B SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE,
WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC
15 FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.
It had 14 Members and held 34 meetings. These included
1 meeting held concurrently with the Defence Committee (abbreviated
to (DCM) in the attendance table below) and 5 "Quadripartite"
meetings held concurrently with Defence, International Development
and Trade and industry Committees (abbreviated to (QCM) in the
attendance table below).
Members
Gapes, Mike (Chairman)
Hamilton, Mr Fabian
Heathcoat-Amory, Mr David
Horam, Mr John
Illsley, Mr Eric
Keetch, Mr Paul
Mackinlay, Andrew
Maples, Mr John (discharged 28.11.06)
Moss, Mr Malcolm (added 28.11.06)
Osborne, Sandra
Pope, Mr Greg
Purchase, Mr Ken
Stanley, Sir John
Stuart, Ms Gisela
Younger-Ross, Richard
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
30 (including 1 DCM and 4 QCM)
27 (including 1 QCM)
26 (including 1 DCM and 1 QCM)
29 (including 1 DCM and 2 QCM)
28
14 (including 1 DCM and 2 QCM)
33 (including 1 DCM)
0
27 (including 1 DCM)
23
26
28 (including 1 DCM and 1 QCM)
29 (including 4 QCM)
20 (including 1 DCM)
21 (including 1 DCM)
75.6 %A
1
1
7.1 %
|
A Not including concurrent meetings.
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Steve Priestley, Deputy Principal
Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Gosia McBride, Assistant Clerk (Band A3) (until
31.5.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2) (from 1.6.07)
Committee Specialists: Kit Dawnay (until 31.12.06), (Band B1);
Imran Shafi (from 8.1.07), (Band B1); Brigid Fowler (from 19.3.07),
(Band B1)
Committee Assistants: Kevin Candy (until 14.1.07), Senior Executive
Officer (Band B1); Lis Partridge (from 15.1.07), Senior Executive
Officer (Band B1); Emma McIntosh (from 1.8.07), Chief Office Clerk
(Band C)
Media Officer: Alex Paterson, (shared) (Band B1)
Secretary: Catherine Jackson (until 31.8.07), Grade 2 (Band C);
Jennifer Kelly (from 1.10.07), Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Chintan Makwana (until 23.7.07), (Band D1)
Sandwich Student: Charlie Twyman (from 10.2.07 until 19.6.07)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Dr Sibylle Bauer*, Dr Paul Cornish* and Joanna Kidd*
*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 Ministers | 5
|
Other Ministers | 6
|
Members of House of Lords (of whom 1was also Minister)
| 4 |
Number of appearances by officials or representatives of:
| |
BBC World Service | 2
|
British Council | 3
|
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
| 18 |
Ministry of Defence |
1 |
Appearances by other witnesses
| 38 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
25.11-1.12.06 | India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
| Gapes, Hamilton, Horam, Illsley, Keetch, Osborne, Pope, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart, Younger-Ross
| 4 | Inquiry into South Asia
| £51,614.64 |
14-18.1.07 | Turkey and Cyprus
| Hamilton, Heathcoat-Amory, Keetch, Mackinlay, Moss, Osborne, Stanley
| 2 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £17,378.19 |
15-18.1.07 | Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany
| Gapes, Horam, Illsley, Pope, Purchase
| 2 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £10,727.07 |
25-27.2.07 | Berlin, GermanyA
| Gapes | 1
| Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen
| £1,669.77 |
25-29.3.07 | Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories
| Gapes, Hamilton, Heathcoat-Amory, Horam, Keetch, Mackinlay, Moss, Osborne, Pope, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart, Younger-Ross
| 4 | Inquiry into Global Security
| £40,460.98 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
3-7.6.07 | Russia, Azerbaijan and Austria
| Gapes, Hamilton, Heathcoat-Amory, Horam, Keetch, Mackinlay, Moss, Pope, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security
| £52,340.91 |
8-12.7.07 | Serbia and Kosovo
| Gapes, Mackinlay, Stanley
| 2 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £7,472.32 |
8-11.7.07 | Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar
| Hamilton,
Illsley,
Moss,
Osborne,
Pope
Purchase
| 2 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £9,655.90 |
4-8.9.07 | PolandA
| Gapes |
| Economic Forum Conference
