15 FINANCE AND SERVICES
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The Committee was nominated on 25 July 2001.
It had 11 Members and held 3 meetings.
Members
Bell, Sir Stuart (Chairman)
Adams, Mrs Irene
Ainsworth, Mr Bob
Conway, Derek
Key, Mr Robert
Lepper, Mr David
McAvoy, Mr Thomas
McLoughlin, Mr Patrick
Roe, Dame Marion
Stunell, Mr Andrew
Turner, Mr Dennis
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
2
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
63.6 %
0.0 %
|
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Mr David Natzler, Principal
Clerk (SCS Band 1A)
Second Clerk: Mr Tom Goldsmith, Second Clerk (Band A2)
Secretary: Miss Michelle Owens, 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 2003-04
None.
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session
2003-04 were published on 25.11.04 as HC 1302, Session 2003-04.
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2004-05
will be published as HC 521, Session 2004-05.
Divisions
None.
Debates
None.
Oral Evidence
None.
16 FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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The Committee was nominated on 19 July 2001.
It had 11 Members and held 17 meetings. This included
3 "Quadripartite" meetings held concurrently with Defence,
International Development and Trade and Industry Committees, (listed
as concurrent meetings (CM) in the attendance table below).
Members
Anderson, Donald (Chairman)
Chidgey, Mr David
Hamilton, Mr Fabian
Illsley, Mr Eric
Mackay, Mr Andrew
Mackinlay, Andrew
Maples, Mr John
Olner, Mr Bill
Pope, Mr Greg
Stanley, Sir John
Stuart, Ms Gisela
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
15 (including 1 CM)
8
12 (including 3 CM)
10
12
11
11 (including 1 CM)
13 (including 3 CM)
9 (including 1 CM)
15 (including 2 CM)
9
74.0 %A
0.0 %
|
A Not including concurrent meetings
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Mr Steve Priestley, Deputy
Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Second Clerk: Sarah Ioannou, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialists: Ann Snow (Band B1) and Kit Dawnay (Band
B1)
Media Officer: Adele Brown (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Kevin Candy, Senior Executive Officer (acting)
(Band B1)
Secretary: Mrs Julia Kalogerides (until 3.4.05), Grade 2 (Band
C)
Senior Office Clerk: Mr Chintan Makwana (Band D1)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Dr Sibylle Bauer*, Dr Wyn Bowen*
and Dr Paul Cornish*.
*Specialist Adviser 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 | 2
|
Other Ministers | 2
|
Number of appearances by officials or representatives of:
| |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
| 10 |
Appearances by other witnesses
| 20 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
17-19.1.05 | Luxembourg and Brussels
| Anderson, Chidgey, Hamilton, Illsley, Mackay, Mackinlay, Maples, Olner, Pope, Stanley
| 2 | Luxembourg EU Presidency
| £11,390.40
(estimated outturn)
|
6-10.2.05 | Morocco, Algeria and Libya
| Anderson, Hamilton, Illsley, Mackay, Mackinlay, Maples, Olner, Pope, Stanley, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism
| £23,427.14
(estimated outturn)
|
27.2-2.3.05 | New York and Washington DC
| Anderson, Chidgey, Hamilton, Mackay, Maples, Pope, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism
| £25,054.67
(estimated outturn)
|
13-15.3.05 | LuxembourgA
| Anderson | 1
| Chairpersons of Foreign Affairs Committees' Conference
| £2,129.02
(estimated outturn)
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
24.1.05 | BrusselsA
| Anderson, Chidgey |
| Visit to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament
| £1,502.04 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
UK Visits
None.
