Sessional Information Digest: 2002 - 03
Section C1
Departmental Select Committees: their work and reports
The following is a list of the select committees which are set up to examine the work of Government Departments, and which now constitute the main investigatory system by which the House oversees the exercise of Government responsibilities and the development of public policy and expenditure.
The listing of each departmental committee includes its membership as at Prorogation on 20 November 2003, the reports issued during the 2002-03 session and of Government observations received. Further information about Select Committees is available on the Parliamentary website- http://www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/cmsel/htm.
Constitutional Affairs (formerly Lord Chancellor's Department Committee) (renamed 11 September 2003)
Clerk: Mr Huw Yardley
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Rt. Hon. Alan Beith (LD) (Chairman)
| Mr Peter Bottomley (Con) | | | Mr James Clappison (Con) | | Mr Ross Cranston (Lab) |
| Mrs Ann Cryer (Lab) | | | Mr Jim Cunningham (Lab) | | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lab) |
| Mr Mark Field (Con) | | | Mr Clive Soley (Lab) | | Mr Keith Vaz (Lab) |
Dr Alan Whitehead (Lab)
(See Lord Chancellor's Department Select Committee for details of reports issued in 2002-03)
Culture, Media and Sport
Clerk: Mr Fergus Reid
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Gerald Kaufman (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Chris Bryant (Lab) | Mr Frank Doran (Lab) | Mr Michael Fabricant (Con) |
| Mr Adrian Flook (Con) | Mr Alan Keen (Lab/Co-op) | Miss Julie Kirkbride (Con) |
| Ms Rosemary McKenna (Lab) | Ms Debra Shipley (Lab) | Mr John Thurso (LD) |
Mr Derek Wyatt (Lab)
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| National Museums: funding and free admission
| HC 85
| Cm 5772 |
2
| The work of the Committee in 2002
| HC 148
| |
3
| A London Olympic bid for 2012
| HC 268
| Cm 5867 |
4
| The structure and strategy for supporting tourism
| HC 65
| Cm 5790 |
5
| Privacy and media intrusion
| HC 458
| Cm 5985 |
6
| British Film Industry
| HC 667
| Cm 6022 |
| | | |
| | | |
Defence
Clerk: Mr Mark Hutton
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Rt. Hon. Bruce George (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr James Cran (Con) | | | Mr David Crausby (Lab) | | Mr Mike Gapes (Lab) |
| Mr Mike Hancock (Lab) | | | Mr Dai Havard (Lab) | | Mr Gerald Howarth (Con) |
| Mr Kevan Jones (Lab) | | | Mr Frank Roy (Lab) | | Ms Rachel Squire |
| Mr Peter Viggers (Con) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Missile defence
| HC 290
| HC 411 |
2
| Annual Report for 2002
| HC 378
| |
3
| Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill
| HC 321
| HC 754 |
4
| The Government's proposals for Secondary Legislation under the Export Control Act
| HC 620
| Cm 5988 |
5
| Strategic Export Controls
Annual Report for 2001, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny
| HC 474
| |
6
| A New Chapter to the Strategic Defence Review
| HC 93
| HC 975 |
7
| Draft Civil Contingencies Bill
| HC 557
| |
8
| Defence procurement
| HC 694
| HC 1194 |
Education and Skills
Clerk: Mr David Lloyd
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Barry Sheerman MP (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr David Chaytor (Lab) | | | Ms Valerie Davey (Lab) | | Mr Jeff Ennis (Lab) |
| Mr Paul Holmes (LD) | | | Mr Robert Jackson (Con) | | Mrs Helen Jones (Lab) |
| Mr Kerry Pollard (Lab) | | | Mr Jonathan Shaw (Lab) | | Mr Mark Simmonds (Con) |
| Mr Andrew Turner (Con) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| The Work of the Committee in 2002
| HC 359
| |
2
| Secondary Education: visits to Birmingham and Auckland
| HC 486
| |
3
| A Level standards
| HC 153
| HC 1026 |
4
| Secondary Education: diversity of provision
| HC 94
| HC 1096 |
5
| The future of higher education
| HC 425
| Cm 5932 |
6
| The Work of OFSTED
| HC 531
| HC 1190 |
7
| Secondary Education: pupil achievement
| HC 513
| HC 147 |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| Library resources for higher education
Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Education and Skills Committee, Session 2001-02
| HC 362
| |
2
| Post-16 student support
Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Education and Skills Committee, Session 2001-02
| HC 440
| |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Clerk: Mr Gavin Devine
Members (17)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Rt Hon David Curry (Con) (Chairman)
| Ms Candy Atherton (Lab) | | | Mr David Borrow (Lab) | | Mr Colin Breed (LD) |
| Mr David Burnside (UUP) | | | Mr David Drew (Lab) | | Mr Patrick Hall (Lab) |
| Rt. Hon. Michael Jack (Con) | | | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Lab) | | Mr David Lepper (Lab) |
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Lab) | | | Ms Diana Organ (Lab) | | Rt Hon Gillian Shephard (Con) |
| Mr Alan Simpson (Lab) | | | Mr David Taylor (Lab) | | Mr Paddy Tipping (Lab) |
| Mr Bill Wiggin (Con) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
| HC 110
| HC 478 |
2
| Annual Report of the Committee 2002
| HC 269
| |
3
| The Mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy
| HC 151
| HC 615 |
4
| The Water Framework Directive
| HC 130
| HC 749 |
5
| Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
| HC 394
| HC 748 |
6
| Rural Payments Agency
| HC 382
| HC 830 |
7
| Badgers and bovine TB
| HC 432
| HC 831 |
8
| The future of waste management
| HC 385
| HC 1084 |
9
| The delivery of education in rural areas
| HC 467
| HC 1085 |
10
| Horticulture Research International
| HC 873
| HC 1086 |
11
| Broadband in rural areas
| HC 587
| HC 1174 |
12
| DEFRA annual report 2003
| HC 832
| HC 1175 |
13
| Poultry farming in the United Kingdom
| HC 779
| HC 1219 |
14
| Gangmasters
| HC 691
| |
15
| New Covent Garden Market: a follow-up
| HC 901
| |
16
| Vets and veterinary services
| HC 703
| |
17
18
| Biofuels
The conduct of the GM public debate
| HC 929
HC 1220
| HC 270
|
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| The Role of DEFRA: Government's Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 340
| |
2
| The Future of UK Agriculture in a Changing World: Government Reply to the Ninth Report of Session 2001-02 from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
| HC 384
| |
Foreign Affairs
Clerk: Mr Steve Priestley
Members (11)
Nominated 19 July 2001
Rt Hon Donald Anderson (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr David Chidgey (LD) | Mr Fabian Hamilton (Lab) | Mr Eric Illsley (Lab) |
| Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Lab) | Mr John Maples (Con) | Mr Bill Olner (Lab) |
| Mr Richard Ottaway (Con) | Mr Greg Pope (Lab) | Sir John Stanley (Con) |
| Ms Gisela Stuart (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| The biological weapons green paper
| HC 150
| Cm 5713 |
2
| Foreign policy aspects of the war against terrorism
| HC 196
| Cm 5739 |
3
| Foreign Affairs Committee Annual Report 2002
| HC 404
| |
4
| Human Rights Annual Report 2002
| HC 257
| Cm 5820 |
5
| The biological weapons green paper
| HC 671
| Cm 5857 |
6
| The Government's proposals for secondary legislation under the export control act
| HC 620
| Cm 5988 |
7
| Strategic export controls:
Annual Report for 2001, licensing policy and parliamentary scrutiny
| HC 474
| Cm 5943 |
8
| Zimbabwe
| HC 339
| Cm 5869 |
9
| The decision to go to war in Iraq
| HC 813
| Cm 6062 |
10
| Foreign policy aspects of the war against terrorism
| HC 405
| Cm 5968 |
11
| Gibraltar
| HC 1024
| Cm 5954 |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| Evidence from Mr Andrew Gilligan to the Committee's inquiry into the decision to go to war in Iraq
| HC 1044
| |
Health
Clerk: Dr John Benger
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr David Hinchliffe (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr David Amess (Con) | Mr John Austin (Lab) | Mr Keith Bradley (Lab) |
| Mr Simon Burns (Con) | Mr Paul Burstow (LD) | Mr Jim Dowd (Lab) |
| Ms Siobhain McDonagh (Lab) | Dr Doug Naysmith (Lab) |
| Dr Richard Taylor (Ind) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| The work of the Health Committee, 2002
| HC 261
| |
2
| Foundation trusts
| HC 395
| Cm 5876 |
3
| Sexual health
| HC 69
| Cm 5959 |
4
| Provision of maternity services
| HC 464
| |
5
| The control of entry regulations and retail pharmacy services in the UK
| HC 571
| Cm 5896 |
6
| The Victoria Climbié Inquiry
| HC 570
| |
7
| Patient and public involvement in the NHS
| HC 697
| Cm 6005 |
8
| Inequalities in access to maternity services
| HC 696
| |
9
| Choice in maternity services
| HC 796
| |
Home Affairs
Clerk: Dr Robin James
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Rt. Hon John Denham (Lab) (Chairman)
| Ms Janet Anderson (Lab) | Mr David Cameron (Con) | Mr James Clappison (Con) |
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Lab) | Mrs Janet Dean (Lab) | Mr Gwyn Prosser (Lab) |
| Mr Bob Russell (LD) | Mr Marsha Singh (Lab) | Mr David Winnick (Lab) |
| Rt. Hon Ann Widdecombe (Con) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Extradition Bill
| HC 138
| HC 475 |
2
| Criminal Justice Bill
| HC 83
| Cm 5787 |
3
| The Work of the Home Affairs Committee in 2002
| HC 336
| |
4
| Asylum removals
| HC 654
| HC 1006 |
5
| Sexual Offences Bill
| HC 639
| Cm 5986 |