| £984.78 |
7-8.10.07 | Lisbon, PortugalA
| Gapes | 1
| Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen
| £2,111.58 |
14-18.10.07 | USA
| Gapes, Hamilton, Heathcoat-Amory, Horam, Mackinlay, Moss, Osborne, Pope, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart, Younger-Ross
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security
| £63,752 (estimated outturn)
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
7.5.07 | Brussels, BelgiumA
| Gapes |
| Meeting of Chairpersons of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the EU National Parliaments
| £424.48 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
21.11.06 | HM Prison Belmarsh
| Gapes, Illsley, Stanley, Younger-Ross
| 2 | Inquiry into Guantánamo Bay
| £464.13 |
8.3.07 | Export Control Organisation, Department of Trade and Industry
| Gapes, Stanley |
| Inquiry into Strategic Export Controls by the Quadripartite Committee
| Nil |
26.4.07 | Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
| Gapes, Stanley |
| Inquiry into Strategic Export Controls by the Quadripartite Committee
| Nil |
8.5.07 | Consular Crisis Centre, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
| Gapes, Purchase, Stanley
| 2 | Inquiry into Foreign and Commonwealth Annual Report
| Nil |
11.9.07 | Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition 2007, London
| Gapes
Stanley
| | Inquiry into Strategic Export Controls by the Quadripartite Committee
| £53.00 |
23.10.07 | UKVisas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
| Gapes, Hamilton, Pope |
2 | Inquiry into Foreign and Commonwealth Annual Report
| Nil |
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 and 2006
| 206 | 16.1.07
| 40 | £11.00
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Visit to Guantánamo Bay
| 44 | 21.1.07
| 81 | £14.50
| Cm 7063, published 27.3.07
|
Third Report: Human Rights Annual Report 2006
| 269 | 29.4.07
| 190 | £20.00
| Cm 7127, published 29.6.07
|
Fourth Report: South Asia
| 55 | 4.5.07
| 295 | £24.50
| Cm 7142, published 3.7.07
|
Fifth Report: Visit to Turkey and Cyprus
| 473 | 9.5.07
| 28 | £8.50
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: Foreign Policy Aspects of the Detention of Naval Personnel by the Islamic Republic of Iran
| 880 | 22.7.07
| 53 | £12.00
| Cm 7211, published 20.9.07; Received 20.9.07
|
Seventh Report: Strategic Export Controls: 2007 Review A
| 117 | 7.8.07
| 323 | £15.00
| Not applicable |
Eighth Report: Global Security: The Middle East
| 363 | 13.8.07
| 234 | £23.00
| Received 9.10.07 |
Oral Evidence: Iraq
| 209-i | 27.2.07
| 22 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence: Miscellaneous Matters
| 501 | 7.6.07
| 36 | £9.50
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Developments in the European Union
| 166-i | 3.4.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Developments in the European Union
| 166-ii | 3.8.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Russia
| 495-i | 25.4.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Russia
| 495-ii | 17.5.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Russia
| 495-iii | 19.7.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Iran
| 496-i-ii | 25.5.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security Iran
| 496-iii | 29.6.07
| |
| Not applicable |
A First Joint Report with the Defence, International
Development and Trade and Industry Committees
Title | HC No. (2006-07)
| Date of publication
| No. of pages |
Sale price | Government reply
|
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07
| 795-i | 12.7.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07
| 795-ii | 19.7.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07
| 795-iii | 29.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Developments in the European Union
| 166-iii | 12.9.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Developments in the European Union
| 166-iv | 15.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Overseas Territories
| | 10.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Iran
| 496 | 24.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06
Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report: Foreign
and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2005-06, published as
Cm 7008 (23.1.07).
