Weekly Information Bulletin: 5th February 2011
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
31 January – 4 February 2011
Monday 31 January
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Justice
Subject: Pre-appointment hearing ,
Witnesses: Christopher Stephens, preferred candidate
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Tuesday 1 February
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Treasury
Subject: Competition and choice in the banking sector
Witnesses: Douglas Flint, Group Chairman, and Joe Garner, Deputy Chief Executive UK, HSBC plc; Neville Richardson, Chief Executive, The Co-operative Financial Services (at 11.00am); Graham Beale, Chief Executive, and Chris Rhodes, Executive Director, Group Product and Marketing, Nationwide (at 11.40am)
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Political and Constitutional Reform*
Subject: Prisoner voting
Witnesses: Aidan O’Neill QC, Eric Metcalfe, Human Rights Policy Director, JUSTICE, and Rt Hon the Lord Mackay of Clashfern KT
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Transport
Subject: EU transport policy
Witnesses: Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport
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Public Accounts
Subject: (i) Department for Work and Pensions: customer error (ii) Defence procurement
Witnesses: (i) Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, and John Oliver, Director, Benefit and Performance, Department for Work and Pensions; (ii) Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence (at 11.30am)
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: Rebalancing the Economy: Trade and Investment
Witnesses: Nick Fry, Chief Executive, Mercedes GP, Sir Roger Bone, President, Boeing UK Ltd, Sir Victor Blank, former Chairman, Lloyds Banking Group, Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG, and Paul Skinner, Chair, Infrastructure UK; Katherine Bennett OBE, Vice President, Airbus, Graham Chisnall, Managing Director, Commercial Aerospace & Operations, and Stephen Phipson CBE, Vice President of Security, ADS and President, Smiths Detection, and Bob Keen, Head of Government Relations, BAE Systems plc (at 11.45am)
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Health*
Subject: Complaints and Litigation
Witnesses: Cure the NHS, Action against Medical Accidents, and The Patients Association; Panel of patients and complainants (at 11.45am)
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Justice
Subject: Access to Justice: Government’s proposed reforms for legal aid
Witnesses: Royal Courts of Justice Advice Bureau, Free Representation Unit, Nottingham Law Centre, CAB, Law Centres Federation and the National Pro Bono Centre
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Public Administration
Subject: Civil Service Reform and Principles of Good Governance
Witnesses: Lord Armstrong of Ilminster GCB CVO, Lord Wilson of Dinton GCB, and Lord Turnbull KCB CVO; Ian Watmore, Chief Operating Officer, Efficiency and Reform Team, Cabinet Office, Sir Suma Chakrabarti KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, and Dame Helen Ghosh DCB, Permanent Secretary, Home Office (at 11.30am)
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: The impact of Common Agricultural Policy reform on UK agriculture
Witnesses: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board; British Retail Consortium and Food and Drink Federation (at 11.45am)
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Home Affairs*
Subject: Student Visas
Witnesses: Tony Milns, English UK, and Elizabeth McLaren, British Council; Professor Steve Smith, President of Universities UK, and Professor Edward Acton, Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia (at 11.30am); Professor Dave Wark FRS, Imperial College London, and Simeon Underwood, Academic Registrar, London School of Economics (at 12 noon)
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Home Affairs
Subject: The Government’s Review of Counter-Terrorism
Witnesses: Lady Pauline Neville-Jones, Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism
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Back Bench Business
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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Joint Committee on Human Rights*
Subject: The Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy
Witnesses: Fair Trials International, JUSTICE, and Liberty; people who have experience of extradition proceedings (at 3.00pm)
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Wednesday 2 February
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Work and Pensions
Subject: Work Programme: providers and contracting arrangements
Witnesses: Community Links, Councillor Stephen Houghton, Leader of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Christopher Knee, Chief Executive Officer, St. Loye’s Foundation, and The Prince’s Trust; Kirsty McHugh, Chief Executive and Rob Murdoch, Chair, Employment Related Services Association, Sean Williams, Managing Director, G4S Welfare to Work, Richard Johnson, Managing Director, Serco Welfare to Work, and Laurie Russell, Chief Executive, The Wise Group (at 10.30am)
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: Electricity Market Reform
Witnesses: Good Energy, First:Utility, Drax Power, International Power, and Renewable UK; Centrica Energy, EDF Energy, E.ON, RWE Npower, Scottish and Southern Energy, and ScottishPower (at 10.45am)
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Education
Subject: , Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator
Witnesses: Dr Ian Craig, Chief Schools Adjudicator
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Scottish Affairs*
Subject: The Scotland Bill
Witnesses: Professor Sir Kenneth Calman KCB, Chancellor, University of Glasgow, and Professor Jim Gallagher CB FRSE; Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (at 4.00pm)
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Public Accounts
Subject: HMT Asset Protection
Witnesses: Sir Nicholas Macpherson KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Tom Scholar, 2nd Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
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Environmental Audit*
Subject: Green Investment Bank
Witnesses: The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Thursday 3 February
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Armed Forces Bill
Witnesses: Officials from the Armed Forces Bill Team, Ministry of Defence; Officials working on the Military Covenant Policy, Ministry of Defence (at 11.30am)
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Armed Forces Bill
