Sessional Returns 2007-08 Contents


10  SELECT COMMITTEES

18  Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 November 2007. It had 14 Members.
Members
Willis, Mr Phil (Chairman from 14.11.07) 
Afriyie, Adam (discharged 17.12.07) 
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta 
Boswell, Mr Tim (added 17.12.07) 
Cawsey, Mr Ian 
Dorries, Mrs Nadine 
Gibson, Dr Ian 
Harris, Dr Evan 
Iddon, Dr Brian 
Marsden, Mr Gordon 
Spink, Bob 
Stewart, Ian 
Stringer, Graham 
Turner, Dr Desmond 
Wilson, Mr Rob 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
49 out of 50
0 out of 5
22 out of 50
33 out of 45
27 out of 50
1 out of 50
40 out of 50
38 out of 50
45 out of 50
34 out of 50
1 out of 50
29 out of 50
22 out of 50
32 out of 50
6 out of 50

54.1 %



Total number of meetings: 50

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 33
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
    Number of wholly private meetings 17
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 4
Conferences/Seminars hosted4




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 Sir Roy Anderson, Professor Donal Bradley, Professor Joe Brownlie, Professor Alison Fuller, Professor Mike Gregory CBE, Professor Colin Howard, Dr Paul Howarth, Chris Hughes, Professor Nicholas Jenkins, Professor Ewart Keep, Professor Peter Liss, Professor Peter Pearson, Dr Hayaatun Sillem and Professor Lorna Unwin.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 2
    Other Ministers 9
    Member of the House of Lords (of whom 4 were Ministers) 7
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 4
    Department for Communities and Local Government 2
    Department for Energy and Climate Change 2
    Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills 11
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Economic and Social Research Council 1
    Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 6
    Higher Education Funding Council for England 2
    Learning and Skills Council 2
    Medical Research Council 1
    Office for Fair Access 1
    Science and Technology Facilities Council 3
    Research Councils UK 1
  Appearances by other Witnesses 106

Overseas Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

3-5.3.08BerlinWillis, Boswell, Cawsey, Harris, Turner 2Inquiry into Renewable Electricity £7,393.64
27.3.08CERN, GenevaBlackman-Woods, Boswell, Cawsey, Harris, Stewart 2Research Laboratories £1,138.91
23-24.4.08BucharestA Blackman-Woods   European Forum on Habitat£898.60
18-24.10.08Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo Willis, Blackman-Woods, Boswell, Iddon, Stewart, Turner 2Inquiry into Engineering £52,275.54
(Estimated Outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

31.1.08Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Willis, Harris, Stewart1 Inquiry into Science Budget Allocations £200.80
4.2.08EdinburghA Willis, Stewart1Inquiry into Science Budget Allocations £1,095.91
18.2.08Daresbury Laboratory Willis, Blackman-Woods, Harris, Iddon, Stringer 2Inquiry into Science Budget Allocations £1,111.50
27.02.08British LibraryA Willis2Digitisation Open Day Nil
3.6.08AQA, GuildfordA Willis, Boswell, Stewart2 Inquiry into AQA £96.40
15.7.08Sizewell B, Leiston, Suffolk Willis, Blackman-Woods, Iddon, Spink3 Inquiry into Nuclear Engineering £637.95
2.9.08 Sellafield and Westlakes Research InstituteA Willis, Blackman-Woods 2 Engagement with the broader DIUS community to inform Committee programme £511.83
17.9.08Imperial College London, and The Royal Society, LondonA Willis, Harris3Engagement with the broader DIUS community to inform Committee programme £24.80
18.9.08Medical Research Council and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, LondonA Willis3Engagement with the broader DIUS community to inform Committee programme   
26.9.08Culham Institute, Research Councils UK and Technology Strategy BoardA Willis2Engagement with the broader DIUS community to inform Committee programme £536.00
30.9.08Printable Electronic Technology Centre, DurhamA Willis, Blackman-Woods1 Engagement with the broader DIUS community to inform Committee programme £487.70

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation 18523.1.08Received 31.3.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Second Report: The work and operation of the Copyright Tribunal 24520.3.08Received 16.6.08: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Third Report: Withdrawal of funding for equivalent or lower level qualifications (ELQs) 187-I27.3.08Received 17.6.08: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Withdrawal of funding for equivalent or lower level qualifications (ELQs) 187-II27.3.08Not applicable
Fourth Report: Science Budget Allocations 215-I30.4.08Received 17.6.08: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Science Budget Allocations 215-II30.4.08Not applicable
Fifth Report: Renewable electricity-generation technologies 216-I19.6.08Received 16.10.08: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Renewable electricity-generation technologies 216-II19.6.08Not applicable
Sixth Report: Biosecurity in UK research laboratories 360-I25.6.08Received 26.9.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Biosecurity in UK research laboratories 360-II25.6.08Not applicable
Seventh Report: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Apprenticeships Bill 1062-I5.12.08Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Apprenticeships Bill 1062-II5.12.08Not applicable
First Special Report: The Funding of Science and Discovery Centres: Government Response to the Eleventh Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2006-07 24116.1.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: The Last Report: Government Response to the Science and Technology Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2006-07 24424.1.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 45931.3.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Investigating the Oceans: Government Response to the Science and Technology Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2006-07 50615.5.08Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: The work and operation of the Copyright Tribunal: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08 63716.6.08Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Withdrawal of funding for equivalent or lower level qualifications (ELQs): Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 63817.6.08Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Science Budget Allocations: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08 63917.6.08Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Renewable electricity-generation technologies: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 106316.10.08Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Biosecurity in UK research laboratories: Government Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08 111127.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Sainsbury Review 113-i31.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Higher Education Issues 114-i27.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Role of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser 115-i27.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Government Chief Scientific Adviser Designate: Introductory Hearing 116-i27.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Use of Government Statistics in Evidence-Based Policy-Making 443-i31.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Leitch Review of Skills 471-i31.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) 598-i31.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Quality Assurance Agency's Recent Reports on Standards in Universities 905-i27.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Formation of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills 186-i19.2.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Engineering 470-i21.5.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Engineering 470-ii12.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Engineering 470-iii19.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies 505-i10.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies 505-ii2.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies 505-iii22.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies 505-iv6.8.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies 505-v12.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Plastic Electronics Engineering 599 i-ii15.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Nuclear Engineering 640-i24.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Nuclear Engineering 640-ii21.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DIUS's Departmental Report 2008 999-i4.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DIUS's Departmental Report 2008 999-ii18.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DIUS's Departmental Report 2008 999-iii1.12.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Plastic Electronics Engineering 599-iii7.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Nuclear Engineering 640-iii6.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Geo-engineering 1064-i17.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: Recent Developments and Introductory Hearing 1170-i20.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Geo-engineering 1202-i24.11.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Engineering   13.5.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies   22.5.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Plastic Electronics Engineering   19.6.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Nuclear Engineering   10.7.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Science Budget Allocations   16.7.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Geo-engineering   14.10.08 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Engineering in Government   19.11.08 Not applicable




Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Government Reply to the Science and Technology Committee's Eleventh Report: The Funding of Science and Discovery Centres, received 4 January 2008: published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Government Reply to the Science and Technology Committee's Thirteenth Report: The Last Report, received 14.1.08: published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Government Reply to the Science and Technology Committee's Tenth Report: Investigating the Oceans, received 19.12.08: 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/ius

Divisions


DateSubject

14.11.07One, Election of Chairman




Debates

Committee reports were debated on one occasion in the House of Commons and on one occasion 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

DIUS's Departmental Report 2008
3
Engineering
3
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council: Recent Developments and Introductory Hearing
1
Engineering in Government
1
Equivalent or lower level qualifications
1
Geo-Engineering
1
Government Chief Scientific Adviser Designate: Introductory Hearing
1
Higher Education Issues
1
Nuclear engineering
3
Plastic electronics engineering
3
Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Apprenticeships Bill
2
Renewable electricity-generation technologies
4
Science Budget Allocations
3
The Formation of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
1
The Leitch Review of Skills
1
The Office for Fair Access (OFFA)
1
The Role of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser
1
The Sainsbury Review
1
The Use of Government statistics in Evidence-Based Policy-Making
1
UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation
1
Total
34A

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

18A  The work and operation of the Copyright Tribunal Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 17 January 2008. It had 6 Members.
Members
Gibson, Dr Ian (Chairman) 
Boswell, Mr Tim 
Cawsey, Mr Ian 
Iddon, Dr Brian 
Turner, Dr Desmond 
Willis, Mr Phil 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1

83.3 %



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  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 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 officials from, or representatives of non-departmental public bodies;   
    Copyright Tribunal 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 7




Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


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/ius


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

The work and operation of the Copyright Tribunal
1
Total
1


18B  Biosecurity in UK Research Laboratories Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 17 January 2008. It had 7 Members.
Members
Willis, Mr Phil (Chairman) 
Boswell, Mr Tim 
Cawsey, Mr Ian 
Gibson, Dr Ian 
Harris, Dr Evan 
Iddon, Dr Brian 
Stringer, Graham 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
3 out of 3
2 out of 3
3 out of 3
3 out of 3
2 out of 3
3 out of 3
0 out of 3

76.2 %



Total number of meetings: 3

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 3
    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  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 0
Conferences/Seminars hosted1




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

Professor Joe Brownlie and Professor Colin Howard.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witness:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Other Ministers 4
    Members of the House of Lords (of whom two were Ministers) 4
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens 1
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 1
    Medical Research Council 1
  Other witnesses6

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
3-5.3.08BerlinWillis, Boswell, Cawsey, Harris 2Inquiry into Biosecurity in UK Research Laboratories  £ 3,101.97




Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
28.2.08PirbrightWillis, Boswell, Cawsey, Harris 2Inquiry into Biosecurity in UK Research Laboratories  £77.40
20.3.08Porton Down Willis, Boswell, Harris2 Inquiry into Biosecurity in UK Research Laboratories  £588.85




Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


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/ius.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

Biosecurity in UK research laboratories
3


18C  Investigating the oceans Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 22 April 2008. It had 14 Members.




