Sessional Returns 2001-02 - Contents


16. Home Affairs

The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.

It had 11 Members and held 52 Meetings.


Members
Meetings
attended

Mullin, Mr Chris (Chairman from 18.7.01)
52
Cameron, Mr David
42
Dean, Mrs Janet
46
Malins, Mr Humfrey
27
Prentice, Bridget
48
Prosser, Mr Gwyn
47
Russell, Bob
46
Singh, Mr Marsha
22
Watkinson, Angela
40
Watson, Mr Tom
23
Winnick, David
46

Overall Attendance:
76.7 %
Turnover of membership during the Session:
0 %


Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Andrew Kennon, Deputy Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2)

Second Clerk: Tracey Garratty (until 31.10.01), Assistant Clerk (Band A3); Sarah Ioannou (from 1.11.01), Assistant Clerk (Band A3)

Committee Assistant: Mrs Pam Fisher (from 17.8.01 until 1.3.02), Senior Executive Officer (Band B1); Mr Ian Thomson (from 4.3.02), Senior Executive Officer (Band B1)

Committee Specialist: Amy Baker (from 1.10.01) (Band B1)

Committee Secretary: Liz Booth (until 23.11.01), Secretary Grade 3 (Band D1); Miss Jenny Cowan (from 19.11.01 until 22.2.02), Secretary Grade 3 (Band D1); Mara Bulf (from 23.2.02 until 14.4.02) (temporary); Mrs Melanie Barklem (from 15.4.02), Secretary Grade 3 (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr Angus McIntosh QPM.
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers
3
Other Ministers
5
Members of Parliament
1
Members of the House of Lords
2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Lord Chancellor's Department
3
Home Office
9
other departments comprising:
Department of Health
1
Executive Agencies comprising:
Court Service
1
Prison Service
3
Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
HM Customs and Excise
1
Crown Prosecution Service
3
Criminal Cases Review Commission
4
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
1
Appearances by other witnesses
92

Overseas Visits

Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
3-4.12.01BrusselsA
1
1
Conference of representatives from EU national Parliamentary Committees concerned with immigration issues.
£1,109.12
24-27.1.02Trier, GermanyA
0
1
Seminar on "The Anti-Terrorism Package: New Legislation in the EU" by the Academy of European Law.
£532.36
25-26.2.02MadridA
1
1
Conference of Chairpersons of Justice and Home Affairs Committees from the Parliaments of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Parliaments of candidate countries.
£1,871.12
18-21.9.02Arrabida, PortugalA
1
0
Conference on European Drug Policy.
£832.25

ATravel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
8-9.7.02Brussels
7
3
Briefing on Justice and Home Affairs issues.
£5,270.74

UK Visits

Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-13.11.01Manchester
8
2
Inquiry into "The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working?"
£3,789.69

Reports and Minutes of Evidence

Title
HC No. (2001-02)
Date of publication
No. of pages
Sale price
Government reply
First Report: The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001
351
19.11.01
76
£14.50
Not required
Second Report: Police Reform BillA
612
7.5.02
197
£20.50
Received 3.7.02: published as First Special Report Session 2001-02
Third Report: The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working?
318-I
22.5.02
99
£14.50
Cm 5573, published 10.7.02
Memoranda: The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working?
318-II
20.12.01
208
£20.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working?
318-III
22.5.02
285
£22.50
Not applicable
Fourth Report: The Conduct of Investigations into Past Cases of Abuse in Children's Homes
836-I
31.10.02
213
£16.50
Awaited
Memoranda: The Conduct of Investigations into Past Cases of Abuse in Children's Homes
836-II
31.10.02
137
£6.50
Not applicable
First Special Report: Police Reform Bill: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report
1052
8.7.02
18
£5.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of the Lord Chancellor's Department
269
10.12.01
19
£5.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of the Home Office
302
21.1.02
18
£5.50
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of the Prison Service
428
5.12.01
  
  
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: Home Office Annual Report 2001-02
1122-i
18.7.02
  
  
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: Lord Chancellor's Department Annual report 2001-02
1143-i
26.7.02
  
  
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: Asylum and Immigration Removal
1185-i
19.9.02
  
  
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: Home Office Issues
1186-i
19.9.02
  
  
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: The Draft Extradition Bill
1268-i
1.11.02
  
  
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: The Criminal Justice Bill
1299-i
12.11.02
  
  
Not applicable


AIncorporates HC 601 (Evidence of Metropolitan Police Commissioner)

Government replies to Reports for Session 2000-01

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2000-01 were published on 19.7.01 as HC 491, Session 2000-01. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2001-02 will be published as HC 1322, Session 2001-02.

Divisions

Date
Subject
15.11.01Two, on amendments proposed to Chairman's draft Report on the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001
25.4.02Three, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on the Police Reform Bill
9.5.02Sixteen, on amendments proposed to Chairman's draft Report on The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working?
22.10.02Two, on amendments proposed to Chairman's draft Report on The Conduct of Investigations into Past Cases of Abuse in Children's Homes

Debates

The following Reports and Special Report were referred to on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Second Special Report, Session 2000-01, Drugs and the Law: Government Response to the Police Foundation's Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Debate on Drugs Strategy on a Motion for the Adjournment of the House, 9.11.01

First Report, Session 2001-02, The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001, Debate on Second Reading of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001, 19.11.01

First Report, Session 2000-01, Border Controls, Debate on Second Reading of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill, 24.4.02

Second Report, Session 2001-02, Police Reform Bill, Debate on Second Reading of the Police Reform Bill [Lords], 7.5.02

The following Report was the subject of a Statement:

Third Report, Session 2001-02, The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working? Statement on the Government Reply to the Report, 10.7.02

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 37 of the Committee's 52 Meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Asylum and Immigration: RemovalsA
1
Home Office Annual Report 2001-02
1
Home Office Issues
1
Lord Chancellor's Department Annual Report 2001-02
1
Police Reform Bill
5
The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001
2
The Conduct of Investigations into Past Cases of Abuse in Children's Homes
7
The Criminal Justice BillA
1
The Draft Extradition BillA
1
The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it Working?
11
The Work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
1
The Work of the Crown Prosecution Service
1
The Work of the Home Office
1
The Work of the Lord Chancellor's Department
1
The Work of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner
1
The Work of the Prison Service
1
Total
37

AThe Committee did not complete this Inquiry in Session 2001-02.





 
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