B SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE,
WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC
37 WELSH AFFAIRS
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The Committee was nominated on 19 July 2005.
It had 11 Members and held 30 meetings.
Members
Francis, Dr Hywel (Chairman)
Crabb, Mr Stephen
David, Mr Wayne (added 4.6.07)
Davies, David T. C.
Griffith, Nia
James, Mrs Siân C
Jones, Mr David
Jones, Mr Martyn
Morden, Jessica (discharged 4.6.07)
Owen, Albert
Williams, Hywel
Williams, Mark
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
30
9
1
11
21
18
28
12
0
18
18
19
56.1 %
1
1
9.1 %
|
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Nick Wright, Senior Clerk
(Band A2)
Committee Specialist: Mr Stephen Boyce (until 1.6.07), (Band B1);
Llinos Madeley (from 11.6.07), (Band B1)
Media Officer: Laura Kibby, (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Jane Trew (until 31.12.06), Higher Executive
Officer (Band B2); Christine Randall (from 1.1.07), Higher Executive
Officer (Band B2)
Secretary: Sarah Colebrook (until 5.3.07), Grade 2 (Band C); Annabel
Goddard (from 19.2.07), Grade 2 (Band C)
Senior Office Clerk: Jim Lawford, (shared) (Band D1)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Kevin Morgan, Professor Max Munday, Professor
Keith Patchett and Professor Kevin Williams.
Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 1
|
Other Ministers | 5
|
Members of Parliament |
2 |
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 Trade and Industry
| 3 |
Department for Work and Pensions
| 2 |
Home Office | 1
|
Wales Office | 4
|
Welsh Assembly Government Ministers
| 3 |
Welsh Assembly Government
| 2 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of, public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Borders and Immigration Agency
| 1 |
Commission for Racial Equality Wales
| 1 |
Further Education in Wales
| 1 |
Gangmasters Licensing Authority
| 1 |
Higher Education Wales |
1 |
NHS Wales | 2
|
North Wales Police |
1 |
North Wales Probation Service
| 1 |
Wrexham Borough County Council
| 1 |
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
| 1 |
Appearances by other witnesses
| 39 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
25-30.3.07 | Czech Republic and Poland
| Francis, James, D Jones, M Jones, Owen, H Williams, M Williams
| 2 | Inquiry into Globalisation and its impact on Wales
| £15,260.99 |
20-26.10.07 | China
| Francis, Griffith, D Jones, Owen, H Williams
| 2 | Inquiry into Globalisation and its impact on Wales
| £28,000 (estimated outturn)
|
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
12.9.07 | Strasbourg, FranceA
| Davies |
| Council of Europe Seminar
| £127.73 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
4.12.06 | North West England
| Francis, Griffith, M Jones, H Williams
| 3A | Inquiry into Welsh Prisoners in the Prison Estate
| £330.30 |
4-6.3.07 | Swansea and Llanelli
| Francis, Griffith, James, H Williams, M Williams
| 3 | Inquiry into Globalisation and its impact on Wales
| £2,528.99 |
14-15.5.07 | Chirk and Wrexham
| Francis, James, D Jones, M Jones, M Williams
| 3 | Inquiry into Globalisation and its impact on Wales
| £2,455.25 |
19.7.07 | Cardiff
| | 2
| Meeting at National Assembly for Wales
| £450.40 |
20.9.07 | Cardiff
| | 1
| Meeting at National Assembly for Wales
| £223.00 |
25.9.07 | Cardiff
| | 1
| Meeting at National Assembly for Wales
| £242.00 |
A
Includes a shorthand writer
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
12.10.07 | Cardiff
| | 2
| Meeting at National Assembly for Wales
| £379.50 |
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2006-07)
| Date of publication
| No. of pages |
Sale price | Government reply
|
First Report: Work of the Committee 2005-06
| 291 | 26.2.07
| 16 | £6.00
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Legislative Competence Orders in Council
| 175 | 5.6.07
| 51 | £12.00
| Received 19.7.07: published as First Special Report, Session 2006-07
|
Third Report: Welsh Prisoners in the Prison Estate
| 74 | 6.6.07
| 236 | £23.00
| Cm 7195, published 10.8.07
|
First Special Report: Legislative Competence Orders in Council: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2006-07
| 986 | 30.7.07
| 5 | £3.00
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Energy in Wales: follow-up inquiry
| 221 | 16.1.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Globalisation and its impact on Wales
| 281 | 30.1.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Energy in Wales: follow-up inquiry
| 221 | 16.1.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Globalisation and its impact on Wales
| 281 | 30.1.07
| |
| 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/welshcom.
