Weekly Information Bulletin: 18th December 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:
Select Committee Meetings
13 – 17 December 2010
Monday 13 December
Treasury Subject: European Financial Regulation Witnesses: Michael Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services
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Committees on Arms Export Controls Subject: Strategic Export Controls Witnesses: Amnesty International UK, Oxfam GB, Saferworld; Export Group for Aerospace and Defence (EGAD) (at 5.00pm)
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Back Bench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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Administration Subject: Catering Services in the House of Commons Witnesses: Hamish Cook, Chief Executive and Managing Directors’ Representative International, Spotless Group; Simon Dobson, Managing Director, Delaware North Companies UK (Ltd) at 5.30pm)
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Justice Subject: The work of the MoJ and its resources Witnesses: Sir Suma Chakrabarti KCB, Permanent Secretary, Helen Edwards CBE, Director General Justice Policy Group, and Ann Beasley CBE, Director General Finance, Ministry of Justice
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Tuesday 14 December
Education Subject: The Spending Review settlement for the Department for Education and The Schools White Paper 2010 Witnesses: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, and David Bell, The Permanent Secretary, Department for Education
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Treasury Subject: Competition and choice in the banking sector Witnesses: Vernon Hill, Vice Chairman, Metro Bank
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Transport Subject: Transport and the economy Witnesses: Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport
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Justice Subject: Draft Sentencing Guidelines on Assault and the work of the council Witnesses: Lord Justice Leveson, Chairman, Sentencing Council
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Welsh Affairs Subject: S4C Witnesses: Rheon Tomos, Vice Chairman, and Arwell Ellis Owen, Acting Chief Executive, S4C
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International Development Subject: The Future of CDC Witnesses: Richard Laing, CEO, Richard Gillingwater CBE, Chairman and Rod Evison, Managing Director, Africa, CDC plc
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Public Accounts Subject: Ofcom: the effectiveness of converged regulation Witnesses: Ed Richards, Chief Executive, Ofcom
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Culture, Media and Sport Subject: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Witnesses: Lord Coe, Chairman, and Paul Deighton, Chief Executive, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympics Games, John Armitt CBE, Chairman, and David Higgins, Chief Executive, Olympic Delivery Authority; Tim Reddish OBE, Chairman, British Paralympic Association, and Lord Moynihan, Chairman, British Olympic Association (at 12 noon)
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Energy and Climate Change Subject: The Revised Draft National Policy Statements on Energy Witnesses: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Friends of the Earth; Nuclear Industry Association, Royal Town Planning Institute, Energy UK, Citibank and Renewable Energy Association (at 11.45am)
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Home Affairs Subject: (i)The Government’s review of counter-terrorism; (ii) The work of the Home Secretary Witnesses: (i) Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, Independent overseer of the Review of Counter-Terrorism and Security Powers; (ii) Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary (at 12.40pm)
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Joint Committee on Human Rights Subject: Policing and Protest Witnesses: National Campaign against Fees and Cuts and National Union of Students; Association of Chief Police Officers and Metropolitan Police Service (at 1.00pm)
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Scottish Affairs Subject: Postal Services in Scotland Witnesses: Mutuo; Unite and Communication Workers Union (at 3.00pm)
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Wednesday 15 December
Health Subject: Commissioning Witnesses: Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State, Dame Barbara Hakin DBE, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development, and Dr David Colin-Thomé OBE, National Director for Primary Care, Department of Health
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European Scrutiny Subject: European Union Bill Inquiry Witnesses: Sir John Grant KCMG, former UK Permanent Representative to the European Union
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Education Subject: Looked-after children Witnesses: Jon Fayle, Chair, National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers, David Holmes, Chief Executive, British Association for Adoption and Fostering, Dr Roger Morgan OBE, Children’s Rights Director for England, and Maxine Wrigley, Chief Executive, A National Voice; Tim Loughton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for State, Department for Education (at 10.30am)
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Public Administration Subject: Work of the First Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments Witnesses: Rt Hon Dame Janet Paraskeva DBE, First Civil Service Commissioner, and Dame Janet Gaymer DBE QC, Commissioner for Public Appointments
