Annex - Sessional Return
Business and Enterprise
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 8 November 2007. It had 11 Members and held 51 meetings. These
included 1 meeting held concurrently with the Culture, Media and
Sport Committee (abbreviated to 'CMS' in the attendance table
below) and 6 "Committees on Arms Export Controls" meetings
held concurrently with Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International
Development Committees (abbreviated to (CAEC) in the attendance
table below).
| Members
Luff, Peter (Chairman)
Bailey, Adrian
Berry, Roger
Binley, Mr Brian
Clapham, Mr Michael
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay
Hunter, Mark (discharged 28.4.08)
Kirkbride, Miss Julie
Moffat, Anne
Oaten, Mr Mark (added 28.4.08)
Weir, Mr Mike (added 19.11.07)
Wright, Mr Anthony
Younger-Ross, Richard (discharged 19.11.07)
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
48 out of 51 (including 1 CMS and 3 CAEC)
39 out of 51 (including 2 CAEC)
31 out of 51 (including 6 CAEC)
29 out of 51 (including 1 CMS)
25 out of 51 (including 1CAEC)
28 out of 51 (including 1 CMS)
7 out of 22
26 out of 51
12 out of 51
16 out of 29 (including 3 CAEC)
31 out of 50 (including 1 CMS and 1CAEC)
36 out of 51 (including 1 CMS)
0 out of 1
56.3 %A
|
| Total number of meetings: | 51
|
Of which: | |
| Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 37A |
| Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 0 |
| Number of wholly private meetings | 7
|
| Number of concurrent meetings with other committees
| 7 |
| Other activities | |
| Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)
| 3 |
| Conferences/Seminars hosted | 0
|
A Not
including CAEC meetings
Staff
Details of the permanent
staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the
Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Dr Sibylle Bauer* and Mr Julian Maitland-Walker.
* Specialist Adviser to the Business and Enterprise,
Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development 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 | 3 |
| Other Ministers | 9 |
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 3 were also Ministers)
|
5 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
| Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
| 7 |
| Department of Energy and Climate Change |
1 |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office | 1
|
| Ministry of Defence | 1 |
Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
| Advantage West Midlands | 2 |
| British Chambers of Commerce | 1
|
| Companies House | 1 |
| Consumer Focus | 1 |
| East Midlands Development Agency | 1
|
| Energywatch | 1 |
| Essex County Council | 1 |
| European Commission | 1 |
| Lancashire County Council | 1
|
| Local Government Association | 1
|
| Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | 1
|
| Ofcom | 1 |
| Ofgem | 2 |
| Office of Government Commerce | 1
|
| Olympic Delivery Authority | 1
|
| Postwatch | 1 |
Other departments comprising: |
|
| National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
| 1 |
| UK Trade and Investment | 1 |
| Appearances by other witnesses
| 71 |
Overseas Visits
| Date | Destination | Members
| Staff | Purpose | Cost
|
| 4.12.07 | AustriaA
| Berry | | To attend Conference on the Ban of Cluster Munitions
| £918.20 |
| 16-19.3.08 | Turkey | Luff, Bailey, Binley, Hoyle, Wright
| 2 | Inquiry into Economic relations with Turkey
| £11,447.32 |
| 20-25.7.08 | USA | Luff, Bailey, Berry, Binley, Clapham, Moffat, Oaten, Wright
| 2 | Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
| £48,475.97 |
A Travel
in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff | Purpose
| Cost |
| 18-19.2.08 | Brussels | Luff, Bailey, Berry, Binley, Weir, Wright
| 3 | Meeting at European Commission
| £4,316.85 |
UK Visits
| Date | Destination | Members
| Staff | Purpose | Cost
|
| 9.1.08 | Olympic site,
East London
| Luff, Bailey, Binley, Clapham, Wright | 1
| Inquiry into the UK Construction industry |
Nil |
| 24.4.08 | Southampton | Berry
| 1 | Committees on Arms Export Controls
| £281.30 |
| 29.4.08 | Judge Business
School, Cambridge
| Luff, Binley, Clapham, Hoyle, Kirkbride |
2 | Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
| £283.60 |
| 12-13.5.08 | West Midlands |
Luff, Bailey, Berry, Kirkbride, Oaten, Wright |
4A |
Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
| £2,188.65 |
| 5.6.08 | British Library |
Luff | 2 | Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value Added Economy
| Nil |
| 12-13.6.08 | Scotland | Luff, Bailey, Berry, Clapham, Weir, Wright
| 1 | Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value Added Economy
| £2,316.05 |
| 17.7.08 | Farnborough | Luff, Oaten
| 2 | Farnborough Air Show |
£120.20 |
| 30.10.08 | One NorthEast,
Newcastle
| Luff, Wright | 1 | Inquiry into the role of RDAs
| £549.45 |
A Includes
one shorthand writer
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
| Title | HC No. (2007-08)
| Date of publication | Government reply
|
| First Report: The work of the Committee in 2007
| 233 | 23.1.08 | Not applicable
|
| Second Report: Jobs for the Girls: Two Years On
| 291-I | 9.2.08 | Received 6.6.08: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Jobs for the Girls: Two Years On
| 291-II | 9.2.08 | Not applicable
|
| Third Report: Post Office Closure Programme
| 292-I | 8.2.08 | Received 3.4.08: published as Sixth Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Post Office Closure Programme
| 292-II | 30.5.08 | Not applicable
|
| Fourth Report: Funding the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
| 394 | 7.4.08 | Received 5.6.08: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Fifth Report: Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India economic relations
| 209 | 21.4.08 | Received 14.7.08: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Sixth Report: After the Network Change Programme: the future of the post office network
| 577 | 2.6.08 | Received 23.9.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Seventh Report: Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU accession
| 367-I | 30.6.08 | Received 23.9.08: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU accession
| 367-II | 30.6.08 | Not applicable
|
| Eighth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislationA
| 254 | 17.7.08 | Cm 7485, published 4.11.08
|
| Ninth Report: Construction matters |
127-I | 16.7.08 | Received 4.11.08: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
A First
Joint Report with the Defence, Foreign Affairs and International
Development Committees.
