Sessional Returns Session 2012-13 - Sessional Returns Contents


10 Select Committees

Information and statistics about the membership, work, and staff of select committees

A  SELECT COMMITTEE SUMMARY STATISTICS






B  SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC

1  ADMINISTRATION

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/administration-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members

Haselhurst, Sir Alan (Chair)

Bradley, Karen (added 4.12.12)

Cooper, Rosie (discharged 30.10.12)

Docherty, Thomas

Evans, Graham (discharged 26.3.13)

Francois, Mark (discharged 22.10.12)

Hunter, Mark

Jones, Mr Kevan

Jones, Marcus (added 4.12.12)

Kirby, Simon (discharged 4.12.12)

Lee, Dr Philip (discharged 4.12.12)

Mills, Nigel

Morris, David (added 4.12.12)

Munt, Tessa

Newton, Sarah (discharged 4.12.12)

Penrose, John (added 4.12.12)

Soames, Hon Nicholas (added 26.3.13)

Spellar, Mr John

Swayne, Desmond (added 23.10.12)

Tami, Mark

Vaz, Keith (added 30.10.12)

Watts, Dave

Weatherley, Mike (discharged 4.12.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

24 out of 26

12 out of 13

5 out of 9

20 out of 26

14 out of 24

5 out of 8

0 out of 26

14 out of 26

10 out of 13

9 out of 13

3 out of 13

20 out of 26

5 out of 13

15 out of 26

5 out of 13

11 out of 13

1 out of 2

19 out of 26

16 out of 18

21 out of 26

13 out of 17

20 out of 26

5 out of 13

63.94%

Total number of meetings: 26

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 2
Number of wholly private meetings 24
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 2

Staff

Details of the 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:
Appearances by other witnesses:A 4

A Other witnesses means other than Ministers, Civil Servants, Members of either House of Parliament etc.

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Reply from the House of Commons Commission
First Report: Visitor Access and Facilities 1323.5.12 Received 17.7.12; published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Visitor Access and Facilities 23.5.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Television: Rules of Coverage 1413.6.12 Received 17.7.12; published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
First Special Report: Visitor Access and Facilities and Television Rules of Coverage: Responses to the Committee's First and Second Reports of Session 2012-13 5454.9.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
First weeks at Westminster 2
Total2


2  ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS (COMMITTEES ON)

For access to the Committees' website see www.parliament.uk/caeccomm.

The Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) are the Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees meeting together to consider strategic export controls. By convention each component committee nominates up to four of its participating Members to be Members of the CAEC. While all Members of the committees are able to participate in the work of the CAEC, it is expected that those Members who are nominated will participate.
Members

Stanley, Sir John (Chair)

Bruce, Sir Malcolm

Burden, Richard

Clark, Ms Katy

Clwyd, Ann

Docherty, Thomas (nominated to CAEC, 19.12.12)

Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.

Gapes, Mike

Glen, John (replaced on CAEC, 8.11.12)

James, Margot (replaced on CAEC, 8.11.12)

McKechin, Ann

Mordaunt, Penny

Murray, Ian (replaced on CAEC, 24.10.12)

O'Donnell, Fiona (nominated to CAEC, 2.7.12)

Stewart, Bob

Walker, Robin (nominated to CAEC, 8.11.12)

White, Chris

Zahawi, Nadhim

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

4 out of 4

2 out of 4

2 out of 4

4 out of 4

4 out of 4

1 out of 1

1 out of 4

3 out of 4

2 out of 2

1 out of 2

3 out of 4

1 out of 4

0 out of 2

3 out of 4

4 out of 4

2 out of 2

2 out of 4

3 out of 4

67.2 %

Members of the Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs or International Development Committees who have attended at least one meeting of the Committees on Arms Export Controls but were not a nominated Member at the time:

                  Meetings attended

Arbuthnot, Mr James                 1

Bailey, Adrian                   1  

Hendrick, Mark                   1  

Stewart, Rory                   2
Total number of meetings: 4

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 3
Number of wholly private meetings 1
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 4

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Sibylle Bauers

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 4
Appearances by other witnesses: 7

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Joint Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Governments Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issues 419-I13.7.12 Cm 8441, published 22.10.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms export to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issues 419-II13.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Arms Trade Treaty 599-i23.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Arms Export Controls 2013 689-i25.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Arms Export Controls 2013 689-ii26.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Arms Export Controls 2013 17.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Arms Export Controls 2013 17.12.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

First Report, Session 2012-13, Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issues HC 419, 13.12.12.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Arms Export Controls 2013 2
The Arms Trade Treaty 1
Total3

3  BACKBENCH BUSINESS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/backbench-business-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 June 2012. The Committee determines matters to be debated in backbench business time under Standing Order No. 14. It does not conduct inquiries and has no power to take evidence, travel or appoint specialist advisers.
Members

Engel, Natascha (Chair, elected 16.5.12)

Amess, Mr David

Anderson, Mr David

Blackman, Bob

Ellison, Jane

Hemming, John

Jones, Marcus

Mearns, Ian

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

24 out of 27

22 out of 27

15 out of 27

22 out of 27

25 out of 27

25 out of 27

21 out of 27

22 out of 27

81.5 %

Total number of meetings: 27
Of which:
Number of meetings in public 26
Number of wholly private meetings 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/backbench-business-committee/contact-us/.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Not applicable

Witnesses

Not applicable

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

Not applicable

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

4  BANKING STANDARDS, PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION ON (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Commission's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards.

The Commission was nominated by the House of Commons on 16 July 2012.
Commons Members

Tyrie, Mr Andrew (Chair)

Garnier, Mark

Love, Mr Andrew

McFadden, Pat

Thurso, John

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

50 out of 50

44 out of 50

50 out of 50

50 out of 50

45 out of 50

95.6 %

Total number of meetings: 50

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 40
Number of wholly private meetings 10
Other activities
Informal meetings 3

Staff

Details of the staff of the Commission during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Philip Ahlquist, William Allen, Dr Pinar Bagci, Richard Bennett, Ian Bond, Sir Richard Broadbent, Sir Alan Budd, Forrest Capie, Richard Harris, Ian Higgins, Kate Holderness, Anne Jeavons, Christopher Langley, Bill Michael, Rory Phillips QC, David Quest, Adam Tolley, Justin Welby, Professor John Willman, Charles Wilson, Bill Winters and Professor Geoffrey Wood

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Other Ministers1
Members of the House of Lords 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Treasury2
Number of appearances from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Bank of England (including Monetary Policy Committee and interim Financial Policy Committee) 4
Financial Services Authority 7
Office of Fair Trading 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 85

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: First Report 84821.12.12 Cm 8545, published 4.2.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: First Report 21.12.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Banking reform: towards the right structure 101211.3.13 Not required
Third Report: Proprietary Trading 103415.3.13 Awaited
Oral and written evidence: Proprietary Trading 15.3.13 Not applicable
Fourth Report: 'An accident waiting to happen': The failure of HBOS 7055.4.13 Awaited
Oral and written evidence: 'An accident waiting to happen': The failure of HBOS 5.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-i9.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-ii22.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-iii8.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-iv9.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-v14.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-vi8.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-vii9.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-viii20.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-ix20.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-x26.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xi20.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xii6.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xiii30.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xiv17.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xv6.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xvi27.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xvii19.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xviii12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xix18.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxi28.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxii28.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxiii24.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxiv29.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxv28.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxvi12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxvii12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxviii21.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxix12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxx12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxi12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxii15.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxiii20.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxiv11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxv5.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxvi5.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxvii11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxviii1.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xxxix22.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xl25.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 606-xx14.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 21.9.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 21.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 19.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 10.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 11.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 31.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 3.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking Standards 12.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Banking standards 30.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Commission are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2012-13, First Report, HC 848, 4.3.13

Second Report, Session 2012-13, Banking reform: towards the right structure, HC 1012, 4.3.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Banking Standards40
Total40

4A  Banking Standards Sub-Committee A, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 12 September 2012.
Commons Members

Garnier, Mark

Love, Mr Andrew

McFadden, Pat

Thurso, John

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

3 out of 3

3 out of 3

3 out of 3

3 out of 3

100.0 %

Total number of meetings: 3

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 2
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 1
Other activities
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Consumer Focus1
Financial Services Consumer Panel 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 9

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
24.9.12Birmingham Garnier, Love, McFadden, ThursoA 3Panel on SME and Consumer Experience of Banks £880

A Lord McFall, a Member of the House of Lords, also attended.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Consumer and SME Experience of Banks 619-i10.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Consumer and SME Experience of Banks 619-ii8.11.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on the Consumer and SME Experience of Banks 2
Total2

4B  Banking Standards Sub-Committee B, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 17 October 2012.
Commons Members

Tyrie, Mr Andrew (discharged 31.10.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

1 out of 1A

100.0 %

Total number of meetings: 8A

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 8
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 2
A The Sub-Committee had 8 meetings in total but only had a Commons' membership for 1 of those meetings. All 8 meetings were attended by Lord Turnbull, a Member of the House of Lords.

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Financial Services Authority 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 15

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27.11.12Dumbarton 0A4B Oral evidence from Peter Cummings £1,140

A No Members of the House Commons attended; Lord Turnbull, a Member of the House of Lords, attended.

B Includes 1 Specialist Adviser and 1 shorthand writer.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-i19.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-ii14.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-iii27.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-iv26.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-v27.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-vi18.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-vii14.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: HBOS 705-viii9.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on HBOS8
Total8

4C  Banking Standards Sub-Committee C, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 17 October 2012.
Commons Members

McFadden, Pat

Thurso, John

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

2 out of 2

2 out of 2

100.0 %

Total number of meetings: 2

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 1
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 1
Other activities
Informal meetings 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses:A 8

A Other witnesses means other than Ministers, Civil Servants, Members of either House of Parliament etc.

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corporate Governance: Board Level 783-i18.12.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on Corporate Governance: Board Level 1
Total1

4D  Banking Standards Sub-Committee D, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 17 October 2012.
Commons Members

Garnier, Mark

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

5 out of 5

100.0 %

Total number of meetings: 5

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 5

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses:A 19

A Other witnesses means other than Ministers, Civil Servants, Members of either House of Parliament etc.

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corporate Governance: Below Board Level 706-i14.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corporate Governance: Below Board Level 706-ii19.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corporate Governance: Below Board Level 706-iii29.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corporate Governance: Below Board Level 706-iv17.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corporate Governance: Below Board Level 706-v28.11.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on Corporate Governance: Below Board Level 5
Total5

4E  Banking Standards Sub-Committee E, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 17 October 2012.
Commons Members

Garnier, Mark

Love, Mr Andrew

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

2 out of 3

3 out of 3

83.3 %

Total number of meetings: 3

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 3

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Bank of England (including Monetary Policy Committee and interim Financial Policy Committee) 2
Appearances by other witnesses: 4

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulatory Approach 821-i10.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulatory Approach 821-ii4.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulatory Approach 821-iii12.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Regulatory Approach 5.2.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on the Regulatory Approach 3
Total3


4F  Banking Standards Sub-Committee F, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 17 October 2012.
Commons Members

Garnier, Mark

Love, Mr Andrew

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

3 out of 3

3 out of 3

100.0 %


Total number of meetings:
3

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 2
Number of wholly private meetings 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Members of the House of Commons 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 8

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Retail Competition 710-i28.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Retail Competition 710-ii4.1.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Commission's website at www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on Retail Competition 2
Total2

4G  Banking Standards Sub-Committee G, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 17 October 2012.
Commons Members

Garnier, Mark

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

1 out of 1

100.0 %

Total number of meetings: 1

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 1
Other activities
Informal meetings 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses:A 4

A Other witnesses means other than Ministers, Civil Servants, Members of either House of Parliament etc.

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
8.1.13Canary Wharf, London GarnierA 2Panel on the Operation of Wholesale Markets £28

A The Bishop of Durham, a Member of the House of Lords, also attended.

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Operation of Wholesale Competition 78417.12.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on the Operation of Wholesale Markets 1
Total1

4H  Banking Standards Sub-Committee H, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 5 November 2012.
Commons Members

Garnier, Mark

McFadden, Pat

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

5 out of 5

3 out of 5

80.0 %

Total number of meetings: 5

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 5
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
HM Treasury1
Number of appearances from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Bank of England (including Monetary Policy Committee and interim Financial Policy Committee) 1
Financial Services Authority 1
HM Revenue and Customs 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 17

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tax, Audit and Accounting 881-i11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tax, Audit and Accounting 881-ii12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tax, Audit and Accounting 881-iii11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tax, Audit and Accounting 881-iv11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tax, Audit and Accounting 881-v13.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Tax, Audit and Accounting 8.2.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on Tax, Audit and Accounting 5
Total5

4I  Banking Standards Sub-Committee I, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 5 November 2012.
Commons Members

Thurso, John

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

2 out of 2

100.0 %

Total number of meetings: 2

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 2

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses:A 9

A Other witnesses means other than Ministers, Civil Servants, Members of either House of Parliament etc.

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
3.12.12Inverness Thurso3A Panel on Scotland £730
7.12.12Edinburgh ThursoB 3APanel on Scotland £785

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Lord McFall, a Member of the House of Lords, also attended

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Scotland 804-i18.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Scotland 804-ii1.2.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on Scotland2
Total2

4J  Banking Standards Sub-Committee J, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 3 December 2012.
Commons Members

Garnier, Mark

Love, Mr Andrew

McFadden, Pat

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

3 out of 4

4 out of 4

4 out of 4

91.7 %

Total number of meetings: 4

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 4

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Financial Ombudsman Service 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 14

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mis-selling and Cross-selling 860-i18.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mis-selling and Cross-selling 860-ii21.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mis-selling and Cross-selling 860-iii11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Mis-selling and Cross-selling 860-iv11.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Mis-selling and Cross-selling 10.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on Mis-selling and Cross-selling 4
Total4

4K  Banking Standards Sub-Committee K, Parliamentary Commission on

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/bankingstandards/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards on 30 January 2013.
Commons Members

Love, Mr Andrew

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

1 out of 1

100.0 %

Total number of meetings: 1

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found in the Commission's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

No Specialist Advisers were appointed by the Sub-Committee but Specialist Advisers appointed by the Commission may also have done work for its Sub-Committees.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses:A 4

A Other witnesses means other than Ministers, Civil Servants, Members of either House of Parliament etc.

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Financial Exclusion and Basic Bank Accounts 945-i14.3.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Sub-Committee are available on the Commission's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Panel on Financial Exclusion and Basic Bank Accounts 1
Total1


5  BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/business-innovation-and-skills/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Bailey, Adrian (Chair)

Binley, Mr Brian

Blomfield, Paul

Clark, Ms Katy

Crockart, Mike (added 16.7.12)

Dinenage, Caroline (added 5.11.12)

Elliott, Julie

Harris, Rebecca

James, Margot (discharged 5.11.12)

Kirby, Simon (discharged 5.11.12)

McKechin, Ann

Walker, Robin (added 5.11.12)

Ward, David (discharged 16.7.12)

Zahawi, Nadhim

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

40 out of 41

20 out of 41

35 out of 41

18 out of 41

17 out of 29

12 out of 21

24 out of 41

35 out of 41

9 out of 20

3 out of 20

35 out of 41

19 out of 21

7 out of 12

25 out of 41

66.3 %

Total number of meetings: 41

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 30
Number of wholly private meetings 11
Excluding concurrent meetings held with Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 3

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mrs Karon Monaghan QC

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers9
Other Ministers4
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister) 4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office1
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 3
Home Office1
Public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Consumer Focus1
European Commission 1
Insolvency Service 1
Office for Fair Access 1
Post Office Ltd1
Universities UK2
UK Trade and Investment 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 88

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
26.3.13Google Head Office, London Bailey, Blomfield, Crockart, Harris, McKechin, Walker, Zahawi 4Inquiry into the UK Retail Sector Nil

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property: Where next? 367-I27.6.12 Received 29.8.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property: Where next? 27.6.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issuesA 419-I13.7.12 Cm 8441, published 22.10.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms export to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issues 419-II13.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Post Office Network Transformation 8417.7.12 Received 16.10.12: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Fourth Report: Overseas Students and Net Migration 4256.9.12 Cm 8557, published 26.2.13
Fifth Report: Apprenticeships 83-I6.11.12 Received 10.1.13: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: Apprenticeships 83-II6.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Apprenticeships 6.11.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: The Insolvency Service 6756.2.13 Received 17.4.13: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Seventh Report: Too Little, Too Late: Committee's observations on the Government Response to the Report on Overseas Students and Net Migration 101528.2.13 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the post of Groceries Code Adjudicator 1011-I28.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the post of Groceries Code Adjudicator 1011-i6.3.13 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Local Enterprise Partnerships 59826.4.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Debt Management: Responses to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2010-12 30118.6.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Government reform of Higher Education: Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2010-12 28618.6.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: The Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property: Where next?

