Further details of current Select Committee inquiries can also be found on the Parliament website:
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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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Report in preparation
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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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Report in preparation
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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 published 7 July
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Work of the Department in the current economic crises
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Oral evidence concluded
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Children, Schools and Families
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Academies
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Allegations against School Staff
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Report to be published 16 July
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Child Health Strategy
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Oral evidence concluded
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National Curriculum Tests
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Report in preparation
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School accountability
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Oral evidence concluded
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Teacher Training
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Oral evidence concluded
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Training of Children and Families Social Workers
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Oral evidence concluded
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The work of Ofsted
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Report in preparation
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Communities & Local Government
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Planning policy Statement 6
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Report in preparation
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Supporting People
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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One-off oral evidence session 14 July
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The Future for Local and Regional Media
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Evidence session 7 July
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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 published 22 June
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Helicopter capability
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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 to published 10 July
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The Comprehensive Approach
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 7 July
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The contribution of ISTAR to operations
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Deadline for written submissions closed
First evidence session 14 July
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The work of the Service Complaints Commissioner
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Report published 2 July
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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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Oral evidence in progress
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The future of Britain's Electricity Networks
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Report in preparation
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UK offshore oil and gas
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Report published 30 June
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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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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 14 July
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Green jobs and skills
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Oral evidence in progress;
Evidence session 7 July
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Greening Government
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Report in preparation
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation
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Report published 29 June
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The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change
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Report in preparation
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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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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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Report in preparation
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Securing food supplies up to 2050: the challenges for the UK
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Report in preparation
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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 concluded
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EU Accession: Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia
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Oral evidence concluded
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Ship-source pollution Directive and first reading agreements
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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Report in preparation
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Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Report in preparation
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Global Security: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Report in preparation
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Human Rights Annual Report 2008
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Report in preparation
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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 on 16 July
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Operating Framework for the NHS in England
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Oral evidence concluded
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Patient Safety
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Report published 3 July
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Pre-appointment hearing - Appointment of the Chair of the Food Standards Agency
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Report published 8 July
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Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2008
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Oral evidence concluded
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Home Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Bogus Colleges
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Report in preparation
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The Cocaine Trade
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Oral evidence in progress;
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Immigration Issues
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Oral evidence concluded
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Macpherson Report: Ten Years On
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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 football matches
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Report in preparation
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Policing of G20 Protests
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Report published 29 June
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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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Report in preparation
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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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Report in preparation
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Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Further Education College capital expenditure
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Report to be published 17 July
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Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research
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Oral evidence concluded
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Pre-appointment hearing with Chair-elect of the Science and Technology Facilities Council
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Next evidence session on 17 July
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Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy
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Report in preparation
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Science Question Time
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Oral evidence concluded
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest
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Report in preparation
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Students and Universities
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Report in preparation
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Technology Strategy Board
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Oral evidence concluded
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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DFID's Programme in Nigeria
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 16 July
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Urbanisation and Poverty
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Joint Committee on the Draft Bribery Bill
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Bribery Bill
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 14 July
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Children's Rights
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Report in preparation
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Legislative Scrutiny
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Report published 8 July
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Policing and Protest
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Report in preparation
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UK Legislation relating to Genocide, Torture and related offences
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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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
Report in preparation
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Justice
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Constitutional Reform and Renewal
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Inquiry announced
Next evidence session 14 July
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Draft Sentencing Guidelines
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Report published 2 July
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Family Legal Aid Reform
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Justice Issues in Europe
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Inquiry announced;
Deadline for submission closed
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Justice Reinvestment
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Report in preparation
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The Role of the Prison Officer
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Report in preparation
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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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Financial Scrutiny: Parliamentary Control over Government Budgets
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Report published 3 July
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Matters relating to select committee
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Continuing scrutiny
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Recall and Dissolution
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Report in preparation
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
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Omagh: Access to intelligence
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Special Report to be published 14 July 2009
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Omagh: 10 years on
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 8 July