International Development
Clerk: Mr Alistair Doherty
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Tony Baldry (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr John Barrett (LD) | Rt Hon John Battle (Lab) | Mr Hugh Bayley (Lab) |
| Mr Alistair Burt (Con) | Ms Ann Clwyd (Lab) | Mr Tony Colman (Lab) |
| Mr Piara Khabra (Lab) | Ms Chris McCafferty (Lab) | Mr Robert Walter (Con) |
| Mr Tony Worthington (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Afghanistan: The transition from humanitarian relief to reconstruction and development assistance
| HC 84
| HC 621 |
2
| Committee Annual Report 2002
| HC 331
| |
3
| The humanitarian crisis in Southern Africa
| HC 116
| HC 690 |
4
| Preparing for the humanitarian consequences of possible military action against Iraq
| HC 444
| HC 561 |
5
| The Government's proposals for secondary legislation under the Export Control Act
| HC 620
| Cm 5988 |
6
| Strategic export controls
Annual Report for 2001, licensing policy and parliamentary scrutiny
| HC 474
| |
7
| Trade and Development at the WTO: issues for Cancœn
| HC 400
| HC 1092 |
8
| Department for International Development: departmental report 2003
| HC 825
| |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| Department for International Development: Departmental Report 2002: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 357
| |
Lord Chancellor's Department (renamed Constitutional Affairs Committee 11 September 2003)
Clerk: Mr Huw Yardley
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Rt. Hon Alan Beith (LD) (Chairman)
| Mr Peter Bottomley (Con) | Mr James Clappison (Con) | Mr Ross Cranston (Lab) |
| Mrs Ann Cryer (Lab) | Mr Jim Cunningham (Lab) | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lab) |
| Mr Mark Field (Con) | Mr Clive Soley (Lab) | Mr Keith Vaz (Lab) |
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Courts Bill
| HC 526
| |
2
| Judicial appointments: lessons from the Scottish experience
| HC 902
| |
3
| Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
| HC 614
| Cm 6004 |
4
| The Government's proposed changes
to publicly funded immigration and
asylum work
| HC 1171
| |
Northern Ireland Affairs
Clerk: Mrs Elizabeth Hunt
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Michael Mates (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Adrian Bailey (Lab) | Mr Harry Barnes (Lab) | Mr Roy Beggs (UUP) |
| Mr Tony Clarke (Lab) | Mr Stephen McCabe (Lab) | Mr Eddie McGrady (SDLP) |
| Mr Stephen Pound (Lab) | Mr Peter Robinson (DUP) | Rev Martin Smyth (UUP) |
| Mr Hugo Swire (Con) | Mr Mark Tami (Lab) | Mr Bill Tynan (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Impact in Northern Ireland of cross-border road fuel price differentials: three years on
| HC 105
| HC 412 |
2
| Annual Report 2002
| HC 271
| HC 583 |
3
| The Police (Northern Ireland) Bill
| HC 233
| HC 555 |
4
| The control of firearms in Northern Ireland and the Draft Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2002
| HC 67
| HC 690 |
5
| Forensic science Northern Ireland
| HC 204
| HC 722 |
6
| The illegal drugs trade and drug culture in Northern Ireland: interim report on cannabis
| HC 353
| HC 935 |
7
| Peace II
| HC 653
| HC 1077 |
8
| The illegal drugs trade and drug culture in Northern Ireland
| HC 1217
| HC 180 |
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
Clerk: Dr David Harrison
Members (11)
Nominated 22 July 2002
Mr Andrew Bennett MP (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr John Bercow (Con) | Sir Paul Beresford (Con) | Mr Clive Betts (Lab) |
| Mr David Clelland (Lab) | Mr John Cummings (Lab) | Mr Chris Mole (Lab) |
| Mr Bill O'Brien (Lab) | Dr John Pugh (LD) | Ms Christine Russell (Lab) |
| Mr Gary Streeter (Con) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Local government finance: formula grant distribution
| HC 164
| Cm 5753 |
2
| Annual Report to the Liaison Committee
| HC 288
| HC |
3
| Affordable housing
| HC 75
| |
4
| Planning competitiveness and productivity
| HC 114
| Cm 5809 |
5
| Departmental Annual Report and Estimates 2002
| HC 78
| |
6
| The Licensing Bill (Lords) and the evening economy
| HC 541
| HC 750 |
7
| The effectiveness of Government regeneration initiatives
| HC 76
| Cm 5865 |
8
| Planning for sustainable housing and communities: sustainable communities in the South East
| HC 77
| Cm 5895 |
9
| Reducing regional disparities in prosperity
| HC 492
| Cm 5958 |
10
| The draft Housing Bill
| HC 751
| |
11
| Living places: cleaner, safer, greener
| HC 673
| |
12
| The evening economy and the urban renaissance
| HC 396
| |
Science and Technology
Clerk: Mr Chris Shaw
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Dr Ian Gibson MP (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Lab) | Mr Tom Harris (Lab) | Mr David Heath (LD) |
| Dr Brian Iddon (Lab) | Mr Robert Key (Con) | Mr Tony McWalter (Lab) |
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Con) | Ms Geraldine Smith (Lab) | Mr Bob Spink (Con) |
| Dr Desmond Turner (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| The Work of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
| HC 161
| HC 507 |
2
| Annual Report 2002
| HC 260
| |
3
| The Work of the Medical Research Council
| HC 132
| Cm 5834 |
4
| Towards a non-carbon fuel economy: research, development and demonstration
| HC 55
| HC 745 |
5
| The Work of the Natural Environment Research Council
| HC 674
| HC 1161 |
6
| UK Science and Europe: value for money
| HC 386
| HC 1162 |
7
| Light pollution and astronomy
| HC 747
| HC 127 |
8
| The scientific response to terrorism
| HC 415
| HC 442 |
9
| The Work of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
| HC 936
| HC 171
2003-04 |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
|
1 sp
| Government Funding of the Scientific Learned Societies: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 53 |
| |
2 sp
| National Endowment for Science and Technology and the Arts: A Follow-Up: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 276 |
| |
3 sp
| The Office of Science and Technology: Scrutiny Report 2002: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 293 |
| |
4 sp
| Short-Term Research Contracts in Science and Engineering: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 442 |
| |
5 sp
| The Work of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2002-03
| HC 507 |
| |
6 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report: Towards a Non-Carbon Fuel Economy: Research, Development and Demonstration
| HC 745 |
| |
7 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report: The Work of the Natural Environment Research Council
| HC 1161 |
| |
8 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report: UK Science and Europe: Value for Money?
| HC 1162 |
Scottish Affairs
Clerk: Mr John Whatley
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Ms Irene Adams MP (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (LD) | Mr Peter Duncan (Con) | Mr David Hamilton (Lab) |
| Mr Eric Joyce (Lab) | Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Con) | Mr John Lyons (Lab) |
| Ms Ann McKechin (Lab) | Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Lab) | Mr John Robertson (Lab) |
| Mr Michael Weir (SNP) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| The Work of the Scottish Affairs Committee in 2002
| HC 197
| |
2
| Homeworkers in Scotland and the minimum wage
| HC 335
| HC 816 |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| Scotland Office expenditure
| HC 198
| |
2
| Employment in shipbuilding on the Clyde: Response by the Government to the Fifth Report of the Committee of Session 2001-02 (HC865)
| HC 199
| |
Trade and Industry
Clerk: Mrs Elisabeth Flood
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Martin O'Neill (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Henry Bellingham (Con) | Dr Roger Berry (Lab) | Mr Richard Burden (Lab) |
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Con) | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Lab) | Dr Ashok Kumar (Lab) |
| Mr Andrew Lansley (Con) | Ms Jackie Lawrence (Lab) | Ms Linda Perham (Lab) |
| Sir Robert Smith (LD) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Managing the nuclear legacy - Government Reply to Fifth Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 86
| |
2
| The Use of retentions in the construction industry
| HC 127
| HC 438 |
3
| Radio spectrum management
| HC 128
| HC 530 |
4
| The Work of the Committee in 2002
| HC 337
| |
5
| British electricity trading and transmission arrangements
| HC 468
| HC 937 |
6
| The white paper on modernising company law
| HC 439
| HC 1022 |
7
| Quadripartite Committee - The Government's proposals for secondary legislation under the Export Control Act, First Joint Report of Session 2002-03
| HC 620
| Cm 5988 |
8
| Quadripartite Committee - Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2001 Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny, Second Joint Report of Session 2002-03
| HC 474
| |
9
| UK Steel 2003
| HC 686
| HC 1103 |
10
| BETTA: Comments on the Government Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2002-03
| HC 937
| |
11
| People, pensions and post offices: The impact of 'Direct Payment' on post offices and their customers
| HC 718
| HC 1102 |
12
14
| UK biotechnology industry
Trade and investment opportunities with
China and Taiwan
| HC 87
HC 128
| HC 1282
HC 530 |
| |
15
| Retaining retentions?
