Sessional Returns 2007-08 Contents


10  SELECT COMMITTEES

15  Health

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

Barron, Mr Kevin (Chairman)

Atkins, Charlotte

Bone, Mr Peter (added 10.12.07)

Campbell, Mr Ronnie (discharged 26.11.07)

Dowd, Jim

Gidley, Sandra

Hesford, Stephen (added 26.11.07)

Naysmith, Dr Doug

Penning, Mike (discharged 10.12.07)

Scott, Mr Lee

Stoate, Dr Howard

Syms, Mr Robert

Taylor, Dr Richard

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

36 out of 37

27 out of 37

16 out of 32

0 out of 3

18 out of 37

31 out of 37

19 out of 34

33 out of 37

1 out of 5

21 out of 37

30 out of 37

14 out of 37

36 out of 37

69.3 %


Total number of meetings: 37

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 32
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
    Number of wholly private meetings 5
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 18
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 Sheila Adam, Professor John Appleby, Dr Paul Batchelor, Professor Nick Bosanquet, Seán Boyle, Professor Morris Brown, Professor Joe Collier, Mr Robert Dredge, Professor Charles Easmon, Professor Kenneth Eaton, Mr Tony Giddings, Melanie Henwood, Dr Ike Iheanacho, Professor Alan Maynard, Dr Fiona Moss, Dr Hilary Pickles, Dr Alex Scott-Samuel and Professor Charles Vincent.

Witnesses

Cabinet Ministers3
Other Ministers5
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 2 were Ministers) 3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
  Department of Health13
  Department for Children, Schools and Families 1
  Foreign & Commonwealth Office 1
  Home Office1
Executive Agencies, comprising: 1
    UK Border Agency 1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments, comprising: 6
    Food Standards Agency 1
    Healthcare Commission 1
    HM Revenue and Customs 1
    Monitor - Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts 1
    National Patient Safety Agency 1
    Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board 1
Strategic Health Authorities, comprising: 7
    NHS London2
    NHS North East 1
    HHS North West 1
    NHS South West 2
    NHS Yorkshire and the Humber 1
Special Health Authorities 3
    National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 3
NHS Foundation Trusts, comprising: 3
    Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 1
    Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust 1
    South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 1
NHS Trusts, comprising: 1
    Barts and The London NHS Trust 1
Primary Care Trusts, comprising: 8
    Camden PCT1
    Devon PCT1
    Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT 1
    Hillingdon PCT 1
    Liverpool PCT1
    Sandwell PCT1
    Sheffield PCT1
    Tower Hamlets PCT 1
Appearances by other witnesses 75

Overseas Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

16-17.3.08The HagueBarron, Atkins, Gidley, Naysmith, Syms, Taylor 2Inquiry into Health Inequalities £4,318.09
13-15.5.08OsloBarron, Atkins, Gidley, Naysmith, Syms, Taylor 2Inquiry into Health Inequalities £10,687.37

Visits to European Institutions


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

18-19.3.08BrusselsBarron, Atkins, Gidley, Naysmith, Syms, Taylor 2Inquiry into Health Inequalities £6,082.61

UK Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

18.6.08GlasgowBarron, Naysmith, Stoate, Taylor 2Inquiry into Health Inequalities £2,848.88


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 27-I10.1.08Cm 7331, published 6.3.08. NICE's Response received 28.4.08: published as First Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 27-IIAwaiting publication Not applicable
Second Report: Work of the Committee 2007 33720.2.08Not applicable
Third Report: Modernising Medical Careers 25-I8.5.08Cm 7338, published 7.7.08
Written Evidence: Modernising Medical Careers 25-II14.11.07Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Modernising Medical Careers 25-III8.5.08Not applicable
Fourth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission 545-I12.5.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission 545-II19.6.08Not applicable
Fifth Report: Dental Services289-I 2.7.08Cm 7470, published 7.10.08
Written Evidence: Dental Services 289-II4.2.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Dental Services 289-III2.7.08Not applicable
Sixth Report: Foundation trusts and Monitor 833-I16.10.08Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Foundation trusts and Monitor 833-II22.10.08Not applicable
First Special Report: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence: NICE Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 55010.6.08Not applicable
Written Evidence: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007 26-i16.11.07Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007 26-ii4.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007 26-iii4.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services 832-i30.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Our NHS Our Future 1106-i29.10.08Not applicable
Written Evidence: Patient Safety 113730.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-i17.3.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-ii4.4.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-iii10.4.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-iv8.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-v29.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-vi12.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-vii29.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-viii11.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-ix11.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-x19.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health Inequalities 422-xi25.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: NHS Next Stage Review 937-i16.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: NHS Next Stage Review 937-ii23.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: NHS Next Stage Review 937-iii21.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Patient Safety 1161-i4.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Patient Safety 1161-ii25.11.08Not applicable




Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: The Electronic Patient Record, published as Cm 7264 (12.11.07).


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/healthcom.


Divisions

None.


Debates

Committee reports were debated 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

Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission
1
Dental Services
4
Foundation Trusts and Monitor
1
Health Inequalities
11
Modernising Medical Careers
6
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)A
1
NHS Next Stage Review
3
Patient Safety
2
Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2007
2
The responsibilities of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services
1
Total
32

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

16  Home Affairs

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 14 Members.

Members
Vaz, Keith (Chairman) 
Brake, Tom (added 3.3.08) 
Browne, Mr Jeremy (discharged 3.3.08) 
Buck, Ms Karen 
Clappison, Mr James 
Cryer, Mrs Ann 
Davies, David T. C. 
Dean, Mrs Janet 
Mercer, Patrick 
Moran, Margaret 
Prosser, Gwyn 
Russell, Bob 
Salter, Martin 
Streeter, Mr Gary 
Winnick, Mr David 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
41 out of 43
17 out of 27
5 out of 16
32 out of 43
31 out of 43
29 out of 43
32 out of 43
37 out of 43
34 out of 43
24 out of 43
37 out of 43
32 out of 43
37 out of 43
23 out of 43
39 out of 43

74.8 %



Total number of meetings: 43

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 39
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 2
    Number of wholly private meetings 4
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 2
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 Nigel Gilbert, Professor Marianne Hester, Davina James-Hanman and Dr Nazia Khanum.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 3
    Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 9
    Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 3
    Members of the House of Lords 1
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Home Office6
    Cabinet Office 1
    Department for Children, Schools and Families 1
    Department of Health 2
    Department for Transport 1
    Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1
    Ministry of Justice 1
    European Commission 1
  Executive agencies comprising:   
    Border and Immigration Agency 8
    HM Prison Service 1
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Crown Prosecution Service 3
    Serious Organised Crime Agency 2
Appearances by other witnesses 109

Overseas Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

12-15.5.08Ukraine and Russia Vaz, Cryer, Davies, Dean, Mercer, Prosser, Russell, Winnick 2Inquiry into Human Trafficking £27,987.81
2-9.10.08India and Bangladesh Vaz, Buck, Mercer, Moran, Prosser, Salter 2Inquiry into Managing Migration: Points-Based System £52,990.06
30.11.08The HagueA Davies1Europol £679.00

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

26-27.11.07Brussels 26-27 November 2007A Streeter   Future of EU—Freedom, Security and Justice £320.90
9.9.08BrusselsA Davies  European Parliament Conference £724.50
14.9.08ParisA   1European Parliament Conference £621.77

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
22.11.07Thames House - MI5 briefing Vaz, Browne, Buck, Cryer, Davies, Dean, Moran, Prosser, Russell, Salter, Winnick 2Inquiry into 'The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals' £129.25
28.1.08CroydonVaz, Cryer, Davies, Dean, Mercer, Moran, Prosser 1Inquiry into Domestic Violence £65.00
4.2.08WolverhamptonMoran 1Inquiry into Domestic Violence £373.50
25.2.08NewarkVaz, Buck, Mercer, Russell, Salter 3Inquiry into Policing in the 21st Century £1,572.30
3.3.08ColchesterVaz, Russell 1Inquiry into Domestic Violence £100.10
24.4.08ReadingVaz, Buck, Clappison, Cryer, Dean, Prosser, Salter 5Inquiry into Policing in the 21st Century £115.78
15-16.6.08MonmouthVaz, Davies, Mercer, Salter 2Inquiry into Policing in the 21st Century £1,008.76
23.6.08North Kensington Vaz, Buck, Cryer, Davies, Mercer5 Inquiry into Managing Migration: Points-based System £849.20
7.7.08Stockport and Manchester Vaz, Brake1Inquiry into Policing in the 21st Century £721.26
28.10.08YorkA Davies  National Black Police Association 2008 Conference £308.00
17.11.08StockwellVaz, Brake, Davies, Salter 5Knife Crime Seminar £792.55