Government Response to the Committee's 1st Report of Session 2012-13

57918.9.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Post Office Network Transformation: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 67812.11.12 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Apprenticeships: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 89925.1.13 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: The Insolvency Service: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 111525.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Government reform of Higher Education: Follow-up 274-i & -ii1.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Executive Pay 460-i1.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Bank Lending and Business Growth 533-i1.5.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: BIS Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 702-i & -ii7.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Lord Heseltine's Report, No Stone Unturned in Pursuit of Growth 823-i & -ii7.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Student Admissions and the Office for Fair Access 1066-i1.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 754-i11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 754-ii11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 754-iii11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 754-iv11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 754-v11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 754-vi11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Trade and Investment: Brazil 82-i28.5.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Trade and Investment: Brazil 82-ii6.7.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making 969-i12.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making 969-ii20.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making 969-iii5.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-term Decision Making 969-iv11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-term Decision Making 969-v8.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Open Access 1086-i22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 29.10.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 27.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 4.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Post-Office Network Transformation: follow-up 18.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making 29.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Supplementary Estimates 12.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Supplementary Estimates 26.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Open Access 28.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-term Decision Making 19.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Main Estimate 2013-14 memorandum from the Export Credit Guarantees Department 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Open Access 22.4.13 Not applicable

A First Joint Report with the Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report: Government Reform of Higher Education, received 11.6.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report: Debt Management, received 24.5.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Fifth Report, Session 2012-13, Apprenticeships, HC 83-I, 23.3.13

Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13, Apprenticeships: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13, HC 899, 23.3.13

Second Report of the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2004-05, Pub Companies, HC 128, 9.1.13

Fourth Special Report of the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2004-05, Pub Companies: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report on Pub Companies, HC 434, 9.1.13

Seventh Report of the Business and Enterprise Committee, Session 2008-09, Pub Companies, HC 26, 9.1.13

Third Special Report of the Business and Enterprise Committee, Session 2008-09, Pub Companies, HC 798, 9.1.13

Fifth Report, Session 2009-10, Pub Companies: follow-up, HC 138, 9.1.13

Eighth Report, Session 2009-10, Pub Companies: follow-up: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2009-10, HC 503, 9.1.13

Tenth Report, Session 2010-12, Pub Companies, HC 1369, and the Government's response thereto, Cm 8222, 9.1.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Apprenticeships1
Bank Lending and Business Growth 1
BIS Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 2
Executive Pay1
Government reform of Higher Education: Follow-up 2
Lord Heseltine's Report, No Stone Unturned in Pursuit of Growth 2
Open Access1
Overseas Students and Net Migration 1
Post Office Network Transformation 1
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the post of Groceries Code Adjudicator 1
Progress on Local Enterprise Partnerships and the Regional Growth Fund 2
Student Admissions and the Office for Fair Access 1
The Insolvency Service 1
The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making 5
Trade and Investment: Brazil 2
Women in the Workplace 6
Total30

6  COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/clg.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Betts, Mr Clive (Chairman)

Sawford, Andy (added 26.11.12)

Alexander, Heidi (discharged 26.11.12)

Blackman, Bob

Danczuk, Simon

Esterson, Bill (discharged 25.2.13)

Gilbert, Stephen (discharged 28.1.13)

Glindon, Mary (added 25.2.13)

Heyes, David

Hollingbery, George (discharged 30.10.12)

Morris, James

Pawsey, Mark

Pugh, Dr John (added 28.1.13)

Stevenson, John (added 30.10.12)

Wheeler, Heather

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

38 out of 38

16 out of 20

12 out of 18

28 out of 38

37 out of 38

29 out of 31

4 out of 26

6 out of 7

15 out of 38

8 out of 15

34 out of 38

36 out of 38

9 out of 12

19 out of 23

30 out of 38

76.8 %

Total number of meetings: 38

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 31
Number of wholly private meetings 7
Other activities
Informal meetings 3
Conferences/Seminars hosted 2

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Mike Grady, Professor David Hunter, Philip Jenks, David McCullogh, Henry Peterson, Tim Selley, Chris Shepley, Professor Tony Travers and Professor Christine Whitehead

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 13
Member of the House of Lords (whom was also a Minister) 1
Member of the House of Lords 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Communities and Local Government 3
Other Government Departments 1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising: 28
Local Authorities19
Local Government Association (LGA) 4
Appearances by other witnesses: 74

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14-15.1.13Sweden Betts, Blackman, Danczuk, Esterson, Pawsey, Wheeler 2Inquiry into role of local authorities in health issues £7,974
22-23.4.13Germany Betts, Blackman, Danczuk, Glindon, Morris, Pawsey, Pugh, Stevenson 3AInquiry into private rented sector inquiry £9,527

A Includes 1 facilitator

Visits to European Institutions

None.

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
25.6.12Blenheim Gardens Estate Betts, Alexander, Blackman, Danczuk, Gilbert, Hollingbery, Morris, Pawsey, Wheeler 2Inquiry into the co-operative council £60
8.7.12Sunderland Betts, Blackman, Danczuk, Esterson 4AInquiry into Councillors and the Community £2,361
18.10.12Department of Communities and Local Government Betts,

Blackman,

Esterson,

Morris,

Pawsey

2Inquiry into work of the Department Nil
28.11.12Kent Betts, Blackman, Esterson,

Morris,

Pawsey,

Stevenson

2Inquiry into the role of local authorities on health issues £307
6.12.12Cardiff Betts1 Chair gave evidence to the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee of the National Assembly for Wales considering the Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill £185

A Includes 1 facilitator and 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Park Homes 177-I20.6.12 Cm 8424, published 1.8.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Park Homes 177-II20.6.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Park Homes 20.6.12 Not applicable
Second Report: European Regional Development Fund 8113.7.12 Cm 8389, published 10.9.12
Written Evidence published on the Internet: European Regional Development Fund 13.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman 43117.7.12 Local Government Ombudsman Response received 17.9.12: published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13

Government Response received 16.10.12: published as Second Special Report, Session 2012-13

Written Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman 17.7.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Audit Commission 5536.9.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Mutual and co-operative approaches to delivering local services 1126.12.12 Cm 8547, published 6.2.13;

Further Government Response received 26.2.13, published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13

Sixth Report: Councillors on the frontline 43210.1.13 Cm 8582, published 14.3.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Councillors on the frontline 10.1.13 Not applicable
Seventh Report: The Committee's response to Government's consultation on permitted development rights for homeowners 83020.12.12 Awaited
Eighth Report: The role of local authorities in health issues 69427.3.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The role of local authorities in health issues 27.3.13 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Implementation of welfare reform by local authorities 8333.4.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Implementation of welfare reform by local authorities 3.4.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman: Local Government Ombudsman Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 61517.10.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The work of the Local Government Ombudsman: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 65024.10.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Mutual and co-operative approaches to delivering local services: further government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 109118.4.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Codification of the relationship between local government and central government 1518-i5.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence Funding of fire and rescue services 519-i18.10.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Planning, housing and growth 626-i20.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Decentralisation 1083-i23.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral evidence published on the Internet: Private Rented Sector 953-v5.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Rented Sector 953-iv19.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Rented Sector 953-iii11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Rented Sector 953-ii12.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Rented Sector 953-i12.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Building Regulations Applying to Electrical Installation and Repairs in Dwellings 954-i12.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Review of Planning Practice Guidance 940-i11.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Performance of the Department in 2011-12 693-ii18.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Performance of the Department in 2011-12 693-i19.11.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Work of the Housing Ombudsman 692-i15.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainable Communities Act 2007 17.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Greater London Authority Act 2007 19.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Private rented Sector 6.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Planning and Technical Guidance 4.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Performance of the Department 15.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Main Estimates for 2012-13 14.9.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Department for Communities and Local Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report: Building Regulations applying to electrical and gas installation and repairs in dwellings, published as Cm 8369 (5.6.12).

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Tenth Report, Session 2011-12, Building Regulations Applying to Electrical and Gas Installation and Repairs in Dwellings, HC 1851, 6.9.12

Second Report, Session 2012-13, European Regional Development Fund, HC 81, 28.2.13

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Eighth Report, Session 2011-12, The National Planning Policy Framework, HC 1526, 21.12.11

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Building Regulations 1
Codification of the relationship between central and local government 1
Councillors and the Community 5
Decentralisation1
European Regional Development Fund 1
Funding of Fire and Rescue Services 1
Implementation of welfare reform by local authorities 3
Planning, housing and growth 1
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Audit Commission 1
Private rented sector 5
Review of Planning Practice Guidance 1
The Cooperative Council 5
The Performance of the Department 2
The role of local authorities in health issues 5
The work of the Housing Ombudsman 1
Total32A

On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate oral evidence sessions.

7  CONSOLIDATION &C., BILLS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/consolidation-committee/

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 December 2010.
Commons Members

Buckland, Mr Robert

Caton, Martin

Chapman, Jenny

Collins, Damian

Dobbin, Jim

Dorrell, Mr Stephen

Elphicke, Charlie

Farrelly, Paul

Fovargue, Yvonne

Norman, Jesse

Smith, Sir Robert

Tomlinson, Justin

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

0 out of 1

0 out of 1

1 out of 1

1 out of 1

0 out of 1

0 out of 1

1 out of 1

0 out of 1

1 out of 1

0 out of 1

1 out of 1

1 out of 1

50.0 %

Total number of meetings: 1

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 1

Staff

Details of the 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 officials from, or representatives of:
HM Revenue & Customs 1
Law Commission1
Scottish Law Commission 1

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Statute Law Repeals Bill [Lords] 7704.12.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published with the Committee's report.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

8  CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Whittingdale, Mr John (Chair)

Bradshaw, Ben (added 17.9.12)

Bray, Angie (added 29.10.12)

Burns, Conor (added 29.10.12)

Coffey, Dr Therese (discharged 29.10.12)

Collins, Damian (discharged 29.10.12)

Crouch, Tracey (added 29.10.12)

Davies, Philip

Farrelly, Paul

Leech, Mr John (added 22.1.13)

Mensch, Ms Louise (discharged 29.8.12)

Rotheram, Steve

Sanders, Mr Adrian (discharged 15.1.13)

Sheridan, Jim

Sutcliffe, Gerry

Watson, Mr Tom (discharged 17.9.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

34 out of 34

20 out of 24

15 out of 21

14 out of 21

12 out of 13

11 out of 13

18 out of 21

26 out of 34

29 out of 34

10 out of 11

5 out of 8

28 out of 34

21 out of 22

25 out of 34

30 out of 34

1 out of 10

81.0 %

Total number of meetings: 34

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 24
Number of wholly private meetings 10

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Steve Donoughue, Mr Ray Gallagher and Ms Sara John

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Members of House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Members of House of Lords 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Arts Council England 1
BBC5
BBC Trust2
Channel 42
Design Council1
Gambling Commission 1
Universities UK1
Appearances by other witnesses: 59

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
4-8.3.13San Francisco and Los Angeles, United States Whittingdale, Bray, Burns, Farrelly, Leech, Sheridan, Sutcliffe 2Inquiry into Support for the creative economy £43,496

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
22.5.12Pimlico and Canary Wharf, London Whittingdale, Coffey, Collins, Mensch, Sanders, Sutcliffe 2Inquiry into Library Closures £46
6.12.12Advertising Association, Soho, London Whittingdale, Farrelly 2Inquiry into Support for the creative industries Nil
31.1.13Warner Bros, Leavesden Whittingdale, Crouch, Farrelly, Leech, Rotheram 2Inquiry into Support for the creative economy £160
28.2.13Sky Skills Studio, Isleworth Whittingdale,Bray, Crouch, Sutcliffe 2Inquiry into Support for the creative economy Nil
7.3.13Silicon Roundabout, Shoreditch Whittingdale, Bradshaw, Rotheram, Sutcliffe 2Inquiry into Support for the creative economy £52

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: The Gambling Act 2005: A bet worth taking? 42124.7.12 Cm 8531, published 21.1.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Gambling Act 2005: A bet worth taking? 24.7.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Racism in Football 8919.9.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Racism in Football 19.9.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Library Closures 5876.11.12 Cm 8535, published 4.3.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Library Closures 6.11.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Football Governance Follow-Up 50929.1.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Football Governance Follow Up 29.1.13 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Scrutiny of the Draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 110426.4.13 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill 9051.5.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill 1.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Valediction of Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC 324-i6.8.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Broadband Delivery UK 474-i28.8.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Channel 4 Annual Report 2011-12 610-i22.4.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The BBC's response to the Jimmy Savile case 649-i-ii26.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-i20.10.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-ii23.10.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-iii14.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-iv4.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-v14.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-vi1.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-vii5.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-viii18.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Support for the creative economy 743-ix16.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the press 819-i24.12.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the press 819-ii12.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the press 819-iii19.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the press 819-iv16.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Priorities for the new Director-General of the BBC 1099-i3.5.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
11.9.12One, on amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Racism in Football.

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Broadband Delivery UK 1
Channel 4 Annual Report 2011-12 1
Football Governance Follow-up 2
Pre-legislative scrutiny: Draft Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill 2
Racism in football 1
Regulation of the press 4
Priorities for the new Director-General of the BBC 1
Support for the creative economy 9
The BBC's response to the Jimmy Savile case 2
Valediction of Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC 1
Total24

9  DEFENCE

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/defence-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Arbuthnot, Mr James (Chair)

Brazier, Julian

Docherty, Thomas

Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.

Glen, John (discharged 5.11.12)

Havard, Mr Dai

Holloway, Mr Adam (added 5.11.12)

Moon, Mrs Madeleine

Mordaunt, Penny

Osborne, Sandra

Russell, Sir Bob

Stewart, Bob

Stuart, Ms Gisela

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

46 out of 46

40 out of 46

26 out of 46

24 out of 46

14 out of 20

38 out of 46

10 out of 26

36 out of 46

23 out of 46

35 out of 46

35 out of 46

28 out of 46

40 out of 46

71.5 %

Total number of meetings: 46

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 21
Number of wholly private meetings 25
Excluding concurrent meetings held with Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Other activities
Informal meetings 10
Conferences/Seminars hosted 2

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Paul Beaver, Professor Michael Clarke, Chris Donnelly, Dr John Louth, Major General Mungo Melvin OBE, Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE, Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB MBE and Mr Graham Wright CBE

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Other Ministers3
Members of the House of Lords 1
Members of Parliament 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ministry of Defence 33
Other Government departments comprising:
Cabinet Office1
Department for Education and Skills 1
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5
Appearances by other witnesses: 37

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
9-11.9.12Brest, FranceA Arbuthnot, Moon0 Tenth Summer Defence Conference £408
9-11.9.12CyprusA Donaldson0 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £869
24-30.11.12Afghanistan Arbuthnot, Brazier, Havard, Moon, Mordaunt, Osborne 2Inquiry into Securing the Future of Afghanistan £21,096
CancelledPakistan Arbuthnot, Brazier, Donaldson, Havard, Stuart 2Inquiry into

Securing the Future of Afghanistan

£1,581
24-

26.3.13

Dublin A Donaldson0 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £397
16-

17.4.13

ParisA Arbuthnot,

Havard

1Meeting of UK/French Defence Committees £1,411

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
20-21.6.12Hereford Arbuthnot, Brazier, Glen, Havard, Moon, Stewart 2Inquiry into the Strategic Defence and Security Review £1,514
28.6.12Corsham Brazier, Glen, Havard, Moon 3AInquiry into Defence and Cyber Security £347
11.7.12Farnborough Arbuthnot,

Moon,

Stewart

1Farnborough Air Show £60
5-6.11.12RAF Waddington Arbuthnot, Brazier, Stewart 2AFamiliarisation visit £947
10.1.13Rolls Royce, Derby Arbuthnot, Havard, Russell, Stuart 1Inquiry into Defence Acquisition £340
4-5.3.13Tidworth, Pirbright and Deepcut Arbuthnot, Havard, Osborne, Russell 4AInquiries into

Armed Forces Covenant Part 3 and 4 education

£392
11-14.3.13Scotland Arbuthnot ,

Docherty,

Moon,

Mordaunt,

Osborne,

Russell,

Stewart ,

Stuart

2Inquiry into

Defence Implications of Possible Scottish Independence

£2,262

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Ministry of Defence Supplementary Estimate 2011-12 9921.5.12 Received 18.9.12: published as Second Special Report, Session 2012-13
Second Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation 33126.6.12 Received 18.9.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Third Report: MoD Main Estimate 2012-13 1334.7.12 Received 20.9.12: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Fourth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issuesA 419-I13.7.12 Cm 8441, published 22.10.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms export to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issues 419-II13.7.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Future Maritime Surveillance 11019.9.12 Received 18.12.12: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Sixth Report: Defence and Cyber Security 1069.1.13 Received 7.3.13: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Seventh Report: Defence Acquisition 95.2.13 Awaited
Eighth Report: The work of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces 72026.2.13 Awaited
Ninth Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 8287.3.13 Awaited
Tenth Report: Securing the Future of Afghanistan 41310.4.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 8515.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Ministry of Defence Supplementary Estimate 2011-12: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 57718.9.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 57818.9.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: MoD Main Estimate 2012-13: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 60712.9.12 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Future Maritime Surveillance: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 82718.12.12 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Defence and Cyber-Security: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 71922.3.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Work of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces 525-i12.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Defence Implications of Possible Scottish Independence 483-i6.9.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Future Army 2020 803-i18.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel; The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of Service Personnel 941-i

4.2.13Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel 941-ii
13.3.13
Not applicable

Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel 941-iii18.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel 941-iv6.5.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of Service Personnel 942-i13.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of Service Personnel 942-ii18.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Towards the next Defence and Security Review 1090-i29.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Towards the next Defence and Security Review 23.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of Service Personnel 8.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel 8.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The impact on UK Defence of the proposed merger of BAE Systems and EADS 23.10.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Defence Implications of Possible Scottish Independence 17.9.12 Not applicable

A First Joint Report with the BIS, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report, Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11, received 13.4.12 and published as the Committees First Special Report, Session 2012-13

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in Westminster Hall:

Fifth Report, Session 2012-13, Future Maritime Surveillance, HC 110, 7.2.13

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 1: Military Casualties, HC 762, 6.12.12

Eighth Report, Session 2010-12, The Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts, 2010-11, HC 1635, 6.12.12

Second Report, Session 2012-13, The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation, HC 331, 6.12.12

Uncorrected oral evidence taken before the Defence Committee, The Work of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces, HC 750-I, 6.12.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Defence Acquisition 3
Defence and Cyber-securityA 2
Defence implications of possible Scottish independence 1
Future Army 20201
Future Maritime SurveillanceA 1
MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 1
Securing the Future of Afghanistan 5
The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the children of Service personnel 4
The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of Service personnel 2
The work of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces 1
Towards the Next Defence and Security Review 1
Work of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces 1
Total24B

A The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2010-12; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2010-12)

B On three occasions the Committee's meeting covered two separate inquiries

10  DRAFT CARE AND SUPPORT BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-care-and-support-bill/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 23 November 2012.
Commons Members

Burstow, Mr Paul (Chair)

Baldwin, Harriett

James, Margot

Keeley, Barbara

Morris, Grahame

Wollaston, Sarah

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

15 out of 16

13 out of 16

14 out of 16

16 out of 16

8 out of 16

16 out of 16

85.4 %

Total number of meetings: 16

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 9
Number of wholly private meetings 7

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Luke Clements and Professor Bernard Crump

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Health 9
Appearances by other witnesses: 49

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
23-24.1.13TorquayA Burstow, Wollaston 1Scrutiny of the Draft Care and Support Bill £662B

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Full cost of visit was £1,463.62. Expenditure was shared with the House of Lords

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Draft Care and Support Bill Report 82219.3.13 Awaited

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Draft Care and Support Bill 9
Total9

11  DRAFT COMMUNICATIONS DATA BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-communications-bill/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 27 June 2012.
Commons Members

Brown, Mr Nicholas

Ellis, Michael

Huppert, Julian

Mosley, Stephen

Whittaker, Craig

Wright, David

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

18 out of 19

17 out of 19

18 out of 19

18 out of 19

15 out of 19

16 out of 19

89.5 %

Total number of meetings: 19

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 13
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 3
Number of wholly private meetings 6

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Martin Hoskins

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Members of Parliament (other than Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords (of whom none was a Minister) 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Home Office18
Appearances by other witnesses: 46

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
25.10.12Everything Everywhere, Hatfield Brown, Whittaker, Wright 1Presentation of Communications Data Nil
18.11.12Metropolitan Police Communications Intelligence Unit (CIU), London Brown, Huppert, Wright 1Visit to the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) Unit Nil

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Draft Communications Data Bill 49711.12.12 Awaited

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Draft Communications Data Bill 13
Total13

12  DRAFT ENHANCED TERRORISM PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION MEASURES BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/terrorism-prevention-and-investigation-measures-bill/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 3 July 2012.
Commons Members

Ainsworth, Mr Bob (Chair)

Blackwood, Nicola

Crockart, Mike

Evans, Chris

Harris, Rebecca

Norman, Jesse

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

6 out of 6

6 out of 6

5 out of 6

4 out of 6

5 out of 6

5 out of 6

86.1 %

Total number of meetings: 6

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 4
Number of wholly private meetings 2

Staff

Details of the 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:
Cabinet Ministers1
Members of the House of Lords (of whom none was a Minister) 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 5

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill 49527.11.12 Received 25.1.13, published as Cm 8536

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill 4
Total4


13  DRAFT LOCAL AUDIT BILL (AD HOC COMMITTEE)

For access to the Ad Hoc Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/draft-local-audit-bill-ad-hoc-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 25 October 2012.
Members

Hodge, Margaret (Chair)

Bacon, Mr Richard

Betts, Mr Clive

Hillier, Meg

Pawsey, Mark

Reckless, Mark

Swales, Ian

Vaz, Valerie

Wheeler, Heather

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

7 out of 7

5 out of 7

7 out of 7

6 out of 7

6 out of 7

4 out of 7

7 out of 7

0 out of 7

6 out of 7

76.2 %

Total number of meetings: 7

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 4
Number of wholly private meetings 3

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Gillian Fawcett and Mr Tony Travers

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Members of the House of Lords (of whom none was a Minister) 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 21

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Draft Local Audit Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny 69617.1.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Draft Local Audit Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny 4
Total4

14  EDUCATION

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 16 July 2010.
Members

Stuart, Mr Graham (Chair)

Carmichael, Neil

Cunningham, Alex

Esterson, Bill

Glass, Pat

Hinds, Damian (discharged 5.11.12)

Leslie, Charlotte

McDonagh, Siobhain (added 10.9.12)

Mearns, Ian

Munt, Tessa (discharged 11.6.12)

Nandy, Lisa (discharged 10.9.12)

Skidmore, Chris (added 5.11.12)

Ward, David (added 9.6.12)

Whittaker, Craig

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

38 out of 45

36 out of 45

36 out of 45

23 out of 45

33 out of 45

13 out of 19

22 out of 45

26 out of 34

43 out of 45

0 out of 3

0 out of 11

11 out of 26

39 out of 42

32 out of 45

71.1 %

Total number of meetings: 45

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 31
Number of wholly private meetings 14
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

Seminars hosted

1

6

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor David Berridge, Dr Newman Burdett, Professor Mike Cresswell, Marion Davies, Tristram Hooley, Professor Geoff Lindsay, Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford, Professor Alan Smithers, Kathleen Tattersall and Dr Margy Whalley

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

Members of the House of Lords

Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)



5

10

1

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

Department for Education


7
Ofsted3
Ofqual2
Appearances by other witnesses: 112

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
3-6.2.13The Netherlands and Denmark Cunningham, Esterson, Glass, Mearns, Stuart, Ward 2Inquiries into Sure Start and

The role of school governing bodies

£12,842

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
10.5.12Science Learning Centre East of England HertfordshireA Stuart0 Observe CPD programme for primary science teachers £86
15.5.12Department for Education Carmichael, Cunningham, Glass, Hinds, Leslie, Mearns, Nandy, Stuart, Whittaker 3Inquiry into the Administration of the Department for Education Nil
18.5.12LeicesterA Stuart0 Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) Conference £85
18.9.12Bloomsbury Carmichael, Glass, Leslie, Mearns, Stuart, Ward 10BAway Day £685
22.10.12West Yorkshire Mearns, Stuart, Ward, Whittaker 2Inquiry into Careers guidance £391
29.11.12StaffordshireA Stuart1 JCB Academy/Stoke Studio College £327
6.3.13Corby Esterson, Glass, Mearns, Stuart, Ward, Whittaker 7CInquiry into Sure Start £353
26.4.13Barking and Newham, London Cunningham, Esterson, Glass, Ward, Whittaker 3Inquiry into School sports £77

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 3 specialist advisers

C Includes 3 specialist advisers and 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: The administration of examinations for 15-19 year olds in England 141-I3.7.12 Responses received 16.10.12 (Dept) and 10.9.12 (Ofqual) respectively: published as Second Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: The administration of examinations for 15-19 year olds in England 141-II3.7.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: The administration of examinations for 15-19 year olds in England 3.7.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Appointment of Chair, Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission 461-I12.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Governance and leadership of the Department for Education 7005.11.12 Received 16.1.13; published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Fourth Report: Children first: the child protection system in England 137-I7.11.12 Received 8.2.13 (Dept), and 25.1.13 (Ofsted) respectively: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: Children first: the child protection system in England 137-II13.11.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Children first: the child protection system in England 16.11.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Support for Home Education 559-I18.12.12 Received 19.2.13: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written evidence published on the Internet: Support for Home Education 20.12.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special Educational Needs 631-I19.12.12 Cm 8540, published February 2013
Oral and Written Evidence: Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special Educational Needs 631-II19.12.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special Educational Needs 19.12.12 Not applicable
Seventh Report: Careers Guidance for Young People: The impact of the new duty on schools 632-I23.1.13 Received 5.4.13: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: Careers Guidance for Young People: The impact of the new duty on schools 632-II23.1.13 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Careers Guidance for Young People: The impact of the new duty on schools 23.1.13 Not applicable
Eighth Report: From GCSEs to EBCs: the Government's proposals for reform 808-I31.1.13 Received 22.4.13: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral Evidence: From GCSEs to EBCs: the Government's proposals for reform 808-II6.2.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010-12 52416.7.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The administration of examinations for 15-19 year olds in England: Responses from the Government and Ofqual to the First Report of the Committee, Session 2012-13 67929.10.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Governance and leadership of the Department for Education: Government Response to the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2012-13 91925.1.13 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Children First: the child protection system in England: Responses from the Government and Ofsted to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 99325.2.13 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Support for Home Education: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 101318.3.13 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Careers guidance for young people: The impact of the new duty on schools: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 107822.4.13 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: From GCSEs to EBCs: the Government's proposals for reform: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 111630.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Behaviour and Discipline in Schools 148-i4.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Destitution Among Asylum-Seeking and Migrant Children 14921.8.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Administration of the Department for Education 179-i21.8.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 58917.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Annual Report of HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted 980-i13.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Asbestos in Schools 1056-i13.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: GCSE English Exam Results 2012 588-iii26.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Former Department for Educating Ministers 851-i11.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups 998-i11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: Department for Education Reform 853-i23.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: Foundation Years: Sure Start Children's Centres 852-i8.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: Administration of the Department for Education 179-ii13.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: Foundation Years: Sure Start Children's Centres 852-ii13.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Follow-up letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, 3 September 2013, Attracting, training and retaining the best teachers 17.9.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Update to the Government's Response to the Fifth Report (The English Baccalaureate, HC 851 published 28 July 2011), October 2012 22.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Department of Education, 5 November 2012, Behaviour and Discipline 22.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, 6 November 2012, Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education 22.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, 3 December 2012, Living arrangements for 16 year olds leaving care, 3 December 2012 18.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Foundation Years - Sure Start Children's Centres 21.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Edward Timpson, 21 December 2012, Adoption 11.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from Ofsted, January 2013, Response to recommendations made in the Fourth Report Children first: the child protection system in England 4.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter and Annex from
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, 7 February 2013, Support for Music, Art and Design, PE and Sport
14.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Ofsted Annual Report 18.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Ministerial priorities for the Department of Education 4.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Supplementary Estimates from the Department of Education and from Ofsted 5.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Asbestos in Schools 25.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report: Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best; received 4.7.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was launched on the Floor of the House:

Eighth Report, Session 2012-13, From GCSEs to EBCs: The Government's proposals for reform, HC 808, 31.1.13

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special Educational Needs, HC 631, 25.2.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Academies Commission 1
Administration of the DfE 2
Asbestos in Schools 1
Behaviour and Discipline in Schools 1
Careers Guidance for young people 3
Destitution Among Asylum-seeking and Migrant Children 1
The Child Protection System in England 3
Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups 1
DfE Reform1
Former DfE Ministers 1
Foundation Stage: Sure Start children's centres 2
GCSE English Exams 2012 3
Key Stage 4 Qualification Reform 1
Ofsted Annual Report 2013 1
Pre-appt: Chair of Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission 1
Role of School Governing Bodies 3
Special Educational Needs 1
Special Educational Needs: Pre-legislative Scrutiny 2
Support for Home Education 2
Total31


15  ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/energy-and-climate-change-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Yeo, Mr Tim (Chair)

Byles, Daniel

Gardiner, Barry

Lavery, Ian

Lee, Dr Philip

Lilley, Peter (added 6.11.12)

Owen, Albert

Pincher, Chris

Robertson, John

Sandys, Laura (discharged 5.11.12)

Smith, Sir Robert

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

40 out of 45

30 out of 45

30 out of 45

31 out of 45

27 out of 45

17 out of 22

29 out of 45

26 out of 45

31 out of 45

11 out of 23

44 out of 45

38 out of 45

71.5 %

Total number of meetings: 45

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 41
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 14

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Derek Bunn, Dr Robert Gross, Mr Marc Ozawa and Dr Anthony White

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:


Cabinet Ministers5
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 11
Members of the House of Lords 1
Members of the House of Commons (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
Department of Energy and Climate Change 13
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Committee on Climate Change 5
Environment Agency 3
National Grid 2
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 1
Ofgem 2
Office for Nuclear Regulation 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 169

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
28.6.- 1.7.12Baku, AzerbaijanA Gardiner0 Crans Montana Forum meeting on energy £2,362
18-21.10.12Guangzhou, ChinaA Yeo0 Low Carbon Earth Summit, China £3,817
14-18.11.12Wadduwa, Sri LankaA Yeo0 Climate Parliament and UNDP hearing on Policy for the Renewable Energy Revolution £2,729
2-7.12.12Doha, QatarA Robertson1 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 18 £4,281
19-21.3.13California, USA Yeo, Lee, Owen, Robertson, Smith, Whitehead 2Inquiry into Smart Meters £31,296

(Estimated Outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
8.5.12Bergholt, Suffolk Yeo2 Outreach event in connection with Parliament Talks Nil
14.5.12Southampton Whitehead3 Outreach event in connection with Parliament Talks Nil
24.5.12Banchory, Aberdeenshire Smith 1 Outreach event in connection with Parliament Talks Nil
13.6.12London Array and Gunfleet Sands on-shore wind farms Yeo, Byles, Lavery, Owen, Smith, Whitehead 1Inquiry into Economics of Wind Power £307
6.9.12Titanic Belfast, Northern IrelandA Whitehead0 Renewable Energy Seminar on Developing Northern Ireland's Renewable Energy Resources £221
26-27.9.12LondonA Byles0 UK Shale Development Summit £121
1.11.12Hinkley Point C, and Taunton and Bridgwater, Somerset Byles, Gardiner, Smith 3Inquiry into Building New Nuclear: the Challenges Ahead £781
7.2.13Glasgow, Scotland Yeo, Lilley, Robertson 2BOutreach Seminar in connection with the Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty inquiry £683
25.4.13Centrica, Windsor Gardiner, Owen, Smith, Whitehead 2Inquiry into Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty £100

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Draft Energy Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny 275-I23.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Draft Energy Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny 275-II23.7.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Energy Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny 23.7.12 Not applicable
Second Report: The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond 8825.7.12 Received 20.9.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Third Report: Low-Carbon Growth Links with China 52929.8.12 Received 7.11.12: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Fourth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Committee on Climate Change 55510.9.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets 554-I20.12.12 Received 1.3.13: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets 554-II20.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets 16.1.13 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead 117-I4.3.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead 4.3.13 Not applicable
Seventh Report: The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets 785-I26.4.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets 26.4.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12 9317.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting: Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2010-12 48825.7.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 633
24.10.12
Not applicable


Fourth Special Report: Low-Carbon Growth Links with China: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 74820.11.12 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets: Government and Ofgem Responses to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 103614.3.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Fuel poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors 1744-i- iiA 4.7.12Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Fuel poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors 4.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Bioenergy 1850-iA 7.5.13Not applicable
Oral Evidence: CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 138-i8.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Former UK Special Representative for Climate Change 392-i22.4.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: DECC: Departmental Priorities 5368.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Outcomes of Doha UNFCCC Conference of Parties 18 845-i22.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and Climate Change 1912-iA 26.10.12Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and Climate Change 1912-iiA 9.11.12Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Economics of Wind Power 517-i19.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Inclusion of International Aviation and Shipping Emissions in Carbon Budgets 638-i8.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Energy Bill 749-i30.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Energy Bill 749-ii29.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Energy Bill 749-iii24.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: A Severn Barrage? 879-i4.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: A Severn Barrage? 879-ii26.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: A Severn Barrage? 879-iii21.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 92313.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Green Deal: watching brief 966-i22.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Green Deal: watching brief 966-ii21.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Gas Generation Strategy 987-i18.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 1009-i20.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty 1060-i8.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty 1060-ii23.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Renewable Heat Incentive 1075-i3.5.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Smart Meter Roll-Out 1114-i30.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 17.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and climate change 21.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: UK Energy Supply: Security or Independence? 24.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 29.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: The EU Emissions Trading System 14.6.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Draft Energy Bill 28.6.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Economics of Wind Power 9.7.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Draft Energy Bill 11.7.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and climate change 19.9.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: 2011-12 Supplementary Estimate 19.9.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Renewable Heat Incentive 20.9.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: The Economics of Wind Power 28.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Aviation and Shipping Emissions 5.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Aviation and Shipping Emissions 6.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change 4.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Green Deal: watching brief 24.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change 25.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change 31.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Correspondence: Pre appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change 1.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Gas Generation Strategy 19.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty Between 4.3.13 and 8.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: A Severn Barrage? Between 7.12.12 and 4.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Smart Meter roll-out Between 4.3.13 and 14.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Renewable Heat Incentive 20.3.13 Not applicable

A HC No. refers to Session 2010-12

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK, received 3.5.12, and published as the First Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report: Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting, received 4.7.12, and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
26.2.13One, second reading of the Chair's draft Report on Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead

Debates

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Eleventh Report, Session 2012-13, Future of Marine Renewables in the UK, HC 1624, 5.3.12.

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Eighth Report, Session 2010-12, The UK's Energy Supply: Security or Independence?, HC 1065, and the Government's response, HC 1813, 6.9.12

Second Report, Session 2012-13, The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond, HC 88, and the Government's response, HC 633, 18.4.13

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Low-Carbon Growth Links with China, HC 529, and the Government's response, HC 748, 18.4.13.

