Sessional Returns 2007-08 Contents


10  SELECT COMMITTEES

Information and statistics about the membership, work, and staff of select committees

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section A provides summary information on committee work. Section B gives details of each committee's work, staff, publications and other statistics. Section C analyses the staffing of select committees. Appendix 1 lists, in alphabetical order, the Members who served on select committees during the Session.

A  SELECT COMMITTEE SUMMARY STATISTICS

Select committee activity in 2007-08 Session (reports, meetings etc.)


Notes:
1 Excludes informal meetings and seminars
2 Excludes visits undertaken in a representative capacity
3 Excludes contribution to Committees on Arms Export Controls, given as separate entry
4 Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development meeting as the Committees on Arms Export Controls
5 Includes 25 occasions when Committee considered European documents in public
6 Adjustment has been made to totals for two joint evidence sessions

Select committee expenses for 2007-08 Session


Note: 1 Figures given exclude staffing costs

B  SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC

1  Administration

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 16 Members.

Members
Doran, Mr Frank (Chairman) 
Anderson, Janet 
Brown, Mr Nicholas (discharged 27.10.08) 
Burns, Mr Simon 
Chope, Mr Christopher 
Clarke, Tom (added 4.2.08) 
Conway, Derek 
Dobson, Frank (discharged 4.2.08) 
Donohoe, Mr Brian H. 
Gerrard, Mr Neil 
Heppell, Mr John (added 27.11.07) 
Jones, Helen (discharged 27.11.07) 
Jones, Mr Kevan 
Knight, Mr Greg 
Lepper, David 
McAvoy, Mr Thomas (added 27.10.08) 
Mason, John (added 24.11.08)
Randall, Mr John 
Thurso, John 
Wishart, Pete (discharged 24.11.08) 
  
Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
18 out of 19
11 out of 19
9 out of 16
17 out of 19
13 out of 19
10 out of 14
2 out of 19
0 out of 5
14 out of 19
10 out of 19
8 out of 18
0 out of 1
12 out of 19
15 out of 19
14 out of 19
3 out of 3
1 out of 1
12 out of 19
13 out of 19
12 out of 18
  
63.8 %



Total number of meetings:19
Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 0
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings19
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0

Other activities
  
Informal meetings 2
Conferences/Seminars hosted0


Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Kate Emms, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Second Clerk: Rhiannon Hollis, Senior Clerk (Band A2)
Committee Assistant: Dawn Brown (Band C)


Specialist Advisers during the Session
None.


Witnesses
None.


Overseas Visits
None.


Visits to European Institutions
None.


UK Visits
None.


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Special Report: House of Commons Information and Communication Technology Services for Members: Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2006-07 22221.1.08Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Second Report: Information and Communication Technology Services for Members, received 7.1.08 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/admincom.

Divisions

DateSubject
6.5.08One, on proposals to recommend an Education Centre on the lower secretaries' floor


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None.

2   Business and Enterprise

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 November 2007. It had 11 Members and held 51 meetings. These included 1 meeting held concurrently with the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (abbreviated to 'CMS' in the attendance table below) and 6 "Committees on Arms Export Controls" meetings held concurrently with Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees (abbreviated to (CAEC) in the attendance table below).

Members
Luff, Peter (Chairman)
Bailey, Adrian
Berry, Roger
Binley, Mr Brian
Clapham, Mr Michael
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay
Hunter, Mark (discharged 28.4.08)
Kirkbride, Miss Julie
Moffat, Anne
Oaten, Mr Mark (added 28.4.08)
Weir, Mr Mike (added 19.11.07)
Wright, Mr Anthony
Younger-Ross, Richard (discharged 19.11.07)
  
Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
48 out of 51 (including 1 CMS and 3 CAEC)
39 out of 51 (including 2 CAEC)
31 out of 51 (including 6 CAEC)
29 out of 51 (including 1 CMS)
25 out of 51 (including 1CAEC)
28 out of 51 (including 1 CMS)
7 out of 22
26 out of 51
12 out of 51
16 out of 29 (including 3 CAEC)
31 out of 50 (including 1 CMS and 1CAEC)
36 out of 51 (including 1 CMS)
0 out of 1
  
56.3 %A


A Not including CAEC meetings

Total number of meetings:51
Of which:  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 37
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings7
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 7

Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 3
Conferences/Seminars hosted0


Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Sibylle Bauer* and Mr Julian Maitland Walker.

* Specialist Adviser to the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees in their joint inquiry into Strategic Export Controls.

Witnesses

Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
  Cabinet Ministers3
    Other Ministers (of whom 3 were also Ministers) 5
  Members of the House of Lords (of whom 4 were also Ministers) 4
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 7
    Department of Energy and Climate Change 1
    Foreign & Commonwealth Office 1
    Ministry of Defence 1
  Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Advantage West Midlands 2
    British Chambers of Commerce 1
    Companies House 1
    Consumer Focus 1
    East Midlands Development Agency 1
    Energywatch1
    Essex County Council 1
    European Commission 1
    Lancashire County Council 1
    Local Government Association 1
    Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 1
    Ofcom1
    Ofgem2
    Office of Government Commerce 1
    Olympic Delivery Authority 1
    Postwatch1
  Other departments comprising:   
    National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) 1
    UK Trade and Investment 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 71


Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
4.12.07AustriaA Berry  To attend Conference on the Ban of Cluster Munitions £918.20
16-19.3.08TurkeyLuff, Bailey, Binley, Hoyle, Wright 2Inquiry into Economic relations with Turkey £11,447.32
20-25.7.08USALuff, Bailey, Berry, Binley, Clapham, Moffat, Oaten, Wright 2Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy £48,475.97



A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
18-19.2.08BrusselsLuff, Bailey, Berry, Binley, Weir, Wright 3Meeting at European Commission £4,316.85


UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
9.1.08Olympic site, East London Luff, Bailey, Binley, Clapham, Wright1 Inquiry into the UK Construction industry Nil
24.4.08SouthamptonBerry 1Committees on Arms Export Controls £281.30
29.4.08Judge Business School, Cambridge Luff, Binley, Clapham, Hoyle, Kirkbride 2Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy £283.60
12-13.5.08West Midlands Luff, Bailey, Berry, Kirkbride, Oaten, Wright 4AInquiry into Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy £2,188.65
5.6.08British Library Luff2Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value Added Economy Nil
12-13.6.08ScotlandLuff, Bailey, Berry, Clapham, Weir, Wright 1Inquiry into Creating a Higher Value Added Economy £2,316.05
17.7.08FarnboroughLuff, Oaten 2Farnborough Air Show £120.20
30.10.08One NorthEast, Newcastle Luff, Wright1Inquiry into the role of RDAs £549.45


