Sessional Returns 2006-07 Contents


B  SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC

1  Administration

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 16 Members and held 17 meetings.
Members

Doran, Mr Frank (Chairman)

Ainsworth, Mr Bob (discharged 9.7.07)

Anderson, Janet

Brown, Mr Nicholas (added 9.7.07)

Burns, Mr Simon

Chope, Mr Christopher

Conway, Derek

Dobson, Frank

Donohoe, Mr Brian H.

Gerrard, Mr Neil

Jones, Helen

Jones, Mr Kevan

Knight, Mr Greg

Lepper, David

Randall, John (added 9.7.07)

Robathan, Mr Andrew (discharged 9.7.07)

Thurso, John

Wishart, Pete

Overall Attendance:

Number of Members added:

Number of Members discharged:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

17

6

9

2

13

13

12

1

14

13

10

8

12

12

3

10

12

10

65.1 %

2

2

12.5 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Steven Mark, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Nerys Welfoot (until 15.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2); Rhiannon Hollis (from 16.4.07), Assistant Clerk (Band A3) (until 31.5.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2) (from 1.6.07)
Committee Assistant: Ameet Chudasama, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Jane Lauder, Grade 2 (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

John Milner, Professor Jim Norton and Richard Turpin.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
18-19.3.07Lisbon, PortugalA Doran, Donohoe, Knight 1Ninth European Conference of Members of National Parliaments on Information and Communication Technology £4,403.68

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceReply from the House of Commons Commission
First Report: Improving Facilities for Educational Visitors to Parliament 43418.4.07 194£22.00 Not applicable
Second Report: Information and Communication Technology Services for Members 4988.5.07 112£15.50 Awaited
First Special Report: House of Commons Accommodation: Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2005-06 16412.12.06 16£4.50 Not applicable
Second Special Report: House of Commons Accommodation: Further Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2005-06 51616.5.07 8£4.50 Not applicable

House of Commons Commission replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

Responses to the Committee's Third Report: House of Commons Accommodation, received 6.11.06 and 30.4.07 and published as the Committee's First and Second Special Reports, Session 2006-07.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee will be published electronically in due course. They will be available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/ac.

Divisions
DateSubject
22.5.07Two, on proposals to recommend amendments to the terms and conditions for use of the private dining rooms
10.7.07One, on recommendation to adopt an outline programme of exhibitions and associated resources

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

None.

1A  Parliamentary Visitor Centre Sub-Committee

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The Committee was nominated on 28 February 2006.

It had 16 Members and held 1 meeting.
Members

Doran, Mr Frank (Chairman)

Ainsworth, Mr Bob

Anderson, Janet

Burns, Mr Simon

Chope, Mr Christopher

Conway, Derek

Dobson, Frank

Donohoe, Mr Brian H.

Gerrard, Mr Neil

Jones, Helen

Jones, Mr Kevan

Knight, Mr Greg

Lepper, David

Robathan, Mr Andrew

Thurso, John

Wishart, Pete

Overall Attendance:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

81.3 %

0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Nerys Welfoot, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Assistant: Ameet Chudasama, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Jane Lauder, Grade 2 (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

Not applicable.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee will be published electronically in due course. They will be available on the Committee's website at

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/admin/parliamentary_visitor_centre_sub_committee.cfm

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

None.

2  Communities and Local Government

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 11 Members and held 42 meetings.

Members

Starkey, Dr Phyllis (Chairman)

Beresford, Sir Paul

Betts, Mr Clive

Brown, Lyn (discharged 15.1.07)

Cummings, John

Hands, Mr Greg

Horwood, Martin

Main, Anne

Olner, Mr Bill

Pugh, Dr John

Thornberry, Emily

Wright, David (added 15.1.07)

Overall Attendance:

Number of Members added:

Number of Members discharged:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

42

27

35

0

25

21

22

25

30

19

23

29

64.5 %

1

1

9.1 %

Staff

Clerks of the Committee: Elizabeth Hunt (until 22.3.07), Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1); Mrs Jessica Mulley, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)[1]
Second Clerk: David Weir, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialists: James Cutting (Band B1); Sara Turnbull (Band B1)
Media Officer: Laura Kibby (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Ian Hook (until 15.4.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Ms Clare Genis (from 16.4.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Ian Blair, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Anne Woolhouse (until 11.2.07) (temporary); Kerrie Hanley (from 12.2.07), Grade 2 (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Liam Bailey, Richard Bate, Ted Cantle, Linda Crichton, Sir Les Elton, Rita Hale OBE, Professor Alan Harding, Helen Hayes, Professor Steve Hilditch, Paul Hildreth, Hannah Hislop, Russell Marsh, Peter Newman, Shelagh Prosser, Professor Fred Robinson, Janet Sillet, Tony Travers, Dr Helen Walker, Phillip Ward AFC, Professor Christine Whitehead and Professor Steve Wilcox.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 4
Member of the House of Lords (who was also a Minister) 1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
Department for Communities and Local Government 20
Other Government departments 2
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
English Partnerships 1
Greater London Authority 3
Housing Corporation 2
Local Authorities6
Local Government Association (LGA) 2
Appearances by other witnesses 62

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27-28.3.07Netherlands Starkey, Betts, Main, Pugh, Thornberry 2Inquiry into the Supply of Rented Housing £4,776.97

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
29.11.06London Development Agency and Stratford Starkey, Betts, Main, Olner, Pugh 4Inquiry into the Regeneration legacy of the 2012 Olympics Nil
6.3.07Regents Park and Kensington Starkey, Beresford, Betts, Horwood, Main, Olner, Thornberry 4AInquiry into the Supply of Rented Housing £16.10
6.3.07ScarboroughB Starkey2 Attendance at conference related to inquiry into Coastal Towns [British Urban Regeneration Association seaside conference] £1,227.80
12-13.3.07Manchester Starkey, Betts, Main, Pugh 4AInquiry into the Supply of Rented Housing £3,163.55
24.5.07ManchesterB Starkey   Attendance at conference related to inquiry into Supply of Rented Housing [Affordable Home Ownership conference] £291.00
9.9.07BirminghamB Starkey   Attendance at conference on National Muslim Communities Development Network £67.80