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Electricity Market Reform, HC 742, and the Government's response, HC 1448, and the Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Ofgem's Retail Market Review, HC 1046, and the Government's response, HC 1544, 28.2.12

Uncorrected Evidence taken, Session 2012-13, Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead, HC 117-ii, 18.10.12

Uncorrected Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2012-13, The Economics of Wind Power, HC 517, 24.10.12.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Building New Nuclear: The Challenges Ahead 4
Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets 3
CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 1
DECC Annual Report and Resource Accounts 1
DECC: Departmental Priorities 1
Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty 2
Gas Generation Strategy 1
Green Deal Watching Brief 2
Investment in the Energy Infrastructure and the Energy Bill 3
Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts

Outcomes of Doha CoP 18

1

1

Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Committee on Climate Change 1
Pre-Legislative Scrutiny: Draft Energy Bill 5
Renewable Heat Incentive 1
A Severn Barrage?3
Smart meter roll-out 1
The Economics of Wind Power 1
The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets 3
Inclusion of international aviation and shipping emissions in carbon budgets 1
The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond 4
The Former UK Special Representative on Climate Change 1
Total41

16  ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members

Walley, Joan (Chair)

Aldous, Peter

Benyon, Mr Richard

Carmichael, Neil

Caton, Martin

Clark, Ms Katy

Evans, Chris (added 10.12.12)

Goldsmith, Zac

Lazarowicz, Mark

Lucas, Caroline

Murray, Ian (discharged 10.12.12)

Murray, Sheryll (discharged 3.12.12)

Nokes, Caroline

Offord, Dr Matthew (added 3.12.12)

Spencer, Mr Mark

Uppal, Paul

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Wright, Simon

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

31 out of 33

26 out of 33

0 out of 33

18 out of 33

29 out of 33

11 out of 33

2 out of 15

28 out of 33

26 out of 33

27 out of 33

0 out of 18

7 out of 17

16 out of 33

14 out of 16

23 out of 33

7 out of 33

25 out of 33

25 out of 33

59.7 %

Total number of meetings: 33

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 29
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 7
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Tim O'Riordan, Andrew Raingold and Farooq Ullah

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers7
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 8
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10
Department for Education 1
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
Department of Energy and Climate Change 2
Department of Health 1
Department for Transport 4
Department for Work and Pensions 1
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1
Home Department2
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Committee on Climate Change 1
Environment Agency 4
Maritime and Coastguard Agency 3
Natural England4
Appearances by other witnesses: 82

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14-15.5.12CopenhagenA Walley0 Meeting of Environment and Committee Chairs on 'The Road to Green Growth and Sustainable Development' £455
14-21.6.12Rio de JaneiroA Walley0 GLOBE World Legislators Convention and Rio Earth Summit £5,306
19.6.12BrusselsA Lazarowicz0 European Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Conference £237
5-7.12.12DohaA Carmichael0 UN Climate Change Conference/COP 18 £1,752

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
7.11.12Brussels Walley, Aldous, Caton, Lazarowicz, Nokes, Spencer, Whitehead, Wright 1Visit to European Institutions £4,261
23.4.13BrusselsA Walley1 Meeting with Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner in connection with EAC Pollinators and Pesticides report £643

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: The St Martin-in-the Fields seminar on the Rio+20 agenda 7511.6.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Protecting the Arctic 17120.9.12 Received 19.12.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic 20.9.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Wildlife Crime 14018.10.12 Received 8.3.13: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Wildlife Crime 18.10.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Autumn Statement 2012: environmental issues 32820.11.12 Received 27.3.13: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Autumn Statement 2012: environmental issues 20.11.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Measuring well-being and sustainable development: Sustainable Development Indicators 66729.11.12 Awaited
Sixth Report: Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme 6694.1.13 Awaited
Seventh Report: Seventh Report: Pollinators and Pesticides 6685.4.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Pollinators and Pesticides 5.4.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Sustainable Food: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12 56712.9.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: A Green Economy: Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2010-12 56812.9.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Protecting the Arctic: Government response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 85815.1.13 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Wildlife Crime: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 106118.3.13 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Autumn Statement 2012: environmental issues: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 108722.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit 172-i5.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit 172-ii19.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Embedding sustainable development: an update 327-i9.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Embedding sustainable development: an update 327-ii21.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Transport and accessibility to public services 570-i9.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Transport and accessibility to public services 570-ii4.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Transport and accessibility to public services 570-iii8.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Transport and accessibility to public services 570-iv8.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories 846-i8.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories 846-ii3.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic: The Government's response 913-i18.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Energy subsidies in the UK 1089-i7.5.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories Between 9.1.13 and 16.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic: The Government's response 29.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Transport and accessibility to public services Between 12.9.12 and 19.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Progress on Carbon Budgets 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Energy subsidies in the UK 24.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Embedding sustainable development; an update Between 31.10.12 and 24.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit Between 5.9.12 and 24.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Sustainable Food, received 17.7.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report: A Green Economy, received 17.7.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Session 2012-13, Protecting the Arctic, HC 171, and Third Special Report, Session 2012-13, Protecting the Arctic: Government response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13, HC 858, 7.2.13

The following evidence was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Oral and written evidence, Session 2010-12, Sustainable Development in the National Planning Policy Framework, HC 1480, 5.11.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Autumn Statement 2012: environmental issues 1
Embedding sustainable development: an update 2
Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme 1
Energy subsidies in the UK 1
Measuring Well-being and Sustainable Development: Sustainable Development Indicators 1
Outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit 2
Pollinators and Pesticides 7
Protecting the ArcticA 4
Protecting the Arctic: The Government's response 1
Sustainabiliy in the UK Overseas Territories 2
Transport and accessibility to public services 4
Wildlife CrimeA 3
Total29

A The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry also in Session 2010-12; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2010-12))

17  ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/efracom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

McIntosh, Miss Anne (Chair)

Docherty, Thomas

Drax, Richard

Eustice, George

Gardiner, Barry

Glindon, Mary

McKenzie, Iain

Murray, Sheryll (added 5.11.12)

Parish, Neil

Ritchie, Margaret

Rogerson, Dan

Rudd, Amber (discharged 5.11.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

47 out of 48

20 out of 48

21 out of 48

32 out of 48

34 out of 48

37 out of 48

17 out of 48

15 out of 29

42 out of 48

34 out of 48

27 out of 48

10 out of 19

63.6 %

Total number of meetings: 48

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 39
Number of wholly private meetings 9
Other activities
Informal meetings4

Staff

Details of the 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:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 12
Members of Parliament 1
Members of the House of Lords (of whom one was also a Minister) 4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 17
Department of Health 1
Home Office1
Food Standards Agency 5
Forestry Commission 1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency 3
Environment Agency 2
Food and Environment Research Agency 2
Office of Water Services 1
Veterinary Medicines Directorate 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 98

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
7-8.6.12CopenhagenA McIntosh0 Meeting of Chairs of EU agriculture committees £399
11-12.11.12NicosiaA McIntosh0 Meeting of Chairs of EU agriculture committees £598
10-11.3.13DublinA McIntosh0 Meeting of Chairs of EU agriculture committees £325

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
25.6.12BrusselsA McIntosh, Ritchie0 European Parliament conference on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy £576

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
22.5.12Battersea Dogs and Cats Home McIntosh, Eustice, Parish, Rudd 3Inquiry into Dog Control and Welfare £10

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Greening the Common Agricultural Policy 1701.6.12 Received 14.9.12: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Greening the Common Agricultural Policy 1.6.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Water White Paper 3745.7.12 Received 10.9.12; published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Water White Paper 5.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) 471-I6.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) 471-II5.11.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Natural Environment White Paper 49217.7.12 Received 15.10.12: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Natural Environment White Paper 17.7.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Desinewed Meat 12024.7.12 Cm 8462, published 16.10.12
Sixth Report: Draft Water Bill 6741.2.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Water Bill 1.2.13 Not applicable
Seventh Report: Dog Control and Welfare 57515.2.13 Received 12.4.13: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Dog Control and Welfare 15.2.13 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Contamination of Beef Products 946-I14.2.13 Received 11.4.13: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: Contamination of Beef Products 946-II21.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Contamination of Beef Products 2.2.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: EU proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2010-12 1083.7.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The draft National Policy Statement for Hazardous Waste: Government Interim Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12 54023.7.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: The Water White Paper: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 60224.9.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Greening the Common Agricultural Policy: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 65425.10.12 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Natural Environment White Paper: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 65325.10.12 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Sixth Special Report: Dog Control and Welfare: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 109217.4.13 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Contamination of Beef Products: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 10859.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Report of the Independent Farming Regulation Task Force: Follow up 3089.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Air Quality 457-i13.3.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: Follow-up 521-i-ii18.4.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Milk Pricing 53823.11.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 714-i14.11.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 714-ii5.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 714-iii27.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 714-iv15.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 714-v25.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 714-vi8.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Tree health and plant biosecurity 829-i27.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Flood Funding 970-i14.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Flood Funding 970-ii25.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Flood Funding 970-iii5.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Flood Funding 970-iv25.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Flood Funding 970-v8.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Bovine TB vaccination 981-i18.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Bovine TB vaccination 981-ii6.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Bovine TB vaccination 981-iii7.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Bovine TB vaccination 981-iv14.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Bovine TB vaccination 981-v27.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Food Contamination 1035-i13.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Food Contamination 1035-ii3.5.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill 1111-i26.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 19.10.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Tree health and plant biosecurity 12.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Flood Funding 18.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Bovine TB vaccination 1.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Food Contamination 28.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill 25.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: The draft National Policy Statement for Hazardous Waste, received 16.7.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report: EU proposals for reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, received 2.5.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
23.5.12One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Greening the Common Agricultural Policy

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

First Report, Session 2012-13, Greening the Common Agricultural Policy, HC 170, and the Government response, HC 654, 1.11.12

The following Report and evidence were tagged as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Oral evidence, Session 2012-13, Flood Funding, HC 970 i-iv, 26.3.13

Third Report, Session 2010-12, Farming in the Uplands, HC 556, and the Government response, HC 953, 23.4.13

The following Report was tagged as being relevant to a debate in Westminster Hall:

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Dog Control and Welfare, HC 575, 26.2.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Air quality1
Bovine TB vaccination 5
Common Fisheries Policy follow up 2
Contamination of Beef Products 1
Defra Annual Report and Accounts 1
Dog control and welfare 5
Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill 1
Draft Water Bill4
Flood Funding5
Food Contamination 2
Milk Pricing1
Moratorium on Desinewed Meat 3
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) 1
Report of the independent Farming Regulation Task Force: Follow up 1
Rural Communities6
Tree health and plant biosecurity 1
Total40 A

A On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate evidence sessions.

18  EUROPEAN SCRUTINY

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members

Cash, Mr William (Chair)

Clappison, Mr James

Connarty, Michael

Dobbin, Jim

Elliott, Julie

Farron, Tim

Griffith, Nia

Heaton-Harris, Chris

Hopkins, Kelvin

Kelly, Chris

Mordaunt, Penny

Osborne, Sandra (discharged 4.3.13)

Phillips, Stephen

Rees-Mogg, Jacob

Riordan, Mrs Linda (added 4.3.13)

Smith, Henry

Swales, Ian

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

33 out of 33

22 out of 33

21 out of 33

0 out of 33

10 out of 33

0 out of 33

16 out of 33

14 out of 33

30 out of 33

25 out of 33

13 out of 33

0 out of 27

15 out of 33

29 out of 33

4 out of 6

27 out of 33

0 out of 33

49.1 %

Total number of meetings: 33

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 10
Number of wholly private meetings 23
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 3
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the 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:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 4
Members of Parliament 10
Appearances by other witnesses: 13

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
11-13.6.12Cyprus Cash,

Clappison,

Connarty,

Elliott,

Hopkins,

Smith

2Pre-Presidency visit £7,793
8-9.7.12Limassol, CyprusA Cash1 Meeting for the Chairpersons of COSAC (Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union) £1,631
8-11.9.12CyprusA Cash1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £1,710
14-16.10.12Nicosia, CyprusA Cash, Hopkins1 Attendance at COSAC £2,374
10-11.12.12Dublin Cash, Hopkins, Smith 2Pre-Presidency visit £1,366
27-28.1.13DublinA Cash1 Meeting for the Chairpersons of COSAC £751
11.3.13CopenhagenA Cash1 Conference — Role of National Parliaments £962
24-25.3.13DublinA Cash0 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £464

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
25.6.12BrusselsA Hopkins0 Joint parliamentary meeting on CAP Reform £219
29.11.12BrusselsA Cash, Clappison, Connarty, Hopkins 1Tripartite bi-annual meeting of UK MEPs, the Commons European Scrutiny Committee and the Lords EU Committee £1,203
26.3.13BrusselsA Clappison0 European Parliament Environment Committee £230

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
22.10.12Belfast Connarty1 EC-UK forum meeting £353

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 9 May 2012 86-i16.5.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 16 May 2012 86-ii29.5.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 23 May 2012 86-iii1.6.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 14 June 2012 86-iv27.6.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 20 June 2012 86-v28.6.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 27 June 2012 86-vi3.7.12 Not applicable
Seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 4 July 2012 86-vii12.7.12 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 11 July 2012 86-viii19.7.12 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Court of Justice of the European Union: amendments to the Statute and rules of procedure 86-ix12.7.12 Not applicable
Tenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 17 July 2012 86-x31.7.12 Not applicable
Eleventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 September 2012 86-xi24.9.12 Not applicable
Twelfth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 12 September 2012 86-xii12.9.12 Not applicable
Thirteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 17 October 2012 86-xiii2.11.12 Not applicable
Fourteenth Report: Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union 86-xiv18.10.12 Not applicable
Fifteenth Report: Periodic Roadworthiness test for Motor Vehicles & their Trailers: Reasoned Opinion 86-xv19.10.12 Not applicable
Sixteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 24 October 2012 86-xvi2.11.12 Not applicable
Seventeenth Report: Croatia: Monitoring the accession process 86-xvii26.10.12 Not applicable
Eighteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 31 October 2012 86-xviii7.11.12 Not applicable
Nineteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 7 November 2012 86-xix16.11.12 Not applicable
Twentieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 21 November 2012 86-xx5.12.12 Not applicable
Twenty-First Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 28 November 2012 86-xxi11.12.12 Not applicable
Twenty-Second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 December 2012 86-xxii13.1.13 Not applicable
Twenty-Third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 12 December 2012 86-xxiii24.12.12 Not applicable
Twenty-Fourth Report: Economic and Monetary Union 86-xxiv13.12.12 Not applicable
Twenty-Fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 19 December 2012 86-xxv2.1.13 Not applicable
Twenty-Sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 9 January 2013 86-xxvi21.1.13 Not applicable
Twenty-Seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 16 January 2013 86-xxvii30.1.13 Not applicable
Twenty-Eighth Report: Economic and Monetary Union 86-xxviii21.1.13 Not applicable
Twenty-Ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 23 January 2013 86-xxix30.1.13 Not applicable
Thirtieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 30 January 2013 86-xxx6.2.13 Not applicable
Thirty-First Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 6 February 2013 86-xxxi18.2.13 Not applicable
Thirty-Second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 13 February 2013 86-xxxii25.2.13 Not applicable
Thirty-Third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 27 February 2013 86-xxxiii11.3.13 Not applicable
Thirty-Fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 6 March 2013 86-xxxiv13.3.13 Not applicable
Thirty-Fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 13 March 2013 86-xxxv22.3.13 Not applicable
Thirty-Sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 20 March 2013 86-xxxvi28.3.13 Not applicable
Thirty-Seventh Report: The 2014 Block opt-out: Engaging with Parliament 79822.3.13 Awaited
Thirty-Eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 26 March 2013 86-xxxviii4.4.13 Not applicable
Thirty-Ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 17 April 2013 86-xxxviii1.5.13 Not applicable
Fortieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 24 April 2013 86-xxxix2.5.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance: impact on the eurozone and the rule of law: Government Response to the Committee's Sixty-Second Report of 2010-12 39322.6.13 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The Unified Patent court: Help or Hindrance: Government Response to the Committee's Sixty-Fifth Report of 2010-12 54123.07.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Data Protection 528-i13.9.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-i1.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-ii1.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-iii1.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-iv1.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-v1.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-vi6.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-vii22.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-viii27.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 711-ix2.5.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Sixty-Second Report: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance: impact on the eurozone and the rule of law, received 1.6.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Sixty-Fifth Report: The Unified Patent court: Help Or Hindrance, received 25.6.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Fourteenth Report, Session 2012-13 , Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union, HC 86-xiv, 17.10.12.

Seventeenth Report, Session 2012-13, Croatia: monitoring the accession process, HC 86-xvii, 26.10.12.

Twenty-first Report, Session 2012-13, HC 86-xxi, 28.11.12.

Twenty-second Report, Session 2012-13, HC 86-xxii, 5.12.12.

Twenty-third, Session 2012-13, HC 86-xxiii, 12.12.12.