A Includes one shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: The work of the Committee in 2007 23323.1.08Not applicable
Second Report: Jobs for the Girls: Two Years On 291-I9.2.08Received 6.6.08: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Jobs for the Girls: Two Years On 291-II9.2.08Not applicable
Third Report: Post Office Closure Programme 292-I8.2.08Received 3.4.08: published as Sixth Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Post Office Closure Programme 292-II30.5.08Not applicable
Fourth Report: Funding the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 3947.4.08Received 3.6.08: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fifth Report: Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India economic relations 20921.4.08Received 14.7.08: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: After the Network Change Programme: the future of the post office network 5772.6.08Received 23.9.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Seventh Report: Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU accession 367-I30.6.08Received 23.9.08: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU accession 367-II30.6.08Not applicable
Eighth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislationA 25417.7.08Cm 7485, published 4.11.08
Ninth Report: Construction matters 127-I16.7.08Received 4.11.08: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Construction matters 127-II16.7.08Not applicable
Tenth Report: Post Office finance: matters arising from evidence taken on 10th June 2008 66223.7.08Received 24.9.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Eleventh Report: Energy prices, fuel poverty and Ofgem 29328.7.08Received 2.10.08: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Energy prices, fuel poverty and Ofgem 293-II28.7.08Not applicable
Twelfth Report: Post Office Card Account: successor arrangements 105210.11.08Not Required
Thirteenth Report: Companies House 45621.11.08Awaited
Fourteenth Report: Departmental Annual Report and Scrutiny of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 111625.11.08Awaited
First Special Report: The future of UK manufacturing: public procurement: Government Response to the Thirteenth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2006-07 21216.1.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: The work of the Office of Fair Trading: Government Response to the Trade and Industry Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2006-07 3725.3.08Not applicable


A First Joint Report with the Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees.

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
Third Special Report: Europe moves East: the impact of the 'New' Member States on UK business: Government Response to the Trade and Industry Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2006-07 37310.3.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Jobs for the Girls: Two Years On: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08 63416.6.08Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Funding the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08 99421.7.08Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India economic relations: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 100621.7.08Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Energy prices, fuel poverty and Ofgem: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2007-08 106910.10.08Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU Accession: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2007-08 107013.10.08Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: After the Network Change Programme and Post Office finance: Responses to the Committee's Sixth and Tenth Reports of Session 2007-08 109117.10.08Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: Construction matters: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2007-08 118714.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Departmental Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 108-i21.5.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Recent developments in trade 208-i1.5.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Ofcom Annual Plan 2008-09 49422.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy 168 i-vii14.12.07Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The role of regional development agencies 1054 i-ii10.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Consumer Focus 1182-i14.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Pub Companies 1188-i21.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Energy prices follow-up 1207 i-ii28.11.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The role of regional development agencies 10547.10.08Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report: The future of UK manufacturing: public procurement, received 14.12.07 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report : The work of the Office of Fair Trading: received 29.1.08 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Europe moves East: the impact of the 'New' Member States on UK business: received 18.2.08 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/bec.

Divisions

DateSubject
7.2.08Two, on consideration of the draft Report on Post Office Closure Programme


Debates

Committee reports were debated on two occasions in Westminster Hall. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

BERR Spring Supplementary Estimate
1
Companies House
1
Consumer Focus
1
Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy
7
Departmental Annual Report & Accounts 2006-07
1
Departmental Annual Report & Accounts 2007-08 and Current Economic Situation
1
Energy Prices
7
Energy prices: follow-up
2
Keeping the door wide open: Turkey and EU accession
3
Ofcom Annual Plan 2008-09
1
Post Office Closure Programme
2
Post Office finance: matters arising from evidence taken on 10 June 2008
1
Pub companies
1
Recent developments in trade
1
Scrutiny of Arms Export Control (2008)B
3
The role of regional development agencies
2
The UK construction industryA
4
Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India economic relationsA
1
Total
40C



A The Committee also took oral evidence on these inquiries in Session 2006-07; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2006-07))

B Jointly with the Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees.

C At two meetings of the Committee evidence was taken on more than one inquiry. Therefore the total in this table does not match the figure given above for the number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken

3  Children, Schools and Families

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 November 2007. It had 14 Members

Members
Sheerman, Mr Barry (Chairman from 12.11.07)
Afriyie, Adam (added 17.12.07 discharged 13.10.08)
Brooke, Annette
Butler, Ms Dawn
Carswell, Mr Douglas
Chaytor, Mr David
Heppell, Mr John
Hodgson, Mrs Sharon (added 26.11.07)
Holmes, Paul (added 28.1.08)
Mactaggart, Fiona
Miller, Mrs Maria (discharged 17.12.07)
Pelling, Mr Andrew
Ryan, Joan (discharged 26.11.07)
Slaughter, Mr Andy
Stuart, Mr Graham
Timpson, Mr Edward (added 13.10.08)
Waltho, Lynda
Williams, Stephen (discharged 28.1.08)
  
Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
61 out of 64
3 out of 45
50 out of 64
15 out of 64
35 out of 64
55 out of 64
44 out of 64
24 out of 61
36 out of 50
57 out of 64
0 out of 8
6 out of 64
2 out of 3
31 out of 64
36 out of 64
9 out of 11
29 out of 64
10 out of 14
  
56.0 %



Total number of meetings:64
Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 45
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings19
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0
  
Other activities
  
Informal meetings 3
Conferences/Seminars hosted0


Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Bob Hudson, Professor Christine Pascal OBE, Dame Gillian Pugh DBE, Professor Peter Roberts, Teresa Smith, Professor Alan Smithers, Professor Kathy Sylva, Mr Tony Travers, Professor Geoff Whitty and Professor Dylan Wiliam.

