House of Commons - Sessional Returns 2006-07

Sessional Returns 2006-07 Contents

B SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC

11 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 16 Members and held 32 meetings.

Members
Yeo, Mr Tim (Chairman)
Barlow, Ms Celia (discharged 15.1.07)
Caton, Mr Martin
Challen, Colin
Chaytor, Mr David
Farron, Tim (discharged 9.7.07)
Horwood, Martin (added 9.7.07)
Howarth, David (discharged 9.7.07)
Hurd, Mr Nick
Lazarowicz, Mark (added 15.1.07)
Malik, Mr Shahid (added 26.3.07)
Pearson, Ian
Pritchard, Mark
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Stuart, Mr Graham
Swinson, Jo (added 9.7.07)
Thornberry, Emily (discharged 26.3.07)
Turner, Dr Desmond
Vaizey, Mr Edward
Walley, Joan

Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
29
0
18
27
21
7
5
19
18
15
1
0
6
1
8
6
0
24
0
23

44.5 %
4
4
25.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Michael Hennessy, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Sara Howe, Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialists: Richard Douglas, (Band A2); Oliver Bennett, (Band A2)
Media Officer: Laura Kibby, (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Louise Smith (until 31.7.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Miss Susan Monaghan (from 1.8.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Caroline McElwee, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Robert Long (until 7.5.07), (shared) (Band D1); Jonathan Wright (from 4.6.07), (shared) (Band D1)
Sandwich Student: Elizabeth Gardner (from 1.10.07)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

Cabinet Minister 1

Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 2

Member of the House of Commons 1

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 3

Department of Trade and Industry 1

HM Treasury 2

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

Environment Agency 1

Office of Climate Change 2

Appearances by other witnesses 68

Overseas Visits

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

13-15.2.07 Washington, USA^A Yeo, Challen, Stuart To attend a meeting of the Legislators' Forum of the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change £7,355.40

^A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

4.12.06 Brussels, Belgium Yeo, Caton, Turner, Walley 3 Inquiry into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons from phase 1 £3,773.47

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

Title HC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale price Government reply

First Report: The UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 77 3.1.07 125 £15.50 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Response, received 5.5.07: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2006-07

Second Report: The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons for the Future 70 1.3.07 244 £23.00 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Response, received 3.5.07: published as Eighth Report, Session 2006-07

Third Report: Regulatory Impact Assessments and Policy Appraisal 353 5.3.07 104 £15.50 Cabinet Office Response, received 18.6.07: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2006-07

Fourth Report: Pre-Budget 2006 and the Stern Review 227 19.3.07 177 £20.00 HM Treasury Response, received 23.5.07: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2006-07

Fifth Report: Trade Development and Environment: The Role of the FCO 289 23.5.07 123 £15.50 Awaited

Sixth Report: The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market 331 23.7.07 297 £24.50 Awaited

Seventh Report: Beyond Stern: From the Climate Change Programme Review to the Draft Climate Change Bill 460 30.7.07 212 £22.00 Awaited

Eighth Report: Emissions Trading: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2006-07 on the EU ETS 1072 22.10.07 62 £13.50 Not applicable

Ninth Report: The structure of Government and the challenge of climate change 740 29.10.07 139 £17.50 Not applicable

First Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2005-06 on Pre-Budget 2005: Tax, economic analysis and climate change 195 16.1.07 13 £4.50 Not applicable

Second Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2005-06: Keeping the Lights on: Nuclear, Renewables and Climate Change 196 18.1.07 40 £10.50 Not applicable

Third Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2005-06: Trade, Development and the Environment: The Role of DFID 197 25.1.07 34 £10.00 Not applicable

Fourth Special Report: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2005-06: Outflanked: The World Trade Organisation, International Trade and Sustainable Development 354 13.3.07 25 £8.00 Not applicable

Fifth Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2006-07: Pre-Budget 2006 and the Stern Review 739 27.6.07 27 £8.00 Not applicable

Sixth Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2006-07: The UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 848 10.7.07 28 £9.50 Not applicable

Seventh Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2006-07: Regulatory Impact Assessments and Policy Appraisal 849 12.7.07 18 £6.00 Not applicable

Eighth Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2006-07: Trade Development and Environment - the role of the FCO 1046 16.10.07 17 £6.00 Not applicable

Oral Evidence: The Challenge of Climate Change 595-i-ii 16.7.07 27 £7.00 Not applicable

Oral and Written Evidence: The Kyoto Protocol: Beyond 2012 1666-i 6.12.06 37 £10.50 Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Personal Carbon Allowances 900-i 10.7.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Personal Carbon Allowances 900-ii 17.7.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Personal Carbon Allowances 900-iii 24.7.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements 1073-i 16.10.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements 1073-ii 23.10.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements 1073-iii 30.10.07       Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

HM Treasury Response to the Committee's Fourth Report: Pre-Budget 2005: Tax, economic analysis and climate change, received 16.1.07 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2006-07.