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

B Travel in a representative capacity

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
16.10.07HastingsB Starkey   Attendance at conference on Coastal Towns [English Heritage Conference] £65 (estimated outturn)

B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: The Work of the Committee in 2005-06 19818.1.07 23£8.50 Not applicable
Second Report: Coastal Towns 3517.3.07 206£22.00 Cm 7129, published 1.5.07
Third Report: DCLG Annual Report 2006 10619.3.07 140£17.50 Cm 7125, published 1.5.07
Fourth Report: Is there a future for Regional Government? 352-I14.3.07 99£15.50 Cm 7119, published 11.5.07
Fifth Report: Refuse Collection 536-I16.7.07 57£12.00 Received 12.10.07: published as Second Special Report, Session 2006-07
Written Evidence: Refuse Collection 536-II11.10.07 215£21.50 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Equality 4682.8.07 78£15.50 Cm 7246, published 13.11.07
Seventh Report: Local Government Finance: Supplementary Business Rate 719-I7.8.07 34£10.00 Received 13.11.07
Oral and Written Evidence: Local Government Finance: Supplementary Business Rate 719-II9.10.07 122£14.50 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Local Government Finance: Council Tax Benefit 718-I7.8.07 34£10.00 Received 2.10.07: published as First Special Report, Session 2006-07
Oral and Written Evidence: Local Government Finance: Council Tax Benefit 718-II13.9.07 82£13.00 Not applicable
First Special Report: Local Government Finance: Council Tax Benefit: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2006-07 103715.10.07 7£4.50 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Refuse Collection: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2006-07 109525.10.07 16£6.00 Not applicable
Written Evidence: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-II22.11.06 202£22.00 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The World Urban Forum III 4816.4.07 59£11.50 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Is there a future for regional Government 352-II14.3.07 201£20.50 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Leasehold and Major Works 38010.8.07 60£12.00 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Planning White Paper 671-I7.8.07 13£4.00 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-i18.12.06      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-ii19.1.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-iii29.1.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-iv20.2.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-v23.3.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-vi19.4.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Supply of Rented Housing 47-vii23.4.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Introductory hearing with the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 898-i16.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Housing Green Paper 1038-i15.10.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DCLG Annual Report 2007 1093-i26.10.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DCLG Annual Report 2007 1093-ii2.11.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Explanatory memorandum by the DCLG on the Winter Supplementary Estimates, 2006-07 (AR 02)   28.11.06      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Revised explanatory memorandum by the DCLG on the Winter Supplementary Estimates, 2006-07 (AR 03)   5.12.06      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: World Urban Forum 3: DCLG follow-up memorandum   16.1.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: World Urban Forum 3: UN-HABITAT follow-up memorandum   1.3.07      Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

None.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/clg.cfm.

Divisions
DateSubject
5.3.07One, on an amendment proposed to the

Chairman's draft Report on Is there a future for Regional Government?

25.7.07Four, on consideration of the Chairman's draft Report on Local Government Finance: Supplementary Business Rate

Debates

The following Report was the subject of an Estimates Day debate:

Third Report, Session 2005-06, Affordability and the Supply of Housing, HC 703, 7.12.06

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Session 2006-07, Coastal Towns, HC 351, 7.6.07

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 23 of the Committee's 42 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
DCLG Annual Report 2006 2
DCLG Annual Report 2007 2
Equalities Green Paper 2
Leasehold and Major Works 1
Local Government Finance 2
Planning Policy2
Refuse Collection3
The Housing Green Paper 1
The Supply of Rented Housing 7
The World Urban Forum III 1
Total23

3  Consolidation, & c., Bills (Joint Committee)

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The Committee was nominated on 10 November 2005.

It had 12 Commons Members and held 0 meetings.
Members

Bercow, John

Binley, Mr Brian

Brown, Mr Russell

Cash, Mr William

Caton, Mr Martin

Challen, Colin

Clegg, Mr Nick

Dobbin, Jim

Dorrell, Stephen

Farrelly, Paul

MacDougall, Mr John

Waltho, Lynda

Overall Attendance:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0 %

0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Dr Hannah Weston, Assistant Clerk (Band A3) (until 31.5.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2) (from 1.6.07)
Committee Assistant: Mary Lewis, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

None.

Formal Minutes

None.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

None.

4  Constitutional Affairs

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 11 Members and held 32 meetings.

Members

Beith, Mr Alan (Chairman)

Brokenshire, James (discharged 11.12.06)

Howarth, David

James, Mrs Siân C

Khabra, Piara (died 20.6.07)

Morden, Jessica

Morgan, Julie

Neill, Robert (added 11.12.06)

Tyrie, Mr Andrew

Vaz, Keith

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Wright, Jeremy

Overall Attendance:

Number of Members added:

Number of Members discharged:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

31

0

20

21

4

2

22

23

21

25

24

22

62.9 %

1

1

18.2 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Roger Phillips, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Dr Rebecca Davies, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Adviser (Sentencing Guidelines): Kate Akester (from 8.5.07 until 26.7.07) (Band A2); Ruth Friskney (from 1.10.07) (Band A2)
Committee Specialist: Maik Martin, (Band B1)
Media Officer: Jessica Bridges-Palmer, (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Richard Poureshagh (until 1.12.06), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Jane Trew (from 1.1.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Alison Mara (from 15.1.07 until 7.5.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Ian Thomson (from 8.5.07), Senior Executive Officer (Band B1)
Secretary: Chryssa Poupard, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: James Clarke (until 31.12.06), (shared) (Band D1); Henry Ayi-Hyde (from 8.5.07) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Rob Allen, Professor Steve Martin, Professor Richard Moorhead and Professor Andrew le Sueur.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Cabinet Ministers9
Other Ministers6
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 10 were also Ministers) 16
Attorney General2
Members of the Judiciary 5
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
Department for Constitutional Affairs 2
Ministry of Justice 4
Number of appearances by representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
Legal Services Commission 2
Office of the Information Commissioner 1
Parole Board for England and Wales 1
Public Guardianship Office 1
Serious Fraud Office 1
The Commission for Judicial Appointments 2
Appearances by other witnesses 45

