Sessional Returns 2003-04 - Contents


10  SELECT COMMITTEES

B  SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK, PUBLICATIONS  ETC

1  ACCOMMODATION AND WORKS

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The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.

It had 9 Members and held 8 meetings including 2 meetings held concurrently with the Administration Committee (abbreviated to 'CM' in the attendance table below).

Members
Conway, Derek (Chairman) 
Ainsworth, Mr Bob 
Banks, Mr Tony 
Best, Mr Harold 
Hepburn, Mr Stephen 
McLoughlin, Mr Patrick 
Owen, Albert 
Picking, Anne 
Smith, Sir Robert 
  
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
8 (including 2 CM)
7 (including 1 CM)
6 (including 2 CM)
7 (including 2 CM)
6 (including 1 CM)
7 (including 1 CM)
0
4 (including 1 CM)
5 (including 2 CM)

69 4%A
0.0 %



A Including concurrent meetings.

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Tim Jarvis, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Secretary: Miss Michelle Edney, Grade 3 (Band D1) (until 31.3.04), Grade 2 (Band C) (from 1.4.04)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Joint Report: Visitor Facilities: Access to Parliament 32410.2.0420 £6.00Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 15.6.04 as HC 1293, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1291, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Report was the subject of a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2003-04, Visitor Facilities: Access to Parliament, HC 324, 11.5.04

Oral Evidence

None.

2  ADMINISTRATION

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The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.

It had 9 Members and held 10 meetings including 2 meetings held concurrently with the Accommodation and Works Committee (abbreviated to 'CM' in the attendance table below).

Members
Roe, Dame Marion (Chairman) 
Ainger, Mr Nick 
Calton, Patsy 
Flint, Caroline 
Linton, Martin 
Luff, Mr Peter 
Luke, Mr Iain 
MacDougall, Mr John 
Morgan, Julie 
  
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
10 (including 2 CM)
9 (including 2 CM)
 5 (including 1 CM)
0
10 (including 2 CM)
9 (including 2 CM)
8 (including 2 CM)
4
9 (including 1 CM)
  
71.1% 
A
0.0 %



A Including concurrent meetings.

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Tim Jarvis, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Secretary: Miss Michelle Edney, Grade 3 (Band D1) (until 31.3.04), Grade 2 (Band C) (from 1.4.04)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Joint Report: Visitor Facilities: Access to Parliament 32410.2.0420 £6.00Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 15.6.04 as HC 1294, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1292, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Report was the subject of a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2003-04, Visitor Facilities: Access to Parliament, HC 324, 11.5.04

Oral Evidence

None.

3  BROADCASTING

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The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.

It had 10 Members and held 2 meetings.

Members
Lepper, Mr David (Chairman) 
Barker, Gregory 
Clark, Mrs Helen 
Gale, Mr Roger 
Hamilton, David 
Luke, Mr Iain 
Lyons, Mr John 
Mahmood, Mr Khalid 
Reid, Mr Alan 
Sheridan, Jim 
 
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
2
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
 
50.0 %
0.0 %


Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Gordon Clarke, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Secretary: Ms Lynda Young, Grade 2 (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 3.12.04 as HC 1295, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1293, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

First Report, Session 2002-03, The Rules of Coverage, HC 786, 5.2.04

Oral Evidence

None.

4  CATERING

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The Committee was nominated on 19 July 2001.

It had 9 Members and held 5 meetings.


Members
Turner, Mr Dennis (Chairman) 
Anderson, Janet 
Atkinson, Mr Peter 
Campbell, Mr Ronnie 
Cunningham, Tony 
Dean, Mrs Janet 
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay 
Kirkbride, Miss Julie 
Thomas, Mr Simon (discharged 26.1.04) 
Wishart, Pete (added 26.1.04) 
 
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
5
3
4
2
3
4
1
1
0
3
 
57.8 %
1
1
11.1 %




Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Gordon Clarke, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Secretary: Miss Dawn Summers, Grade 3 (Band D1) (until 31.3.04), Grade 2 (Band C) (from 1.4.04)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 15.6.04 as HC 1296, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1294, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

None.