Divisions
None.
Debates
None.
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 24 of the Committee's
30 meetings.[12]
On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly
in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Energy in Wales: follow-up inquiry
| 2 |
Globalisation and its impact on Wales
| 17 |
Legislative Competence Orders in Council
| 1 |
Wales Office Annual Report 2007
| 1 |
Welsh Prisoners in the Prison Estate
| 4 |
Total | 25
|
38 Work and Pensions
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The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005.
It had 11 Members and held 40 meetings.
Members
Rooney, Mr Terry (Chairman)
Begg, Miss Anne
Cohen, Harry
Engel, Natascha
Foster, Michael Jabez
Greening, Justine (discharged 22.10.07)
Heald, Mr Oliver (added 22.10.07)
Humble, Mrs Joan
Mulholland, Greg
Penrose, John
Pritchard, Mark
Willott, Jenny
Overall Attendance:
Number of Members added:
Number of Members discharged:
Turnover of membership during the Session:
| Meetings attended
40
36
34
22
32
25
0
38
28
35
23
29
77.7 %
1
1
9.1 %
|
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Sarah Davies, Deputy Principal
Clerk (SC Band 1)
Second Clerk: Rhiannon Hollis (until 15.4.07), Assistant Clerk
(Band A3); Emma Graham (from 16.4.07), Assistant Clerk (Band A3)
Committee Specialists: Djuna Thurley (until 1.1.07), (Band B1);
Amy Sweeney (from 5.2.07), (Band B1); Hanna Haas (from 26.3.07),
(Band B1)
Media Officer: Luke Robinson (until 31.3.07), (shared) (Band B1);
Laura Humble (from 1.4.07), (shared) (Band B1)
Committee Assistant: Ms Louise Whitley, Higher Executive Officer
(Band B2)
Secretary: Emily Gregory (from 8.1.07), Grade 2 (Band C); Sarah
Verrinder (until 24.11.06), (temporary)
Senior Office Clerk: John Kittle, (shared) (Band
D1)
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor David Blake, Professor Jonathan Bradshaw,
Professor Dan Finn, Professor Jane Millar, Professor Anthony Neuberger,
Dr Roy Sainsbury, Professor Gill Scott, Dr Christine Skinner,
Professor Paul Spiker and Professor Nick Wikeley.
Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during this Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 2
|
Other Ministers | 5
|
Member of the House of Lords
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
| |
Department for Work and Pensions
| 4 |
Treasury | 1
|
Executive Agencies, comprising:
| |
Child Support Agency |
1 |
Disability and Carers Service
| 1 |
Jobcentre Plus | 2
|
The Pension Service |
2 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Commission for Racial Equality
| 1 |
Equal Opportunities Commission
| 1 |
Independent Review Service for the Social Fund
| 1 |
National Employment Panel
| 1 |
Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
| 1 |
Trade unions | 3
|
Appearances by other witnesses
| 41 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
1-8.12.06 | New Zealand
| Rooney, Begg, Cohen, Foster, Greening, Humble, Mulholland, Willott
| 3A | Inquiry into the Government's Employment Strategy
| £45,033.50 |
22.2.07 | Paris, FranceB
| Begg, Cohen, Foster |
3A | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference on Migration
| £1,494.05 |
3-9.6.07 | California, USA
| Rooney, Begg, Cohen, Foster, Greening, Humble, Mulholland, Penrose, Pritchard, Willott
| 3A | Inquiry into Benefits Simplification
| £61,966.69 |
A
Includes 1 facilitator
B
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
None.