| HC 976
| HC 1331 |
16
| Rewards for failure
| HC 914
| |
17
| The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Nuclear Sites and Radioactive Substances Bill
| HC 968
| |
Transport
Clerk: Ms Eve Samson
Members (11)
Nominated 22 July 2002
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Tom Brake (LD) | Mr Gregory Campbell (DUP) | Mr Brian H Donohoe (Lab) |
| Mr Clive Efford (Lab) | Mrs Louise Ellman (Lab/Co-op) | Mr Ian Lucas (Lab) |
| Mr George Osborne (Con) | Mr John Randall (Con) | Mr George Stevenson (Lab) |
| Mr Graham Stringer (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Urban charging schemes
| HC 390
| Cm 5818 |
2
| Annual Report 2002
| HC 410
| |
3
| Jam tomorrow?: The multi modal study investment plans
| HC 38
| Cm 5842 |
4
| Railways in the North of England
| HC 782
| HC 1212 |
5
| Local roads and pathways
| HC 407
| Cm 6007 |
6
| Aviation
| HC 454
| Cm 6047 |
7
| Overcrowding on public transport
| HC 201
| |
8
| The Work of the Highways Agency
| HC 453
| Cm 6088 |
9
| Ports
| HC 783
| |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| Government and Office of Fair Trading Responses to the Seventeenth Report of the Transport,
Local Government and the Regions Committee in Session 2001-02
| HC 97
|
Treasury
Clerk: Mr Crispin Poyser
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr John McFall MP (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Nigel Beard (Lab) | Mr Jim Cousins (Lab) | Ms Angela Eagle (Lab) |
| Mr Michael Fallon (Con) | Mr Norman Lamb (LD) | Mr George Mudie (Lab) |
| Mr John Mann (Lab) | Mr James Plaskitt (Lab) | Mr David Ruffley (Con) |
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Con) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| National Statistics: The classification of Network Rail
| HC 154
| HC 550 |
2
| The 2002 Pre-Budget Report
| HC 159
| HC 528 |
3
| Split capital investment trusts
| HC 418
| HC 651 |
4
| The handling of the Joint Inland Revenue/Customs and Excise Steps PFI project
| HC 184
| HC 706 |
5
| Annual Report for 2002
| HC 491
| |
6
| The UK and the Euro
| HC 187
| HC 1004 |
7
| The 2003 Budget
| HC 652
| HC 1028 |
8
| Appointment to the Monetary Committee of the Bank of England of Mr Richard Lambert
| HC 811
| |
9
| Appointment of Ms Rachel Lomax as a Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and member of the Monetary Policy Committee
| HC 1011
| |
10
| Inland Revenue Matters
| HC 834
| HC 1181 |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| Parliamentary accountability of Departments: The Government Response to the Committees Seventh Report, Session 2001-02
| HC 149
| |
Welsh Affairs
Clerk: Mr James Davies
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Martyn Jones (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Martin Caton (Lab) | Mr Huw Edwards (Lab) | Dr Hywel Francis (Lab) |
| Ms Julie Morgan (Lab) | Mr Albert Owen (Lab) | Mr Adam Price (PC) |
| Mr Mark Prisk (Con) | Mr Nigel Evans (Con) | Mrs Betty Williams (Lab) |
| Mr Roger Williams (LD) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Broadband in Wales
| HC 95
| HC 413 |
2
| Transport in Wales
| HC 205
| HC 580 |
3
| Work of the Committee in 2002
| HC 263
| |
4
| The primary legislative process as it affects Wales
| HC 79
| HC 989 |
5
| Draft Public Audit (Wales) Bill
| HC 763
| HC 87 |
Work and Pensions
Clerk: Mr Philip Moon
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Sir Archy Kirkwood (LD) (Chairman)
| Miss Anne Begg (Lab) | Ms Karen Buck (Lab) | Mr Andrew Dismore (Lab) |
| Mr Paul Goodman (Con) | Mrs Joan Humble (Lab) | Mr Rob Marris (Lab) |
| Mr David Hamilton ( Lab) | Mr Andrew Selous (Con) | Ms Vera Baird QC (Lab) |
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Con) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Social Security Advisory Committee
| HC 296
| |
2
| The Committee's Work in 2002
| HC 297
| |
3
| The future of UK pensions
| HC 92
| |
4
| Employment for all: Interim Report
| HC 401
| |
5
| Childcare for working parents
| HC 564
| HC 1184 |
6
| European Social Fund
| HC 680
| |
Section C2
Subject Listing of Reports of Departmental Select Committees
The following subject list to the reports of the Departmental Select Committees (excluding, therefore, the Public Accounts Committee) is in an abbreviated form. Special reports and Government observations are not included. Full details are given in Section C1.
Aviation (6) HC 454 means that the subject is covered by the third report, 2002-03 of the Transport Committee, published as House of Commons Paper HC 454 of the Session.
Afghanistan - International Development (1) HC 84
Asylum; deportation - Home Affairs (4) HC 654
Aviation - Transport (6) HC 454
Badgers -Environment (7) HC 432
Bank of England - Treasury (8) HC 1011
Biological weapons - Foreign Affairs (1) HC 150
Biotechnology - Trade (12) HC 87
Broadband - Environment (11) HC 587
Broadband in Wales -Welsh Affairs (1) HC 95
Budget - Treasury (7) HC 652
Capital investment - Treasury (3) HC 418
Climate change - Science and Technology (4) HC 55
Common Agricultural Policy - Environment (3) HC 151
Common Fisheries Policy - Environment (1) HC 110
Company law - Trade (6) HC 439
Construction - Trade (2) HC 976
Defence equipment - Defence (8) HC 694
Defence procurement - Defence (6) HC 93
Directors - Trade (16) HC 914
Drugs - Northern Ireland Affairs (6) HC 353
Education; rural areas - Environment (9) HC 467
Employment; disabled - Work and Pensions (4) HC 401
Export controls - Foreign Affairs (7) HC 474
Extradition - Home Affairs (1) HC 138
Film - Culture (6) HC 667
Firearms - Northern Ireland Affairs (4) HC 67
Genetically modified organisms - Environment (18) HC 1220
Gibraltar - Foreign Affairs (1) HC 1024
Higher education - Education and Skills (5) HC 425
Homeworking - Scottish Affairs (2) HC 335
Horticulture - Environment (10) HC 873
Human rights - Foreign Affairs (4) HC 257
Iraq conflict - Foreign Affairs ((9) HC 813
Maternity services - Health (9) HC 796
Museums and galleries - Culture (1) HC 85
National security - Defence (7) HC 557
Northern Ireland government - Northern Ireland Affairs (7) HC 653
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - Trade (17) HC 968
Nuclear fuels; Radioactive wastes - Trade (1) HC 86
Olympic Games; London bid 2012 - Culture (3) HC 268
Overseas aid - International Development (1) HC 84
Pensions - Work and Pensions (3) HC 92
Petrol - Northern Ireland Affairs (1) HC 105
Police Service - Northern Ireland Affairs (3) HC 233
Ports - Transport (9) HC 783
Privacy; press - Culture (5) HC 458
Private finance initiative - Treasury (4) HC 184
Railways - Transport (4) HC 782
Sexual health - Health (3) HC 69
Terrorism - Foreign Affairs (2) HC 196
Tourism - Culture (4) HC 65
Transport; overcrowding - Transport (7) HC 201
Vets and veterinary services - Environment (16) HC 703
Waste management - Environment (8) HC 385
Water supply - Environment (4) HC 130
Section C3
Other Select Committees
This section lists Select Committees, other than those set up under Standing Order No 121 to monitor the work of Government Departments (see Section C1) and those connected with private legislation.
The reports of these Committees are given below. For those which publish numerous reports of a periodical nature, an indication of the numbers involved is given, but further details are available from the House of Commons Information Office if required. Membership shown is as at Prorogation on 20 November 2003.
