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:

None

Select Committee Meetings
15 - 19 October 2007

Monday 15 October
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967 Witnesses: Antenatal Results and Choices, Professor Maria Fitzgerald, University College London, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, the British Association of Perinatal Medicine; Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Professor Patricia Casey, University College, Dublin, Dr Ellie Lee, University of Kent, Dr Chris Richards, Newcastle University, and Dr Sam Rowlands, Warwick Medical School (at 5.00 p.m.)
TREASURY Subject: (i) The 2007 Pre-Budget Report (ii) The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review Witnesses: Robert Chote, Bridget Rosewell, and Martin Weale; Professor Colin Talbot, Martin Weale and John Whiting (at 5.15 p.m.)
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Badgers and cattle TB: Final Report of the Independent Scientific Group Witnesses: Professor Douglas Young, Chair, TB Vaccine Programme Advisory Group, and Professor Glyn Hewinson, Head, TB Research Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Improving services and support for people with dementia Witnesses: David Nicholson CBE, Chief Executive, NHS, David Behan CBE, Director General of Social Care, Mark Britnell, Director General of Commissioning and System Management, Department of Health and Professor Sube Bannerjee, Clinical Director of Old Age Psychiatry, South London & Maudesley NHS Trust
Tuesday 16 October
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Northern Ireland Prison Service Witnesses: Dr Philip McClements, Associate Director for Heath Care, Northern Ireland Prison Service, and Professor Roy McClelland, Emeritus Professor of Mental Health, Queens University
TREASURY* Subject: Financial Stability and Transparency Witnesses: Dr Matt Ridley, Chairman, Adam Applegarth, Chief Executive, and Sir Ian Gibson, and Sir Derek Wanless, Non-Executive Directors, Northern Rock plc
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements Witnesses: EEF, and UK Steel; Chemical Industries Association, SABIC Europe, UK Emissions Trading Group, and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (at 11.05 a.m.)
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Maternal Health Witnesses: Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA, UN Population Fund, and Francisco Songane, Director, Partnership For Maternal, Newborn & Child Health; Dr. Grace Kodindo, Columbia University (at 11.30 a.m.)
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY* Subject: The Intergovernmental Conference and draft Reform Treaty Witness: Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Wednesday 17 October
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Cross-departmental working Witnesses: Michael Gidney, Director of Policy, Traidcraft and Professor Alan Winters, University of Sussex; Gavin Hayman, Global Witness (at 10.00 a.m.); Professor Mark Pieth, Chairman, OECD Working Group on Bribery and Robert Ley, OECD (at 10.30 a.m.)
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967 Witnesses: Royal College of Nurses, British Medical Association, Marie Stopes and Dr Vincent Argent, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Family Planning Association, Christian Medical Fellowship, Abortion Rights and the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (at 10.15 a.m.)
WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: Personal Accounts Witnesses: Mike O'Brien MP, Minister for Pension Reform, Department of Work and Pensions, and Paul Myners, Chair, Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY Subject: Timeshare Witness: Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
TREASURY Subject: The 2007 Pre-Budget Report Witnesses: HM Treasury officials
TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: Royal Mail Witnesses: Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
TRANSPORT* Subject: The Public Private Partnership (PPP) and London Underground Witness: Chris Bolt, PPP Arbiter; John Leech, President, RMT, Bob Rixham, and Brian Harris, Unite, and Gerry Doherty, General Secretary, and Andy Young, Regional Organiser, TSSA (at 3.30 p.m.); Terry Morgan, Chief Executive, Tube Lines (at 4.05 p.m.); Roger Evans, Chairman, London Assembly Transport Committee (at 4.35 p.m.)
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Vehicle Excise Duty Witnesses: Clive Bennett, Chief Executive, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Stephen Hickey, Department of Transport
Thursday 18 October
HEALTH Subject: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Witnesses: Professor Nancy Devlin, City University, and Professor John Appleby, the King's Fund; Dr Beverley Hunt, Lifeblood, Professor Roger Atkins, British Orthopaedic Association, and Dr Anita Thomas, Chair of Expert Panel on Venous Thromboembolism (at 10.45 a.m.); Royal National Institute of the Blind, and Novartis (at 11.30 a.m.)
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION* Subject: The Work of the Ombudsman Witness: Ann Abraham, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Cross-departmental working Witnesses: Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development and Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

