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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Business and Enterprise Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Companies House
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One-off oral evidence session concluded: Report in preparation
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Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Energy Prices
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 June
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Post Office closure programme
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Interim report published 8 February: HC 292
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Spring Supplementary Estimates
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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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Turkey: Trade and EU Accession
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Child Poverty
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One-off oral evidence session concluded 9 June
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Diversity of School Provision: Faith Schools
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Oral evidence in progress
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Diversity of School Provision: Links between independent and maintained schools
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Oral evidence in progress
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Early Years Foundation Stage
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One-off oral evidence completed
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Looked-after Children
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Oral evidence in progress
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National Curriculum
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Oral evidence in progress
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Sustainable Schools & Building Schools for the Future
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Inquiry announced; Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 3 July
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence concluded; draft Report awaited
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Communities & Local Government
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Community Cohesion and Migration
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Planning Skills
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Provision of Public Toilets
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Balance of Power: Central & Local Government
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Inquiry announced
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Culture, Media & Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Draft Heritage Protection Bill
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 16 June: 1st evidence session 15 July
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Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Non Departmental Bodies
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Oral evidence concluded
Written evidence to be published
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Tourism
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defence
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Recruitment and Retention in the Armed Forces
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Future of NATO and European Defence
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Government Response to be published 19 June; Report published 20 March
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Defence Equipment 2008
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Government Response to be published 17 June
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Oral evidence concluded
Further written evidence invited
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UK national security & resilience
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Inquiry announced:
Written evidence invited
1st evidence session 17 June
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Carbon Capture & Storage
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Climate change and local, regional and devolved government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Greener Homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Making Government operations more sustainable: A progress check
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Inquiry announced
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Post-Kyoto: The International Context for Progress on Climate Change
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Vehicle Excise Duty
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Inquiry announced
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Environmental Audit Sub-Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Environmental Labelling
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Halting UK Biodiversity Loss
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Inquiry announced
1st evidence session 17 June
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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British Waterways 2008
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Committee on Climate Change
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Evidence published as HC 462-i, 21/05/08
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Defra science
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defra's Departmental Report 2007 & Defra priorities
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Oral evidence concluded
Evidence to be published
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Draft Marine Bill - Coastal Access Provisions
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Oral evidence in progress
Next oral evidence session 18th June
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
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Implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
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Report published: awaiting Government response
Report published as HC 412, 10 June
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The potential of England's rural economy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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European Scrutiny
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers: Follow-up Report
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Report in preparation
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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Subsidiarity
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Oral evidence in progress
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Foreign Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Global Security: Japan and Korea
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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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Human Rights
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Overseas Territories
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Health
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Dental Services
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Foundation Trusts and Monitor
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One-off oral evidence session announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 30 June: Evidence session to be held 3 July
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Health Inequalities
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Oral evidence in progress
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NHS Next Stage Review
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 10 July
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The responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session to be held 26 June
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Home Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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A Surveillance Society?
