Weekly Information Bulletin: 10th July 2010

Select Committees

Select Committees are set up to examine the work of Government Departments, and now constitute the main investigatory system by which the House overseas the exercise of Government responsibilities and the development of public policy and expenditure.

The following information on Select Committees is available on the Parliament website:

Select Committee membership: www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/selmem.cfm

Links to Select Committee home pages containing information on the work of the Select Committee and its publications: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees16.cfm

For further information on Select Committees see HCIO Factsheet P2 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.

Membership announcements and changes:

Panel of Chairs: Mr Edward Leigh appointed.

Select Committee Meetings

5 – 9 July 2010

Monday 5 July

None

Tuesday 6 July

None

Wednesday 7 July

None

Thursday 8 July

None

Friday 9 July

None

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
12 – 16 July 2010

Monday 12 July

None

Tuesday 13 July

None

Wednesday 14 July

None

Thursday 15 July

None

Friday 16 July

None

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice]

All public select committee meetings are webcast
Select committees marked with * will be taken by BBC Parliament
Recorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on:[Tel 020 7219 2033]. Please note: The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded, and the place altered without notice and Committees which sit at short notice may not be included in this list.