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
15-16.11.06Berlin, Germany Beith, James, Khabra, Morgan 1Inquiry into Party Funding £4,940.76
26-30.11.06Canada and USA Beith, Howarth, James, Khabra, Morgan, Tyrie, Whitehead, Wright 2Inquiry into Party Funding £52,525.42
9-11.9.07Lisbon, PortugalA Beith1 EU Presidency Conference of Chairman of National Parliaments' Justice and Home Affairs Committees £2,309.18

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
11.12.06Liverpool Beith, Wright2 Inquiry into Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid £1,071.50

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Party Funding 163-I19.12.06 67£13.50 Cm 7123, published 15.5.07
Oral and Written Evidence: Party Funding 163-II20.12.06 90£13.00 Not applicable
Second Report: Work of the Committee in 2005-06 2598.3.07 20£6.50 Not required
Third Report: Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid 223-I1.5.07 98£15.50 Cm 7158, published 22.6.07
Oral and Written Evidence: Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid 223-II1.5.07 326£24.50 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Freedom of Information: Government's proposals for reform 41524.6.07 104£15.50 Cm 7187, published 25.10.07
Fifth Report: Constitutional Role of the Attorney General 30619.7.07 157£20.00 Awaited
Sixth Report: The creation of the Ministry of Justice 46626.7.07 45£12.00 Awaited
First Special Report: Party Funding - Oral evidence from the Lord Chancellor on the role of the Attorney General 22219.1.07 7£4.50 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Scrutiny of Constitutional Reform 90723.7.07 4£3.00 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Accommodation for the new Supreme Court 465-i9.10.07 23£7.00 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Public Guardianship Office 497-i10.10.07 12£4.00 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: House of Lords Reform and Party Funding 738-i9.10.07 10£4.00 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Party Funding 988-i8.10.07 11£4.00 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Judicial Appointments Commission 416-i23.3.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Judicial Appointments Commission 416-ii25.6.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification-Follow up 515-i16.5.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Towards Effective Sentencing 621-i12.6.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Towards Effective Sentencing 621-ii18.6.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Towards Effective Sentencing 621-iii2.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Towards Effective Sentencing 621-iv11.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Towards Effective Sentencing 621-v24.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Justice: Aims and Objectives 938-i24.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of the Ministry of Justice 987-i1.8.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of the Ministry of Justice 987-ii12.10.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Sentencing Guidelines: Assaults 1098-i25.10.07      Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: Family Justice: the operation of the family courts revisited, published as Cm 6971 (21.11.06).

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/conaffcom.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Eighth Report, Session 2005-06, Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification, HC 902-I, 8.3.07

Third Report, Session 2006-07, Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid, HC 223-I, 12.7.07

The following Report and Uncorrected Oral Evidence were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in Westminster Hall:

Eighth Report, Session 2005-06, Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification, HC 902-I, and Uncorrected Oral Evidence of 8 May 2007, Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification—Follow up, HC 515-i, Debate on the Shipman Inquiry, 21.6.07

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 23 of the Committee's 32 meetings.[2] On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Accommodation for the new Supreme Court 1
Constitutional Role of the Attorney General 3
Draft Sentencing Guidelines: Assaults 1
Freedom of Information: Government's proposals for reform 2
House of Lords Reform and Party Funding 1
Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid 5
Judicial Appointments Commission 2
Ministry of Justice: Aims and Objectives 1
Public Guardianship Office 1
Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification-Follow up 1
The creation of the Ministry of Justice 2
The Work of the Ministry of Justice 2
Towards Effective SentencingA 5
Total27

A The Committee did not complete this Inquiry in Session 2006-07.

5  Crossrail Bill

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The Committee was nominated on 5 December 2005.

It had 10 Members and held 36 meetings.
Members

Meale, Mr Alan (Chairman)

Binley, Mr Brian

Clark, Ms Katy

Hollobone, Mr Philip

Hopkins, Kelvin

James, Mrs Siân C

Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian

Pugh, Dr John

Riordan, Mrs Linda

Soulsby, Sir Peter

Overall Attendance:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

32

23

4

18

28

21

17

10

11

12

48.9 %

0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Miss Sîan Jones, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Assistant: Mr Darren Hackett, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Promoter's Counsel 4
Promoter's witness 6
Appearances by other witnesses 37

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
22.2.07Bond Street, Paddington and Old Oak Common, London Meale, Hopkins, James 2To inspect sites Nil
8.3.07Isle of Dogs Meale, Hopkins, Riordan 2To inspect the proposed site Nil

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Special Report: Crossrail Bill 235-I23.10.07 91£14.50 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Crossrail Bill A 235-II14.11.07 535£37.00 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Crossrail Bill A 235-III14.11.07 587£40.50 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Crossrail Bill A 235-IV14.11.07 504£35.00 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Crossrail Bill A 235-V14.11.07 501£35.00 Not applicable

A Reported to the House on 18 October 2007 and formally printed on 14 November 2007.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

None.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/crossrail.cfm.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Special Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Special Report, Session 2006-07, Crossrail Bill, HC 235-I, Crossrail Bill (Carry-Over), 23.10.07

Evidence

The Committee received 67 petitions and 89 supporting documents, of which 37 came from Government departments.