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/facom.
Divisions
Date | Subject
|
10.1.07 | One, on an amendment proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on The Work of the Committee in 2005 and 2006
|
23.5.07 | One, on a motion that the decision of the Committee of 22 February, That the Committee visit Iran, be rescinded
|
13.6.07 | One, on a motion not to publish a paper produced by the Clerk identifying possible discrepancies between evidence given to the Committee and evidence given to Lord Hutton's inquiry
|
13.6.07 | One, on a motion to write to Alistair Campbell concerning the allegation in Peter Oborne's book "The Politics of Lying" that he misled the Committee in 2003
|
17.7.07 | Six, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Foreign Policy Aspects of the Detention of Naval Personnel by the Islamic Republic of Iran
|
24.10.07 | One, on a question that the Committee should make a Report on the foreign policy aspects of the EU Reform Treaty and that the Report should take precedence over the Committee's inquiry into the Overseas Territories
|
24.10.07 | One, on a question that certain evidence relating to the Overseas Territories inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet, with the exception of those memoranda for which anonymity had been requested
|
Debates
The following Reports were debated in Westminster
Hall:
Seventh Report, Session 2005-06, East Asia,
HC 860, 1.2.07
Fifth 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
Third Report, Session 2006-07, Human Rights Annual
Report 2006, HC 269, 11.10.07
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 26 of the Committee's
34 meetings. On one of these occasions evidence was taken partly
in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Developments in the European Union
| 3 |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07
| 3 |
Global Security: Iran |
3 |
Global Security: Russia
| 3 |
Global Security: The Middle East
| 3 |
Human Rights Annual Report 2006
| 2 |
IraqA | 1
|
South Asia | 4
|
A Jointly with the Defence Committee
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Strategic Export Controls: 2007 ReviewB
| 3 |
UK Trade & Investment
| 1 |
Total | 26
|
B
Jointly with the Defence, International Development and Trade
and Industry Committees
16 Health
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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.
It had 11 Members and held 29 meetings.
Members
Barron, Mr Kevin (Chairman)
Amess, Mr David (discharged 22.10.07)
Atkins, Charlotte
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Dowd, Jim
Gidley, Sandra
Jackson, Mr Stewart (added 11.12.06 discharged 16.7.07)
Milton, Anne (discharged 11.12.06)
Naysmith, Dr Doug
Penning, Mike
Scott, Mr Lee (added 16.7.07)
Stoate, Dr Howard
Syms, Mr Robert (added 22.10.07)
Taylor, Dr Richard
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
28
19
25
16
19
25
13
3
28
16
5
23
1
29
78.4 %
3
3
27.3 %
|
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Dr David Harrison, Deputy
Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Emma Graham (until 15.4.07), Assistant Clerk (Band
A3); Adrian Jenner (from 1.10.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Specialists: Christine Kirkpatrick, (Band B1); Ralph
Coulbeck, (Band B1)
Media Officer: Luke Robinson (until 31.3.07), (shared) (Band B1);
Laura Humble (from 1.4.07 until 1.7.07), (shared) (Band B1); Rebecca
Jones (from 2.7.07), (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Duma Langton (until 30.9.07), Higher Executive
Officer (Band B2); Miss Frances Allingham (from 1.10.07), Higher
Executive Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Miss Julie Storey, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Jim Hudson, (shared) (Band D1)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Ross Anderson, Professor John Appleby,
Professor Nick Bosanquet, Seán Boyle, Professor Morris
Brown, Professor Joe Collier, Professor Charles Easmon, Melanie
Henwood, Laura Hilder, Professor Alan Maynard, Dr Fiona Moss,
Dr Hilary Pickles, Dr Jem Rashbass, Professor Bob Sang, Jon Sussex,
Professor John Williams and Peter Yuen.
Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 3
|
Other Ministers | 3
|
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister)
| 3 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
| |
Department of Health |
12 |
Executive Agencies, comprising:
| |
Connecting for Health |
1 |
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments, comprising:
| |
Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health
| 1 |
Commission for Social Care Inspection
| 1 |
Healthcare Commission |
1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of Strategic Health Authorities, comprising:
| |
London SHA | 1
|
South East Coast SHA |
1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of Special Health Authorities, comprising:
| |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of NHS Foundation Trust, comprising:
| |
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| 1 |
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of NHS Trusts, comprising:
| |
Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of Primary Care Trusts, comprising:
| |
Berkshire PCT | 1
|
North Somerset PCT |
1 |
Appearances by other witnesses
| 65 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
25-29.5.07 | Nashville, USA & Ottawa, Canada
| Barron, Amess, Atkins, Campbell, Dowd, Gidley, Naysmith, Penning, Stoate, Taylor
| 2 | Inquiries into The Electronic Patient Record & National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
| £54,584.81 |
20-21.6.07 | Paris & Amiens, France
| Barron, Campbell, Gidley, Naysmith, Stoate, Taylor
| 2 | Inquiries into The Electronic Patient Record & National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
| £10,090.68 |
Visits to European Institutions
None.
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
27.2.07 | Medway
| Barron, Atkins, Campbell, Dowd, Gidley, Naysmith, Taylor
| 3A | Inquiry into Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
| £341.80 |
4.6.07 | Homerton Hospital
| Barron, Atkins, Naysmith, Taylor
| 2 | Inquiry into The Electronic Patient Record
| £169.63 |
A
Includes 1 specialist adviser
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
4.7.07 | Edinburgh
| Barron, Campbell, Gidley, Naysmith, Taylor
| 2B | Inquiry into National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
| £4,248.65 |
B
Includes 2 specialist advisers
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2006-07)
| Date of publication
| No. of pages |
Sale price | Government reply
|
First Report: NHS Deficits
| 73-I | 13.12.06
| 95 | £15.50
| Cm 7028, published 20.2.07
|
Oral and Written Evidence: NHS DeficitsA
| 73-II | 9.1.07
| 172 | £18.50
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Work of the Committee 2005-06
| 297 | 9.3.07
| 23 | £8.50
| Not applicable |
Third Report: Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
| 278-I | 20.4.07
| 101 | £15.50
| Cm 7128, published 11.6.07
|
Written Evidence: Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
| 278-II | 6.2.07
| 344 | £25.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
| 278-III | 20.4.07
| 141 | £16.50
| Not applicable |
Fourth Report: Workforce Planning
| 171-I | 22.3.07
| 124 | £15.50
| Cm 7085, published 22.5.07
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Workforce PlanningB
| 171-II | 22.3.07
| 297 | £25.20
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: Audiology Services
| 392 | 16.5.07
| 126 | £20.00
| Cm 7140, published 16.7.07
|
Sixth Report: The Electronic Patient Record
| 422-I | 13.9.07
| 115 | £15.50
| Cm 7264, published 12.11.07
|
Written Evidence: The Electronic Patient Record
| 422-II | 25.4.07
| 192 | £18.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Electronic Patient Record
| 422-III | 13.9.07
| 199 | £20.50
| Not applicable |
A
Incorporating HC 1204, Session 2005-06
B Incorporating HC
1077i-v, Session 2005-06
Title | HC No. (2006-07)
| Date of publication
| No. of pages |
Sale price | Government reply
|
Written Evidence: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 503-II | 17.5.07
| 284 | £22.50
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Responsibilities of the Minister of State for Delivery and Quality
| 1691 | 19.12.06
| 25 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006
| 1692-i | 21.11.06
| 290 | £22.50
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 503-i | 23.5.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 503-ii | 2.7.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 503-iii | 17.7.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 503-iv | 15.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
| 503-v | 26.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health
| 991 | 30.7.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Our NHS Our Future
| 1106-i | 31.10.07
| |
| 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/healthcom.
Divisions
None.