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Report published 8 June: awaiting Government response
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Domestic Violence
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Report published 13 June
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Human Trafficking
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 June
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Managing Migration: Points-Based System
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 14 July
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Policing in the 21st Century
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 June
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Allegations of Torture in Iraq
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Oral evidence in progress
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British Bill of Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
Report in preparation
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Data Protection and Human Rights
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Report published: 14 March 2008
Government reply received
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Immigration and Human Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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Policing & Protest
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Engineering (incorporating Plastics Electronics and Nuclear case studies)
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 18 June
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Funding for Equivalent or Lower Qualifications (ELQs)
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One-off oral evidence session
on 17 January
Report published 27 March (HC 187) Government Response to be published 17 June
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Renewable Electricity-Generation Technologies
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
Report to be published 19 June
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The Leitch Review of Skills
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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The Office for Fair Access (OFFA)
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One-off oral evidence session
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Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills Sub-Committees
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Biosecurity in UK research laboratories
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation progress
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After Leitch: implementing skills and training policies
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Oral evidence in progress
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The work and operation of the copyright tribunal
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One-off oral evidence session
28 January
Report published
20 March
(HC 245) Government Response to be published 16 June
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness
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Oral evidence concluded
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DFID and China
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Inquiry announced
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DFID and the African Development Bank
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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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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Oral evidence concluded
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The World Food Programme and Global Food Security
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 June
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Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Constitutional Renewal Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence sessions 17 & 18 June
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Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Marine Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence sessions 18 & 19 June
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Justice
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Constitutional and Legal Issues
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Oral evidence in progress
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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
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Oral evidence concluded; report in preparation
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Draft Sentencing Guidelines
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Continuing Scrutiny
Consultation Guideline: Theft & Burglary (non-dwelling) under consideration
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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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Justice Reinvestment
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 17 June
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Ministry of Justice: Aims & objectives
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Oral evidence concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 987i-ii
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The work of the Crown Prosecution Service
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Inquiry announced
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Debating departmental objectives and annual reports
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Regional accountability
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Oral evidence concluded : Report in preparation
Oral & Written evidence available on Committee's website
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Inquiry into Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Compensating victims of violent crime
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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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DEFRA Single Payment Scheme: follow-up
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Report in preparation
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Housing Marker Renewal: Pathfinders
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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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Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
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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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Management of Large Business Corporation Tax by HMRC
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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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Pay modernisation in the NHS - GPs Contracts
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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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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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Report in preparation
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Tax Credits and PAYE
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Government response published 12 June
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The Budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Government response published 12 June
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The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre
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Report published 12 June
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The Pensions Regulator
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Government response published 12 June
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The privatisation of Qinetiq
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Report published 10 June
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The delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction Programme, 2007
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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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Public Administration
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Better Government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Charities & Public Benefit
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Oral evidence in progress
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Good Government
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Invitation for evidence by 1 July 2008
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Lobbying
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Oral evidence in progress
Final evidence session 19 June
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Third Sector Commissioning
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Quadripartite Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Road Safety
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Oral evidence in progress
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Regulatory Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 24 June
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Scottish Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Commission on Scottish Devolution
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One-off oral evidence session held 11 June
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Credit Unions in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
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Employment & skills for the defence industry in Scotland
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Experience of the Scottish Elections
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Report in preparation
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Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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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: 21st Report of 2007-08 to be published 13 July
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Transport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways?
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Department for Transport Annual Report 2007
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Freight Transport
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Network Rail engineering delays over the new year period
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Road Safety
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Reform Strategy
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Report Published 10 June: Awaiting Government Response
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The Draft Marine Navigation Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 18 June
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The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5
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Oral evidence in progress
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Ticketing and Concessionary Travel on Public Transport
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Report published 1 April
Government response to be published 16 June
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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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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Budget 2008
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Government Response to be published 19 June
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Budget measures and low-income households
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Oral concluded
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Inherited Estate
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Oral evidence concluded
Report to be published 19 June
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Offshore Financial Centres
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Inquiry announced
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The May Inflation Report
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Inquiry announced
Next evidence session 17 June
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Treasury Sub-committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Estate Management in the Chancellor's Departments
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Inquiry announced
Next evidence session 25 June
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Welsh Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Globalisation and Its Impact on Wales
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Oral evidence concluded
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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Dealing with Vulnerable Children
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Inquiry announced
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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Housing
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Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited
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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Order in the Field of Domiciliary Care
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Government response received
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Provision of cross-border public services for Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence session 17 June
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Work & Pensions
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Employment Support Allowance
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One-off evidence session announced
Evidence to be held 2 July
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The Government carers strategy
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Oral evidence in progress
next evidence session 18 June
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The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
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One-off evidence session announced
Evidence to be held 7 July
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The Pensions Regulator & the Pension Protection Fund
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One-off evidence session announced
Evidence to be held 16 June
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