Sessional Returns 2000-01 - Contents


10. SELECT COMMITTEES

B. SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC

12A. Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Environment Sub-committee

The Committee was nominated on 15 July 1997.
It had 11 Members and held 13 meetings.



Members
Meetings attended

Bennett, Mr Andrew F (Chairman)
12
Benn, Mr Hilary
11
Beresford, Sir Paul (added, 13.12.00)
4
Blunt, Mr Crispin
13
Brake, Mr Tom
5
Butler, Christine
7
Cummings, Mr John
7
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
8
Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth
11
Ellman, Mrs Louise
12
Gray, Mr James (discharged, 13.12.00)
0
Olner, Mr Bill
6

Overall attendance:
61.1 %
Number of Members added:
1
Number of Members discharged:
1
Turnover of membership during the Session:
9 %

Staff
Clerk of the Sub-committee: Mr David Harrison, Deputy Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2).
Second Clerk: Mr Huw Yardley, Senior Clerk (Band A2) (until 30.4.01)
Committee Specialists: Miss Katie Smith (Band B1), Dr Dave Taylor (Band B1).
Committee Assistant: Miss Jacqueline Recardo, Chief Office Clerk (Band C).
Secretary: Mrs Susan Morrison, Secretary (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Mr Robin Hambleton, Mr Caspar Henderson, Mr Dominic Hogg, Mr David Lambert, Mr David Mansell, Dr Julie Rugg, Miss Stephanie Snape, Mr Neil Summerton, Mr John Thackray.

Witnesses
  
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
  
     Number of appearances by:
  
          Other Ministers
6
     Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
  
          Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
12
          other departments
3
     comprising: Home Office
3
          public bodies and non-Ministerial departments
14
               comprising: English Heritage
3
               English Nature
2
     Environment Agency
3
          Heritage Lottery Fund
1
New Opportunities Fund
1
Ofwat
2
Ofwat National Customer Council
2
     Appearances by other witnesses
53

Overseas Visits
None.

Visits to European Institutions
None.

UK Visits

Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16.1.01
Newham, East London
5
4A
Inquiry into Cemeteries
£77.22

A  Includes 2 specialist advisers

Minutes of Evidence  

Title
HC No.
(2000-01)
Date of
publication
No. of
pages
Sale price
Government
reply
Memoranda of Evidence: Draft Water Bill
145-II
29.1.01
97
£13.60
Not applicable
Memoranda of Evidence: Local Authority Governance
225
5.3.01
125
£14.70
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: Delivering Sustainable Waste Management
36-II
19.3.01
238
£20.50
Not applicable
Memoranda of Evidence: Cemeteries
91-II
29.3.01
221
£20.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence with Appendices: Local Authority Governance
225-I
30.4.01
66
£10.60
Not applicable

Divisions
None.

Oral Evidence
Oral evidence was taken at 11of the Sub Committee's 13 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
No. of oral evidence sessions
Delivering Sustainable Waste Management ‡
-
Cemeteries
3
Draft Water Bill
3
Local Authority Governance
3
Total
9

The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 1999-2000; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC100 (1999-2000))




 
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