Thirty-third Report, Session 2012-13, HC 86-xxxiii, 27.2.13.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Data Protection1
European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 9
Total10

19  FINANCE AND SERVICES

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/finance-and-services-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members

Thurso, John (Chair)

Beresford, Sir Paul

Betts, Mr Clive

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey

Flello, Mr Robert

Gray, Mr James

Haselhurst, Sir Alan

Howarth, Mr George

Hoyle, Mr Lindsay

Knight, Mr Greg (added 14.1.13)

Vara, Mr Shailesh (discharged 14.1.13)

Wright, Mr Iain

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

11 out of 11

9 out of 11

10 out of 11

11 out of 11

3 out of 11

6 out of 11

10 out of 11

8 out of 11

9 out of 11

3 out of 4

2 out of 7

4 out of 11

71.1 %

Total number of meetings: 11

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 11

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Not applicable

Witnesses

Not applicable

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: House of Commons Administration: Financial Plan 2013/14 to 2016/17, including draft Estimate for 2013/14 69129.10.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was debated in the House:

First Report: House of Commons Administration: Financial Plan 2013/14 to 2016/17, including draft Estimate for 2013/14, HC 691, 8.11.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

20  FOREIGN AFFAIRS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/foreign-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Ottaway, Richard (Chair)

Ainsworth, Mr Bob

Baron, John

Campbell, Sir Menzies

Clwyd, Ann

Gapes, Mike

Hendrick, Mark (added 18.6.12)

Rosindell, Andrew

Roy, Frank

Stanley, Sir John

Stewart, Rory

Watts, Dave (discharged 18.6.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

36 out of 37

26 out of 37

33 out of 37

28 out of 37

23 out of 37

28 out of 37

22 out of 33

26 out of 37

29 out of 37

33 out of 37

26 out of 37

1 out of 4

76.4 %

Total number of meetings: 37

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 20
Number of wholly private meetings 17
Excluding concurrent meetings held with Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence and International Development committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 47

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Douglas Guilfoyle, Sir William Patey and Rear Admiral David Snelson

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Other Ministers4
Members of the House of Commons 1
Members of the House of Lords

Ministers of the Scottish Government

2

1

Number of appearances by officials or representatives of:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5
Number of appearances by officials or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
BBC 1
British Council1
Appearances by other witnesses: 34

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
9-15.5.12(i) Australia (ii) Kenya and South Africa (iii) Jamaica and Belize Ottaway,

Baron, Gapes, Rosindell, Roy, Stanley, Stewart, Watts

3Inquiry into The role and future of the Commonwealth £61,091
9-10.9.12Paphos, CyprusA Gapes0 Inter-Parliamentary Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy £825
12-13.10.12IstanbulA Ottaway0 British-Turkish Tatlidil £53
22-25.10.12Berlin, Berne and Oslo Ottaway, Baron, Gapes, Hendrick, Rosindell, Roy, Stanley 2Inquiry into The Future of the European Union: UK Government Policy £13,923
27-28.11.12Brussels and Paris Ottaway, Ainsworth, Baron, Gapes, Hendrick, Rosindell, Roy, Stanley, Stewart 2Inquiry into The future of the European Union: UK Government policy £7,244
5-7.12.12MoscowA Ottaway, Hendrick, Roy 1Bilateral meetings with State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee and others £7,051
20-21.3.13Vienna Ottaway, Baron, Campbell, Gapes, Hendrick, Roy, Stanley 2Inquiry into Iran's nuclear programme £5,496
26-27.3.13DublinA Roy1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy £1,025
24-29.3.13Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Ottaway, Campbell, Clwyd, Gapes, Stanley, Stewart 2Inquiry into The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain £33,800

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
20.2.13BrusselsA Gapes0 Attendance at discussion on European Global Strategy, hosted by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee £472

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
30.10.12Chatham House, London Ottaway, Ainsworth, Baron, Campbell, Gapes, Roy 4Briefing on developments in international affairs £86
28.1.13Edinburgh Ottaway, Ainsworth, Baron, Campbell, Roy, Stanley, Stewart 7BInquiry into Foreign policy considerations for the UK and Scotland in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country £4,474
14.3.13BBC World Service, London Ottaway, Gapes1 Inquiry into FCO performance and finances 2011-12 £24

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issuesA 41913.7.12 Cm 8441, published 22.10.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms export to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issues 419-II13.7.12 Not applicable
Second Report: British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring' 8016.7.12 Cm 8436, published 18.9.12
Third Report: The FCO's human rights work in 2011 11617.10.12 Cm 8506, published 17.12.12
Fourth Report: The role and future of the Commonwealth 11415.11.12 Cm 8521, published 22.1.13
Fifth Report: FCO performance and finances 2011-12 69019.4.13 Awaited
Sixth Report: Foreign policy considerations for the UK and Scotland in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country 6431.5.13 Awaited
First Special Report: The FCO's Departmental Annual Report 2010-11: Responses from the BBC Trust and the British Council to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12 53020.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Developments in UK Foreign Policy 612-i-ii15.11.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Overseas Territories 752-i18.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The future of the European Union: UK Government policy 115-i23.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The future of the European Union: UK Government policy 115-ii17.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The future of the European Union: UK Government policy 115-iii17.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Iran's nuclear programme 952-i13.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 917-i11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 917-ii6.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 917-iii18.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 917-iv8.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 4.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Iran's nuclear programme 12.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The future of the European Union: UK Government policy 16.6.12 Not applicable

A First Joint Report with the Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence and International Development committees

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Departmental Annual Report 2010-11, published as Cm 8360 (13.6.12)

BBC Trust and British Council responses to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Departmental Annual Report 2010-11, received 20.7.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report: UK-Turkey relations and Turkey's regional role, published as Cm 8370 (13.7.12)

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
3.7.12Three, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring'
1.11.12Eight, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on The role and future of the Commonwealth

Debates

The following Report was the subject of an Estimates Day debate:

Twelfth Report, Session 2010-12, UK-Turkey relations and Turkey's regional role, HC 1567, 4.7.12

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Tenth Report, Session 2010-12, Piracy off the coast of Somalia, HC 1318, 14.6.12

Third Report, Session 2012-13, The FCO's human rights work in 2011, HC 116, 14.3.13

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, The role and future of the Commonwealth, HC 114, 14.3.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Developments in UK Foreign Policy 1
Foreign policy considerations for the UK and Scotland in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country 4
Iran's nuclear programme 1
Overseas Territories 1
The FCO's human rights work in 2011 2
The FCO's performance and finances in 2011-12 2
The future of the European Union: UK Government policy 4
The role and future of the Commonwealth 3
The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 4
Total22A

A On two occasions the Committee's meetings covered two separate oral evidence sessions

21  HEALTH

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/healthcom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Dorrell, Stephen (Chair)

Cooper, Rosie

George, Andrew

Keeley, Barbara

Morris, Grahame

Percy, Andrew (added 29.10.12)

Poulter, Dr Daniel (discharged 29.10.12)

Sharma, Mr Virendra

Skidmore, Chris

Tredinnick, David

Vaz, Valerie

Wollaston, Sarah

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

36 out of 36

26 out of 36

30 out of 36

31 out of 36

22 out of 36

11 out of 23

6 out of 13

30 out of 36

18 out of 36

28 out of 36

28 out of 36

30 out of 36

74.7 %

Total number of meetings: 36

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 23
Number of wholly private meetings 13

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor James Buchan, Professor Kieran Walshe and Professor Gerald Wistow

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Cabinet Ministers3
Other Ministers1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Health 10
Public Bodies and non-Ministerial departments, comprising: 2
Care Quality Commission (CQC) 1
Monitor (Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts) 1
Regulatory Bodies2
General Medical Council 1
Nursing and Midwifery Council 1
Special Health Authorities 5
National Health Service (NHS) 3
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 2
NHS Foundation Trusts 4
Appearances by other witnesses: 34

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
18-21.11.12Copenhagen and Stockholm Dorrell, Keeley, Morris

Percy Skidmore, Vaz, Wollaston

2Inquiry into Social Care £12,343

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Education, training and workforce planning 6-I23.5.12 Cm 8435, published 6.9.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Education, training and workforce planning 6-II23.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Education, training and workforce planning 23.5.12 Not applicable
Second Report: PIP Breast implants: web forum on patient experiences 4352.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Government's Alcohol Strategy 13219.7.12 Cm 8439, published 17.9.12
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Government's Alcohol Strategy 19.7.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: 2012 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council 5663.12.12 Cm 8520, published 26.2.13,

GMC's Response received 22.3.13: published as First Special Report

Fifth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Care Quality Commission 80713.12.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 83113.12.12 Not applicable
Seventh Report: 2012 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission 5929.1.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: 2012 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission 9.1.13 Not applicable
Eighth Report: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 78216.1.13 Cm 8568, published 21.3.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 16.1.13 Not applicable
Ninth Report: 2012 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council 6396.3.13 Awaited
Tenth Report: 2012 accountability hearing with Monitor 6525.3.13 Awaited
Eleventh Report: Public expenditure on health and care services in 2012-13 65119.3.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Public expenditure on health and care services in 2012-13 19.3.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: 2012 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council: General Medical Council's Response to the Fourth Report from the Committee 111025.4.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Social Care 317-i-iii7.2.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Nursing 920-i25.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 982-i14.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 982-ii11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 982-iii27.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 982-iv2.5.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007 997-i5.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007 997-ii18.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 19.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 22.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 17.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 23.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Food Standards Agency Supplementary Estimate for 2012-13 27.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Department of Health Supplementary Estimate for 2012-13 27.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Food Standards Agency Main Estimate for 2013-14 24.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Department of Health Main Estimate for 2013-14 24.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report: Social Care, published as Cm 8380 (11.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Sixteenth Report: PIP Breast implants and regulation of cosmetic interventions, published as Cm 8351 (14.5.12).

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Sixteenth Report, Session 2010-12: PIP Breast implants and regulation of cosmetic interventions, HC 1816, 5.7.12

Second Report, Session 2012-13: PIP Breast implants: web forum on patient experiences, HC 435, 5.7.12

The following oral evidence was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a Backbench Business debate in the House:

Uncorrected Oral Evidence taken before the Health Committee on 12 February and 5 March 2013, Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, HC 982-i and -ii, 14.3.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
2012 accountability hearing with Monitor 1
2012 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission 1
2012 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council 1
2012 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council 1
Government's Alcohol Strategy 2
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2
Nursing1
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007 2
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Care Quality Commission 1
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 1
Public Expenditure 3
Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry 4
Social Care3
Total23

22  HOME AFFAIRS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/homeaffairscom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Vaz, Keith (Chair)

Blackwood, Nicola

Clappison, James

Ellis, Michael

Fullbrook, Lorraine

Huppert, Julian

McCabe, Stephen

Michael, Alun (discharged 22.10.12)

Phillipson, Bridget

Reckless, Mark

Ruane, Chris (added 4.2.13)

Turner, Karl (added 26.11.12; discharged 4.2.13)

Winnick, David

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

44 out of 44

27 out of 44

31 out of 44

38 out of 44

13 out of 44

37 out of 44

22 out of 44

17 out of 17

32 out of 44

40 out of 44

8 out of 11

4 out of 10

43 out of 44

74.5 %

Total number of meetings: 44

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 35
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 2
Number of wholly private meetings 9
Other activities
Informal meetings4
Conferences/Seminars hosted 4

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Ms Polly Sprenger

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 11
Members of Parliament (other than Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords (of whom none was a Minister) 3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Home Office3
Executive agencies comprising:
UK Border Agency6
Border Force2
Financial Services Authority 1
HM Revenue & Customs 1
National Crime Agency 1
National Offender Management Service 1
Security Industry Authority 1
Serious Organised Crime Agency 3
Appearances by other witnesses: 114

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
18-20.7.12Lisbon, Portugal Clappison, Huppert, Reckless 2Inquiry into Drugs £3,490
3-7.3.13Qatar and the United Arab Emirates Vaz, McCabe, Reckless 2Inquiry into the work of the UK Border Agency £16,821

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
28.6.12International Section of the UK Border Agency, Croydon Vaz, Phillipson, Reckless, Winnick 2Inquiry into the work of the UK Border Agency £113
28.6.12Brixton Prison Vaz, Phillipson, Reckless, Winnick 2Inquiry into Drugs £331
9.7.12BrightonA Vaz2 Inquiry into Drugs £220

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Effectiveness of the Committee in 2010-12 14412.6.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Work of the Permanent Secretary (April-December 2011) 14529.5.12 Received 13.8.12: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Third Report: Appointment of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 183-I27.6.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 183-II9.8.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Private Investigators 1004.7.12 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Private Investigators
6.7.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (December 2011-March 2012) 7123.7.12 Received 5.12.12: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written evidence published on the Internet: The work of the UK Border Agency (December 2011-March 2012) 23.7.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: The work of the Border Force 52326.7.12 Received 5.12.12: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2012-13
Seventh Report: Olympics security 531-I21.9.12 Cm 8500, published 22.11.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Olympics security 531-II25.10.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Olympics security 25.10.12 Not applicable
Eighth Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (April-June 2012) 6039.11.12 Cm 8591, published 21.3.13
Ninth Report: Drugs: Breaking the Cycle 184-I10.12.12 Cm 8567, published 7.3.13
Oral and Written Evidence: Drugs: Breaking the Cycle 184-II10.12.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Drugs: Breaking the Cycle 10.12.12 Not applicable
Tenth Report: Powers to investigate the Hillsborough disaster: interim Report on the Independent Police Complaints Commission 7935.12.12 Cm 8598, published 15.4.13
Eleventh Report: Independent Police Complaints Commission 4941.2.13 Cm 8598, published 15.4.13; [IPCC Response received 15.4.13: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2012-13]
Written evidence published on the Internet: Independent Police Complaints Commission 4.2.13 Not applicable
Twelfth Report: The draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill: Pre-legislative scrutiny 836-I15.2.13 Cm 8607, published 16.4.13
Oral and Written Evidence: The draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill: Pre-legislative scrutiny 836-II19.2.13 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: The draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill: Pre-legislative scrutiny 19.2.13 Not applicable
Thirteenth Report: Undercover Policing: Interim Report 8371.3.13 Awaited
Fourteenth Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (July-September 2012) 79226.3.13 Awaited
First Special Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (November 2010-March 2011): Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2010-11 14228.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Home Office-Work Of The Permanent Secretary: Government Response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2010-11 14328.5.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Work of the UK Border Agency (August-December 2011): Government Response to the Committee's Twenty-First Report of Session 2010-12 3782.7.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Policing Large Scale Disorder: Lessons from the disturbances of August 2011: Supplementary Government Response to the Committee's Sixteenth Report of Session 2010-12 51216.7.12 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Work of the Permanent Secretary (April-December 2011): Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 57118.9.12 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (December 2011-March 2012): Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 82519.12.12 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: The work of the Border Force: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 82619.12.12 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Firearms Control: Supplementary Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-12 85416.1.13 Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Independent Police Complaints Commission: Independent Police Complaints Commission Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2012-13 11127.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Anti-social Behaviour 325-i26.9.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Valuing the police 379-i18.10.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Immigration Policy 493-i18.9.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Policing in London 560-i19.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Work of the Permanent Secretary 561-i1.10.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Unauthorised tapping into or hacking of mobile communications: follow up 562-i7.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Work of the Home Secretary 563-i19.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Work of the Home Secretary 563-ii5.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The work of the Border Force 604-i24.10.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Hillsborough Independent Panel Report 622-i14.2.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Provision of information to the Committee by the UK Border Agency 781-i21.2.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Capita's work for the UK Border Agency 914-i11.4.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The role of private sector companies in policing 1899-iA 21.5.12Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Work of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1929-iA 11.5.12Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 1939-iA 30.7.12Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Home Secretary 563-iii24.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Asylum 1072-i24.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Implications for the Home Affairs area of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU 1073-i27.4.13 Not applicable

A HC No. refers to Session 2010-12

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Supplementary reply to the Committee's Third Report: Firearms Control, received 19.12.12 and published as the Committee's Eighth Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (November 2010-March 2011), received 19.7.11 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report: Home Office-Work of the Permanent Secretary, received 11.10.11 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Supplementary reply to the Committee's Sixteenth Report: Policing Large Scale Disorder: Lessons from the disburbances of August 2011, received 2.7.12 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Nineteenth Report: Roots of violent radicalisation, published as Cm 8368 (7.6.12).

Reply to the Committee's Twentieth Report: The US-UK Extradition Treaty, published as Cm 8465 (16.10.12).

