Further details of current Select Committee inquiries can also be found on the Parliament website:
Administration
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Catering Services in the House of Commons
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 22 November
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Arms Export Control
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Strategic Export Controls
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 13 December
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Business, Innovation and Skills
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Comprehensive Spending Review
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Report in preparation
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The work of the Department
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Report in preparation
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Government Assistance to Industry
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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The Local Enterprise Partnership
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Report in preparation
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Sheffield Forgemasters
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Report in preparation
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Communities and Local Government
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 22 November
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Audit and inspection of local authorities
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 6 January 2011
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Localism
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 22 November
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Culture, Media and Sport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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BBC Annual Report and Accounts
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Report in preparation
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BBC Licence Fee Settlement
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 December
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Channel 4 Annual Report
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Report in preparation
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DCMS Accounts 2009-10 and the responsibilities of the Secretary of State
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Report in preparation
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Funding of the Arts and Heritage
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 1 December
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Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Online
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 5 January 2011
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Defence
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The appointment of the new Chief of the Defence Staff
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One off oral evidence session concluded
Report in preparation
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Ensuring success in Afghanistan: the role of the UK Armed Forces
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Deadline for submissions closed
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Operations in Afghanistan
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 December
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The Strategic Defence and Security Strategy
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Report in preparation
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Education
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Behaviour and discipline in schools
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Oral evidence in progress
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Building Schools for the Future and further capital spending
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Report in preparation
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The role and performance of Ofsted
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Oral evidence in progress
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Services for young people
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 15 December
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Spending Review settlement for Dept. for Education
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Energy and Climate Change
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Emissions Performance Standards
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Report in preparation
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Energy usage of extending British Summer Time
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Report in preparation
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UK Deepwater Drilling – implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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Report in preparation
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Common Agricultural Policy
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 3 December
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Comprehensive Spending Review
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One off oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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DEFRA’s priorities and annual accounts
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Report in preparation
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Farming in the Uplands
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Future flood and water management legislation
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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The Marine Policy Statement
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One off oral evidence session 24 November
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Environmental Audit
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Embedding sustainable development across Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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Green Investment Bank
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Oral evidence in progress
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Impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 17 December
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Sustainable Development and Structural Reform Plan
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Report in preparation
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Foreign Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Developments in UK Foreign Policy
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Report in preparation
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FCO Performance and Finances
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 24 November
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FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Role of FCO in UK Government
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 3 December
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The UK’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Health
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Commissioning
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Oral evidence in progress
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Complaints and Litigation
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 21 December
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Public Expenditure
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Oral evidence in progress
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The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health
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Report in preparation
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Revalidation of Doctors
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Revalidation of Doctors: General Medical Council
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Report in preparation
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Home Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Comprehensive Spending review
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One off oral evidence session 23 November
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Firearms Control
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary
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Report in preparation
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Police and Crime Commissioners
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Report in preparation
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Policing
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Report in preparation
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Rules governing enforced removal from the UK
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Report in preparation
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Unauthorised Tapping into or Hacking of Mobile Communications
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Inquiry announced
Written evidence only
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Work of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre
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Report in preparation
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Work of the Home Office
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Report in preparation
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Work of the National Policing Improvement Agency
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Report in preparation
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Work of the UK Border Agency
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Report in preparation
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International Development
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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DFID Annual Report & Resource Accounts 2009-10
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Oral evidence in progress
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Future of the CDC Group plc
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 December
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Future of DFID’s programme in India
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 22 November
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The Humanitarian Response to the Pakistan Floods
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 14 December
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The 2010 Millennium Development Goals Review Summit
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Report in preparation
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The World Bank
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Government’s Human Rights Policy
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Oral evidence in progress
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Justice
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Court closures and other issues within the Minister’s remit
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Report in preparation
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Draft sentencing guideline on assault
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Judicial Appointments
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Report in preparation
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Role of the Probation Service
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Oral evidence in progress
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Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
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Report in preparation
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The work of the Lord Chief justice
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Report in preparation
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The work of the Ministry of Justice
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Report in preparation
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The working of the Family Courts
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Oral evidence in progress
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Northern Ireland
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Bloody Sunday Inquiry
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Report in preparation
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Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 24 November
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Political and Constitutional Reform
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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The process of Government formation after the 2010 General Election
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 25 November
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Public Accounts
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Academies Programme
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Report in preparation
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Bilateral Support to Primary Education
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Report in preparation
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BIS: The Customer First Programme: Delivery of student finance
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Report in preparation
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CAFCASS
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Report published 11 November
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Cancer services
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 December
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Central Government use of Consultants
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Community Care Grant
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Report in preparation
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Comprehensive Spending Review
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 30 November
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DWP official error
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 December
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Educating the next generation of scientists
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Financing PFI projects in the credit crisis and the Treasury’s response
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Report in preparation
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Government funding for developing renewable energy technologies
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Report in preparation
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HMRC 2009-10 Accounts
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Report in preparation
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HMT: Asset Protection Scheme
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 14 December
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Increasing Passenger Rail Capacity
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Report published 8 November
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M25 widening PFI contract
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 1 December
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Major Projects Report 2010
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 1 5December
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Major trauma care in England
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Report in preparation
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Managing offenders on short custodial sentences
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Report in preparation
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Ministry of Justice Financial Management Report
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Report in preparation
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PFI housing and hospitals
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 24 November
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Strategic financial management of the defence budget
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Report in preparation
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Value for money
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Report in preparation
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Public Administration
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Pre-appointment hearing: First Civil service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Accounts
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Report published 18 November
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Smaller Government: Quangos
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Smaller Government: What do Ministers do?
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Work of the Cabinet Office
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Report in preparation
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Science and Technology
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Climactic Research Unit’s E-mails
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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Government Office for Science Annual review 2009
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One of oral evidence session concluded
Report in preparation
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Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies
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Oral evidence in progress
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Setting the scene
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Report in preparation
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Spending Review 2010
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 24 November
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Strategically important metals
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 217December
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Technology Innovation Centres
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 2 December
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The new UK Space Agency
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Oral evidence concluded
Report in preparation
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UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 12 January 2011
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Scottish Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Introductory Session with the Scotland Office
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Report in preparation
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Postal services in Scotland
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions closed
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Video Games Industry in Scotland
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Report in preparation
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Transport
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Bus Services after the Spending Review
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 4 January 2011
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Cost of motor insurance
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Oral evidence in progress
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Drink and Drug Driving Law
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Report in preparation
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Licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 20 December
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Priorities for transport
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Report in preparation
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Transport and the Economy
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 30 November
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Transport and the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review
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One-off oral evidence session 24 November
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Treasury
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Bank of England May 2010, Inflation Report
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Report in preparation
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Competition and Choice in the Banking System
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Comprehensive Spending Review
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Report in preparation
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Financial Regulation
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence sessions 23 & 25 November
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November Inflation Report
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 25 November
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Welsh Affairs
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Future of the Newport Passport Office
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Report in preparation
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Investment in Wales
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 26 November
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SC4
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 November
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Severn Crossing Tolls
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Report in preparation
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Work and Pensions
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Changes to Housing Benefit announced in the June 2010 Budget
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Report in preparation
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White Paper on Universal Credit
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 16 December
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The Work Programme: providers and contracting arrangements
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Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 25 November
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Youth unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund
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Report in preparation
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