5  CONSOLIDATION, &C., BILLS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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The Committee was nominated on 25 July 2001.

It had 12 Commons Members and held 1 meeting.

Members
Brown, Mr Russell 
Burnett, Mr John 
Cairns, David 
Caton, Mr Martin 
Challen, Mr Colin 
Cormack, Sir Patrick 
Dobbin, Jim 
Farrelly, Paul 
Gardiner, Mr Barry 
MacDougall, Mr John 
Soames, Mr Nicholas 
Steen, Mr Anthony 
 
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
 
58.3 %
0.0 %



Commons Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Nerys Welfoot, Assistant Clerk (Band A3) (until 30.4.04), Senior Clerk (Band A2) (from 1.5.04)
Committee Assistant: Mary Lewis, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Law Commission
Scottish Law Commission
  
  
2
1


Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [H.L.] 403-I5.3.045 £3.00Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 were published on 28.4.04 as HC 403-II, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at the Committee's meeting. On no occasion was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [H.L.]
1
Total
1


6  CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

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The Committee was nominated on 28 January 2003.

It had 11 Members and held 37 meetings.

Members
Beith, Mr A.J. (Chairman) 
Bottomley, Peter 
Clappison, Mr James 
Cranston, Ross 
Cryer, Mrs Ann 
Cunningham, Mr Jim 
Dawson, Mr Hilton 
Field, Mr Mark (discharged 5.1.04) 
Rosindell, Andrew (added 5.1.04) 
Soley, Mr Clive 
Vaz, Keith 
Whitehead, Dr Alan 
 
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
37
31
23
35
26
13
15
0
10
28
26
20
 
64.9 %
1
1
9.1 %


Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Roger Phillips, Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Second Clerk: Dr John Gearson (from 5.7.04), Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialists: Amy Fitzgerald (until 12.12.03) (Band B1); Mr Alexander Horne (Band B1)
Media Officer: Adele Brown (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Richard Poureshagh, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Miss Julie Storey, Grade 3 (Band D1) (until 31.3.04), Grade 2 (Band C) (from 1.4.04)
Senior Office Clerk: Mr Tes Stranger (from 19.4.04), (shared) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Gwynn Davis, Professor Hazel Genn, Professor Andrew Le Sueur, Dr Kate Malleson, Andrew McFarlane QC, Mr Richard Moorhead, Mr Chris Randall and Dr Robert Thomas.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers
Other Ministers
Members of the House of Lords
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Department of Health
Executive agencies:
The National Archives
Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments:
Legal Services Commission
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
Office of the Information Commissioner
The following officials also attended Meetings of the Committee:
The Office of the Legal Services Ombudsman
Number of appearances by:
Members of the Judiciary
Appearances by other witnesses
  
  
3
4
3
  
8
1
  
3
  
3
1
1
6
  
1
  
16
90




Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
29.10.04Australia/ New Zealand Beith, Bottomley, Soley, Whitehead2 Proposals for a new Supreme Court£43,767.08


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
16.3.04Legal Aid Practitioners, Hackney Clappison, Soley, Vaz, Whitehead2 Civil Legal Aid: adequacy of provision £162.87
8.9.04The National Archives, Kew Beith, Cranston, Cryer, Soley, Whitehead 3Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act £345.45