Reply to the Committee's Twenty-First Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (August-December 2011), received 19.6.12 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
26.6.12Two, one on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on the Appointment of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, and one on the whole draft Report
2.7.12One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Private Investigators
16.7.12One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on the work of the UK Border Agency (December 2011-March 2012)
18.9.12One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Olympics security
3.12.12Five, four on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Drugs: Breaking the Cycle, and one on the whole draft Report
12.2.13One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on The draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill: Pre-legislative scrutiny

Debates

The following Reports were the subject of an Estimates Day debate:

Fifteenth Report, Session 2010-12, The work of the UK Border Agency (April-July 2011), HC 1497, 4.7.12

Twenty-First Report, Session 2010-12, The work of the UK Border Agency (August-December 2011), HC 1722, 4.7.12

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Tenth Report, Session 2012-13, Powers to investigate the Hillsborough disaster: interim Report on the Independent Police Complaints Commission, HC 793, 10.12.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Anti-Social behaviour 1
Appointment of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1
Asylum1
Capita's work for the UK Border Agency 1
Draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill 3
DrugsA4
e-Crime7
Hillsborough Independent Panel Report 1
Immigration policy 1
Implications for the Home Affairs area of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU 1
Independent Police Complaints Commission 5
Leadership and standards in the police service 4
Localised child grooming 12
Olympics security3
Policing in London 1
Private InvestigatorsA 1
Provision of information to the Committee by the UK Border Agency 1
The work of the Home Secretary 3
The work of the Permanent Secretary 1
The work of the UK Border Agency and Border Force 6
Unauthorised tapping into or hacking of mobile communications: Follow-up 1
Undercover policing 1
Valuing the police 1
Total61B

A The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2010-12; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2010-12))

B On twenty occasions the Committee's meeting covered two or more separate oral evidence sessions. Therefore the total in this table does not match the figure given above for the number meetings at which oral evidence was taken

23  HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/jchr.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 27 July 2010.
Commons Members

Francis, Dr Hywel (Chair)

Buckland, Robert (added 11.2.13)

Chishti, Rehman

Crockart, Mike (discharged 5.11.12)

Hughes, Simon (added 5.11.12)

Raab, Dominic (discharged 11.2.13)

Sharma, Mr Virendra

Shepherd, Mr Richard

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

29 out of 29

2 out of 7

13 out of 29

9 out of 13

14 out of 16

10 out of 22

27 out of 29

21 out of 29

71.8 %

Total number of meetings: 29

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 11
Number of wholly private meetings 18
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 10
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Heaven Crawley, Mr Neil Crowther, Dr Jenny Morris and Professor Susan Nash

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers

Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers

Members of the House of Lords

2

1

1

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Children's Commissioner for England 1
Children's Commissioner for Wales 1
Equality and Human Rights Commission 1
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People 1
Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 23

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
20.9.12CardiffA Francis0 Framework for Action on Independent Living Nil
16.1.13LondonA Francis1 Commissions' Induction, Equality and Human Rights Commission £31
24.1.13London Hughes0 Inquiry into the Human Rights of unaccompanied children and young people in the UK Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012: second report 16628.5.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Implementation of the Right of Disabled People to Independent Living: Government Response to the Committee's Twenty-third Report of Session 2010-12 4292.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission 63418.10.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission 17.10.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill 37013.11.12 Cm 8533, published 30.1.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill 12.11.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Crime and Courts Bill 77126.11.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Reform of the Office of the Children's Commissioner: draft legislation 8117.12.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The role and independence of the Office of the Children's Commissioner for England 21.11.12 Not applicable
Seventh Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Defamation Bill 81012.12.12 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill (second Report) 101428.2.13 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Legislative Scrutiny Update 107715.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Government's Human Rights' Policy 988-i12.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Government's Human Rights' Policy 5.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Human Rights of unaccompanied migrant children and young people in the UK 28.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 7.5.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Review of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Regime 25.3.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report: The Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy, published as Cm 8464 (1.10.12).

Reply to the Committee's Twenty-Third Report: Implementation of the Right of Disabled People to Independent Living, received 21.5.12 and published as the Committee's Second Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Twenty-Fourth Report: Justice and Security Green Paper, published as Cm 8365 (31.5.12).

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to the Second Reading of the Justice and Security Bill in the House of Commons:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill, HL Paper 59/HC 370, 18.12.12

The following Report was tabled on the Order Paper as being relevant to the Second Reading of the Children and Families Bill in the House of Commons:

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Reform of the Office of the Children's Commissioner: draft legislation, HL Paper 83/HC 811, 25.2.13

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to the Remaining Stages of the Justice and Security Bill in the House of Commons:

Eighth Report, Session 2012-13, Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill (second Report), HL Paper 128/HC 1014, 4.3.13 and 7.3.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Human Rights of unaccompanied children and young people in the UK 4
Justice and Security Bill 4
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 1
Pre-Appointment Hearing for Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission 1
Review of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Regime 1
The Government's Human Rights Policy 1
Total12A

On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate oral evidence sessions

24  INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-development-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Bruce, Sir Malcolm (Chair)

Bayley, Hugh

Bruce, Fiona (added 5.11.12)

Burden, Richard

Gyimah, Sam (discharged 5.11.12)

Hamilton, Fabian (added 4.2.13)

Harrington, Richard (discharged 5.11.12)

Latham, Pauline

Lefroy, Jeremy

McCann, Michael

McGovern, Alison (discharged 4.2.13)

O'Donnell, Fiona (added 18.6.12)

Pritchard, Mark (added 5.11.12)

Sarwar, Anas (discharged 18.6.12)

White, Chris

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

27 out of 28

18 out of 28

13 out of 16

23 out of 28

4 out of 12

5 out of 6

2 out of 12

21 out of 28

23 out of 28

22 out of 28

6 out of 22

22 out of 25

5 out of 16

0 out of 3

20 out of 28

68.5 %

Total number of meetings: 28

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 19
Number of wholly private meetings 9
Excluding concurrent meetings held with Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence and Foreign Affairs committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 33
Conferences/Seminars hosted 3

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Robert Bailey, Mikaela Gavas, Ashley Jackson, Simon Maxwell, Dr Lyndsay McLean Hilker, Dr Claire Melamed, Mr Myles Wickstead and Dr Dirk Willem te Velde

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers6
Other Ministers3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for International Development 5
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) 1
Other departments comprising:
Department for Transport 1
Government Office for Science 1
HM Revenue & Customs 1
HM Treasury1
Appearances by other witnesses: 44

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
14-15.5.12CopenhagenA Bruce, M1 To attend meeting of Foreign Affairs and Environment Committee Chairs £804
16-22.6.12Afghanistan Bruce, M, Bayley, Burden, Gyimah, Latham, Lefroy, McCann, White 2Inquiry into the Future of Afghanistan: Development Progress and Prospects after 2014 £23,998
8-10.9.12Paphos, CyprusA Bruce, M1 To attend Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) £2,024
6-7.11.12Paris Bruce, M,

Bruce, F, Lefroy, O'Donnell

2To attend seminar on Millennium Development Goals at British Embassy, Paris £2,115
28.11-6.12.12Pakistan Bruce, M, Bayley, Latham, Lefroy, McCann, O'Donnell, White 2Inquiry into Pakistan £21,424
25.2-6.3.13Ethiopia Bruce, M,

Bruce, F, Burden, Latham, McCann, O'Donnell, White

2Inquiries into Global Food Security and Violence against Women and Girls £29,551
24-25.3.13Dublin, IrelandA Bruce, M1 To attend Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy £647

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
23.4.13BrusselsA Bruce, M1 To attend conference on Policy Coherence for Development and Donor Co-ordination £1,166

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
13.12.12Derby Bruce, M, Latham, McCann 3Inquiry into Pakistan - to meet Pakistani diaspora £669

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: DFID's contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 12622.5.12 Received 18.9.12: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: DFID's contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 22.5.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issuesA 419-I13.7.12 Cm 8441, published 22.10.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and wider arms control issues 419-II13.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: The Development Situation in Malawi 11824.7.12 Received 22.10.12: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Development Situation in Malawi 24.7.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development 13023.8.12 Received 13.11.12: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development 23.8.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: DFID's Programme in Zambia 1196.9.12 Received 26.11.12: published as Fifth Report, Session

2012-13

Written Evidence published on the Internet: DFID's programme in Zambia 6.9.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Afghanistan: Development progress and prospects after 2014 40325.10.12 Received 10.1.13: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Afghanistan: Development progress and prospects after 2014 25.10.12 Not applicable
Seventh Report: UK Aid to Rwanda 72630.11.12 Received 6.2.13: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: UK Aid to Rwanda 30.11.12 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Post-2015 Development Goals 65722.1.13 Received 20.3.13: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Post-2015 Development Goals 22.1.13 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Department for International Development's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 75131.1.13 Received 24.4.13: published as Eleventh Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Department for International Development's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 31.1.13 Not applicable
Tenth Report: Pakistan 7254.4.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Pakistan 4.4.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Department for International Development Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2010-11 and Business Plan 2011-15: Government Response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2010-12 10717.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: South Sudan: Prospects for Peace and Development: Government Response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2010-12 42628.6.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: EU Development Assistance: Government Response to the Committee's Sixteenth Report of Session 2010-12 4279.7.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: DFID's contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 60918.9.12 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: The Development Situation in Malawi: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 64122.10.12 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 70813.11.12 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: DFID's Aid Programme in Zambia: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 75926.11.12 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Afghanistan: Development Progress and Prospects after 2014: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 86210.1.13 Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Aid to Rwanda: Government Response to Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 9496.2.13 Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: Post-2015 Development Goals: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 106520.3.13 Not applicable
Eleventh Special Report: The Department for International Development's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 109824.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Food Security 933-i18.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Food Security 933-ii16.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Food Security 933-iii8.5.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Global Food Security Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Violence against Women and Girls 934-i26.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Violence against Women and Girls 934-ii5.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Violence against Women and Girls Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of UK Development Co-operation Not applicable

A First Joint Report with the Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence and Foreign Affairs committees

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report: Department for International Development Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2010-11 and Business Plan 2011-15: received 8.5.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report: South Sudan: Prospects for Peace and Development: received 11.6.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development, HC 130, 17.1.13;

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Afghanistan: Development progress and prospects after 2014, HC 403, 17.1.13;

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in Westminster Hall:

Eighth Report, Session 2012-13, Post-2015 Development Goals, HC 657, 21.3.13.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Global Food Security 3
Pakistan3
Post-2015 Development Goals 3
Tax in Developing Countries 1
The Department for International Development's Annual Report & Accounts 2011-12 1
The Development Situation in Malawi 1
The Future of Afghanistan: Development Progress and Prospects after 2014 2
The Work of ICAI — June 2012 1
UK Aid to Rwanda2
Violence against Women and Girls 2
Total19

24A  Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Sub-Committee

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-development-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 31 October 2012.
Members

Burden, Richard (Chair)

Bruce, Sir Malcolm

Bruce, Fiona

Lefroy, Jeremy

O'Donnell, Fiona

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

5 out of 5

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

2 out of 5

4 out of 5

76.0 %

Total number of meetings: 5

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 1
Number of wholly private meetings 4

Staff

Details of the 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 officials from, or representatives of:
Department for International Development 1

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of ICAI 1097-i19.5.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
The Work of ICAI1
Total1

25  JUSTICE

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Beith, Sir Alan (Chair)

Brine, Steve

Buckland, Robert (discharged 11.2.13)

Chishti, Rehman (added 5.11.12)

Corbyn, Jeremy

de Bois, Nick

Evans, Chris (discharged 10.12.12)

Gummer, Ben (discharged 5.11.12)

Johnson, Gareth (added 11.2.13)

Llwyd, Mr Elfyn

McDonald, Andy (added 10.12.12)

Malhotra,Seema

Neill, Robert (added 5.11.12; discharged 11.2.13)

Qureshi, Yasmin

Stringer, Graham (added 21.1.13)

Truss, Elizabeth (discharged 5.11.12)

Turner, Karl (discharged 21.1.13)

Weatherley, Mike (added 11.2.13)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

39 out of 39

34 out of 39

26 out of 31

13 out of 22

37 out of 39

22 out of 39

8 out of 24

8 out of 17

6 out of 8

34 out of 39

11 out of 15

23 out of 39

0 out of 14

15 out of 39

9 out of 11

9 out of 17

4 out of 28

6 out of 8

65.0 %

Total number of meetings: 39

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 31
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 2
Number of wholly private meetings 8
Other activities
Informal meetings 2
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Ms Helen Boocock, Professor Robert Canton, Jo James and Professor Judith Masson

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers7
Other Ministers9
Attorney General3
Members of the House of LordsA 3
Members of the Judiciary 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office1
Department of Health 1
HM Inspectorate of Prisons 3
HM Inspectorate of Probation 1
Ministry of Justice 7
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman 1
Executive agencies:
Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) 1
National Offender Management Service 2
Number of appearances by representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) 2
Legal Services Board 2
Legal Services Commission 1
Office of the Information Commissioner 5
Serious Fraud Office 1
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales 2
Appearances by other witnesses:

A Evidence was taken from the same Minister each time.

92

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27.11.12BrusselsA Beith1 Common European Sales Law meeting £592
CancelledBrusselsA Beith1 Freedom of Movement Seminar £498

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
29.10.12HMP Hindley, Wigan Beith, Brine, Corbyn 2Youth Justice inquiry £661
27.11.12HMP Feltham, FelthamA Corbyn, Malhotra2 Youth Justice inquiry £50
4.12.12Belfast Beith, Brine, Corbyn, Llwyd 4Youth Justice and Women offenders inquiries £2,573
22.1.13Crown Prosecution Service, Reading Chishti, de Bois, Llwyd 2The work of the CPS £75
25.3.13HMP Styal, Wilmslow and Adelaide House, Liverpool Beith, Brine, Corbyn 2Women offenders inquiry £1,226
22.4.13HMP Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Beith, McDonald, Brine 2Older prisoners inquiry £378
29.4.13HMP Dartmoor, Dartmoor McDonald, Corbyn, Llwyd 2Older prisoners inquiry £719

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 96-I26.7.12 Cm 8505, published 28.11.12
Oral and Written Evidence: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 96-II26.7.12 Not applicable
Second Report: The budget and structure of the Ministry of Justice 97-I18.8.12 Cm 8433, published 15.11.12
Oral and Written Evidence: The budget and structure of the Ministry of Justice 97-II18.8.12 Not applicable
Third Report: The Committee's opinion on the European Union Data Protection framework proposals 5721.11.12 Cm 8530, published 1.2.13
Fourth Report: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill 73914.12.12 Cm 8540, published 1.2.13
Fifth Report: Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013 92723.1.13 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Interpreting and translation services and the Applied Language Solutions contract 645-I6.2.13 Cm 8600, published 25.4.13
Oral and Written Evidence: Interpreting and translation services and the Applied Language Solutions contract 645-II6.2.13 Not applicable
Seventh Report: Youth Justice 339-I14.3.13 Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Youth Justice 339-II14.3.13 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Scrutiny of the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013 96515.3.13 Received 19.4.13: published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
Ninth Report: The functions, powers and resources of the Information Commissioner 96221.3.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Scrutiny of the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 111925.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Operation of the Family Courts: follow-up 282-i14.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The work of the Attorney General 644-i14.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The work of the Serious Fraud Office 740-i14.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women offenders 742-i4.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women offenders 742-ii2.5.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women offenders 742-iii9.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women offenders 742-iv7.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Women offenders 742-v8.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Transforming rehabilitation 964-i6.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Older prisoners 1100-i23.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Women offenders 21.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Older prisoners 16.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was launched on the Floor of the House:

Eighth Report, Session 2012-13, Youth Justice, HC 339, 14.03.13

The following Report was the subject of an Estimates Day debate:

Second Report, Session 2012-13, The budget and structure of the Ministry of Justice, HC 97-I, 5.3.13

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Sixth Report, Session 2010-12, Operation of the Family Courts, HC 518-I, 24.5.12

First Report, Session 2012-13, Post-legislative Scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, HC 96-I, 24.1.13

The following reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Twelfth Report, Session 2010-12, Presumption of Death, HC 1663, 2.11.12

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill, HC 739, 25.2.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Budget and structure of the Ministry of Justice 3
EU Data Protection framework proposals 3
Interpreting and translation services and the Applied Language Solutions contract 2
Older prisoners1
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 2
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill 3
The operation of the Family Courts: follow-up 1
The work of the Attorney General 1
The operation of the Legal Services Board 1
The work of the Information Commissioner 1
The work of the Secretary of State 1
The work of the Serious Fraud Office 1
Transforming rehabilitation 1
Women offenders5
Youth Justice6
Total32A

A On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate sessions.

26  LIAISON

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/liaison-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 19 July 2010.
Members

Beith, Sir Alan (Chair)

Allen, Mr Graham

Arbuthnot, Mr James

Bailey, Adrian

Barron, Mr Kevin

Begg, Dame Anne

Betts, Mr Clive

Bruce, Sir Malcolm

Cash, Mr William

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey

Davidson, Mr Ian

Davies, David T. C.

Dorrell, Stephen

Duddridge, James (added 10.12.12)

Ellman, Mrs Louise

Engel, Natascha

Francis, Dr Hywel

Haselhurst, Sir Alan

Hodge, Margaret

Jenkin, Mr Bernard

Knight, Mr Greg (discharged 17.10.12)

McIntosh, Miss Anne

Miller, Andrew

Mudie, Mr George

Ottaway, Richard

Roberston, Laurence

Stuart, Mr Graham

Syms, Mr Robert (discharged 10.12.12)

Thurso, John

Tyrie, Mr Andrew

Vaz, Keith

Walker, Mr Charles (added 17.10.12)

Walley, Joan

Whittingdale, Mr John

Yeo, Mr Tim

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

13 out of 13

2 out of 13

6 out of 13

10 out of 13

5 out of 13

6 out of 13

8 out of 13

8 out of 13

11 out of 13

6 out of 13

2 out of 13

6 out of 13

2 out of 13

4 out of 6

6 out of 13

5 out of 13

3 out of 13

7 out of 13

5 out of 13

12 out of 13

1 out of 5

13 out of 13

10 out of 13

0 out of 13

3 out of 13

4 out of 13

4 out of 13

0 out of 7

4 out of 13

10 out of 13

8 out of 13

5 out of 8

8 out of 13

5 out of 13

4 out of 13

48.0 %

Total number of meetings: 13

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 4
Number of wholly private meetings 9
Attendance figures above include evidence sessions with the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister at which attendance was limited to a sub-group of the Committee
Other activities
Informal meetings1
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the 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:
Prime Minister3
Deputy Prime Minister 1

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Select Committees and Public Appointments: the Government's response 3946.9.12 Received 7.1.13: published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
Second Report: Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers 6978.11.12 Received 14.1.13: published as Third Report, Session 2012-13, together with responses from the Speaker on behalf of the House of Commons Commission, the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive on behalf of the House of Commons Management Board, and the Clerk Assistant and Director-General of the Department of Chamber and Committee Services
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers 8.11.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers: responses to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 91124.1.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Select Committees and Public Appointments: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 91224.1.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister 1507.1.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Oral evidence from the Prime Minister 484-i7.1.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Oral evidence from the Prime Minister 484-ii-iii26.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Oral evidence from the Prime Minister 484-iv12.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Oral evidence from the Deputy Prime Minister 958-i5.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Oral evidence from the Deputy Prime Minister 958-ii27.2.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's First Report: Select Committees and Public Appointments, received 18.6.12 and published as the Committee's First Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
25.10.12Two, on consideration of the Chair's draft Report on Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers

Debates

The following Report was debated in the House:

Second Report, Session 2012-13, Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers, HC 697, and Third Report, Session 2012-13, Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers: responses to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13, HC 911, 31.1.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Evidence from the Prime Minister 3
Evidence from the Deputy Prime Minister 1
Total4

26A  National Policy Statements Sub-Committee

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/liaison-committee/.