Members
Willis, Mr Phil (Chairman) 
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta 
Boswell, Mr Tim 
Cawsey, Mr Ian 
Dorries, Mrs Nadine 
Gibson, Dr Ian 
Harris, Dr Evan 
Iddon, Dr Brian 
Marsden, Mr Gordon 
Spink, Bob 
Stewart, Ian 
Stringer, Graham 
Turner, Dr Desmond 
Wilson, Mr Rob 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1

28.6 %






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 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 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:   
    Cabinet Ministers 1
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1




Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


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/ius.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

Investigating the oceans
1
Total
1


18D  After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 7 May 2008.
Members
Willis, Mr Phil (Chairman) 
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta 
Boswell, Mr Tim 
Cawsey, Mr Ian 
Dorries, Mrs Nadine 
Gibson, Dr Ian 
Harris, Dr Evan 
Iddon, Dr Brian 
Marsden, Mr Gordon 
Spink, Bob 
Stewart, Ian 
Stringer, Graham 
Turner, Dr Desmond 
Wilson, Mr Rob 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
5 out of 5
2 out of 5
4 out of 5
3 out of 5
0 out of 5
2 out of 5
0 out of 5
4 out of 5
5 out of 5
0 out of 5
4 out of 5
0 out of 5
4 out of 5
0 out of 5

47.1 %



Total number of meetings: 5

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 5
    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  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 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

Professor Ewart Keep and Chris Hughes.

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 Innovation, Universities and Skills
1
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
  
    Higher Education Funding Council for England
1
    Learning and Skills Council
2
  Appearances by other witnesses
27




Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

14.5.08LeedsWillis, Blackman-Woods, Boswell, Marsden 4AInquiry into After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies £3,040.05

A Includes 1 shorthand writer


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


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/ius.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

After Leitch: Implementing Skills And Training Policies
5
Total
5


18E  Quality Assurance Agency: Recent Reports on Standards in Universities Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 7 July 2008. It had 14 Members.
Members
Willis, Mr Phil (Chairman) 
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta 
Boswell, Mr Tim 
Cawsey, Mr Ian 
Dorries, Mrs Nadine 
Gibson, Dr Ian 
Harris, Dr Evan 
Iddon, Dr Brian 
Marsden, Mr Gordon 
Spink, Bob 
Stewart, Ian 
Stringer, Graham 
Turner, Dr Desmond 
Wilson, Mr Rob 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1

28.6 %



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  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 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 officials from or representatives of:   
  Quality Assurance Agency1




Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


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/ius.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions

Quality Assurance Agency: Recent Reports on Standards in Universities 1
Total1


18F  Geo-Engineering Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 17 November 2008. It had 14 Members.
Members
Willis, Mr Phil (Chairman) 
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta 
Boswell, Mr Tim 
Cawsey, Mr Ian 
Dorries, Mrs Nadine 
Gibson, Dr Ian 
Harris, Dr Evan 
Iddon, Dr Brian 
Marsden, Mr Gordon 
Spink, Bob 
Stewart, Ian 
Stringer, Graham 
Turner, Dr Desmond 
Wilson, Mr Rob 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1
0 out of 1

28.6 %



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  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 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 2
    Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was a Minister) 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:   
    Research Councils UK 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 4




Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


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/ius.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

Geo-engineering
1


19  International Development

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 11 Members and held 49 meetings. These included 5 "Committees on Arms Export Controls" meetings held concurrently with the Business and Enterprise, Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees (abbreviated to (CAEC) in the attendance table below).
Members
Bruce, Malcolm (Chairman) 
Battle, John 
Bayley, Hugh 
Bercow, John 
Burden, Richard 
Crabb, Mr Stephen (added 8.11.07) 
Davies, Mr Quentin (discharged 19.11.07) 
Duddridge, James (discharged 10.3.08) 
Kawczynski, Daniel (added 10.3.08) 
McKechin, Ann 
Ruddock, Joan (discharged 8.11.07) 
Sheridan, Jim (added 19.11.07) 
Singh, Mr Marsha 
Smith, Sir Robert 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
46 out of 49 (including 4 CAEC) 
33 out of 49 (including 4 CAEC)
33 out of 49
14 out of 49
38 out of 49 (including 2 CAEC)
23 out of 49
0 out of 2
12 out of 17
10 out of 32
29 out of 49

18 out of 47
27 out of 49 (including 1 CAEC)
41 out of 49

58.1 % A







A Not including CAEC meetings
  



Total number of meetings: 49

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 33
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
    Number of wholly private meetings 16
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees  5 (of which 5 were CAEC)







Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 14
Conferences/Seminars hosted3
    




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*, Professor Wendy Graham, Regina Keith and Simon Maxwell.

*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 8
    Other Ministers 5
    Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was a Minister) 2
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Department for International Development 19
    Other departments comprising:   
    Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2
    Foreign and Commonwealth Office 4
    Ministry of Defence 2
    Number of appearances by:   
    European Commission 1
    Appearances by other witnesses 75

Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
6-8.11.07LisbonA Bruce1European Development Days Conference £2,431.75
25-27.11.07Washington DC Bruce, Bayley, Duddridge, McKechin, Singh, Smith 2Inquiry into DFID and the World Bank £25,066.76
3-13.3.08GhanaBruce, Bayley, Crabb, Singh, Smith 2Inquiry into Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness £31,897.36
16-18.3.08LjubljanaA Bruce1Conference of Foreign Affairs and Development Committee Chairmen (COFACC) £1,291.74
1-3.4.08TunisBruce, Bayley, McKechin, Singh 2Inquiry into DFID and the African Development Bank £10,069.80
11-16.5.08Rome, Berlin and Copenhagen Bruce, Bayley, Singh, Smith2 Inquiries into Co-ordination for Aid Effectiveness and the World Food Programme and Global Food Security £17,294.91
20-21.7.08ParisA Bruce1Conference of Foreign Affairs and Development Committee Chairmen (COFACC) £1,505.98
21-24.10.08PhilippinesA Bruce1Inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate £9,900.00 (estimated outturn)
20-21.11.08ParisA Bruce1Annual Meeting of the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank (PNoWB) £1,700.00 (estimated outturn)
24.11.08The HagueA   1Inquiry into Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate £475.00 (estimated outturn)
30.11-10.12.08ChinaBruce, Battle, Bayley, Bercow, Singh, Smith 2Inquiry into DFID and China £55,000.00 (estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

25.6.08BrusselsA Bruce1Joint Committee Meeting on the European Union and Development Cooperation £1,174.29


A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

15.1.08Overseas Development Institute Bruce, Battle, Bayley, McKechin, Singh, Smith 3General BriefingNil
29.1.08DFID Offices, London Bruce, Battle, Burden, McKechin, Smith 3General BriefingNil

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: DFID Annual Report 2007 64-I15.11.07Received 4.2.08: published as First Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: DFID Annual Report 2007 64-II15.11.07Not applicable
Second Report: Development and Trade: Cross-departmental Working 684.12.07Received 4.2.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
Third Report: Work of the Committee in 2007 22524.1.08Not applicable
Fourth Report: Reconstructing Afghanistan 6514.2.08Received 21.4.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Reconstructing Afghanistan 65-II14.2.08Not applicable
Fifth Report: Maternal Health66 2.3.08Received 9.5.08: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Maternal Health 66-II2.3.08Not applicable
Sixth Report: DFID and the World Bank 67-I5.3.08Received 8.5.08: published as Fourth Special Report Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: DFID and the World Bank 67-II5.3.08Not applicable
Seventh Report: DFID and the African Development Bank 441-I13.5.08Received 8.7.08: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: DFID and the African Development Bank 441-II14.5.08Not applicable
Eighth 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
Ninth Report: Working Together to Make Aid More Effective 520-I17.7.08Received 23.9.08: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Working Together to Make Aid More Effective 520-II17.7.08Not applicable
Tenth Report: The World Food Programme and Global Food Security 493-I23.7.08Received 6.10.08: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: The World Food Programme and Global Food Security 493-II23.7.08Not applicable

A First Joint Report with the Business and Enterprise, Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees.