Department of Trade and Industry Response to the Committee's Sixth Report: Keeping the Lights on: Nuclear, Renewables and Climate Change, received 16.1.07 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2006-07.

Department for International Development Response to the Committee's Tenth Report: Trade, Development and Environment: The Role of DFID, received 16.1.07 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2006-07.

Responses from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for International Development, and Department of Trade and Industry to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Outflanked: The World Trade Organisation, International Trade and Sustainable Development, received 19.2.07 and published as the Committee's Fourth 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/eacom.

Divisions

Date Subject

10.7.07 One, on consideration of the Chairman's draft Report on Beyond Stern: From the Climate Change Programme Review to the Draft Climate Change Bill

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Session 2006-07, The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons for the Future, HC 70, 25.10.07

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 27 of the Committee's 32 meetings. On 2 occasions evidence was taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry Number of oral evidence sessions

Beyond Stern: Forecasting, Cost-Effectiveness and Climate Change 4

Personal Carbon Allowances 3

Pre-Budget Report 2006 3

Reducing carbon emissions from UK business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements 3

The Challenge of Climate Change 2

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons from phase 1 4

The structure and operation of Government and the challenge of climate change 3

The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market 5

Total 27

11A Sub-Committee on Environmental Information

The Sub-Committee was nominated on 24 July 2007.

It had 6 Members and held 0 meetings.

Members
Challen, Colin (Chairman)
Horwood, Martin
Hurd, Mr Nick
Pritchard, Mark
Swinson, Jo
Walley, Joan

Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.0%
0.0%

Staff

Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Michael Hennessy, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Sara Howe, Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialists: Oliver Bennett, (Band A2); Richard Douglas, (Band A2)
Committee Assistant: Louise Smith (until 31.7.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Miss Susan Monaghan (from 1.8.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Caroline McElwee, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Jonathan Wright (from 4.6.07), (shared) (Band D1)
Sandwich Student: Elizabeth Gardner (from 1.10.07)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

11B Sub-Committee on Trade, Development and Environment

The Sub-Committee was nominated on 25 January 2006.

It had 5 Members and held 4 meetings.

Members
Challen, Colin (Chairman)
Barlow, Ms Celia
Caton, Mr Martin
Howarth, David
Vaizey, Mr Edward

Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
4
0
4
4
0

60.0 %
0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Michael Hennessy, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Committee Specialist: Oliver Bennett, (Band A2)
Committee Assistant: Louise Smith (until 31.7.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Miss Susan Monaghan (from 1.8.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Caroline McElwee, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Robert Long (until 7.5.07), (shared) (Band D1); Jonathan Wright (from 4.6.07), (shared) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

Minister other than Cabinet Minister 1

Appearances by other witnesses 4

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 were published electronically after each meeting of the Sub-Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/eacom

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 3 of the Sub-Committee's 4 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry Number of oral evidence sessions

The Role of the FCO 2

The UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment^A 1

Total 3

^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))

12 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.

It had 14 Members and held 33 meetings.

Members
Jack, Mr Michael (Chairman)
Cox, Mr Geoffrey (added 11.12.06)
Drew, Mr David
Duddridge, James (discharged 19.2.07)
Gray, Mr James (added 19.2.07)
Hall, Patrick
Jones, Lynne
Kawczynski, Daniel
Lepper, David
Moon, Mrs Madeleine
Reed, Mr Jamie
Rogerson, Dan
Soulsby, Sir Peter
Taylor, David
Vara, Mr Shailesh (discharged 11.12.06)
Williams, Mr Roger

Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
32
15
27
4
16
19
22
12
21
16
0
14
23
28
0
22

