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Weekly Information Bulletin: 4th July 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: Children, Schools and Families Mr John Heppell discharged; Helen Southworth added Regulatory Reform Mr Mark Prisk discharged; John Penrose added Work and Pensions John Penrose discharged; Mr Mark Harper added
Select Committee Meetings |
Scottish Affairs
| 10:00am | Banqueting Hall, Glasgow City Chambers |
Yorkshire and the Humber Subject: The Work of Yorkshire Forward Witnesses: Federation of Small Businesses, Yorkshire and Humber Chambers of Commerce, Engineering Employers' Federation, and the CBI.
| 10:20am | Leeds Council Chamber, Leeds Civic Hall |
South East Regional Subject: The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and Regional Economic Strategy Witnesses: Jonathan Shaw MP, Minister for the South East; Pam Alexander, Chief Executive, SEEDA, and Colin Byrne, Regional Director, Government Office for the South East (at 3.45 pm).
| 3:45pm | Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
Communities and Local Government Subject: Supporting People Witnesses: Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC); Ian Austin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 5.00 pm).
| 4:20pm | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
Health Subject: Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency Witnesses: The Rt Hon Lord Rooker, nominee for Chair.
| 5:30pm | Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
Regulatory Reform
| 9:35am | Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster |
Treasury* Subject: Mortgage arrears and access to mortgage finance Witnesses: Jon Pain, Managing Director, Retail Markets, and Leslie Titcombe, Sector Leader, Retail Intermediaries and Mortgages, Financial Services Authority; Lord Myners CBE, Financial Services Secretary, HM Treasury, and Rt Hon John Healey MP, Minister for Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 10.30 am)
| 9:45am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
Speaker's Conference Subject: Speaker's Conference (on Parliamentary Representation) Witnesses: Lesbian and Gay Foundation, Mr Simon Fanshawe; Campaign for Gender Balance (at 10.40 am).
| 10:05am | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
Environmental Audit Subject: Green jobs and skills Witnesses: Environmental Industries Commission; British Wind Energy Association, REpower UK Ltd and Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd (at 11.10 am).
| 10:20am | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
International Development Subject: DFID's Programme in Nigeria Witnesses: Save the Children, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).
| 10:30am | Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
East Midlands Regional Committee Subject: Regional Economic Strategy Witnesses: East Midlands Development Agency.
| 10:30am | Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
Culture, Media and Sport Subject: The Future of Local and Regional Media Witnesses: Press Association; Newspaper Society (at 11.30 am).
| 10:30am | Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
Home Affairs Subject: (i) The future of the Forensic Science Service (FSS) (ii) Missing unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Witnesses: (i) Forensic Science Service (FSS); Representatives of Prospects and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) (at 11.00 a.m.) (ii) Hillingdon Borough Council (at 11.30 am).
| 10:30am | Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
Welsh Affairs Subject: Ports in Wales Witnesses: Association of Chief Police Officers Wales and UK Border Agency.
| 11:00am | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
Defence Subject: The Comprehensive Approach Witnesses: Bill Rammell MP, Minister for the Armed Forces, and Brigadier Gordon Messenger DSO OBE ADC, Ministry of Defence, Michael Jabez Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development, Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG, Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, and Nick Pickard, Head of the Security Policy Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Richard Teuten, Head of Stabilisation Unit.
| 11:00am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Business and Enterprise* Subject: The work of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills in the current crisis Witnesses: The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, and Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Minister for Business, Innovation & Skills, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
| 11:30am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
Joint Committee on Human Rights Subject: Business and Human Rights Witnesses: Equality and Human Rights Commission and Scottish Human Rights Commission.
| 1:45pm | Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
Justice Subject: Sentencing Guidelines: principles of sentencing for youths Witnesses: Mary Duff, Chairman, and Chris Stanley, member, Youth Courts Committee, Magistrates' Association; Tim Bateman, Senior Youth Crime Policy Development Officer, Nacro, and Martin Narey, Chief Executive, and Pam Hibbert, Assistant Director-Policy, Barnardo's (at 4.50 pm).
| 4:15pm | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
Energy and Climate Change (at 10.15 am).
| 9:15am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
Children, Schools and Families Subject: School Accountability Witnesses: Mr Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families.
| 9:30am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Omagh: 10 years on Witnesses: Mr Jason McCue, Partner, H2O Law and Dame Nula O'Loan DBE (at 3.00pm).
| 2:10pm | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
Scottish Affairs Subject: Scotland Office Departmental Annual Report Witnesses: Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, Ann McKechin MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and John Henderson, Deputy Director, Scotland Office.
| 2:15pm | Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
Treasury Subject: Banking Crisis: regulation and supervision Witnesses: Lord Myners CBE, Financial Services Secretary, HM Treasury
| 2:30pm | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
Transport Subject: i) Future of Aviation ii) The major road network Witnesses: (i) Eurostar, UK Ultraspeed, Network Rail, and High Speed Two (ii) Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Intelligent Transport Systems UK, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Technical Advisors Group Transportation Committee (at 3.45 pm); Liftshare, Campaign for Better Transport, and National Express UK (at 4.25 pm).
| 2:45pm | Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
Public Accounts Subject: Support for High Intensity Operations Witnesses: Sir Bill Jeffrey, Permanent Secretary KCB, Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE, Chief of Joint Operations PJHQ (UK), and Lieutenant General Dick Applegate OBE, Chief of Materiel (Land), Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence.
| 3:30pm | Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
North West Regional Committee Subject: The impact of the current economic situation on the North West and the Government's response Witnesses: North West Regional Development Agency; Phil Woolas MP, Minister for the North West, and Liz Meek and David Higham, Government Office for the North West (at 4.15 pm).
| 3:30pm | Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
Health*
| 10:00am | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
Public Administration* Subject: Official Language Witnesses: David Crystal OBE, Honorary Professor of Linguistics, University of Bangor, Matthew Paris, The Times, Marie Clair, Plain English Campaign and Simon Hoggart, The Guardian.
| 10:00am | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
Treasury Sub Committee Subject: Evaluating the Efficiency Programme Witnesses: Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary and Sarah McCarthy-Fry, Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury.
| 10:00am | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Welsh Affairs Subject: Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2009 Witnesses: College of Occupational Therapists and Hafal; Gofal Cymru and Mind Cymru (at 11.45 a.m.).
| 11:15am | Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
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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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