Eleventh Report: The Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 522-I24.7.08Received 23.9.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: The Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 522-II24.7.08Not applicable
Twelfth Report: HIV/AIDS: DFID's New Strategy 1068-I30.11.08Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: HIV/AIDS: DFID's New Strategy 1068-II30.11.08Not applicable
First Special Report: DFID Annual Report 2007: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 32920.2.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: Development and Trade: Cross-departmental Working: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08 33020.2.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Reconstructing Afghanistan: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08 5091.5.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: DFID and the World Bank: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08 54819.5.08Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Maternal Health: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 59222.5.08Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: DFID and the African Development Bank: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2007-08 98821.7.08Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Working Together to Make Aid More Effective: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2007-08 106514.10.08Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: The World Food Programme and Global Food Security: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2007-08 106614.10.08Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: The Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2007-08 106714.10.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Iraq 31912.3.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Burma: follow-up 9469.7.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DFID and China 596-i27.5.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DFID and China 596-ii27.5.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DFID Annual Report 2008 945-i6.8.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DFID Annual Report 2008 945-ii18.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DFID Annual Report 2008 945-iii18.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DFID and China 596-iii24.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Annual Autumn Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 119518.11.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: DFID and China   12.5.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: DFID Annual Report 2008   8.7.08Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Annual Autumn Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund   18.11.08 Not 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/indcom.

Divisions


DateSubject

17.7.08Two, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on the Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories





Debates

Committee reports were debated on 3 occasions in Westminster Hall and were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons 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

Burma: follow-up
1
DFID and China
3
DFID and the African Development Bank
2
DFID and the World Bank
3
DFID Annual Report 2008
3
HIV/AIDS: DFID's New Strategy
2
Iraq
1
Maternal Health
4
Reconstructing Afghanistan
2
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
3
The Annual Autumn Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
1
The Humanitarian and Development Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
3
The World Food Programme and global food security
2
Working Together to Make Aid More Effective
3
Total
33

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

20  Justice

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 14 Members.
Members
Beith, Sir Alan (Chairman) 
Cooper, Rosie (added 12.11.07 discharged 17.3.08) 
Heath, Mr David (added 26.3.08) 
Howarth, David (discharged 26.3.08) 
James, Mrs Siân C 
Kawczynski, Daniel (added 12.11.07) 
Malins, Mr Humfrey (added 12.11.07 discharged 4.2.08) 
Michael, Alun (added 12.11.07) 
Morden, Jessica 
Morgan, Julie 
Neill, Robert 
Palmer, Dr Nick (added 12.11.07) 
Riordan, Mrs Linda (added 17.3.08) 
Sharma, Mr Virendra (added 12.11.07) 
Turner, Mr Andrew (added 4.2.08) 
Tyrie, Mr Andrew 
Vaz, Keith (discharged 12.11.07) 
Whitehead, Dr Alan 
Wright, Jeremy (discharged 12.11.07) 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
31 out of 32
0 out of 12
12 out of 18
4 out of 14
14 out of 32
4 out of 32
0 out of 8
29 out of 32
8 out of 32
28 out of 32
4 out of 32
13 out of 32
11 out of 20
20 out of 32
19 out of 24
14 out of 32

23 out of 32


52.2 %



Total number of meetings: 32

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 28
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
    Number of wholly private meetings 4
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 3
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

Rob Allen.

Witnesses

Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 4
    Other Ministers 2
    Attorney General 1
    Members of the House of Commons 3
    Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister) 7
    Members of the Judiciary 1
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Cabinet Office 1
    HM Inspectorate of Prisons 1
    HM Inspectorate of Probation 1
    Ministry of Justice 3
    National Assembly for Wales 4
    Office of the Attorney General 1
    Scotland Office 1
    Scottish Government 3
    Scottish Parliament 2
    Wales Office1
    Welsh Assembly Government 1
  Executive agencies comprising:   
    National Offender Management Service 2
  Number of appearances by representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Audit Commission 1
    Crown Prosecution Service 1
    Electoral Commission 1
    Office of the Information Commissioner 1
    Office for Legal Complaints 1
    Youth Justice Board for England and Wales 1
  Appearances by other witnesses: 66

Overseas Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

18-23.11.07New York and Toronto Beith, Howarth, James, Morgan, Neill, Whitehead 2Inquiry into Towards Effective Sentencing £38,217.63
17-23.5.08Vancouver, Seattle and Portland Beith, Michael, Sharma, Whitehead2 Inquiry into Justice Reinvestment£34,818.64
14-15.9.08ParisA Beith1EU Presidency Conference of Chairmen of National Parliaments' Justice and Home Affairs Committees £1,777.93
2-6.11.08Berlin and Helsinki Beith, Morgan, Whitehead2 Inquiry into Justice Reinvestment£14,843.00 (estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

2.12.08BrusselsA Beith1Forum on Judicial Cooperation in Civil Law Matters £842.38

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits


DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost

25-26.2.08EdinburghBeith, James, Michael, Morgan, Turner 5AInquiry into Devolution: A Decade On £5,641.91
12-13.3.08NewcastleBeith, James, Michael, Morgan, Neill, Whitehead 5AInquiries into Devolution: A Decade On and Justice Reinvestment £4,569.67
8-9.5.08National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff and HMP & YOI Parc, Bridgend Beith, James, Michael, Morgan, Turner, Whitehead 6AInquiries into Devolution: A Decade On and Justice Reinvestment £2,412.16

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Protection of Private Data 1543.1.08Received 29.2.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Second Report: Work of the Committee 35820.3.08Not applicable
Third Report: Counter Terrorism Bill 40520.3.08Received 11.6.08: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fourth Report: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (provisions relating to the Attorney General) 69824.6.08Awaited
Fifth Report: Towards Effective Sentencing 184-I22.7.08Cm 7476, published 22.10.08
Oral and Written Evidence: Towards Effective Sentencing 184-II22.7.08Not applicable
Sixth Report: Public Appointments: Lord-Lieutenants and High Sheriffs 100118.9.08Cm 7503, published 18.12.08
Seventh Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints 112231.10.08Not applicable
First Special Report: The creation of the Ministry of Justice: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2006-07 1403.12.07Not applicable
Second Special Report: Constitutional Role of the Attorney General: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2006-07 2427.2.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Protection of Private Data: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 40611.3.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Counter-Terrorism Bill: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 75826.6.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Sentencing Guidelines 279-i15.10.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Consultation Sentencing Guideline: Causing Death by Driving 407-i4.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Judicial Appointments Commission 416-i-iiA1.5.08 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Work of the Electoral Commission 439-i15.4.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Reform of the Coroners' System and Death Certification: Follow Up 515-iA18.4.08 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Consultation Sentencing Guideline: Theft and Burglary (non-dwelling) 649-i22.10.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Administration of Justice 913-i25.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Ministry of Justice: Aims and Objectives 938-iA12.12.08 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Work of the Ministry of Justice 987-i-iiA26.11.08 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Draft Sentencing Guidelines: Assaults 1098-iA17.10.08 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-i16.11.07Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-ii6.2.08Not applicable

A HC No. refers to Session 2006-07

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-iii26.2.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-iv4.3.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-v25.3.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-vi16.4.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-vii28.4.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-viii14.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-ix19.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Devolution: A Decade On 75-x18.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-i25.3.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-ii13.5.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-iii23.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-iv2.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-v7.7.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-vi7.8.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-vii4.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-viii17.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-ix24.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment 425-x2.12.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of the Ministry of Justice 1076-i8.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Sentencing Commission 1095-i20.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Justice Departmental Annual Report 2007-08 1121-i23.10.08Not applicable




Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Constitutional Role of the Attorney General, received 13.12.07 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report Session 2007-08.

Further reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Constitutional Role of the Attorney General, published as Cm 7355 (30.4.08).

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: The creation of the Ministry of Justice, received 16.11.07 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/justicecom.

