COMMITTEES |
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| 1 | European Standing Committee A | 2.00 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider EU Document No. 11422/04 relating to Flood Prevention. |
| 2 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Categories of Offence) Order 2004. |
| 3 | Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider the draft Building Societies Act 1986 (International Accounting Standards and Other Accounting Amendments) Order 2004. |
| 4 | Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Social Security, Child Support and Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2004, and the draft Child Benefit and Guardians Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2004. |
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| 5 | Science and Technology | 9.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Human reproductive technologies and the law. |
| Witnesses: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the British Fertility Society. |
| 6 | Education and Skills | 9.15 a.m.
9.30 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subjects: Education Outside the Classroom and Teaching Children to Read. |
| Witnesses: Mr Stephen Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mr Andrew McCully, Director, School Standards, and Dr Kevan Collins, Director, National Primary Strategy, Department for Education and Skills. |
| 7 | Health | 9.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Public Expenditure 2004. |
| Witness: Rt Hon John Reid MP, Secretary of State for Health. |
| 8 | Trade and Industry | 9.30 a.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 9 | Work and Pensions | 9.30 a.m.
9.45 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Pension Credit. |
| Witnesses: Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Alexis Cleveland, Chief Executive, Pensions Service. |
| 10 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee on the Future for UK Fishing | 9.55 a.m.
10.00 a.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Future for UK Fishing. |
| Witness: Mr Ben Bradshaw MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. |
| 11 | Culture, Media and Sport | 10.00 a.m. | Room 7 (private) |
| 12 | Procedure | 2.00 p.m.
2.15 p.m. | Room 17 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Sub Judice Rule of the House of Commons. |
| Witnesses: Mr Roger Sands, Clerk of the House of Commons, and Ms Helen Irwin, Principal Clerk, Table Office, House of Commons. |
| 13 | Treasury Sub-Committee | 2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Excise Duty Fraud. |
| Witnesses: Scotch Whisky Association and the British Beer and Pub Association. |
| 14 | European Scrutiny | 2.20 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 19 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The EU's constitutional treaty. |
| Witnesses: Professor Piet Eeckhout and Professor Grainne de Burca. |
| 15 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Climate Change: Looking Forward. |
| Witnesses: Sir David King, Government's Chief Scientific Advisor; Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (at approximately 4.00 p.m.); and Biosciences Federation (at approximately 4.45 p.m.). |
| 16 | Transport | 2.30 p.m.
2.45 p.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Performance of London Underground. |
| Witnesses: ASLEF, RMT and TSSA; Mayor of London and London Underground Limited (at approximately 3.30 p.m.); Metronet and Tube Lines (at approximately 4.15 p.m.). |
| 17 | Education and Skills | 3.00 p.m. | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 18 | Environmental Audit | 3.00 p.m.
3.20 p.m. | Room 20 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: International Leadership on Climate Change. |
| Witnesses: British Airways; BAA (at approximately 3.50 p.m.); Shell (at approximately 4.30 p.m.). |
| 19 | Welsh Affairs | 3.00 p.m. | Room 21 (private) |
| 20 | Accommodation and Works | 3.30 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 21 | Modernisation of the House of Commons | 3.30 p.m. | Room 18 (private) |
| 22 | Northern Ireland Affairs | 3.30 p.m.
3.45 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Functions of the Northern Ireland Police Board. |
| Witnesses: Northern Ireland Policing Board; Police Service of Northern Ireland (at approximately 4.30 p.m.); HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (at approximately 5.15 p.m.). |
| 23 | Public Accounts | 3.30 p.m. | Room 16 (public) |
| Subject: Tackling congestion by making better use of England's motorways and trunk roads. |
| Witness: Mr Archie Robertson OBE, Chief Executive, Highways Agency. |
| 24 | Selection | 4.45 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEES |
| 25 | Draft Mental Health Bill | 9.30 a.m.
9.45 a.m. | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Witnesses: Professor Nigel Eastman, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Professor of Law and Ethics in Psychiatry, Professor Tony Maden, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry; the Zito Trust, Revolving Doors Agency and NACRE (at approximately 10.35 a.m.). |
| 26 | Human Rights | 4.15 p.m. | Room 5 (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