58.7 %
2
2
14.3 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Chris Stanton, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Jenny McCullough (until 16.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2); Nerys Welfoot (from 16.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialists: Jonathan Little (until 22.6.07), (Band B1); Dr Antonia James (until 14.9.07), (Band B1)
Inquiry Manager: Marek Kubala, (Band B1)
Media Officer: Laura Kibby, (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Andrew Boyd, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Alison Mara (until 31.1.07), Chief Office Clerk (Band C); John-Paul Flaherty (from 16.4.07), Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Mandy Sullivan, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Robert Long (until 7.5.07), (shared) (Band D1)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Frank Farquharson, Professor Colin Green, Dr Jim Watson and Farhana Yamin.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

Cabinet Ministers 2

Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 2

Member of Parliament 1

Member of the House of Lords 1

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 5

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

Environment Agency 2

Appearances by other witnesses 44

Overseas Visits

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

19-22.2.07 Southern Germany (Stuttgart and Freiburg) Jack, Drew, Jones, Lepper, Moon, Rogerson, Taylor, Williams 2 Inquiry into Climate change: the "citizen's agenda" £13,728.55

16-18.10.07 Fontainebleau, France^A Williams 'Enjoy & Protect our Forests' Conference £610.17

^A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

17-18.1.07 Machynlleth, Powys Jack, Duddridge, Hall, Jones, Lepper, Moon, Rogerson, Soulsby, Williams 3^A Inquiry into Climate change: the "citizen's agenda" £4,806.07

31.1.07 Community Carbon Reduction Programme (CRed), Norwich Jack, Drew, Hall, Jones, Kawczynski, Lepper 8^B Inquiry into Climate change: the "citizen's agenda" £2,165.38

28.2.07 Woking Borough Council Jack, Jones 4^A Inquiry into Climate change: the "citizen's agenda" £344.91

1.8.07 Gloucestershire Drew, Gray, Taylor 1 Inquiry into flooding £336.00

17-18.10.07 Devon Jack, Cox, Drew, Rogerson 2 Inquiry into Badgers and Cattle TB: Final report of the Independent Scientific Group £1,457.50
(estimated outturn)

^A Includes 1 specialist adviser

^B Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

Title HC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale price Government reply

First Report: The work of the Committee in 2005-06 213 17.1.07 24 £8.50 Not applicable

Second Report: Defra's Departmental Report 2006 and Defra's budget 132 23.2.07 149 £17.50 Received 27.4.07: published as Second Special Report, Session 2006-07

Third Report: The Rural Payments Agency and the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme 107-I 29.3.07 63 £13.50 Received 6.7.07: published as Third Special Report, Session 2006-07

Oral and Written Evidence: The Rural Payments Agency and the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme 107-II 29.3.07 317 £23.00 Not applicable

Fourth Report: The UK Government's "Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy" 546-I 23.5.07 56 £12.00 Received 25.7.07:
published as First Report, Session 2007-08

Oral and Written Evidence: The UK Government's "Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy" 546-II 24.5.07 244 £21.50 Not applicable

Fifth Report: Draft Climate Change Bill 534-I 4.7.07 49 £12.00 Cm 7225, published 29.10.07

Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Climate Change Bill 534-II 5.7.07 205 £20.50 Not applicable

Sixth Report: Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive 694 12.7.07 87 £14.50 Received 12.9.07: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2006-07

Seventh Report: British Waterways 345-I 31.7.07 53 £12.00 Received 1.10.07: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2006-07

Oral and Written Evidence: British Waterways 345-II 31.7.07 393 £28.00 Not applicable

Eighth Report: Climate change: the "citizen's agenda" 88-I 13.9.07 69 £13.50 Received 15.11.07

Oral and Written Evidence: Climate change: the "citizen's agenda" 88-II 13.9.07 535 £37.00 Not applicable

First Special Report: Climate change: the role of bioenergy: Government response to the Committee's Report 131 13.12.06 21 £6.00 Not applicable

Second Special Report: Defra's Departmental Report 2006 and Defra's budget: Government response to the Committee's Report 522 15.5.07 21 £6.00 Not applicable

Third Special Report: The Rural Payments Agency and the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme: Government response to the Committee's Report 956 24.7.07 12 £4.50 Not applicable

Fourth Special Report: Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive: Government response to the Committee's Report 1058 17.10.07 7 £3.00 Not applicable

Fifth Special Report: British Waterways: Government response to the Committee's Report 1059 17.10.07 12 £4.50 Not applicable

Written evidence published on the internet: Questions to Defra on the work of the Committee    7.2.07       Not applicable

Written evidence published on the internet: Correspondence with Defra    18.4.07       Not applicable