The Committee published no memoranda. All documents submitted were made available in the Private Bill Office for public use.

Scanned images of documents submitted during the public meetings were made available on the Committee website at http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/crossrail.cfm.

6  Culture, Media and Sport

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 11 Members and held 35 meetings. This included 1 meeting held concurrently with the Trade and Industry Committee (abbreviated to (TCM) in the attendance table below).
Members

Whittingdale, Mr John (Chairman)

Anderson, Janet

Davies, Philip

Evans, Mr Nigel

Farrelly, Paul

Hall, Mr Mike

Keen, Alan

McKenna, Rosemary

Price, Adam

Sanders, Mr Adrian

Southworth, Helen

Overall Attendance:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

35 (including 1 TCM)

17

32 (including 1 TCM)

20

29 (including 1 TCM)

23

27

22

15

29 (including 1 TCM)

19

69.6 %

0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Kenneth Fox, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Martin Gaunt (from 1.10.07), Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Inquiry Manager: Sally Broadbridge (Band A2)
Committee Specialist: Daniel Dyball (from 8.1.07), (Band B1)
Media Officer: Laura Humble, (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Anita Fuki (until 15.4.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Miss Susan Monaghan (from 16.4.07 until 30.9.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2) / Mrs Lisa Wrobel (from 16.4.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2) / Anna Watkins (from 1.10.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2), (shared)
Secretary: Rowena Macdonald, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Jim Hudson, (shared) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Ray Gallagher, Bob Kindred MBE and David Sekers OBE.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Cabinet Ministers2
Other Ministers6
Members of House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister) 3
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 4
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
BBC3
Channel 42
English Heritage1
Heritage Lottery Fund 1
Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS) 1
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council 1
Ofcom3
Office of Fair Trading 1
Office of the Information Commissioner 1
Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest 1
S4C1
The Gambling Commission 1
Appearances by other witnesses 83

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
17-18.11.06Berlin, GermanyA Evans   To represent Mr Speaker at conference on "A Soul for Europe" £1,050.20
13-15.12.06Athens, Greece Whittingdale, Anderson, Davies, Hall, Keen, McKenna, Sanders, Southworth 2Inquiries into Caring for our collections and the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games £11,355.76
17-21.6.07Ottawa, Vancouver & Seattle, Canada & USA Whittingdale, Anderson, Davies, Evans, Farrelly, Hall, Keen, McKenna, Price, Sanders, Southworth 2Inquiries into Public service media content; Tourism and London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games £63,187.97

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
11.6.07Brussels, BelgiumA Evans   To represent Mr Speaker at Discourse on "A Soul for Europe" £591.80

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27.11.06British Board of Film Classification, London Whittingdale, Davies 2Inquiry into New media and the creative industries £194.94
28.11.06Optimistic TV studios, Wapping Whittingdale, Davies 2Inquiry into Call TV quiz shows £16.00
5.12.06British Museum, London Whittingdale, Davies, Evans, Farrelly, Hall, McKenna, Southworth 3Inquiry into Caring for our collections Nil
30.1.07Pinewood Studios, London Whittingdale, Evans, Hall, Price 1Inquiry into New media and the creative industries £186.12
1-2.2.07Newcastle & Glasgow Whittingdale, Anderson, Davies, Hall, Keen, McKenna, Price, Southworth 3Inquiry into Caring for our collections £6,253.01
1.3.07Press Complaints Commission offices, London Whittingdale, Keen, McKenna 1Inquiry into Self-regulation of the press £24.72
17.5.07Churchill Museum, LondonA Whittingdale2 Inquiry into Caring for our collections Nil
12.6.07O2 Centre, LondonA Whittingdale, Evans 1To follow up work of previous Committee £5.10
11.7.07Press Association, LondonA Whittingdale, Anderson 2Inquiry into Self-regulation of the press £5.40
24-26.8.07Edinburgh International Television Festival Whittingdale, Farrelly, McKenna, Price, Sanders   Inquiry into Public service media content £4,100.00 (estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Work of the Committee in 2005-06 23423.1.07 13£5.00 Not applicable
Second Report: London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: funding and legacy 69-I24.1.07 60£13.50 Cm 7071, published 26.3.07
Oral and Written Evidence: London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: funding and legacy 69-II24.1.07 138£16.50 Not applicable
Third Report: Call TV quiz shows 7225.1.07 146£17.50 Cm 7072, published 26.3.07
Fourth Report: Call TV quiz shows: Joint response from Ofcom and ICSTIS to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2006-07 42829.3.07 16£4.50 Not applicable
Fifth Report: New media and the creative industries 509-I16.5.07 90£14.50 Cm 7186, published 24.7.07
Oral and Written Evidence: New media and the creative industries 509-II16.5.07 462£33.00 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Caring for our collections 176-I25.6.07 97£15.50 Cm 7233, published 15.10.07
Oral and Written Evidence: Caring for our collections 176-II25.6.07 439£36.50 Not applicable
Seventh Report: Self-regulation of the press 37511.7.07 151£17.50 Department for Culture, Media and Sport Response and Press Complaints Commission Response received 4.10.07: published as First Special Report, Session 2006-07
First Special Report: Self-regulation of the press: Replies to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2006-07 104111.10.07 4£3.00 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: BBC Report & Accounts 2005-06 14904.12.06 23£7.00 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ticket Touting 76726.6.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Annual Report for 2006-07 8203.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Public Confidence in Broadcasting 96824.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tourism 983-i23.10.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DCMS Annual Report 2007 and responsibilities of the Secretary of State 1099-i25.10.07      Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

None.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/cmscom.