Accommodation and Works
Clerk: Mr John Goldsmith
Members (9)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Derek Conway (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Tony Banks (Lab) | Mr Harold Best (Lab) | Mr Tom Brake (LD) |
| Mr Bob Ainsworth (Lab) | Mr Patrick McLoughlin (Con) | Mr Albert Owen (Lab) |
| Ms Anne Picking (Lab) | Sir Robert Smith (LD) | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Lab) |
Administration
Clerk: Mr John Goldsmith
Members (9)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mrs Marion Roe (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Nick Ainger (Lab) | Mrs Patsy Calton (LD) | Ms Caroline Flint (Lab) |
| Mr Peter Luff (Con) | Mr Martin Linton (Lab) | Mr Iain Luke (Lab) |
| Mr John MacDougall (Lab) | Ms Julie Morgan (Lab) |
Broadcasting
Clerk: Ms Shona McGlashan
Members (10)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr David Lepper (Lab/Co-op) (Chairman)
| Ms Helen Clark (Lab) | Mr Roger Gale (Con) | Mr James Gray (Con) |
| David Hamilton (Lab) | Mr Iain Luke (Lab) | Mr Jim Sheridan (Lab) |
| Mr John Lyons (Lab) | Mr Khalid Mahmood (Lab) | Mr Alan Reid (LD) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
|
1
| The rules of coverage
| HC 786 |
Catering
Clerk: Mr Kenneth Fox
Members (9)
Nominated 19 July 2001
Mr Dennis Turner (Lab/Co-op) (Chairman)
| Ms Janet Anderson (Lab) | Mr Peter Atkinson (Con) | Mr Ronnie Campbell (Lab) |
| Mr Tony Cunningham (Lab) | Mrs Janet Dean (Lab) | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Lab) |
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Con) | Mr Simon Thomas (PC) |
Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
Clerk: Mr Andrew Kennon and Mr Ian Mackley
Members (24)
Nominated 10 July 2003
| Dr Lewis Moonie (Lab) (Chairman) | Mr David Cairns (Lab) | Mr James Clappison (Con) |
| Mr Adrian Bailey (Lab) | Mr Kevan Jones (Lab) | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Con) |
| Mr Patrick Mercer (Con) | Mr Chris Mole (Lab) | Ms Kali Mountford (Lab) |
| Dr David Wright (Lab) |
Nominated 11 July 2003
| Lord Bradshaw (LD) |
| Lord Condon (XB) | Lord Jordon (Lab) | Rt Hon Lord King (Con) |
| Lord Lucas (Con) | Lord Maginnis (XB) | Earl of Shrewsbury (Con) |
| Baroness Ramsey of Cartvale (Lab) | Lord Roper (LD) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Draft Civil Contingencies Bill
| HC 1074, HL 184
| Cm 6078 |
Consolidation Etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
Clerk: Ms Michelle Garratty
Members (24)
Nominated 12 December 2001
| Mr Russell Brown (Lab) | Mr David Cairns (Lab) | Mr Paul Farrelly (Lab) |
| Mr John Burnett (Lab) | Mr Colin Challen (Lab) | Mr Barry Gardiner (Lab) |
| Sir Patrick Cormack (Con) | Mr Jim Dobbin (Lab) | Mr John McDougall (Lab) |
| Hon Nicholas Soames (Con) | Mr Anthony Steen (Con) |
Nominated 14 March 2001
Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough (XB) (Chairman)
| Lord Acton (Lab) | Lord Brightman (XB) | Viscount Colville of Culcross (XB) |
| Lord Campbell of Alloway (Con) | Lord Christopher (Lab) | Earl of Dundee (Con) |
| Baroness Janner of Braunstone (Lab) | Baroness Fookes DBE (Con) | Baroness Mallalieu (Lab) |
| Lord Phillips of Sudbury (LD) | Lord Razzell (LD) |
Draft Corruption Bill (Joint Committee)
Clerks: Mr Andrew Kennon and Ms Mary Robinson
Members (16)
Nominated by the House of Lords on 25 March 2003
Lord Slynn of Hadley (XB) (Chairman)
| Lord Bernstein (Lab) | Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab) | Lord Carlisle of Bucklow (Con) |
| Baroness Scott (LD) | Lord Waddington (Con) | Baroness Whitaker (Lab) |
Nominated by the House of Commons on 25 March 2003
| Vera Baird (Lab) | Edward Garnier (Con) | Mr John McDougall (Lab) |
| Mr Mark Oaten (LD) | Mr Richard Shepherd (Con) | Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Lab) |
| Dr Desmond Turner (Lab) | Baroness Ramsey of Cartvale (Lab) | Lord Roper (LD) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply
|
1
| Draft Corruption Bill
| HL 157, HC 705
| Cm 6086 |
Environmental Audit
Clerk: Mr Mike Hennessy
Members (16)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Peter Ainsworth (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Gregory Barker (Con) | Mr Harold Best (Lab) | Mr Colin Challen (Lab) |
| Mrs Helen Clark (Lab) | Ms Sue Doughty (LD) | Mr Mark Francois (Con) |
| Mr David Chaytor (Lab) | Mr Jon Owen Jones (Lab/Co-op) | Mr Paul Flynn (Lab) |
| Mr John Horam(Con) | Ms Joan Walley (Lab) | Mr Malcolm Savidge (Lab) |
| Mr Elliot Morley (Lab) | Mr Simon Thomas (PC) | Mr David Wright (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper
| Govt reply
|
1
| Pesticides: the voluntary initiative
| HC 100
| HC 443 |
| |
2
| World summit on sustainable development
| HC 169
| HC 471 |
| |
3
| Annual report for 2002
| HC 262
| |
| |
4
| Pre-budget report 2002
| HC 167
| HC 688 |
| |
5
| Waste - an audit
| HC 99
| HC 1081 |
| |
6
| Buying time for forests
| HC 909
| HC 1082 |
| |
7
| Export Credit Guarantee Department and sustainable development
| HC 689
| HC 1238 |
| |
8
| Energy white paper - empowering change?
| HC 618
| HC 1333 |
| |
9
| Budget 2003 and aviation
| HC 672
| HC 6063 |
| |
10
| Learning the sustainability lesson
| HC 472
| HC 1221 |
| |
11
| Sustainable development headline indicators
| HC 1080
| |
| |
12
| World summit on sustainable development
| HC 98
| HC 232 |
| |
13
| Greening Government 2003
| HC 961
| |
Special reports
No
| Title
| Paper
| Govt reply
|
1 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2002-03, on Pesticides: The Voluntary Initiative
| HC 443
| |
| |
2 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2001-02, on A Sustainable Energy Strategy? Renewables and the PIU Review
| HC 471
| |
| |
3 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report, Pre-Budget Report 2002-03
| HC 688
| |
| |
4 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report, Session 2002-03, on Waste - An Audit
| HC 1081
| |
| |
5 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report, Session 2002-03, on buying time for forests
| HC 1082
| |
| |
6 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report, Session 2002-03 on Learning the Sustainability Lesson
| HC 1221
| |
| |
7 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report, 2002-03 on ECGD and Sustainable Development
| HC 1238
| |
| |
8 sp
| Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report on the Energy White Paper - Empowering Change?
| HC 1333
| |
European Scrutiny
Clerks: Mr Dorian Gerhold
Members (16)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Jimmy Hood (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Colin Breed (LD) | Mr Richard Bacon (Con) | Mr William Cash (Con) |
| Mr Michael Connarty (Lab) | Mr Tony Cunningham (Lab) | Mr Wayne David (Lab) |
| Rt Hon Terry Davis (Lab) | Mr Jim Dobbin (Lab/Co-op) | Mr Mark Hendrick (Lab/Co-op) |
| Mr Jim Marshall (Lab) | Mr John Roberston (Lab) | Mr Angus Robertson (SNP) |
| Mr Anthony Steen (Con) | Mr Bill Tynan (Lab) |
The Committee considers European Legislation and reports on a large number of items each year. 38 reports were published in Session 2002-03 as serial parts of HC 42. Further details are available from the House of Commons Information Office or on the parliament website.
