Weekly Information Bulletin: 20th 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:
None
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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Back Bench Business
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Home Affairs
Subject: Firearms Control
Witnesses: Peter Nickles, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (via video-link)
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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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Treasury
Subject: Financial Regulation
Witnesses: City of London Police; City of London (at 4.45pm)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Liaison
Subject: Oral Evidence from the Prime Minister
Witnesses: Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Prime Minister
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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.
Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
22 – 26 November 2010
Monday 22 November
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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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European Scrutiny
Subject: European Union Bill
Witnesses: Professor Paul Craig, Professor in English Law, St John’s College, Oxford; Professor Trevor Hartley, London School of Economics (at 5.10pm)
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4:30pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Communities and Local Government
Subject: The Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies
Witnesses: Councillor Harker, East Midlands Council, Councillor Ken Thornber, Leader, Hampshire County Council, Councillor Symon Fraser, Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and Councillor Derek Antrobus, Chair of the Planning and Housing Commission, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities; Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 5.15pm)
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4:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Administration
Subject: Catering Services in the House of Commons
Witnesses: Parliamentary Press Gallery; Unite, Parliamentary Staff Branch (at 5.30pm)
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5:00pm
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Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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Tuesday 23 November
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Education
Subject: Spending Review Settlement for the Department for Education
Witnesses: Children’s Services Department, East Sussex County Council, and Children and Young People’s Services Department, Lambeth Borough Council; Barnardos, Berkshire Association of Clubs for Young People, Thomas Coram Children’s Centre (at 10.15 a.m.); Martin Tune, Head, Bonner Primary School, Tony Withell, Head, Wootton Upper School, Sally Coates, Head, Burlington Danes Academy, and Dave Linnell OBE, Chief Executive and Principal, Cornwall College (at 11.00am)
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9:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Treasury
Subject: (i) Financial Regulation (ii) Competition and choice in the banking sector
Witnesses: Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, Chairman, and Hector Sants, Chief Executive, Financial Services Authority
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9:45am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Standards & Privileges
Subject: Matter relating to privilege referred on 9 September: Hacking of Members’ mobile phones
Witnesses: Dr Malcolm Jack, Clerk of the House of Commons
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10:00am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Justice
Subject: (i) Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (ii) Draft sentencing guidelines on Assault
Witnesses: (ii) John Thornhill, Chairman, Magistrates’ Association, Diana Barran, Chief Executive, Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse, and Javed Khan, Chief Executive, Victim Support (at 11.30am)
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10:15am
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Committee Room 20, Palace of Westminster
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Public Administration
Subject: Smaller Government: What do Ministers do?, Smaller Government: Shrinking the Quango State
Witnesses: (i) Lord Norton of Louth, University of Hull, Rt Hon Peter Riddell, IfG, and Professor Robert Hazell CBE, Constitution Unit, UCL (ii) TaxPayers’ Alliance, and Centre for Policy Studies (at 11.15am)
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10:15am
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Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster
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Health
Subject: Public Expenditure
Witnesses: Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State, Richard Douglas CB, Director General, Policy, Strategy and Finance, Department of Health, and Sir David Nicholson KCB, Chief Executive, National Health Service
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10:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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International Development
Subject: The World Bank
Witnesses: Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State, Department for International Development and officials
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10:30am
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: Government Assistance to Industry
Witnesses: Forum of Private Business, Federation of Small Businesses, and CBI
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10:30am
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Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster
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Public Accounts
Subject: Educating the next generation of scientists
Witnesses: David Bell, Permanent Secretary, and Jon Coles, Director General, Education Standards Directorate, Department for Education
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10:30am
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Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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Home Affairs
Subject: The Comprehensive Spending Review
Witnesses: Sir David Normington, Permanent Secretary, Home Office
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10:45am
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Welsh Affairs
Subject: S4C
Witnesses: Ian Hargreaves, Broadcasting Expert, Geraint Talfan Davies, Broadcasting Expert, and Ron Jones, Chair, Creative Industry Group
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10:45am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Wednesday 24 November
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Science and Technology
Subject: Spending Review 2010
Witnesses: Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, and Professor Adrian Smith, Director General, Science and Research, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills
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9:15am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Education
Subject: The role and performance of Ofsted
Witnesses: Association of Colleges, Professor Nick Foskett, Vice-Chancellor, Keele University, Professor Chris Husbands, Institute of Education, and Asha Khemka OBE, Principal and Chief Executive, West Nottinghamshire College; Civitas, Independent Schools Inspectorate, Professor Chris Chapman, University of Manchester, and Dr John Dunford (at 10.30am)
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9:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Foreign Affairs
Subject: FCO Performance and Finances
Witnesses: Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Keith Luck, Director, General Finance, and James Bevan, Director, General Change and Delivery, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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2:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Environmental Audit
Subject: Green Investment Bank
Witnesses: Bob Wigley, Chairman, Green Investment Bank Commission, and James Cameron, Vice Chairman, Climate Change Capital
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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: Marine Policy Statement
Witnesses: Richard Benyon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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Northern Ireland Affairs
Subject: Corporation Tax
Witnesses: NYSE Technologies; John Simpson, Economics Journalist (at 3.45pm)
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Transport
Subject: Transport and the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review
Witnesses: Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State, Department for Transport
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: The Comprehensive Spending Review and DECC
Witnesses: Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and officials
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3:15pm
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Public Accounts
Subject: PFI housing and hospitals
Witnesses: Sir Bob Kerslake, Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government, and Peter Coates, Director of Capital and Investments, HM Treasury
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3:30pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Thursday 25 November
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government
Witnesses: Tony Travers, and Sir Simon Jenkins
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10:00am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Treasury
Subject: (i) Bank of England November 2010 Inflation Report (ii) Financial Regulation
Witnesses: (i) Mervyn King, Governor, Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor, Spencer Dale, Executive Director, Dr Adam Posen and Dr Andrew Sentance, External members of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England; (ii) Mervyn King, Governor, Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor, Andrew Bailey, Executive Director and Chief Cashier, and Andrew Haldane, Executive Director, Bank of England (at 11.00am)
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10:00am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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European Scrutiny
Subject: European Union Bill
Witnesses: Professor Trevor Allan, Professor of Public Law and Jurisprudence, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, and Professor Anthony Bradley, Research Fellow, Institute of European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford; Professor Adam Tomkins, Chair of Public Law, University of Glasgow (at 11.20am)
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10:30am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Friday 26 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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