Divisions
DateSubject
7.6.07Two, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Caring for our collections

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Third Report, Session 2005-06, Protecting and Preserving our Heritage, HC 912-I, 25.1.07

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 20 of the Committee's 35 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
BBC Annual Report for 2006-07 1
Call TV quiz shows 1
Caring for our collectionsA 3
DCMS Annual Report 2007 and responsibilities of the Secretary of State 1
London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic GamesA 1
Ofcom Annual Plan 2007-08 1
Public Confidence in Broadcasting 1
Public service media content 8
Self-regulation of the press 1
Ticket Touting1
Tourism1
Total20

A The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2005-06; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2005-06))

7  Defence

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 14 Members and held 50 meetings. These included 1 meeting held concurrently with the Foreign Affairs Committee (abbreviated to (FACM) in the attendance table below) and 5 "Quadripartite" meetings held concurrently with Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and industry Committees (abbreviated to (QCM) in the attendance table below).
Members

Arbuthnot, Mr James (Chairman)

Borrow, Mr David S

Crausby, Mr David

Gilroy, Linda

Hamilton, Mr David

Hancock, Mr Mike

Havard, Mr Dai

Holloway, Mr Adam

Jenkin, Mr Bernard (added 27.11.06)

Jenkins, Mr Brian

Jones, Mr Kevan

Key, Robert

Lancaster, Mr Mark (discharged 27.11.06)

Rennie, Willie

Smith, John

Overall Attendance:

Number of Members added:

Number of Members discharged:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

45 (including 1 FACM and 2 QCM)

26 (including 1 FACM and 3 QCM)

35 (including 1 FACM and 2 QCM)

42 (including 1 FACM and 4 QCM)

25

22 (including 1 FACM)

33 (including 1 FACM)

32 (including 1 FACM)

37 (including 1 FACM)

31

30 (including 1 FACM)

34 (including 3 QCM)

0

36 (including 1 FACM)

26

64.9 %A

1

1

7.1 %

A Not including concurrent meetings.

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Ms Philippa Helme, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Eliot Wilson, Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Audit Adviser: Ian Rogers, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialist: Dr Stephen Jones, (Band B1)
Inquiry Manager: Adrian Jenner (until 30.9.07), (Band B1)
Media Officer: Alex Paterson, (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Richard Dawson, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Sheryl Dinsdale, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Stewart McIlvenna, (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Sibylle Bauer*, Paul Beaver, Rear Admiral Richard Cheadle, Professor Michael Clarke, Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold CB, Dr Paul Cornish*, Major General Timothy Cross CBE, Joanna Kidd*, Professor David Kirkpatrick, Air Vice Marshal Professor Tony Mason CB CBE, Dr Andrew Rathmell, Rear Admiral David Snelson CB, Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB MBE and Brigadier Austin Thorp.

*Specialist Adviser to the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees in their joint inquiry into Strategic Export Controls.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Cabinet Ministers7
Other Ministers2
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister) 2
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
Ministry of Defence 34
Executive Agencies, comprising:   
Defence Procurement Agency 2
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 1
Other Government departments comprising:   
Department for International Development 3
Department of Trade and Industry 1
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5
HM Revenue and Customs 1
Officials of Devolved Administrations 1
Appearances by other witnesses 73

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27.11.06Riga, LatviaA Smith   Conference on Transforming NATO in a New Global Era £792.90
20-21.2.07Paris, France Key1 Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £1,191.27
21-22.2.07Madrid, Spain Jenkin, Jenkins1 Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £3,447.56
27-28.2.07Berlin, Germany Arbuthnot, Crausby 1Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £2,864.65
27.2.07Rome, Italy Borrow, Holloway1 Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £3,134.38
12.3.07Prague, Czech Republic Hamilton, Hancock, Jenkins, Rennie 1Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £4,292.80
21.3.07Copenhagen, Denmark Gilroy, Key, Smith 1Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £3,651.34
21.3.07The Hague, The Netherlands Arbuthnot, Borrow, Havard 1Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £2,750.05
28-29.3.07Brussels, Belgium Arbuthnot, Borrow, Havard, Jenkin, Jones, Key 3Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £5,646.70

A Travel in a representative capacity

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14-19.4.07India and Afghanistan Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Hamilton, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Jones, Smith 2Inquiry into UK operations in Afghanistan £24,918.25
23.4.07Berlin, GermanyA Arbuthnot1 Conference of the Chairmen of Defence Committees of the Member States of the European Union £1,856.23
21.5.07Warsaw, Poland Hancock, Holloway, Jenkin 1Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £4,083.20
3-7.6.07Washington DC, USA and Ottawa, Canada Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Gilroy, Hamilton, Hancock, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Jenkins, Rennie, Smith 2Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £50,247.42
7-12.7.07Iraq and Kuwait Arbuthnot, Havard, Jenkin, Jones, Rennie, Smith 2Inquiry into UK operations in Iraq £22,972.84
9-10.9.07Paris and Toulouse, FranceA Arbuthnot   5th Summer Defence Conference £744.53
30.9-1.10.07Lisbon, PortugalA Havard1 Conference of the Chairmen of Defence Committees of the Member States of the European Union £1,823.43

A Travel in a representative capacity

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14-18.10.07Tbilisi, Georgia and Ankara, Turkey Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Gilroy, Havard, Holloway, Jenkins, Key, Rennie, Smith 2Inquiry into the Future of NATO and European Defence £33,164.82 (estimated outturn)

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
23.11.06Rolls-Royce, Raynesway, Derbyshire Arbuthnot, Crausby, Havard, Smith 3Inquiry into the Future of the UK's Nuclear Deterrent: the Manufacturing and Skills Base £1,204.50
29.1.07Selex SA&S, Edinburgh Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Hamilton, Holloway, Jones, Rennie, Smith 1Industry familiarisation visit £2,273.19
8.3.07Export Control Organisation, Department of Trade and Industry, London Borrow, Gilroy   Inquiry into Strategic Export Controls by the Quadripartite Committee Nil
26.4.07Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London Borrow   Inquiry into Strategic Export Controls by the Quadripartite Committee Nil
24.5.07Hounslow, Middlesex and Pirbright, Surrey Arbuthnot, Jones, Key 3AInquiry into the Work of Defence Estates £40.00
14.6.07Headley Court and Combat Stress, Leatherhead, Surrey Arbuthnot, Borrow, Gilroy, Jenkin, Jenkins, Key, Rennie, Smith 3AInquiry into Medical Care for the Armed Forces £54.00