Witnesses: Dr Susan Atkins, Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces
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Friday 4 February
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Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
7 – 11 February 2011
Monday 7 February
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Foreign Affairs*
Subject: The Role of the FCO in UK Government
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, and Alex Ellis, Director, Strategy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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2:00pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Communities and Local Government
Subject: Audit and Inspection of local authorities
Witnesses: David Walker, Contributing Editor, Guardian Public Professor David Heald, Professor of Accountancy, University of Aberdeen Business School Professor Steve Martin, Professor of Public Policy and Management and Director of the Centre for Local & Regional Government Research, Cardiff University
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4:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Justice
Subject: Access to Justice: Government’s proposed reforms for legal aid
Witnesses: Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Wall, President, Family Division, Rt Hon Sir Anthony May, President, Queen's Bench Division, and His Honour Judge Robert Martin, President, Social Entitlement Chamber; Shelter (at 6.00pm)
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4:45pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Tuesday 8 February
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Treasury
Subject: Administration and effectiveness of HMRC
Witnesses: Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, Institute of Directors, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
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10:00am
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Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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Transport*
Subject: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Witnesses: Vice-Admiral Sir Alan Massey KCB CBE, Chief Executive, Philip Naylor, Director of Maritime Services, and Sue Ketteridge, Director of Finances and Governance, Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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10:15am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: Electricity Market Reform
Witnesses: Riverstone, Citigroup Global Markets, Virgin Green Fund, Climate Change Capital; RSPB, Greenpeace, WWF, and Friends of the Earth (at 11.15am)
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10:15am
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Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster
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Justice
Subject: Access to Justice: Government’s proposed reforms for legal aid
Witnesses: Young Legal Aid Lawyers, Law Society, Legal Action Group and the Bar Association
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10:30am
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Committee Room 18, Palace of Westminster
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Health
Subject: Commissioning: further issues
Witnesses: Malcolm Alexander, Chair, National Association of LINks Members, Caroline Millar, Partner, Moore–Adamson–Craig Partnership Ltd, and Professor Jonathan Tritter, Institute of Governance and Public Management, Warwick Business School; Dr Charles Alessi, Kingston Pathfinder GP commissioning consortium, Dr Clare Gerada, Chair, Royal College of GPs, Mike Sobanja, Chief Executive, NHS Alliance, and Dr Peter Carter, General Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of Nursing (at 11.45am)
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10:30am
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Committee Room 17, Palace of Westminster
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International Development
Subject: The Future of DFID’s Programme in India
Witnesses: Professor Lawrence Haddad, Director and Professor Robert Chambers, Research Associate, Institute of Development Studies; Save the Children UK, and UCL Centre for International Health and Development (at 11.30am)
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10:30am
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Committee Room 20, Palace of Westminster
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Public Accounts
Subject: BANKS: Banking Support
Witnesses: Sir Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary and Tom Scholar, 2nd Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury and Andrew Bailey, Executive Director, Banking and Chief Cashier, Bank of England
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10:30am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Public Administration
Subject: Business Appointments Rules
Witnesses: Lord Lang, Chair, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
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10:30am
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Committee Room 21, Palace of Westminster
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Armed Forces Bill
Witnesses: Lt General Sir William Rollo KCB CBE, Deputy Chief Defence Staff Personnel & Training, Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery CBE, Second Sea Lord, Lt General Mark Mans CBE, Adjutant General, and Air Marshal Andy Pulford CBE RAF, Air Member Personnel; Commander Tony West, Provost Marshal (Navy), Brigadier Eddie Forster-Knight, Provost Marshal (Army), Group Captain John Whitmell, Provost Marshal (RAF), Chief Constable Steven Love QPM, Chief Executive, Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency, and Humphrey Morrison, Central Legal Service, Head Legislation (at 11.30am)
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10:30am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Culture, Media and Sport*
Subject: Football Governance
Witnesses: Professor Stefan Szymanski, CASS Business School, Sean Hamil, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, University of London, and Patrick Collins, Mail on Sunday; Lord Triesman, Graham Kelly, and Lord Burns GCB (at 11.45am)
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10:45am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Home Affairs*
Subject: Student Visas
Witnesses: Martin Doel, Chief Executive and John Mountford, International Director, Association of Colleges; Dominic Scott, Chief Executive, UKCISA, and Aaron Porter, President, NUS (at 11.30am); Sir Andrew Green, Chief Executive, and Alper Mehmet, Member, Advisory Council, MigrationWatch UK (at 12 noon); Damian Green MP, Minister of State for Immigration, Home Office (at 12.30pm)