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Judicial appointments and a Supreme Court (court of final appeal) 48-I10.2.0468 £13.50Cm 6150, published 19.4.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Judicial appointments and a Supreme Court (court of final appeal) 48-II10.2.04122 £14.50Not applicable
Second Report: Asylum and Immigration Appeals 211-I26.2.0447 £12.00Cm 6236, published 9.6.04; Further Response received 6.7.04: published as Third Special Report, Session 2003-04; Additional Response received 14.10.04: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2003-04
Oral and Written Evidence: Asylum and Immigration Appeals 211-II2.3.04263 £22.50Not applicable
Third Report: Work of the Committee 2003 41015.3.0412 £4.50Not applicable
Fourth Report: Civil Legal Aid: adequacy of provision 391-I16.7.0451 £12.00Cm 6367, published 12.11.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Civil Legal Aid: adequacy of provision 391-II19.7.04248 £21.50Not applicable
Fifth Report: Draft Criminal Defence Service Bill 746-I27.7.0474 £14.50Cm 6410, published 24.11.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Criminal Defence Service Bill 746-II27.7.0496 £14.50Not applicable
First Special Report: Protection of a witness - privilege 21014.1.0414 £5.50Not applicable
Second Special Report: Government Response to the Fourth Report on Immigration and Asylum: the Government's proposed changes to publicly funded immigration and asylum work 2999.2.047 £4.50Not applicable
Third Special Report: Further Government Response to the Second Report on Asylum and Immigration Appeals 86821.7.044 £3.00Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Additional Government Response to the Second Report on Asylum and Immigration Appeals 113622.10.045 £3.00Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The reform of the Office of Lord Chancellor: ecclesiastical patronage 300-i19.3.0426 £7.00Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The work of the Information Commissioner 593-i28.6.0438 £10.00Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Statutory supervision of legal professionals: the work of the Legal Services Ombudsman 575-i28.6.0411 £4.00Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's proposals 628-i28.5.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's proposals 628-ii28.5.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's proposals 628-iii16.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's proposals 628-iv19.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Department for Constitutional Affairs Departmental Report 2003/04 907-i20.7.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 1060-i23.9.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 1060-ii13.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 1060-iii20.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 1060-iv2.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Family Justice: the operation of the family courts 1247-i15.11.04     Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Immigration and Asylum: the Government's proposed changes to publicly funded immigration and asylum work, received 8.1.04 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2003-04.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 3.12.04 as HC 1297, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1295, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

DateSubject
3.2.04Two, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Judicial appointments and the Supreme Court (court of final appeal)


Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

First Report, Session 2003-04, Judicial appointments and a Supreme Court (court of final appeal), HC 48-I and II, and the Government Response, Cm 6150, 27.5.04

The following Report and Oral and Written Evidence were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Second Report, Session 2003-04, Asylum and Immigration Appeals, HC 211-I, 1.3.04

Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2003-04, Judicial appointments and a Supreme Court (court of final appeal), HC 48-II, (incorporating 1275-i and ii, Session 2002-03), 16.12.03

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 30 of the Committee's 37 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Asylum and Immigration AppealsA
4
Civil Legal Aid: adequacy of provision
5
Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's proposals
4
Department for Constitutional Affairs Departmental Report 2003/04
1
Draft Criminal Defence Service Bill
3
Family Justice: the operation of the family courts
1
Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act
4
Judicial appointments and a Supreme Court (court of final appeal)B C
5
Statutory supervision of legal professionals: the work of the Legal Services Ombudsman
1
The reform of the Office of Lord Chancellor: ecclesiastical patronage
1
The work of the Information Commissioner
1
Total
30



A This Inquiry was announced on 27 February 2003 (Session 2002-03). The Committee took oral evidence on this Inquiry in Session 2003-04.

B The Committee took oral evidence on this Inquiry in Session 2002-03; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2003-04)).

C The Committee did not complete this Inquiry in Session 2002-03.

7  CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

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The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.

It had 11 Members and held 32 meetings.