| Oral and Written Evidence: Construction matters
| 127-II | 16.7.08 | Not applicable
|
| Tenth Report: Post Office finance: matters arising from evidence taken on 10th June 2008
| 662 | 23.7.08 | Received 24.9.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Eleventh Report: Energy prices, fuel poverty and Ofgem
| 293 | 28.7.08 | Received 2.10.08: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Energy prices, fuel poverty and Ofgem
| 293-II | 28.7.08 | Not applicable
|
| Twelfth Report: Post Office Card Account: successor arrangements
| 1052 | 10.11.08 | Not Required
|
| Thirteenth Report: Companies House |
456 | 21.11.08 | Awaited
|
| Fourteenth Report: Departmental Annual Report and Scrutiny of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
| 1116 | 25.11.08 | Awaited
|
| First Special Report: The future of UK manufacturing: public procurement: Government Response to the Thirteenth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2006-07
| 212 | 16.1.08 | Not applicable
|
| Second Special Report: The work of the Office of Fair Trading: Government Response to the Trade and Industry Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2006-07
| 372 | 5.3.08 | Not applicable
|
| Third Special Report: Europe moves East: the impact of the 'New' Member States on UK business: Government Response to the Trade and Industry Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2006-07
| 373 | 10.3.08 | Not applicable
|
| Fourth Special Report: Jobs for the Girls: Two Years On: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08
| 634 | 16.6.08 | Not applicable
|
| Fifth Special Report: Funding the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08
| 994 | 21.7.08 | Not applicable
|
| Sixth Special Report: Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India economic relations: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08
| 1006 | 21.7.08 | Not applicable
|
| Seventh Special Report: Energy prices, fuel poverty and Ofgem: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2007-08
| 1069 | 10.10.08 | Not applicable
|
| Eighth Special Report: Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU Accession: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2007-08
| 1070 | 13.10.08 | Not applicable
|
| Ninth Special Report: After the Network Change Programme and Post Office finance: Responses to the Committee's Sixth and Tenth Reports of Session 2007-08
| 1091 | 17.10.08 | Not applicable
|
| Tenth Special Report: Construction matters: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2007-08
| 1187 | 14.11.08 | Not applicable
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Departmental Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07
| 108-i | 21.5.08 | Not applicable
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Recent developments in trade
| 208-i | 1.5.08 | Not applicable
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Ofcom Annual Plan 2008-09
| 494 | 22.7.08 | Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
| 168 i-vii | 14.12.07 | Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The role of regional development agencies
| 1054 i-ii | 10.10.08 | Not applicable
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| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Consumer Focus
| 1182-i | 14.11.08 | Not applicable
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| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Pub Companies
| 1188-i | 21.11.08 | Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Energy prices follow-up
| 1207 i-ii | 28.11.08 | Not applicable
|
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: The role of regional development agencies
| 1054 | 7.10.08 | Not applicable
|
Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07
Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report: The future of UK
manufacturing: public procurement, received 14.12.07 and published
as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08.
Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report : The work of the Office
of Fair Trading: received 29.1.08 and published as the Committee's
Second Special Report, Session 2007-08.
Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Europe moves East:
the impact of the 'New' Member States on UK business: received
18.2.08 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report,
Session 2007-08.
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/bec.
Divisions
| Date | Subject |
| 7.2.08 | Two, on consideration of the draft Report on Post Office Closure Programme
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Debates
Committee reports were debated on two occasions in Westminster
Hall. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional
Report.
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
| Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
| BERR Spring Supplementary Estimate | 1
|
| Companies House | 1 |
| Consumer Focus | 1 |
| Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy | 7
|
| Departmental Annual Report & Accounts 2006-07
| 1 |
| Departmental Annual Report & Accounts 2007-08 and Current Economic Situation
| 1 |
| Energy Prices | 7 |
| Energy prices: follow-up | 2
|
| Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU accession
| 3 |
| Ofcom Annual Plan 2008-09 | 1
|
| Post Office Closure Programme | 2
|
| Post Office finance: matters arising from evidence taken on 10 June 2008
| 1 |
| Pub companies | 1 |
| Recent developments in trade | 1
|
| Scrutiny of Arms Export Control (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislationB
| 3
|
| The role of regional development agencies |
2 |
| The UK construction industryA
| 4 |
| Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India economic relationsA
| 1 |
| TotalC | 40 |
A The Committee
also took oral evidence on these inquiries in Session 2006-07;
figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2006-07))
B Jointly with the
Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees.
C Total in this table
does not match the figure given above as joint meetings of the
Committees on Arms Export Controls are included here.
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