Select Committee evidence is published as a House of Commons Paper; there is generally a delay of 4-6 weeks before the material is available. When published it is also made available on the Parliament website. All HC paper numbers shown are from the 2007-08 session unless otherwise stated. Select Committees may also publish uncorrected transcripts of Ministers' evidence on the website as soon as the transcript is available. Hard copies of Select Committee publications can be purchased from The Stationery Office, contact details are shown on the back page of this bulletin.
More details of current Select Committee inquiries can be found on the Parliament website:
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COMMITTEE
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee
(formerly Trade & Industry)
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Spring Supplementary Estimates
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Inquiry announced
1st evidence session 4 March
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Turkey: Trade and EU Accession
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Oral evidence in progress
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Companies House
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 5 March 2008
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Energy Prices
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Oral evidence in progress
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Recent developments in trade
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Oral evidence concluded
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Creating a Higher Value-added Economy
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Oral evidence in progress
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The UK Construction Industry
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Trade with India: One year on
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Children, Schools and Families (formerly Education & Skills)
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Children and Young Persons Bill
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One-off Oral evidence concluded 20 February
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National Curriculum
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 17 March
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Looked-after Children
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 18 February
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Testing and Assessment
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Oral evidence concluded report in preparation
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Diversity of School Provision: Faith Schools
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 March
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence concluded
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Communities &
Local Government
(Formerly ODPM)
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Community Cohesion and Migration
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Inquiry announced
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Planning Skills
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Inquiry announced Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 27 February
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Refuse Collection: Waste Reduction Pilots
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Report published 21 February
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Community Cohesion and Migration
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Inquiry announced
1st evidence session 25 February
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Existing Housing & Climate Change
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Oral evidence concluded Report in preparation
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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Culture, Media & Sport
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Non Departmental Bodies
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Inquiry announced
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Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 14 March
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Tourism
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 March
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Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence session 4 March
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European Commission White Paper on Sport
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Oral evidence in progress
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London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games
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Oral evidence concluded. Report in preparation
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Defence
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Recruitment and the retention in the Armed Forces
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for written evidence 17 March
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Defence Equipment 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
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UK Operations in Iraq
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 3 December
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Defence Equipment
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Oral evidence concluded
Draft Report in preparation
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Operational costs in Afghanistan and Iraq: Spring Supplementary Estimate 2007-08
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Report to be published 10 March
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The Future of NATO and European Defence
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Oral evidence concluded
Draft Report in preparation
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Environmental Audit
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Post-Kyoto: The International Context for Progress on Climate Change
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Inquiry announced
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Structure of Government and the challenge of climate change
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Government to be response published 3 March
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Climate change and local, regional and devolved government
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Oral evidence in progress
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Pre-Budget 2007 and Comprehensive Spending Review
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Report published 5 March: awaiting Government response
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Challenge of Climate change
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Oral evidence in progress
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Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Report published 10 March
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Personal Carbon Allowances
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Oral evidence in progress
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Environmental Audit Sub-Committee
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Environmental Labelling
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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Draft Marine Bill
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Pre-legislative scrutiny announced
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Committee on Climate Change
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One-off oral evidence session announced 26 March 2008
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British Waterways 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 10 March: Next evidence sessions 18 & 19 March 2008
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Defra science
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Invitation to help frame inquiry
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
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Invitation to help frame inquiry
Deadline for submissions 2 April 2008
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007 & Defra priorities
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Oral evidence in progress
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Climate change: the "citizen's agenda" and the Bali Summit
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One-off evidence session concluded 20 February
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Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
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One-off oral evidence concluded 5 March report in preparation
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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Written evidence invited
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Flooding
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Climate Change: international policy post-2012
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Inquiry announced
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Badgers and cattle TB: final report of the ISG
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Report published 27 February
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The potential of England's rural economy
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Refocus of inquiry: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 20 March
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Sub-committee
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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European Scrutiny
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Temporary Workers Directive
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Oral evidence in progress
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Intergovernmental Conference for a Reform Treaty
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Oral evidence concluded
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Consumer protection: sale of timeshare
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Oral evidence concluded
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(i) Police Co-operation in Criminal Matters (ii) European Arrest Warrant