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
21.6.07Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham Arbuthnot, Crausby, Gilroy, Havard, Jenkins, Jones 5BInquiry into Medical Care for the Armed Forces: Oral Evidence £1,715.45
25.6.07MBDA, London Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Gilroy, Jenkins, Jones 2Inquiry into Defence Industrial Strategy £38.16
31.7.07FRES Trials, Bovington, Dorset Arbuthnot, Jones2A Inquiry into the Army's requirement for armoured vehicles: the FRES programme £387.40
11.9.07Defence Systems & Equipment International Exhibition 2007, London Gilroy   Inquiry into Strategic Export Controls by the Quadripartite Committee £53.00
4.10.07RFA Argus, Portsmouth Arbuthnot, Jones, Key, Smith 3AInquiry into Medical Care for the Armed Forces £540.50
10-11.10.07Strensall Barracks, Yorkshire and Redford Barracks, Edinburgh Arbuthnot, Borrow, Hamilton, Jenkins, Jones, Key, Rennie 5CInquiry into Medical Care for the Armed Forces: Oral Evidence £3,455.36

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

B Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer

C Includes 2 specialist advisers

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Defence Procurement 2006 568.12.06 103£15.50 Received 8.2.07: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Second Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06 5713.12.06 78£14.50 Received 5.3.07: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2006-07
Third Report: Costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Winter Supplementary Estimate 2006-07 1297.12.06 28£8.00 Received 7.2.07: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Fourth Report: The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the Manufacturing and Skills Base 5919.12.06 169£20.00 Received 5.2.07: published as Third Special Report, Session 2006-07
Fifth Report: The work of the Committee in 2005 and 2006 23322.1.07 34£10.00 Received 26.2.07: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Sixth Report: The Defence Industrial Strategy: update 17715.2.07 85£14.50 Received 19.4.07: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Seventh Report: The Army's requirement for armoured vehicles: the FRES programme 15921.2.07 79£14.50 Received 26.4.07: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Eighth Report: The work of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the funding of defence research 841.3.07 87£14.50 Received 25.4.07: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Ninth Report: The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper 225-I7.3.07 88£14.50 Received 9.3.07: published as Eleventh Special Report, Session 2006-07
Oral and Written Evidence: The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper 225-II7.3.07 207£20.50 Not applicable
Tenth Report: Cost of military operations: Spring Supplementary Estimate 2006-07 37912.3.07 30£7.50 Received 21.5.07: published as Twelfth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Eleventh Report: Strategic Lift 4625.7.07 98£15.50 Received 12.10.07: published as Fourteenth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Twelfth Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2007-08 8359.7.07 31£10.00 Received 12.10.07: published as Fifteenth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Thirteenth Report: UK operations in Afghanistan 40818.7.07 180£20.00 Received 12.10.07: published as Thirteenth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Fourteenth Report: Strategic Export Controls: 2007 ReviewA 1177.8.07 323£25.00 Awaited
Fifteenth Report: The work of Defence Estates 53514.9.07 82£14.50 Awaited
First Special Report: Educating Service Children: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2005-06 5824.11.06 14£4.50 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Armed Forces Bill: proposal for a Service Complaints Commissioner: Government Response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2005-06 1808.1.07 3£3.00 Not applicable
Third Special Report: The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the Manufacturing and Skills Base: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2006-07 3048.2.07 12£4.50 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Winter Supplementary Estimate 2006-07: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2006-07 31723.2.07 3£3.00 Not applicable

A Jointly with the Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees

TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
Fifth Special Report: Defence Procurement 2006: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2006-07 31826.2.07 12£4.50 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: The work of the Committee in 2005 and 2006: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of 2006-07 3442.3.07 2£3.00 Not required
Seventh Special Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2006-07 3769.3.07 15£6.00 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: The Defence Industrial Strategy: update: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2006-07 48127.4.07 10£4.50 Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: The Army's requirement for armoured vehicles: the FRES programme: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2006-07 51111.5.07 11£4.50 Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: The work of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the funding of defence research: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2006-07 51218.5.07 8£4.50 Not applicable
Eleventh Special Report: The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2006-07 55124.5.07 20£6.00 Not applicable
Twelfth Special Report: Cost of military operations: Spring Supplementary Estimate 2006-07: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2006-07 55825.5.07 3   Not applicable
Thirteenth Special Report: UK operations in Afghanistan: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2006-07 102412.10.07 12£4.50 Not applicable
Fourteenth Special Report: Strategic Lift: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2006-07 102512.10.07 9£4.50 Not applicable
Fifteenth Special Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2007-08: Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2006-07 102612.10.07 30£3.00 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: IraqB 209-i27.2.07 22£7.00 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: UK Defence: commitments and resources 381-i9.3.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: UK Defence: commitments and resources 381-ii16.3.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Medical Care for the Armed Forces 655-i15.6.07      Not applicable

B Joint publication with the Foreign Affairs Committee
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Medical Care for the Armed Forces 655-ii27.6.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Medical Care for the Armed Forces 655-iii17.10.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of NATO and European Defence 707-i22.6.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of NATO and European Defence 707-ii12.10.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: UK operations in Iraq 727-i29.6.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: UK operations in Iraq 727-ii27.7.07      Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Iraq and Afghanistan 1091-i26.10.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the manufacturing and skills base 5912.12.06      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: UK Defence: commitments and resources 38122.5.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Medical Care for the Armed Forces 65522.5.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of NATO and European Defence 70719.6.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: UK operations in Iraq 72724.7.07      Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Educating Service Children, received 24.11.06 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2006-07.