Written evidence published on the internet: Correspondence with Defra    9.5.07       Not applicable

Written evidence published on the internet: Correspondence with Defra    23.5.07       Not applicable

Written evidence published on the internet: Correspondence with Defra    18.7.07       Not applicable

Evidence published on the Internet: Badgers and cattle TB 725-i 18.6.07       Not applicable

Evidence published on the Internet: Badgers and cattle TB 725-ii 20.6.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Badgers and cattle TB 725-iii 15.10.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Badgers and cattle TB 725-iv 24.10.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: The Departmental Annual Report 2007 957-i 18.7.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Flooding 1060-i 10.10.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: Defra priorities 1100-i 23.10.07       Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report: Climate change: the role of bioenergy, received 21.11.06 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/parliamentary_committees/environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_committee_formal_minutes_2006_07_.cfm .

Divisions

None.

Debates

The following Reports were the subject of an Estimates Day debate:

Third Report, Session 2006-07, The Rural Payments Agency and the implementation of the Single Payment Scheme, HC 107-I and Fourth Report, Session 2006-07, The UK Government's "Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy", HC 546-I, 9.7.07

The following Oral and Written Evidence was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2006-07, British Waterways, Funding of British Waterways adjournment debate, 25.4.07

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 21 of the Committee's 33 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry Number of oral evidence sessions

Badgers and Cattle TB: Final Report of the Independent Scientific Group 4

Climate change: the "citizen's agenda"^A 9

Defra priorities 1

Defra's Departmental Report 2006 and Defra's budget^A 1

Defra's Departmental Report 2007 1

Draft Climate Change Bill 3

Flooding 1

Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive 1

Total 21

^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))

12A British Waterways Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 24 January 2007.

It had 7 Members and held 7 meetings.

Members
Drew, Mr David (Chairman until 21.5.07 and from 23.5.07) (discharged 21.5.07, added 23.5.07)
Jack, Mr Michael (discharged 21.5.07, added 23.5.07)
Lepper, David (discharged 21.5.07, added 23.5.07)
Moon, Mrs Madeleine (discharged 21.5.07, added 23.5.07)
Soulsby, Sir Peter (discharged 21.5.07, added 23.5.07)
Taylor, David (added 28.3.07 discharged 21.5.07, added 23.5.07)
Williams, Mr Roger (discharged 21.5.07, added 23.5.07)

Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
7

7
6
3
7
2
5

82.2 %
8
7
100.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Chris Stanton, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Jenny McCullough (until 16.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2); Nerys Welfoot (from 16.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Inquiry Manager: Marek Kubala, (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Andrew Boyd, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); John-Paul Flaherty (from 16.4.07), Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Mandy Sullivan, Grade 2 (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:

Minister other than Cabinet Minister 1

Members of Parliament 2

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

British Waterways 2

Environment Agency 1

Appearances by other witnesses 17

Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

16.4.07 National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Drew, Jack, Lepper, Soulsby, Williams 7^A Inquiry into British Waterways £2,996.36

^A Includes a shorthand writer

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

28.6.07 Olympic Lock, Prescott Channel, Bow, London Drew, Jack, Soulsby, Taylor, Williams 2 Inquiry into British Waterways Nil

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 were published electronically after each meeting of the Sub-Committee. They are available on the EFRA Committee's website at

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_committee_formal_minutes_2006_07_.cfm.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 6 of the Sub-Committee's 7 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry Number of oral evidence sessions

British Waterways 6

Total 6

12B Draft Climate Change Bill Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 21 May 2007.

It had 14 Members and held 1 meeting.

Members
Jack, Mr Michael (Chairman)
Cox, Mr Geoffrey
Drew, Mr David
Gray, Mr James
Hall, Patrick
Jones, Lynne
Kawczynski, Daniel
Lepper, David
Moon, Mrs Madeleine
Reed, Mr Jamie
Rogerson, Dan
Soulsby, Sir Peter
Taylor, David
Williams, Mr Roger

Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1

50.0 %
0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Chris Stanton, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Nerys Welfoot, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialist: Dr Antonia James (until 14.9.07), (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Andrew Boyd, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); John-Paul Flaherty, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Mandy Sullivan, Grade 2 (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Jim Watson.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following category of witness:

Other witnesses 4

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 were published electronically after the meeting of the Sub-Committee. They are available on the EFRA Committee's website at:

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_committee_formal_minutes_2006_07_.cfm.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at the Sub-Committee's meeting. No evidence was taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry Number of oral evidence sessions

Draft Climate Change Bill 1

Total 1

12C Rural Payments Agency Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 19 April 2006.