The National Policy Statement Sub-Committee was appointed by the main Committee on 21 July 2010. Its role is to decide how each proposed National Policy Statement should be scrutinised. The Sub-Committee did not meet in 2012-13.
Members

Beith, Sir Alan (Chair)

Betts, Mr Clive

Davies, David T. C.

Ellman, Mrs Louise

McIntosh, Miss Anne

Walley, Joan

Yeo, Mr Tim




Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/liaison-committee/contact-us/.

27  MEMBERS' EXPENSES

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/members-expenses/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 18 July 2011. During 2012-13 no matters were referred to the Committee by the House and the Committee did not meet.

Members

Afriyie, Adam (Chair)

Bebb, Guto

Jamieson, Cathy

Leigh, Mr Edward

Patel, Priti

Raynsford, Nick

Walley, Joan

Williams, Stephen

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/members-expenses/contact-us/.

28  NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/national-security-strategy/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 30 November 2010.

Commons Members

Beckett, Margaret (Chair)

Arbuthnot, Mr James

Bailey, Adrian

Beith, Sir Alan

Bruce, Sir Malcolm

Hamilton, Fabian

Murphy, Paul

Ottaway, Richard

Pritchard, Mark

Rifkind, Sir Malcolm

Vaz, Keith

Yeo, Mr Tim

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

8 out of 8

7 out of 8

0 out of 8

5 out of 8

6 out of 8

3 out of 8

5 out of 8

2 out of 8

3 out of 8

0 out of 8

0 out of 8

0 out of 8

40.6 %

Total number of meetings: 8

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 4
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 4

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Professor Sir Hew Strachan

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witness:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
Ministry of Defence 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 3

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
30.10.12Cabinet Office, London Arbuthnot, Beckett, Beith, Bruce, Hamilton, Murphy, Pritchard, Vaz 3Briefing on the National Security Risk Assessment Nil

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Planning for the next National Security Strategy: comments on the Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12 42311.7.12 Received 15.10.12: published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
Second Report: The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2012 98428.2.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 75822.11.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence published on the Internet: National Security Strategy (Second Review) 24.7.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: National Security Strategy (Third Review) 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: National Security Strategy (Third Review) 25.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's First Report: First review of the National Security Strategy 2010, received 12.6.12 and published with the Committee's First Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
National Security Strategy: second reviewA 3
National Security Strategy: third review 1
Total4

A The Committee held two sessions of oral evidence which were part of this inquiry in Session 2010-12

29  NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/northern-ireland-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members

Robertson, Laurence (Chair)

Anderson, Mr David

Benton, Joe

Colvile, Oliver

Hepburn, Mr Stephen

Hermon, Lady

Hoey, Kate

Hopkins, Kris (discharged 5.11.12)

Long, Naomi

Lopresti, Jack

McDonnell, Dr Alasdair

Mills, Nigel

Paisley, Ian

Percy, Andrew (added 5.11.12)

Simpson, David

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

30 out of 30

17 out of 30

19 out of 30

27 out of 30

14 out of 30

24 out of 30

25 out of 30

5 out of 11

23 out of 30

18 out of 30

23 out of 30

29 out of 30

25 out of 30

4 out of 19

24 out of 30

73.1 %

Total number of meetings: 30

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 22
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 8

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr David Watkins

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Other Ministers2
Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive 4
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 9
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Northern Ireland Assembly 1
Electoral Commission 1
Police Service of Northern Ireland 1
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Northern Ireland 1
Other departments comprising:
HM Revenue and Customs 1
Public Bodies comprising:
Committee on Standards in Public Life 1
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission 1
Executive Agencies comprising: 1
UK Border Agency1
Appearances by other witnesses: 21

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
1-2.11.12Dublin, Ireland Robertson, Anderson, Benton, Colvile, Lopresti, McDonnell, Mills 2Inquiries into An air transport strategy for NI and Fuel laundering and smuggling £4,776

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27-28.6.12Stormont and Portrush Robertson, Anderson, Colvile, Hepburn, Mills, Paisley, Simpson 1Meetings with members of the tourism sector £3,589
Cancelled due to flooding at Stormont Stormontn/a n/aAttend lecture on the Decade of Centenaries £673
11-12.7.12Belfast Robertson, Anderson, Colvile, Hepburn, Mills 1Observation of PSNI operations £2,529
18.9.12BelfastA Robertson0 Address the annual Northern Ireland economic conference £437
24.9.12StormontA Hoey, Paisley1 Attend lecture on the Decade of Centenaries £488
8.11.12EnniskillenA Robertson, Hoey0 Attend remembrance service in Enniskillen £1,007
29-30.11.12Belfast and Ballymena Robertson, Benton, Hepburn, Hermon, Hoey, Lopresti, Mills, Paisley, Simpson 3BInquiry into Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland £4,153
9.12.12BallykellyA Paisley0 Attend remembrance service at Ballykelly Church of Ireland Nil
25-26.2.13Stormont Robertson, Anderson, Colvile, Hepburn, Hermon, Hoey, McDonnell, Mills, Paisley, Simpson 5BInquiry into Draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill £2,739
25.3.13BelfastA Robertson1 Meetings with the Parades Commission and PSNI £203
18.4.13LondonderryA Anderson1 Attend Children in Crossfire event £480

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland 7630.11.12 Received 1.2.13: published as Second Special Report, Session 2012-13
Second Report: Draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 100321.3.13 Cm 8621, published 10.5.13
First Special Report: Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2010-12 27225.6.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 96011.2.13 Not applicable
Oral and written evidence: The Work of the Community Relations Council 843-i4.4.13 Not applicable
Oral and written evidence: Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland 556-i3.4.13 Not applicable
Oral evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 616-i3.4.13 Not applicable
Oral evidence: An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland: follow up 857-i4.4.13 Not applicable
Oral evidence: Current issues facing the Police Service of Northern Ireland 877-i4.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected oral evidence: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 922-i30.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected oral evidence: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 922-ii27.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected oral evidence: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 922-iii17.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected oral evidence: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 922-iv24.4.13 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the internet: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland Between 30.1.13 and 17.4.13 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the internet: Northern Ireland Office Explanatory Memorandum on the 2011-12 Supplementary Estimate Between 23.5.12 and 24.10.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the internet: Northern Ireland Office Explanatory Memorandum on the 2012-13 Main Estimate 23.5.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the internet: Northern Ireland Office Explanatory Memorandum on the 2012-13 Supplementary Estimate 20.3.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Third Report: Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland, received 28.5.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Second Report, Session 2010-12, Air Passenger Duty: implications for Northern Ireland, HC 1227, 8.7.11

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
An air transport strategy for Northern IrelandA 8
An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland: Follow up 1
Current issues facing the PSNI 1
Draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 4
Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern IrelandA 1
Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 5
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1
Work of the Community Relations Councils 1
Total22

A The Committee took oral evidence on these inquiries in Session 2010-12; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2010-12))

30  PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/jcpp/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 3 December 2012.
Commons Members

Campbell, Sir Menzies

Cash, Mr William

Docherty, Thomas

Hunt, Tristram

Jenkin, Mr Bernard

Laing, Mrs Eleanor

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

9 out of 10

10 out of 10

6 out of 10

8 out of 10

10 out of 10

9 out of 10

86.7 %

Total number of meetings: 10

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 5
Number of wholly private meetings 5

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/jcpp/new-committee-contact-us/

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

Members of the House of Commons



1
Officers of the House of Commons 2
Officers of the House of Lords 2
Appearances by other witnesses: 11

Overseas Visits

Not Applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not Applicable

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corrected oral evidence JCPP-OE-i 29.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corrected oral evidence JCPP-OE-ii 5.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corrected oral evidence JCPP-OE-iii 11.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corrected oral evidence JCPP-OE-iv 12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Corrected oral evidence JCPP-OE-v 5.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet 30.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet 6.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet 12.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet 27.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet 6.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet 17.4.13 Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee will be published when the Committee reports to the House.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Green Paper on Parliamentary Privilege 5
Total5

31  POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/political-and-constitutional-reform-committee/

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Allen, Mr Graham (Chair)

Chope, Mr Christopher

Flynn, Paul

Gilmore, Sheila

Griffiths, Andrew

Hamilton, Fabian

Hart, Simon

Hunt, Tristram

Laing, Mrs Eleanor

Turner, Mr Andrew

Williams, Stephen

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

30 out of 31

17 out of 31

21 out of 31

20 out of 31

11 out of 31

22 out of 31

14 out of 31

14 out of 31

20 out of 31

21 out of 31

14 out of 31

59.8 %

Total number of meetings: 31

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 28
Number of wholly private meetings 3
Other activities
Informal meetings2
Seminar1

Staff

Details of the 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:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers other than Cabinet Ministers 4
Members of the House of Lords 8
Member of the House of Commons 1
Number of appearances by Members, officials or representatives of:
Northern Ireland Assembly 1
Welsh Assembly2
Scottish Parliament 3
Cabinet Office3
Representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments:
Leeds County Council
1
Liverpool County Council 1
Bristol County Council 1
Electoral Commission 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 36

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
11-12.7.12Cardiff Allen, Flynn, Hart, Turner 2Inquiry into Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK? £1,577
3-4.10.12Edinburgh Allen, Gilmore, Griffiths, Hamilton, Laing 3AInquiry into Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK? £3,116
1.11.12Belfast Allen, Flynn, Hamilton, Turner, Williams 2Inquiry into Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK? £2,683

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Recall of MPs 37328.6.12 Received 3.10.12: published as Second Special Report, Session 2012-13
Second Report: Introducing a statutory register for lobbyists 15313.7.12 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Introducing a statutory register for lobbyists 13.7.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government 656-I29.1.13 Cm 8623, published 9.5.13
Oral Evidence: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government 656-II29.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government A 29.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government B 29.1.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government C 12.2.13 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK? 37128.3.13 Awaited
Written Evidence: Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK? 28.3.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Rules of Royal Succession: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12 58610.9.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Recall of MPs: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 64622.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Role and powers of the Prime Minister B 1314-i22.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Role and powers of the Prime Minister A 975-i13.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Role and powers of the Prime Minister A 975-ii18.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Role and powers of the Prime Minister 14.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 707-i11.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 707-ii7.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 707-iii4.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 707-iv4.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 707-v13.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 707-vi26.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 707-vii18.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 6.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 74-i25.4.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 74-ii28.6.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 74-iii9.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 74-iv 24.7.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 74-v20.9.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 74-vi6.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 74-vii20.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 17.9.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright Reforms 1062-i22.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright Reforms 1062-ii2.5.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright Reforms 1062-iii24.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright Reforms 12.3.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Coalition Government's programme for political and constitutional reform B 17820.6.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Coalition Government's programme for political and constitutional reform A 834-i4.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Mapping the path to codifying or not codifying the UK's constitution 2.7.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: House of Lords Reform: what next? 23.4.13 Not applicable

A Session 2012-13

B Session 2010-12

C Published on the internet after the Report was published

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report: Rules of Royal Succession received 7.12.11 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Data-matching pilots for Individual Electoral Registration 1
Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK? 9
Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 7
Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists 1
Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms 3
Role and powers of the Prime Minister 2
The Coalition Government's Programme for Political and Constitutional Reform: April-December 2012 1
The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 7
Total31

A On three occasions the Committee's meeting comprised two separate evidence sessions.

32  PRIVILEGES

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/privileges/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 December 2012 to take effect from 7 January 2013.
Members

Barron, Mr Kevin (Chair from 15.1.13)

Beresford, Sir Paul

Brooke, Annette (discharged 12.2.13)

Buckland, Mr Robert

Chope, Mr Christopher

Clarke, Mr Tom

Cox, Mr Geoffrey

Harvey, Sir Nick (added 12.2.13)

O'Donnell, Fiona

Wheeler, Heather

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

1 out of 1

0 out of 1

1 out of 1

1 out of 1

0 out of 1

1 out of 1

0 out of 1

0 out of 0

1 out of 1

0 out of 1

0 out of 1

50.0 %

Total number of meetings: 1

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website at www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/privileges/contact-us/.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

33  PROCEDURE

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/procedure-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 25 May 2010.
Members

Walker, Mr Charles (Chair from 17.10.12) (added 17.10.12)

Bradley, Karen (discharged 5.11.12)

Chapman, Jenny

Dakin, Nic

Docherty, Thomas

Gale, Sir Roger

Goodman, Helen

Gray, Mr James

Greatrex, Tom

Hemming, John

Knight, Mr Greg (Chair until 6.9.12) (discharged 6.9.12)

Nuttall, David

Rees-Mogg, Jacob

Vickers, Martin (added 5.11.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

19 out of 19

5 out of 7

14 out of 24

18 out of 24

15 out of 24

15 out of 24

12 out of 24

17 out of 24

12 out of 24

23 out of 24

5 out of 5

23 out of 24

23 out of 24

16 out of 17

75.3 %

Total number of meetings: 24

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 15
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 3
Number of wholly private meetings 9

Staff

Details of the 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:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 2
Members of Parliament 29
Members of the House of Lords 1
Officers of the House of Commons 2
Government Officials 4
Hansard Society1
Appearances by other witnesses: 4

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Sitting hours and the Parliamentary calendar 33020.6.12 Received 6.12.12: published as Second Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Sittings hours and the Parliamentary calendar 20.6.12Not applicable
Second Report: Review of the Backbench Business Committee 1687.11.12 Received 29.1.13: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Review of the backbench Business Committee 22.11.12Not applicable
Third Report: E-tabling of Written Questions 77518.12.12 Received 17.1.13, published as a letter from the Leader of the House of Commons
Fourth Report: Explanatory statements on amendments 97925.2.13 Letter from the Leader of the House of Commons published on the Internet 3.5.13
Fifth Report: Statements by Members who answer on behalf of statutory bodies 10175.3.13 Letter from the Leader of the House of Commons published on the Internet 3.5.13
Sixth Report: Debates on Government e-petitions in Westminster Hall 109422.4.13 Awaited
Seventh Report: Monitoring written parliamentary questions 10958.5.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Reasoned opinions on subsidiarity under the Lisbon Treaty: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2010-12 7125.11.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Sitting hours and the Parliamentary calendar: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 7906.12.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Review of the Backbench Business Committee-Government response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 97815.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 786-i20.2.13Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 786-ii21.2.13Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 786-iii11.3.13Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 786-iv18.2.13Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 786-v27.3.13Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 786-vi16.4.13Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 786-vii16.4.13Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Use of Parliamentary language 20.7.12Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Procedure for seeking Parliamentary approval for gifts and contingent liabilities 30.10.12Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 3.12.12Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Monitoring written Parliamentary questions 13.12.12Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Programming 12.2.13Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report: Reasoned opinions on subsidiarity under the Lisbon Treaty, received 31.10.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
E-tabling of written questions 1
Early Day Motions1
Private Members' bills 8
Review of the Backbench Business Committee 3
Written Parliamentary Question performance of the Department for Education 2
Total15

34  PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-accounts-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Hodge, Margaret (Chair)

Bacon, Mr Richard

Barclay, Mr Stephen

Bebb, Guto (added 12.11.12)

Doyle-Price, Jackie

Hancock, Matthew (discharged 12.11.12)

Heaton-Harris, Chris

Hillier, Meg

Jackson, Mr Stewart

Javid, Sajid (added 4.9.12)

Mactaggart, Fiona

Mitchell, Mr Austin

Smith, Chloe (discharged 4.9.12)

Smith, Nick

Swales, Ian

Tomlinson, Justin (added 12.11.12)

Wharton, James (discharged 12.11.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

59 out of 60

45 out of 60

32 out of 60

23 out of 32

39 out of 60

10 out of 27

34 out of 60

55 out of 60

44 out of 60

0 out of 45

48 out of 60

55 out of 60

0 out of 15

39 out of 60

40 out of 60

31 out of 32

8 out of 27

67.1 %

Total number of meetings: 60

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 55
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 4
Number of wholly private meetings 5
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors ) 8

Staff

Details of the 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:
Members of the House of Lords 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office16
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 4
Department for Communities and Local Government 7
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1
Department for Education 3
Department for Energy and Climate Change 4
Department of Health 10
Department for International Development 3
Department for Transport 5
Department for Work and Pensions 8
HM Treasury19
Home Office8
Ministry of Defence 8
Ministry of Justice 4
Executive Agencies, comprising: 3
National Offender Management Service 2
UK Border Agency1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising: 158
BBC2
HM Revenue and Customs 21
London School of Economics 3
National Audit Office 5
Office of Fair Trading 2
Ofgem1
Serious Fraud Office 2
UK Border Agency2
Appearances by other witnesses: 120