Members
Kaufman, Sir Gerald (Chairman)
Bryant, Chris
Doran, Mr Frank
Fabricant, Michael
Flook, Mr Adrian
Hawkins, Mr Nick (added 14.6.04)
Hendry, Charles (added 8.12.03 discharged 14.6.04)
Keen, Alan
Kirkbride, Miss Julie (discharged 8.12.03)
McKenna, Rosemary
Shipley, Ms Debra
Thurso, John
Wyatt, Derek
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
32
29
27
26
25
8
9
27
0
25
14
8
29
73.6 %
2
2
18.2 %


Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Fergus Reid, Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Second Clerk: Miss Olivia Davidson (until 31.10.04) (Band A3); Mr Ian Cameron (from 4.10.04) (Band A3)
Inquiry Manager: Mr Grahame Danby (Band A2)

Committee Assistant: Miss Anita Fuki, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Ms Fiona Mearns (until 2.1.04), Grade 3 (Band D1); Miss Louise Thomas (from 5.1.04) (temporary until 25.7.04), Grade 2 (Band C, from 26.7.04)
Senior Office Clerk: Mr Jonathan Coe (from 19.4.04) (shared) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Robert Simmons and Professor Ian Walker.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
  Number of appearances by:
    Cabinet Ministers
    Other Ministers
    Members of House of Lords (of which 1 was also a Minister)
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
    Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
    Arts Council England
    BBC
    BBC Scotland
    British Athletes Commission
    Channel 4
    Heritage Lottery Fund
    London Borough of Tower Hamlets
    Ofcom
    Sport England
    UK Athletics
    UK Film Council
    UK Sport
    Youth Dance England
  Appearances by other witnesses
      
  
3
4
5
  
6
  
5
12
3
3
2
2
1
5
2
3
1
4
1
97


Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
21-24.3.04AthensKaufman, Bryant, Fabricant, Flook, Hendry, Keen, Shipley, Wyatt 2Inquiry into London's bid for the 2012 Olympics £14,570.34
20.6.04DublinKaufman, Fabricant, Flook, Keen, McKenna, Wyatt 2Inquiry into BBC Charter Review £4,454.16
18-23.7.04USA (LA & San Francisco) Kaufman, Bryant, Doran, Fabricant, Flook, Keen, McKenna, Wyatt 2Inquiry into BBC Charter Review £49,277.14
31.10-2.11.04AthensFlook, Keen, Wyatt 1Inquiry into London's bid for the 2012 Olympics: follow-up £6,398.40
(estimated outturn)


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
9.2.04National Gallery Bryant, Doran, Fabricant, Keen, Shipley, Wyatt 3Briefing on the National Gallery's future plans £54.09
23.2.04Laban Dance Theatre, Deptford Kaufman, Doran, Keen, McKenna3 Inquiry into Arts Development: Dance£216.20
9.3.04Canary Wharf & Stratford Bryant, Flook, Keen3 Inquiry into London's bid for the Olympics 2012 £21.70
25.5.04Kingswood Warren Kaufman, Doran, Flook, Keen4 Inquiry into BBC Charter Review£417.36
13-14.6.04Cornwall, Taunton & Cardiff Kaufman, Bryant, Fabricant, Flook, Keen, McKenna 3Inquiry into National Lottery: Millennium Projects £4,528.58
4-5.7.04Glasgow & Cumbernauld Kaufman, Bryant, Doran, Keen, McKenna, Wyatt 5AInquiries into National Lottery and BBC Charter Review £6,481.49
27-28.8.04EdinburghBryant, Doran, Keen, McKenna, Wyatt 3Inquiry into BBC Charter Review: Guardian Media Edinburgh TV Festival £7,925.13
12.10.04Video Networks, Holland Park Kaufman, Doran, Fabricant, Keen, McKenna 2Inquiry into BBC Charter Review £207.68
14.10.04West Thames College & Heston Primary School Doran, Keen, McKenna2 Inquiry into BBC Charter Review£331.10