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2004-05)
| Date of publication
| No. of pages |
Sale price | Government reply
|
First Report: The Work of the Committee in 2004
| 112 | 25.1.05
| 38 | £11.00
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Cyprus
| 113-I | 22.2.05
| 87 | £14.50
| Cm 6506, published 6.4.05
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Cyprus
| 113-II | 22.2.05
| 282 | £22.50
| Not applicable |
Third Report: Western Balkans
| 87-I | 23.2.05
| 93 | £14.50
| Cm 6505, published 5.4.05
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Western Balkans
| 87-II | 23.2.05
| 170 | £18.50
| Not applicable |
Fourth Report: Human Rights Annual Report 2004
| 109 | 25.3.05
| 248 | £23.00
| Awaited |
Fifth Report: Strategic Export Controls: HMG's Annual Report 2003, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary ScrutinyA
| 145 | 24.3.05
| 158 | £20.00
| Awaited |
Sixth Report: Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism
| 36-I | 5.4.05
| 137 | £17.50
| Awaited |
Oral and Written Evidence: Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism
| 36-II | 5.4.05
| 162 | £18.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2004-05
| 436 | 25.3.05
| 61 | £11.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Developments in the European Union
| 110-i | 6.4.05
| 26 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence: Zimbabwe
| 111 | 6.4.05
| 4 | £3.00
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence: Overseas Territories
| 115 | 6.4.05
| 9 | £4.00
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence: Gibraltar
| 488 | 6.4.05
| 17 | £5.50
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence: Miscellaneous matters
| 489 | 8.4.05
| 35 | £8.50
| Not applicable |
A Joint
publication with the Defence, International Development and Trade
and Industry Committees
Government replies to Reports for Session 2003-04
Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report: Foreign
and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2003-04, published as
Cm 6415 (23.11.04).
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session
2003-04 were published on 18.11.04 as HC 1303, Session 2003-04.
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2004-05
will be published as HC 522, Session 2004-05.
Divisions
Date | Subject
|
1.2.05 | Five, on the Chairman's draft Report on Cyprus
|
8.3.05 | Two, on publication of oral evidence
|
Debates
None.
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 11 of the Committee's
17 meetings. On 1 occasion evidence was taken partly or wholly
in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Developments in the European Union
| 1 |
FCO Human Rights Annual Report 2004
| 2 |
Foreign and Commonwealth Annual Report 2004-2005
| 1 |
Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism
| 3 |
Strategic Export ControlsA
| 2 |
Western BalkansB
| 2 |
Total | 11
|
A Jointly
with the Defence, International Development and Trade and Industry
Committees
B The Committee took
oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2003-04; figures appear
in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2004-05))
17 HEALTH
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The Committee was nominated on 16 July 2001.
It had 11 Members and held 18 meetings.
Members
Hinchliffe, Mr David (Chairman)
Amess, Mr David
Austin, John
Bradley, Mr Keith
Burns, Mr Simon
Calton, Mrs Patsy
Dowd, Jim
Jones, Mr Jon Owen
McDonagh, Siobhain
Naysmith, Dr Doug
Taylor, Dr Richard
Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
18
5
15
15
9
4
8
8
5
18
18
62.1 %
0.0 %
|
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Dr David Harrison, Deputy
Principal Clerk (SCS Band 1)
Second Clerk: Mr Keith Neary, Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialists: Laura Hilder (Band B1) and Christine Kirkpatrick
(Band B1)
Media Officer: Mr Luke Robinson (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Mr Frank McShane (until 29.4.05), Higher
Executive Officer (Band B2) and Mr Darren Hackett, Chief Office
Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Mrs Anna Browning (until 21.12.04), Grade 2 (Band C);
Rowena Macdonald (from 10.1.05), Grade 2 (Band C)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
John Abraham, Professor Michael Adler, Professor
Joe Collier, Professor Griffith Edwards, Professor Gerald Hastings,
Ms Melanie Henwood, Professor Philip James, Professor Martin Jarvis,
Professor Charles Medawar, Dr Harriet Middleton Scorer, Professor
John Pasi, Dr Anton Pozniak, Mr Chris Vellenoweth and Professor
Andrew Webster.
Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 2
|
Other Ministers | 3
|
Members of the House of Commons
| 2 |
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister)
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representative of:
| |
Department of Health |
12 |
Other departments, comprising:
| |
Department for Education and Skills
| 1 |
Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments, comprising:
| |
Healthcare Industries Task Force
| 1 |
Medical Research Council
| 1 |
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
| 3 |
National Patient Safety Agency
| 1 |
Health Authorities, comprising:
| |
County Durham and Tees Valley Health Authority
| 1 |
Strategic Health Authorities, comprising:
| |
North West London Strategic Health Authority
| 1 |
Special Health Authorities, comprising:
| |
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
| 4 |
NHS Trusts, comprising:
| |
Barts and The London NHS Trust
| 1 |
Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust
| 1 |
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| 1 |
Southampton University NHS Trust
| 1 |
University Hospital Lewisham NHS Trust
| 1 |
Primary Care Trusts, comprising:
| |
Hounslow PCT | 1
|
Appearances by other witnesses
| 51 |
Overseas Visits
None.
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
13-14.12.04 | Brussels
| Hinchliffe, Austin, Bradley, Calton, Jones, Naysmith
| 4A | Inquiry into The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry
| £8,350.18 |
A
Includes 1 specialist adviser
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
11.1.05 | Sandwich, Kent (Pfizer Laboratory)
| Hinchliffe, Naysmith, Taylor
| 6A | Inquiry into The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry
| £776.25 |
25.1.05 | University College London (Pharmacy Department)
| Hinchliffe, Amess, Dowd, Jones, Naysmith, Taylor
| 5B | Inquiry into The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry
| £82.80 |
A
Includes 2 specialist advisers
B Includes 1 specialist
adviser
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2004-05)
| Date of publication
| No. of pages |
Sale price | Government reply
|
First Report: The Work of the Committee 2004
| 284 | 7.2.05
| 16 | £6.50
| Not applicable |
Second Report: The Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalised Patients
| 99 | 8.3.05
| 107 | £15.50
| Awaited |
Third Report: New Developments in HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Policy
| 252-I | 20.3.05
| 68 | £13.50
| Awaited |
Oral and Written Evidence: New Developments in HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Policy
| 252-II | 21.3.05
| 135 | £17.50
| Not applicable |
Fourth Report: The Influence of the Pharmaceutical IndustryA
| 42-I | 5.4.05
| 124 | £15.50
| Awaited |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Influence of the Pharmaceutical IndustryA
| 42-II | 26.4.05
| 542 | £38.00
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: The Use of New Medical Technologies Within the NHS
| 398-I | 12.4.05
| 29 | £8.50
| Awaited |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Use of New Medical Technologies Within the NHS
| 398-II | 15.4.05
| 132 | £16.50
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: NHS Continuing Care
| 399-I | 12.4.05
| 67 | £13.50
| Awaited |
Oral and Written Evidence: NHS Continuing Care
| 399-II | 3.5.05
| 148 | £16.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Public Expenditure
| 98-i | 7.3.05
| 61 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The Government's Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374)
| 358-i | 8.4.05
| 26 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence: The Government's Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374)
| 358-ii | 2.6.05
| 316 | £22.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Public Expenditure 2004
| 1114-iB |
20.12.04 | 29
| £7.00 | Not applicable
|
Oral Evidence: Public Expenditure 2004
| 1114-iiB |
24.1.05 | 9
| £4.00 | Not applicable
|
Memoranda: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services
| 1113B | 21.2.05
| 248 | £21.50
| Not applicable |
A
Incorporating HC 1030-i to iii, Session 2003-04
B HC No. refers to
Session 2003-04
Government replies to Reports for Session 2003-04
None.
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session
2003-04 were published on 15.4.05 as HC 1304, Session 2003-04.
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2004-05
will be published as HC 523, Session 2004-05.
Divisions
None.
Debates
The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:
Third Report, Session 2003-04, Obesity, HC
23-I, and the Government Response, Cm 6438, 10.2.05
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 14 of the Committee's
18 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly
or wholly in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
New Developments in HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Policy
| 2 |
NHS Continuing Care |
2 |
Public Expenditure 2004A
| 1 |
Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374)
| 1 |
The Influence of the Pharmaceutical IndustryA
| 6 |
The Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalised Patients
| 1 |
The Use of Medical Technology Within the NHS
| 1 |
Total | 14
|
A
The Committee took oral evidence on these inquiries in Session
2003-04; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2004-05))
|