Further details of current Select Committee inquiries can also be found on the Parliament website:
Committee on Arms Export Controls
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Strategic Export Controls
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Oral evidence concluded
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Business and Enterprise Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Automotive Assistance Program
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
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Report in preparation
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Enterprise Finance Guarantee System
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for written submissions 22 May
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Exporting out of recession
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Oral evidence in progress
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Post Offices - securing their future
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Report in preparation
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PubCos
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Report to be published 13 May
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Work of the Department in the current economic crises
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Oral evidence in progress
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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Allegations against School Staff
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for written submissions
18 May
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Child Health Strategy
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 May
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Diversity of Schools Provision: Trust Schools
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Oral evidence concluded
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National Curriculum Tests
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Oral evidence in progress
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School accountability
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 May
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Sustainable Schools and Building Schools for the Future
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Report published on 30 April
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Teacher Training
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session on 8 June
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Training of Children and Families Social Workers
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Deadline for submissions closed
First Evidence session on 18 May
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The work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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The Work of the Department for Children, Schools and Families
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Oral evidence concluded
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Communities & Local Government
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Local Authority Investments
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Report in preparation
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New Towns
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Government Response published 7 May
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Planning policy Statement 6
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Inquiry announced
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Supporting People
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government
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Report in preparation
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Traditional Retail Markets
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Report in preparation
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Culture, Media & Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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London 2012 Games and Paralympic Games
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Continuing scrutiny
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Press Standards, Privacy and Libel
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Future for Local and Regional Media
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for written submissions 13 May
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The Licensing Act 2003
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Report to be published 14 May
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Defence
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Defence Support Group
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Report in preparation
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Helicopter capability
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Deadlines for submissions closed
First Evidence session on 19 May
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MOD'S performance against expenditure plans
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Report in preparation
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Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
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Report in preparation
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Russia: a new confrontation
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Report in preparation
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The Comprehensive Approach
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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The work of the Service Complaints Commissioner
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Report in preparation
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UK national security and resilience
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Report in preparation
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Energy and Climate Change
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Low carbon technologies in a green economy
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions 15 May
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The future of Britain's Electricity Networks
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Oral evidence in progress
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UK offshore oil and gas
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Report in preparation
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Carbon Budgets
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Deadline for submissions closed
First evidence session on 9 June
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Green jobs and skills
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for written submissions 25 May
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Greening Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation
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Report in preparation
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Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping
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Report in preparation
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The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 May
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The scientific basis for carbon reduction targets
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Oral evidence concluded
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Flood and Water Management Bill
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty (HC 1099, Session 2007-08 - publication of written evidence)
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Report in preparation
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Flooding: the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review
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Report in preparation
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Notifiable Animal Diseases Observatory
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Continuing scrutiny
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Ofwat's price review 2009
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Inquiry announced: Deadline for submissions closed
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Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK
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Oral evidence in progress
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Waste Strategy for England 2007
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Report in preparation
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European Scrutiny
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Commission Communication: Driving European recovery
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 3 June
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Foreign Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 17 June
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Global Security: Afghanistan
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 14 May
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Global Security: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 1 June
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Global Security: Non-Proliferation
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Report in preparation
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Global Security: The Middle East
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Oral evidence concluded
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Human Rights Annual Report 2008
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Deadline for submissions closed
First evidence session 20 May
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Health
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Alcohol
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 14 May
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Operating Framework for the NHS in England
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Oral evidence in progress
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Patient Safety
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Report in preparation
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Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
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Top-up fees
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Report to be published 12 May
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Home Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Citizenship & Immigration Bill
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Report published 29 April
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Human Trafficking
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Report in preparation
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Knife Crime
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Report in preparation
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Managing Migration: Points-Based System
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Report in preparation
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Policing of G20 Protests
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 May
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Policing Process of Home Office leak inquiries
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Report in preparation
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The right of Gurkhas to settle in the UK
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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The work of the Home Office
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Oral evidence concluded
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Home Affairs Sub-Committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Project CONTEST: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Business and human rights
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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Children's Rights
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in progress
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights (CTP)
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Continuing scrutiny
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Immigration and Human Rights
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Oral evidence in progress
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Legislative Scrutiny
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Continuing scrutiny
Report published 7 May
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Policing and Protest
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 May
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UK Legislation relating to Genocide, Torture and related offences
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT): allegations of abuse and mistreatment involving UK agents in Pakistan
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Oral evidence concluded
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Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Pre-appointment hearing with Chair-elect of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence on 13 May
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Pre-appointment hearing with Chair-elect of the Economic and Social Research Council
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Science Question Time
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Oral evidence in progress
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Students and Universities
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 11 May
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Subjects for Scrutiny: Have your say (First session: Capital investment for Further Education Colleges)
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One-off evidence session on 20 May
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Aid Under Pressure: Support for Development Assistance in Global Economic Downturn (incorp: Financing for Development)
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Report in preparation
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DFID's Programme in Nigeria
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Inquiry to be resumed
Deadline for submissions 22 May
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Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Urbanisation and Poverty
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session on 12 May
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Justice
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Devolution: A Decade On
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Report in preparation
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Draft Sentencing Guidelines
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Continuing scrutiny
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Justice Issues in Europe
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submission 1 June
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Justice Reinvestment
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Report in preparation
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Legal Services Board