Finance and Services
Clerk: Mr Robert Rogers
Members (11)
Nominated 19 November 2001
Sir Stuart Bell (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mrs Irene Adams (Lab) | Mr Bob Ainsworth (Lab) | Mr Derek Conway (Con) |
| Mr Michael Fabricant (Con) | Rt Hon Thomas McAvoy (Lab) | Mr David Lepper (Lab/Co-op) |
| Mr Patrick McLoughlin (Con) | Mrs Marion Roe (Con) | Mr Andrew Stunell (LD) |
| Mr Dennis Turner (Lab/Co-op) |
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
Clerks: Mr Malcolm Jack (Commons) and Mr David Beamish (Lords)
Members (24)
Nominated by the House of Commons 19 June 2002:
Rt Hon Dr Jack Cunningham (Lab)(Chairman)
| Janet Anderson (Lab) | Mr James Arbuthnot (Con) | Mr Chris Bryant (Lab) |
| Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC (Con) | Rt Hon William Hague (Con) | Mr Stephen McCabe (Lab) |
| Rt Hon Joyce Quin (Lab) | Mr Terry Rooney (Lab) | Mr Clive Soley (Lab) |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Lab) | Mr Paul Tyler (LD) |
Nominated by the House of Lords 4 July 2002:
| Lord Archer of Sandwell (Lab) | Viscount Bledisloe (XB) | Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab) |
| Rt Hon Lord Carter (Lab) | Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con) | Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen (Lab) |
| Lord Goodhart (LD) | Rt Hon Lord Howe of Aberavon (Con) | Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (LD) |
| Baroness O'Cathain (Con) | Earl of Selbourne (Con) | Rt Hon Lord Weatherill (XB) |
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply |
| |
1
| House of Lords reform
| HC 171, HLP 17
| |
| |
2
| House of Lords reform
| HC 668, HLP 97
| HC 1027, HLP 155 |
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Clerk: Mr Paul Evans
Members (12)
Nominated by the House of Commons 16 July 2001
Rt Hon Jean Corston (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr David Chidgey (Lab) | Mr Kevin Mc Namara (Lab) | Mr Richard Shepherd (Con) |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Lab) | Mr Shaun Woodward (Lab) |
Nominated by the House of Lords 3 July 2001
| Lord Bowness (Con) | Lord Campbell of Alloway (Con) | Lord Judd (Lab) |
| Lord Lester of Herne Hill (LD) | Lord Plant of Highfield (XB) | Baroness Prashar (XB) |
No
| Title
| Paper No
|
1
| Scrutiny of Bills: progress report
| HLP 24; HC 191 |
| |
2
| Criminal Justice Bill
| HLP 40; HC 374 |
| |
3
| Scrutiny of Bills: further progress report
| HLP 41; HC 375 |
| |
4
| Scrutiny of Bills: further progress report
| HLP 50; HC 397 |
| |
5
| Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
| HLP 59; HC 462 |
| |
6
| The Case for a Human Rights Commission
| HLP 67; HC 489 |
| |
7
| Scrutiny of Bills: further progress report
| HLP 74; HC 547 |
| |
8
| Scrutiny of Bills: further progress report
| HLP 90; HC 634 |
| |
9
| The case for a Children's Commissioner
| HLP 96; HC 666 |
| |
10
| UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
| HLP 117: HC 81 |
| |
11
| Criminal Justice Bill: further report
| HLP 118; HC 724 |
| |
12
| Scrutiny of Bills: further progress report
| HLP 119: HC 765 |
| |
13
| Anti-social Behaviour Bill
| HLP 120; HC 766 |
| |
14
| Work of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
| HLP 132; HC 142 |
| |
15
| Scrutiny of Bills and Draft Bills: further progress
| HLP 149; HC 1005 |
| |
16
| Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001
| HLP 181; HC 1272 |
| |
17
| Scrutiny of Bills: final progress report
| HLP 186; HC 1278 |
| |
18
| Government's response to the 10th Report 2002-03
| HLP 187; HC 1279 |
| |
19
| Draft Gender Recognition Bill
| HLP 188; HC 1276 |
Information
Clerk: Mr Gordon Clarke
Members (9)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Michael Jack (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Richard Allan (LD) | Mr Neil Gerrard (Lab) | Mr Peter Luff (Con) |
| Mr John Mann (Lab) | Ms Ann McKechin (Lab) | Ms Margaret Moran (Lab) |
| Mr Gwyn Prosser (Lab) | Jim Sheridan (Lab) |
Liaison
Clerks: Mr George Cubie and Mr Robert Wilson
Members (35)
Nominated: 5 November 2001
Rt Hon Alan Williams (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Peter Ainsworth (Con) | Mrs Irene Adams (Lab) | Mr Richard Allan (LD) |
| Rt Hon Donald Anderson (Lab) | Mr Tony Baldry (Con) | Sir Stuart Bell (Lab) |
| Rt Hon Alan Beith (LD) | Mr Andrew Bennett (Lab) | Derek Conway (Con) |
| Rt Hon Jean Corston (Lab) | Mr John Denham (Lab) | Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Lab) |
| Rt Hon Michael Jack (Con) | Rt Hon Bruce George (Lab) | Dr Ian Gibson (Lab) |
| Mr David Hinchliffe (Lab) | Mr Jimmy Hood (Lab) | Mr Martyn Jones (Lab) |
| Mr Gerald Kaufman (Lab) | Sir Archy Kirkwood (LD) | Mr Edward Leigh (Con) |
| Mr David Lepper (Lab/Co-op) | Mr Michael Mates (Con) | Mr John McFall (Lab/Co-op) |
| Mr John McWilliam (Lab) | Mr Martin O'Neill (Lab) | Mr Peter Pike (Lab) |
| Mrs Marion Roe (Con) | Mr Barry Sheerman (Lab/Co-op) | Mr David Treddinick (Con) |
| Mr Dennis Turner (Lab/Co-op) | Sir Nicholas Winterton (Con) | Dr Tony Wright (Lab) |
| Rt Hon Sir George Young (Con) |
Oral Evidence
No
| Title
| Paper No |
| |
4.2.03
| Evidence from the Prime Minister
21 January 2003
| HC 334-i |
| |
21.7.03
| Evidence from the Prime Minister
21 July 2003
| HC334-ii |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No |
1
| Annual Report 2002
| HC 558 |
Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee)
Clerks: Mr Gordon Baker and Mr Sian Jones
Members (16)
Lords (nominated 16 July 2003)
Lord Carter (Lab) (Chairman)
| Baroness Barker (LD) | Baroness Fookes DBE (Con) | Lord Knight of Collingtree (Con) |
| Baroness McIntosh (Con) | Lord Pearson (Con) | Lord Rix (XB) |
| Lord Roper (LD) | Baroness Wilkins (Lab) |
Commons (nominated 16 July 2003)
| Mr John Bercow (Lab) | Mrs Angela Browning (Con) | Mr Paul Burstow (LD) |
| Mr Jim Dowd (Lab) | Mr Stephen Hesford (Lab) | Mrs Joan Humble (Lab) |
| Mr Huw Irranca-Davies (Lab) | Mrs Laura Moffatt (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| |
1
| Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
| HLP 181, HC 1083
| |
Modernisation of the House of Commons
Clerks: Mr George Cubie
Members (15)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Rt Hon Peter Hain (Lab) (Chairman)
| Ms Ann Coffey (Lab) | Ms Barbara Follett (Lab) | Mr Patrick McLoughlin (Con) |
| Mr David Kidney (Lab) | Mr Martin Linton (Lab) | Ms Anne Picking (Lab) |
| Mr Peter Pike (Lab) | Ms Joan Ruddock (Lab) | Mr Martin Salter (Lab) |
| Mr Richard Shepherd (Con) | Mr Andrew Stunell (LD) | Mr Richard Shepherd (Con) |
| Mr Paul Tyler (LD) | Sir Nicholas Winterton (Con) |
Reports
No
1
| Title
Programming of Bills
| Paper No
HC 1222 |
Procedure
Clerks: Mr Simon Patrick
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Peter Atkinson (Con) | Mr John Burnett (LD) | Mr David Hamilton (Lab) |
| Mr Eric Illsley (Lab) | Mr Huw Irranca-Davies (Lab) | Mr Eric Joyce Lab) |
| Mr Iain Luke (Lab) | Ms Rosemary Mckenna (Lab) | Mr Tony McWalter (Lab/Co-op) |
| Sir Robert Smith (LD) | Mr Desmond Swayne (Con) | Mr David Wright (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply |
1
| Delegated legislation: proposals for a shifting Committee
| HC 501
| HC 684 |
| |
3
| Sessional Orders and Resolutions
| HC 885
| |
| |
4
| Procedures for Debates, Private Members' Bills and the powers of the Speaker
| HC 333
| |
Public Accounts
Clerk: Mr Nicholas Wright
Members (16)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Edward Leigh (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Richard Allan (LD) | Mr Richard Bacon (Con) | Mr Jon Cruddas (Lab) |
| Mr Ian Davidson (Lab/Co-op) | Rt Hon Frank Field (Lab) | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Con) |
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Lab) | Mr Nigel Jones (LD) | Ms Ruth Kelly (Lab) |
| Mr George Osborne (Con) | Jim Sheridan (Lab) | Mr Sion Simon (Lab) |
| Mr Jon Trickett (Lab) | Mr Gerry Steinberg (Lab) | Rt Hon Alan Williams (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply |
1
| Collecting the television licence fee
| HC 118
| Cm 5770 |
| |
2
| Dealing with pollution from ships
| HC 119
| Cm 5770 |
| |
3
| Tobacco smuggling
| HC 143
| Cm 5770 |
| |
4
| PFI: redevelopment of the MOD building
| HC 298
| Cm 5789 |
| |
5
| 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease
| HC 487
| Cm 5801 |
| |
6
| MOD: exercise Saif Sareea II
| HC 502
| Cm 5801 |
| |
7
| Excess votes 2001-02
| HC 503
| |
| |
8
| Excess votes (Northern Ireland) 2001-02
| HC 504
| |
| |
9
| 2001 Census
| HC 543
| Cm 5801 |
| |
10
| Individual learning accounts
| HC 544
| Cm 5802 |
| |
11
| NHS emergency planning in England
| HC 545
| Cm 5802 |
| |
12
| Tackling pension poverty
| HC 565
| Cm 5802 |
| |
13
| MOD: progress in reducing stock
| HC 566
| Cm 5849 |
| |
14
| Royal Mint Trading Fund 2001-02
| HC 588
| Cm 5802 |
| |
15
| OPRA: tackling the risks to pension scheme members
| HC 589
| Cm 5802 |
| |
16
| Improving public services through innovation