A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Cultural objects: developments since 2000 5916.12.03156 £17.50Cm 6149, published 24.2.04
Second Report: DCMS Annual Report: Work of the Department in 2002-03 742.3.0473 £14.40Cm 6242, published 14.6.04
Third Report: Broadcasting in Transition 3804.3.04100 £15.50Received 6.5.04: published as Second Special Report, Session 2003-04
Fourth Report: Work of the Committee in 2003 40412.3.0417 £6.00Not applicable
Fifth Report: Reform of the National Lottery 196-I25.3.0491 £14.50Cm 6232, published 25.5.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Reform of the National Lottery 196-II25.3.04246 £21.50Not applicable
Sixth Report: Arts Development: Dance 587-I1.7.0446 £11.00Cm 6326, published 16.9.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Arts Development: Dance 587-II1.7.04181 £18.50Not applicable
Seventh Report: Drugs and role models in sport: making and setting examples 499-I15.7.0461 £13.50Cm 6347, published 11.10.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Drugs and role models in sport: making and setting examples 499-II15.7.04140 £16.50Not applicable
First Special Report: Privacy and Media Intrusion - Replies to the Committee's Fifth Report, 2002-03[1] 2139.2.0417 £6.00Not applicable
Second Special Report: Broadcasting in transition: replies to the Committee's Third Report, 2003-04 58513.5.0414 £4.50Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: BBC Charter Renewal 598-i16.6.0489 £13.00Not applicable
Oral Evidence: BBC Report and Accounts 2003-04 862-i20.10.0416 £5.50Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-ii11.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-iii25.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-iv2.7.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-v9.7.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-vi10.9.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-vii17.9.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-viii22.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-ix29.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Charter Review 598-x5.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Public Libraries 1088-i22.11.04     Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 16.1.04 as HC 1298, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1296, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Fifth Report, Session 2002-03, Privacy and Media Intrusion, HC 458-I, 11.3.04

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Seventh Report, Session 2001-02, The Government's Proposals for Gambling: Nothing to Lose?, HC 827-I, Second Reading of the Gambling Bill, 1.11.04

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 23 of the Committee's 32 meetings. On 1 occasion evidence was taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Arts Development: Dance
1
BBC Charter Review
10
BBC Report and Accounts, 2003-04
1
DCMS Annual ReportA
1
Drugs and role models in sport
3
ITV Merger: implications for public service broadcasting
1
National Lottery Reform
4
Ofcom: preparedness and handover
1
Public Libraries
1
Total
23



A The Committee took oral evidence on this Inquiry in Session 2002-03; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2003-04)).

7A  Maritime Heritage and Historic Ships Sub-Committee

The Committee was nominated on 2 November 2004.

It had 11 Members and held 0 meetings.

Members
Wyatt, Derek (Chairman)
Bryant, Mr Chris
Doran, Mr Frank
Fabricant, Michael
Flook, Mr Adrian
Hawkins, Mr Nick
Kaufman, Sir Gerald
Keen, Alan
McKenna, Rosemary
Shipley, Ms Debra
Thurso, John
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0 %
0.0 %


Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Ian Cameron, Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Assistant: Miss Anita Fuki, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Miss Louise Thomas, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Mr Jonathan Coe (shared) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

Not applicable.

Minutes of Proceedings

None.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

None.

8  DEFENCE

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The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.

It had 11 Members and held 43 meetings. This included 5 "Quadripartite" meetings held concurrently with the Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees, abbreviated to 'QCM' in the attendance table below, and 1 concurrent meeting with the Home Affairs Committee, abbreviated to 'HCM' in the attendance table below.

Members
George, Mr Bruce (Chairman)
Blunt, Mr Crispin (discharged 1.11.04)
Cran, Mr James
Crausby, Mr David
Gapes, Mike
Hancock, Mr Mike
Havard, Mr Dai
Jones, Mr Kevan
Ottaway, Richard (added 1.11.04)
Roy, Mr Frank
Squire, Rachel
Viggers, Mr Peter
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
36 (including 5 QCM and 1 HCM)
29 (including 4 QCM and 1 HCM)
32
24
32 (including 1 QCM)
27
30
22
3
24
28 (including 4 QCM and 1 HCM)
29 (including 1 QCM and 1 HCM)
72.9 %A
1
1
9.1 %



A Not including concurrent meetings.