It had 9 Members and held 4 meetings.

Members
Jack, Mr Michael (Chairman)
Drew, Mr David
Duddridge, James
Jones, Lynne
Kawczynski, Daniel
Rogerson, Dan
Soulsby, Sir Peter
Taylor, David
Williams, Mr Roger

Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
4
4
3
4
0
2
4
4
3

77.8 %
0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Chris Stanton, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Jenny McCullough (until 16.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialist: Jonathan Little (until 22.6.07), (Band B1)
Media Officer: Laura Kibby, (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Andrew Boyd, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Alison Mara (until 31.1.07), Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Mandy Sullivan, Grade 2 (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 officials from or representatives of:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

Rural Payments Agency 1

Appearance by other witness 1

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 were published electronically after each meeting of the Sub-Committee. They are available on the EFRA Committee's website at

http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/environment__food_and_rural_affairs/efra_committee_formal_minutes_2006_07_.cfm.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 3 of the Sub-Committee's 4 meetings. On 1 occasion evidence was taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry Number of oral evidence sessions

Rural Payments Agency^A 3

Total 3

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

12D Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 4 July 2007.

It had 6 Members and held 0 meetings.

Members
Jack, Mr Michael (Chairman)
Drew, Mr David
Gray, Mr James
Rogerson, Dan
Taylor, David
Williams, Mr Roger

Overall Attendance:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.0 %
0.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Chris Stanton, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1A)
Second Clerk of the Sub-Committee: Nerys Welfoot, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Assistants: Andrew Boyd, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); John-Paul Flaherty, Chief Office Clerk (Band C)
Secretary: Mandy Sullivan, 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

None.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

None.

13 European Scrutiny

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The Committee was nominated on 28 June 2005.

It had 16 Members and held 35 meetings.

Members
Connarty, Michael (Chairman)
Bacon, Mr Richard (discharged 12.3.07)
Borrow, Mr David S
Cash, Mr William
Clappison, Mr James (added 22.1.07)
Clark, Ms Katy
David, Mr Wayne
Dobbin, Jim
Gove, Michael (discharged 22.1.07)
Griffith, Nia
Hamilton, Mr David (discharged 23.4.07)
Hands, Mr Greg (added 13.3.07)
Heathcoat-Amory, Mr David
Hood, Mr Jim (discharged 23.4.07)
Hopkins, Kelvin (added 23.4.07)
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay
Laxton, Mr Bob (added 23.4.07)
Robertson, Angus
Steen, Mr Anthony
Younger-Ross, Richard

Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
31
0
22
25
20
23
14
30
0
22
8
16
18
6
13
17
10
20
24
16

59.8 %
4
4
25.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Alistair Doherty, Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Emma Webbon, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Legal Advisers: Michael Carpenter, Counsel to the Speaker (European Legislation & c) (SC Band 1A); Dr Gunnar Beck, Assistant Counsel (European) (Band A1)
Clerk/Advisers: David Griffiths, Senior Clerk (Band A2); Terry Byrne, Senior Clerk (Band A2); Sir Edward Osmotherly, Senior Clerk (Band A2); Peter Harborne, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Assistants: Tom Powell (until 1.8.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Anwen Rees (from 1.8.07), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2); Allen Mitchell, (Band C); John-Paul Flaherty (until 15.4.07), (Band C); James Clarke (from 8.5.07), (Band C)
Secretaries: Mrs Keely Bishop, Grade 2 (Band C); Dory Royle, Grade 2 (Band C); Sue Panchanathan, Grade 2 (Band C)
Office Support Assistant: Estelita Manalo, (Band D2)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

Cabinet Ministers 3

Other Ministers 8

European Commissioners 3

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2

Department for International Development 2

Department for Trade and Industry 2

European Commission 6

Foreign and Commonwealth Office 10

Home Office 7

Appearances by other witnesses 3

Overseas Visits

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

20-21.11.06 Helsinki, Finland^A Connarty, David 1 Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of the European Union (COSAC) XXXV £3,843.11

11-13.12.06 Berlin, Germany Connarty, Bacon, Borrow, Cash, Clark, David, Dobbin, Hamilton, Robertson, Steen, Younger-Ross 3 Pre-presidency visit £12,630.12