| HC 170
| Cm 5823 |
| |
17
| Helping victims: the work of Victim Support
| HC 635
| Cm 5823 |
| |
18
| Reaping the rewards of agricultural research
| HC 414
| Cm 5823 |
| |
19
| PFI contract for redevelopment of West Middlesex Hospital
| HC 414
| Cm 5961 |
| |
20
| Better public services through call centres
| HC 155
| Cm 5961 |
| |
21
| Operation of HM Customs & Excise in 2001-02
| HC 398
| Cm 5961 |
| |
22
| PFI refinancing update
| HC 203
| Cm 5984 |
| |
23
| Innovation in the NHS: acquisition of the Heart Hospital
| HC 299
| Cm 5961 |
| |
24
| Community Legal Service
| HC 185
| Cm 5961 |
| |
25
| Protecting the public from waste
| HC 352
| Cm 5961 |
| |
26
| Regulating medicines in the UK
| HC 505
| Cm 5962 |
| |
27
| Management of substitution cover for teachers
| HC 473
| Cm 5984 |
| |
28
| Delivering better value for money from PFI
| HC 764
| Cm 5962 |
| |
29
| Tax Credits and Tax debt management
| HC 332
| Cm 5962 |
| |
30
| Department for International Development: maximising impact in the water sector
| HC 446
| Cm 5962 |
| |
31
| Tackling benefit fraud
| HC 488
| Cm 5962 |
| |
32
| Maintaining England's motorways and trunk roads
| HC 556
| Cm 5962 |
| |
33
| Ensuring the effective discharge of older patients from NHS acute hospitals
| HC 459
| Cm 6061 |
| |
34
| OFT: Progress in protecting consumers' interests
| HC 546
| Cm 5962 |
| |
35
| PFI construction performance
| HC 567
| Cm 5984 |
| |
36
| Improving service quality: action in response to the inherited SERPS problem
| HC 616
| Cm 5963 |
| |
37
| MOD: construction of nuclear facilities at Devonport
| HC 636
| Cm 6061 |
| |
38
| DTI: regulation of weights and measures
| HC 581
| Cm 5963 |
| |
39
| Protecting NHS staff from violence and aggression
| HC 641
| Cm 5963 |
| |
40
| Improving social housing through transfer
| HC 590
| Cm 5963 |
| |
41
| Modernising procurement in the Prison Service
| HC 676
| Cm 6061 |
| |
42
| Improving the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS trusts
| HC 704
| Cm 6051 |
| |
43
| Fisheries enforcement in England
| HC 752
| Cm 6105 |
| |
44
| IT systems for Magistrates' Courts: the Libra project
| HC 434
| Cm 6105 |
| |
45
| Protecting public health and consumer interests in relation to food
| HC 708
| Cm 6105 |
| |
46
| MOD: the introduction of the Apache Helicopter
| HC 533
| Cm 6105 |
| |
47
| Film Council
| HC 685
| |
| |
48
| Public private partnership for National Air Traffic Services
| HC 80
| |
| |
49
| Operational performance of PFI prison
| HC 904
| |
Public Administration
Clerk: Mr Philip Aylett
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Dr Tony Wright (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Kevin Brennan (Lab) | Mrs Annette Brooke (LD) | Mrs Anne Campbell (Lab) |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Mr David Heyes (Lab) | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Lab) |
| Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Con) | Mr Gordon Prentice (Lab) | Hon Michael Trend CBE (Con) |
| Mr Brian White (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply |
1
| Ministerial Accountability and Parliamentary Questions: The Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 136
| |
| |
2
| Work of the Committee in 2002
| HC 447
| |
| |
3
| Ombudsman issues
| HC 448
| |
| |
4
| Government by appointment
| HC 165
| |
| |
5
| On target? Government by measurement
| HC 62
| HC 1264 |
| |
6
| On Target? Government by measurement: the Government's Response to the Committee's Fifth Report
| HC 1264
| |
| |
Special reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
| Govt reply |
1 sp
| The Public Service Ethos: Government's Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2001-02
| HC 136
| |
Regulatory Reform
Clerk: Mr Huw Yardley
Members (16)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Mr Peter Pike (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Russell Brown (Lab) | Brian Cotter (LD) | Mr Jeffrey Donaldson (UU) |
| Mr Dai Havard (Lab) | Mr Paul Goodman (Con) | Mr Dai Havard (Lab) |
| Mr Andy King (Lab) | Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Lab/Co-op) | Mr Andrew Love (Lab/Co-op) |
| Mr Chris Mole (Lab) | Mr Denis Murphy (Lab) | Dr Doug Naysmith (Lab/Co-op) |
| Mr Andrew Rosindell (Con) | Mr Anthony Steen (Con) |
| Mr Brian White (Lab) |
Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No |
1
| Proposal for the regulatory reform (credit unions) and proposal for the regulatory reform (special occasions licensing) Orders 2002
| HC 82 |
| |
2
| Proposal for the regulatory reform (business tenancies) (England & Wales) Order 2003
| HC 182 |
| |
3
| Proposal for the regulatory reform (assured periodic tenancies) (rent increases) Order 2002
| HC 183 |
| |
4
| Draft regulatory reform (special occasions licensing) Order 2002
| HC 193 |
| |
5
| Proposal for the regulatory reform (housing management agreements) Order 2003
| HC 328 |
| |
6
| Draft regulatory reform (credit unions) and draft regulatory reform (assured periodic tenancies) (rent increases) Orders 2003
| HC 329 |
| |
7
| Proposal for the regulatory reform (schemes under section 129 of the Housing Act 1988) (England) Order 2003
| HC 436 |
| |
8
| Draft regulatory reform (housing management agreements) Order 2003
| HC 520 |
| |
9
| Proposal for the regulatory reform (British Waterways Board) Order 2003
| HC 521 |
| |
10
| Draft regulatory reform (schemes under section 129 of the Housing Act 1988) (England) Order
| HC 549 |
| |
11
| Draft regulatory reform (sugar beet research and education) Order
| HC 591 |
| |
12
| Draft regulatory reform (British Waterways Board) Order
| HC 682 |
| |
13
| Draft regulatory reform (gaming machines) Order
| HC 715 |
| |
14
| Draft on regulatory reform (business tenancies) and regulatory reform (gaming machines) Orders
| HC 1210 |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No
|
1 sp
| Operation of the Regulatory Reform Act: progress report
| HC 908 |
Selection
Clerk: Dr Mark Egan
Members (9)
Nominated 3 July 2001
Mr John McWilliam (Lab) (Chairman)
| Mr Peter Ainsworth (Con) | Mr John Heppell (Lab) | Mr Peter Luff (Con) |
| Ms Joan Ryan (Lab) | Mr Andrew Stunell (LD) | Mr Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab) |
| Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Lab) | Rt Hon Sir George Young (Con) |
Standards and Privileges
Clerks: Dr Christopher Ward
Members (11)
Nominated 16 July 2001
Rt Hon Sir George Young (Con) (Chairman)
| Ross Cranston (Lab) | Mr Andrew Dismore (Lab) | Rt Hon Derek Foster (Lab) |
| Mr Michael Jabez Foster (Lab) | Mr David Heath (LD) | Rt Hon Andrew Mackay (Con) |
| Mr Kevin McNamara (Lab) | Mr Richard Ottaway (Con) | Mr Stephen Pound (Lab) |
| Mr Simon Thomas (PC) |
| |
2
| Standards of conduct in the House of Commons
(Committee on Standards in Public Life)
| HC 403 |
| |
3
| Complaints against Mr Michael Trend
| HC 435 |
| |
4
| Complaints against Mr Henry McLeish
| HC 946 |
| |
5
| Complaints against Mr Clive Betts
| HC 947 |
| |
6
| Pay for Select Committee Chairmen
| HC 1150 |
| |
7
| Guidance for Chairmen and Members of Select Committees
| HC 1292 |
Special Reports
No
| Title
| Paper No |
1
| Standards of Conduct: Letters from the Committee on Standards in Public Life
| HC 516 |
Standing Orders
Clerk: Mr Michael Hennessy
Members (11)
Nominated 24 October 2001
Sir Alan Haselhurst (Chairman of Ways and Means)
Mrs Sylvia Heal (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
Sir Michael Lord (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
| Sir Patrick Cormack (Con) | Mr Brian Jenkins (Lab) | Helen Jones (Lab) |
| Ann McKechin (Lab) | Mr Bill O'Brien (Lab) | Mr Ernie Ross (Lab) |
| Sir Robert Smith (LD) | Sir Nicholas Winterton (Con) |
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Clerk: Mr Huw Yardley
Members (14)
Nominated by the House of Lords 26 June 2001
| Lord Brougham and Vaux (Con) | Lord Greenway (XB) | Lord Hardy of Wath (Lab) |
| Lord Lea of Crondell (Lab) | Lord Skelmersdale (Con) | Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD) |
| Lord Vivian (Con) |
Nominated by the House of Commons 2 July 2001
Mr David Tredinnick (Con) (Chairman)
| Andrew Bennett (Lab) | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (UU) | Huw Irranca-Davies (Lab) |
| Mr Eric Forth (Con) | Mr Chris Mole (Lab) | Mr Brian White (Lab) |
The Committee produced 32 reports in session 2002-03, published as serial parts of HC 96. Further details are available from the House of Commons Information Office.
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Clerk: Mr Huw Yardley
Members (7)
Mr David Tredinnick (Con) (Chairman)
| Mr Andrew Bennett (Lab) | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (UU) | Huw Irranca-Davies (Lab) |
| Mr Eric Forth (Con) | Mr Chris Mole (Lab) | Mr Brian White (Lab) |
The Committee produced four reports in session 2002-03, published as serial parts of HC 126. Further details are available from the House of Commons Information Office.
