37 SCOTTISH AFFAIRS
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 12 July 2010.
Members
Davidson, Mr Ian (Chair)
Bruce, Fiona
Freer, Mike (added 30.11.10)
Jamieson, Cathy (discharged 25.10.11)
McGovern, Mr Jim
McKenzie, Iain (added 25.10.11)
Menzies, Mark (discharged 30.11.10)
Morrice, Graeme (added 25.10.11; discharged 23.1.12)
Mowat, David
Nash, Pamela (added 23.1.12)
O'Donnell, Fiona (discharged 25.10.11)
Reevell, Simon (added 30.11.10)
Reid, Alan
Roy, Lindsay
Smith, Julian (discharged 30.11.10)
Whiteford, Dr Eilidh
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
60 out of 63
50 out of 63
25 out of 52
30 out of 38
45 out of 63
18 out of 25
6 out of 11
11 out of 12
46 out of 63
11 out of 13
34 out of 38
20 out of 52
58 out of 63
62 out of 63
9 out of 11
35 out of 63
75.0 %
|
Total number of meetings:
| 63 |
Of which: |
|
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 43 |
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 0 |
Number of wholly private meetings
| 20 |
Other activities | |
Informal meetings | 5
|
Conferences/Seminars hosted
| 3 |
Staff
Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during
the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Robin Callander and Professor Jim Gallagher
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
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Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 16
|
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)
| 7 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
| |
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
| 2 |
HM Treasury | 2
|
Scotland Office | 5
|
Scottish Executive |
2 |
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Argyll and Bute Council
| 2 |
Crown Estate | 6
|
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal
| 3 |
Confederation of British Industry
| 4 |
Electoral Commission |
7 |
HM Revenue & Customs
| 1 |
Ofcom | 1
|
Ofgem | 2
|
Postcomm | 1
|
Royal Mail Group | 1
|
Scottish Council for Development and Industry
| 1 |
UK Border Agency | 4
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Appearances by other witnesses:
| 109 |
Overseas Visits
None
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
25.8.10 | Glasgow
| Davidson, Bruce, Jamieson, Reid, Roy, Whiteford
| 1 | Meeting with Electoral Commission
| £1,111 |
13.9.10 | Dundee
| Davidson, Bruce, Jamieson, McGovern, Menzies, Mowat, O'Donnell, Roy, Whiteford
| 2 | Inquiry into Video Games Industry
| £3,695 |
30.9.10 | Edinburgh
| Davidson, Jamieson, McGovern, O'Donnell, Reid, Roy
| 1 | To visit the Scottish Parliament
| £515 |
29.11.10 | Glasgow
| Davidson, Jamieson, O'Donnell, Whiteford
| 1 | Meetings with UK Border Agency and Glasgow City Council
| £1,769 |
5.12.10 | ObanA
| Davidson, Reid | 2
| Inquiry into Postal Services in Scotland
| £2,389 |
13.12.10 | Glasgow
| Davidson, Jamieson, McGovern, Reid, Roy, Whiteford
| 1 | Inquiries into Postal Services/
Investment in Scotland
| £2,146 |
7.2.11 | Dundee
| Davidson, Bruce, McGovern, Roy
| 2 | Video Games report launch
| £2,330 |
3.3.11 | Edinburgh
| Davidson, Jamieson, O'Donnell, Reid, Roy, Whiteford
| 1 | Inquiry into Scotland Bill
| £935 |
28.3.11 | Inverness
| Davidson, O'Donnell, Reid, Roy
| 2 | Crown Estate Seminar & inquiry into Student Immigration
| £1,845 |
4.4.11 | Aberdeen
| Davidson, Bruce, Roy, Whiteford
| 3B | Inquiry into Student immigration
| £2,558 |
19.4.11 | GlasgowA
| Davidson |
| To attend Scottish TUC conference
| £112 |
20-24.6.11 | Shetland, Orkney and Thurso
| Davidson, Bruce, McGovern, Roy
| 2 | Inquiry into Crown Estate in Scotland
| £9,127 |
20.9.11 | Glenrothes
| Davidson, McGovern, Roy
| | Inquiry into Health and Safety in Scotland
| £143 |
21-24.9.11 | Western Isles
| Davidson, McGovern, O'Donnell, Reid, Roy
| 2 | Inquiry into The Crown Estate in Scotland
| £5,462 |
31.10.11 | Glasgow
| Davidson, McGovern, Reid, Roy, Whiteford
| 3B | Inquiry into The Crown Estate in Scotland
| £2,921 |
3.11.11 | Stirling
| Davidson, Freer, McGovern, Morrice, Roy
| 1 | Outreach session
| C |
5.12.11 | Glasgow
| Davidson, McKenzie, Morrice, Reid, Roy
| 1C | Oral evidence session on Health and Safety in Scotland
| £2,905 |
12.12.11 | Edinburgh
| Davidson, McGovern, McKenzie, Morrice, Reid, Roy
| 3B | Inquiry into Crown Estate in Scotland
| £3,246 |
27.1.12 | GlasgowA
| Davidson | 2
| Scotland and Constitutional Reform Seminar
| £672 |
27.2.12 | Edinburgh
| Davidson, McGovern, McKenzie, Roy
| 4B | Oral evidence session on inquiry into The Referendum on Separation for Scotland
| £2,596 |
16.3.12 | EdinburghA
| Davidson | 1
| Referendum Seminar |
Nil |
19.3.12 | Inverness
| Davidson, McKenzie, Nash, Reid, Roy
| 4 | The Crown Estate in Scotland report launch
| £3,407 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
B
Includes a shorthand writer
C
Costs covered by the Parliamentary Outreach Service
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Postal Services in Scotland