Staff

Clerk of Committee: Mark Hutton, Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Second Clerk: Steven Mark, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialists: Ian Rogers, Senior Clerk (Band A2); Dr John Gearson (until 22.7.04) (Band B1)
Inquiry Manager: Brenda Brevitt (from 4.5.04 until 16.7.04) (Band A2); Adrian Jenner (from 1.10.04) (Band B1)
Media Officer: Adele Brown (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Fiona Channon (until 11.1.04), Senior Executive Officer (Band B1); Lis McCracken (from 12.1.04), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Sheryl Dinsdale (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: James McQuade (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Sibylle Bauer*, Paul Beaver, Dr James Broderick, Professor Michael Clarke, Peter Clarke, Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold CB, Professor Cary Cooper CBE, Dr Paul Cornish*, Professor Christopher Dandeker, Dr Toby Dodge, Dr Jonathan Eyal, Professor Malcolm Harrington, Dr Irina Isakova, Professor Michael Kerfoot, Professor David Kirkpatrick, Mr Duncan Lennox, Air Vice Marshal Professor Tony Mason, Andrew McDonald, Mark Mildred, Professor Stephen Palmer, Sir Michael Quinlan, Dr Michael Rance, Dr Andrew Rathmell, Paul Read, John Robbs, Brigadier Austin Thorp, Sue Ward and Professor Paul Wilkinson.

*Specialist Advisers to the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees in their joint inquiry into Strategic Export Controls.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers
Other Ministers
Members of House of Lords (of which 1 was also a Minister)
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ministry of Defence
Other Government departments
Appearances by other witnesses
      
  
6
1
1
  
59
11
29


Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
11-15.1.04Washington and Norfolk, USA George, Blunt, Cran, Crausby, Gapes, Havard, Jones, Roy, Squire, Viggers 2Inquiry into Lessons of Iraq £33,610.10
8-13.2.04Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska and Pristina, Kosovo George, Blunt, Cran, Crausby, Gapes, Havard, Squire 2European Security and Defence £18,242.67
7-11.3.04Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey George, Blunt, Cran, Crausby, Gapes, Squire 2Security relations with Turkey £12,027.92
28-29.4.04Brussels and Paris Blunt1Inquiry into Strategic Export Controls by the Quadripartite Committee £1,749.44
16-20.5.04Kuwait and Southern Iraq Blunt, Crausby, Gapes, Havard, Jones, Squire 1Inquiry into Continuing Operations in Iraq £17,961.26
5-7.9.04Island les Embiez, FranceA Gapes0Second Summer Defence Conference of the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee of the French National Assembly £23.50


A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
9.12.03The Defence Storage and Distribution Centre, Bicester Cran, Crausby, Havard, Squire2 Inquiry into Lessons of Iraq£249.09
6.1.04HMS Ocean and 42 Commando, Devon Blunt, Crausby, Gapes, Havard, Jones, Squire, Viggers 3Inquiry into Lessons of Iraq £366.94
20.1.0416 Air Assault Brigade, Colchester George, Cran, Havard, Viggers2 Inquiry into Lessons of Iraq£376.88
30.3.04Land Command HQ, WiltshireA Gapes, Jones2A Inquiry into Defence White Paper 2003 £259.20
21.4.04Strike Command, Buckinghamshire Cran, Gapes, Havard, Viggers2A Inquiry into Defence White Paper 2003 £155.08
29.4.04Fleet HQ, Portsmouth Cran, Crausby, Gapes, Havard, Viggers1 Inquiry into Defence White Paper 2003 £387.00
11.5.04Upavon, Wiltshire and RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire George, Cran, Gapes4B Inquiry into Duty of Care£232.00
22.6.04RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire Jones, Viggers2Inquiry into Duty of Care £71.67
28.6.04RSC Glencorse, Edinburgh Cran, Roy, Squire2Inquiry into Duty of Care £1,532.04
29.6.04ATR Lichfield, Staffordshire Cran, Crausby, Jones3 Inquiry into Duty of Care£274.95
5-6.7.04HMS Raleigh, Cornwall and CTCRM Lympstone, Devon Cran, Crausby1Inquiry into Duty of Care £1,063.00
12-13.7.04AFC Harrogate and School of Infantry Catterick, North Yorkshire George, Jones, Roy3A Inquiry into Duty of Care£1,586.90
13.7.04BAE Systems, Barrow-in-Furness Cran, Crausby2A Inquiry into Defence Procurement£177.60
20.7.04Farnborough Airshow, Hampshire Cran, Crausby, Gapes, Havard, Jones, Squire 4AInquiry into Defence Procurement £364.00
26-27.7.04RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire George1Inquiry into Duty of Care £45.20
19.10.04DCL Deepcut and School of Defence Catering, St Omer, Surrey George, Blunt, Cran, Crausby, Jones, Viggers 4AInquiry into Duty of Care £425.14
8.11.04Adult Learning Inspectorate George1Inquiry into Duty of Care £160.00 (estimated outturn)
9.11.04HMS Collingwood and HMS Sultan, Hampshire Cran, Havard, George2 Inquiry into Duty of Care£381.00 (estimated outturn)
15-16.11.04DEF College of CIS Blandford, Dorset, and ARMR Centre Bovington Cran, Crausby, Havard2 Inquiry into Duty of Care£1,252.50