Section C4
National Audit Office and Northern Ireland Audit Office
National Audit Office and Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) reports are, in many cases, the forerunners of Public Accounts Committee inquiries. Their publication is noted in the Weekly Information Bulletin and a list of titles and House of Commons Paper numbers of all reports published during 2002-03 Session are listed here. Copies are available from the Stationery Office.
Title
| Paper No
| Public Accounts
Cttee Report No |
Facing the challenge: NHS emergency planning in England
| HC 36
| HC 545 |
Tackling pensioner poverty: encouraging take-up of entitlements
| HC 37
| HC 565 |
The PFI contract for the redevelopment of West Middlesex University Hospital
| HC 49
| HC 414 |
Invest to save budget
| HC 50
| HC 170 |
Community Legal Service: the introduction of contracting
| HC 89
| HC 185 |
Ministry of Defence: the construction of nuclear submarine facilities at Devonport
| HC 90
| HC 636 |
Ministry of Defence: major projects reports 2002
| HC 91
| |
Audit of assumptions for the 2002 pre-budget report
| HC 109
| |
Using call centres to deliver public services
| HC 134
| HC 373 |
Environment Agency: protecting the public from waste
| HC 156
| HC 352 |
Innovation in the National Health Service - the acquisition of the Heart Hospital
| HC 157
| HC 299 |
Safety, quality, efficacy: regulating medicines in the UK
| HC 255
| HC 505 |
Reaping the rewards of agricultural research
| HC 300
| HC 414 |
New IT systems for magistrates courts - the Libra System
| HC 327
| HC 434 |
Department for International Development: maximising impact in the water sector
| HC 351
| HC 446 |
PFI: construction performance
| HC 371
| HC 567 |
Ensuring the effective discharge of older patients from NHS acute hospitals
| HC 392
| HC 459 |
The Department of Work and Pensions: tackling benefit fraud
| HC 393
| HC 488 |
Progress in making e-services accessible to all: encouraging use by older people
| HC 428
| |
Tackling fraud against the Inland Revenue
| HC 429
| HC 62 2003-04 |
OFT: Progress in protecting consumers' interests
| HC 430
| HC 546 |
Maintaining England's motorways and trunk roads
| HC 431
| HC 556 |
Department of Trade and Industry: regulation of weights and measures
| HC 495
| HC 581 |
Improving social housing through transfer
| HC 496
| HC 590 |
Improving service quality: action in response to the inherited SERPS problem
| HC 497
| HC 616 |
Financial auditing and reporting
| HC 517
| |
Developing effective services for older people
| HC 518
| |
Review of grants made to the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
| HC 519
| |
Improving service delivery: the Veterans Agency
| HC 522
| |
Improving service delivery: the Forensic Science Service
| HC 523
| HC 137 2003-04 |
Improving service delivery: the Food Standards Agency
| HC 524
| HC 708 |
Improving service delivery: the role of executive agencies
| HC 525
| |
A safer place to work: protecting NHS hospital and ambulance staff from violence and aggression
| HC 527
| HC 641 |
Modernising procurement in the prison service
| HC 562
| |
Fisheries enforcement in England
| HC 563
| HC 752 |
Purchasing and managing software licences
| HC 579
| |
Getting the evidence: Using research in policy making
| HC 586
| |
Film Council: Improving Access to, and Education about, the Moving Image through the British Film Institute
| HC 593
| HC 685 |
Progress on 15 major capital projects funded by Arts Council England
| HC 622
| |
A safer place to work: improving the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS trusts
| HC 623
| |
The new electricity trading arrangements in England and Wales
| HC 624
| HC 63 2003-04 |
Procurement of vaccines by the Department of Health
| HC 625
| |
Audit of assumptions for Budget 2003
| HC 627
| |
Northern Ireland Court Service: PFI
| HC 649
| |
Ministry of Defence: through-life management
| HC 698
| |
The English National Stadium project at Wembley
| HC 699
| |
The operational performance of PFI prisons
| HC 700
| |
Financial management in the European Union
| HC 701
| |
Department of Trade and Industry: regional grants in England
| HC 702
| HC 207 2003-04 |
Helping consumers benefit from competition in the telecommunications market
| HC 768
| |
Warm front: helping to combat fuel poverty
| HC 769
| |
PFI: the new headquarters of the Home Office
| HC 954
| |
Government Communications Headquarters: new accommodation programme
| HC 955
| |
Hip replacements: an update
| HC 956
| |
Ministry of Defence: compensation claims
| HC 957
| |
Achieving improvements through clinical governance: progress report on implementation by NHS Trusts
| HC 1055
| |
Progress in improving the medical assessment of incapacity and disability benefits
| HC 1141
| |
Improving decision-making and appeals in social security benefits
| HC 1142
| |
Management of suspensions of clinical staff in NHS hospital and ambulance trusts in England
| HC 1143
| |
Identifying and tracking livestock in England
| HC 1144
| |
Difficult forms: how government agencies interact with citizens
| HC 1145
| |
Protecting England and Wales from plant pests and diseases
| HC 1186
| |
Responding to humanitarian emergencies
| HC 1227
| |
Unlocking the past: the 1901 census online
| HC 1259
| |
Transforming the performance of HM Customs and Excise through electronic service delivery
| HC 1267
| |
Success in the regions
| HC 1268
| |
Making a difference: performance of maintained secondary schools
| HC 1332
| |
Section C5
Other Committees
Advisory Committee of Works of Arts
Clerk: Mr Harrison
Members: (7)
Appointed: 11 July 2001
Mr Tony Banks (Lab) (Chairman)
Mr John Burnett (Lab)
| Mr Frank Cook (Lab)
| Mr Mark Fisher ( Lab) |
Mr Robert Jackson (Con)
| Mr Hugo Swire (Con)
| Mr Michael Trend (Con) |
Chairmen's Panel
Secretary: Mr Cranmer
Members (31)
Nominated 26 June 2001
Sir Alan Haselhurst (Con) (Chairman of Ways and Means)
Mrs Sylvia Heal (Lab) (1st Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
Sir Michael Lord (Con) (2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
Mr David Amess (Con)
| Mrs Irene Adams (Lab)
| Mr Peter Atkinson (Con) |
Mr Nigel Beard (Lab)
| Miss Anne Begg (Lab)
| Mr Joe Benton (Lab) |
Mr John Butterfill (Con)
| Mr David Chidgey (Lab)
| Mr Derek Conway (Con) |
Mr Frank Cook (Lab)
| Mr James Cran (Con)
| Mr John Cummings (Lab) |
Mr Roger Gale (Con)
| Mr Win Griffiths (Lab)
| Mr Mike Hancock (Lib Dem) |
Mr Jimmy Hood (Lab)
| Mr Alan Hurst (Lab)
| Mr Eric Illsley (Lab) |
Mr John McWilliam (Lab)
| Mr Bill O'Brien (Lab)
| Mr Edward O'Hara (Lab) |
Mr Bill Olner (Lab)
| Mr Peter Pike (Lab)
| Mrs Marion Roe (Con) |
Mr George Stevenson (Lab)
| Mr David Taylor (Lab)
| Miss Ann Widdecombe (Con) |
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Con)
| |
Ecclesiastical Committee
Nominated in pursuance of Section 2(2) of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919
Clerks: Mr Atkins (Commons), Mr Ollard (Lords)
Members: (30)
Nominated 24 January 2002
House of Lords
Lord Brightman (CB)
| Lord Campbell of Alloway (C)
| Lord Campbell of Alloway (C) |
Lord Hardy of Wath (L)
| Lord Judd (L)
| Lord Lloyd of Berwick (CB) |
Baroness Massey of Darwen (L)
| Lord Pilkington of Oxenford (C)
| Lord Newby (Lib Dem) |
Baroness Perry of Southwark (C)
| Lord Weatherhill (CB)
| Lord Rendell of Barbergh (L) |
Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Lib Dem)
| Baroness Young (L)
| Baroness Wilcox (C) |
Lord Williams of Elvel (L)
| |
House of Commons
Nominated 24 January 2002
Mr Nigel Beard (Lab)
| Mr Stuart Bell (Lab)
| Mr Peter Bottomley (Con) |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Con)
| Sir Patrick Cormack (Con)
| Mr David Drew (Con) |
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Lab)
| Mr Frank Field (Lab)
| Mr Derek Foster (Lab) |
Mr John Gummer (Con)
| Mr Simon Hughes (Lib Dem)
| Mr David Lammy (Lab) |
Mr Gordon Marsden (Lab)
| Mr Peter Pike (Lab)
| Mr Steve Webb (Lab) |
Intelligence and Security
Clerk: Mr Alistair Corbett (Clerk) Mr Martin Sterling (Assistant Clerk)
Members (9)
Appointed 30 July 2001
Ann Taylor (Lab) (Chairman)
| James Arbutnot (Con) | Lord Archer of Sandwell (QC)) | Mr Alan Beith (LD) |
| Mr Alan Howarth (Lab) | Mr Michael Mates (Con) | Joyce Quin (Lab) |
| Dr Gavin Strang (Lab) |
Private Bills: Court of Referees
Clerk: Mr Cramer
Members (10)
Nominated 2 July 2001
Sir Alan Haselhurst (Con) (Chairman of Ways and Means)
Mr Michael Lord (Con) (2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
| Mr Peter Atkinson (Con) | Mr John Butterfill (Con) | Mr Archy Kirkwood (LD) |
| Linda Perham (Lab) | Bridget Prentice (Lab) | Mr Ernie Ross (Lab) |
| Mr Dennis Turner (Lab) |
Private Bills: Unopposed Bills (Panel)
Clerk: Mr Hennessy
Members (21)
Appointed 2 July 2001
Sir Alan Haselhurst (Con) (Chairman of Ways and Means)
Mr Michael Lord (Con) (2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
| Mr John Austin (Lab) | Mr Adrian Bailey (Lab) | Mr Nigel Beard (Lab) |
| Mr Peter Bottomley (Con) | Mr John Butterfill (Con) | Mrs Helen Clark (Lab) |
| Mr Phillip Hammond (Con) | Mr Brian Jenkins(Lab) | Helen Jones (Lab) |
| Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Lab) | Mr John McDonnell (Lab) | Mr David Marshall (Lab) |
| Mr Syd Rapson (Lab) | Sir Robert Smith (LD) | Mr Jon Trickett (Lab) |
| Mr Robert Walter (Con) | Mrs Ann Winterton (Con) |
Selection
Clerk: Ms Payne
Members (9)
Nominated 3 July 2001
Mr John McWilliam (Lab) (Chairman)
| Ms Karen Buck (Lab)) | Mr James Cran (Lab) | Mr John Heppell (Lab) |
| Mr Keith Hill (Lab) | Mr Phil Hope (Lab) | Mr John McWilliam (Lab) |
| Mr Andrew Stunell (LD) | Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Lab) | Sir George Young (Con) |
Section C6
'Matters' Discussed by Standing Committees
Scottish Grand Committee
Since its establishment in 1957 the powers and functions of this committee have changed. New current arrangements were agreed by the House in 1994 and enhanced in December 1995. To reflect these arrangements this Section now includes the full details of the business dealt with at each sitting. Further information can be found in House of Commons Information Office Factsheet P8 Scottish and Welsh Business in the House of Commons.
