Standing Committees

For information about Standing Committee procedure	see HCIO Factsheet L6
For information about Grand Committee procedure	see HCIO Factsheet P8
For information about European Standing Committee procedure	see HCIO Factsheet L11

Factsheets on the Parliament website: http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/fact.htm

Standing Committee debates on Bills on the Parliament website: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/stand.htm

Other Standing Committee debates: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/othstn.htm

Current Standing Committees, details of membership

Bill	SC	Status	Membership
Child Benefit Bill	F	Reported 18.1.2005	No. 5, p25
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill	G	Reported 1.2.2005	No. 5, p25
Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill	E	Reported 18.1.2005	No. 4, p23
Constitutional Reform Bill [HL]		24.2.2005
Consumer Credit Bill	E	Reported 27.1.2005	No. 6, p27
Criminal Law (Householder Protection)	C
Drugs Bill	F	Reported 4.2.2005	No. 6, p27; No. 7, p26
Gambling Bill	B	Reported 11.1.2005	No. 35 (2003-04) p33 No. 36 (2003-04) p33 No. 2, p24
Identity Cards Bill	B	Reported 27.1.2005	No. 5, p25; No. 6, p27
Railways Bill	A	Reported 18.1.2005	No. 3, p21, No. 4 p23
Road Safety Bill	A	Reported 3.2.2005	No. 5, p25
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill	D	Reported 24.1.2005	No. 4, p23; No.5, p25

(Dates in italics denote expected reporting date of Standing Committee as stated in the Programme Motion if made)

Standing Committee Meetings
7 - 10 February 2005

Monday 7th February

1st DLSC

Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2005

Tuesday 8th February

ESC B	EU Document No. 13177/04 relating to European Defence Equipment Market
2nd DLSC	Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 2004 (S.I. 2004, No. 3165)
3rd DLSC	Draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2005
4th DLSC	Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3315)
5th DLSC	Draft Asylum (Designated States) Order 2005

Wednesday 9th February

6th DLSC

Draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2005

Thursday 10th February

7th DLSC	Draft Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2005
8th DLSC	Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2005 and the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2005
9th DLSC	Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3244)
10th DLSC	Draft Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme) (Rights of Appeal) Regulations 2005

Forthcoming Standing Committee Meetings
21 - 24 February 2005

Monday 21 February

None

Tuesday 22 February

ESC B	EU Document No. 9050/04 relating to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, 2.00pm,
	Room 10
1st DLSC	Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Worker's Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations
	2005, 9.55am, Room 9

Wednesday 23 February

ESC A	EU Documents Nos. 11557/04 and 11495 relating to Financing or Agriculture and Rural Development Policy, 2.00pm, Room 10
2nd DLSC	Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 79), 2.30pm, Room 9

Thursday 24 February

3rd DLSC	Draft Drainage (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, 8.55am, Room 9
4th DLSC	Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) Order 2005, the Draft Scotland Act 1998
	(Modifications of Schedule 5) (No. 2) Order 2005 and the Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of
	Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005, 2.30pm, Room 9

Please note: The time and location of Standing Committee meetings may be changed at short notice. This list is correct as at press (12 noon Friday). Recorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on Tel: 020 7219 2033. Further enquiries may be made to the Committee Office general enquiry lines, Tel: 020 7219 3267/4300/0284