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Weekly Information Bulletin: 27th October 2007

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:

Education and Skills

Mr Rob Wilson discharged; Mr Graham Stuart added

Health

Mr David Amess discharged; Mr Robert Syms added

Home Affairs

Mr Richard Benyon discharged; David T.C. Davies added

Work and Pensions

Justine Greening discharged; Mr Oliver Heald added

Modernisation

Mr Paul Burstow discharged; Simon Hughes added


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

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Subject: Royal Mail

Witnesses: Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

TREASURY

Subject: The 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review

Witnesses: Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury and HM Treasury officials

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

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

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


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

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.)

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.)

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Subject: Development Assistance in Insecure Environments: Afghanistan

Witnesses: Department for International Development officials

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Subject: Construction

Witnesses: Construction Federation, Construction Industry Council and Construction Products Association

DEFENCE*

Subject: Iraq and Afghanistan

Witnesses: Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence

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

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.)

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Subject: Defra priorities

Witness: Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grand Committee
NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE

Subject: Youth Offending in Northern Ireland


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

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.)

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

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.)

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

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


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

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

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

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

[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
29 - 30 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 29 October

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Subject: Staying the course: The retention of students in higher education

Witnesses: Ruth Thompson, Director-General, Higher Education, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Professor David Eastwood, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England

4.00 p.m. Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Subject: Department for Communities and Local Government Annual Report 2007

Witnesses: Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Yvette Cooper MP, Minister for Housing and John Healey MP, Minister for Local Government

4.40 p.m. The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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: Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Minister for Women

5.00 p.m.

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Tuesday 30 October

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Subject: India: One year on

Witnesses: UKTI; Lord Bilimoria, UK India Business Council (at 10.15 a.m.)

9.15 a.m. The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

Subject: Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements

Witnesses: The Carbon Trust; Dr Ian Bailey, University of Plymouth (at 10.00 a.m.); Professor Paul Ekins, Policy Studies Institute (at 10.30 a.m.)

9.30 a.m.

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.

 
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