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report: Armed Forces Bill: proposal for a Service Complaints Commissioner, received 19.12.06 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2006-07.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/defcom.

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Twelfth Report, Session 2005-06, Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2004, Quarterly Reports for 2005, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny, HC 873, 22.2.07

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House:

Ninth Report, Session 2006-07, The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper, HC 225-I, Fourth Report, Session 2006-07, The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the Manufacturing and Skills Base, HC 59, Eighth Report, Session 2005-06, The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the Strategic Context, HC 986, debate on Trident, 14.3.07

Fifth Report, Session 2005-06, The UK deployment to Afghanistan, HC 558, Thirteenth Report, Session 2005-06, UK Operations in Iraq, HC 1241, debate on Defence in the World on a Motion for the Adjournment of the House, 1.2.07

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 31 of the Committee's 50 meetings. On 1 occasion evidence was taken partly or wholly in private.
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Fulton Report1
IraqA1
Iraq and Afghanistan 1
Medical Care for the Armed Forces 3

A Jointly with the Foreign Affairs Committee

InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Strategic Export Controls: 2007 ReviewB 3
Strategic Lift2
The Army's requirement for armoured vehicles: the FRES programme 1
The Defence Industrial Strategy: update 1
The Future of NATO and European Defence 2
The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the Manufacturing and Skills BaseC 2
The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper 4
The work of Defence Estates 1
The work of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the funding of defence research 1
UK Defence: commitments and resources 2
UK operations in Afghanistan 4
UK operations in Iraq 2
Total31

B Jointly with the Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees

C The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2005-06; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2005-06))

8  Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)

For website access click on http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/jcclimatechange.cfm

The Committee was nominated on 18 April 2007.

It had 12 Commons Members and held 14 meetings.
Members

Barlow, Ms Celia

Chaytor, Mr David

Goodman, Helen

Griffith, Nia

Howarth, David

Hurd, Mr Nick

Kidney, Mr David

Lazarowicz, Mark

Stuart, Mr Graham

Turner, Dr Desmond

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Yeo, Mr Tim

Overall Attendance:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

14

10

9

12

12

6

14

12

7

12

11

8

75.6 %

0.0 %

Staff

Commons Clerk of the Committee: Ms Charlotte Littleboy, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Legal Specialist: Simon Fuller, (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Miss Frances Allingham, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Anwen Rees, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Samantha Colebrook, (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Paul Ekins and Mr John Newbigin.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Cabinet Minister1
Other Ministers4
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister) 2
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Department of Trade and Industry 1
Department for Transport 1
European Commission 1
Office of Climate Change 1
Office of Science and Innovation 1
Executive Agencies, comprising:   
Environment Agency 1
Met Office1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
Energywatch1
Envirowise1
National Consumer Council 1
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 1
South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) 1
Sustainable Development Commission 1
Appearances by other witnesses 29

Overseas Visits

Not applicable.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
24.5.07Newcastle-upon-TyneA Kidney   Youth Parliament Conference on climate change £176.50
15.6.07Oxford UniversityA   1 Meeting with academics to discuss Draft Bill £104.30
21.6.07EdinburghA Lazarowicz2 Discussions with Scottish Parliament and Executive on climate change £715.10
21.6.07WokingA Griffith, Whitehead 2Discussions with Woking Borough Council on climate change matters £141.95

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Draft Climate Change Bill 542-I3.8.07 164£20.00 Cm 7225, published 29.10.07
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Climate Change Bill 542-II6.8.07 420£30.00 Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2006-07 were published in the Report of the Committee, Draft Climate Change Bill, HC 542-I, Session 2006-07.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 8 of the Committee's 14 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Draft Climate Change Bill 8
Total8

9  Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)

For website access click on http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/jchumantissue.cfm

[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 2 May 2007: "Ordered, That a Select Committee of nine Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill."]

The Committee was nominated on 2 May 2007.

It had 9 Commons Members and held 15 meetings.
Members

Willis, Mr Phil (Chairman from 15.5.07)

Burrowes, Mr David

Clark, Ms Katy

Gibson, Dr Ian

Key, Robert

Mole, Chris

Naysmith, Dr Doug

Smith, Geraldine

Taylor, Ms Dari

Overall Attendance:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

14

13

9

13

15

14

13

9

12

83.0 %

0.0 %

Staff

Commons Clerk of the Committee: Sarah Hartwell-Naguib, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Legal Specialist: Sarah Thatcher (until 30.9.07), (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Francene Graham, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Senior Office Clerk: Samantha Colebrook, (Band D1)
Office Support Assistant: George Fleck, (Band D2)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Martin Johnson and Professor Sheila McLean.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Cabinet Minister1
Member of the House of Lords 1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
Department of Health 2
Appearances by other witnesses 37

Overseas Visits

Not applicable.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill 630-l1.8.07 135£17.50 Cm 7209, published 8.10.07
Oral and Written Evidence: Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill 630-ll8.8.07 487£34.00 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

None.

Formal Minutes

The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 2006-07 were published in the First Report of the Committee, Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill, HC 630, Session 2006-07.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 8 of the Committee's 15 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill 8
Total8

10  Education and Skills

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 11 Members and held 53 meetings.
Members

Sheerman, Mr Barry (Chairman)

Carswell, Mr Douglas

Chaytor, Mr David

Dorries, Mrs Nadine (discharged 11.12.06)

Ennis, Jeff

Holmes, Paul

Jones, Helen

Mactaggart, Fiona

Marsden, Mr Gordon

Pelling, Mr Andrew (added 11.12.06)

Stuart, Mr Graham (added 22.10.07)

Williams, Stephen

Wilson, Mr Rob (discharged 22.10.07)

Overall Attendance:

Number of Members added:

Number of Members discharged:

Turnover of membership during the Session:

