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:

Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)

Lords Membership:

Baroness Deech	Baroness Hollis of Heigham	Lord Jenkin of Roding	Lord Mackay of Clashfern
Baroness Neuberger	Bishop St Albans	Lord Selsdon	Lord Turnberg
Professor Lord Winston

Select Committee Meetings
May 7 - May 11 2007

Monday 7 May
None
Tuesday 8 May
TREASURY Subject: The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on Witnesses: Court of the Bank of England; Brendan Barber, General Secretary, TUC and Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI (at 10.00am)
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Beyond Stern: Forecasting, Cost-Effectiveness and Climate Change Witness: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT* Subject: Public Service Media Content Witnesses: Greg Dyke; BSkyB (at 11.00am); Mark Wood, Chief Executive, ITN, Doughty Media Limited, Magic Lantern Productions Limited (at 11.30am)
DEFENCE* Subject: UK operations in Afghanistan Witnesses: Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence and officials, Ministry of Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Subject: Reform of the coroners' system and death certification - follow up Witnesses: Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, MP, Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, OBE, Minister of State, Department of Health
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: BRITISH WATERWAYS SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: British Waterways Witness: British Waterways
Wednesday 9 May
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: The Work of Ofsted Witnesses: Christine Gilbert, HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills, Zenna Atkins, Chair, Ofsted Board, Miriam Rosen, Director, Education, Dorian Bradley, Director, Children, and Vanessa Howlison, Director, Finance, Ofsted
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: International policies and activities of the research councils Witnesses: Professor Colin Blakemore, Medical Research Council, Professor Ian Diamond, Economic and Social Research Council, Professor Keith Mason, Science and Technology Facilities Council, and Dr Randal Richards, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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 Witnesses: CBI, TUC
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY Subject: Inquiry into the European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008 Witnesses: Reijo Kemppinen, Head of Commission Representation to the UK, Brendan Donnelly, Director, Federal Trust and Neil O'Brien, Director, Open Europe
TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments Witnesses: Royal Statistical Society, Statistics Commission, and Statistics Users Forum; PCS and FDA unions (at 3.00pm); Office of National Statistics officials (at 3.30pm)
WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales Witnesses: Professor Merfyn Jones, Vice-Chancellor, University of Wales, Bangor, and Amanda Wilkinson, Director, Higher Education Wales
TRANSPORT* Subject: Passengers' Experience of Air Travel Witnesses: Airport Operators' Association, BAA, Manchester Airports Group; Transport for London, National Express (at 3.45pm); Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (at 4.30pm)
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: The Northern Ireland Prison Service Witnesses: Anne Owers, HM Inspector of Prisons and Kit Chivers, Criminal Justice Inspectorate, Northern Ireland
MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Subject: Strengthening the role of the backbencher and making better use of non-legislative time Witnesses: Malcolm Jack, Clerk of the House, and Douglas Millar, Clerk Assistant, House of Commons
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Big Science - Public Investment in Large Facilities Witnesses: Sir Brian Bender KCB, Permanent Secretary, Professor Keith Mason and Professor Sir Keith O'Nions KCB, Department of Trade and Industry
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Climate change: the 'citizen's agenda' Witnesses: The Carbon Trust and Friends of the Earth
Thursday 10 May
HEALTH Subject: Electronic Patient Record Witnesses: Professor Douwe Korff, Patient Concern, and Information Commission; Computer Sciences Corporation, Professor Brian Randell, and Royal College of Psychiatrists (at 11.15am)
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Putting People First Witnesses: Pat McFadden MP, Parliamentary Secretary and Ian Watmore, Head of Delivery Unit, Cabinet Office

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice]

All public select committee meetings are webcast

Select committees marked with * will be taken by BBC Parliament

Recorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on: [Tel 020 7219 2033]. Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list.

