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Weekly Information Bulletin: 28th March 2009
Select Committees
Select Committees are set up to examine the work of Government Departments, and now constitute the main investigatory system by which the House overseas the exercise of Government responsibilities and the development of public policy and expenditure. The following information on Select Committees is available on the Parliament website: Select Committee membership: www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/selmem.cfm Links to Select Committee home pages containing information on the work of the Select Committee and its publications: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees16.cfm For further information on Select Committees see HCIO Factsheet P2 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website. Membership: East of England Regional Committee: Chairman: Margaret Moran
Select Committee Meetings |
| Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: Students and Universities Witnesses: Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University, and Dr John Hood, Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford; Professor Roger Goodman, University of Oxford, Professor Margaret Price, Oxford Brookes University, Dr Chris Rust, Oxford Brookes University, and Professor Alan Ryan, University of Oxford (at 3:15pm); Panel of Students from Oxford Brookes University (at 4:15pm)
| 2:15pm | Oxford Brooks University |
| Welsh Affairs Subject: The National Assembly of Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language) Order 2009 Witnesses: Welsh Language Board; Federation of Small Businesses (at 4:45pm); BT (at 5:15pm)
| 4:05pm | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| South West Regional Subject: Impact of the economic downturn on the South West and the region's response Witnesses: : Harry Studholme, Board Member, and Stephen Peacock, Executive Director, Enterprise and Innovation, South West of England Regional Development Agency, Peter Brown, Deputy Chief Executive, South West Regional Assembly and South West Councils, and Councillor Rod Bluh, Leader, Swindon Borough Council and Leader, South West Strategic Leaders Board; Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister for the South West, and Jon Bright, Regional Director, Richard Bayly, Deputy Regional Director, and Thoss Shearer, Deputy Regional Director, Government Office for the South West (at 5:00pm)
| 4:15pm | Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| Public Accounts Subject: Northern Rock Witnesses: Sir Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, and John Kingman, Chief Executive, UK Financial Investments Ltd
| 4:30pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK Witnesses: Soil Association
| 5:00pm | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
Tuesday 31 March
| International Development Subject: Aid Under Pressure Witnesses: Professor Cathy Pharoah, Cass Business School, Dr David Hudson, University College London, Hetan Shah, DEA, Oxfam
| 10:00am | Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| Communities and Local Government Subject: Traditional Retail Markets Witnesses: Michael Felton Associates and Quarterbridge Project Management Ltd; St Albans District Council and Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council (at 10:45am); London Borough of Southwark, City of Westminster Council and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (at 11:15am)
| 10:15am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| Environmental Audit Subject: The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change Witnesses: WWF; Sandbag Climate Campaign. Carbon Trade Watch; The Corner House and World Development Movement (at 11:00am)
| 10:20am | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| Speaker's Conference Subject: Speaker's Conference (on Parliamentary Representation) Witnesses: Baroness Uddin, Chair, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Women Councillors Taskforce, Dame Jane Roberts, Chair, Councillors Commission, and Councillor Anjana Patel, Lead Member for Equalities, London Councils
| 10:20am | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| Business and Enterprise Subject: Post Offices - securing their future Witnesses: National Federation of Sub-Postmasters; Federation of Small Businesses (at 11:30am)
| 10:30am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| Home Affairs Subject: Follow up to Police Report Witnesses: Vernon Croaker MP, Minister of State, Home Office; Chief Constable Med Hughes QPM; Jan Berry, Chair, Police Federation of England and Wales; Chief Constable Dr Tim Brain OBE QPM
| 10:30am | Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| Welsh Affairs Subject: Digital Inclusion in Wales Witnesses: Family Online Safety Institute, Ofcom, and Professor Sonia Livingstone; Get Safe Online and e-crime Wales (at 11:15am)
| 10:30am | Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| Justice Subject: The role of the Prison Officer Witnesses: Colin Moses, National Chairman, Prison Officers Association; Peter Olech, NOMS Group Secretary, Public and Commercial Services (at 4:55pm); Paddy Scriven, General Secretary, Prison Governors Association (at 5:20pm)
| 4:15pm | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| Scottish Affairs Subject: Crisis in the Scottish press industry Witnesses: National Union of Journalists, and Scottish Trades Union Congress; Professor Neil Blain, University of Stirling, and Martin Boyle, Cardonald College Glasgow (at 5:00pm)
| 4:15pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Wednesday 1 April
| Energy and Climate Change Subject: Future of Britain's Electricity Networks Witnesses: Dr Michael Pollitt, Electricity Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge, Professor Goran Strbac, Imperial College, London, and Dr Jim Watson, Sussex Energy Group
| 9:15am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| Children, Schools and Families Subject: School Accountability Witnesses: Councillor Les Lawrence, Chair, Children and Young People's Board, Local Government Association; Councillor Les Lawrence, Chair, Children and Young People's Board, Local Government Association, Declan McCauley, Primary School Improvement Partner, Lynda Jones, Secondary School Improvement Partner, and Laurie Cooper, Acting Head School Performance for Primary Schools, Warwickshire County Council, and School Improvement Partner (at 10:30am)
| 9:30am | Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Subject: (i) Putting science and engineering at the heart of government policy (ii) Technology Strategy Board Witnesses: (i) Dame Deirdre Hutton, Chair, Food Standards Agency, Professor Chris Gaskell, Chair, Defra Science Advisory Council, and Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, former Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ii) Iain Gray, Chief Executive, David Bott, Director, Innovation Programmes, and David Golding, Head of Strategy, Technology Strategy Board (at 10:30am)
| 9:30am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| International Development Subject: Aid Under Pressure Witnesses: OECD Development Assistance Committee, European Commission
| 9:45am | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| Transport Subject: The use of air space Witnesses: Airport Operators Association, BAA, Birmingham International Airport Limited, London City Airport, and Manchester Airports Group; General Aviation Alliance, British Business and General Aviation Alliance, and Light Aircraft Association (at 3:45pm)
| 2:45pm | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK Witnesses: Anastassios Haniotis, Head of Unit, Agricultural Policy Analysis and Perspectives, European Commission
| 3:00pm | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Political developments in Northern Ireland Witnesses: Rt. Hon. Shaun Woodward MP, Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office
| 3:00pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Thursday 2 April
| Public Administration Subject: Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall Witnesses: Sir Sumi Chakrabarti KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice
| 10:00am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| Transport* Subject: The effects of adverse weather conditions on transport in the United Kingdom Witnesses: Valerie Shawcross, Chairman, GLA Transport Committee and Nigel Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, East London Bus Group; Boris Johnson, Mayor of London and Peter Hendy, Transport Commissioner, Transport for London (at 12:00 noon) | 11:15am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Friday 3 April
None
All public Select Committee meetings are webcast.
Select Committees marked with * will be taken by BBC Parliament
Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice.
Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list.
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