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Weekly Information Bulletin: 18th December 2004
Departmental Select Committees:Select Committee evidence is published as a House of Commons Paper; there is generally a delay of 4-6 weeks before the material is available. When published it is also made available on the Parliament website. All HC paper numbers shown are from the 2003-04 session unless otherwise stated. Select Committees may also publish uncorrected transcripts of Ministers' evidence on the website as soon as the transcript is available. Hard copies of Select Committee publications can be purchased from The Stationery Office, contact details are shown on the back page of this bulletin. The website address for Select Committee publications is: |
| Committee | Inquiry | First Evidence Session/ HC Paper No. |
| Constitutional Affairs | Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's Proposals | HC 628 |
| Family Justice: the family courts | HC 1247 | |
| Culture Media and Sport | BBC Charter renewal | HC 598 |
| Public Libraries | HC 1088-i | |
| Defence | Duty of Care | HC 620 |
| Future Capabilities | HC 1031 | |
| Tri-Service Armed Forces Bill | HC 1139-i | |
| Education and Skills | Every Child Matters | HC 40 |
| National Skills Strategy: 14 - 19 Education | HC 197 | |
| Education Outside the Classroom | HC 1170-i | |
| Prison Education | HC 825 | |
| UK eUniversity | HC 755 | |
| Teaching Children to Read | HC 1269-i | |
| Secondary Education | HC 86 | |
| Environmental Audit | Housing: Building a Sustainable Future? | HC 709 |
| Corporate Environmental Crime | HC 1135-ii | |
| Hazardous Waste | HC 1184-i | |
| International Leadership on Climate Change | 24.11.2004 | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Food Information | HC 690 |
| Government's Draft Animal Welfare Bill | HC 1032 | |
| Government's Rural Delivery Strategy | HC 1225-i | |
| Waste Policy and Landfill Directive | HC 1256 | |
| Future for UK Fishing | HC 1278 | |
| Foreign Affairs | Western Balkans | HC 1121 |
| Developments in the EU | HC 631 | |
| Cyprus | HC 1172-i | |
| Council of Ministers | 6.12.2004 | |
| Annual Report on Human Rights | 21.12.2004 | |
| Health | The influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry | HC 1030 |
| The Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in hospitalised Patients | 9.12.2004 | |
| Public Expenditure 2004 | HC 1114 | |
| Home Affairs | Rehabilitation of Prisoners | HC 1245 2002/03 |
| Police Use of Terrorism Powers | HC 886 | |
| Police Reform | HC 1038 | |
| Terrorism and Community Relations | HC 1038 | |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | HC 80 | |
| International Development | DFID'S Bilateral Programme of Assistance to India | HC 692 |
| The humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan | HC 1058 | |
| Development Assistance in Iraq | HC 1274 | |
| Darfur, Sudan: Crisis response and lessons | 29.11.2004 | |
| The EU's trade agreements with the African Caribbean and Pacific States | HC 68 | |
| Northern Ireland Affairs | The Parades Commission and Public Processions (NI) Act 1993 | HC 224 |
| Functions of the Office of the Police Ombudsman | HC 956-ii | |
| Waste Management in Northern Ireland | HC 637 | |
| The Functions of the Northern Ireland Policing Board | HC 108 | |
| Air Transport Services in Northern Ireland | HC 53 | |
| Ways of dealing with Northern Ireland's past | ||
| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | Draft Regional Assemblies Bill | HC 972 |
| Homelessness | HC 1116-i | |
| Urban Affairs sub committee | The Role and effectiveness of CABE | HC 1117-i |
| Role and effectiveness of the Standards Board for England | HC 1118 | |
| Science and Technology | Human Reproductive Technologies and the Law | HC 599 |
| The Work of the Economic and Social Research Council | HC 1122-i | |
| The Future of the National Institute for Medical Research | HC 6 | |
| Scottish Affairs | Implications for Grangemouth of BP's Plans for its Petrochemicals Business | HC 905 |
| Trade and Industry | Progress towards the Knowledge driven economy | HC 262 |
| UK-ASEAN Trade Relations | HC 388 | |
| Pubcos | HC 751 | |
| UK Employment Regulation | HC 90 | |
| Fuel Disconnections | HC 752 | |
| Midlands Car Industry | HC 1224-i | |
| Crown Post Offices | HC 1277-i | |
| Fuel Prices | ||
| The Competitiveness of the UK Aerospace Industry | 14.12.2004 | |
| Transport | European Union Competence and Transport | HC 581 |
| Rural Railways | HC 1229 | |
| Railways: Southern region power supply upgrade | HC 836 | |
| Performance of London Underground | 8.12.2004 | |