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
May 14 - May 18 2007

Monday 14 May
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: Post-16 Skills Training Witnesses: Skillset, Skillfast-UK and People 1st	3.45pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Draft Climate Change Bill Witnesses: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Energy Saving Trust; Friends of the Earth and RSPB (at 5.30pm)	4.30pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Managing the defence estate: quality and sustainability Witnesses: Bill Jeffrey CB, Permanent Secretary, Sir Ian Andrews CBE TD, Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Vice Admiral Tim Laurence MVO ADC, Chief Executive, Defence Estates	4.30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
HUMAN RIGHTS Subject: The human rights of older persons in healthcare. Witnesses: British Geriatrics Society and the Royal College of Nursing; Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and NHS Confederation (at 5.00pm)	4.15pm	4a
Tuesday 15 May
TREASURY Subject: (i) Globalisation: its impact on the real economy (ii) Unclaimed assets in the financial system Witnesses: (i) Sir Martin Sorrell (ii) Grant Thornton, and Balance Foundation; Charity Bank and Skipton Building Society	8.35am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
DEFENCE Subject: The work of Defence Estates Witnesses: Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence MVO, ADC, Chief Executive, Mr David Olney, Director-General Operations, Mr Bill Clark OBE, Agency Secretary, and Mr Mike Martindale, Finance Director, Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence	10.00am	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: Public Service Media Content Witnesses: Ed Richards, Chief Executive Officer and Tim Suter, Partner, Content and Standards, Ofcom	10.30am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Ethics and Standards Witness: Sir Alistair Graham	4.00pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Subject: House of Lords Reform and Party Funding follow up Witness: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Leader of the House of Commons	4.15pm	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
SCOTTISH AFFAIRS Subject: Poverty in Scotland Witnesses: Energywatch and Energy Action Scotland; Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive and Sarah Harrison, Managing Director, Corporate Affairs, Ofgem (at 5.15pm)	4.15pm	Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 16 May
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: Higher Education Witnesses: Professor Ole Petersen, Liverpool University, and Professor Ian Diamond, Chair of Research Councils UK and Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council	9.30am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Investigating the oceans Witnesses: Dr Joe Horwood, Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Dr Robin Hensley, UK Hydrographic Office, and Dr Mike Bell, Met Office; Professor Andrew J Willmott, Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Professor Ed Hill, National Oceanography Centre, and Professor Peter Liss, Challenger Society for Marine Science and University of East Anglia (at 10.30am)	9.30am	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: Social Fund Witnesses: Citizen's Advice, Disability Alliance and Help the Aged; One Parent Families, Child Poverty Action Group and Every Disabled Child Matters (at 10.30am)	9.30am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY Subject: Inquiry into the Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers Witness: Sir Stephen Wall	2.30pm	Committee Room 17, Palace of Westminster
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Subject: Global Security: Russia Witnesses: John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Platts, Professor Yury Fedorov, Chatham House, and Anne Aldis, Head, Conflict Studies Research Centre; Professor Bill Bowring, School of Law, Birkbeck College, Dr Andrew Monaghan, Senior Research Associate, Conflict Studies Research Centre, and David Clark, Chairman, Russia Foundation (at 3.30pm)	2.30pm	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
TREASURY SUB-COMMITTEE Subject: Efficiency Programme in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's departments Witnesses: HM Treasury officials, Debt Management Office officials, Government Actuary's Department officials, and Office of Government Commerce officials	2.30pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
TRANSPORT Subject: Passengers' experience of air travel Witnesses: Civil Aviation Authority; Gillian Merron MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport (at 3.30pm)	2.45pm	Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: The Northern Ireland Prison Service Witness: Prison Governors' Association	3.00pm	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Draft Climate Change Bill Witnesses: (tbc)	3.30pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Filing VAT and Company Tax returns Witnesses: Paul Gray CB, Chairman and Geoff Lloyd, Director of Company Tax and VAT, HM Revenue and Customs	3.30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE BILL Subject: William Wilson, Director of Cambrensis, Barrister at Environmental Law Unit, Burges Salmon, and Christopher Norton, Baker and Mackenzie; Tyndall Centre and Hadley Centre (at 2.45pm); Martin Brough, Oxera, and Richard Gledhill, PricewaterhouseCooper (at 3.15pm); Brenda Boardman, Environmental Change Institute, and Martin Gibson, Envirowise (at 3.45pm)	2.15pm	4a

Thursday 17 May
HEALTH Subject: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Witnesses: Department of Health officials; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (at 11.15am)	10.15am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice]

All public select committee meetings are webcast

Select committees marked with * will be taken by BBC Parliament

Recorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on: [Tel 020 7219 2033]. Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list.