Witnesses

Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 5
    Other Ministers 11
    Members of the House of Lords (of whom 2 were also Ministers) 2
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Department for Children, Schools and Families 8
    Children's Workforce Development Council 1
    General Teaching Council 1
    Learning and Skills Council 1
    Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) 3
    Partnerships for Schools 1
    Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 5
    Youth Justice Board 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 125



Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
15-17.6.08Copenhagen Sheerman, Carswell, Chaytor, Heppell, Hodgson, Holmes, Mactaggart 2Inquiry into Looked-after Children £10,291.90
12-17.10.08Toronto and Ottawa Sheerman, Brooke, Carswell, Chaytor, Heppell, Hodgson, Holmes 2Inquiry into the National Curriculum and Teacher Training £41,823.83


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
19.5.08NCH Phoenix Project, Merton Sheerman, Chaytor, Mactaggart3 Inquiry into Looked-after Children£42.08
3.7.08The Michael Tippett School, Lambeth Sheerman1Inquiry into Sustainable Schools and Building Schools for the Future £38.44
21.7.08Hampshire County Council Sheerman, Holmes2Inquiry into Looked-after Children £208.40

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords] 35920.3.08Received 11.6.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Second Report: The Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Children's Plan 21324.4.08Received 24.6.08: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Third Report: Testing and Assessment 169-I13.5.08Response from Ofsted, received 8.7.08; Government Response, received 15.7.08: published as Fifth Special Report ,Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Testing and Assessment 169-II13.5.08Not applicable
Fourth Report: The Draft Apprenticeships Bill 10825.12.08Awaited
First Special Report: Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum: Government Response to the Eleventh Report from the Education and Skills Committee, Session 2006-07 26628.1.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding: Government Response to the Tenth Report from the Education and Skills Committee, Session 2006-07 2984.2.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 71116.6.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: The Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Children's Plan: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08 8887.7.08Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Testing and Assessment: Government and Ofsted Responses to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 100322.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Schools Commissioner and Schools Adjudicator 243-i3.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Social Mobility281-i 23.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Children "under the radar" 331-i24.6.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Early Years Foundation Stage 600-i5.8.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Child Poverty 683-i17.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Learning and Skills Council 960-i25.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of Ofsted 188 i-ii18.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Diversity of School Provision 311-i18.2.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Diversity of School Provision: Academies 311-ii4.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Diversity of School Provision: Faith Schools 311-iii4.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Diversity of School Provision: Links Between Independent and Maintained Schools 311-iv4.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum 651 i-iii18.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Public Expenditure: Department for Children, Schools and Families 835 i-ii12.8.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum tests 980 i-ii14.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainable Schools and Building Schools for the Future 981-i14.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Diversity of School Provision: Trust Schools 311-v14.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-i25.3.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-ii31.3.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-iii23.4.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-iv2.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-v14.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-vi4.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-vii26.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-viii7.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-ix30.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children 442-x3.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum 651-iv13.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum 651-v4.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum 651-vi12.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum 651-vii19.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum 651-viii26.11.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Diversity of School Provision: Academies   17.3.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: National Curriculum   12.6.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of Ofsted   26.6.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Looked-after Children   7.7.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainable Schools and Building Schools for the Future   18.7.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Public Expenditure: Department for Children, Schools and Families   12.8.08Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Education and Skills Committee's Tenth Report: Special Educational Needs: Assessment and Funding, received 23.1.08, published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Reply to the Education and Skills Committee's Eleventh Report: Creative Partnerships and the Curriculum, received 16.1.08, published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08).

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/csf.

Divisions

DateSubject
7.5.08One, On consideration of an Amendment proposed to the Motion that the Chairman's draft Report on Testing and Assessment be read a second time


Debates

Committee reports were debated on one occasion in Westminster Hall. Committee reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons on one occasion. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Child Poverty
1
Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]
1
Children under the radar
1
Diversity of School Provision
5
Draft Apprenticeships Bill
2
Early Years Foundation Stage
1
Learning and Skills Council
1
Looked-after Children
10
National Curriculum
8
National Curriculum Tests
2
Public Expenditure: Department for Children, Schools and Families
2
Schools Commissioner and Schools Adjudicator
1
Social Mobility
1
Sustainable Schools and Building Schools for the Future
1
Testing and Assessment
6
The Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Children's Plan
1
The Work of Ofsted
2
Total
46A


A At one meeting of the Committee evidence was taken on more than one inquiry. Therefore the total in this table does not match the figure given above for the number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

4  Communities and Local Government

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 11 Members.

Members
Starkey, Dr Phyllis (Chairman)
Beresford, Sir Paul
Betts, Mr Clive
Cummings, John
Dobbin, Jim (added 8.11.07)
George, Andrew (added 19.11.07)
Hands, Mr Greg
Horwood, John (discharged 19.11.07)
Main, Anne
Olner, Mr Bill
Pugh, Dr John
Thornberry, Emily
Wright, David (discharged 8.11.07)
Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
36 out of 36
21 out of 36
30 out of 36
28 out of 36
21 out of 36
18 out of 35
12 out of 36
1 out of 1
22 out of 36
23 out of 36
17 out of 36
13 out of 36
0
60.9 %

Total number of meetings:36
Of which:  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 22
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings14
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0
  
Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 5
Conferences/Seminars hosted1


Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Richard Bate, Ted Cantle, Rita Hale OBE, Professor Steve Hilditch, Mr Kelvin MacDonald, Ms Alveena Malik, Ms Rachel Pillai, Mr Tony Travers, Dr Helen Walker, Professor Christine Whitehead and Professor Steve Wilcox.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witness:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 2
    Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 11
    Member of the House of Lords (who was also a Minister) 1
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Department for Communities and Local Government 4
    Other Government departments 2
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-  Ministerial departments comprising: 9
    Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration 1
    Audit Commission 1
    Fuel Poverty Advisory Group 1
    Equality and Human Rights Commission 1
    Homes and Communities Agency 1
    Sustainable Development Commission 1
    Tenant Services Authority 1
  including Regional Development Agencies: 2
    South East England Development Agency 1
    Yorkshire Forward 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 55


Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
29.1.08PeterboroughStarkey, Dobbin, Main, Pugh, Thornberry 3Inquiry into Community Cohesion and Migration £848.00
3-4.3.08BurnleyStarkey, Betts, George, Hands, Pugh, Thornberry 4AInquiry into Community Cohesion and Migration £4,197.50
1.4.08London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Starkey, Dobbin, Main, Olner2 Inquiry into Community Cohesion and Migration £45.00
10.6.08Richmond upon ThamesB Starkey, Betts3Inquiry into the Provision of Public Toilets Nil
17.6.08Olympic site, east LondonB Starkey, Olner2Preparation for the London Olympics £70.50