11-12.2.07 Berlin, Germany^A Connarty 1 COSAC Chairpersons meeting £2,183.33

21-23.3.07 Florence and Rome, Italy^A Connarty 1 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome £2,678.04

13-15.5.07 Berlin, Germany^A Connarty,
Griffith,
Steen
1 COSAC £3,517.83

21-24.5.07 Lisbon, Portugal and Gibraltar Connarty,
Borrow,
Clappison,
Clark,
David,
Dobbin,
Griffith,
Hands,
Hoyle,
Younger-Ross
1 Pre-presidency visit £17,781.84

10.7.07 Lisbon, Portugal^A Connarty 1 COSAC meeting £2,041.56

14-16.10.07 Estoril, Portugal^A Connarty, Dobbin, Robertson 1 COSAC XXXVIII £4,634.71 (estimated outturn)

^A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

Date Destination Members Staff Purpose Cost

4-5.12.06 Brussels, Belgium^A Connarty 1 Parliamentary Meeting on the Future of Europe £1,233.98

31.1-1.2.07 Brussels, Belgium Connarty, Borrow, Cash, Clappison, Heathcoat-Amory, Younger-Ross 3 Inquiry into use of Article 308/Meeting with MEPs £5,839.28

5.2.07 Brussels, Belgium^A Dobbin 1 Joint Parliamentary meeting on the Lisbon Strategy £1,115.40

11.6.07 Brussels, Belgium^A Connarty 1 Joint Parliamentary meeting on the Future of Europe £1,233.55

^A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

Title HC No. (2006-07) Date of publication No. of pages Sale price Government reply

First Report 41-i 4.12.06 89 £14.50 Not applicable

Second Report 41-ii 11.12.06 78 £14.50 Not applicable

Third Report 41-iii 19.12.06 75 £14.50 Not applicable

Fourth Report 41-iv 27.12.06 86 £14.50 Not applicable

Fifth Report 41-v 19.1.07 68 £13.50 Not applicable

Sixth Report 41-vi 26.1.07 55 £12.00 Not applicable

Seventh Report 41-vii 5.2.07 53 £12.00 Not applicable

Eighth Report 41-viii 13.2.07 66 £13.50 Not applicable

Ninth Report 41-ix 15.2.07 83 £14.50 Not applicable

Tenth Report 41-x 6.3.07 105 £15.50 Not applicable

Eleventh Report 41-xi 8.3.07 52 £12.00 Not applicable

Twelfth Report 41-xii 16.3.07 55 £12.00 Not applicable

Thirteenth Report: The work of the Committee in 2006 41-xiii 15.3.07 19 £10.00 Not applicable

Fourteenth Report 41-xiv 26.3.07 55 £12.00 Not applicable

Fifteenth Report 41-xv 2.4.07 52 £12.00 Not applicable

Sixteenth Report 41-xvi 4.4.07 59 £13.50 Not applicable

Seventeenth Report 41-vii 1.5.07 89 £14.50 Not applicable

Eighteenth Report 41-xviii 8.5.07 82 £14.50 Not applicable

Nineteenth Report: European enforcement order and the transfer of sentenced persons 41-xix 9.5.07 34 £10.00 Not applicable

Twentieth Report 41-xx 16.5.07 77 £14.50 Not applicable

Twenty-First Report 41-xxi 22.5.07 77 £14.50 Not applicable

Twenty-Second Report 41-xxii 25.5.07 80 £14.50 Not applicable

Twenty-Third Report 41-xxiii 15.6.07 96 £15.50 Not applicable

Twenty-Fourth Report: Mobile phone "roaming" costs 41-xxiv 14.6.07 26 £8.50 Not applicable

Twenty-Fifth Report 41-xxv 25.6.07 89 £14.50 Not applicable

Twenty-Sixth Report 41-xxvi 2.7.07 60 £13.50 Not applicable

Twenty-Seventh Report 41-xxvii 6.7.07 42 £11.00 Not applicable

Twenty-Eighth Report 41-xxviii 13.7.07 42 £10.50 Not applicable

Twenty-Ninth Report: Article 308 of the EC Treaty 41-xxix 13.7.07 13 £6.50 Not applicable

Thirtieth Report 41-xxx 20.7.07 30 £10.00 Not applicable

Thirty-First Report 41-xxxi 27.7.07 55 £12.00 Not applicable

Thirty-Second Report: The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy 2008 519-I 23.7.07 18 £6.50 Not applicable