| 669-I | 30.12.10
| Received 25.3.11: Published as Second Special Report, Session 2010-12
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Oral and Written Evidence: Postal Services in Scotland
| 669-II | 9.1.11
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Video games industry in Scotland
| 500-I | 7.2.11
| Cm 8076, published 21.4.11
|
Third Report: UK Border Agency and Glasgow City Council
| 733 | 10.2.11
| Awaited |
Fourth Report: The Scotland Bill
| 775-I | 21.3.11
| Awaited |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Scotland Bill
| 775-II | 21.3.11
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: The Student Immigration System in Scotland
| 912-I | 26.7.11
| Cm 8192, published 20.10.11
|
Sixth Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Unanswered Questions
| 1806 | 15.2.12
| Awaited |
Seventh Report: The Crown Estate in Scotland
| 1117 | 19.3.12
| Awaited |
Eighth Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Do you agree this is a biased question?
| 1492 | 1.5.12
| Awaited |
First Special Report: Scotland and the UK: cooperation and communication between governments: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2009-10
| 403 | 27.7.10
| Not applicable |
Second Special Report: Postal Services in Scotland: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-11
| 884 | 25.3.11
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Introductory Evidence Session with The Scotland Office
| 377 | 7.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The implications for Scotland of both the Strategic Defence and Security Review and The Comprehensive Spending Review
| 580 i-ii | 7.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Supporting Scotland's Economy
| 657 i-ii | 27.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Scotland Office and Office of Advocate General for Scotland Annual Report 2011
| 1414 i-ii | 7.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Family Return Project
| 1600 | 7.2.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland, Session 2010-12
| 1608 | 1.5.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Health and Safety in Scotland
| 1344 i-viii | 11.1.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: A Robust Grid for 21st Century Scotland
| 1752 i-ii | 13.2.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Scottish Parliament and the AV Referendum
| | 11.10.10
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Video games industry in Scotland
| | 7.2.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Scotland Bill
| | 21.3.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Health and Safety in Scotland
| | 4.7.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Student Immigration System in Scotland
| | 26.7.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: A Robust Grid for 21st Century Scotland
| | 13.2.12
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10
HM Treasury Response to the Committee's Second Report:
Banking in Scotland, published as Cm 7302 (12.7.10).
Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Scotland
and the UK: Cooperation and communication between governments,
received 27.7.10 and published as the Committee's First Special
Report, Session 2010-12.
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published
electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available
on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/formal-minutes/.
Divisions
Date | Subject
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15.3.11 | One, on consideration of Chair's draft Report on The Scotland Bill
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Debates
The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper
as being relevant to a debate in the House:
First Report, Session 2010-12, Postal Services
in Scotland, HC 669-I, 30.12.10
Fourth Report, Session 2010-12, The Scotland Bill,
HC 775-I, 21.03.11
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
A Robust Grid for 21st Century Scotland
| 2 |
Health and Safety in Scotland
| 8 |
Introductory evidence session with the Scotland Office
| 1 |
Postal Services in Scotland
| 3 |
Referendum on Separation for Scotland
| 7 |
Scotland Office and the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland Annual Report 2011
| 2 |
Supporting Scotland's Economy
| 2 |
The Crown Estate in Scotland
| 6 |
The Family Return Project
| 1 |
The implications for Scotland of both the Strategic Defence and Security Review and The Comprehensive Spending Review
| 2 |
The Scotland Bill | 5
|
The Student Immigration System in Scotland
| 2 |
UK Border Agency and Glasgow City Council
| 1 |
Video games industry in Scotland
| 2 |
Total | 44A
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A
On one occasion the Committee's meeting comprised evidence in
two separate inquiries
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