Date and Location
| Chairmen
| Business |
| | |
10.12.2002 (Westminster)
| Mrs Irene Adams
| Scottish fishing industry |
| | |
12.2.2003 (Westminster)
| Mr Edward O'Hara
| The Scottish economy |
| | |
13.11.2003(Westminster)
| Miss Ann Begg
| Constitutional arrangements |
Welsh Grand Committee
Since its establishment in 1959/60 the functions of the committee have changed. The current arrangements were agreed by the House in March 1996. This Section will reflect these changes. Further information can be found in House of Commons Information Office Factsheet P8 Scottish and Welsh Business in the House of Commons.
Date and Location
| Chairmen
| Business |
| | |
21.11.2002 (Westminster)
| Mr Win Griffiths
| Legislative programme
|
5.12.2003 (Westminster)
| Mr Win Griffiths
| Pre-Budget report |
| | |
24.6.2003 (Westminster)
| Mr Win Griffiths
| Economy in Wales |
| | |
15.7.2003 (Westminster)
| Mr Win Griffiths
| Draft Public Audit (Wales) Bill |
Northern Ireland Grand Committee
Established in 1975, the Committee's powers and functions were enhanced in March 1997 and brought into line with the Scottish and Welsh Grand Committees. See House of Commons Standing Orders 109-116.
Date and Location
| Chairmen
| Business |
4.2.2003 (Westminster)
| Mr Joe Benton
| Draft Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 |
| | |
6.2.2003 (Westminster)
| Sir Nicolas Winterton
| Draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 |
9.6.2003 (Westminster)
3.7.2003 (Westminster)
8.7.2003 (Westminster)
| Mr John McWilliam
Mr John Mc William
Mr John McWilliam
| Reinvestment and reform initiative
Northern Ireland Grand Committee
Draft Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 |
Standing Committee on Regional Affairs
The current powers and functions of the Committee were agreed by the House in April 2000. The Committee had not sat previously since July 1978. The Committee consists of 13 Members who represent English constituencies. See House of Commons Standing Orders 117.
Date and Location
| Chairmen
| Business |
3.4..2003 (Westminster)
| Mr Alan Hurst
| Government offices in the regions |
Section C7
European Documents Standing Committees
The European Standing Committees (ESC) lettered A, B and C, are constituted for the duration of a Session and consider matters referred to them by the House. Their composition appears in the Weekly Information Bulletin. Chairmen are appointed for consideration of individual documents. Any Member may attend and speak. For further details see Factsheet L11 available from the House of Commons Information Office. Committees A, B and C deal with matters within the responsibilities of different Departments. The list is as follows:
| ESC A: | Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Environment, Transport and the Regions; Forestry Commission (and analogous) responsibilities of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Offices) |
| ESC B: | HM Treasury (including Customs and Excise); Social Security; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Lord Chancellor's Department; together with any matters not otherwise allocated by Standing Order No 119 |
| ESC C: | Trade and Industry; Education and Employment; Culture, Media and Sport |
ESC A: appointed 14 November 2002
Mrs Janet Dean (Chairman)
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda | Mr Michael Jabez Foster | Mr Mark Francois |
| Mr Matthew Green | Mr Mark Hoban | Norman Lamb |
| Mr Rob Marris | Sandra Osborne | Laurie Quinn |
| Mr Peter Viggers | Dr Rudi Vis |
Documents Discussed
Date
| Chairman
| Document No and Subject |
21.12.2002
| Mr Joe Benton
| Greenhouse gas emissions (14394/01) |
18.12.2002
| Mr Bill O'Brien
| Denied boarding compensation for passengers (5129/02) |
14.1.2003
| Mr Joe Benton
| Dioxins and Furans (20665/02) |
12.2.2003
| Mr Joe Benton
| Safety at sea (1583/02) |
26.3. 2003
| Mr Bill O'Brien
| Sustainable use of pesticides (3508/02) |
21.5.2003
| Mr David Amess
| Control of foot and mouth disease (8566/03) |
4. 6.2003
| Mr Derek Conway
| Quality of bathing water |
9.7.2003
| Mr David Amess
| Identification of sheep and goats (7623/03) |
10.9.03
| Mr Joe Benton
| Recovery of cod and hake (9081/03) |
11.11.03
| Mr Alan Hurst
| Trans-European Networks (12817/02) |
13.11.03
| Mr Mark Hendrick
| Emissions of volatile organic compounds (5268/03) |
ESC B: appointed 14 November 2002
Mr John McWilliam (Chairman)
| John Barrett | | | David Cairns | | | Paul Farrelly |
| Dr Hywel Francis | | | Jane Griffiths | | | Mr Kelvin Hopkins |
| Mr Boris Johnston | | | Dr Nick Palmer | | | Hywel Williams |
| Dr Nick Palmer | | | Anne Picking | | | Mr Robert Walter |
| Mr John Wilkinson |
Documents Discussed
Date
| Chairman
| Document No and Subject |
20.11.2002
| Miss Ann Widdecombe
| Enlargement (progress by applicant countries) (15275/01) |
4.12.2002
| Mr Peter Atkinson
| Dangerous substances (15275/01) |
17.12.2002
| Mr Alan Hurst
| Staffing needs of the commission (13905/02) |
22.1.2003
| Miss Ann Widdecombe
| Matrimonial matters and parental responsibility |
29.1.2003
| Mr Nigel Beard
| Financial penalties |
12.2.2003
| Mr David Taylor
| Combating corruption in the private sector |
26.2.2003
| Mr Roger Gale
| Protecting the community's financial interests (106251/02) |
14.5.2003
| Mr Nigel Bears
| Racism and xenophobia ( 7280/03) |
11.6.2003
| Mr David Taylor
| Broad economic policy guidelines (8475/03) |
8.7.2003
| Mr Joe Benton
| Annual policy strategy (73339/03) |
16.7.2003
| Mr John McWilliam
| Action on three major diseases (7115/03) |
27.10. 2003
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed
| Reduced rates of VAT |
ESC C: appointed 14 November 2002
| Mr John McWilliam (Chairman) | Tony Cunningham | Valerie Davey |
| Jim Dobbin | Mr Dai Havard | Mr Ivan Henderson |
| Mr Michael Jack | Me Iain Luke | Dr Andrew Murrison |
| The Reverend Martin Smyth | Mr Hugo Swire | Mr Anthony D Wright |
| Richard Younger-Ross |
Documents Discussed
Date
| Chairman
| Document No and Subject |
19.3.2003
| Mr Bill Olner
| Takeover bids (12846/02) |
8.4.2003
| Mr John McWilliam
| Security of energy supplies(12228/02) |
14.5.2003
| Mr Peter Atkinson
| Better environment for business (13982/02) |
2.7.2003
| Mr Bill Olner
| Additives in animal nutrition (7505/2) |
29.10.2003
| Mr Joe Benton
| Food controls |
10.11.2003
| Mrs Irene Adams
| Competition policy: mergers |
12.11.2003
| Mr David Amess
| Quality and safety of human tissues and cells (10122/03) |
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