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Weekly Information Bulletin: 12th February 2005

Departmental Select Committees:
Current Inquiries

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:

http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm/cmselect.htm

Committee
Inquiry
First Evidence
Session/
HC Paper No.
Constitutional Affairs
Family Justice: the family courts
HC 1247

Legal Aid for Asylum Appeals
9.2.2005

Electoral Registration
Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC)
25.1.2005
22.2.2005


Culture Media and Sport
Public Libraries
HC 1088-I,
2003-04

Arts Development: Theatre
Maritime Heritage and Historic Ships
HC 254
HC 296

The Market for Art


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
Hazardous Waste
HC 1184-i

International Leadership on Climate Change
HC 105

Pre-Budget Report 2004: The Road Ahead
HC 261 - I

Sustainable Procurement




Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Information (Sub)
HC 690

Government's Rural Delivery Strategy (Sub)
HC 1225-i

Waste Policy and Landfill Directive
HC 1256

Future for UK Fishing (Sub)
HC 1278

Climate Change: Looking Forward
HC 130

Progress on Pesticides (Sub)
HC 258


Foreign Affairs
Western Balkans
HC 87

Developments in the EU
HC 631

Cyprus
HC 1172-I 2003/04

Annual Report on Human Rights
HC 109


Health
The influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry
HC 1030

The Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in hospitalised Patients
HC 99

Public Expenditure 2004
HC 1114

New developments in HIV/AIDs and sexual health policy
HC 252

The use of new medical technologies within the NHS

The Government's Public Health White Paper
23.2.2005


Home Affairs
Police Use of Terrorism Powers
HC 886

Police Reform
HC 1038 2003/04

Terrorism and Community Relations
HC 1038 2003/04

Anti-Social Behaviour
HC 80


International Development
DFID'S Bilateral Programme of Assistance to India
HC 692

Development Assistance in Iraq
HC 1274

Darfur, Sudan: Crisis response and lessons
HC 67

The EU's trade agreements with the African Caribbean and Pacific States
HC 68


Northern Ireland Affairs
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
26.1.2005


Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Homelessness
HC 1116-i

Local Government Consultation
22.2.2005

Ward Boundaries


Urban Affairs sub committee
The Role and effectiveness of CABE
HC 1117-i

Role and effectiveness of the Standards Board for England
HC 1118

Empty homes and low-demand pathfinders
8.2.2005


Science and Technology
Human Reproductive Technologies and the Law
HC 599

Forensic Science
Strategic Science Provision in English Universities
HC 96
7.2.2005


Scottish Affairs
Implications for Grangemouth of BP's Plans for its Petrochemicals Business
HC 905

Meeting Scotland's Future Energy needs
HC 259


Trade and Industry
Progress towards the Knowledge driven economy
HC 262

UK-ASEAN Trade Relations
HC 388

UK Employment Regulation
HC 90

Fuel Disconnections
HC 752

Midlands Car Industry
HC 1224-i

Fuel Prices
HC 279

The Competitiveness of the UK Aerospace Industry
The Effect of Occupational Segregation on the
gender pay gap
HC 151
HC 300


Transport
European Union Competence and Transport
HC 581

Rural Railways
HC 1229

Railways: Southern region power supply upgrade
HC 836

Performance of London Underground
HC 94

Disabled people's access to Transport
HC 93

Road Pricing
HC 218

Search and Rescue
8.2.2005

The Future of Light Rail and Modern Trams in Britain
22.2.2005


Treasury
Regional Productivity
HC 308

EU and Financial Services
HC 1068

Cash Machine Charges
HC 191

Impact of China on the world and UK economy
8.2.2005


Treasury Sub-Committee
Inland Revenue Spring Departmental Report 2004
HC 835

Excise Duty Fraud
HC 126

Performance Targets and Monitoring
9.2.2005


Welsh Affairs
Manufacturing and Trade in Wales
HC 1100 2002/03

Police Service, Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour in Wales
HC 1182-ii

Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill
HC 234
Work and Pensions
Service delivery by the DWP to minority ethnic customers
HC 1213 2002/03

Pension Credit
DWP Staff Efficiencies
HC 1219
2.2.2005

Other Committees

European Scrutiny
The EU's Constitutional Treaty
HC 1064

Health Care and Long term Care
23.2.2005

Cross-Border Cash Movements


Joint Committee on Human Rights
Commission for Equality and Human Rights: Structure, Functions and Powers

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
HC 263

Report on the Government's Review of International Human Rights Instruments


Modernisation
Scrutiny of European matters in the House of Commons
HC 565


Procedure
Sub Judice rule of the House of Commons
HC 125


Public Accounts
Managing resources to deliver better public services
HC 181 2003/04

Improving the Speed and Quality of Asylum Decisions
HC 837 2003/04

Drug treatment and testing orders
HC 609

Responding to the Impact of HIV/Aids
HC 807 2003/04

Network Rail - Making a fresh start
HC 639 2003/04

Visa Entry to the UK
HC 737 2003/04

London Underground PPP
HC 783 2003/04

Ofgem: Social Action Plan & Household Energy
HC 1053 2003/04

Improving Emergency Care in England
HC 1075

Reducing the risk of hospital acquired infection
HC 876

Helping farm businesses in England
HC 1131 2003/04

MOD: Battlefield Helicopters
HC 1191 2003/04

PFI: The STEPS Deal
HC 1211 2003/04

The use of operating theatres (NI)
HC 1227 2003/04

Navan Centre (NI)
HC 1228 2003/04

Managing risks to improve public services
HC 1245 2003/04

Improving public transport through light rail
HC 1258 2003/04

Welfare to work: tackling the barriers to the employment of older people
HC 1249 2003/04

IT projects and programmes
HC 1283 2003/04

Facing Justice: Tackling defendants' non-attendance at Court
HC 103

MOD: The Rapid Procurement of Capability to Support Operations
HC 70

DOH: Reforming NHS Dentistry: Ensuring effective management of risks
HC 167

Tackling Congestion by making better use of England's motorways and trunk roads
HC 134

English Partnerships: Regeneration of the Millenium Dome and Associated Land
HC 239

Energy Watch and Postwatch: Helping and Protecting Consumers
HC 260

Tax Credits, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Deleted Tax Cases
HC 269 - i

Helping those in financial hardship: the running of the Social Fund
HC 282 - i

The accounts of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster
7.2.2005

Home Office: Reducing Vehicle Crime
9.2.2005


Public Administration
Government Information & Communication
HC 1223 2002/03

The Work of the Ombudsman
HC 506 2002/03

Choice and Voice in Public Services
HC 1263

Civil Service Effectiveness
HC 307


Forthcoming Departmental Select Committees Inquiries

Committee
Inquiry
Timetable
Health
NHS Continuing Care
Inquiry announced 27.1.2005
Written evidence by 21.2.2005


Trade and Industry
Ofcom's Strategic Review of Telecommunication
Inquiry announced 17.1.2005
Written evidence by 18.2.2005



Coal health compensation schemes
Inquiry announced 20.1.2005
Written evidence by 14.2.2005

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Inquiry announced 20.1.2005
Written evidence by 25.2.2005


Transport
Integrated Transport: The Future of
Light Rail and Modern Trams in Britain
Inquiry announced 26.1.2005
Written evidence by 25.2.2005

 
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