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals 43-I13.12.07Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals 43-II13.12.07Not applicable
Second Report: Bulgarian and Romanian Accession to the EU: Twelve months on 5917.1.08Not required
Third Report: The Security Industry Authority: Licensing of Applicants 14417.1.08Not required
Fourth Report: Work of the Committee in 2007 22624.1.08Not required
Fifth Report: A Surveillance Society? 58-I8.6.08Cm 7449, published 22.7.08; Information Commissioner's Response, received 1.8.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: A Surveillance Society? 58-II8.6.08Not applicable
Sixth Report: Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and "Honour"-Based Violence 263-I12.6.08Cm 7450, published 23.7.08; Further Government response received 6.11.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and "Honour"-Based Violence 263-II12.6.08Not applicable
Seventh Report: Policing in the 21st Century 364-I10.11.08Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Policing in the 21st Century 364-II10.11.08Not applicable
First Special Report: Unauthorised Disclosure of Draft Report 1967.4.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: A Surveillance Society?: Information Commissioner's Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 11245.12.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and "Honour"-Based Violence: Further Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08 11656.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Home Office Annual Report 2007 60-i24.1.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: UK Immigration Issues 123-i4.2.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Government's Counter-Terrorism Bill 180 i-ii17.3.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Police Pay 197-i4.2.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The work of the Border and Immigration Agency 224-i19.3.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The work of the Serious Organised Crime Agency 296-i17.3.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Identity Cards: Data Security Issues 365-i23.5.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Beijing Olympic Torch Relay: Torch Attendants 534-i15.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Human Trafficking 318-i12.2.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Human Trafficking 318-ii8.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Human Trafficking 318-iii24.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Human Trafficking 318-iv1.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Human Trafficking 318-v21.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Human Trafficking 318-vi29.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Managing Migration: Points-Based System 884-i14.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Managing Migration: Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill 1130-i4.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Managing Migration: Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill 1130-ii18.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Police and the Media 1139-i11.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Rights of Gurkhas to Settle in the UK 1140-i11.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Home Office 1191-i19.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Monitoring of the UK Border Agency 1192-i24.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Immigration Issues 1199-i25.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Knife Crime 1206-i25.11.08Not 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/homeaffairscom.

Divisions


DateSubject

11.12.07Three, on consideration of the Chairman's Draft Report on The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals




Debates

Committee reports were debated on 1 occasion in Westminster Hall and were referred on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House of Commons on 1 occasion. Oral evidence was referred to on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House 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

A Surveillance Society?A
2
Beijing Olympic Torch Relay: Torch Attendants
1
Bulgarian and Romanian Accession to the EU: Twelve months on
1
Counter Terrorism ProposalsA
4
Domestic Violence, Forced Marriage and "Honour"-Based Violence
6
Home Office Annual Report 2007
1
Human Trafficking
6
Identity Cards: Data Security Issues
1
Immigration Issues
1
Knife Crime
1
Managing Migration: Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill
2
Managing Migration: the Points-based System
1
Monitoring of the UK Border Agency
1
Police and the Media
1
Police Pay
1
Policing in the 21st Century
9
Security Industry Authority: Licensing of Applicants
1
The Government's Counter-Terrorism Proposals
1
The Rights of Gurkhas to settle in the UK
1
The work of the Border and Immigration Agency
1
The work of the Home Office
1
The work of the Serious Organised Crime Agency
1
UK Immigration Issues
1

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

17  Human Rights (Joint Committee)

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 6 Commons Members.