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Oral evidence concluded
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The Role of the Prison Officer
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Oral evidence in progress
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The work of the Crown Prosecution Service
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Report in preparation
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Liaison
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Matters relating to select committees
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Continuing scrutiny
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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Recall and Dissolution
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Awaiting Report
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Cross-border co-operation
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
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Omagh: 10 years on
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session on 13 May
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Television Broadcasting
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Consultative Group on the Past
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Oral evidence in progress
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Procedure
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Written Parliamentary Questions
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Report in preparation
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Animal Health
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Report in preparation
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Assessment of the Capability Reviews Programme
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One-off oral evidence session on 3 June
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Building the Capacity of the Third Sector
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Report in preparation
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Building schools for the future
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Report in preparation
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Central government's management of service contracts
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Report published 28 April
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Crown Courts Administration
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Report in preparation
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Data loss at HM Revenue and Customs
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Report in preparation
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DEFRA Single Payment Scheme: follow-up
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Report in preparation
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DoH/NHS: End of life care
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Report in preparation
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Financial Management in the NHS: Report on the NHS Summarised accounts 2007/08
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Report in preparation
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Helping Government Learn/Innovation across Central Government
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One-off oral evidence session on 20 May
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Home Office financial Management Report
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One-off oral evidence session on 8 June
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HMRC: The Control and facilitation of imports
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Report in preparation
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Investing for development: the Department for International Development's oversight of CDC Group plc
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Report published 30 April
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Leaving the Services
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Report in preparation
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Living accommodation for service families
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One-off oral evidence session on 13 May
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Maintaining the Occupied Royal Palaces
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Report in preparation
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Major Projects Report 2008
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Report in preparation
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Maintenance of the Prison Estate
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One-off oral evidence session on 17 June
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Management of Asylum Applications by the UK Border Agency
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Report in preparation
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Management of tax debt/EDS
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Report in preparation
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Managing change in operational PFI projects
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Report in preparation
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MoD: Renewal of the nuclear deterrent
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Report in preparation
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Natural England's Role in Improving the Condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest
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Report in preparation
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Northern Rock
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Report in preparation
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Rail Franchising
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Report in preparation
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Pay modernisation in the NHS: Agenda for change
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Report in preparation
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Planning for Homes
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Report in preparation
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Post Offices
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One-off oral evidence session on 29 June
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Primary Schools: teaching mathematics
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Report published 7 May
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Radio Production Efficiency at the BBC
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Report in preparation
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Road Safety
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One-off oral evidence session on 10 June
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Securing Host Nation Sporting Success in 2012
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Report in preparation
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Support for High Intensity operations
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One-off oral evidence session on 22 June
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Supporting Carers to care
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One-off oral evidence session on 18 May
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Supporting people with autism through adulthood
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One-off oral evidence session on 15 June
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Tackling Healthcare associated infections in hospitals
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One-off oral evidence session on 24 June
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Programme
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One-off oral evidence session on 1 June
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The National Offender Management Information System
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Report in preparation
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The Warm Front Scheme
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Report in preparation
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Type 45 Destroyer
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Report in preparation
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Use of office property by government departments
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Report in preparation
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Public Administration
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Charities & Public Benefit
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Oral evidence concluded
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Executive pay in the Public Sector
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Oral evidence in progress
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Good Government
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Report in preparation
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Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 12 May
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Official Language
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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Outside appointments in the Senior Civil Service
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 12 May
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Regulatory Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Themes and Trends in Regulatory Reform
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 12 May
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Scottish Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Banking in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
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Credit Unions in Scotland
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Oral evidence concluded
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Crisis in Scottish press industry
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Oral evidence concluded
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Enforcement of the national Minimum Wage
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Oral evidence in progress
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Scotland and the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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Scottish transport links and the credit crunch
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Oral evidence in progress
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Transport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Department for Transport Annual Report 2008
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Report in preparation
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Pre-appointment hearing with Anna Walker, Chairman Designate of the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Rail fares and franchises
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Report in preparation
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Taxes and charges on road users
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Report in preparation
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The effects of adverse weather conditions on transport in the United Kingdom
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Report in preparation
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The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
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Report in preparation
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The future of aviation
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 13 May
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The major road network
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 20 May
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Use of airspace
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Report in preparation
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Treasury
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Banking Crises
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Banking Crises: International Dimensions
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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Treasury Sub-committee
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Evaluating the efficiency programme
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 13 May
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Welsh Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Digital Inclusion
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 11 May
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English Language Broadcasting in Wales
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Written evidence invited:
Deadline for submissions closed
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Legal Services Commission Cardiff Office
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Report in preparation
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council on Environment
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions 28 May
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Ports in Wales
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Written evidence invited;
Deadline for submissions closed
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed legislative competence Order in Council dealing with carers
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Report in preparation
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed legislative competence Order in Council on the Welsh language
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Oral evidence in progress
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Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council: Dealing with Vulnerable Children
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Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions on
28 May
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Provision of cross-border public services for Wales: Transport
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Oral evidence concluded
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The potential benefits of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for Wales
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Report in preparation
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Work & Pensions
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Autumn Performance Review
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Oral evidence concluded
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DWPs' response to the economic downturn and the implications for welfare reform
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Oral evidence concluded
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Jobcentre Plus
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Oral evidence concluded
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Equality Bill: What steps should DWP take to achieve greater equality?
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Report published on 29 April
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