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Report published as part of 8th Report 29 January
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Foreign Affairs
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Global Security: Japan and Korea
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Inquiry announced, Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 7 March
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Global Security: Iran
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Report published 2 March: awaiting Government response
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European Council
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Oral evidence in progress
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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Overseas Territories
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Oral evidence in progress
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Health
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Health Inequalities
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 13 March
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Dental Services
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Oral evidence concluded
Written evidence published 4 February
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Modernising Medical Careers
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Home Affairs
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Human Trafficking
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Inquiry announced: Oral evidence in progress
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UK Immigration Issues
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One-off oral evidence concluded: Report in Preparation
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Domestic Violence
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Oral evidence in progress
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence in progress
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Identity Cards: data security issues
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One-off evidence session concluded 26 February
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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Immigration and Human Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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The human rights of adults with learning difficulties
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Data Protection and Human Rights
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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British Bill of Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence 10 March 2008
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The Use of Restraint in Secure training Centres
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Innovation, Universities
& Skills
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After Leitch: implementing skills and training policies
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 18 April
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Renewable Electricity- Generation Technologies
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 March
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The Work and operation of the copyright tribunal
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Engineering
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 15 March
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The Leitch Review of Skills
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One-off evidence session postponed
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Science Budget Allocations
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Biosecurity in UK research laboratories
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Innovation, Universities & Skills Sub-Committee on the Copyright Tribunal
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The Work and operation of the copyright tribunal
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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International Development
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Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness
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Inquiry announced, Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 15 February
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The World Food Programme and Global Food Security
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Inquiry announced, Written evidence invited
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DFID and China
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Inquiry announced, Written evidence invited
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DFID and the African Development Bank
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Inquiry announced, Written evidence invited
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DFID's Programme in Nigeria
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Inquiry postponed
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Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Inquiry announced, Written evidence invited
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DFID and the World Bank
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Report published 5 March: awaiting Government response
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Maternal Health
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Report published 2 March: awaiting Government response
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Renewable Energy Generation Technologies
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Inquiry announced written evidence invited
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Justice (formerly Constitutional Affairs)
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence in progress
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Justice Reinvestment
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence 13 March
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The new Ministry of Justice
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Government response published February 2008
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Oral evidence in progress
Next Oral evidence session 26 February
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Judicial Appointments Commission
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 416-I & ii
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Ministry of Justice: Aims and objectives
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Oral evidence concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 938 i
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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Scrutiny of the draft Queen's Speech
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Report published 23 January as Scrutiny of the Draft Legislative Programme
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Regional accountability
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 5 March
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Debating departmental objectives and annual reports
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Written evidence invited
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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Varney Review of tax policy in Northern Ireland
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One-off evidence session concluded
Evidence session held 27 February
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Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 March
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Procedure
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E-petitions
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Oral evidence in progress
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Public Accounts
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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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One-off oral evidence session announced 2 April
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Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
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One-off oral evidence session announced 31 March
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Pay modernisation in the NHS - GPs Contracts
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One-off oral evidence session announced 26 March
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Improving the management of resources in the DEFRA family
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One-off oral evidence session announced 19 March
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Major Projects Report 2007
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One-off oral evidence session announced 17 March
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Community Orders
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One-off oral evidence session announced 23 April
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Government preparations for digital switchover
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One-off oral evidence session announced 10 March
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The delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction Programme, 2007
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Report in preparation
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Leaving the Services
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Report in preparation
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Managing change in operational PFI projects
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Report in preparation
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Progress in tackling benefit fraud
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Report in preparation
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The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre
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Report in preparation
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Management of Large Business Corporation Tax by HMRC
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Report in preparation