Divisions


DateSubject

15.7.08One, on consideration of the question, that the Report be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House, Public Appointments: Lord-Lieutenants and High Sheriffs




Debates

Committee reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons 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

Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints
1
Consultation Sentencing Guideline: Causing Death by Driving
1
Consultation Sentencing Guideline: Theft and Burglary (non-dwelling)
1
Devolution: A Decade OnA B
9
Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (provisions relating to the Attorney General)
1
Justice ReinvestmentA B
9
Ministry of Justice Departmental Annual Report 2007-08
1
Protection of private data
1
Public Appointments: Lord-Lieutenants and High Sheriffs
1
Sentencing Commission
1
Sentencing Guidelines
1
The Work of the Electoral Commission
1
The Work of the Ministry of Justice
1
Towards Effective Sentencingc
2
Total
31D

A The Committee did not complete these inquiries in Session 2007-08.

B The Committee also took oral evidence on these inquiries as the Justice Sub-Committee; figures appear in the Return for the Sub-Committee.

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

D On three occasions the Committee's meeting comprised two separate oral evidence sessions.

20A  Justice Sub-Committee

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The Sub-Committee was nominated on 19 February 2008. It had 14 Members.
Members
Beith, Sir Alan (Chairman) 
Cooper, Rosie (discharged 17.3.08) 
Heath, Mr David (added 26.3.08) 
Howarth, David (discharged 26.3.08) 
James, Mrs Sian C 
Kawczynski, Daniel 
Michael, Alun 
Morden, Jessica 
Morgan, Julie 
Neill, Robert 
Palmer, Dr Nick 
Riordan, Mrs Linda (added 17.3.08) 
Sharma, Mr Virendra 
Turner, Mr Andrew 
Tyrie, Mr Andrew 
Whitehead, Dr Alan 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
2 out of 2

0 out of 2

1 out of 2
0 out of 2
2 out of 2
0 out of 2
1 out of 2
0 out of 2
0 out of 2
0 out of 2
0 out of 2
1 out of 2
1 out of 2
2 out of 2

35.7 %



Total number of meetings: 2

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 2
    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  0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings0
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:
  
    Cabinet Ministers
2
    Members of the House of Lords
1
    Members of the Judiciary
1
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
  
    Ministry of Justice
1



Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Not applicable.


Formal Minutes

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


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions

Administration of Justice1
Devolution: A Decade OnA1
Justice ReinvestmentA1
Total3B

A The main Justice Committee also took evidence for this inquiry; figures appear in the Return for the main Committee.

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

21  Liaison

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 31 Members.
Members
Williams, Mr Alan (Chairman) 
Arbuthnot, Mr James 
Barron, Mr Kevin 
Beith, Sir Alan 
Bell, Sir Stuart 
Bruce, Malcolm 
Connarty, Michael 
Cormack, Sir Patrick 
Dismore, Mr Andrew 
Doran, Mr Frank 
Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth (died 18.4.08) 
Ellman, Mrs Louise (added 21.5.08) 
Francis, Dr Hywel 
Gapes, Mike 
Jack, Mr Michael 
Knight, Mr Greg 
Leigh, Mr Edward 
Luff, PeterA
McFall, John 
McKenna, Rosemary 
Maclean, David 
Miller, Andrew 
Rooney, Mr Terry 
Sarwar, Mr Mohammad 
Sheerman, Mr BarryA
Starkey, Dr Phyllis 
Vaz, Keith 
Whittingdale, Mr John 
Willis, Mr PhilA
Wright, Dr Tony 
Yeo, Mr Tim 
Young, Sir George 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
12 out of 13
8 out of 13
3 out of 13
8 out of 13
1 out of 13
9 out of 13
9 out of 13
11 out of 13
12 out of 13
4 out of 13
5 out of 6
5 out of 6
7 out of 13
11 out of 13
8 out of 13
2 out of 13
7 out of 13
7 out of 13
9 out of 13
5 out of 13
0 out of 13
8 out of 13
1 out of 13
1 out of 13
11 out of 13
11 out of 13
10 out of 13
8 out of 13
9 out of 13
3 out of 13
3 out of 13
9 out of 13

54.0 %

A Continued as a member following election as Chairman of replacement committee created by amendments to Standing Order No. 152 on 25.7.07.


Total number of meetings: 13

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 2
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
    Number of wholly private meetings 11
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings0
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

None.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following category of witness:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Prime Minister 2



Overseas Visits

Not applicable.


Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable.


UK Visits

Not applicable.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Pre-appointment hearings by select committees 3845.3.08Received 19.5.08: published as First Special Report, Session 2007-08
Second Report: Parliament and Government Finance: Recreating Financial Scrutiny 42621.4.08Government Response received 20.6.08 and National Audit Office Response received 27.6.08: published in Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Third Report: The work of committees in 2007 4274.4.08Received 19.5.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
First Special Report: Pre-appointment hearings by select committees: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 5942.6.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: The work of committees in 2007: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 5952.6.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Parliament and Government Finance: Recreating Financial Scrutiny: Government and National Audit Office Responses to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08 110823.10.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Planning Bill: Parliamentary Scrutiny of National Policy Statements 110923.10.08Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Modernisation of language in standing orders relating to select committees 111023.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Prime Minister - Thursday 13 December 2007 192-i21.1.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Prime Minister - Thursday 3 July 2008 192-ii28.7.08Not 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/liaisoncom.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

Evidence from the Prime Minister
2
Total
2


21A  Liaison Sub-Committee

For website access click on www.parliament.uk/liaisoncom

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 20 October 2005. It had 8 Members.
Members
Williams, Mr Alan (Chairman) 
Beith, Sir Alan 
Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth (died 18.4.08) 
Jack, Mr Michael 
McFall, John 
Sheerman, Mr Barry 
Wright, Dr Tony 
Young, Sir George 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
4 out of 4
2 out of 4
3 out of 3
4 out of 4
3 out of 4
1 out of 4
3 out of 4
4 out of 4

77.4 %



Total number of meetings: 4

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 meetings 4
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 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

None.


Overseas Visits

Not applicable.


Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable.


UK Visits

Not applicable.


Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None.


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Not applicable.


Formal Minutes

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


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.


Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None.

22  Modernisation of the House of Commons

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 15 Members.
Members
Harman, Ms Harriet (Chairman) 
Bryant, Chris 
Butler, Ms Dawn 
Coffey, Ann 
Davies, Philip 
Hemming, John (added 4.2.08) 
Howarth, Mr George 
Hughes, Simon  
Knight, Mr Greg 
Lazarowicz, Mark 
May, Mrs Theresa 
Sanders, Mr Adrian (discharged 4.2.08) 
Shepherd, Mr Richard 
Soulsby, Sir Peter 
Stoate, Dr Howard (added 1.7.08) 
Winterton, Sir Nicholas 
Wright, Mr Iain (discharged 1.7.08) 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
14 out of 14
13 out of 14
4 out of 14
2 out of 14
7 out of 14
8 out of 9
10 out of 14
8 out of 14
8 out of 14
5 out of 14
11 out of 14
4 out of 5
8 out of 14
14 out of 14
2 out of 2
13 out of 14
0 out of 12

62.4 %



Total number of meetings: 14

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 7
    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







Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 0
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

None.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 1
    Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 1
    Members of the House of Commons (2 of whom were Ministers) 8
    Officers of the House of Commons 2
    East of England Development Agency 1
    Local Government Association 3
    Regional Assemblies 5
    Regional Development Agencies 3
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Government Office for the West Midlands 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 6



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: Scrutiny of the Draft Legislative Programme 8123.1.08Received 14.5.08: published as First Special report Session 2007-08
Second Report: Debating departmental objectives and annual reports 5307.5.08Received 14.7.08A
Third Report: Regional Accountability 28210.7.08Cm 7376, received 21.7.08
First Special Report: Scrutiny of the Draft legislative Programme: Government Response to the Committee's First Report 5979.6.08Not applicable

A Written Ministerial Statement


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/modcom.

Divisions


DateSubject

2.7.08Twenty-Nine, on consideration of the Chairman's draft Report on Regional Accountability




Debates

The Committee's reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons on 1 occasion. Further details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions

Regional accountability5
Scrutiny of the Draft Legislative Programme 2
Total7


23  Northern Ireland Affairs

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005. It had 13 Members.
Members
Cormack, Sir Patrick (Chairman) 
Anderson, Mr David 
Battle, John (discharged 26.11.07) 
Campbell, Mr Gregory (discharged 10.11.08) 
Cooper, Rosie 
Fraser, Christopher 
Grogan, Mr John 
Hepburn, Mr Stephen 
Hermon, Lady 
Hoey, Kate (added 8.11.07) 
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair 
Murphy, Mr Denis 
Pound, Stephen (discharged 8.11.07, added 26.11.07) 
Robinson, Mrs Iris (added 10.11.08) 
Simpson, David (added 10.11.08) 
Wilson, Sammy (discharged 10.11.08) 

Overall Attendance:
Meetings attended
31 out of 31
24 out of 31
1 out of 2
22 out of 30
13 out of 31
19 out of 31
13 out of 31
18 out of 31
18 out of 31
17 out of 30
24 out of 31
21 out of 31
21 out of 29
1 out of 1
1 out of 1
26 out of 30

67.2 %



Total number of meetings: 31

Of which:
  
    Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 14
    Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
    Number of wholly private meetings 16
    Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1
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

Mr Ken Armstrong, Professor Sir Anthony Bottoms, Jane Gordon and Mr David Watkins.

