Weekly Information Bulletin: 13th November 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:
Back Bench Business: Alison Seabeck and Mr David Anderson discharged and Ian Mearns and Mr George Mudie elected
Political and Constitutional Reform: Catherine McKinnell discharged and Mr Fabian Hamilton added
Finance and Services: Luciana Berger discharged and Mr Clive Betts added
Select Committee Meetings
8 – 12 November 2010
Monday 8 November
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Back Bench Business
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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Back Bench Business Subject: The Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies
Witnesses: Catesby Property Group, Barratt Developments and Home Builders Federation Ltd; National Housing Federation, Tetlow King Planning and Shelter (at 5.20pm)
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Administration
Subject: Catering Services in the House of Commons
Witnesses: Jill Pay, Serjeant at Arms; Members’ and Peers’ Staff Association (MAPSA) (at 5.00pm); Trade Union Side (TUS) (at 5.20pm); National Union of General and Municipal Workers (GMB) (at 5.45pm)
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Tuesday 9 November
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Transport
Subject: The cost of motor insurance
Witnesses: Automobile Association, Confused.com, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Duncan Anderson, EMB Consultancy; and Association of British Insurers, British Insurance Brokers Association, Motor Accident Solicitors Society, Motor Insurers Bureau (at 11.15am)
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Public Administration
Subject: Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango State
Witnesses: Jonathan Baume, General Secretary, FDA, Dai Hudd, Assistant General Secretary, Prospect, Geoff Lewtas, Director of Bargaining, Equality and Policy Support, PCS, and Charles Cochrane, Secretary, CCSU; Sir Ian Magee CB, Institute for Government, Professor Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield, and Professor Colin Talbot, Manchester Business School (at 11.15am)
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Justice
Subject: The role of the Probation Service
Witnesses: Louise Casey, Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
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Health
Subject: Public Expenditure
Witnesses: British Medical Association, Royal College of Nursing, and UNISON
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Welsh Affairs
Subject: Severn Crossing Toll
Witnesses: Monmouthshire County Council, National Alliance Against Tolls, Campaign Against Severn Tolls; Mike Penning MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (11.15am)
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International Development
Subject: The 2010 Millennium Development Goals Review Summit
Witnesses: RT Hon Gordon Brown MP
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: Government Assistance to Industry
Witnesses: Philip Rutnam, Director General, Business Group, Jane Whewell, Deputy Director, Automotive Unit, and Emma Squire, Deputy Director, SME Finance, Enterprise Directorate, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Home Affairs
Subject: Work of the UK Border Agency
Witnesses: Lin Homer CB, Chief Executive, UK Border Agency
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Public Accounts Commission
Subject: NAO’s Strategy 2010-11 to 2012-13
Witnesses: Andrew Likierman, Chairman, Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, Michael Whitehouse, Chief Operating Officer, and Jim Rickleton, Director General Finance, National Audit Office
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Foreign Affairs
Subject: The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
Witnesses: Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO; Gilles Dorronsoro, Visiting Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment, and Gerard Russell, Afghan specialist, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (via video-link) (at 5.00pm)
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Wednesday 10 November
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Work and Pensions
Subject: Youth unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund
Witnesses: Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Minister for Employment, Department for Work and Pensions
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Education
Subject: The role and performance of Ofsted
Witnesses: Lynn Jackson, Headteacher, Chesterton Community Sports College, Professor Tony Kelly, University of Southampton and Baroness Perry of Southwark; Association of School and College Leaders, National Association of Head Teachers and National Governors’ Association (at 10.30am)
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Science and Technology
Subject: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies
Witnesses: Professor Mike Hapgood, Royal Astronomical Society, and Chris Train, Network Operations Director, National Grid; Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport, Phil Evans, Director of Government Business, Met Office, Paul Hollinshead, Director of Science and Innovation Group, and Phil Lawton, Downstream Gas and Electricity Resilience Manager, Department of Energy and Climate Change (at 10.30am)
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Welsh Affairs
Subject: Future of Newport Passport Office
Witnesses: PCS, Newport City Council; Damian Green MP, Minister of State (Immigration), Sarah Rapson, Chief Executive, Identity and Passport Service (at 11.15am)
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Home Affairs
Subject: Firearms Control
Witnesses: Peter Nickles, Attorney General, District of Columbia
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Foreign Affairs
Subject: FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
