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 Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)

Chairman: Michael Jabez Foster

Lord Lyell of Markyate discharged; Lord Campbell of Alloway added

Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)

Commons membership:

Linda Gilroy Nia Griffith Anne Main Martin Salter

Sir Peter Soulsby Mr Robert Syms Paddy Tipping Mr Charles Walker

Joan Walley Dr Alan Whitehead Roger Williams

Select Committee Meetings
28 April - 2 May 2008

Monday 5 May

None

Tuesday 6 May

Treasury Subject: Financial Stability and Transparency Witnesses: Sir Callum McCarthy, Chairman, and Mr Hector Sants, Chief Executive, Financial Services Authority

Home Affairs Subject: The Olympic Torch Witnesses: Metropolitan Police; Home Office

Communities and Local Government Subject: Planning Skills Witnesses: British Property Federation; Cllr Ruth Cadbury and Cllr Norman Dingemans

Defence Subject: ISTAR Witnesses: Air Vice-Marshal Simon J Bollom, Director General Combat Air, Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Butler, Capability Manager Information Superiority, and Air Vice-Marshal Chris Nickols CBE, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations), Ministry of Defence

Wednesday 7 May

Children, Schools and Families Subject: Diversity of school provision: Links between independent and maintained schools Witnesses: Professor Francis Green, University of Kent, and Chris Parry CBE, Chief Executive, Independent Schools Council; Patrick Derham, Headmaster, Rugby School, and Stephen Patriarca, Headmaster, William Hulme's Grammar School

Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Engineering Witnesses: G15 Group of Engineering Institutions, Royal Academy of Engineering, Engineering Council and the Engineering and Technology Board; WISE Campaign (Women into Science, Engineering and Construction), the Smallpiece Trust, STEMNET and the Learning Grid

Work and Pensions Subject: The Government strategy on carers Witnesses: Carers UK, The National Autistic Society and Counsel and Care; Philippa Russell, Chair, Standing Commission on Carers

International Development Subject: Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness Witnesses: Mr Eckhard Deutscher, Chair, Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Mr Maciej Popowski, Directorate General for Development, European Commission

Foreign Affairs Subject: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Annual Report 2007 Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Transport Subject: Heathrow Terminal 5 Witnesses: BAA; British Airways

Public Accounts Subject: Reducing the risk of violent crime Witnesses: Sir David Normington KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Simon King, Home Office Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The potential of England's rural economy Witnesses: Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University; Commission for Rural Communities

Thursday 8 May

Health Subject: Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission Witnesses: Baroness Young of Old Scone, nominee for Chair

Public Administration Subject: Lobbying Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Warner, Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP and Steven Haddrill, Association of British Insurers

Justice Subject: Devolution: A Decade On Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Elis-Thomas AM, Presiding Officer, Clare Clancy, Clerk and Chief Executive, and Adrian Crompton, Director of Assembly Business, National Assembly for Wales; Professor Nicholas Bourne AM; Michael German AM; Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan AM, First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, Deputy First Minister, and Huw Rawlings, Director, Constitutional Affairs, Equality and Communications, Welsh Assembly Government

Business, Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development (Committee on Arms Export Controls) Subject: Strategic Export Controls Witnesses: Dr Kim Howells MP, Minister of State, Paul Arkwright, Head of Counter Proliferation Department, and Andrew Massey, Head of Arms Trade Unit, Counter Proliferation Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Friday 9 May

None

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

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Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings

12 - 16 May 2008

Monday 12 May

Business and Enterprise Subject: Creating a Higher Value Added Economy Witnesses: Coventry University and Birmingham University; Advantage West Midlands (at 2.30pm)	1:30pm	The TechnoCentre,
Children, Schools and Families Subject: Looked-after children Witnesses: Celia Atherton, Director, Research in Practice, Jane Haywood, Chief Executive, Children's Workforce Development Council, Professor Julian le Grand, London School of Economics and Steve Titcombe, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council; Professor Pat Petrie, Institute of Education and David Crimmens, University of Lincoln (at 5.00pm)	3:45pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The potential of England's rural economy Witnesses: Local Government Association; Regional Development Agencies (at 5.30pm)	4:30pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Public Accounts Subject: The procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Service Witnesses: Archie Robertson, Chief Executive, and David Bradbrook, Contract Manager for the National Roads Telecommunication Service, Highways Agency	4:30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Communities and Local Government Subject: Planning Skills Witnesses: Royal Town Planning Institute; South-East England Development Agency and Sustainable Communities Excellence Network (at 5.20pm)	4:50pm	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Tuesday 13 May

