Weekly Information Bulletin: 11th September 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:
European Scrutiny: Mr William Cash appointed Chair
Joint Committee on Human Rights: Dr Hywel Francis appointed Chair
Select Committee Meetings
6 – 10 September 2010
Monday 6 September
None
Tuesday 7 September
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Public Accounts
Subject: Cafcass’s response to increased demand for its services
Witnesses: David Bell, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education and Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive, Cafcass.
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Government proposals for voting and parliamentary reform: Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Witnesses: Dr Malcolm Jack, Clerk of the House; and Professor Robert Blackburn, Professor of Constitutional Law, King’s College London (at 11.00am)
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: UK Deepwater Drilling - Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Witnesses: Transocean, Oil and Gas UK, and Oil Spill Prevention Response and Advisory Group
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Justice
Subject: Judicial Appointments Commission
Witnesses: Baroness Prashar, Chairman, Jonathan Sumption OBE QC, professional (barrister) Commissioner and Edward Nally, professional (solicitor) Commissioner, Judicial Appointments Commission
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: The Local Enterprise Partnerships
Witnesses: Advantage West Midlands, One North East, South East of England Development Agency, North West Regional Development Agency, South West Regional Development Agency; Local Government Association, National Audit Office, TUC (at 11.15a.m.)
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Home Affairs
Subject: Immigration Cap
Witnesses: Migration Advisory Committee; Tata Limited, National Association of Software and Services Companies, and British Association of Social Workers (at 11.45 a.m.)
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Home Affairs
Subject: Royal and Diplomatic Protection
Witnesses: Assistant Commissioner John Yates QPM, Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police Service
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Wednesday 8 September
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Science and Technology
Subject: The new UK Space Agency,
Witnesses: Dr David Williams, Acting Chief Executive, UK Space Agency, Andy Green, Chief Executive, Logica and Co-Chair, Space Leadership Council, and Richard Peckham, UK Business Development Director, Astrium Limited and Chairman, UKSpace
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Northern Ireland Affairs
Subject: Introductory session with the Secretary of State
Witnesses: Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Alan Whysall, Deputy Director, Constitutional Policy and Legislation, Simon Case, Deputy Director, Rights, Elections and Legacy, and Simon Marsh, Deputy Director, Security and Protection, Northern Ireland Office
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Culture, Media and Sport
Subject: BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2009-10
Witnesses: Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman, BBC Trust, Mark Thompson, Director General, and Zarin Patel, Director of Finance, BBC
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Science and Technology
Subject: The Reviews into the Climatic Research Unit’s E-mails at the University of East Anglia
Witnesses: Dr David Williams, Acting Chief Executive, UK Space Agency, Andy Green, Chief Executive, Logica and Co-Chair, Space Leadership Council, and Richard Peckham, UK Business Development Director, Astrium Limited and Chairman, UKSpace; (ii) Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS, Head of Scientific Assessment Panel
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Defence
Subject: The Strategic Defence and Security Strategy
Witnesses: Ian King, Chief Executive, BAE Systems, Richard Martin, Chairman, Kembrey Wiring Systems Ltd, and Rear Admiral Rees Ward CB, Chief Executive, ADS Group Ltd, Dr Sandy Wilson, President and Managing Director, General Dynamics UK
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Foreign Affairs
Subject: Developments in UK Foreign Policy
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State
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Public Accounts
Subject: Progress with Value for Money savings and lessons for cost reduction programmes
Witnesses: Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
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Thursday 9 September
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Health
Subject: Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Care Quality Commission
Witnesses: Dame Jo Williams DBE DL, Acting Chair, Care Quality Commission
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Government proposals for voting and parliamentary reform: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Witnesses: Boundary Commission for England, Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland, Boundary Commission for Scotland, Boundary Commission for Wales; Dr Roger Mortimore, Head of Political Research, Ipsos Mori, and Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg, Director, Democratic Audit (at 11.00 a.m.)