Members
Dismore, Mr Andrew (Chairman) 
Austin, John (added 8.11.07) 
Carswell, Mr Douglas (discharged 13.10.08) 
Griffith, Nia (discharged 8.11.07) 
Harris, Dr Evan 
Sharma, Mr Virendra (added 8.11.07) 
Shepherd, Mr Richard 
Tami, Mark (discharged 8.11.07) 
Timpson, Mr Edward (added 13.10.08) 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
36 out of 39
22 out of 39
2 out of 33

32 out of 39
25 out of 39
12 out of 39

6 out of 6

57.7 %



Total number of meetings: 39

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 19
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
    Number of wholly private meetings 20
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 11
Conferences/Seminars hosted6




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

Raju Bhatt, Frances Butler, Dr Heaven Crawley, Professor Philip Fennell, Professor Geoff Gilbert, Raza Husain, Professor Francesca Klug, Colm O'Cinneide, Dr Tomoya Obokata, Camilla Parker, Professor Linda Ward and Sue Willman.

Witnesses

Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 2
    Other Ministers 6
    Members of the House of Commons 1
    Members of the House of Lords 1
    Members of the Scottish Parliament 1
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Ministry of Justice 1
    Home Office1
    Department for Work and Pensions 2
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Association of Chief Police Officers 1
    Bill of Rights Forum for Northern Ireland 2
    Crown Prosecution Service 1
    Equality and Human Rights Commission 2
    Information Commissioner's Office 2
    Metropolitan Police Service 1
    Scottish Executive 2
  Appearances by other witnesses 33

Overseas Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

17-22.11.07Johannesburg and Cape Town Dismore, Austin, Harris3 Inquiry into UK Bill of Rights£13,428.16
13-14.2.08ViennaA Dismore  EU Fundamental Rights Agency £204.00
30.6-3.7.08Madrid, Lyon and Paris Dismore, Austin2Inquiry into Policing and Protest £12,524.43
16-17.11.08ViennaDismore, Austin 2EU Fundamental Rights Agency £4,983.45 (Estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

31.3-1.4.08StrasbourgA   2European Court of Human Rights Judgments £401.30
8-10.6.08StockholmA The Earl of Onslow, a Lords Member of the Committee, took part in this visit 1Colloquy on strengthening implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights £996.18
25.6.08BrusselsA Lord Dubs, a Lords Member of the Committee, took part in this visit   Conference of Chairpersons of Parliamentary Human Rights Committees in EU Member States £155.60

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

10.3.08EdinburghDismore, Austin 3AInquiry into UK Bill of Rights £1,498.40
26-27.10.08BelfastDismore, Harris 1Inquiry into Policing and Protest £1,341.84