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Policing and Justice in NI
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One-off oral evidence session 15 July
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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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Timetabling of business
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Inquiry announced;
Deadline for submissions closed
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Written Parliamentary Questions
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Report to be published 16 July
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Animal Health: Livestock and honeybees
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Report to be published 14 July
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Assessment of the Capability Reviews Programme
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Report in preparation
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Building the Capacity of the Third Sector
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Report to be published 16 July
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Crown Courts Administration
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Report published 9 July
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Helping Government Learn/Innovation across Central Government
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Report in preparation
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Home Office financial Management Report
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Report in preparation
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HMRC: The Control and facilitation of imports
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Report in preparation
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Improving road safety for pedestrians and cyclists
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Report in preparation
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Living accommodation for service families
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Report in preparation
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Maintenance of the Prison Estate
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Report in preparation
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National Offender Management Service: Maintenance of the Prison Estate in England and Wales
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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 published 7 July
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Planning for Homes
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Report published 2 July
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Post Offices
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One-off oral evidence session 29 June
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Protecting consumers? Removing retail price controls - Postcomm follow-up
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Report in preparation
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Reducing alcohol-related harm follow up
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POSTPONED
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Renewing the physical infrastructure of English further education colleges
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Report in preparation
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Support for High Intensity operations
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Report in preparation
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Supporting Carers to care
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Report in preparation
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Supporting people with autism through adulthood
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Report in preparation
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Tackling Healthcare associated infections in hospitals
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Report in preparation
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Programme
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Report in preparation
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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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Public Administration
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Executive pay in the Public Sector
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Report in preparation
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Ministerial and other appointments from outside Parliament
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Inquiry announced
First evidence session 22 October
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Official Language
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Official Statistics
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Oral evidence in progress
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Outside appointments in the Senior Civil Service
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Report in preparation
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Regional Committee: East Midlands
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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East Midlands Development Agency and the Regional Economic Strategy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Regional Committee: East of England
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The Impact of the Government's response to the Global Economic Downturn in the east of England Region
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Inquiry announced;
Deadline for written submissions closed
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Regional Committee: North East
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Industry and Innovation in the North East of England
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Oral evidence in progress
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Regional Committee: North West
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The impact of the current economic situation on the North West and the Government's response
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Inquiry announced;
Deadline for written submissions closed
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Regional Committee: South East
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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South East Regional Committee inquiry into the South East England Development Agency and the Regional Economic Strategy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Transport in the South West
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for written submissions 16 July
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Regional Committee: South West
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Impact of the Current economic situation on the South West and the Government's response
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Oral evidence in progress
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Regional Committee: West Midlands
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The impact of the current economic and financial situation on businesses in the west Midlands Region
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Oral evidence in progress
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The effects of the economic downturn on the people of the West Midlands
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Written evidence invited
Closing date for submissions 21 July
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Regional Committee: Yorkshire and The Humber
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The Work of Yorkshire Forward
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Oral evidence in progress
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Regulatory Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Draft Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009
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Report published 9 July
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Themes and Trends in Regulatory Reform
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Oral evidence concluded
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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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Crisis in Scottish press industry
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Oral evidence concluded
Report to be published 13 July
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Dunfermline Building Society
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Oral evidence concluded
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Enforcement of the national Minimum Wage
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Oral evidence concluded
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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 concluded
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Work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland
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Report published 30 June
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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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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 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 on 15 July
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The major road network
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 20 July
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Use of airspace
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Report published 10 July
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Treasury
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Appointment of Adam Posen to the Monetary Policy Committee
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One-off oral evidence Session 14 July
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Appointment of Professor David Miles to the Monetary Policy Committee
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Report published 6 July
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Banking Crisis: Regulation and Supervision
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Oral evidence in progress
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Banking Crises: International Dimensions
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Oral evidence concluded
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Mortgage arrears and access to mortgage finance
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Oral evidence in progress
Evidence session 7 July
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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
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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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Report in preparation
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English Language Broadcasting in Wales
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Report in preparation
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Ports in Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session on 14 July
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council on Environment
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Oral evidence concluded
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Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council relating to Mental Health
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Oral evidence in progress
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed legislative competence Order in Council on the Welsh language
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Report published 7 July
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Provision of cross-border public services for Wales: Transport
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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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Child Poverty
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One off oral evidence session concluded
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Fuel Poverty
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One off evidence session concluded
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Health and Safety Executive
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Report to be published 12 July
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Tackling Pensioner Poverty in Great Britain
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Oral evidence concluded
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