39 STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 26 July 2010.
Members
Barron, Mr Kevin (Chair)
Beresford, Sir Paul
Blenkinsop, Tom (added 22.11.10; discharged 7.11.11)
Brooke, Annette
Clarke, Tom
Cox, Mr Geoffrey
Cunningham, Jim (discharged 22.11.10)
Hancock, Matthew (added 20.10.10)
Heald, Mr Oliver
Hilling, Julie (added 7.11.11)
Ollerenshaw, Eric (discharged 20.10.10)
Wheeler, Heather
Whitehead, Dr Alan
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
36 out of 36
28 out of 36
13 out of 21
31 out of 36
23 out of 36
19 out of 36
5 out of 7
28 out of 31
27 out of 36
7 out of 8
5 out of 5
33 out of 36
27 out of 36
78.3 %
|
Total number of meetings:
| 36 |
Of which:
| |
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 7 |
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 5 |
Number of wholly private meetings
| 29 |
Other activities |
|
Informal meetings
| 2 |
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
None
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
| 1 |
Members of the House of Commons
| 3 |
House of Commons officials
| 1 |
Appearances by other witnesses:
| 6 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
23-25.11.11 | BelgradeA
| Barron | 1
| OSCE Conference on code of conduct/ethics for Parliaments
| £1,105 |
11-15.1.12 | SantiagoA
| Barron |
| International Conference of Probity and Transparency in Congress and in the Party System
| £3,647 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
None
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Jim Fitzpatrick
| 433 | 16.9.10
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Shahid Malik
| 478 | 16.9.10
| Not applicable |
Third Report: Mr Bill Wiggin
| 526 | 14.10.10
| Not applicable |
Fourth Report: Nadine Dorries
| 539 | 21.10.10
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: Mr Andrew Mackay and Ms Julie Kirkbride
| 540 | 21.10.10
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: Publication of information about complaints against Members
| 478 | 4.11.10
| Not applicable |
Seventh Report: Power of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to initiate investigations
| 578 | 4.11.10
| Not applicable |
Eighth Report: Lord Knight of Weymouth
| 622 | 18.11.10
| Not applicable |
Ninth Report: Sir John Butterfill, Mr Stephen Byers, Ms Patricia Hewitt, Mr Geoff Hoon, Mr Richard Caborn and Mr Adam Ingram
| 654-I-II | 9.12.10
| Not applicable |
Tenth Report: Registration of income from employment
| 749 | 20.1.11
| Not applicable |
Eleventh Report: Anthony Wright
| 788 | 3.2.11
| Not applicable |
Twelfth Report: Alison Seabeck
| 840 | 3.3.11
| Not applicable |
Thirteenth Report: Mr Harry CohenReview by Sir Paul Kennedy
| 883 | 17.3.11
| Not applicable |
Fourteenth Report: Privilege: Hacking of Members' mobile phones
| 628 | 31.3.11
| Not applicable |
Fifteenth Report: Mr David Laws
| 1023-I-II | 12.5.11
| Not applicable |
Sixteenth Report: Former Members sentenced to imprisonment
| 1215 | 15.6.11
| Not applicable |
Seventeenth Report: Leaks relating to the case of Mr David Laws
| 1433 | 14.7.11
| Not applicable |
Eighteenth Report: John Healey
| 1374 | 14.7.11
| Not applicable |
Nineteenth Report: Review of the Code of Conduct
| 1579 | 8.11.11
| Not applicable |
Twentieth Report: IPSA procedures for investigations and related matters
| 1578 | 11.11.11
| Not applicable |
Twenty-First Report: Registration of Staff of All-Party Groups
| 1689 | 8.12.11
| Not applicable |
Twenty-Second Report: Jack Dromey
| 1766 | 19.1.12
| Not applicable |
Twenty-Third Report: Dr Liam Fox
| 1887 | 15.3.12
| Not applicable |
First Special Report: Mr Denis MacShane
| 527 | 14.10.10
| Not applicable |
Second Special Report: Ms Margaret Moran
| 579 | 5.11.10
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10
None
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published
in two tranches. Half of them were published in May 2011 and half
in May 2012. They are available on the Committee's website at
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/standards-and-privileges-committee/formal-minutes/
Divisions
None
Debates
The following Reports were debated in the House:
Sixth Report, Session 2010-12, Publication of
information about complaints against Members, HC 478; and
Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, Power of the Parliamentary
Commissioner for Standards to initiate investigations, HC
578, 2.12.10
Ninth Report, Session 2010-12, Sir John Butterfill,
Mr Stephen Byers, Ms Patricia Hewitt, Mr Geoff Hoon, Mr Richard
Caborn and Mr Adam Ingram, (HC 654-I and II), 15.12.10
Tenth Report, Session 2010-12, Registration of
income from employment, HC 749, (and Eighth Report, Session
2008-09, All-Party Groups, HC 920), 7.2.11
Fifteenth Report, Session 2010-12, Mr David Laws,
HC 1023, 16.5.12
Nineteenth Report, Session 2010-12, Review of
the Code of Conduct, HC 1579, 12.3.12
Twenty First Report, Session 2010-12, Registration
of Staff of All-Party Groups, HC 1689, 2.3.12
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
IPSA procedures for investigations and related matters
| 1 |
Jim Fitzpatrick | 1
|
Mr John Healey | 1
|
Privilege: Hacking of Members' mobile phones
| 2 |
Sir John Butterfill, Mr Stephen Byers, Ms Patricia Hewitt, Mr Geoff Hoon, Mr Richard Caborn and Mr Adam Ingram
| 2 |
Total | 7
|
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