Witnesses

Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 2
    Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 2
    Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive 1
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Northern Ireland Office 4
  Other departments comprising:   
    HM Revenue and Customs 1
  Public Bodies comprising:  
    Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland 1
    Police Service of Northern Ireland 3
    Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland 1
  Executive Agencies comprising:   
    Northern Ireland Prison Service 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 7


Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14-15.1.08DublinCormack, Anderson, Fraser, Hepburn, McDonnell, Murphy, Pound 2Inquiry into Political Developments in Northern Ireland £5,149.48



Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14.11.07Belmarsh Prison Cormack, Hepburn, Murphy, Wilson2 Inquiry into Northern Ireland Prison Service £271.12
15-17.1.08BelfastCormack, Anderson, Campbell, Fraser, Hepburn, Hermon, McDonnell, Murphy, Pound, Wilson 3Inquiry into Political Developments in Northern Ireland £7,383.19
17-19.3.08BelfastCormack, Campbell, Fraser, Hepburn, Hermon, Hoey, Murphy, Wilson 6AInquiry into Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: The Cost of Policing the Past £6,758.15
12-14.5.08BelfastCormack, Anderson, Hepburn, Hermon, McDonnell, Murphy, Pound, Wilson 6AInquiry into Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: The Cost of Policing the Past £7,711.15
6.7.08BelfastCormack, Anderson, Campbell, Hepburn, Hoey, McDonnell, Pound, Wilson 3Inquiry into Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: The Cost of Policing the Past £3,726.07
27-28.10.08Belfast, Omagh, Newry and Crossmaglen Cormack, Cooper, Fraser, Hermon, Hoey, McDonnell, Pound 5BInquiry into Political Developments in Northern Ireland £5,406.25

A

Includes 2 specialist advisers and 1 shorthand writer

B Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: The Northern Ireland Prison Service 118-I12.12.07Received 5.3.08: published as First Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: The Northern Ireland Prison Service 118-II13.12.07Not applicable
Second Report: The Work of the Committee in 2007 28630.1.08Not applicable
Third Report: Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: the Cost of Policing the Past 3337.7.08Received 14.10.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
First Special Report: The Northern Ireland Prison Service: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 3865.3.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: the Cost of Policing the Past: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08 108414.10.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Political Developments in Northern Ireland 314-i8.5.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Varney Review of Tax Policy in Northern Ireland 385-i16.6.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Political Developments in Northern Ireland 914-i22.10.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Northern Ireland Office: Departmental Annual Report 2008 1005-i12.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Political Developments in Northern Ireland 483-i24.11.08Not 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/niacom.


Divisions

None.


Debates

Committee reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the Northern Ireland Grand Committee on 1 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

Cross-border co-operation
2
Northern Ireland Office: Departmental Annual Report 2008
1
Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: the Cost of Policing the Past
6
Political Developments in Northern Ireland
3
The Northern Ireland Prison Service
1
The Varney Review of Tax Policy in Northern Ireland
1

24  Procedure

For website access click on www.parliament.uk/proccom

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

Knight, Mr Greg (Chairman)

Barlow, Ms Celia

Chope, Mr Christopher

Clark, Ms Katy

Field, Mr Mark (added 19.5.08)

Gale, Mr Roger

Gwynne, Andrew

Hemming, John

Illsley, Mr Eric

James, Mrs Siân C

McKenna, Rosemary

Riordan, Mrs Linda

Smith, Sir Robert

Wilson, Mr Rob (discharged 19.5.08)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

14 out of 14

0 out of 14

7 out of 14

0 out of 14

2 out of 4

12 out of 14

0 out of 14

13 out of 14

1 out of 14

6 out of 14

11 out of 14

4 out of 14

12 out of 14

0 out of 10

45.1 %

Total number of meetings:14

Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 3
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings11
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 0
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

None.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
      Members of the House of Commons 2
  Appearances by other witnesses 8



Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence


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

First Report: e-Petitions
136
6.4.08
Written Ministerial Statement
Received 22.7.08



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/proccom.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

e-Petitions
3
Total
3

25  Public Accounts

For website access click on www.parliament.uk/pac

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

Leigh, Mr Edward (Chairman)

Bacon, Mr Richard

Brooke, Annette (discharged 28.1.08)

Browning, Angela

Bryant, Chris (discharged 8.11.07)

Burstow, Mr Paul (added 29.1.08)

Curry, Mr David

Davidson, Mr Ian

Dunne, Mr Philip

Eagle, Angela (added 19.11.07)

Griffiths, Nigel (added 8.11.07)

Healey, John (discharged 19.11.07)

Hill, Keith (added 8.11.07)

Lucas, Ian (discharged 8.11.07)

Mitchell, Mr Austin

Pugh, Dr John

Smith, Geraldine (added 8.11.07)

Touhig, Mr Don

Williams, Mr Alan

Wilson, Phil (added 8.11.07)

Wright, Mr Iain (discharged 8.11.07)

Wyatt, Derek (discharged 8.11.07)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

57 out of 63

46 out of 63

0 out of 17

16 out of 63

0 out of 1

10 out of 45

20 out of 63

33 out of 63

25 out of 63

1 out of 60

34 out of 62

0 out of 3

41 out of 62

0 out of 1

50 out of 63

31 out of 63

22 out of 62

26 out of 63

39 out of 63

26 out of 62

0 out of 1

0 out of 1

47.4 %

Total number of meetings:63

Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 62
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings1
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 0
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

None.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Cabinet Office 3
    Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 4
  Department for Children, Schools and Families 2
    Department for Communities and Local Government 3
    Department for Culture, Media and Sport 5
  Department for Energy and Climate Change 1
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 3
    Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills 5
    Department of Health 6
    Department for International Development 3
    Department for Transport 3
    Department for Work and Pensions 5
    Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2
    HM Treasury62
    Home Office2
    Ministry of Defence 6
    Ministry of Justice 2
  Executive Agencies, comprising: 14
    Arts Council England 1
    Better Regulation Executive 1
    Border and Immigration Agency 1
    Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 1
    Highways Agency 1
    HM Prison Service 3
    Jobcentre Plus 5
    Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 1
  The Parole Board 1
    Rural Payments Agency 1
    The Tribunals Service 1
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising: 3
    Association of Train Operating Companies 1
    BBC1
    BBC Trust1
  The Big Lottery Fund 1
    British Council 1
    Carbon Trust1
    Central Office of Information 1
    Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority 1
    Digital Switchover Help Scheme 1
    English Heritage 1
    Higher Education Funding Council for England 1
    HM Revenue and Customs 6
  Independent Police Complaints Commission 1
    Learning and Skills Council 4
    National Audit Office 63
    National Probation Service for England and Wales 1
    Network Rail1
    Ofcom1
  Office for Fair Access 1
    Office of Government Commerce 1
    Office of Rail Regulation 1
    Ofgem1
    Olympic Delivery Authority 2
    Partnerships UK 1
    The Pensions Regulator 1
    Postcomm2
    Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office 1
    The Shareholder Executive 1
    Sport England1
    UK Sport1
    Appearances by other witnesses 5

Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
3-4.7.08VilniusA Leigh1BMeeting with Lithuanian Parliamentarians £714.17
12.10.08Rome Leigh, Bacon, Burstow, Davidson, Mitchell, Pugh, Smith, Wilson 1Comparative Study of Audit Bodies £11,100.00

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 specialist adviser

Visits to European Institutions

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
18-19.12.07Brussels A Leigh  To discuss matters of scrutiny with the EU Committee on Budgetary Control £494.00

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
12.12.07LeedsLeigh, Pugh 1Inquiry into Improving corporate functions using shared services £878.85
29.1.08AldershotLeigh, Bacon, Smith, Touhig 1Inquiry into Leaving the Services £141.00
26.2.08Homerton Hospital Leigh, Browning, Mitchell, Touhig1 Neonatal ServicesNil
18.3.08Olympic Park, Stratford, London Leigh, Hill, Touhig, Wilson1 In connection with the Committee's inquiries Nil
22.4.08CardiffA Leigh1Regional PACs Conference £42.70
19.6.08BrightonA Leigh  CIPFA Conference £57.00
4.11.08London Fire Brigade HQ, SE1   1Fact finding £40.00

