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Weekly Information Bulletin: 23rd June 2007


Select Committees: Current Inquiries

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COMMITTEE

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Communities &

Local Government

(Formerly ODPM)

 

Local Government Finance: Council Tax Benefit

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Local Government Finance: Supplementary Business Rate

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Equalities

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Refuse Collection

Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation

The Supply of Rented Housing

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Planning White Paper

One-off oral evidence session concluded

Constitutional Affairs

Towards Effective Sentencing

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 26 June

Accommodation for the New Supreme Court

Oral evidence in progress

Devolution: A Decade On

Inquiry postponed

Freedom of Information follow up

Report published 24 June: awaiting Government response

Attorney General

Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation

Judicial Appointments Commission

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The new Ministry of Justice

Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation

Crossrail Bill

Crossrail Bill

Oral evidence in progress

The Committee will hear petitions against the third set of Amended Provisions (AP4): Next evidence sessions 10,11,12 July

Culture, Media & Sport

Ticket Touting

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 26 June

Self-regulation of the Press

One-off oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Tourism

Oral evidence in progress

Public Service Media Content

Oral evidence in progress

Caring for our collections

Report to be published 25 June

Defence

UK Operations in Iraq

Oral evidence in progress

1st evidence session 26 June

The work of the Defence Estates

Oral evidence concluded

Medical Care for the Armed Forces

Oral evidence in Progress

Next evidence session 3 July

Strategic Lift

Oral evidence concluded

UK Defence: commitments and resources

Oral evidence concluded

UK operations in Afghanistan

Oral evidence concluded

The Future of NATO and European Defence

Oral evidence in progress

1st evidence session 19 June

Joint Committee on the draft Climate Change Bill

To consider and report on the Draft Climate Change Bill

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Joint Committee on the draft Human Tissue & Embryos Bill

To consider and report on the Draft Human Tissue & Embryos Bill

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence sessions 26 & 27 June

Education & Skills

The Work of the Children's Commissioner

One-off oral evidence announced

Evidence session 25 June

Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 16 July

Special Educational Needs: separation of assessment of need from funding of provision

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 25 June

Testing and Assessment

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 4 June

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust

one-off oral evidence concluded

Post-16 Skills Training

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 20 June

The Work of Ofsted

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures

Oral evidence in progress

Sustainable Schools

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Bullying

Government response to be published 18 June

Environmental Audit

 

Structure of Government

Written evidence invited

Next evidence session 26 June

Personal Carbon Allowances

Inquiry announced

Beyond Stern: forecasting, cost-effectiveness, and climate change

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Policy Appraisal & Regulatory Impact Assessments

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Pre-Budget 2006

Government response to be published 27 June

Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Defra's Departmental Report 2007

One-off oral evidence session announced

Evidence session 18 July

Badgers and cattle TB: final report of the ISG

Oral evidence in progress

1st evidence sessions 18 & 20 June

Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Pre-legislative scrutiny of Draft Climate Bill

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Environmental Liability Directive

Inquiry announced

Climate Change: citizen's agenda

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The potential of England's rural economy

Written evidence invited

Climate Change: citizen's agenda

Oral evidence in progress

Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Sub-committe

British Waterways

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

European Scrutiny

Article 308 of the EC Treaty

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Temporary Workers Directive

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 11 July

The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 20 June

The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 4 July

Special Framework of Assistance for traditional suppliers of bananas

One-off oral evidence session concluded

Mobile phone roaming charges

Report published 14 June: HC 41-xxiv

Consideration of European Documents

Report to be published 25 June: HC 41-xxv

Foreign Affairs

 

Global Security: Iran

Oral evidence in progress

Global Security: The Middle East

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Developments in the European Union

Oral evidence in progress

Next oral evidence session 19 June

Global Security: Russia

Written evidence invited

Foreign & Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07

Oral evidence in progress

1st oral evidence sessions 26 & 27 June

Health

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Oral evidence in progress

Next oral evidence session 28 June

Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS

Government response published 11 June (Cm 7128)

Home Affairs

 

A Surveillance Society?