Debates
The following Report was the subject of an Estimates
Day debate:
First Report, Session 2006-07, NHS Deficits,
HC 73-I, 12.3.07
The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:
Fourth Report, Session 2005-06, Independent Sector
Treatment Centres, HC 934-I, 10.5.07
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 22 of the Committee's
29 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly
or wholly in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Audiology Services |
1 |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
| 5 |
NHS DeficitsA
| 1 |
Our NHS Our future |
1 |
Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
| 4 |
Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006
| 2 |
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health
| 1 |
The Electronic Patient Record
| 4 |
Workforce PlanningA
| 3 |
Total | 22
|
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))
17 Home Affairs
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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.
It had 14 Members and held 36 meetings.
Members
Vaz, Keith (Chairman from 26.7.07) (added 25.7.07)
Benyon, Mr Richard (discharged 22.10.07)
Browne, Mr Jeremy
Buck, Ms Karen
Clappison, Mr James
Cryer, Mrs Ann
Davies, David T. C. (added 22.10.07)
Dean, Mrs Janet
Denham, Mr John (Chairman until 25.7.07) (discharged 25.7.07)
Mercer, Patrick (added 11.6.07)
Moran, Margaret
Prosser, Gwyn
Russell, Bob
Salter, Martin
Spring, Mr Richard (discharged 11.6.07)
Streeter, Mr Gary
Winnick, Mr David
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
4
29
18
27
25
31
0
30
28
8
13
23
20
26
0
21
33
66.5 %
3
3
21.4 %
|
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Dr Robin James, Deputy Principal
Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Dr Mark Egan (until 15.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band
A2); Jenny McCullough (from 17.4.07), Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Adviser (Sentencing Guidelines): Kate Akester (until 7.5.07),
(Band A2)
Committee Specialists: Elisabeth Bates, (Band B1); Martha Goyder
(until 18.5.07), (Band B1); Sarah Harrison (from 15.10.07), (Band
B1)
Committee Assistant: Ian Thomson (until 7.5.07), Senior Executive
Officer (Band B1); Tony Catinella (from 8.5.07), Higher Executive
Officer (Band B2)
Media Officer: Jessica Bridges-Palmer, (shared) (Band B1)
Secretary: Jennifer Nelson, Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Alison Forrester (until 16.5.07), (Band D1);
Fred Johnson-Esiri (from 9.7.07 until 26.7.07), (Band D1)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Rob Allen, Professor Ben Bowling, Dr Marian Fitzgerald,
Professor Nigel Gilbert and Dr Valsamis Mitsilegas.
Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 4
|
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers
| 5 |
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister)
| 3 |
Members of the European Parliament
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
| |
Home Office | 9
|
Department for Constitutional Affairs
| 1 |
European Commission |
1 |
Office for Criminal Justice Reform
| 2 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
BBC | 1
|
Office of the Information Commissioner
| 2 |
Serious Organised Crime Agency
| 1 |
Youth Justice Board |
1 |
Appearances by other witnesses
| 42 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
20-22.11.06 | Kiev, UkraineA
| Moran |
| Attendance at a Ukrainian Parliament Conference
| £1,741.50 |
29-31.1.07 | Warsaw, Poland
| Denham, Benyon, Browne, Clappison, Cryer, Dean, Prosser, Russell, Winnick
| 2 | Inquiry into Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
| £13,137.14 |
20-23.2.07 | Berlin, GermanyA
| | 1
| Attendance at International Symposium: Procedural Guarantees in Criminal Proceedings
| £1,092.56 |
9.9.07 | Lisbon, PortugalA
| Vaz | 1
| Justice and Home Affairs Committees Chairpersons Conference
| £1,907.92 |
14-17.10.07 | Washington DC
| Vaz, Buck, Cryer, Dean, Mercer, Moran, Prosser, Russell, Salter, Streeter
| 2 | Inquiry into A Surveillance Society?