Thirty-Third Report 41-xxxii 1.8.07 63 £13.50 Not applicable

Thirty-Fourth Report 41-xxxiii 12.10.07 103 £15.50 Not applicable

Thirty-Fifth Report: European Union Intergovernmental Conference 1015 9.10.07 71 £14.50 Not applicable

Thirty-Sixth Report 41-xxxiv 24.10.07 78 £14.50 Not applicable

Thirty-Seventh Report 41-xxxv 23.10.07 55 £12.00 Not applicable

Thirty-Eighth Report 41-xxxvi 2.11.07 63 £13.50 Not applicable

First Special Report: Disclosure of Committee's working papers 955 24.7.07 12 £4.50 Not applicable

Oral and Written Evidence: Special Framework Assistance for Traditional Suppliers of Bananas 387-i 7.3.07 11 £4.00 Not applicable

Oral and Written Evidence: Fisheries 274-i 14.3.07 10 £4.00 Not applicable

Oral and Written Evidence: Mobile phone "roaming" charges 366-i 20.4.07 10 £4.00 Not applicable

Oral and Written Evidence: European Commission Annual Policy Strategy for 2008 519-II 31.7.07 55 £12.00 Not applicable

Oral Evidence: Institutional Reform 640-i 31.7.07 11 £4.00 Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Conclusions of the European Council and Council of Ministers 544-i 21.5.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Conclusions of the European Council and Council of Ministers 544-ii 12.6.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Conclusions of the European Council and Council of Ministers 544-iii 17.7.07       Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Consumer protection: sale of timeshare 1080-i 22.10.07       Not applicable

Written Evidence Published on the Internet: Conclusions of the European Council and Council of Ministers 544 12.6.07       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/escom.

Divisions

Date Subject

22.11.06 One, on consideration of the Committee's First Report

29.11.06 One, on consideration of the Committee's Second Report

24.1.07 One, on consideration of the Committee's Seventh Report

7.2.07 Two, on consideration of the Committee's Ninth Report

28.2.07 One, on consideration of the Committee's Eleventh Report

18.4.07 Three, on consideration of the Committee's Seventeenth Report

25.4.07 One, on consideration of the Committee's Eighteenth Report

13.6.07 One, on consideration of the Committee's Twenty-Fifth Report

11.7.07 One, on consideration of the Committee's Thirtieth Report

2.10.07 Forty-Nine, on consideration of the Committee's Thirty-Fifth Report

One, on the Motion made, and Question put, That the Committee regrets the date of its recall during a party conference and requires that, in future, the dates of meetings during parliamentary recesses are agreed by consensus

24.10.07 One, on the Motion made, and Question put, that the Committee make a further report to the House on the impact of the Reform Treaty on domestic matters and lawmaking

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 15 of the Committee's 35 meetings.[4] On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry Number of oral evidence sessions

Conclusions of the European Council and Council of Ministers 3

Consumer protection: sale of timeshare 1

Draft Council Framework Decision on the transfer of prisoners 1

Fisheries 1

Institutional Reform 1

Intergovernmental Treaty (IGC) and the draft Reform Treaty 2

Migration issues relating to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU 1

Mobile phone "roaming" costs 1

Outcome of the European Council 2

Special Framework of Assistance for traditional suppliers of bananas 1

Temporary Workers Directive 1

The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy 2008 3

Visas for Third Country Nationals 1

Total 19

14 Finance and Services

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The Committee was nominated on 19 July 2005.

It had 10 Members and held 6 meetings.

Members
Bell, Sir Stuart (Chairman)
Betts, Mr Clive
Blunt, Mr Crispin
Burstow, Mr Paul
Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey
Creagh, Mary (added 26.3.07)
Doran, Mr Frank
Keeley, Barbara
Key, Robert
McAvoy, Mr Thomas
Martlew, Mr Eric (discharged 26.3.07)

Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
Meetings attended
6
4
5
4
5
2
5
4
2
5
0

70.0 %
1
1
10.0 %

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Andrew Kennon, Principal Clerk (SC Band 1A)
Secretary: Louise Sargent, Grade 2 (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

None.

Overseas Visits

Not applicable.

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable.

UK Visits

Not applicable.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.

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/finance&servicescom.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Oral Evidence

None.

4 On one occasion the Committee's meeting comprised three separate oral evidence sessions and on two occasions the Committee's meeting comprised two separate oral evidence sessions. Back