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Weekly Information Bulletin: 20th December 2008

Select Committees: Current Inquiries

Select Committee evidence is published as a House of Commons Paper; there is generally a delay of 4-6 weeks before the material is available. When published it is also made available on the Parliament website. All HC paper numbers shown are from the 2008-09 session unless otherwise stated. Select Committees may also publish uncorrected transcripts of Ministers' evidence on the website as soon as the transcript is available. Hard copies of Select Committee publications can be purchased from The Stationery Office, contact details are shown on the back page of this bulletin.

The website address for Select Committee publications is:

http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm/cmselect.htm

More details of current Select Committee inquiries can be found on the Parliament website:

http://www.parliament.uk/what_s_on/hoc_news4.cfm

Committee on Arms Export Controls

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Scrutiny of Arms export Control (2009): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2007, Quarterly Reports for 2008, licensing policy and review of export control legislation

Inquiry announced

Written evidence invited

Business and Enterprise Committee

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Committee to revisit the role of pubcos

Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited

Consumer Focus

One oral evidence session concluded

Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy

Oral evidence in progress.

Financial support for SME's

Inquiry announced. Written evidence invited

The Insolvency Service

Inquiry announced. Written evidence invited

PubCos

Oral evidence in progress

Role and responsibilities of the regional development agencies

Oral evidence in progress

Spring Supplementary Estimates

Oral evidence in progress

The role and responsibilities of the regional development agencies

Oral evidence in progress

Children, Schools and Families

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Diversity of School Provision: Faith Schools

Oral evidence in progress

Diversity of School Provision: Links between independent and maintained schools

Oral evidence in progress

Diversity of Schools Provision: Trust Schools

Oral evidence in progress

Early Years Foundation Stage

One-off evidence completed

Looked-after Children

Oral evidence in progress

National Curriculum

Oral evidence concluded 24 November 2008; draft Report awaited

Public Expenditure

Report to be published 7 January

Social Mobility

One-off evidence concluded

Teacher Training

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions of written evidence is noon on Monday 2 February 2009

The Work of Ofsted

Oral evidence concluded

Communities & Local Government

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Channel 4 Annual Report for 2007

Oral evidence in progress

Communities & Local Government's Departmental Annual Report 2008

Oral evidence in progress

Housing and the Credit Crunch

Oral evidence in progress

Local Authority Investments

Oral evidence sessions to be announced

London 2012 Games

Oral evidence in progress

Planning Skills

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Provision of Public Toilets

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Balance of Power: Central & Local Government

Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited

The Licensing Act 2003

Oral evidence in progress

The Tenant Services Authority

Inquiry announced

Traditional Retail Markets

Evidence invited - deadline 19 January 2009

 

 

Culture, Media & Sport

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

BBC Annual Report 2007-08

One-off oral evidence session concluded. Report in preparation

Channel 4 Annual Report for 2007

Oral evidence concluded. Report in preparation

Commercial Operations of the BBC

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Press Standards, Privacy and Libel

Written evidence invited - deadline 14 January 2009

The Licensing Act 2003

Oral evidence concluded. Report in preparation

London 2012 Games

Oral evidence in progress.

Defence

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Defence Equipment

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Defence Support Group

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 13 January. First evidence session 20 January

MOD'S performance against expenditure plans

Inquiry announced.

Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 19 January

UK Defence: commitments and resources

Oral evidence concluded

Further written evidence invited

UK national security and resilience

Oral evidence in progress

Next oral evidence session 27 January

Winter Supplementary Estimates

Report published 15 December

 

 

Environmental Audit

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Carbon budgets

One off evidence session announced

Oral evidence session 13 January

Forests: the future role of carbon markets in their protection and the timber trade

Inquiry announced

Greener Homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 10 February

Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The Pre-Budget Report

Inquiry announced: written evidence invited

The scientific basis for carbon reduction targets

Oral evidence concluded: Oral evidence to be published

 

Environmental Audit Sub-Committee

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Environmental Labelling

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

 

 

Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Defra science

Invitation to help frame inquiry

Energy efficiency and fuel poverty (HC 1099, Session 2007-08 - publication of written evidence)

Oral evidence in progress.

Patient Safety

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 30 October

Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK

Written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 22 January

The English pig industry

Report to be published 13 January

The work of the Committee in 2007-08

Report to be published 13 January

Waste Strategy for England 2007

Oral evidence concluded; report in preparation

 

 

European Scrutiny

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Developments in the European Union

Oral evidence in progress

Subsidiarity and the Role of National Parliaments

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Foreign Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Developments in the European Union

Oral evidence in progress

FCO Annual Report

Oral evidence in progress

Global Security: Afghanistan

Inquiry announced

Deadline for written submissions 23 January 2009

Global Security: Non-Proliferation

Inquiry announced.

Health

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Health Inequalities

Report in preparation.

