Select Committees

A complete list of Select Committee membership and a Factsheet (P2) on the work of Select Committees is available on request from the House of Commons Information Office. The list and Factsheet are also on the Parliament website at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/factsheets.cfm

An index to the Select Committee home pages together with links to further pages containing information about their work and publications is on the Parliament website at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees16.cfm

Membership:

Modernisation of the House

Mr Edward Vaizey discharged; Philip Davies added.

European Scrutiny

Mr Richard Bacon discharged; Mr Greg Hands added.

Select Committee Meetings
12 - 15 March

For confirmation of committee meetings, venues and times see Select Committee home pages on the Internet (www.parliament.uk) or telephone the Committee Office general enquiry lines: Tel 020 7219 3267/4300

Monday 12 March
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: BRITISH WATERWAYS SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: British Waterways Witnesses: Sea and Water and Commercial Boat Operators Association; British Waterways
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Legal Aid and mediation for people involved in family breakdown Witnesses: Carolyn Reagan, Chief Executive and Richard Collins, Executive Director for Policy, Legal Services Commission
Joint Committee
JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS Subject: Counter-terrorism Policy and Human Rights Witnesses: Rt Hon Sir Swinton Thomas, Rt Hon Lord Lloyd of Berwick, Sir Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service, Commander Richard Gargini, National Co-ordinator of Community Engagement, and Jon Murphy, Deputy Chief Constable, Merseyside Police; Nick Blake QC, Andy Nicol QC, Martin Chamberlain and Judith Farby, Special advocates
Tuesday 13 March
DEFENCE Subject: UK Defence: commitments and resources Witnesses: Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman KCMG; Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge KCB, Vice Admiral Sir Tim McClement KCB, and Major General Andrew Ritchie CBE; Professor Keith Hartley and Michael Codner
WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales Witnesses: Andrew Davies AM, Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks, and officials, Welsh Assembly Government; Federation of Small Businesses,
CROSSRAIL BILL
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: service media content Witnesses: Channel 4; ITV plc; Five
HOME AFFAIRS Subject: Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System Witnesses: Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Minister for Criminal Justice and Offender Management, and Vernon Coaker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office, and officials
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market Witnesses: The Climate Group; British Airways
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Fair trade and development Witnesses: Artisan Hut, Divine Chocolate Limited, Kuapa Kokoo Limited, and People Tree; Nestlé, Sainsbury's and Tesco
TRANSPORT Subject: The Draft EU-US Air Transport Agreement Witnesses: British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic; BMI, FedEx, Silverjet; Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport
SCOTTISH AFFAIRS Subject: Poverty in Scotland Witnesses: Save the Children UK-Scotland and Save the Children UK
Wednesday 14 March
MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Subject: Strengthening the role of the backbencher and making better use of non-legislative time Witnesses: Professor Robert Blackburn, King's College London, Professor Philip Cowley, University of Nottingham, and Professor Lord Norton of Louth, University of Hull; Dr Philip Giddings, University of Reading, Gemma Rosenblatt, Hansard Society, and Professor Michael Rush, University of Exeter
TRADE AND INDUSTRY SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WOMEN AND WORK COMMISSION'S REPORT Subject: Implementation of the report of the Women and Work Commission Witness: Baroness Prosser
CROSSRAIL BILL
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Subject: Global Security Witnesses: Dr Kim Howells MP, Minister of State, and officials, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: The administration of tax credits: follow-up Witnesses: Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Paymaster General and officials, HM Revenue and Customs
TRANSPORT Subject: (i) Novice Drivers (ii) The New National Boatmasters' Licence Witnesses: (i) BSM, Motor Schools Association GB, and PCS; Roadsafe, and Professor Frank McKenna of Reading University (at 3.45pm) (ii) British Tug Owners Association
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: The academies programme Witnesses: David Bell, Permanent Secretary and Peter Houten, Director of Academies and Capital, Department for Education and Skills
Thursday 15 March
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Putting People First: When citizens complain Witnesses: Leigh Lewis CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, and Terry Moran, Chief Executive, Disability and Carers Service
QUADRIPARTITE Subject: Strategic Export Controls Witnesses: Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State, and officials, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
19 - 22 March

