Weekly Information Bulletin: 12th 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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Public Administration
Subject: Business Appointments Rules
Witnesses: Lord Lang, Chair, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
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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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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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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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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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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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Back Bench Business
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Public Administration
Subject: The Work of the Ombudsman
Witnesses: Ann Abraham, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Ombudsman
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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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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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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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Northern Ireland Affairs
Subject: Northern Ireland as an enterprise zone
Witnesses: Federation of Small Businesses, and Capitus
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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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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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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; Kim Richardson OBE, Chair, Naval Families Federation, Julie McCarthy, Chief Executive, Army Families Federation, Dawn McCafferty, Chairman, RAF Families Federation, and Major General (Rtd) John Moore-Bick CBE DL, General Secretary, Forces Pension Society (at 12 noon)
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Formal consideration of the Bill
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Friday 11 February
None
Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
14 – 18 February 2011
Monday 14 February
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Communities and Local Government
Subject: Localism
Witnesses: Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State, and Andrew Larter, Deputy Director for Local Government and Regional Policy, Department of Health; Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 4.45 p.m.)
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4:20pm
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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: Professor Roger Bowles, University of York; Ministry of Justice officials (at 5.15 p.m.)
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4:45pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Tuesday 15 February
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Formal consideration of the Bill
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10:10am
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Committee Room 14, Palace of Westminster
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Energy and Climate Change
Subject: Electricity Market Reform
Witnesses: Alstom, DONG Energy, GE Energy and Statoil; Carbon Capture and Storage Association, Energy Networks Association, and National Grid (at 11.15 a.m.)
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10:15am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Health*
Subject: Complaints and Litigation
Witnesses: Ann Abraham, Health Service Ombudsman, and Department of Health officials; NHS Litigation Authority, Department of Health and Ministry of Justice officials (at 11.45 a.m.)
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10:30am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Public Accounts
Subject: BBC Digital media initiative
Witnesses: Mark Thompson, Director General, Erik Huggers, Director of Future Media and Technology, Anthony Fry, Trestee, BBC Trust. BBC
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10:30am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Business, Innovation and Skills
Subject: Rebalancing the Economy: Trade and Investment
Witnesses: Stephen Phillips, Chief Executive, China-Britain Business Council, Dr Kerry Brown, Head of Asia Programme, Chatham House, Professor Peter Nolan, Cambridge University; Paul Anderson, International Sales Director, JSR Genetics Ltd, Steve Young, Head of Business Development and Sales, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, Simon Carter, and Joan Turley (at 11.45 a.m.)
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10:30am
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Transport*
Subject: Impact on transport of recent adverse weather conditions
Witnesses: David Quarmby CBE and Brian Smith, Independent Review of Winter Resilience; Network Rail and Association of Train Operating Companies (at 11.00 a.m.); Highways Agency and Local Government Association (at 11.45 a.m.)
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10:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Culture, Media and Sport*
Subject: Football Governance
Witnesses: Greg Clarke, Chairman, and Andy Williamson, Chief Operating Officer, Football League; Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive, Paul Elliott MBE, Trustee, and Brede Hangeland, Management Committee Member, The Professional Footballers Association (at 11.45 a.m.)
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10:45am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Home Affairs
Subject: Implications for Justice and Home Affairs area of accession of Turkey to EU
Witnesses: Steve Coates, Deputy Director, Serious Organised Crime Agency; Abigail Stepnitz, National Coordinator, Poppy Project (at 12.30 p.m.)
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12:00pm
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Committee Room 16, 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 5, Palace of Westminster
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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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Joint Committee on Human Rights
Subject: The Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy
Witnesses: Crown Prosecution Service; David Bermingham (at 3.00 p.m.)
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2:15pm
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Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
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Wednesday 16 February
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Science and Technology
Subject: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation, Strategically important metals
Witnesses: (i) Sir Paul Nurse, Chief Executive and Director, Sir David Cooksey GBE, Chairman, and John Cooper, Chief Operating Officer, UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation; (ii) Charles Emmerson, Senior Fellow, Chatham House, Dr Jonathon Di John, Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Oriental and African Studies, Anthony Lipmann, Managing Director, Walton, Lipmann and Co, and former Chairman, Minor Metals Trade Association, and Charles Swindon, Chair, Trade and Lobby Committee, Minor Metals Trade Association (at 10.15 a.m.)
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9:15am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Public Administration*
Subject: Funding of the Voluntary sector
Witnesses: Nick Hurd MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, and Justine Greening MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury
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9:45am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Justice
Subject: Access to Justice: Government’s proposed reforms for legal aid
Witnesses: Jonathan Djanogly MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice
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10:30am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Scottish Affairs*
Subject: The Scotland Bill
Witnesses: Alan Trench, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The Constitution Unit, University College London, Professor Iain Mclean, Professor Drew Scott, Professor Andrew Hughes Hallet; Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, and Rt Hon David Mundell MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (at 4.00 p.m.)
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2:30pm
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Defence
Subject: The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) within the wider context of the National Security Strategy (NSS)
Witnesses: Professor Mike Clarke, Director, and Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Professorial Fellow in British Security Policy, RUSI, Professor Hew Strachan DL, University of Oxford, and James Blitz, The Financial Times
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2:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: The draft National Policy Statement on Waste Water
Witnesses: Richard Benyon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 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: Northern Ireland as an enterprise zone
Witnesses: Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH; Professor Greg Lloyd, University of Ulster (at 4.00 p.m.)
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Environmental Audit
Subject: Sustainable Development in the Localism Bill
Witnesses: Town and Country Planning Association, Friends of the Earth, Campaign to Protect Rural England; Department for Communities and Local Government officials (at 3.30 p.m.)
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3:00pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Thursday 17 February
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International Development*
Subject: The Humanitarian Response to the Pakistan Floods
Witnesses: The humanitarian response to the Pakistan floods Witnesses: Islamic Relief, Médecins Sans Frontières, Confederation of British Humanitarian Agencies; Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development (at 11.00 a.m.)
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10:00am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Armed Forces Bill
Subject: Formal consideration of the Bill
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10:10am
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Committee Room 14, Palace of Westminster
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Friday 18 February
None
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