| £55,000.00
(estimated outturn)
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
27-28.11.06 | Brussels
| Denham, Benyon, Clappison, Cryer, Dean
| 5A | Inquiry into Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
| £5,774.87 |
A
Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
16.11.06 | Leeds
| Denham, Buck, Clappison, Dean, Streeter
| 4A | Inquiry into Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
| £1,278.45 |
30.11.06 | Bristol
| Denham, Benyon, Browne, Cryer, Dean, Salter
| 5B | Inquiry into Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
| £2,018.75 |
18.1.07 | Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institute, Feltham
| Denham, Clappison, Cryer, Dean, Moran, Russell, Salter, Winnick
| 5B | Inquiry into Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
| £245.35 |
A
Includes 1 specialist adviser
B
Includes 2 specialist advisers
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
| 296 | 20.2.07
| 19 | £6.50
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
| 181-I | 15.6.07
| 100 | £15.50
| Cm 7214, published 18.10.07
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
| 181-II | 15.6.07
| 406 | £29.00
| Not applicable |
Third Report: Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
| 76-I | 5.6.07
| 110 | £15.50
| Received 6.9.07: published as First Special Report, Session 2006-07
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
| 76-II | 5.6.07
| 188 | £18.50
| Not applicable |
Fourth Report: Police Funding Allocations
| 553 | 19.7.07
| 94 | £15.50
| Received 19.10.07: published as Second Special Report, Session 2006-07
|
First Special Report: Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
| 1021 | 16.10.07
| 20 | £6.00
| Not applicable |
Second Special Report: Police Funding Allocations
| 1092 | 29.10.07
| 9 | £4.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Migration Issues relating to the Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EUA
| 143-i | 6.3.07
| 21 | £4.00
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Work of the Home Office
| 162-i | 1.5.07
| 58 | £12.00
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Knife Crime
| 433-i | 2.7.07
| 44 | £9.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Towards Effective Sentencing
| 467-I | 11.6.07
| 140 | £16.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Future of the Home Office
| 499-i | 29.10.07
| 22 | £5.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Work of the Home Office 2007
| 980-i | 29.10.07
| 18 | £5.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Work of the Criminal Cases Review CommissionB
| 1635-i | 6.2.07
| 41 | £9.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Human Rights Legislation and Government-Policy MakingB
| 1703-i-ii | 3.5.07
| 49 | £10.50
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: A Surveillance Society?
| 508-i | 28.5.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: A Surveillance Society?
| 508-ii | 12.6.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: A Surveillance Society?
| 508-iii | 18.6.07
| |
| Not applicable |
A
Joint publication with European Scrutiny Committee.
B
HC No. refers to Session 2005-06
Title | HC No. (2006-07)
| Date of publication
| No. of pages |
Sale price | Government reply
|
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: A Surveillance Society?
| 508-iv | 2.7.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals
| 1020-i | 15.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals
| 1020-ii | 17.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Evidence published on the Internet: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals
| 1021-iii | 22.10.07
| |
| 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/homeaffairscom.
Divisions
None.
Debates
The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:
Fourth Report, Session 2005-06, Terrorism Detention
Powers, HC 910-I, 7.12.06
The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper
as being relevant to debates in the House:
First Report, Session 2005-06, Draft Corporate
Manslaughter Bill, HC 540-I, Report Stage and Third Reading
of Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill, 4.12.06
Fifth Report, Session 2005-06, Immigration Control,
HC 775-I, Second Reading of the UK Borders Bill, 5.2.07
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 24 of the Committee's
36 meetings. On 2 occasions evidence was taken partly or wholly
in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
A Surveillance Society?
| 4 |
Counter Terrorism Proposals
| 3 |
Future of the Home Office
| 1 |
Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
| 5 |
Knife Crime | 1
|
Migration Issues relating to the Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EUA
| 1 |
Police Funding Allocation
| 1 |
The Work of the Home Office 2006
| 1 |
The Work of the Home Office 2007
| 1 |
Towards Effective Sentencing
| 1 |
Young Black People and the Criminal Justice SystemB
| 5 |
Total | 24
|
A
Joint evidence session with the European Scrutiny Committee.
B
The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2005-06;
figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2005-06))
|