Monday 19 March
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Space Policy Witness: Jean Jacques-Dordain, Director General, European Space Agency	4.15 p.m.	8
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Department of Trade and Industry: The Shareholder Executive and public sector businesses Witnesses: Sir Brian Bender KCB, Permanent Secretary, Martin Bryant, Chief Executive, and Peter Schofield, Director, Shareholder Executive, Department of Trade and Industry	4.30 p.m.	15
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Subject: The Supply of Rented Housing Witness: Professor John Hills, Director, ESRC Research Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), London School of Economics	4.50 p.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 20 March
TREASURY Subject: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord George of St Tudy; Marian Bell CBE, Dr DeAnne Julius CBE, Dr Sushil Wadhwani CBE and Professor Charles Goodhart CBE (at 10.45 a.m.)	9.45 a.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
CROSSRAIL BILL	10.00 a.m.	5
HOME AFFAIRS Subject: Towards Effective Sentencing Witness: Rt Hon Lord Woolf	10.15 a.m.	8
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market Witnesses: Cheyne Capital Management; and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at 11.00 a.m.)	10.20 a.m.	6
DEFENCE* Subject: UK Operations in Afghanistan Witnesses: Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State and officials, Ministry of Defence, and Foreign and Commonwealth Office	10.30 a.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales Witnesses: Wales Tourism Alliance, and Hilton Hotels; Mrs Ann Lloyd, Director, Health and Social Services Department, Welsh Assembly, (at 11.15 a.m.)	10.30 a.m.	15
CROSSRAIL BILL	2.30 p.m.	5
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Subjects: (i) Freedom of Information Follow Up (ii) Judicial Appointments Commission Witnesses: (i) Rob Evans, The Guardian, Tim Jones, World Development Movement; Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner, Graham Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner and Jane Durkin, Assistant Information Commissioner (at 4.45 p.m.) (ii) Baroness Prashar, Chair, Clare Pelham, Chief Executive, and Mr Justice Goldring, Commissioner, Judicial Appointments Commission (at 5.30 p.m.)	4.15 p.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
SCOTTISH AFFAIRS Subject: Poverty in Scotland Witness: Child Poverty Action Group	4.15 p.m.	19
CROSSRAIL BILL	6.00 p.m.	5
Wednesday 21 March
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Science Question Time Witness: Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister for Science and Innovation, Department of Trade and Industry	9.15 a.m.	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: Higher Education Witnesses: Professor Tim Wilson, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire, Richard Greenhalgh, Chairman, and Richard Brown, Chief Executive, Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE); Professor Alan Gilbert, President, University of Manchester and Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost, University College London ( at 10.45 a.m.)	9.30 a.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS* Subject: Strengthening the role of the backbencher and making better use of non-legislative time Witnesses: Mr Peter Bone MP, and Jo Swinson MP; Emily Thornberry MP, and Kitty Ussher MP (at 10.15 a.m.)	9.35 a.m.	15
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS * Subject: The Assets Recovery Agency Witnesses: Vernon Coaker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office and Paul Goggins MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office	2.40 p.m.	8
TRANSPORT Subject: Novice Drivers Witnesses: Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, Minister of State for Transport, and the Driving Standards Agency; Lancashire County Council, Warwickshire County Council, and the Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (at 3.45 p.m.)	2.45 p.m.	6
Thursday 22 March
CROSSRAIL BILL	10.00 a.m. Public	5
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION* Subject: Public services: putting people first Witnesses: Bernard Herdan, Executive Director of Service Delivery, Identity and Passport Service; Professor Patrick Dunleavy, London School of Economics, and Philip Cullum, National Consumer Council (at 11.00 a.m.)	10.00 a.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
CROSSRAIL BILL	2.30 p.m.	5

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