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Department for International Development: Tackling rural poverty in developing countries 17210.1.08Cm 7323, published 27.3.08
Second Report: Department of Health: Prescribing costs in primary care 17317.1.08Cm 7323, published 27.3.08
Third Report: Building for the future: Sustainable construction and refurbishment on the government estate 17415.1.08Cm 7323, published 27.3.08
Fourth Report: Environment Agency: Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England 17518.12.07Cm 7323, published 27.3.08
Fifth Report: Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty 22722.1.08Cm 7323, published 27.3.08
Sixth Report: Improving Services and Support for People with Dementia 22824.1.08Cm 7323, published 27.3.08
Seventh Report: Excess Votes299 1.2.08Not applicable
Eighth Report: Tax Credits and PAYE 3005.2.08Cm 7365, published 12.6.08
Ninth Report: Helping people from workless households into work 3017.2.08Cm 7364, published 8.5.08;
Tenth Report: Staying the course: The retention of students on higher education courses 32220.2.08Cm 7364, published 8.5.08
Eleventh Report: The compensation scheme for former Icelandic water trawlermen 7126.2.08Cm 7364, published 8.5.08
Twelfth Report: Coal Health Compensation Schemes 3504.3.08Cm 7364, published 8.5.08
Thirteenth Report: Sustainable employment: Supporting people to stay in work and advance 13128.2.08Cm 7364, published 8.5.08
Fourteenth Report: The budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 8522.4.08Cm 7365, published 12.6.08
Fifteenth Report: The Pensions Regulator: Progress in establishing its new regulatory arrangements 12224.4.08Cm 7365, published 12.6.08
Sixteenth Report: Government on the Internet: Progress in delivering information and services online 14329.4.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Seventeenth Report: Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Managing risk in the Overseas Territories 1761.5.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Eighteenth Report: Improving corporate functions using shared services 1908.5.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Nineteenth Report: BBC Procurement 22113.5.08Received 19.7.08, published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08; Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Twentieth Report: HM Revenue and Customs: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms 4715.5.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Twenty-First Report: The Carbon Trust: Accelerating the move to a low carbon economy 15720.5.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Twenty-Second Report: Improving the efficiency of central government's use of office property 22922.5.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Twenty-Third Report: Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts, 2006-07: Achieving financial balance 2675.6.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Twenty-Fourth Report: The privatisation of Qinetiq 15110.6.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Twenty-Fifth Report: The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre 31612.6.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Twenty-Sixth Report: Caring for Vulnerable Babies: The reorganisation of neonatal services in England 39017.6.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Twenty-Seventh Report: Department for International Development: Providing budget support to developing countries 39524.6.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Twenty-Eighth Report: Government preparations for digital switchover 41626.6.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Twenty-Ninth Report: A progress update in resolving the difficulties in administering the Single Payment Scheme in England 28515.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirtieth Report: Management of large business Corporation Tax 30221.10.08Cm 7522, published 17.12.08
Thirty-First Report: Progress in Tackling Benefit Fraud 3238.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirty-Second Report: Reducing the cost of complying with regulations: the delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction programme, 2007 3631.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirty-Third Report: Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2007 43322.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirty-Fourth Report: Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities 47217.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirty-Fifth Report: Housing Market Renewal: Pathfinders 1063.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirty-Sixth Report: HM Treasury: Making changes in operational PFI projects 3322.9.08Cm 7493, published 6.11.08
Thirty-Seventh Report: Ministry of Defence: Leaving the Services 35118.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirty-Eighth Report: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority—Taking forward decommissioning 37010.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Thirty-Ninth Report: Preparing to deliver the 14-19 education reforms in England 4137.10.08Cm 7522, published 17.12.08
Fortieth Report: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Management of Expenditure 4474.9.08Cm 7493, published 6.11.08
Forty-First Report: NHS Pay Modernisation: New contracts for General Practice services in England 4639.10.08Cm 7522, published 17.12.08
Forty-Second Report: Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond 47724.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Forty-Third Report: Managing financial resources to deliver better public services 5199.9.08Cm 7493, published 6.11.08
Forty-Fourth Report: The roll-out of the Jobcentre Plus office network 53211.9.08Cm 7493, published 6.11.08
Forty-Fifth Report: Reducing the risk of violent crime 54623.10.08Cm 7522, published 17.12.08
Forty-Sixth Report: The procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Services 55828.10.08Cm 7522, published 17.12.08
Forty-Seventh Report: Meeting needs? The Offenders' Learning and Skills service 58430.10.08Cm 7522, published 17.12.08
Forty-Eighth Report: The supervision of community orders in England and Wales 5084.11.08Awaited
Forty-Ninth Report: Making grants efficiently in the culture, media and sport sector 6416.11.08Awaited
Fiftieth Report: Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 89024.7.08Cm 7453, published 16.10.08
Fifty-First Report: Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office 60111.11.08Awaited
Fifty-Second Report: Protecting consumers? Removing price controls 57113.11.08Awaited
Fifty-Third Report: Reducing passenger rail delays by better management of incidents 65518.11.08Awaited
Fifty-Fourth Report: Compensating victims of violent crime 25120.11.08Awaited
Fifty-Fifth Report: HMRC: Tackling the hidden economy 71209.12.08Awaited
Fifty-Sixth Report: British Council: Achieving Impact 81411.12.08Awaited
Fifty-Seventh Report: Shared services in the Department for Transport and its agencies 68417.11.08Not applicable
First Special Report: First Special Report: The BBC's management of risk 5183.6.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Second Special Report: Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty 55719.6.08Cm 7366, published 17.7.08
Third Special Report: BBC Procurement: The BBC Trust's response to the Nineteenth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts 111831.10.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Loss of data by HM Revenue and Customs 200-i21.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: National Audit Office Supply Estimate 2008-09 396-i21.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Programme For IT In The NHS: Progress Since 2006 737 - i23.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Defence: Chinook MK 3 Helicopters 747-i24.6.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Public: The Work of the Parole Board 1041-i3.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HM Revenue and Customs Standard Report 1085-i14.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Widening Participation in Higher Education 1119-i27.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Defence: The Defence Information Infrastructure (Dii) 1133-i27.10.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The United Kingdom's Future Nuclear Deterrent Capability 1154-i25.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Department for Work and Pensions: Handling Customer Complaints 1155-i3.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Programmes To Reduce Household Energy Consumption 1169-i6.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Department for International Development: Operations In Insecure Environments 1177-i10.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Fire and Rescue Service: the New Dimension Programme 1184-i14.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Reducing Alcohol Harm: Health Services In England For Alcohol Misuse 1197-i18.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Renewing the Physical Infrastructure of English Further Education Colleges 1201-i21.11.08Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Independent Police Complaints Commission 1208-i24.11.08Not applicable



Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Forty-First Report: Improving procurement in further education colleges in England, published as Cm 7275 (29.11.07).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Second Report: The Shareholder Executive and Public Sector Businesses, published as Cm 7275 (29.11.07).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Sixth Report: Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2006, published as Cm 7275 (29.11.07).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Seventh Report: Improving quality and safety—Progress in implementing clinical governance in primary care: Lessons for the new Primary Care Trusts, published as Cm 7275 (29.11.07).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Eighth Report: The Efficiency Programme: A second review of progress, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Ninth Report: Identity and Passport Service: Introduction of ePassports, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).

Reply to the Committee's Fiftieth Report: Assets Recovery Agency, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty-First Report: Legal Services Commission: Legal Aid and mediation for people involved in family breakdown, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty-Second Report: The Academies Programme, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty-Third Report: Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty-Fourth Report: Heritage Lottery Fund, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty-Fifth Report: The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment Scheme in England, published as Cm 7275 (29.11.07).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty-Sixth Report: Jobcentre Plus: Delivering effective services through personal advisers, published as Cm 7276 (18.12.07).


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/pac.


Divisions

None.