Meetings attended

52

27

46

0

33

33

31

46

38

27

0

44

32

70.2 %

2

2

18.2 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: David Lloyd, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Dr Sarah Thatcher (from 1.10.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2); Jyoti Chandola (until 10.9.07), Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialists: Libby Aston (until 29.6.07), (Band B1); Nerys Roberts (until 31.10.07), (Band B1)
Media Officer: Luke Robinson (until 31.3.07), (shared) (Band B1); Rebecca Jones (from 23.7.07), (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Mrs Lisa Wrobel (until 15.4.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2) / Miss Susan Monaghan (until 15.4.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Katie Phelan (from 16.4.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Miss Susan Ramsay, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: John Kittle (shared) (Band D1)
Sandwich Student: Charlie Twyman (until 9.2.07)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Janet Beer, Toby Greany, Professor Bob Hudson, Chris Hughes, Professor Ewart Keep, Professor Christine Pascal OBE, Professor Teresa Smith, Professor Alan Smithers, Professor Kathy Sylva, Professor Sir William Taylor CBE, Alexandra Thompson, Tony Travers, Professor Geoff Whitty and Professor Alison Wolf.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Cabinet Minister1
Other Ministers11
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister) 2
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
Department for Children, Schools and Families 2
Department for Education and Skills 5
Home Office1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
Arts Council England 1
British Council2
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) 1
Learning and Skills Council 1
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) 2
Partnerships for Schools 1
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 1
Sector Skills Development Agency 1
The Children's Commissioner for England 1
Appearances by other witnesses 84

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
23.11-2.12.06Sydney and Canberra, Australia Sheerman, Carswell, Chaytor, Ennis, Holmes, Mactaggart, Marsden, Williams 2Inquiries into Higher Education and Post-16 Skills £46,781.63
8-16.6.07Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, China Sheerman, Carswell, Chaytor, Ennis, Holmes, Mactaggart, Marsden, Williams 3AInquiry into Higher Education £47,201.37

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14-15.1.07Liverpool and Knowsley Sheerman, Carswell, Chaytor, Ennis, Jones, Marsden, Pelling, Williams 4AInquiry into Sustainable Schools £4,033.90
26.4.07Maidstone Sheerman, Mactaggart 2Inquiry into Sustainable Schools £127.95

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale priceGovernment reply
First Report: The Work of the Committee in 2005-06 3018.2.07 13£4.50 Not applicable
Second Report: Citizenship Education 1478.3.07 355£29.00 Received 30.4.07: published as Second Special Report, Session 2006-07
Third Report: Bullying 8527.3.07 286£24.50 Received 18.5.07: published as Third Special Report, Session 2006-07
Fourth Report: The Bologna Process 20530.4.07 199£22.00 Received 14.6.07: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Fifth Report: 14-19 Diplomas 24917.5.07 289£24.50 Received 26.7.07: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Sixth Report: The Work of Ofsted 16512.7.07 107£15.50 Government Response and Ofsted Reply received 11.9.07: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Seventh Report: Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future? 140-I9.8.07 71£14.50 Received 8.10.07: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Oral and Written Evidence: Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future? 140-II9.8.07 334£24.00 Not applicable
Eighth Report: The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects 285-I5.8.07 24£8.50 Received 3.10.07: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2006-07
Oral and Written Evidence: The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects 285-II9.8.07 472£33.00 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Post-16 Skills 333-I2.8.07 27£8.50 Received 17.10.07: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2006-07
Oral and Written Evidence: Post-16 Skills 333-II14.8.07 437£30.50 Not applicable
Tenth Report: Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding 107725.10.07 21£6.50 Awaited
Eleventh Report: Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum 103431.10.07 81£14.50 Awaited
First Special Report: Public Expenditure: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2005-06 21116.1.07 7£4.50 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Citizenship Education: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2006-07 51722.5.07 14£4.50 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Bullying: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2006-07 60018.6.07 17£6.00 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: The Bologna Process: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2006-07 7883.7.07 22£8.00 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Government Responses to (1) the Committee's Fifth Report, 14-19 Diplomas, and (2) Eighth Report, The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects; and Government and Ofsted Responses to the Committee's Sixth Report, The Work of Ofsted, of Session 2006-07 103315.10.07 41£10.50 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future?: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2006-07 107822.10.07 21£6.00 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Post-16 Skills: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2006-07 110129.10.07 14£6.00 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: The Work of the Education and Skills Committee 110229.10.07 4£3.00 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Children's Services 62-i28.3.07 22£5.50 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Prison Education: Follow Up 170-i-ii19.7.07 77£12.50 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Specialist Schools and Academies Trust 561-i19.7.07 22£5.50 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Work of the Children's Commissioner 789-i1.10.07 19£5.50 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Departmental Restructuring and Public Expenditure on Education and Skills 912-i25.9.07 35£8.50 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of Ofsted 16520.7.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainable Schools 14010.8.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Testing and Assessment   13.8.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding 107728.8.07      Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum 10347.9.07      Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Public Expenditure, received 14.12.06 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2006-07.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/edskills.

Divisions
DateSubject
21.2.07Six, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Citizenship Education

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 34 of the Committee's 53 meetings.[3] On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
14-19 Diplomas4
BullyingA 2
Children's Services 1
Citizenship EducationA 1
Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum 2
Departmental Restructuring and Public Expenditure on Education and Skills 1
Post-16 Skills8
Prison Education: Follow Up 1
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust 1
Sustainable Schools: Are we building schools for the future?A 2
The Bologna Process 2
The future sustainability of the higher education sector: international aspects 8
The Work of Ofsted 2
The Work of the Children's Commissioner 1
Total36

A The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2005-06; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2005-06))



1   Duties shared with Mrs Hunt until 22.3.07 Back

2   On four occasions the Committee's meeting comprised two separate oral evidence sessions. Back

3   On two occasions the Committee's meeting comprised two separate oral evidence sessions. Back


 
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