A Includes one specialist adviser and one shorthand writer

B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Coastal Towns: the Government's Second Response 6921.11.07Not required
Second Report: Departmental Annual Report 2007 1703.1.08Cm 7335, published 3.3.08
Third Report: Local Government Finance—Supplementary Business Rate: the Government's Response 21021.1.08Received 7.11.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fourth Report: Work of the Committee in 2007 21125.1.08Not required
Fifth Report: Ordnance Survey268 2.2.08Received 9.4.08: published as First Special Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: Refuse Collection: Waste Reduction Pilots 19521.2.08Received 22.4.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
Seventh Report: Existing Housing and Climate Change 432-I2.4.08Cm 7428, published 22.7.08
Oral and Written Evidence: Existing Housing and Climate Change 432-II2.4.08Not applicable
Eighth Report: The Supply of Rented Housing 457-I21.5.08Cm 7326, published 18.9.08
Oral and Written Evidence: The Supply of Rented Housing 457-II21.5.08Not applicable
Ninth Report: New Towns: Follow-Up 88911.7.08Awaited
Tenth Report: Community Cohesion and Migration 369-I16.7.08Cm 7489, published 11.11.08
Oral and Written Evidence: Community Cohesion and Migration 369-II16.7.08Not applicable
Eleventh Report: Planning Matters—labour shortages and skills gaps 517-I24.7.08Cm 7495, published 3.11.08
Twelfth Report: The Provision of Public Toilets 63622.10.08Awaited
First Special Report: Ordnance Survey: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report 5161.5.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: Refuse Collection: Waste Reduction Pilots— Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee 54114.5.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Local Government Finance—Supplementary Business Rate: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 120026.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Homes and Communities Agency 349-i8.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government 813-i23.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government 813-ii7.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government 813-iii10.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government 813-iv17.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Communities and Local Government Departmental Annual Report 1089-i13.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Communities and Local Government Departmental Annual Report 1089-ii27.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tenant Services Authority 1123-i21.10.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Winter Supplementary Estimates   19.11.07 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Department for Communities and Local Government Winter Supplementary Estimate 2007   25.2.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Government Equalities Office New Estimate 2007   25.2.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Communities and Local Government Spring Supplementary Estimates 2007-08   17.3.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Local Government Finance: Waste   17.3.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Communities and Local Government Winter Supplementary Estimates 2007-08   25.3.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Communities and Local Government Autumn Performance Report 2007   1.4.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Spring Supplementary Estimates 2007-08   12.5.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government   21.10.08 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Communities and Local Government Departmental Annual Report 2008   27.10.08 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Housing and the Credit Crunch   10.11.08 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Government Equalities Office Departmental Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08   17.11.08 Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: Equality, published as Cm 7246 (13.11.07).

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: Local Government Finance: Supplementary Business Rate, received 13.11.07, published as the Committee's Third Report, Session 2007-08.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/clgcom.

Divisions

DateSubject
21.4.08Two, One on an amendment proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on The Supply of Rented Housing
One on consideration of the question, that the Report be the 8th Report of the Committee to the House [The Supply of Rented Housing]


Debates

Committee reports were debated on 2 occasions in the House of Commons on Second Readings of Bills and on 2 occasions in Westminster Hall. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Communities and Local Government Departmental Annual Report
2
Community Cohesion and Migration
4
Existing Housing and Climate Change
3
Homes and Communities Agency
1
Planning Matters—labour shortages and skills gaps
4
Refuse Collection: Waste Reduction Pilots
1
Tenant Services Authority
1
The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government
4
The Provision of Public Toilets
2
Total
22

5  Consolidation & c., Bills (Joint Committee)

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 14 November 2005.

Members
Bercow, John
Binley, Mr Brian
Brown, Mr Russell
Carmichael, Alistair (added 25.3.08)
Cash, Mr William
Caton, Mr Martin
Challen, Colin
Clegg, Mr Nick (discharged 25.3.08)
Dobbin, Jim
Dorrell, Stephen
Farrelly, Paul
MacDougall, Mr John (died 13.8.08)
Waltho, Lynda
  
Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
  
41.7 %



Total number of meetings:
1
Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
1
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
0
Number of wholly private meetings
0
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees (Amend As Appropriate)
0
  
Other activities
  
Informal meetings
0
Conferences/Seminars hosted
0


Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
  
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of
  
    Law Commission
1
    Scottish Law Commission
1


Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL] 4509.5.08Not applicable


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

None.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/joint_committee_on_consolidation___c___bills.cfm.

Divisions

None.

Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [H.L.]
1
Total
1

6  Culture, Media and Sport

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 11 Members and held 47 meetings. This included 1 "Joint" meeting held concurrently with the Business and Enterprise Committee (abbreviated to 'BEC' in the attendance table below)

Members
Whittingdale, Mr John (Chairman)
Anderson, Janet
Davies, Philip
Evans, Mr Nigel
Farrelly, Paul
Hall, Mr Mike
Keen, Alan
McKenna, Rosemary
Price, Adam
Sanders, Mr Adrian
Southworth, Helen
  
Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
47 out of 47 (including 1 BEC)
20 out of 47 (including 1 BEC)
41 out of 47 (including 1 BEC)
21 out of 47
34 out of 47
21 out of 47
29 out of 47
22 out of 47 (including 1 BEC)
22 out of 47 (including 1 BEC)
40 out of 47 (including 1 BEC)
25 out of 47
  
62.3 %



Total number of meetings:
47
Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
34
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
0
Number of wholly private meetings
13
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees
1
  
Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)
3
Conferences/Seminars hosted
0


Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr Brian Cathcart, Mr Ray Gallagher, Ms Sara John, Mr Bob Kindred MBE, Mr Martin Le Jeune and Mr David Sekers OBE.