Debates

Committee reports were debated on 2 occasions in the House of Commons. 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 progress update in resolving the difficulties in administering the Single Payment Scheme in England
1
BBC Procurement
1
Caring for Vulnerable Babies: The reorganisation of neonatal services in England
1
Compensating victims of violent crime
1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Management of Expenditure
1
Department for International Development: Operations in Insecure Environments
1
Department for Work and Pensions: Handling Customer Complaints
1
Fire and Rescue Service: The New Dimension Programme
1
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Managing risk in the overseas territories
1
Government on the Internet: Progress in delivering information and services online
1
Department for International Development: Providing budget support for developing countries
1
Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty
1
Government preparations for digital switchover
1
HM Revenue and Customs: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms
1
HMRC: tackling the hidden economy
1
HM Revenue and Customs Standard Report
1
Housing Market Renewal: Pathfinders
1
Improving corporate functions using shared services
1
Improving the efficiency of central government's use of office property
1
Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
1
Independent Police Complaints Commission
1
Loss of data by HM Revenue and Customs
1
Making changes to operational PFI projects
1
Making grants efficiently in the culture, media and sport sector
1
Management of large business Corporation Tax
1
Managing financial resources to deliver better public services
1
Meeting needs? The Offenders Learning and Skills service
1
Ministry of Defence: Chinook Mk3 Helicopters
1
Ministry of Defence: Leaving the services
1
Ministry of Defence: Major Projects report 2007
1
Ministry of Defence: The Defence Information Infrastructure (DII)
1
Ministry of Defence: The United Kingdom's Future Nuclear Deterrent Capability
1
National Audit Office Supply Estimate 2008-09
1
National programme for IT in the NHS: Progress since 2006
1
NHS Pay Modernisation: New contracts for General Practice services in England
1
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority—Taking forward decommissioning
1
Preparing to deliver the 14-19 education reforms in England
1
Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress report
1
Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond
1
Programmes to Reduce Household Energy Consumption
1
Progress in Tackling Benefit Fraud
1
Protecting consumers? Removing price controls
2
Protecting the Public: the Work of the Parole Board
1
Reducing Alcohol Harm: Health Services in England for Alcohol Misuse
1
Reducing passenger rail delays by better management of incidents
1
Reducing the cost of complying with regulations: the delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction Programme 2007
1
Reducing the risk of violent crime
1
Renewing the Physical Infrastructure of English Further Education Colleges
1
Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts, 2006-07: Achieving financial balance
1
Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office
1
Shared services in the Department for Transport and its agencies
1
Skills for life: Improving adult literacy and numeracy
1
Sustainable employment: supporting people to stay in work and advance
1
The British Council: Achieving Impact
1
The budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
1
The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre
1
The Carbon Trust: Accelerating the move to a low carbon economy
1
The compensation scheme for former Icelandic water trawlermen
1
The Pensions Regulator: Progress in establishing its new regulatory arrangements
1
The privatisation of Qinetiq
1
The Procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Services
1
The roll-out of Jobcentre Plus Office network
1
The supervision of community orders in England and Wales
1
Widening Participation in Higher Education
1

A On three occasions the Committee took evidence on more than one inquiry at one meeting

26  Public Administration

For website access click on www.parliament.uk/pasc

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

Wright, Dr Tony (Chairman)

Burrowes, Mr David

Flynn, Paul

Heyes, David

Hopkins, Kelvin

Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian

Morgan, Julie

Prentice, Mr Gordon

Rowen, Paul

Walker, Mr Charles

Willott, Jenny

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

34 out of 38

6 out of 38

30 out of 38

27 out of 38

35 out of 38

24 out of 38

29 out of 38

37 out of 38

23 out of 38

32 out of 38

10 out of 38

68.7 %


Total number of meetings:38

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 meetings4
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 0
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 Justin Fisher, Pauline Ngan and Christopher Sallon QC.

Witnesses
Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 8
    Members of the House of Commons 14
    Members of the House of Lords 7
  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:   
    Cabinet Office 3
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising   
    Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 1
    Audit Commission 1
    Charity Commission 2
    Committee on Standards in Public Life 1
    National Audit Office 1
    Office of the Civil Service Commissioners 1
    Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 3
    Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments 1
    UK Statistics Authority 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 58



Overseas Visits

None.

Visits to European Institutions

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
3-4.6.08BrusselsFlynn, Heyes, Hopkins, Liddell-Grainger, Prentice 2Inquiry into Lobbying £4,401.73



UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence


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

First Report: Machinery of Government Changes: A follow-up Report
160
17.12.07
Received 25.4.08: published with Eighth Report Session 2007-08
Second Report: Propriety and Peerages
153
18.12.07
Cm 7374, published 16.5.08
Third Report: Parliament and public appointments: Pre-appointment hearings by select committees
152
16.1.08
Received 25.4.08: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fourth Report: Work of the Committee in 2007
236
24.1.08
Received 20.3.08: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fifth Report: When Citizens Complain
409
24.3.08
Received 15.7.08: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: User Involvement in Public Services
410
7.5.08
Received 15.7.08: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Seventh Report: Investigating the conduct of ministers
381
12.5.08
Received 21.8.08: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Eighth Report: Machinery of Government: Further Report
514
14.5.08
Awaited
Ninth Report: Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry
473
30.5.08
Received 6.10.08: published as Eleventh Special Report, Session 2007-08
Tenth Report: Constitutional Renewal: Draft Bill and White Paper
499
4.6.08
Awaited
Eleventh Report: Public Services and the Third Sector: Rhetoric and Reality
112-I
9.7.08
Received 24.11.08: published as Thirteenth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Public Services and the Third Sector: Rhetoric and Reality
112-II
9.7.08
Not applicable
Twelfth Report: From Citizen's Charter to Public Service Guarantees: Entitlements to Public Services
411
22.7.08
Received 28.11.08: published as Twelfth Special Report, Session 2007-08
Thirteenth Report: Selection of a new Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
985
23.7.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Selection of a new Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
985-i
28.8.08
Not applicable
Fourteenth Report: Mandarins Unpeeled: Memoirs and Commentary by Former Ministers and Civil Servants
664
5.8.08
Awaited
First Special Report: Ethics and Standards: The Regulation of Conduct in Public Life: Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Committee of Session 2006-07
88
21.11.07
Not applicable
Second Special Report: Skills for Government: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2006-07
89
21.11.07
Not applicable
Third Special Report: Machinery of Government Changes: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2006-07
90
21.11.07
Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Whitehall Confidential: The Publication of Political Memoirs: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2005-06
91
21.11.07
Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Work of the Committee in 2007: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08
458
1.4.08
Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Parliament and public appointments: Pre-appointment hearings by select committees: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2007-08
515
2.5.08
Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: When Citizens Complain: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08
997
23.7.08
Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: User Involvement in Public Services: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08
998
23.7.08
Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Investigating the conduct of ministers: Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee of Session 2007-08
1056
14.10.08
Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: Politics and Administration: Ministers and Civil Servants: Government Response to the Third Report from the Committee of Session 2006-07
1057
14.10.08
Not applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry: Government Response to the Ninth Report from the Committee of Session 2007-08
1060
14.10.08
Not applicable
Twelfth Special Report: From Citizen's Charter to Public Service Guarantees: Entitlements to Public Services: Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2007-08
1147
17.11.08
Not applicable
Thirteenth Special Report: Public Services and the Third Sector: Rhetoric and Reality: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2007-08
1209
4.12.08
Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Work of the Cabinet Office
92-i
25.1.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Committee on Standards in Public Life
218-i
13.3.08
Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Debt of Honour
223
28.1.08
Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Public Services: Putting People First
408
23.4.08
Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Better Government Initiative
431-i
16.6.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Political Campaigning by Charities
451-i
10.6.08
Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Official Statistics
965-i
28.8.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Data Handling Procedures in Government
984-i
28.8.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Lobbying
137-i
4.1.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Lobbying
137-ii, v
23.4.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Lobbying
137-iii
26.3.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Lobbying
137-iv
21.2.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Lobbying
137-vi
20.6.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Lobbying
137-vii
20.6.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Lobbying
137-viii
21.7.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Charities and Public Benefit
663-i
2.7.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Charities and Public Benefit
663 ii-iii
22.8.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Charities and Public Benefit
663-iv
4.11.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Good Government
983-i
20.8.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Good Government
983-ii
18.11.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Good Government
983-iii
19.11.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Equitable Life
1143-i
27.11.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Equitable Life
1143-ii
14.11.08
Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Charity Commission Annual Report
1156-i
4.11.08
Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Good Government
983-iv
2.12.08
Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Equitable Life
1143-iii
19.11.08
Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of the Ombudsman
1144-i
5.11.08
Not applicable



Government replies to Reports for Session 2005-06

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Propriety and Honours, published as Cm 7374 (16.5.08).

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Whitehall Confidential: The Publication of Political Memoirs, received 14.11.07 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08.


Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07

Reply to the Committee's Third Report: Politics and Administration: Ministers and Civil Servants, received 14.10.08 and published as the Committee's Tenth Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Ethics and Standards: The Regulation of Conduct in Public Life, received 21.11.07 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: Machinery of Government Changes, received 21.11.07 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2007-08.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report: Skills for Government, received 21.11.07 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 Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/pasc.


Divisions

None.