A Includes 1 specialist adviser

B Includes 2 specialist advisers

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation 96-I16.12.0360 £12.00Cm 6109, published 15.1.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation 96-II16.12.0356 £11.00Not applicable
Second Report: Annual Report for 2003 2934.2.0422 £6.50Not applicable
Third Report: Lessons of Iraq57-I 16.3.04215£22.00 Received 14.5.04: published as First Special Report, Session 2003-04
Oral Evidence: Lessons of Iraq57-II 16.3.04215£20.50 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Lessons of Iraq 57-III16.3.04241 £21.50Not applicable
Fourth Report: Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2002, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary ScrutinyA 39018.5.04202 £22.00Cm 6357, published 22.10.04
Written Evidence: Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2002, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary ScrutinyA 390-i17.11.0420 £5.50Not applicable
Fifth Report: Defence White Paper 2003 465-I1.7.0470 £13.50Received 13.9.04: published as Second Special Report, Session 2003-04
Oral and Written Evidence: Defence White Paper 2003 465-II1.7.0492 £13.00Not applicable
Sixth Report: Defence Procurement 572-I28.7.0456 £12.00Cm 6338, published 11.10.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Defence Procurement 572-II28.7.04138 £16.50Not applicable
First Special Report: The Government's Response to the Third Report from the Committee, Session 2003-04: Lessons of Iraq 6358.6.0453 £11.50Not applicable
Second Special Report: Defence White Paper 2003: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2003-04 104820.9.0420 £6.00Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Homeland SecurityB 417-i8.7.0418 £5.50Not applicable
Oral Evidence: MoD Annual Report and Accounts 589-i27.7.0421 £5.50Not applicable
Evidence published on the Internet: Duty of Care 620-i20.10.04     Not applicable
Evidence published on the Internet: Duty of Care 620-ii20.10.04     Not applicable
Evidence published on the Internet: Duty of Care 620-iii20.10.04     Not applicable
Evidence published on the Internet: Duty of Care 620-iv20.10.04     Not applicable
Evidence published on the Internet: Duty of Care 620-v20.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Duty of Care 620-vi19.10.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Duty of Care 620-vii16.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Iraq 721-i29.6.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Iraq 721-ii5.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Future Capabilities 1031-i17.9.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Future Capabilities 1031-ii2.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Future Capabilities 1031-iii9.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Future Capabilities 1031-iv26.11.04     Not applicable
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Tri-Service Armed Forces Bill 1139-i3.11.04     Not applicable


A Joint publication with the Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees

B Joint publication with the Home Affairs Committee

Government replies to Reports for Session 2002-03

None.

