Business, Innovation and Skills Committee - Second Report
Work of the Committee 2008-09

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 December 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1  Introduction

Overview

Working methods

Wider engagement

Foreign travel

Advice and expertise

Quality of evidence

Recurring themes

The role of Government, the Committee and the private sector

Wider support for industry

Bargaining power in private contracts

Ministerial representation in the House of Commons

What have we achieved?

2  The Committee's work in 2008-09

Task 1: Scrutiny of policy proposals

Task 2: To identify and examine areas of emerging policy, or where existing policy is deficient, and make proposals

Post Offices: Securing their future

Pub Companies

Reference to the OFT

Task 3: Scrutiny of bills

Task 4: To examine specific outputs from the Department

Task 5: Scrutiny of expenditure plans and outturns

Task 6: Scrutinising Public Service Agreements and targets

Task 7: Monitoring the work of agencies and other public bodies

Task 8: Scrutiny of major appointments

Task 9: Implementation of legislation and major policy initiatives

Task 10: Debates in Westminster Hall and the Chamber

Annex: Sessional Return

Formal Minutes

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 5 January 2010