Debates

Committee reports were debated on 1 occasion in the House of Commons and on 1 occasion 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

Better Government
1
Charities and Public Benefit
4
Charity Commission Annual Report
1
Committee on Standards in Public Life
1
Data Handling Procedures in Government
1
Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
2
Equitable Life
3
Good Government
4
Lobbying
8
Official Statistics
2
Parliament and public appointments: Pre-appointment hearings by select committees
1
Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry
1
Political Campaigning by Charities
1
Prime Minister's Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests
1
Selection of a new Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
1
The Work of the Ombudsman 2007-08
1
Third Sector Commissioning
2
Work of the Cabinet Office
1


A On two occasions the Committee took oral evidence on more than one inquiry at one meeting

27  Regulatory Reform

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

Miller, Andrew (Chairman)

Banks, Gordon

Burt, Lorely

Davies, Mr Quentin (added 12.11.07)

Gray, Mr James

Hammond, Stephen (discharged 23.6.08)

Hemming, John

Hodgson, Mrs Sharon

Jackson, Mr Stewart

Mallaber, Judy (added 26.11.07)

Naysmith, Dr Doug

Prisk, Mr Mark (added 23.6.08)

Reed, Mr Jamie

Seabeck, Alison (discharged 12.11.07)

Slaughter, Mr Andy (discharged 26.11.07)

Smith, Ms Angela C (discharged 12.11.07)

Steen, Mr Anthony

Wilson, Phil (added 12.11.07)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

12 out of 12

10 out of 12

7 out of 12

3 out of 12

0 out of 12

0 out of 8

10 out of 12

0 out of 12

1 out of 12

11 out of 12

12 out of 12

1 out of 4

0 out of 12

0

0

0

0 out of 12

4 out of 12

42.3 %

Total number of meetings:12

Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 5
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 0







Other activities
  
Informal meetings 0
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

Richard Baynham and Rebecca Manen, National Audit Office.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
Number of appearances by:   
Other Ministers 1
Number of appearances by officials from Government Departments comprising:   
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Department for Work and Pensions 1
Department of Health 1
Health and Safety Executive 1
Executive Agencies, comprising:   
Better Regulation Executive 2
Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) 3
Environment Agency 2
Appearances by other witnesses 4




Overseas Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
3-6.6.08Copenhagen, Stockholm, and The Hague Miller, Burt, Davies, Mallaber, Naysmith 2Inquiry into Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda £13,110.48
16-18.11.08BerlinA Naysmith   Conference on Regulatory Reform£1,252.70

A Travel in a representative capacity



Visits to European Institutions

None.


UK Visits

None.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence


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

First Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
135
3.12.07
Not applicable
Second Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008
398
10.3.08
Not applicable
Third Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Consumer Credit) Order 2008
939
10.7.08
Not applicable
Fourth Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2008
940
10.7.08
Not applicable
Fifth Report: Getting Results: the Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda
474-I
17.7.08
Government Response received 6.11.08, published as First Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Getting Results: the Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda
474-II
21.7.08
Not applicable
Sixth Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Lloyd's) Order 2008
1090
20.10.08
Not applicable
Seventh Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Verification of Weighing and Measuring Equipment) Order 2008
1185
14.11.08
Not 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/regrefcom.


Divisions

None.


Debates

None.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session


Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions

Getting Results: The Better Regulation Executive and the Impact of the Regulatory Reform Agenda
5

28  Scottish Affairs

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

Sarwar, Mr Mohammad (Chairman)

Alexander, Danny (discharged 28.1.08)

Carmichael, Mr Alistair (added 28.1.08)

Clark, Ms Katy

Davidson, Mr Ian

Devine, Mr Jim

Hamilton, Mr David (added 8.11.07 discharged 4.2.08)

MacDougall, Mr John (died 13.08.2008)

McGovern, Mr Jim (discharged 8.11.07, added 4.2.08)

MacNeil, Mr Angus (discharged 24.11.08)

Mundell, Mr David

Walker, Mr Charles

Wallace, Mr Ben

Wishart, Pete (added 24.11.08)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

23 out of 23

2 out of 7

9 out of 16

13 out of 23

18 out of 23

22 out of 23

1 out of 8

0 out of 21

12 out of 15

15 out of 23

15 out of 23

10 out of 23

13 out of 23

0

61.0 %


Total number of meetings:23

Of which:
  
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 15
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 0
Number of wholly private meetings8
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







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

Rear Admiral Ric Cheadle CB.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:   
  Number of appearances by:  
    Cabinet Ministers 1
    Other Ministers 6
    Member of the House of Lords 2
    Ministers of the Scottish Executive 1
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:   
    Department for Work and Pensions 1
    HM Treasury1
    Ministry of Defence 1
    Scotland Office 1
    Scottish Executive 1
  Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:   
    Argyll and Bute Council 1
    Commission on Scottish Devolution 1
    Convention of Scottish Local Authorities 1
    Electoral Commission 1
    Glasgow City Council 1
    Scottish Enterprise 1
    Skills Development Scotland 1
  Appearances by other witnesses 18



Overseas Visits

None.


Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits

DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
26.11.07EdinburghSarwar, Davidson, Devine, Mundell 3AInquiry into Poverty in Scotland £2,712.64
17.12.07GlasgowSarwar, Clark, Davidson, Devine 3Inquiry into Poverty in Scotland £1,884.75
4.2.08EdinburghSarwar, Carmichael, Clark, Davidson, Devine 3Inquiry into Child Poverty in Scotland £2,539.60
31.3-1.4.08GlasgowSarwar, Davidson, Devine, McGovern, Mundell 4BInquiry into Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland £2,651.50
23.6.08GlasgowSarwar, Davidson, Devine, McGovern, MacNeil, Mundell 1Inquiry into Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland £1,930.14
14.7.08GrangemouthSarwar, Carmichael, McGovern 2The Petrochemicals Business in Grangemouth £1,001.45
20.10.08LanarkshireSarwar, Devine 1Inquiry into Credit Unions in Scotland £1,066.30

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

TitleHC No. (2007-08) Date of publicationGovernment reply
First Report: Effects of tax increases on the oil industry 3530.11.07Received 28.1.08: published as First Special Report, Session 2007-08
Second Report: Poverty in Scotland 128-I17.12.07Received 31.3.08: response from Scottish Executive received 23.4.08: published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
Oral and Written Evidence: Poverty in Scotland 128-II20.12.07Not applicable
Third Report: Child Poverty in Scotland 2774.2.08Received 31.3.08: respone from Scottish Executive received 23.4.08 published as Second Special Report, Session 2007-08
Fourth Report: Work of the Committee in 2007 2788.2.08Not applicable
Fifth Report: Experience of the Scottish Elections 7818.5.08Received 24.6.08: published as Third Special Report, Session 2007-08
Sixth Report: Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland 30523.6.08Received 19.9.08: response from Scottish Executive received 21.8.08: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2007-08
First Special Report: Effects of tax increases on the oil industry: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08 37629.2.08Not applicable
Second Special Report: Poverty in Scotland and Child Poverty in Scotland: Responses by the Government and the Scottish Executive to the Committee's Second and Third Reports of Session 2007-08 52530.4.08Not applicable
Third Special Report: Experience of the Scottish Elections: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08 8302.7.08Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland: Responses by the Government and Scottish Executive to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08 109822.10.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Commission on Scottish Devolution 704-i26.11.08Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Scotland Office Annual Report 831-i26.11.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Credit Unions in Scotland 437-i22.4.08Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Credit Unions in Scotland 437-ii9.7.08Not 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/scotaffcom.

Divisions


Date
Subject

11.12.07
Two, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Poverty in Scotland
11.6.08
Three, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland



Debates

Committee reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons on 1 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

Commission on Scottish Devolution
1
Credit Unions in Scotland
2
Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland
6
Experience of the Scottish Elections
2
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
1
Poverty in Scotland
2
Scotland Office Annual Report 2008
1
Total
15

29  Selection

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 June 2005. It had 9 Members.
Members

McKenna, Rosemary (Chairman)

Blackman, Liz (discharged 8.10.08)

Brown, Mr Nicholas (discharged 8.10.08)

Burns, Mr Simon (discharged 25.2.08)

Burt, Alistair (added 25.2.08)

Campbell, Mr Alan (discharged 8.10.08)

Cunningham, Tony

McAvoy, Mr Thomas (added 8.10.08)

Robathan, Mr Andrew

Roy, Mr Frank (added 8.10.08)

Sanders, Mr Adrian

Ward, Claire (added 8.10.08)

Young, Sir George

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

32 out of 35

26 out of 28

27 out of 28

8 out of 12

18 out of 23

24 out of 28

29 out of 35

7 out of 7

17 out of 35

4 out of 7

33 out of 35

5 out of 7

27 out of 35

81.6 %

Total number of meetings:35

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 meetings35
Number of concurrent meetings with other committees 0







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



Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Mick Hillyard, Senior Clerk (Band A2)

Committee Assistant: Rob Bartram (until 9.6.08) (Band C); Susan Morrison (from 9.6.08) (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Not applicable.

Witnesses
Not applicable.

Overseas Visits
Not applicable.

Visits to European Institutions
Not applicable.

UK Visits
Not applicable.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Not applicable.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07
Not applicable.

Formal Minutes
The decisions of the Committee were published in Appendix II of the Votes and Proceedings after each meeting of the Committee.

Divisions


Date
Subject

2.4.08
One, Public Bill Committee Nomination: Counter-Terrorism Bill



Debates

Not applicable.


Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable.


 
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