Regulatory Reform Subject: Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda Witnesses: Better Regulation Units from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Health and Safety Executive, the Department of Health and the Department of Work and Pensions	9:45am	Committee Room 19 , Palace of Westminster
Treasury* Subject: Financial Stability and Transparency Witnesses: Jon Moulton, Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners; Angela Knight CBE, Chief Executive, British Bankers' Association (at 10.30am)	9:45am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Culture, Media and Sport* Subject: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games Witnesses: Ofcom, British Board of Film Classification, and Video Standards Council	10:30am	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Defence Subject: ISTAR Witnesses: David Barnes, Thales UK/UAVS, Simon Jewell, BAE Systems/SBAC, Clive Richardson, QinetiQ/Intellect, and Moira Smith, Waterfall Solutions/DMA	10:30am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Environmental Audit Subject: Greener homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans Witnesses: Natural England and the Environment Agency; UK Green Building Council Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (at 11.05am); English Partnerships and National Housing Federation (at 11.40am)	10:30am	Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Welsh Affairs Subject: The provision of cross-border public services for Wales Witnesses: Montgomery Community Health Council and Brecknock and Radnor Community Health Council; Powys Local Health Board (at 11.15am)	10:30am	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Policing and Criminal Justice Witnesses: Sir Alasdair Fraser, Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland; Sir Hugh Orde, Chief Constable, Alistair Finlay, Assistant Chief Constable, and Mr Phil James, Deputy Director, Historic Enquiries Team, Police Service of Northern Ireland (at 2.30pm)	1:45pm	The Confex Room,
Justice* Subject: (i) Devolution: A Decade On (ii) Justice Reinvestment Witnesses: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, and Dr Jim Gallagher, Head of Devolution, Ministry of Justice	4:15pm	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Wednesday 14 May

Children, Schools and Families Subject: The Work of Ofsted Witnesses: Christine Gilbert CBE, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills	9:30am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Culture, Media and Sport* Subject: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games Witnesses: Kevin Brennan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Vernon Coaker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office	1:05pm	Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Sub-Committee on After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies Witnesses: Digital 2010, University of Bradford, North Lindsey College, Leeds Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NG Bailey, Barnsley Learning Net, and Skillsfast-UK	2:00pm	The Sullivan Room, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
Scottish Affairs Subject: Employment and skills for the defence industry in Scotland Witnesses: Skills Development Scotland and Govan High School	2:15pm	Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
European Scrutiny Subject: Subsidiarity Witnesses: Professor Alan Dashwood, University of Cambridge	2:30pm	Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster
Transport Subject: Road Safety Witnesses: University of the West of England, University of York and SWOV (Netherlands Institute for Road Safety Research); Automobile Association, Motorcycle Action Group, Association of British Drivers, Road Haulage Association and Unite-the Union (at 3.45pm)	2:45pm	Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Public Accounts* Subject: Rising prices: Protecting consumers after regulatory withdrawal Witnesses: Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive, Postcomm, Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, Ofgem, and Ed Richards, Chief Executive, Ofcom	3:30pm	Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Treasury Sub-Committee Subject: Child Trust Funds follow up Witnesses: Kitty Ussher MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury, and HM Revenue and Customs	4:05pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Joint Committee on Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Witnesses: To be confirmed	4:15pm	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Thursday 15 May

Public Administration
Subject: Lobbying
Witnesses: Tesco plc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals UK and BAA Ltd; Greenpeace, Amnesty International and NEF (at 11.00am)

10:00am

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs
Subject: The proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (social welfare and other fields) Order 2008
Witnesses: Maria Battle, Deputy Children's Commissioner for Wales; Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government (at 3.00pm); Huw Irranca-Davies MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wales Office (at 3.45pm)

2:15pm

Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster