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Weekly Information Bulletin: 4th December 2010

Select Committee: Current Inquiries


Select Committee evidence is published as a House of Commons Paper; there is generally a delay of 4-6 weeks before the material is available. When published it is also made available on the Parliament website. All HC paper numbers shown are from the 2008-09 session unless otherwise stated. Select Committees may also publish uncorrected transcripts of Ministers’ evidence on the website as soon as the transcript is available. Hard copies of Select Committee publications can be purchased from The Stationery Office, contact details are shown on the back page of this bulletin.


Select Committee publications are available to view on the Parliament website:

www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/select.htm

Further details of current Select Committee inquiries can also be found on the Parliament website:

www.parliament.uk/what_s_on/hoc_news4.cfm

Administration

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Catering Services in the House of Commons

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 6 December

Arms Export Control

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Strategic Export Controls

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 13 December

Business, Innovation and Skills

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Comprehensive Spending Review

Report in preparation

Government Assistance to Industry

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 7 December

Local Enterprise Partnership

Report in preparation

Rebalancing the Economy

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 10 January 2011

Sheffield Forgemasters

Report in preparation

Communities and Local Government

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies

Oral evidence in progress

Audit and inspection of local authorities

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 6 January 2011

Local Authority Publicity

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 6 December

Localism

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 29 November

Culture, Media and Sport

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

BBC Annual Report and Accounts

Report in preparation

BBC Licence Fee Settlement

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 December

Channel 4 Annual Report

Report in preparation

DCMS Accounts 2009-10 and the responsibilities of the Secretary of State

Report in preparation

Funding of the Arts and Heritage

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 December

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Online

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 5 January 2011

Defence

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

The appointment of the new Chief of the Defence Staff

Report in preparation

Ensuring success in Afghanistan: the role of the UK Armed Forces

Deadline for submissions closed

Operations in Afghanistan

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 15 December

The Strategic Defence and Security Strategy

Report to be published 6 December

Education

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Behaviour and discipline in schools

Oral evidence in progress

Building Schools for the Future and further capital spending

Report in preparation

The role and performance of Ofsted

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 December

Services for young people

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions 15 December

Spending Review settlement for Dept. for Education

Oral evidence in progress

Energy and Climate Change

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Emissions Performance Standards

Report in preparation

Energy usage of extending British Summer Time

Report in preparation

Revised Draft Policy Statements on Energy

Oral evidence in progress

Shale Gas

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 13 January 2011

UK Deepwater Drilling – implications of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

Report in preparation

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Common Agricultural Policy

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 December

Comprehensive Spending Review

Report in preparation

DEFRA’s priorities and annual accounts

Report in preparation

Farming in the Uplands

Report in preparation

Future flood and water management legislation

Report in preparation

Marine Policy Statement

Report in preparation

National Policy Statement on Waste Water

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions 5 January 2011

Environmental Audit

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Embedding sustainable development across Government

Oral evidence in progress

Green Investment Bank

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 December

Impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions 17 December

Sustainable Development and Structural Reform Plan

Report in preparation

Foreign Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Developments in UK Foreign Policy

Report in preparation

FCO Performance and Finances

Oral evidence in progress

FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics

Report in preparation

Role of FCO in UK Government

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 December

The UK’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan

Report in preparation

Health

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Commissioning

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 7 December

Complaints and Litigation

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions 21 December

Public Expenditure

Report in preparation

The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health

Report in preparation

Revalidation of Doctors

Report in preparation

Home Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Comprehensive Spending review

Report in preparation

Extradition

One off oral evidence session concluded

Firearms Control

Report in preparation

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary

Report in preparation

Lessons from the American experience of policing

One off oral evidence session concluded

Police and Crime Commissioners

Report published 1 December

Police use of Tasers

One off oral evidence session 7 December

Policing

Report published 29 October

Rules governing enforced removal from the UK

Report in preparation

Unauthorised Tapping into or Hacking of Mobile Communications

Inquiry announced

Written evidence only

Work of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre

Report in preparation

Work of the Home Office

Report in preparation

Work of the Home Secretary

One off oral evidence session 14 December

Work of the National Policing Improvement Agency

Report in preparation

Work of the UK Border Agency

Report in preparation

International Development

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

DFID Annual Report & Resource Accounts 2009-10

Report in preparation

Future of the CDC Group plc

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 7 December

Future of DFID’s programme in India

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions closed

The Humanitarian Response to the Pakistan Floods

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions 14 December

The 2010 Millennium Development Goals Review Summit

Report in preparation

The World Bank

Oral evidence in progress

Joint Committee on Human Rights

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Government’s Human Rights Policy

Oral evidence in progress

Justice

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Access to Justice and Sentencing Proposals

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions 15 December

Court closures and other issues within the Minister’s remit

Report in preparation

Draft sentencing guideline on assault

Oral evidence in progress

Judicial Appointments

Report in preparation

Role of the Probation Service

Oral evidence in progress

Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses

Report in preparation

The work of the Legal Services Commission

Oral evidence concluded

The work of the Lord Chief justice

Report in preparation

The work of the Ministry of Justice

Report in preparation

The working of the Family Courts

Oral evidence in progress

Northern Ireland

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Bloody Sunday Inquiry

Report in preparation

Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 December

Political and Constitutional Reform

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

The process of Government formation after the 2010 General Election

Report in preparation

Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 9 December

Public Accounts

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Academies Programme

Report in preparation

Accounting Officer Accountability

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 18 January 2011

Bilateral Support to Primary Education

Report in preparation

BIS: The Customer First Programme: Delivery of student finance

Report to be published 7 December

Cancer services

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 7 December

Central Government use of Consultants

Report in preparation

Community Care Grant

Report in preparation

Comprehensive Spending Review

Oral evidence in progress

DWP official error

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 8 December

Educating the next generation of scientists

Report in preparation

Financing PFI projects in the credit crisis and the Treasury’s response

Report to be published 9 December

Government funding for developing renewable energy technologies

Report published 30 November

Health Landscape Review

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 25 January 2011

HMRC 2009-10 Accounts

Report in preparation

HMRC Civil Investigations

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 26 January 2011

HMT: Asset Protection Scheme

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 14 December

M25 widening PFI contract

Oral evidence in progress

Major Projects Report 2010

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 15 December

Major trauma care in England

Report in preparation

Managing offenders on short custodial sentences

Report in preparation

Ministry of Justice Financial Management Report

Report in preparation

NHS Productivity

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 18 January 2011

Ofcom: the effectiveness of converged regulation

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 December

PFI housing and hospitals

Report in preparation

Strategic financial management of the defence budget

Report in preparation

Value for money

Report in preparation

Youth Justice

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 12 January 2011

Public Administration

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Pre-appointment hearing: First Civil service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Accounts

Report published 18 November

Smaller Government: Quangos

Report in preparation

Smaller Government: What do Ministers do?

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 7 December

Work of the Cabinet Office

Report in preparation

Science and Technology

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Climactic Research Unit’s E-mails

Report in preparation

Government Office for Science Annual review 2009

Report in preparation

Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies

Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 1 December

Setting the scene

Report in preparation

Spending Review 2010

Oral evidence in progress

Strategically important metals

Inquiry anno unced
Deadline for submissions
17 December

Technology Innovation Centres

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions
closed

The new UK Space Agency

Report in preparation

UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 12 January 2011

Scottish Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Implications for Scotland of both the Strategic Defence and Security Review and the Comprehensive Spending Review

Report in preparation

Postal services in Scotland

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 8 December

Supporting Scotland’s Economy

Oral evidence in progress

Video Games Industry in Scotland

Report in preparation

Transport

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Bus Services after the Spending Review

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 4 January 2011

Cost of motor insurance

Oral evidence in progress

Drink and Drug Driving Law

Report published 2 December

Effective road and traffic management

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 18 January 2011

Licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 20 December

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 17 January 2011

Priorities for transport

Report in preparation

Transport and the Economy

Oral evidence in progress

Next evidence session 7 December

Transport and the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review

Report in preparation

Treasury

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Bank of England May 2010, Inflation Report

Report in preparation

Competition and Choice in the Banking System

Oral evidence in p rogress
Next evidence session
7 December

Comprehensive Spending Review

Report published 26 November

European Financial Regulation

Oral evidence in progress

Financial Regulation

Oral evidence in progress

Fundamental principles of Tax Policy

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions 14 January 2011

Retail Distribution Review

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 17 January 2011

November Inflation Report

Report in preparation

Welsh Affairs

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Future of the Newport Passport Office

Report in preparation

Investment in Wales

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions closed

SC4

Oral evidence in p rogress

Severn Crossing Tolls

Report in preparation

Work and Pensions

INQUIRY

STAGE & NOTES

Changes to Housing Benefit announced in the June 2010 Budget

Report in preparation

White Paper on Universal Credit

Inquiry announced
Deadline for submissions 16 December

The Work Programme: providers and contracting arrangements

Inquiry announced

Deadline for submissions closed

Youth unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund

Report in preparation