NHS Next Stage Review

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Our NHS our future

Oral evidence concluded

Patient Safety

Oral evidence in progress. Written evidence published 30 October 2008 (HC 1137)

Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2008

Oral evidence in progress

The responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services

Oral evidence in progress

Top-up fees

Written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions: 11 December

Home Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Draft Citizenship & Immigration Bill

Inquiry announced

Human Trafficking

Oral evidence in progress

Immigration Issues

One-off oral evidence session announced

Knife Crime

Oral evidence in progress

Evidence session 13 January

Managing Migration: Points-Based System

Oral evidence in progress

Monitoring of UK Border Agency

Report to be published 12 January 2009

Police and the Media

Report to be published 18 January 2009

Policing Process of Home Office leak inquiries

Inquiry announced

The rights of Gurkhas to settle in the UK

Oral evidence concluded

Wheel Clamping on Private Land

Inquiry announced

The work of the Home Office

Oral evidence concluded

Home Affairs Sub-Committee

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Project CONTEST: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Inquiry announced

Joint Committee on Human Rights

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

British Bill of Rights

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Immigration and Human Rights

Oral evidence in progress

Policing and Protest

Oral evidence in progress

Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

DIUS Departmental Report 2008

Report to be published 20 January

Engineering (incorporating Plastic Electronics, Nuclear, Geo-Engineering and Engineering in Government case studies)

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 14 January

Formation of DIUS

One-off oral evidence session 16 January 2009

Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills Sub-Committees

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

After Leitch: implementing skills and training policies

Report to be published 16 January

International Development

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Department for International Development Annual Report 2008

Oral evidence in progress

DFID and China

Oral evidence in progress

DFID's Programme in Nigeria

Inquiry postponed

Financing for Development

One-off oral evidence session Wednesday 21 January 2009

Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate

Written Evidence invited

Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Constitutional Renewal Bill

Oral evidence in progress

Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Draft Marine Bill

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Business under Standing Order No 151, followed as necessary by meetings of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments for business under Standing Order No 151(10)

Continuing scrutiny:

2nd Report of 2008-09 to be published 19 December

Scrutinising Statutory Instruments: Departmental Returns, 2007, Second Special Report, 2007-08

(HC 915)

Awaiting Government response

Justice

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Crown Dependencies and Carter (Legal Aid) follow up

One-off oral evidence session concluded

Report to be published 19 December

Devolution: A Decade On

Oral evidence in progress

Judicial Appointments Commission

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 416-I & ii

Justice Reinvestment

Oral evidence in progress

The Role of the Prison Officer

Inquiry announced

Written evidence invited - Deadline 14 January 2009

The work of the Crown Prosecution Service

Inquiry announced: Written evidence invited

Northern Ireland Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Inquiry into Cross-border

co-operation

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session on 14 January

Public Accounts

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

British Council: Achieving Impact

Report published:

Awaiting Government response

Data loss at HM Revenue and Customs

Report in preparation

DEFRA Single Payment Scheme: follow-up

Report in preparation

Department for International Development: CDC - Investing to reduce poverty

One-off oral evidence session announced

DoH/NHS: End of life care

One-off oral evidence session announced

Independent Police Complaints Commission

Report in preparation

Leaving the Services

Report in preparation

Managing change in operational PFI projects

Report in preparation

Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012

Report in preparation

Use of office property by government departments

Report in preparation

 

 

Public Administration

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Better Government

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Charities & Public Benefit

Oral evidence concluded

Data Handling Procedures in Government

Oral evidence in progress

Equitable Life

Oral evidence in progress

Good Government

Oral evidence in progress

Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall

Oral evidence in progress

Lobbying

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

Quadripartite Committee

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Road Safety

Oral evidence in progress

Scottish Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Credit Unions in Scotland

Oral evidence in progress

Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 21 January

Office of the Advocate General for Scotland

One-off oral evidence session announced

Transport

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Department for Transport Annual Report 2008

One-off oral evidence session concluded

Report in preparation

The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)

Oral evidence in progress

Network Rail engineering delays over the new year period

Oral evidence concluded: report in preparation

The major road network

Call for evidence announced. Call for evidence closes 14 January 2009

Road Safety

Oral evidence concluded: report in preparation

School Travel

Oral evidence to concluded: report in preparation

Taxes and charges on road users

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 14 January

The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

The use of airspace

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 21 January

Transport Security: Travelling without Fear

Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation

 

 

Treasury

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Economics of Housing Market

Oral evidence in progress

Offshore Financial Centres

Oral evidence in progress

Pre-Budget 2008

Oral evidence concluded

Regulation of Oil Markets

Inquiry announced


Treasury Sub-committee

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Administration and expenditure in the Chancellor's Departments, 2007-08

Oral evidence in progress

 

 

Welsh Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Digital Inclusion in Wales

Inquiry announced

Deadline for written submissions 23 January 2009

Inquiry into the potential benefits of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for Wales

Inquiry announced

Deadline for written submissions 18 December 2008

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed legislative competence order in council dealing with carers

Written evidence invited

Deadline for submissions 28 January

Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Dealing with Vulnerable Children

Inquiry announced

Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Housing

Oral evidence in progress

Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: relating to Red Meat

Oral evidence concluded

Provision of cross-border public services for Wales

Report to be published 15 January

Work & Pensions

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Department for Work and Pensions' commissioning strategy and the employment programme market

Oral evidence in progress

DWPs' response to the economic downturn and the implications for welfare reform

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 14 January

Pension, Disability and Carers Service

One-off oral evidence session concluded

Valuing and supporting carers

Government Response published 19 December 2008

 
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