Witnesses

Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
  
Number of appearances by:
  
  Cabinet Ministers
4
  Other Ministers
7
  Members of House of Lords (none of whom were Ministers)
5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
  
  Department for Culture, Media and Sport
4
  Ministry of Defence
1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
  
  BBC
2
  Channel 4
1
  English Heritage
2
  Horserace Betting Levy Board
1
  Olympic Delivery Authority
1
  Sport England
1
  UK Sport
1
  VisitBritain
1
  VisitEngland
1
Appearances by other witnesses
125

Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
18-23.5.08California WhittingdaleAnderson, Davies, Farrelly, Keen, McKenna, Price, Sanders 2AInquiry into Harmful content on the Internet and in video games £45,122.85
17-21.6.08BeijingB Whittingdale    Fifth Meeting of the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting £3,650.35
14-15.11.08BerlinB Farrelly   To represent Mr Speaker at Berlin Conference "A Soul for Europe" £1,244.29

A Includes one specialist adviser

B Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
19.11.07BrusselsA Evans  To represent Mr Speaker on Discourse on "A Soul for Europe" £183.00
23-24.1.08BrusselsWhittingdale Anderson, Davies, Farrelly, Hall, Keen, Sanders 3Inquiry into European Commission White Paper on Sport £6,897.08

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
12.11.07Lingfield Park Racecourse, SurreyA Whittingdale Davies2 Inquiry into On-course horserace betting£112.55
29.11.07Olympic Park, London Whittingdale Farrelly, Keen2 Inquiry into London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Nil
19.2.08Microsoft, Cardinal Place, Victoria, LondonA Whittingdale 2Inquiry into Harmful content on the Internet and in video games Nil
12-13.3.08TorquayWhittingdale Davies, Hall, Keen, McKenna, Sanders 4Inquiry into Tourism £3,756.78
25.3.08Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, Pimlico Whittingdale Anderson, Farrelly, Hall, Southworth 3BInquiry into Harmful content on the Internet and in video games £143.18
15-16.5.08NewportA Whittingdale    Media 360 Conference£237.00
22-24.8.08EdinburghWhittingdale Keen, Price, Sanders   MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival—several current broadcasting related inquiries £2,875.02

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes one specialist adviser

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Public service content 36-I15.11.07Cm 7309, published 24.1.08
Oral and Written Evidence: Public service content 36-II15.11.07Not applicable
Second Report: Ticket Touting202 10.1.08Cm 7346, published 21.4.08
Third Report: Work of the Committee in 2007 23421.1.08Not applicable
Fourth Report: BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 23522.1.08Not applicable
Fifth Report: On-course horserace betting 3723.1.08Received 1.5.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: London 2012 Games: the next lap 104-I30.4.08Cm 7437, published 30.6.08
Oral and Written Evidence: London 2012 Games: the next lap 104-II30.4.08Not applicable
Seventh Report: European Commission White Paper on Sport 34714.5.08Received 16.7.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Eighth Report: Tourism133-I 10.7.08Cm 7487, published 20.10.08
Oral and Written Evidence: Tourism 133-II10.7.08Not applicable
Ninth Report: Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill 69322.7.08Cm 7472, published 20.10.08
Tenth Report: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games 353-I30.7.08Cm 7477, published 15.10.08
Oral and Written Evidence: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games 353-II30.7.08Not applicable
Eleventh Report: Draft Heritage Protection Bill 82130.7.08Cm 7472, published 20.10.08
First Special Report: Public service content: Response from Ofcom to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 27523.1.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: On-course horserace betting: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 54913.5.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: European Commission White Paper on Sport: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2007-08 102930.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Ofcom Annual Plan 2008-09 49422.7.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Public confidence in broadcasting 2006-07 968-i6.2.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: DCMS Annual Report 2007 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 2006-07 1099-i6.2.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: BBC Annual Report 2007 9388.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DCMS Annual Report 2008 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 100017.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: London 2012 Games: Lessons from Beijing 1071-i7.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Licensing Act 2003 1093-i14.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Licensing Act 2003 1093-ii28.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Licensing Act 2003 1093-iii11.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Licensing Act 2003 1093-iv25.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Channel 4 Annual Report 2007 1120-i21.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Commercial Operations of the BBC 1166-i4.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Commercial Operations of the BBC and Editorial Control of Offensive Material 1166-ii18.11.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Licensing Act 2003 109328.10.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Commercial Operations of the BBC 116628.10.08Not applicable




Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

None.


Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/cmscom.

Divisions

DateSubject
6.11.07Three, on consideration of the draft Report on Public service content
18.12.07Six, on consideration of the draft Report on Ticket touting
24.6.08Ten, on consideration of the draft Report on Tourism



Debates

Committee reports were debated on 1 occasion in Westminster Hall. Uncorrected transcripts were tagged as relevant to a debate on 1 occasion in Westminster Hall. Committee reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons or Westminster Hall on 5 occasions. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
BBC Annual Report for 2007-08
1
Channel 4 Annual Report 2007
1
Commercial Operations of the BBC
2
DCMS Annual Report 2008 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State
1
Draft Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill
1
Draft Heritage Protection Bill
2
European Commission White Paper on Sport
1
Harmful content on the Internet and in video games
7
London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic GamesA
6
Ofcom Annual Plan 2008-09
1
On-course horserace betting
1
The Licensing Act 2003
4
TourismA
7
Total
35B

A The Committee also took oral evidence on these inquiries in Session 2006-07; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2006-07))

B On one occasion the Committee's meeting comprised two separate oral evidence sessions.

7  Defence

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 14 Members and held 46 meetings. These included 1 meeting held concurrently with the Foreign Affairs Committee (abbreviated to (FACM) in the attendance table below) and 6 "Committees on Arms Export Controls" meetings held concurrently with Business and Enterprise, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees (abbreviated to (CAEC) in the attendance table below).

Members
Arbuthnot, Mr James (Chairman)
Borrow, Mr David S
Crausby, Mr David
Gilroy, Linda
Hamilton, Mr David
Hancock, Mr Mike
Havard, Mr Dai
Holloway, Mr Adam
Jenkin, Mr Bernard
Jenkins, Mr Brian
Jones, Mr Kevan
Key, Robert
Rennie, Willie (discharged 21.1.08)
Smith, John
Younger-Ross, Richard (added 21.1.08)

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
41(including 1FACM and 1 CAEC) out of 46
26 (including 1 FACM and 4 CAEC) out of 46
36 (including 2 CAEC) out of 46
37 (including 1 FACM and 6 CAEC) out of 46
17 out of 46
22 out of 46
22 (including 1 FACM) out of 46
26 (including 1 FACM) out of 46
40 (including 1 FACM and 4 CAEC) out of 46
30 out of 46
24 out of 46
38 (including 1 FACM and 2 CAEC) out of 46
10 out of 12
17 out of 46
15 (including 1 FACM) out of 28

68.2 %A


A Not including CAEC meetings.

