ANNEX B: Sessional Return for 2008-09
JUSTICE
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The Committee was
nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005.
| Members
Beith, Sir Alan (Chairman)
Heath, Mr David
Hogg, Douglas (added 20.4.09)
James, Mrs Sian C
Kawczynski, Daniel (discharged 20.4.09)
Michael, Alun
Morden, Jessica
Morgan, Julie
Neill, Robert
Palmer, Dr Nick
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Turner, Mr Andrew
Tyrie, Mr Andrew
Whitehead, Dr Alan
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
32 out of 33
24 out of 33
6 out of 18
9 out of 33
0 out of 15
32 out of 33
5 out of 33
30 out of 33
1 out of 33
17 out of 33
12 out of 33
0 out of 33
25 out of 33
27 out of 33
28 out of 33
53.9 %
|
| Total number of meetings:
| 33 |
Of which: |
|
| Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 25 |
| Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 1 |
| Number of wholly private meetings
| 8 |
| Other activities | |
| Informal meetings (including meetings with overseas visitors)
| 3 |
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 | 1
|
| Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers
| 7 |
| Attorney General | 1
|
| Members of the House of Lords (of whom 5 were also Ministers)
| 6 |
| Officers of the House of Commons
| 1 |
| Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
| HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
| 1 |
| HM Inspectorate of Prisons
| 1 |
| Home Office | 1
|
| Ministry of Justice |
4 |
| Office for Criminal Justice Reform
| 2 |
| Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
| 1 |
| Executive agencies
| |
| National Offender Management Service
| 3 |
| Number of appearances by representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
| Criminal Cases Review Commission
| 1 |
| Crown Prosecution Service
| 1 |
| Health and Safety Executive
| 1 |
| Legal Services Board |
1 |
| Legal Services Commission
| 1 |
| National Audit Office |
1 |
| Office of the Information Commissioner
| 1 |
| Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office
| 1 |
| Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
| 1 |
| Appearances by other witnesses:
| 37 |
Overseas Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 11-12.10.09 | StockholmA
| Beith | 1
| Conference of Chairs of Parliamentary Committees on Justice
| £2,126.19 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 16-17.11.09 | BrusselsA
| Beith | 0
| Joint Parliamentary Meeting on Building a Citizens' Europe
| £240.00
(Estimated outurn)
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
UK Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 11-12.12.08 | Edinburgh
| Beith, Heath, Michael, Morgan, Whitehead
| 8 | Inquiry into Justice Reinvestment
| £6,055.59 |
| 19.3.09 | HM Prisons Elemley, Standford Hill and Swaleside, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
| Beith, James, Morgan, Riordan, Turner, Whitehead
| 4 | Inquiry into the role of the Prison Officer
| £486.00 |
| 16.4.09 | Durham Business School, Durham UniversityA
| Beith | 0
| Freedom of Information Workshop
| £82.25 |
| 21.7.09 | UK Supreme Court, London
| Beith, Heath, Morgan, Whitehead
| 5 | Scrutiny of setting up of new UK Supreme Court
| Nil |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
| Title | HC No. (2008-09)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
| First Report: Crown Dependencies: evidence taken
| 67 | 19.12.08
| Government Response, received 26.2.09: published as Second Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Second Report: Coroners and Justice Bill
| 185 | 23.1.09
| Government Response, received 2.3.09: published as First Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Third Report: The work of the Information Commissioner: appointment of a new Commissioner
| 146 | 9.2.09
| Government Response, received 5.4.09: published as Fourth Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Fourth Report: Work of the Committee in 2007-08
| 321 | 9.3.09
| Not applicable |
| Fifth Report: Devolution: A Decade On
| 529-I | 24.5.09
| Cm 7687, published 15.7.09
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Devolution: A Decade On
| 529-II | 24.5.09
| Not applicable |
| Sixth Report: Sentencing Guidelines and Parliament: building a bridge
| 715 | 2.7.09
| Cm 7716, published 15.9.09
|
| Seventh Report: Constitutional Reform and Renewal: Parliamentary Standards Bill
| 791 | 1.7.09
| Government Response, received 24.9.09: published as Sixth Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Eighth Report: Family Legal Aid Reform
| 714 | 15.7.09
| Government Response, received 14.9.09: published as Fifth Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Ninth Report: The Crown Prosecution Service: Gatekeeper of the Criminal Justice System