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Science and Technology Subject: Technology Innovation Centres Witnesses: Dr David Bembo, Member of Council, Association for University Research and Industry Links, Dr Tim Bradshaw, Head of Enterprise & Innovation, Confederation of British Industry, Professor Ric Parker FREng, Director of Research & Technology, Rolls-Royce Group, and Patrick Reeve, Chair of the BVCA Venture Capital Public Policy Committee, British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
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Justice Subject: Access to Justice and Sentencing Witnesses: Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice
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Culture, Media and Sport Subject: BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2009-10 Witnesses: Mark Thompson, Director General, BBC, and Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman, BBC Trust
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Defence Subject: Operations in Afghanistan Witnesses: Rt Hon Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for Defence
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Scottish Affairs Subject: Postal Services in Scotland Witnesses: Royal Mail Group; Ofcom, Postcomm (at 3.30pm); Edward Davey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (at 4.15pm)
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The use of cloned animals and their offspring in agriculture Witnesses: Mr James Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Rt Hon Lord Rooker, Chairman, Food Standards Agency
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Energy and Climate Change Subject: UN Climate Change Negotiations in Cancun Witnesses: Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Public Accounts Subject: Major Projects Report 2010 Witnesses: Ursula Brennan, Permanent Under-Secretary, General Kevin O’Donoghue, Chief of Defence Materiale, Vice Admiral Paul Lambert, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), and Andrew Tyler, Chief Operating Officer, Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence
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Foreign Affairs Subject: Role of the FCO in UK Government Witnesses: Rt Hon David Miliband MP and Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP, former Foreign Secretaries
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Thursday 16 December
Political and Constitutional Reform Subject: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government Witnesses: Bill Moyes, Institute for Government and Jessica Crowe, Centre for Public Scrutiny; Simon Parker, New Local Government Network, and Jessica Crowe, Centre for Public Scrutiny (at 10.30am); and Sir Simon Milton, Greater London Authority (at 11.00am)
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Public Accounts Subject: Procurement of the M25 private finance contract Witnesses: Martin Capstick, Director, Strategic Roads and National Networks, Dept of Transport, Graham Dalton, Chief Executive, Highways Agency, Ginny Clarke, Chief Highways Engineer and Network Services Director
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Friday 17 December
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 20 – 24 December 2010
Monday 20 December
Science and Technology Subject: Technology Innovation Centres Witnesses: Pam Alexander, Chief Executive, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), Richard Brook OBE FREng, President, Association of Independent Research and Technology Organisations, Nigel Perry FREng, Chief Executive, Centre for Process Innovation, and Professor Keith Ridgway OBE FREng, Research Director, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
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4:10pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Communities and Local Government Subject: Localism
Witnesses: Mencap, Sitra, Age UK and The Runnymede Trust; Eugene Sullivan, Chief Executive and Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director for Policy, Research and Studies, Audit Commission, Steve Freer, Chief Executive, CIPFA, and Jessica Crowe, Executive Director, Centre for Public Scrutiny (at 5.00pm)
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4:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Tuesday 21 December
Culture, Media and Sport Subject: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Witnesses: Hugh Robertson MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Sport and the Olympics), DCMS
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10:45am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Home Affairs Subject: (i) The Government’s Report of Counter-Terrorism (ii) The role of the Chief Scientific Advisor Witnesses: (i) Lord Carlile; (ii) Bernard Silverman, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Home Office (at 12.30pm)
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11:00am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Communities and Local Government Subject: CSR outcome for Communities and Local Government Witnesses: The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Minister for Housing and Local Government, Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister for Decentralisation, Department for Communities and Local Government
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11:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Wednesday 22 December
None
Thursday 23 December
None
Friday 24 December
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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