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2002-03 were published on 29.4.03 as HC 1314, Session 2002-03. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 will be published as HC 1297, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2003-04, Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation, HC 96-I, Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill: Second Reading, 22.1.04; Report and Third Reading, 6.5.04; Lords Amendments, 20.10.04

Third Report, Session 2003-04, Lessons of Iraq, HC 57-I, 20.7.04

Fifth Report, Session 2003-04, Defence White Paper 2003, HC 465-I, 21.10.04

Sixth Report, Session 2003-04, Defence Procurement, HC 572-I, 4.11.04

The following Oral and Written Evidence were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2003-04, Defence White Paper: Delivering Security in a Changing World, HC 465-II, 25.3.04

Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2003-04, Future Capabilities, HC 1031-i and ii, 21.10.04

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 31 of the Committee's 43 meetings. On 1 occasion evidence was taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Defence Procurement
3
Defence White Paper
3
Duty of Care
7
Future Capabilities
4
Homeland Security
1
Continuing Operations in Iraq
2
Lessons of IraqA
7
MoD Annual Report and Accounts
1
Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2002 Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny
2
Tri-Service Armed Forces Bill
1
Total
31


A The Committee took oral evidence on this Inquiry in Session 2002-03; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2003-04)).

9  DRAFT CHARITIES BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 29 April 2004: "Ordered, That a Select Committee of six honourable Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Charities Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown."]

The Committee was nominated on 29 April 2004.

It had 6 Commons Members and held 14 meetings.

Members
Milburn, Mr Alan (Chairman from 12.5.04)
Campbell, Mr Alan
Foulkes, Mr George
Keeble, Ms Sally
Mitchell, Mr Andrew
Russell, Bob
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
12
12
12
12
13
13
88.1 %
0.0 %


Commons Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Andrew Kennon, Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Committee Assistants: Francene Graham, Chief Office Clerk (Band C) (until 10.10.04), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2) (from 11.10.04); Alison Mara, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Team Manager: Lisette Pelletier (Band C)

Office Support Assistant: Mr George Fleck (Band D2)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Ms Margaret Bolton and Professor Jean Warburton.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Home Office
Appearances by other witnesses
  
  
1
  
1
35


Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Draft Charities Bill 167-I30.9.04201 £22.00Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Charities Bill 167-II30.9.04318 £4.00Not applicable
Memoranda: Draft Charities Bill 167-III30.9.04349 £8.50Not applicable


Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 were published in the First Report of the Committee, Draft Charities Bill, HC 167-I, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 8 of the Committee's 14 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Draft Charities Bill
8
Total
8




10  DRAFT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 15 January 2004: "Ordered, That a Select Committee of six honourable Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Disability Discrimination Bill presented to both Houses."]

The Committee was nominated on 15 January 2004.

It had 6 Commons Members and held 14 meetings.

Members
Begg, Miss Anne
Berry, Mr Roger
Clarke, Mr Tom
Goodman, Mr Paul
Levitt, Mr Tom
Williams, Mr Roger
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
9
9
11
10
13
9
72.6 %
0.0 %


Commons Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mr Andrew Kennon, Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)

Committee Specialists: Rebecca Farmer, Audit Adviser (Band A2); Paul Bolton, Statistician (Band A2); Manjit Gheera, Legal Adviser (Band B1)

Committee Assistant: Mr Richard Dawson, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Ms Barbara Cohen and Mrs Jenny Morris.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers
Appearances by other witnesses
  
  
2
40


Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2003-04) Date of publicationNo. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Draft Disability Discrimination Bill 352-I27.5.04181 £20.00Cm 6330, published 22.9.04
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Disability Discrimination Bill 352-II27.5.04481 £34.00Not applicable


Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2003-04 were published in the First Report of the Committee, Draft Disability Discrimination Bill, HC 352-I, Session 2003-04.

Divisions

DateSubject
27.4.04Two, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report.


Debates

The following Report was referred to on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2003-04, Draft Disability Discrimination Bill, HC 352-I, Disability, 10.6.04

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 9 of the Committee's 14 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Draft Disability Discrimination Bill
9
Total
9





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