Minutes of Proceedings Education and Skills

House of Commons

Education and Skills Committee

Minutes of Proceedings

Session 2002–03

Ordered by The House of Commons

to be printed 20 November 2003

The Education and Skills Committee

The Education and Skills Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Education and Skills and its associated public bodies.

Current membership

Mr Barry Sheerman MP (Labour, Huddersfield) (Chairman)

Mr David Chaytor MP (Labour, Bury North)

Valerie Davey MP (Labour, Bristol West)

Jeff Ennis MP (Labour, Barnsley East & Mexborough)

Mr Nick Gibb MP (Conservative, Bognor Regis & Littlehampton)

Paul Holmes MP (Liberal Democrat, Chesterfield)

Mr Robert Jackson MP (Conservative, Wantage)

Helen Jones MP (Labour, Warrington North)

Mr Kerry Pollard MP (Labour, St Albans)

Jonathan Shaw MP (Labour, Chatham and Aylesford)

Mr Andrew Turner MP (Conservative, Isle of Wight)

The following Members were also a members of the committee during the parliament.

Ms Meg Munn MP (Labour, Sheffield Heeley)

Mr Mark Simmonds MP (Conservative, Boston & Skegness)

Powers

The committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.

Publications

The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/education_and_skills_committee.cfm

Committee staff

The current staff of the Committee are David Lloyd (Clerk), Dr Sue Griffiths (Second Clerk), Sara Eustace (Committee Specialist), Libby Aston (Committee Specialist), Lisa Wrobel (Committee Assistant), Susan Monaghan (Committee Assistant), and Catherine Jackson (Secretary).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Education and Skills Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 6181; the Committee's email address is [e-mail]

Proceedings of the Committee

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Prepared: 29 July 2004