| Disabled people's access to Transport | HC 93 | |
| Road Pricing | ||
| Treasury | Regional Productivity | HC 308 |
| EU and Financial Services | HC 1068 | |
| Credit Cards Charges and Marketing | HC 1177-i | |
| Cash Machine Charges | 21.12.2004 | |
| Treasury Sub-Committee | Inland Revenue Spring Departmental Report 2004 | HC 835 |
| Excise Duty Fraud | HC 126 | |
| Welsh Affairs | Manufacturing and Trade in Wales | HC 1100 2002/03 |
| Police Service, Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour in Wales | HC 1182-ii | |
| Work and Pensions | Service delivery by the DWP to minority ethnic customers | HC 1213 2002/03 |
| Performance of the Child Support Agency | HC 928 | |
| Pension Credit | HC 1219 | |
Other Committees | ||
| European Scrutiny | The EU's Constitutional Treaty | HC 1064 |
| Health Care and Long term Care | ||
| Joint Committee on Human Rights | Reports under UN human rights instruments (2002-UNCRC) | 18.11.2002 |
| Commission for Equality and Human Rights: Structure, Functions and Powers | ||
| Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) | ||
| Report on the Government's Review of International Human Rights Instruments | ||
| Modernisation | Scrutiny of European matters in the House of Commons | HC 565 |
| Sitting Hours | HC 892-iii | |
| Procedure | Sub Judice rule of the House of Commons | 8.12.2004 |
| Public Accounts | Managing resources to deliver better public services | HC 181 |
| Improving the Speed and Quality of Asylum Decisions | HC 837 | |
| English Regions: Success in the Regions | HC 592 | |
| The BBC's investment in Freeview | HC 1065 | |
| Drug treatment and testing orders | HC 609 | |
| Responding to the Impact of HIV/Aids | HC 807 | |
| Improving Health and Safety in the Construction Industry | HC 627 | |
| Network Rail - Making a fresh start | HC 639 | |
| The Management of sickness absence in the Prison Service | HC 680 | |
| Tackling Cancer in England: Saving More Lives | HC 712 | |
| Visa Entry to the UK | HC 737 | |
| London Underground PPP | HC 783 | |
| Ofgem: Social Action Plan & Household Energy | HC 1053 | |
| Improving Emergency Care in England | HC 1075 | |
| Reducing the risk of hospital acquired infection | HC 876 | |
| Helping farm businesses in England | HC 1131 | |
| MOD: Battlefield Helicopters | HC 1191 | |
| PFI: The STEPS Deal | HC 1211 | |
| The use of operating theatres (NI) | HC 1227 | |
| Navan Centre (NI) | HC 1228 | |
| Managing risks to improve public services | HC 1245 | |
| Improving public transport through light rail | HC 1258 | |
| Welfare to work: tackling the barriers to the employment of older people | HC 1249 | |
| IT projects and programmes | HC 1283 | |
| Facing Justice: Tackling defendants' non-attendance at Court | 1.12.2004 | |
| MOD: The Rapid Procurement of Capability to Support Operations | 29.11.2004 | |
| DOH: Reforming NHS Dentistry: Ensuring effective management of risks | 6.12.2004 | |
| Tackling Congestion by making better use of England's motorways and trunk roads | 8.12.2004 | |
| Public Administration | Government Information & Communication | HC 1223 2002/03 |
| The Work of the Ombudsman | HC 506 2002/03 | |
| Government by Inquiry | HC 606 | |
| Choice and Voice in Public Services | HC 1263 | |
| Regulatory Reform | Regulatory Reform (Registration of Births and Deaths) Order 2004 | HC 1201 |
Forthcoming Departmental Select Committees Inquiries
| Committee | Inquiry | Timetable |
| Constitutional Affairs | Voter Registration | Inquiry announced 7.12.2004 Written evidence by 14.1.2005 |
| Legal Aid for Asylum Appeals | Inquiry announced 10.12.2004 Written evidence by 14.1.2004 | |
| Health | New Development in HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Policy | Inquiry announced 12.11.2004 Written evidence by 27.1.2005 |
| The Use of new medical technologies within the NHS | Inquiry announced 7.12.2004 Written evidence by 21.1.2005 | |
| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | Empty Homes and Low-demand Pathfinders | Inquiry announced 16.12.2004 Written evidence by 21.1.2005 |
| Scottish Affairs | Meeting Scotland's Future Energy Needs | Inquiry announced 7.12.2004 Written evidence by 14.1.2005 |
| Transport | Search and Rescue | Inquiry announced 18.11.2004 Written evidence by 21.1.2005 |
| Treasury | Impact of China on the World and UK Economy | Inquiry announced 9.12.2004 Written evidence by 19.1.2005 |
| Welsh Affairs | Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [HL] | Inquiry announced 10.12.2004 Written evidence by 11.1.2005 |
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