[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
22 - 25 October 2007

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 22 October
HOME AFFAIRS* Subject: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals Witnesses: Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department and David Ford, Head, Counter-Terrorism Bill Team, Home Office	1.45 p.m.	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: Royal Mail Witnesses: Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	3.30 p.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
TREASURY Subject: The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review Witnesses: Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury and HM Treasury officials	4.15 p.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Coal health compensation schemes Witnesses: Sir Brian Bender KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ian McKenzie, Director, Coal Liabilities Unit and Mark Jones, Assistant Director, Coal Liabilities Unit, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform	4.30 p.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Subject: Department for Communities and Local Government Annual Report 2007 Witnesses: Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government	4.40 p.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Joint Committee
HUMAN RIGHTS Subject: The human rights of adults with learning disabilities. Witness: Mr Rob Greig, National Director for Learning Disabilities and Co-Chair of the Learning Disabilities Task Force	3.15 p.m.	Committee Room 4a Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 23 October
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014: Annual Report 2007 Witnesses: Ian Pearson MP, Minister for Science and Innovation and Professor Sir Keith O'Nions, Director General, Science and Innovation, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills	9.30 a.m.	Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements Witnesses: Association for the Conservation of Energy; EDF Energy plc and Combined Heat & Power Association (at 11.00 a.m.); AEA Energy and Environment (at 11.40 a.m.)	10.20 a.m.	Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: Tourism Witnesses: British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, National Trust, and English Heritage; British Resorts and Destinations Association, Oxford City Council, Caradon District Council, and Blackpool Council (at 11.30 a.m.)	10.30 a.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: Development Assistance in Insecure Environments: Afghanistan Witnesses: Department for International Development officials	10.30 a.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: #VALUE! Witnesses: Construction Federation, Construction Industry Council and Construction Products Association	10.30 a.m.	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
DEFENCE* Subject: Iraq and Afghanistan Witnesses: Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence	10.45 a.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION* Subject: Propriety and Honours: Lessons Learned Witnesses: Assistant Commissioner John Yates, Metropolitan Police, Carmen Dowd, Head of Special Crime Division, CPS and David Perry QC	3.00 p.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Subject: Draft Sentencing Guidelines: Assaults Witnesses: Magistrates' Association and Criminal Bar Association; Thames Valley Statutory Adult Restoration Service (at 5.30 p.m.)	5.00 p.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Defra priorities Witness: Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	5.05 p.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Grand Committee
NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE Subject: Youth Offending in Northern Ireland	4.30 p.m.	Committee Room 14, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 24 October
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY* Subject: Scientific developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967 Witnesses: Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Public Health, and Dr Fiona Adshead, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health	9.30 a.m.	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: The best start in life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty Witnesses: Lisa Harker, Co-Director, IPPR; Fran Bennett, University of Oxford, Mike Brewer, Institute for Fiscal Studies and Tes Ridge, University of Bath (at 10.30 a.m.)	9.30 a.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
TRANSPORT* Subject: Department for Transport Annual Report 2007 Witnesses: Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP, Secretary of State and Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport	2.45 p.m.	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS Subject: Badgers and cattle TB: Final Report of the Independent Scientific Group Witnesses: Professor John Bourne, Professor Christl Donnelly, and Professor Rosie Woodroffe, members of the former Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB; Lord Rooker, Minister for Sustainable Food and Farming and Animal Health, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at 3.30 p.m.)	3.00 p.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: The Northern Ireland Prison Service Witness: Mr Robin Masefield, Director General, Max Murray, Deputy Director, Mark McGuckin, Deputy Director, and Mary Lemon, Head of Operational Policy, Northern Ireland Prison Service	2.45 p.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Helping People from workless households into work Witnesses: Sir Leigh Lewis KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, Lesley Strathie, Chief Executive, Jobcentre Plus and Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council	3.30 p.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 25 October
HEALTH* Subject: Our NHS Our future Witness: Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health	10.00 a.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION* Subject: Propriety and Honours: Lessons Learned Witnesses: Professor Justin Fisher, School of Social Sciences, Brunel University, Dr Meg Russell, Constitution Unit, UCL and Dr Michael Pinto-Duschinsky	10.00 a.m.	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: Secretary of State's responsibilities and the 2007 Departmental Annual Report Witnesses: Rt Hon James Purnell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport and Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport	10.30 a.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
TREASURY* Subject: (i) Financial Stability and Transparency (ii) The 2007 Pre-Budget Report Witnesses: Rt Hon Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer and HM Treasury officials	11.00 a.m.	The Thatcher 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.