Weekly Information Bulletin: 31st 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:
As announced on 26th July 2010
Administration
Chair: Sir Alan Haselhurst
Clerks: David Weir & Jyoti Chandola
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
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Rosie Cooper
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Frank Dobson
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Thomas Docherty
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Gemma Doyle
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Mr Mark Francois
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Mrs Siân C. James
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Dr Phillip Lee
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Nigel Mills
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Tessa Munt
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Sarah Newton
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Bob Russell
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Mr Shailesh Vara
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Mr Dave Watts
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Mike Weatherley
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Environmental Audit
Chair: Joan Walley
Clerks: Simon Fiander
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Peter Aldous
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Richard Benyon
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Neil Carmichael
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Martin Caton
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Katy Clark
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Zac Goldsmith
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Simon Kirby
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Mark Lazarowicz
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Caroline Lucas
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Ian Murray
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Sheryll Murray
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Caroline Nokes
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Mr Mark Spencer
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Dr Alan Whitehead
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Simon Wright
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European Scrutiny
Chair: to be announced
Clerks: Alistair Doherty & Ben Williams
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Mr William Cash
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Mr James Clappison
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Michael Connarty
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Jim Dobbin
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Julie Elliott
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Tim Farron
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Nia Griffith
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Chris Heaton-Harris
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Chris Kelly
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Tony Lloyd
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Penny Mordaunt
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Stephen Phillips
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Jacob Rees-Mogg,
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Henry Smith
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Ian Swales
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Finance and Services
Chair: John Thurso
Clerks: Dorian Gerhold
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Sir Paul Beresford
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Luciana Berger
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
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Robert Flello
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Mr James Gray
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Sir Alan Haselhurst
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Mr Lindsay Hoyle
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Mr Brooks Newmark
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Jonathan Reynolds
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Mr Iain Wright
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Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Chair: to be announced
Clerks: Matthew Hamlyn (Commons) & Robert Whiteway (Lords)
Commons:
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That Dr Hywel Francis
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Dr Julian Huppert
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Mrs Eleanor Laing
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Mr Dominic Raab
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Mr Richard Shepherd
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Mr Andy Slaughter
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Lords (Appointed by the House of Lords on: 23 June 2010):
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Lord Bowness
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Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
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Lord Dubs
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Lord Lester of Herne Hill
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Baroness Morris of Bolton
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Lord Morris of Handsworth
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Northern Ireland Affairs
Chair: Mr Laurence Robertson
Clerks: Nerys Welfoot & Alison Groves
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That Mr Joe Benton
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Oliver Colvile
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Mr Stephen Hepburn
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Lady Hermon
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Ian Lavery
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Naomi Long
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Jack Lopresti
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Dr Alasdair McDonnell
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Ian Paisley
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Stephen Pound
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David Simpson
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Mel Stride
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Gavin Williamson
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Procedure
Chair: Rt Hon Greg Knight
Clerks: Dr Lynn Gardner & Anne-Marie Griffiths
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Mrs Jenny Chapman
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Mr Roger Gale
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Mr James Gray
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Tom Greatrex
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John Hemming
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Mr David Nuttall
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Andrew Percy
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Bridget Phillipson
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
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Angela Smith
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Sir Peter Soulsby and Mike Wood
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Angela Smith
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Public Administration: David Heyes and Jon Trickett added
Regulatory Reform
Chair: Mr Robert Syms
Clerks: to be announced
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Heidi Alexander
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Mr David Anderson
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Andrew Bridgen
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Jack Dromey
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Lilian Greenwood
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Ben Gummer
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John Hemming
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Gordon Henderson
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Andrew Jones
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Ian Lavery
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Brandon Lewis
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Andrew Percy
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Valerie Vaz
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Standards and Privileges
Chair: Mr Kevin Barron
Clerks: Mr Steve Priestley & Miss Rhiannon Hollis
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Sir Paul Beresford
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Annette Brooke
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Mr Tom Clarke
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Mr Geoffrey Cox
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Mr Jim Cunningham
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Mr Oliver Heald
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Eric Ollerenshaw
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Heather Wheeler
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Dr Alan Whitehead
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Select Committee Meetings
26 – 30 July 2010
Monday 26 July
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Transport
Subject: Oral evidence session
Witnesses: Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State - Priorities for Transport
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Public Accounts
Subject: Delivering multi-role tanker aircraft capability
Witnesses: Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Vice Admiral Paul Lambert CB, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Capability) and Tim Rowntree MA CEng FRAeS MIET, Director Air Support in Defence Equipment & Support, Ministry of Defence
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Tuesday 27 July
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Education
Subject: Building Schools for the Future and future capital spending
Witnesses: Tim Byles CBE, Chief Executive, Partnerships for Schools; Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, former Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (10.15am)
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Public Accounts
Subject: The Customer First Programme: Delivery of student finance
Witnesses: Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Secretary, Michael Hipkins, Director, Financial Support for Learners, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Ed Lester, Interim Chief Executive, Student Loans Company
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Government proposals for voting and parliamentary reform
Witnesses: Boundary reform proposals: Prof Ron Johnston, Bristol University, and Mr Robin Gray, former Boundary Commissioner for England; and AV referendum: Prof Patrick Dunleavy, LSE, and Prof Justin Fisher, Brunel University (11am)
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Public Administration
Subject: Civil Service Compensation Scheme/Work of the Cabinet Office
Witnesses: Jonathan Baume, FDA, Paul Noon, Prospect, Hugh Lanning, PCS; Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office (10.45am)
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Home Affairs
Subject: Policing
Witnesses: Nick Herbert MP, Minister for Policing, Home Office; Sir Paul Stephenson, Metropolitan Police Commissioner (11.45am) ; and Sir Hugh Orde, President, Association of Chief Police Officers (12.15pm)
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Science and Technology
Subject: Setting the scene
Witnesses: Lord Rees, President of the Royal Society
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Wednesday 28 July
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Education
Subject: The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education
Witnesses: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education; David Bell, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education
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Treasury
Subject: Bank of England May 2010 Inflation Report, Financial Regulation
Witnesses: Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England
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Culture, Media and Sport
Subject: Channel 4 Annual Report
Witnesses: Lord Burns, Chairman, David Abraham, Chief Executive, and Anne Bulford, Chief Operating Officer, Channel 4
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Thursday 29 July
None
Friday 30 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.
Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
6 – 10 September 2010
Monday 6 September
None
Tuesday 7 September
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Justice
Subject: Judicial Appointments Commission
Witnesses: Baroness Prashar, Chairman, Judicial Appointments Commission.
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10:30am
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Room tba
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Wednesday 8 September
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Northern Ireland Affairs
Subject: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Witnesses: Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Office.
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10:00am
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Room tba
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Culture, Media and Sport
Subject: BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09
Witnesses: Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman, BBC Trust, Mark Thompson, Director General, and Zarin Patel, Director of Finance, BBC
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10:30am
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Room tba
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Thursday 9 September
None
Friday 10 September
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.
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