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

Consumer Credit Bill E Reported 27.1.2005 No. 6, p27

Criminal Law (Householder Protection) C No. 11, p 28

Drugs Bill F Reported 4.2.2005 No. 6, p27; No. 7, p26

Education Bill [HL] A Reported 22.3.2005 No. 13, p29

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

Inquiries Bill [HL] B Reported 24.3.2005 No.13, p29

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
21 - 24 March 2005

Monday 21 March

1st DLSC      Draft Community Legal Service (Asylum and Immigration Appeals) Regulations 2005 and the Funding Code: Legal Services Commission Funding Code Criteria Amendments 2005

2nd DLSC      Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Amendment) Order 2005 and the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order 2005

3rd DLSC      Draft Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2005 and the draft Water Supply (Fluoridation Indemnities) (England) Regulations 2005

4th DLSC      Draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Cultural Objects) Order 2005

Tuesday 22 March

SC A Education Bill [Lords] (1st and 2nd Sittings, Clauses 1-66, 68, 69, 71, 74 - 102, 107 - 118, 120 - 125 & 127 and Schedules 1 - 8, 10 & 13 - 18 agreed to; Clauses 70 & 72 disagreed to; Schedules 9, 12 & 19 and Clauses 119, 126 & 128 as amended, agreed to)

SC B Inquiries Bill [Lords] (1st and 2nd Sittings, Clauses 1-6, 8-10, 12-25 agreed to; Clause 7 disagreed to on division; Clause 11 as amended, agreed to)

Wednesday 23 March

None

Thursday 24 March

SC B Inquiries Bill [Lords](3rd Sitting, Clauses 26-53 and Schedules 1-3 agreed to; Clause 54, as amended, agreed to)

5th DLSC Town and Country Planning (Temporary Stop Notice) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2005, No. 206)

Forthcoming Standing Committee Meetings
4 - 7 April 2005

Monday 4 April

None

Tuesday 5 April

SC C Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill, 9.30am, 10

1st DLSC Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 656), 6.00pm, Room 9

Wednesday 6 April

None

Thursday 7 April

None

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