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Government Response to the Committee's Eighteenth Report of Session 2006-07: The Human Rights of Older People in Healthcare 7216.11.07Not applicable
Second Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: 42 days 15614.12.07Cm 7344, published 1.3.08
Third Report: Legislative Scrutiny: 1) Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill; 2) Other Bills 1983.1.08Received 28.1.08: published as Twelfth Report, Session 2007-08
Fourth Report: Government response to the Committee's Twenty-First Report of Session 2006-07: Human Trafficking: Update 22015.1.08Not applicable
Fifth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 26925.1.08Received 30.4.08: published as Twenty-Third Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: The Work of the Committee in 2007 and the State of Human Rights in the UK 2701.2.08Received 8.4.08: published as Eighteenth Report, Session 2007-08
Seventh Report: A Life Like Any Other? Human Rights of Adults with Learning Disabilities 73-I6.3.08Cm 7378, published 7.5.08
Oral and Written Evidence: A Life Like Any Other? Human Rights of Adults with Learning Disabilities 73-II6.3.08Not applicable
Eighth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Health and Social Care Bill 3036.2.08Received 16.4.08: published as Seventeenth Report, Session 2007-08
Ninth Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Eighth Report): Counter-Terrorism Bill 1997.2.08Cm 7344, published 1.3.08
Tenth Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Ninth Report): Annual Renewal of Control Orders Legislation 2008 35620.2.08Cm 7368, published 21.4.08
Eleventh Report: The Use of Restraint in Secure Training Centres 3787.3.08Received 17.7.08: published as Twenty-Seventh Report, Session 2007-08
Twelfth Report: Legislative Scrutiny : 1) Health and Social Care Bill and 2) Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill: Government Response 37911.3.08Received 16.4.08: published as Seventeenth Report, Session 2007-08
Thirteenth Report: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2006-07: The Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism 38029.2.08Not applicable
Fourteenth Report: Data Protection and Human Rights 13214.3.08Received 23.6.08: published as Twenty-Second Report, Session 2007-08
Fifteenth Report: Legislative Scrutiny 44025.3.08Received 29.4.08, 1.5.08, 7.5.08, 16.5.08, 4.6.08 and 5.6.08: published as Twenty-Third Report, Session 2007-08
Sixteenth Report: Scrutiny of Mental Health Legislation: Follow Up 45531.3.08Received 30.7.08: published as Thirty-Second Report, Session 2007-08
Seventeenth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: 1) Employment Bill; 2) Housing and Regeneration Bill; and 3) Other Bills 50128.4.08Not applicable
Eighteenth Report: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08: The Work of the Committee in 2007 and the state of Human Rights in the UK 5266.5.08Not applicable
Nineteenth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Education and Skills Bill 55313.5.08Received 6.6.08: published as Twenty-Third Report, Session 2007-08
Twentieth Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Tenth Report): Counter Terrorism Bill 55414.5.08Received 26.6.08: published as Twenty-Fourth Report, Session 2007-08
Twenty-First Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Eleventh Report): 42 Days and Public Emergencies 6355.6.08Received 26.6.08: published as Twenty-Fourth Report Session 2007-08
Twenty-Second Report: Government Response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2007-08: Data Protection and Human Rights 75423.6.08Not applicable
Twenty-Third Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Government Replies 75526.6.08Not applicable
Twenty-Fourth Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights: Government Responses to the Committee's Twentieth and Twenty-First Reports and other correspondence 75626.6.08Not applicable
Twenty-Fifth Report: Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights (Twelfth Report): Annual Renewal of 28 Days 2008 82530.6.08Not applicable
Twenty-Sixth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill 95015.7.08Not applicable
Twenty-Seventh Report: The Use of Restraint in Secure Training Centres: Government Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report of this Session 97917.7.08Not applicable
Twenty-Eighth Report: UN Convention Against Torture: Discrepancies in Evidence Given to the Committee About Use of Prohibited Interrogation Techniques in Iraq 52727.7.08Received 10.11.08: published on the internet
Twenty-Ninth Report: A Bill of Rights for the UK? 15010.8.08Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: A Bill of Rights for the UK? 150-II10.8.08Not applicable
Thirtieth Report: Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights (Thirteenth Report): Counter-Terrorism Bill 10778.10.08Awaited
Thirty-First Report: Monitoring the Government's Response to Human Rights Judgments: Annual Report 2008 107831.10.08Awaited
Thirty-Second Report: Scrutiny of Mental Health Legislation: Government Response to the Committee's Sixteenth Report of Session 2007-08 10798.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Immigration and Human Rights 357-i27.2.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Policing and Protest 826-i30.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Equality and Human Right Commission 1094-i20.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Policing and Protest 826-ii30.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Human Rights Issues relating to the Home Office 1142-i3.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities 1204-i25.11.08Not applicable




Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's First Report, Session 2006-07: The Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism, received 13.2.08 and published as the Committee's Thirteenth Report, Session 2007-08

Reply to the Committee's Twentieth Report, Session 2006-07: Highly Skilled Migrants: Changes to the Immigration Rules, published as Cm 7268.


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/jchr.

Divisions


DateSubject

2.6.08Nine, on consideration of the Committee's Twenty-First Report
21.7.08One, on consideration of the Committee's Twenty-Ninth Report




Debates

Committee reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons on 19 occasions and in Westminster Hall on 2 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

A Bill of Rights for the UK?
6
A Life Like any Other? Human Rights of Adults with Learning Disabilities
1
Counter-Terrorism Policy and Human Rights
2
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill
1
Data Protection and Human Rights
2
Equality and Human Rights Commission
1
Human rights issues relating to the Home Office
1
Immigration and Human Rights
1
Policing and Protest
3
UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
1
UNCAT: Allegations of torture and inhuman treatment by British troops in Iraq
1
Total
20A

 

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



 
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