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
9.5.07 | Newham
| Rooney, Begg, Cohen, Engel, Foster, Greening, Humble, Mulholland, Penrose, Willott
| 3A | Inquiry into Benefits Simplification
| £747.78 |
23-24.5.07 | Leeds and Doncaster
| Rooney, Begg, Humble, Mulholland, Penrose
| 5B | Inquiry into Benefits Simplification
| £4,735.63 |
A
Includes 1 facilitator
B
Includes 1 facilitator 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: Power to incur expenditure under Section 82 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999: new Employment and Support Allowance IT SystemFurther Report
| 86 | 2.12.06
| 16 | £6.00
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Work of the Committee in 2005-06
| 215 | 19.1.07
| 20 | £6.50
| Not applicable |
Third Report: The Government's Employment Strategy
| 63-I | 21.2.07
| 108 | £15.50
| Received 25.4.07: published as First Special Report, Session 2006-07
|
Oral and Written Evidence: The Government's Employment Strategy
| 63-II | 21.2.07
| 341 | £25.00
| Not applicable |
Fourth Report: Child Support Reform
| 219-I | 15.3.07
| 99 | £15.50
| Cm 7062, published 15.5.07
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Child Support Reform
| 219-II | 15.3.07
| 122 | £14.50
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: Personal Accounts
| 220-I | 29.3.07
| 96 | £15.50
| Cm 7122, published 14.6.07
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Personal Accounts
| 220-II | 29.3.07
| 110 | £14.50
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: The Social Fund
| 464 | 23.5.07
| 112 | £15.50
| Received 25.7.07: published as Second Special Report, Session 2006-07
|
Seventh Report: Benefits Simplification
| 463-I | 26.7.07
| 116 | £15.50
| Received 16.10.07: published as Third Special Report, Session 2006-07
|
Eighth Report: Full employment and world class skills: responding to the challenges
| 939 | 30.10.07
| 39 | £11.00
| Awaited |
First Special Report: The Government's Employment Strategy: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2006-07
| 492 | 1.5.07
| 21 | £6.00
| Not applicable |
Second Special Report: Social Fund: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2006-07
| 941 | 25.7.07
| 7 | £4.50
| Not applicable |
Third Special Report: Benefits Simplification: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2006-07
| 1054 | 16.10.07
| 20 | £6.00
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Jobcentre Plus
| 218-i | 3.5.07
| 36 | £8.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: DWP's Autumn Performance Report
| 432-i | 6.7.07
| 36 | £8.50
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Departmental Annual Report 2007
| 940-i | 25.10.07
| 28 | £7.00
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Pension Service
| 799-i | 27.6.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The best start in life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty
| 1023-i | 30.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Personal Accounts
| 1069-i | 23.10.07
| |
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The best start in life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty
| 1023 | 30.10.07
| |
| 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/workpencom.
Divisions
None.
Debates
The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:
Third Report, Session 2006-07, The Government's
Employment Strategy, HC 63-I 17.5.07
The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper
as being relevant to debates in the House:
Fourth Report, Session 2005-06, Pension Reform,
HC 1068, Pensions Bill: Second Reading, 16.1.07
Fourth Report, Session 2005-06, Pension Reform,
HC 1068, Pensions Bill: Remaining Stages, 18.4.07
Fourth Report, Session 2006-07, Child Support
Reform, HC 219-I, Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill:
Second Reading, 4.7.07
Oral Evidence
Oral Evidence was taken at 23 of the Committee's
40 meetings. On 1 occasion evidence was taken partly or wholly
in private.
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Benefits Simplification
| 5 |
Child Support Reform |
3 |
Departmental Annual Report 2007
| 1 |
DWP's Autumn Performance Report
| 1 |
Full employment and world class skills: responding to the challenges
| 1 |
Jobcentre Plus | 1
|
Pension Service | 1
|
Personal Accounts | 3
|
The best start in life? Alleviating deprivation, improving social mobility and eradicating child poverty
| 1 |
The Government's Employment Strategy
| 5 |
The Social Fund | 1
|
Total | 23
|
12 On one occasion the Committee's meeting comprised
two separate oral evidence sessions. Back
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