2.4.01 |
10 | £3.40
| Not applicable
|
Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Early Years Follow-up
| 438-i & ii
| 21.6.01
| 45 |
£11.00
| Not applicable
|
Divisions
Date | Subject
|
18.1.01 | Two, on Amendments proposed to Chairman's draft Report, Higher Education: Access
|
24.1.01 | Thirteen, on Amendments proposed to Chairman's draft Report, Higher Education: Access
|
28.2.01 | One, on an Amendment proposed to Chairman's draft Report, Higher Education: Student Retention
|
Debates
None.
Oral Evidence
Oral evidence was taken at 10 of the Sub-committee's meetings.
On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly
in private.
Inquiry | No. of oral evidence sessions
|
Higher Education (Student Retention)
| 7 |
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools Annual Report for 1999-2000
| 1 |
Miscellaneous:
Higher Education: Access follow-up
Early Years: follow-up
|
1
2
|
Total | 11
|
|