| 186 | 6.8.09
| Awaited |
| Tenth Report: Draft Sentencing Guideline: overarching principles-sentencing youths
| 497 | 13.8.09
| Not applicable |
| Eleventh Report: Constitutional Reform and Renewal
| 923 | 29.7.09
| Government Response, received 29.9.09: published as Sixth Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Twelfth Report: Role of the Prison Officer
| 361 | 3.11.09
| Awaited |
| First Special Report: Coroners and Justice Bill: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2008-09
| 322 | 6.3.09
| Not applicable |
| Second Special Report: Crown Dependencies: evidence taken: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2008-09
| 323 | 9.3.09
| Not applicable |
| Third Special Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2007-08
| 342 | 13.3.09
| Not applicable |
| Fourth Special Report: The work of the Information Commissioner: appointment of a new Commissioner: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2008-09
| 424 | 24.4.09
| Not applicable |
| Fifth Special Report: Family Legal Aid Reform: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2008-09
| 1018 | 16.10.09
| Not applicable |
Sixth Special Report: Parliamentary Standards Bill and Constitutional Reform and Renewal: Government Responses to the Committee's Seventh and Eleventh Reports of Session
2008-09
| 1017 | 16.10.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: Legal Aid Reform
| 73-i | 30.3.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: Legal Services Board
| 284-i | 3.4.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: The work of the Office for Criminal Justice Reform
| 313-i | 19.7.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: The work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
| 343-i | 16.6.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: Sentencing Guidelines: Fraud (statutory offences)
| 498-i | 22.5.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence: Ministry of Justice Departmental Annual Report 2007-08
| 1121-iA |
27.4.09 | Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment
| 54-i | 15.12.08
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment
| 54-ii | 8.1.09
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice Reinvestment
| 54-iii | 29.1.09
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Justice Departmental Annual Report 2008-09
| 1016-i | 16.10.09
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice issues in Europe
| 1093-i | 10.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Justice issues in Europe
| 1093-ii | 13.11.09
| Not applicable |
A
Oral evidence held in Session 2007-08 (HC number refers to Session
2007-08)
Government replies to Reports for Session 2007-08
Reply to the Committee's
Sixth Report: Public Appointments: Lord-Lieutenants and High
Sheriffs, published as Cm 7503 (18.12.08).
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 http://www.parliament.uk/justicecom.
Divisions
None.
Debates
Committee reports
were debated on 1 occasion in Westminster Hall. Committee reports
were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in
the House of Commons or Westminster Hall on 8 occasions. Further
details can be found in the Committee's Sessional Report, para
60.
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
| Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
| Constitutional Reform and Renewal
| 1 |
| Constitutional Reform and Renewal: Parliamentary Standards Bill
| 1 |
| Crown Dependencies: evidence taken
| 1 |
| Family Legal Aid Reform
| 1 |
| Justice issues in Europe
| 2 |
| Justice ReinvestmentA B
| 3 |
| Legal Aid Reform | 1
|
| Legal Services Board |
1 |
| Ministry of Justice Departmental Annual Report 2008-09
| 1 |
| Sentencing Guidelines: Fraud (statutory offences)
| 1 |
| Sentencing Guidelines: principles of sentencing for youths
| 3 |
| The Crown Prosecution Service: Gatekeeper of the Criminal Justice System
| 5 |
| Role of the Prison Officer
| 6 |
| The work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
| 1 |
| The work of the Information Commissioner: appointment of a new Commissioner
| 2 |
| The work of the Office for Criminal Justice Reform
| 1 |
| Total | 31c
|
A The
Committee did not complete these inquiries in Session 2008-09.
B The Committee and
its Sub-committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session
2007-08; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2007-08)).
c
On five occasions
the Committee's meeting comprised multiple separate sessions,
with four comprising two separate evidence sessions and
one comprising three separate evidence sessions.
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