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 25 June

Towards Effective Sentencing

Oral evidence in progress

Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System

Report published 15 June: awaiting Government response

Police Funding

One-off oral evidence session concluded: Report in preparation

Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 553-i

Joint Committee on Human Rights

 

A British Bill of Rights

Written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 31 August

Monitoring the Government's Response to Court Judgements Finding Breaches of Human Rights

Report to be published 28 June

The human rights of adults with learning difficulties

Oral evidence in progress

1st evidence session 25 June

The human rights of older persons in healthcare

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

International Development

 

DFID Departmental Report 2007

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 6 July

Maternal Health

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 14 September

Cross-departmental working on development

One-off oral evidence announced

Evidence session 10 July

The Prospects for sustainable peace in Uganda

One-off oral evidence announced

Evidence session 4 July

DFID Assistance to Burmese Internally Displaced People and Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Vietnam: DFID's Country Programme

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

EU Development and Trade Policies: An Update

Government response published 12 June

Liaison

Oral Evidence from the Prime Minister- 18 June 2007

Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 300-ii

Modernisation of the House of Commons

Strengthening the role of the backbencher

Report published 20 June

Making better use of non-legislative time

Report published 20 June

Northern Ireland Affairs

Northern Ireland Prison Service

Oral evidence in progress

Political Developments in Northern Ireland

One-off oral evidence session concluded

Procedure

Written Parliamentary Questions

Oral evidence in progress

Public Accounts

 

DEFRA: The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment System Scheme in England

One-off oral evidence session announced

Evidence session 27 June

Modernisation of the West Coast Mainline

Report published 14 June

Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations

Report in preparation

The right of access to open countryside

Report published 21 June: awaiting Government response

Heritage Lottery Fund

Report in preparation

Pay Modernisation in the NHS: the impact of the new consultants' contract

Report in preparation

 

Big Science - Public Investment in Large Scientific Facilities

Report in preparation

Managing the Defence Estate

Report in preparation

Filing of VAT and Company Tax returns

Report in preparation

Rural Poverty in Developing Countries

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

BBC Risk Management

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

BBC outsourcing: the contract between the BBC and Siemens Business Service

Report in preparation

Prescribing costs in Primary Care

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Thames Gateway: Laying the Foundations

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Public Accounts

 

Building for the Future: Sustainable Construction and refurbishment on the government estate

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Attendance Management in the Department for Transport and its Agencies

One-off oral evidence session announced

Evidence session 25 June

 

Improving the PFI tendering process;

Benchmarking and market testing the ongoing service component of PFI projects

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Improving the use of temporary nursing staff in NHS acute and foundation trusts

Report published 7 June: awaiting Government response

Environment Agency Flood Risk Management: building and maintaining flood defences in England

One-off oral evidence session announced 27 June

Upgrade of the Bangor to Belfast Railway

Report in preparation

Joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Dr Foster

Report in preparation

Staging the London Olympic and paralympic games in 2012

Report in preparation

 

Assets Recovery Agency

Report in preparation

Biometric passports

Report in preparation

Legal Aid and Family Breakdown

Report in preparation

The Academies Programme

Report in preparation

The performance of the government as a shareholder

Report in preparation

Management of cost increases on road building schemes in England

Report in preparation

Passport Agency- Biometric passports

Report in preparation

Department of Health

Oral evidence in progress

Clinical Governance in Primary Care Trusts

Report in preparation

Central Government's use of consultants

Report published 19 June: awaiting Government response

Ensuring the effectiveness of personal advisors

Report in preparation

Progress update on the efficiency Programme

Report in preparation

National programme for IT

Report in preparation

Ministry of Defence: Reserve forces

Report to be published 12 July

Ministry of Defence: recruitment and retention

Report to be published 3 July

Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2005

Oral evidence in progress

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Resource Accounts 2004-05

Report in preparation

The restructuring of British Energy

Report in preparation

Patient choice at the point of GP referral

Report in preparation

ASPIRE - the re-competition of outsourced IT services

Report published 12 June

Public Administration

 

Third Sector Commissioning

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 5 July

Confirmation Hearings

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 19 June

Machinery of Government

Report published 15 June: awaiting Government response

The Work of the Cabinet Office 2006-07

Oral evidence concluded

Review of Government Communications

Evidence published 30 April

A Debt of Honour

Oral evidence concluded

Public Services: Putting People First

Oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation

The Business Appointment Rules

Report published 14 June: awaiting Government response

Skills for Government

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Regulatory Reform

 