Total number of meetings:
46
Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
22
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
1
    Number of wholly private meetings
17
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees
7



Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)
17
Conferences/Seminars hosted
1



Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.


Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Sibylle Bauer*, Paul Beaver, Rear Admiral Ric Cheadle CB, Professor Michael Clarke, Major General Tim Cross CBE, Professor David Kirkpatrick, Dr Andrew Rathmell, Rear Admiral David Snelson and Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB MBE.

* Specialist Adviser to the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees in their joint inquiry into Strategic Export Controls.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
  
    Number of appearances by:
  
        Cabinet Ministers
5
        Other Ministers
3
        Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was a Minister)
3
    Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
  
        Ministry of Defence
16
    Other Government departments comprising:
  
        Cabinet Office
1
        Department of Health
1
        Foreign and Commonwealth Office
2
        Home Office
1
    Appearances by other witnesses
41

Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
15.11.07ParisA Holloway1Seminar on Naval Defence £600.86
16-17.12.07NaplesA Arbuthnot, Crausby1Conference of the Chairpersons of Defence Committees of the Member States of the European Union £2,873.80
2-3.6.08BrusselsA Jenkin  Conference on NATO in the next decade £554.51
22-26.6.08Bahrain and Iraq Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Havard, Jenkin,
Jones
1Inquires into UK operations in Iraq and the Iran hostages incident: the lessons learned £23,266.38
5-9.7.08Pakistan and Afghanistan Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Jones, Younger-Ross 2Inquiry into UK operations in Afghanistan £47,223.38
8-9.9.08St MaloA Arbuthnot   Sixth Summer Defence Conference of the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee of the French National Assembly £636.80
20-21.9.08RegensburgA Jenkins1Operation COOP SPIRIT £1,894.50
26-27.10.08ParisA Arbuthnot, Crausby1Conference of the Chairpersons of Defence Committees of the Member States of the European Union £1,506.00

A Travel in a representative capacity


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
9.11.07MDHU Frimley Park, HampshireA Arbuthnot1Inquiry into Medical care for the Armed Forces Nil
16.11.07MDHU Portsmouth, HampshireA Hancock1Inquiry into Medical care for the Armed Forces £15.50
23.11.07MDHU Northallerton, North YorkshireA Jones  Inquiry into Medical care for the Armed Forces £34.40
23.11.07MDHU Derriford, Plymouth, DevonA Gilroy  Inquiry into Medical care for the Armed Forces Nil
12.2.08MDHU James Cook University HospitalA Jones  Inquiry into Medical care for the Armed Forces Nil
24.4.08Port of Southampton Borrow, Gilroy   Committees on Arms Export Controls£232.80
29.4.08Armed Forces Careers Information Office, Holborn, London Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Hamilton, Jenkin, Jenkins, Jones, Younger-Ross 2Inquiry into Recruiting and retaining Armed Forces personnel £97.85
14-15.5.08AgustaWestland, Yeovil, Somerset Arbuthnot, Hamilton, Jenkin, Jenkins, Key 2Familiarisation visit£1,503.26
19.5.08HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Cornwall Jones1Inquiry into Recruiting and retaining Armed Forces personnel £603.00
19.5.08Army Training Regiment Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire Arbuthnot1Inquiry into Recruiting and retaining Armed Forces personnel £83.32
20.5.08Salisbury PlainA Jenkin, Jones1EU battlegroup exercise £614.60
14.7.08Farnborough Air Show Arbuthnot, Jenkin, Jenkins, Key, Smith 3BFamiliarisation visit £459.00
1-2.10.08Defence Equipment & Support, Abbey Wood and Porton Down, Salisbury Arbuthnot, Gilroy, Jenkin, Jones, Key3 Familiarisation visit£1,526.10
15-16.10.08Defence Academy, Shrivenham Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Jenkins, Key, Smith 10CSeminar on working practices £3,500 (estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes one specialist adviser

C Includes 4 specialist advisers

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: UK land operations in Iraq 2007 1103.12.07Received 4.2.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
Second Report: Costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Winter Supplementary Estimate 2007-08 1385.12.07Received 4.3.08: published as Memorandum in Eighth Report, Session 2007-08
Third Report: UK/US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty 10711.12.07Received 21.2.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fourth Report: The Iran hostages incident: the lessons learned 18114.12.07Received 4.3.08: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fifth Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 6128.1.08Received 28.2.08: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: The work of the Committee 2007 27431.1.08Not applicable
Seventh Report: Medical care for the Armed Forces 32718.2.08Received 22.4.08: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Eighth Report: Operational costs in Afghanistan and Iraq: Spring Supplementary Estimate 2007-08 40010.3.08Received 9.5.08: published as Memorandum in Eleventh Report, Session 2007-08
Ninth Report: The Future of NATO and European Defence 11120.3.08Received 14.5.08: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Tenth Report: Defence Equipment 2008 29527.3.08Received 2.6.08: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Eleventh Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2008-09 8857.7.08Received 1.10.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Twelfth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Export Control (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislationA 25417.7.08Cm 7485, published 3.11.08
Thirteenth Report: The contribution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to ISTAR capability 5355.8.08Received 3.10.08: published as Twelfth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fourteenth Report: Recruiting and retaining Armed Forces personnel 42430.7.08Received 1.10.08: published as Eleventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fifteenth Report: UK operations in Iraq and the Gulf 98222.7.08Received 29.9.08: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2007-08
First Special Report: The work of Defence Estates: Government response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2006-07 10923.11.07Not applicable
Second Special Report: UK land operations in Iraq 2007: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 35221.2.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: UK/US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 3753.3.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: The Iran hostages incident: the lessons learned. Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08 39926.3.08Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 4683.4.08Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Medical care for the Armed Forces: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2007-08 5009.5.08Not applicable

A Jointly with the Business and Enterprise, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees

Seventh Special Report: Defence Equipment 2008: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2007-08 55517.6.08Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: The future of NATO and European defence: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2007-08 66019.6.08Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2008-09: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2007-08 107227.10.08Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: UK operations in Iraq and the Gulf: Government response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2007-08 107329.10.08Not applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Recruiting and retaining Armed Forces personnel: Government response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2007-08 10743.11.08Not applicable
Twelfth Special Report: The contribution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to ISTAR capability: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2007-08 10875.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: UK national security and resilience 718-i19.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: UK national security and resilience 718-ii27.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Iraq and AfghanistanB 1145-i3.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 1168-i11.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 1168-ii18.11.08Not applicable

B Jointly with the Foreign Affairs Committee

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Defence Equipment 1198-i24.11.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: UK national security and resilience   20.5.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Defence Equipment   18.11.08 Not applicable



Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report: The work of Defence Estates, received 19.11.07 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08.


Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/defcom.

Divisions

DateSubject
4.3.08Eight, on consideration of the Chairman's draft Report on The Future of NATO and European Defence.



Debates

Committee reports were debated on one occasion in Westminster Hall. Committee Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons on two occasions. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Defence Equipment
3
Iraq and Afghanistan
1
Medical care for the Armed Forces
1
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07
2
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08
2
Recruiting and retaining Armed Forces personnel
4
Scrutiny of Arms Export Control (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation
3A
The contribution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to ISTAR capability
3
The Future of NATO and European defence
2
The Iran hostages incident: the lessons learned
1
UK national security and resilience
2

A Jointly with the Business and Enterprise, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees.

UK/US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty 1
Total25A

A Jointly with the Business and Enterprise, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees.

8  Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)

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[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 30 April 2008: "Ordered, That a Select Committee of eleven Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill."]

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 30 April 2008. It had 11 Commons Members.

Members
Foster, Michael Jabez (Chairman from 6.5.08)
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Chope, Mr Christopher
Lazarowicz, Mark
Linton, Martin
Lucas, Ian
Mactaggart, Fiona
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Thornberry, Emily
Tyrie, Mr Andrew
Young, Sir George

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
20 out of 20
4 out of 20
10 out of 20
8 out of 20
20 out of 20
11 out of 20
14 out of 20
1 out of 20
15 out of 20
12 out of 20
20 out of 20

61.4 %

Total number of meetings:
20
Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
13
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
0
    Number of wholly private meetings
7
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees
0



Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.


Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Rodney Brazier.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
Cabinet Ministers1
Members of the House of Lords11
Attorney General1
Other Ministers2
Members of the House of Commons1
  Number of appearances by representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments:   
Commission for Judicial Appointments1
Greater London Authority1
Serious Fraud Office1
Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 31



Overseas Visits

Not applicable.


Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable.


UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence


Title
HC No. (2007-08)
Date of publication
Government reply

First Report: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
551-I
31.7.08
Awaited



Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Not applicable.


Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee for Session 2007-08 were published in the Report of the Committee, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, HC 551-I, Session 2007-08.

Divisions


Date
Subject

22.7.08
Nine, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill



Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
13
Total
13

9  Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)

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[Extract from the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons, 8 May 2008: "Ordered, That a Select Committee of eleven Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Marine Bill."]

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 May 2008. It had 11 Commons Members.
Members
Gilroy, Linda
Griffith, Nia
Main, Anne
Salter, Martin
Soulsby, Sir Peter
Syms, Mr Robert
Tipping, Paddy
Walker, Mr Charles
Walley, Joan
Whitehead, Dr Alan
Williams, Mr Roger

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
10 out of 11
8 out of 11
7 out of 11
8 out of 11
6 out of 11
2 out of 11
8 out of 11
7 out of 11
8 out of 11
8 out of 11
7 out of 11

65.3 %


Total number of meetings:11

Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 8
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings3
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0



Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.


Specialist Advisers during the Session

Captain Dennis Barber, Dr Susan Gubbay and Professor Laurence Mee.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 1
    Other Ministers 2
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
    Ministry of Defence 1
    Department for Transport 1
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-ministerial departments comprising:   
    Environment Agency 1
    Joint Nature Conservation Committee 1
    Natural England 1
    Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 1
    Seafish Industry Authority 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 39



Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
12.6.08EdinburghA   2B Meeting to discuss Draft Bill£626.00

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Draft Marine Bill 552-l30.7.08Cm 7422, published 25.9.08
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Marine Bill 552-II15.8.08Not applicable



Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

None.


Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee for Session 2007-08 were published in the Report of the Committee, Draft Marine Bill, HC 552-l, Session 2007-08.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Draft Marine Bill
8
Total
8

10  Environmental Audit

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 16 Members

Members
Yeo, Mr Tim (Chairman)
Barker, Gregory (added 8.11.07)
Caton, Mr Martin
Challen, Colin
Chaytor, Mr David
Horwood, Martin
Hurd, Mr Nick
Lazarowicz, Mark
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian (added 18.12.07)
Malik, Mr Shahid
Pearson, Ian (discharged 14.1.08)
Pritchard, Mark (discharged 18.12.07)
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Stuart, Mr Graham
Swinson, Jo
Turner, Dr Desmond
Vaizey, Mr Edward (discharged 8.11.07)
Walley, Joan
Woolas, Mr Phil (added 14.1.08)

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
33 out of 40
1 out of 40
21 out of 40
28 out of 40
33 out of 40
21 out of 40
19 out of 40
24 out of 40
10 out of 33
1 out of 40
0 out of 8
2 out of 7
1 out of 40
20 out of 40
30 out of 40
31 out of 40
0
27 out of 40
0 out of 40

47.3 %

Total number of meetings:
40
Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
31
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
0
    Number of wholly private meetings
9
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees
0



Other activities
  
Informal meetings
0
Conferences/Seminars hosted
0



Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.


Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 1
    Other Ministers 13
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
    Department for Communities and Local Government 2
    Department for Energy and Climate Change 1
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 7
    Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills 1
    Department for Transport 2
    Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1
    HM Treasury2
    Ministry of Defence 1
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment 1
    English Partnerships 1
    Environment Agency 2
    Export Credits Guarantee Department 1
    Joint Nature Conservation Committee 1
    Maritime and Coastguard Agency 1
    Natural England 2
    Office of Government Commerce 1
    Sustainable Development Commission 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 83
      

Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
3-7.12.07BaliA Challen  UN Climate Change Conference 2007 £7,490.37
28.1-7.2.08Australia and China Yeo, Challen, Chaytor, Stuart, Swinson, Turner, Walley 2Building on Kyoto: Engaging all nations in a post-2012 agreement. £57,773.56
18-21.3.08Los AngelesA Yeo  11th Milken Annual Institute Global Conference £4,493.70
15-20.11.08Sao PauloA Yeo, Turner   International Conference on Biofuels£11,824.00

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
17-18.3.08BrusselsYeo, Caton, Challen, Lazarowicz, Swinson, Turner, Walley 2Inquiry into Post Kyoto: The international context for progress on climate change £6,066.70
4.11.08BrusselsYeo, Caton, Challen, Chaytor, Lazarowicz, Turner, Walley 2Inquiry into Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping £6,146.00

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14.5.08Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales Caton, Challen, Horwood, Swinson2 Tour of Centre for Alternative Technology £2,024.45
21.5.08Barking Riverside Yeo, Challen, Chaytor, Horwood, Swinson, Walley 2Inquiries into Greener Homes for the Future and Halting Biodiversity Loss £86.00


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Are biofuels sustainable? 76-I21.1.08Fourth Report: Are Biofuels Sustainable? The Government ResponseA
Oral and Written Evidence: Are biofuels sustainable? 76-II21.1.08Not applicable
Second Report: Reducing Carbon Emissions from UK Business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements 35410.3.08HM Treasury Response, received 10.03.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Third Report: The 2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review: An environmental analysis 149-I5.3.08HM Treasury Response, received 5.3.08: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: The 2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review: An environmental analysis 149-II5.3.08Not applicable
Fourth Report: Are Biofuels Sustainable? The Government Response 5282.5.08Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Department for Transport Response, received 2.5.08: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fifth Report: Personal Carbon Trading 56526.5.08Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Response, received 8.10.08: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: Reaching an international agreement on climate change 3558.7.08Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Response, received 30.9.08: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2007-08

A The Committee made substantive comments on the Government response to its First Report: Are biofuels sustainable?. It published these as its Fourth Report: Are Biofuels Sustainable? The Government Response.

Seventh Report: Making Government operations more sustainable: A progress report 52914.7.08Office of Government Commerce Response, received 27.10.08: published as Eighth Special Report 2007-08
Eighth Report: Climate change and local, regional and devolved Government 22528.7.08Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Response, received 28.10.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Ninth Report: Carbon capture and storage 65422.7.08Awaited
Tenth Report: Vehicle Excise Duty as an environmental tax 9074.8.08Awaited
Eleventh Report: The Export Credits Guarantee Department and Sustainable Development 92920.10.08Awaited
Twelfth Report: Greener homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans 5663.11.08Awaited
Thirteenth Report: Halting biodiversity loss 74310.11.08Awaited
First Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2006-07: The structure of Government and the challenge of climate change 2763.3.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2006-07: Voluntary Carbon Offset Market 418
17.3.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Reducing Carbon Emissions from UK Business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08 59022.5.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: The 2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review: An environmental analysis: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 59122.5.08Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Are Biofuels Sustainable? The Government Response: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08 6444.6.08Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Reaching an international agreement on climate change: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08 105523.10.08Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Personal carbon trading: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 11255.11.08Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Making Government operations more sustainable: A progress report: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2007-08 112618.11.08Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Climate change and local, regional and devolved Government: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2007-08 118919.11.08Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: Environmental Crime: Wildlife Crime: Government response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2003-04 121328.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Challenge of Climate Change 155-i11.4.08Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping 1117-i21.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping 1117-ii28.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping 1117-iii18.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping 1117-iv25.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: The scientific basis for carbon reduction targets 121426.11.08Not applicable



Government replies to Reports for Session 2003-04
Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report: Environmental Crime: Wildlife Crime, received 11.11.08 and published as the Committee's Tenth Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report: The structure of Government and the challenge of climate change, received 19.12.07 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: Voluntary Carbon Offset Market, received 21.2.08 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2007-08.


Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committees website at www.parliament.uk/eacom.

Divisions

DateSubject
13.05.08One, on a Reasoned Amendment to the Question that the Chairman's draft Report on Personal Carbon Trading be read a second time
22.07.08Two, one on an Amendment to the Question, and one on the Question, that the Chairman's draft Report on Vehicle Excise Duty as an environmental tax be read a second time



Debates

Committee reports were debated on one occasion in Westminster Hall and were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons on one occasion. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review: an environmental analysis
3
Are biofuels sustainable?
3
Carbon Capture and Storage and Kingsnorth power station
1
Climate change and local, regional and devolved Government
3
Export Credits Guarantee Department and Sustainable Development
2
Greener homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government's house-building plans
3
Halting biodiversity loss
3
Making Government operations more sustainable: A Progress Report
1
Post-Kyoto: The international context for progress on climate change
4
Reducing CO2 and other emissions from shipping
4
The Challenge of Climate Change
1
The scientific basis for carbon reduction targets
1
Vehicle Excise Duty
2
Total
31

10A   Sub-Committee on Environmental Information

Access to the Committee's website is via www.parliament.uk/eacom

The Sub-Committee was nominated on 24 July 2007. It had 6 Members.

Members
Challen, Colin (Chairman)
Horwood, Martin
Hurd, Mr Nick
Pritchard, Mark (discharged 18.12.07)
Swinson, Jo
Walley, Joan
Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
4 out of 6
3 out of 6
1 out of 6
1 out of 6
5 out of 6
4 out of 6
50.0 %

Total number of meetings:6
Of which:  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 4
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings2
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0



Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 0
Conferences/Seminars hosted0



Staff

The Sub-Committee is supported by the staff of the main Committee, details of which can be found in the Committee's publications.


Specialist Advisers during the Session

None.

Witnesses

Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
    Number of appearances by:   
       Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 1
    Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
       Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
    Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
       Sustainable Development Commission 1
Appearances by other witnesses 15



Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Environmental Information: Environmental Labelling 83-i14.11.07Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Environmental Information: Environmental Labelling 83-ii12.12.07Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Environmental Information: Environmental Labelling 83-iii9.1.08Not applicable
Uncorrected evidence published on the internet: Environmental Information: Environmental Labelling 83-iv23.1.08Not applicable




Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Not applicable.


Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/eacom.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Environmental Information: Environmental Labelling 4
Total4




 
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