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Public Administration
Subject: A Grand Strategy? Strategic Thinking in Government,
Witnesses: Professor Peter Hennessy, Professor Julian Lindley-French, and Professor Huw Strachan
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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.
Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
13 – 17 September 2010
Monday 13 September
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Communities and Local Government
Subject: The work of the Department for Communities and Local Government
Witnesses: Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Minister for Housing and Local Government, and Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
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4:40pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Tuesday 14 September
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Public Accounts
Subject: Tackling inequalities in life expectancy in areas with the worst health and deprivation
Witnesses: Richard Douglas CB, Acting Permanent Secretary, and Mark Davies, Director, Health Inequalities and Partnerships, Department of Health, and Dr Ruth Hussey, Regional Director of Public Health and Senior Medical Director for NHS North West and DH North West
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9:30am
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Treasury
Subject: Financial Regulation
Witnesses: Professor Charles Goodhart CBE, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Lord Myners of Truro CBE
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9:45am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Government proposals for voting and parliamentary reform
Witnesses: Jenny Watson, Chair, Peter Wardle, Chief Executive, Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration, and Lisa Klein, Director of Party, and Election Finance, Electoral Commission
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10:00am
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Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster
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Transport
Subject: Drink and Drug Driving Law
Witnesses: Sir Peter North CBE QC; RAC Foundation, Automobile Association, and Association of British Drivers (at 11.15 am); Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, Brake, and Association of Chief Police Officers (at 12.00 pm).
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10:15am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: The Local Enterprise Partnerships
Witnesses: British Chambers of Commerce, CBI, EEF the manufacturers’ organisation, Federation of Small Businesses, and Institute of Directors
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10:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Home Affairs
Subject: Immigration Cap
Witnesses: Highly Skilled Migrant Forum, and Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association; Migration Watch
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11:00am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Treasury
Subject: Appointment of Martin Weale as external member to the Monetary Policy Committee
Witnesses: Dr Martin Weale, external member to the Monetary Policy Committee
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11:00am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Culture, Media and Sport
Subject: DCMS Accounts 2009-10 and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State
Witnesses: Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State and Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary, DCMS
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11:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Home Affairs
Subject: Firearms Control
Witnesses: Witnesses to be confirmed
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12:00pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Public Administration
Subject: Who does UK Grand Strategy?
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, Foreign Secretary; Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, National Security Adviser, Tom McKane, Director General of Strategy, Ministry of Defence, and Robert Hannigan, Director General, Defence and Intelligence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (at 1.00 pm)
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12:00pm
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Wednesday 15 September
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Work and Pensions
Subject: Work of the Department for Work and Pensions
Witnesses: Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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9:30am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Education
Subject: Child Safeguarding
Witnesses: Sharon Shoesmith; Dr Maggie Atkinson, Children’s Commissioner for England, Colin Green, Association of Directors of Children’s Services, and Professor Frank Furedi (at 10.00 a.m.); Tim Loughton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education (at 11.00 a.m.)
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9:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: The work of the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Witnesses: Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change
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9:45am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Defence
Subject: The Strategic Defence and Security Strategy
Witnesses: Sir Richard Mottram GCB, Professor Richard Holmes CBE TD, Professor Hew Strachan, and Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Royal United Services Institute
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2:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: Defra's priorities and annual accounts
Witnesses: Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Dame Helen Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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3:00pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: UK Deepwater Drilling - Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Witnesses: Dr Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive of BP plc
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3:15pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Public Accounts
Subject: Increasing Passenger Rail Capacity
Witnesses: Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Dept for Transport Bill Emery, Chief Executive, Office of Rail Regulation
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3:30pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Back Bench Business
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: Members of the House of Commons
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5:15pm
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Thursday 16 September
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Government proposals for voting and parliamentary reform
Witnesses: Mark Harper MP, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform
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10:00am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Public Administration
Subject: Who does UK Grand Strategy?
Witnesses: Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fry KCB, Commodore Steven Jermy RN (rtd); Baroness Neville Jones DCMG, Minister of State for Security, Home office
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10:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Friday 17 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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