Witnesses: Simon Anholt, Independent Policy Advisor, Author and Researcher, and Dr Patrick Spaven OBE, Consultant in Research and Evaluation for Public Diplomacy; Mr Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State for Public Diplomacy and the Olympics, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (at 3.30pm)
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Defence
Subject: Operations in Afghanistan
Witnesses: Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE, Chief Joint Operations, and officials, Ministry of Defence, Karen Pierce, Director for Asia and Afghanistan and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Lindy Cameron OBE, Department for International Development
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Environmental Audit
Subject: Sustainable development and aspects of Defra’s Structural Reform Plan
Witnesses: Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Northern Ireland Affairs
Subject: Corporation Tax
Witnesses: CBI Northern Ireland; Arlene Foster MLA, Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and Sammy Wilson MP MLA, Minister of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland Executive (at 3.45pm)
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: Farming in the Uplands
Witnesses: George Dunn, Chief Executive, and Mike Keeble, Uplands Spokesman, Tenant Farmers Association; Will Cockbain, Uplands Spokesman, Dr Andrew Clarke, Head of Policy Services, National Farmers’ Union, William Worsley, President, and Professor Alan Buckwell, Director of Policy, Country Land and Business Association (at 3.40pm); Dr Nigel Stone, Chief Executive of Exmoor National Park Authority, and Peter Barfoot, Director of Conservation, North York Moors Park Authority (at 4.25pm)
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Procedure
Subject: Ministerial Statements to Parliament
Witnesses: Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP, Leader of the House of Commons; Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (at 3.45pm)
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Public Accounts
Subject: Bilateral Support to Primary Education
Witnesses: Minouche Shafik, Permanent Secretary, Jo Bourne, Acting Head of Profession, and Liz Ditchburn, Director, Value for Money, Department for International Development
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Thursday 11 November
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Treasury
Subject: Financial Regulation
Witnesses: Lloyds of London; Finance and Leasing Association (at 10.45am)
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Friday 12 November
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
15 – 19 November 2010
Monday 15 November
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Foreign Affairs
Subject: The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, and Karen Pierce CMG, Director South Asia and Afghanistan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
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2:00pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Back Bench Business
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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4:00pm
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Communities and Local Government
Subject: Localism
Witnesses: Professor George Jones, Emeritus Professor of Government, London School of Economics, Professor John Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Local Government, University of Birmingham, Henry Peterson, Consultant; Andy Sawford, Chief Executive, Local Government Information Unit, Ed Cox, Director, ippr north, Alex Thomson, Chief Executive, Localis (at 5.15pm)
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4:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Tuesday 16 November
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International Development
Subject: Department For International Development Annual Report & Resource Accounts 2009-10
Witnesses: Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development
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10:30am
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: Government Assistance to Industry
Witnesses: Angela Knight, Chief Executive, British Bankers’ Association, Peter Ibbetson, Chairman of Small Business, Royal Bank of Scotland/Natwest, and John Maltby, Commercial Director, Lloyds TSB; TUC and The Work Foundation (at 11.30am)
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10:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Justice
Subject: The operation of the Family Courts
Witnesses: Families Need Fathers, The Grandparents’ Association, and Women’s Aid; Dr Julia Brophy, Oxford University, and Dr Lynne Harne, Bristol University (at 11.15am)
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10:30am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Public Accounts
Subject: Follow up hearing on HMRC accounts 2009-10
Witnesses: Dame Lesley Strathie, Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive, Sarah Walker, Director PAYE, Self Assessment and National Insurance Contributions, and Jon Fundrey, Financial Controller, HM Revenue and Customs
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10:30am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Health
Subject: Commissioning
Witnesses: Professor Julian Le Grand, London School of Economics, Professor Martin Roland, Cambridge University, Professor Jennie Popay, Lancaster University, and Professor Steve Harrison, Manchester University; Professor Chris Ham, Chief Executive, King’s Fund, Dr Jennifer Dixon, Director, Nuffield Trust, Professor Gwyn Bevan, London School of Economics (at 11.45am)
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10:45am
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Transport
Subject: Transport and the economy
Witnesses: Birmingham City Council and Centro; Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, Freightliner, Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham Forward (at 11.25am); London Midland, National Express, Birmingham Retail Business Improvement District and West Midlands Regional Sustainability Forum (at 12.05pm)
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10:45am