Draft Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007

Draft order laid on 14 June

Draft Regulatory Reform (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Order 2007

Draft order laid on 14 June

Draft Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007

Report published on 7 June

Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007

Report published on 2 April:

awaiting Draft Order to be laid

Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2006

Report published on 7 February

Awaiting Draft Order to be laid

Science & Technology

Improving Research Conduct and Preventing Scientific Fraud

One-off oral evidence session announced

Evidence session 2 July

Renewable Energy Generation Technologies

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 2 July

Funding of Science & Discovery Centres

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 11 June

Chairman of the Medical Research Council: introductory hearing (Research Council Scrutiny)

One-off oral evidence session concluded

International policies and activities of the Research Councils

Oral evidence in progress

Evidence session 20 June

Investigating the Oceans

Oral evidence in progress

OSI Scrutiny 2006

Government response published 19 June

Space policy

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Scottish Affairs

Scotland Office Annual report 2007

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 10 July

Poverty in Scotland

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 19 June

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)

Business under Standing Order No 151, followed as necessary by meetings of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments for business under Standing Order No 151(10)

Continuing scrutiny:

20th Report to be published 25 June

Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)

Business under Standing Order No 151, followed as necessary by meetings of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments for business under Standing Order No 151(10)

Continuing scrutiny: Report in preparation

19th Report to be published 18 June

Quadripartite Committee on Strategic Export Controls

The UK 2005 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Trade & Industry

 

Restructuring the Post Office Network

Government Response published 9 June

Reasons for success & failure in the UK automotive industry

Government Response published 15 June

India: One year on

Written evidence invited

The UK Construction Industry

Written evidence invited

The Work of the Office of Fair Trading

Oral evidence in progress

Ofcom's Annual Plan

One-off oral evidence session concluded

Joint evidence session with Culture, Media & Sport Committee

Europe moves East: The impact of the 'new' EU Member States on UK business

Oral evidence in progress

next evidence session 19 June

Recent developments with Airbus

Report to be published 26 June

The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Public Procurement

Oral evidence in progress

The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Marketing UK Plc-UKTI's five-year strategy

Report published 6 June: HC 557

The Government's Energy Review: UK dependence on gas and coal imports

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Trade with Brazil and Mercosur (the common Market of the Southern Cone)

Report published 13 June

Trade & Industry

Sub-committee

Implementation of the report of the Women and Work Commission

Oral evidence in Progress

Transport

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Local Transport Bill

3rd oral evidence session 27 June

The Eddington Transport Study

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Ticketing on public transport

Oral evidence in progress

The Draft EU-US Air Transport Agreement

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Transport Innovation Fund

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Passengers' experience of air travel

Oral evidence in progress

Novice Drivers

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Government's Motorcycling Strategy

Government response published 19 June

 

Driver and Vehicle Registration and Licensing in Northern Ireland

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Transport Security: Travelling without Fear

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Treasury

 

Bank of England May 2007 Inflation Report

One-off oral evidence session announced

Evidence session 28 June

Financial Inclusion follow-up: saving for all and shorter term saving products

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Private Equity

Oral evidence in progress

3rd evidence session 3 July

Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Unclaimed assets within the financial system

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: re-appointment hearings

One-off oral evidence session announced

Evidence session 28 June

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on

Oral evidence in progress

2nd evidence session 17 July

Climate change and the Stern review

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Comprehensive Spending Review: prospects and process

Report to be published 25 June

Globalisation: its impact on the real economy

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The 2007 Budget

Government response published 25 June

Treasury Sub-committee

Administration of tax credits: follow up

Evidence published 23 May

Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments

Oral evidence in progress

Final evidence session 13 June

Welsh Affairs

Globalisation and its Impact on Wales

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 26 June

Energy in Wales: Follow-up

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Orders in Council

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Legislative Competence Orders in Council

Report published 5 June: awaiting Government response


Work & Pensions

Social Fund

Report published 23 May

Benefits Simplification

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Pension Service

One-off oral evidence session announced

Evidence session 27 June

Personal Accounts

Government response published 14 June

 

DWP Autumn Performance Report

One-off oral evidence session concluded



 
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