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DEFRA Single Payment Scheme: follow-up
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Report in preparation
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Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts 2006-07: Achieving financial balance
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Report in preparation
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Compensating victims of violent crime
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Report in preparation
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Use of office property by government departments
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Report in preparation
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BBC Procurement
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Report in preparation
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Data loss at HM Revenue and Customs
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Report in preparation
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The Budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Implementing crisis resolution home treatment services in England
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Housing Marker Renewal: Pathfinders
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Report in preparation
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The Pensions Regulator
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Report in preparation
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Government on the internet: Progress in delivering Information and Services Online
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One-off oral evidence session concluded: Report in preparation
Evidence session 28 November
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DEFRA: The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment System Scheme in England
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Coal Health Compensation Scheme
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Report published 4 March: Awaiting Government response
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Managing the Defence Estate: Quality
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 29 November
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Upgrade of the Bangor to Belfast Railway
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Report in preparation
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Department for Transport: Vehicle Excise Duty
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Report in preparation
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The performance of the government as a shareholder
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Report in preparation
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Passport Agency- Biometric passports
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Report in preparation
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Department of Health
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Oral evidence in progress
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National programme for IT
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Report in preparation
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Department of Health: Improving services and support for support for people with dementia
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Report in preparation
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Patient choice at the point of GP referral
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Report in preparation
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Public Administration
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Lobbying
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 6 March
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Third Sector Commissioning
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Public Services: Putting People First
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Regulatory Reform
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Regulatory Reform and the Better Regulation Executive
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Oral evidence in progress
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Draft Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008
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Draft Legislative Reform Order laid on 29 January (subsequently withdrawn) Re-laid 18 February
Report to be published 10 March
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Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Report published 3 December; Awaiting Draft order to be laid
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Draft Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Report published 23 July
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2006
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Report Published on 7 February 2006:
Awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Report published on 2 April:
Awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Scottish Affairs
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Experience of the Scottish Elections
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Effects of tax increases on the oil industry
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Government response published 29 February
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Employment & Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 11 March
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Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
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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)
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Continuing scrutiny: Report to be published
Joint Committee 12th Report 2007-08 published 10 March
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Quadripartite Committee
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2006 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls and the quarterly reports produced during 2006 and 2007
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence session 20 March
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Transport
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The Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Reform Strategy
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 29 February
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Local Transport Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Transport Security: Travelling without Fear
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Department for Transport's Annual Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Rail white paper
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Oral evidence session in progress
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Delivering a sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways?
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 19 March
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The future of BAA
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Report to be published 14 March
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Ticketing on public transport
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Transport Innovation Fund
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Freight Transport
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Oral evidence in progress
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Transport Security: Travelling without Fear
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Treasury
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Budget 2008
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 17 March: Evidence sessions 17, 18 and 19 March
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Inherited Estates
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 14 April
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Financial Stability and Transparency
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Final Report published 3 March: awaiting Government response
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Financial Reporting and the National Accounts
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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Treasury Sub-committee
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Administration and expenditure of the chancellor's departments in 2006-07
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Report published 7 March: awaiting Government response
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HM Revenue & Customs: administration and expenditure in 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Adjudicator's Office: administration and expenditure in 2006-07
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Oral evidence concluded
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Counting the Population
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Welsh Affairs
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Globalisation and its Impact on Wales
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Oral evidence concluded
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Provision of Cross-Border Public Services for Wales
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Inquiry announced
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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Domiciliary Care
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Report published 5 March: awaiting Government response
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Work & Pensions
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The Best start in Life
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Report published 3 March: awaiting Government response
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Department of Work and Pensions Autumn Performance Report
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One-off oral evidence session concluded 3 March
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Child Poverty
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Oral evidence in progress
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Health and Safety Commission and Executive
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Oral evidence in progress
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