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11:00am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: The impact of Common Agricultural Policy reform on UK agriculture
Witnesses: Mr James Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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11:00am
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: Rebalancing the Economy: Trade and Investment
Witnesses: John McVay, Chief Executive, PACT, Feargal Sharkey, Chief Executive Officer, UK Music, Paul Redding, International Managing Director, Beggars Group, and Richard Mollett, Chief Executive Officer, The Publishers Association Ltd
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11:15am
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Back Bench Business
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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1:00pm
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Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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Scottish Affairs
Subject: The Scotland Bill
Witnesses: Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal, Glasgow University, and Professor Michael Keating, Professor of Politics and ESRC Professorial Fellow, University of Aberdeen; Sarah Walker, Director, PSN, and Pamela Mulholland, Head of Devolved Taxation, HMRC (at 3.00pm)
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1:30pm
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Joint Committee on Human Rights*
Subject: Counter-Terrorism Review
Witnesses: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven QC; Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Jones, Minister of State for Security, Home Office (at 3.10pm)
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2:30pm
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Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
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Wednesday 9 February
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Science and Technology
Subject: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation
Witnesses: Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost, University College London, Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive, Cancer Research UK, Professor Sir John Savill, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council, and Sir Mark Walport, Chief Executive, Wellcome Trust; Natalie Bennett, Chair, Rob Inglis, Press Officer, and Frankie Biney, local resident, St Pancras and Somers Town Planning Action (at 10.15am)
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9:15am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Education
Subject: Services for Young People
Witnesses: YMCA England, The Scout Association, and Salmon Youth Centre; Prince’s Trust, Fairbridge, and Rugby Football Union (at 10.30am)
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9:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Work and Pensions*
Subject: White Paper on Universal Credit
Witnesses: Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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9:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: Shale Gas
Witnesses: Nigel Smith, British Geological Survey, and Professor Richard Selley, Imperial College London; WWF, and Tyndall Manchester (at 10.45am)
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9:45am
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Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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Public Administration
Subject: The Work of the Ombudsman
Witnesses: Ann Abraham, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Ombudsman
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10:00am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Defence
Subject: The performance of the MoD 2009-10
Witnesses: Ursula Brennan, Permanent Secretary, and Jon Thompson, Director General Finance, Ministry of Defence
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10:30am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Scottish Affairs
Subject: The Scotland Bill
Witnesses: Terry Murden, Business Editor, The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, Bill Jamieson, Executive Editor, The Scotsman; Dave Moxham, Deputy General Secretary, STUC
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2:30pm
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Environmental Audit
Subject: The impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation
Witnesses: Institute of Development Studies, International Institute for Environment and Development, and Overseas Development Institute
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2:45pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Northern Ireland Affairs
Subject: Northern Ireland as an enterprise zone
Witnesses: Federation of Small Businesses, and Capitus
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Public Accounts*
Subject: Additional Hearing: Departmental Business Plans,
Witnesses: Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office, and Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary, HM Treasury
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3:30pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Thursday 10 February
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Political and Constitutional Reform
Subject: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Witnesses: Electoral Commission; Professor Ron Johnston, Bristol University (at 11.00am)
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10:00am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Armed Forces Bill
Witnesses: Chris Simpkins, Director General, Royal British Legion, Air Vice Marshal Tony Stables, Chairman, Confederation of British Service and Ex Service Organisations, and Bryn Parry, Co-founder, Help for Heroes; Julie McCarthy, Chief Executive, Army Families Federation, Dawn McCafferty, Chairman, RAF Families Federation, and John Moore-Bick CBE DL, General Secretary, Forces Pension Society, and Kim Richardson OBE, Chair, Naval Families Federation (at 12 noon)
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10:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Formal consideration of the Bill
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2:10pm
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Committee Room 14, Palace of Westminster
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Friday 11 February
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