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The Custard Factory, Birmingham
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Home Affairs
Subject: Firearms Control
Witnesses: Association of Chief Police Officers, and the National Ballistics Intelligence Service; ACPO lead for firearms licensing and Cumbria Constabulary (at 11.30am); British Medical Association (at 12.00 noon); James Brokenshire MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Prevention, Home Office (at 12.30pm)
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11:20am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: Comprehensive Spending Review
Witnesses: Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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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: Peter Nickles, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (via video-link)
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2:00pm
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Lords Committee Room 1
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
Subject: The Government’s Human Rights Policy
Witnesses: Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, and Lord McNally, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
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2:15pm
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Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
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Treasury
Subject: Financial Regulation
Witnesses: City of London Police; City of London (at 4.45pm)
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3:45pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Wednesday 17 November
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Education
Subject: Behaviour and discipline in schools
Witnesses: Daisy Christodolou, Teach First Ambassador, Sue Cowley, educational author, trainer and presenter, Paul Dix, Pivotal Education Ltd, Tom Trust, General Teaching Council for England, and Katherine Birbalsingh; Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State, Department for Education (at 10.30am)
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9:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Science and Technology
Subject: Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies
Witnesses: Professor Ross Anderson, University of Cambridge, Dr Robert Hayes, Senior Fellow, The Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments, Malcolm Hutty, LINX, and Professor Peter Sommer, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics; Professor Bernard Silverman, Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office, Dr Steve Marsh, Deputy Director, Office of Cyber Security, Cabinet Office, and Professor Mark Welland, Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence (at 10.30am)
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9:30am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Defence
Subject: The appointment of the new Chief of the Defence Staff
Witnesses: General Sir David Richards KCB CBE DSO, Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
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10:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Defence
Subject: Operations in Afghanistan
Witnesses: General Sir Nick Parker KCB CBE, Commander in Chief Land, and Brigadier Simon Levey, Director Royal Armoured Corps, Ministry of Defence; General (retired) Sir Graeme Lamb, KBE CMG DSO (at 3.00pm)
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2:30pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Environmental Audit
Subject: Embedding sustainable development across Government, after the Secretary of State’s announcement on the future of the Sustainable Development Commission
Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Deben, and Dr Samuel Fankhauser, Globe International, New Economic Foundation; Dr Duncan Russel, Exeter University, Dr John Turnpenny, University of East Anglia, WWF-UK, and Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development (at 3.30pm)
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2:45pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: Farming in the Uplands
Witnesses: Jim Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Northern Ireland Affairs
Subject: Corporation Tax
Witnesses: Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; Dr Esmond Birnie (at 4.00pm)
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Public Accounts
Subject: Central Government Use of Consultants
Witnesses: Sir Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary, and Ian Watmore, Chief Operating Officer, Efficiency and Reform Group, Cabinet Office
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3:30pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Thursday 18 November
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Treasury
Subject: (i) Financial Regulation (ii) Competition and choice in the banking sector
Witnesses: Financial Services Practitioner Panels; Which? and Consumer Focus (at 10.45am)
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9:45am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
Witnesses: Councillor Roger Gough, Kent County Council and a representative from Localis; Professor George Jones OBE, Emeritus Professor of Government, London School of Economics, and Professor John Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Local Government and Administration, The Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham (at 11.00am)
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10:00am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Liaison
Subject: Oral Evidence from the Prime Minister
Witnesses: Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Prime Minister
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2:00pm
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The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
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Friday 19 November
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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