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
17-23.6.12Washington and Boston, USA Hodge, Bacon, Hillier, Jackson, Mactaggart, Mitchell, N Smith 1AManagement of major projects and scrutiny and oversight of public spending £33,265
9-13.4.13Sydney, AustraliaB Mitchell1 12th biennial conference of Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees (ACPAC) £10,397

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

B Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
31.10.12HMP Wandsworth Bacon, Mitchell, Smith 2Inquiry into National Offender Management Service £141
25-26.11.12Sellafield Nuclear Power Station Hodge, Bacon, Hillier, Mitchell, Swales 3AOral evidence session on Managing risk at Sellafield £5,631
25.3.13Barking Hodge, Bebb, Doyle-Price, Heaton-Harris, Hillier, Jackson, Mitchell, Swales, Tomlinson 3AOral evidence session on funding new school places £324

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Government Procurement Card 1281.6.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Second Report: Mobile Technology in Policing 12930.5.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Third Report: Efficiency and reform in government corporate functions through shared service centres 4639.7.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Fourth Report: The completion and sale of High Speed 1 4646.7.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Fifth Report: Regional Growth Fund 1044.9.12 Cm 8534, published 1.1.13
Sixth Report: HM Revenue & Customs: Renewed Alcohol Strategy 50429.8.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Seventh Report: Immigration: Points Based System-student routes 1024.9.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Eighth Report: Managing Early Departures in Central Government 50330.8.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Ninth Report: Preparations for the London 2012 Olympics 52619.7.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Tenth Report: Implementing the Transparency Agenda 1021.8.12 Cm 8467, published 8.11.12
Eleventh Report: Improving the efficiency of central government property 28831.8.12 Cm 8534, published 1.1.13
Twelfth Report: Off-payroll arrangements in the public sector 5325.10.12 Cm 8534, published 1.1.13
Thirteenth Report: Financial viability of the social housing sector: introducing the Affordable Homes Programme 38812.10.12 Cm 8534, published 1.1.13
Fourteenth Report: Assurance for major projects 38416.10.12 Cm 8556, published 1.2.13
Fifteenth Report: Preventing fraud in contracted employment programmes 10328.9.12 Cm 8534, published 1.1.13
Sixteenth Report: Department of Health: Securing the future financial sustainability of the NHS 38930.10.12 Cm 8534, published 1.1.13
Seventeenth Report: Department of Health: The management of adult diabetes services in the NHS 2896.11.12 Cm 8556, published 1.2.13
Eighteenth Report: The creation and sale of Northern Rock 55216.11.12 Cm 8556, published 1.2.13
Nineteenth Report: HMRCs 2011/12 Accounts 7163.12.13 Cm 8556, published 1.2.13
Twentieth Report: Department of Energy and Climate Change: Offshore Electricity Transmission—A New Model 62114.1.13 Cm 8586, published 1.3.13
Twenty-First Report: The Ministry of Justice's language service contract 62014.12.12 Cm 8556, published 1.2.13
Twenty-Second Report: BBC: Off-payroll contracting and severance package for the Director 77420.12.12 Not applicable
Twenty-Third Report: Department for Work and Pensions: Contract management of medical services 7448.2.13 Cm 8586, published 1.3.13
Twenty-Fourth Report: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Managing risk at Sellafield 7464.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Twenty-Fifth Report: Funding for local transport: an overview 7475.2.13 Cm 8586, published 1.3.13
Twenty-Sixth Report: The Department for International Development: The multilateral aid review 66011.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Twenty-Seventh Report: HM Treasury: Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 65915.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Twenty-Eighth Report: Department of Health: The Franchising of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust and Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 7897.2.13 Cm 8613, published 10.5.13
Twenty-Ninth Report: Tax avoidance: tackling marketed avoidance schemes 78819.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Thirtieth Report: Excess Votes 2011-12 9597.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Thirty-First Report: Department for Transport: Lessons from cancelling the InterCity West Coast franchise competition 81326.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Thirty-Second Report: Ministry of Defence: Managing the defence inventory 74528.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Thirty-Third Report: Department for Work and Pensions: Work Programme outcome statistics 93622.2.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Thirty-Fourth Report: Managing Budgeting in Government 6618.3.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Thirty-Fifth Report: Restructuring the National Offender Management Service 7175.3.13 Cm 8613, published 1.5.13
Thirty-Sixth Report: HMRC: Customer Service 86918.3.13 Awaited
Thirty-Seventh Report: Whole of Government Accounts 2010-11 86711.4.13 Awaited
Thirty-Eighth Report: The impact of Housing Benefit reform 81426.3.13 Awaited
Thirty-Ninth Report: Progress in delivering NHS efficiency savings 86522.3.13 Awaited
Fortieth Report: The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: post-Games review 81219.4.13 Awaited
Forty-First Report: Department for Education: Managing the expansion of the Academies Programme 78723.4.13 Awaited
Forty-Second Report: HM Treasury: Planning for economic infrastructure 87229.4.13 Awaited
Forty-Third Report: Ministry of Defence: Equipment Plan 2012-2022 and Major Projects Report 2012 86814.5.13 Awaited
Forty-Fourth Report: Tax avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms 87026.4.13 Awaited
First Special Report: The BBC's efficiency programme: The BBC's Response to the Committee's 73rd Report of Session 2010-12 52712.9.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Seventy-Fifth Report: Ministry of Justice Financial Management, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Seventy-Seventh Report: Reorganising central Government bodies, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Seventy-Ninth Report: Accountability for public money-progress report, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eightieth Report: Cost reduction in central government: summary of progress, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-First Report: Equity Investment in privately financed projects, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-Second Report: Department for Education: accountability and oversight of education and children's services, published as Cm 8467 (1.11.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-Third Report: Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Cost Reductions, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-Fourth Report: Adult Apprenticeships, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-Fifth Report: Department for Work and Pensions: the introduction to the Work Programme, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-Sixth Report: The free entitlement to education for three and four year olds, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-Seventh Report: HM Revenue and Customs: Compliance and Enforcement Programme, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Reply to the Committee's Eighty-Eighth Report: Ministry of Defence: Managing Change in the Defence Workforce, published as Cm 8416 (1.7.12).

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following report was tagged to the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Twenty-fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Managing Risk at Sellafield, HC 746, 4.2.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Affordable Homes Programme 1
Assurance for Major Projects 1
Autism Strategy1
Civil Service Reform 1
Contract management Services ATOS 1
Customer Service Performance 1
Early Action Landscape Review 1
Energy Landscape Review 1
Expansion of Academies 1
Financial sustainability in local authorities 1
Franchising of Hinchingbrooke/Peterborough and Stamford 1
Fraud within welfare to work 1
Funding for local transport 1
Funding for new school places 1
Funding of Multilateral Organisations 1
Government property 1
HM Treasury Resource Accounts 1
HM Treasury's review of the taxation arrangements of public sector employees 1
Housing Benefit1
Immigration Points System- student route 1
Implementing the Transparency Agenda 1
Integration of public services and Community Budgets 1
Major Projects and Equipment Plan 1
Management of Hospital Consultants 1
Managing Budgeting in Government 1
Managing Diabetes in NHS 1
Managing the Defence Inventory 1
MoJ Language Services 2
NAO Estimates 2013-14 1
Neurological conditions 1
NHS Trust financial resilience 2
Offshore wind farms 1
Out of hours GP services Cornwall 1
Planning Economic Infrastructure 1
Post-Olympics review 1
Progress in making NHS efficiency savings 1
Regional Growth Fund 1
Report on HMRC's 2011/12 Accounts 2
Responding to changes in jobcentres 1
Restructuring NOMS 1
Serious Fraud Office Accounts 1
Tax avoidance 1
Tax avoidance schemes 1
Tax credits fraud and error 1
Tax Disputes3
The creation and sale of Northern Rock 1
The Cup Trust and tax avoidance 1
The effectiveness of consumer credit regulation 2
The impact of Government ICT savings initiative and improving Government procurement 1
Treasury minutes follow up 1
UK Border Agency and Border Force 1
UK Cyber Security1
West Coast Rail Franchising 1
Whole of Government Accounts 2010/11 1
Total60A

A On five occasions the Committee's meeting covered two separate evidence sessions

35  PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-administration-select-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Jenkin, Mr Bernard (Chair)

Cairns, Alun

Dugher, Michael (discharged 10.12.12)

Elphicke, Charlie

Flynn, Paul

Halfon, Robert

Heyes, David

Hopkins, Kelvin

Mulholland, Greg

Patel, Priti

Reed, Mr Steve (added 10.12.12)

Roy,Lindsay

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

44 out of 44

28 out of 44

0 out of 22

18 out of 44

38 out of 44

28 out of 44

9 out of 44

38 out of 44

31 out of 44

21 out of 44

14 out of 22

25 out of 44

60.7 %

Total number of meetings: 44

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 41
Number of wholly private meetings 3
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 6

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr Simon Briscoe, Dr Jonathan Garton, Professor Andrew Kakabadse, Dr Gillian Stamp and Ms Catarina Tully

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 4
Members of the House of Commons 5
Members of the House of Lords 10
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office8
Home Office1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Civil Service Commission 1
Charity Commission 2
Office for National Statistics 1
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 1
UK Statistics Authority 2
Appearances by other witnesses: 76

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
30-31.1.13Brussels Jenkin, Hopkins, Mulholland, Reed 2Inquiry into Procurement £4,331

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: The Big Society: Further Report with the Government Response to the Committee's Seventeenth Report of Session 2010-12 9825.5.12 Not required
Second Report: The Honours System 1929.8.12 Received 29.10.12: published with Seventh Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Honours System 29.8.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Business Appointment Rules 40425.7.12 Awaited
Fourth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Charity Commission 315-I6.9.12 Not required
Oral Evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Charity Commission 315-II19.10.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: End of Term Report: 2011-12 31620.9.12 Not required
Written Evidence published on the Internet: End of Term Report: 2011-12 6.12.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Special Advisers 13414.10.12 Awaited
Seventh Report: The Honours System: Further Report with the Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 72823.11.12 Not required
Eighth Report: The Role of the Cabinet Secretary and the Resignation of the Chief Whip 864-I21.1.13 Received 4.2.13: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral Evidence: The Role of the Cabinet Secretary and the Resignation of the Chief Whip 864-II16.4.13 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Public Trust in Government Statistics: A review of the operation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 40625.2.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Public Appointments: regulation, recruitment and pay: Government Response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2010-12 1817.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Leadership of change: new arrangements for the roles of the Head of the Civil Service and the Cabinet Secretary: Further Report: Government Response to the Committee's Twenty Third Report of Session 2010-12 31320.6.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Strategic thinking in Government: without National Strategy, can viable Government strategy emerge? Government Response to the Committee's Twenty Fourth report of Session 2010-12 57311.9.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: The Role of the Cabinet Secretary and the Resignation of the Chief Whip: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 9686.2.13 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: The Prime Minister's Adviser on Ministers' Interests: independent or not? Government Response to the Committee's Twenty Second Report of Session 2010-12 97615.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Role of the Head of the Civil Service: six months on 314-i10.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Government Lead Non-executive Annual Report 2011-12 405-i10.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Work of the Cabinet Secretary 2012-13 133-i10.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Strategic Thinking in Government 756-i24.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 2012-13 757-i16.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 2012-13 16.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 574-i19.10.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 574-ii20.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 574-iii27.11.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 574-iv3.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 574-v19.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 574-vi14.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Public engagement in policy-making 663-i18.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Public engagement in policy-making 663-ii18.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Public engagement in policy-making 663-iii4.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Communicating and publishing statistics 662-i14.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Communicating and publishing statistics 662-ii4.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-i4.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-ii12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-iii27.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-iv14.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-v14.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-vi6.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-vii27.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 644-viii16.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Procurement 893-i12.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Procurement 893-ii27.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Procurement 893-iii21.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Procurement 893-iv16.4.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Procurement 893-v27.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Procurement 893-vi26.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 664-x24.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 15.10.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Statistics: communicating and publishing statistics 26.10.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Public engagement in policy-making 2.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Future of the Civil Service 27.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Procurement 4.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Migration statistics 4.2.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Seventeenth Report: The Big Society, received 22.3.12 and published as the Committee's First Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report: Public Appointments: regulation, recruitment and pay, received 17.4.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Twenty Third Report: Leadership of change: new arrangements for the roles of the Head of the Civil Service and the Cabinet Secretary: Further Report, received 11.6.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Twenty Fourth Report: Strategic thinking in Government: without National Strategy, can viable Government strategy emerge? received 26.7.12 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Twenty Second Report: The Prime Minister's Adviser on Ministers' Interests: independent or not?, received 4.2.13 and published as the Committee's Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
22.5.12One, on consideration of the Chair's draft Report The Big Society: Further Report with the Government Response to the Committee's Seventeenth Report of Session 2010-12
17.7.12Three, on consideration of Chair's draft Report The Honours System
5.9.12Three, on consideration of the Chair's draft Report Appointment of the Chair of the Charity Commission

Debates

The following Report was debated in the House:

Twenty-second Report, Session 2010-12, The Prime Minister's Adviser on Ministers' Interests: independent or not? (HC 1761) 13.6.12

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Twenty-second Report, Session 2010-12, The Prime Minister's Adviser on Ministers' Interests: independent or not? (HC 1761) 17.7.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Appointment of the Chair of the Charity Commission 1
Chair of the Charity Commission Valedictory Hearing 1
Future of the Civil Service 10
Government Lead Non-executive Annual Report 2011-12 1
Head of the Civil Service: six months on 1
Honours System2
Procurement6
Public engagement in policy-making 3
Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 6
Role of the Cabinet Secretary and the Resignation of the Chief Whip 1
Special Advisers2
Statistics: communicating and publishing statistics 2
Statistics: migration statistics 1
Statistics: operation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 1
Strategic Thinking in Government 1
Work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 2012-13 1
Work of the Cabinet Secretary 2012-13 1
Total41

36  REGULATORY REFORM

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/regulatory-reform-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members

Duddridge, James (Chair from 10.12.12) (added 3.12.12)

Alexander, Heidi

Anderson, Mr David

Bridgen, Andrew

Dromey, Jack

Fuller, Richard (added 3.12.12)

Greenwood, Lilian

Gummer, Ben (discharged 3.12.12)

Harris, Rebecca (added 3.12.12)

Hemming, John

Henderson, Gordon

Jones, Andrew

Lavery, Ian

Lewis, Brandon (discharged 3.12.12)

Percy, Andrew

Syms, Mr Robert (Chair until 3.12.12) (discharged 3.12.12)

Vaz, Valerie

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

2 out of 2

2 out of 3

1 out of 3

3 out of 3

0 out of 3

2 out of 2

2 out of 3

0 out of 1

2 out of 2

3 out of 3

3 out of 3

3 out of 3

2 out of 3

0 out of 1

0 out of 3

1 out of 1

3 out of 3

69.0 %

Total number of meetings: 3

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 3

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses
None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 15824.5.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Constitution of Veterinary Surgeons Preliminary Investigation and Disciplinary Committees) Order 2013 82411.12.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Hallmarking) Order 2013 90017.1.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

37  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/science.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Miller, Andrew (Chair)

Dinenage, Caroline (discharged 4.2.13)

Dowd, Jim (added 11.6.12)

Johnson, Gareth (discharged 3.12.12)

Metcalfe, Stephen

Morris, David (added 3.12.12)

Mosley, Stephen

Nash, Pamela

Newton, Sarah

Reynolds, Jonathan (discharged 11.6.12)

Stringer, Graham

Tredinnick, David (added 4.2.13)

Williams, Hywel

Williams, Mr Roger

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

36 out of 36

7 out of 25

19 out of 35

6 out of 18

35 out of 36

7 out of 18

33 out of 36

23 out of 36

22 out of 36

0 out of 1

27 out of 36

8 out of 11

14 out of 36

20 out of 36

64.9 %

Total number of meetings: 36

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 31
Number of wholly private meetings 5
Other activities
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Bill Wicksteed

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 9
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
Department for Education 1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2
Department for International Development 1
Department of Health 1
Government Office for Science 3
Home Office2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Crown Prosecution Service 1
Environment Agency 1
European Commission 1
Forensic Science Regulator 1
Higher Education Funding Council for England 1
Medical Research Council 1
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) 1
Natural Environment Research Council 2
Research Councils UK 1
Technology Strategy Board 1
Appearance by other witnesses: 73

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
12-18.5.12Kampala and Dar es Salaam Miller,

Nash,

Williams, H,

Williams, R

1Inquiry into Science and International Development £15,076

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
19-24.8.12The HagueA Metcalfe0 In relation to the European Academy of Forensic Conference 2012 Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
11-12.6.12University of Warwick Miller, Metcalfe,

Stringer, Williams, H, Williams, R

4Inquiry into Bridging the Valley of Death £1,061
2.7.12Sheffield Miller,

Metcalfe,

Nash,

Williams, H

4AInquiry into Bridging the Valley of Death £1,721
20.8.12Swindon Nil1 In relation to Research Councils £36
5.11.12UttoxeterA Miller1 Inquiry into Engineering Skills £188
6.12.12British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge Miller, Newton, Stringer, Williams, H 1Inquiry into the proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre £239
17.12.12National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool Miller, Metcalfe, Mosley 1Inquiry into the proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre £317
19-20.12.12Fal Estuary Miller, Metcalfe, Mosley, Newton, Williams, R 3AInquiry into Marine science £1,941
28.1.13Forensic Archives, Birmingham Miller, Metcalfe, Williams, H, Williams, R 1Inquiry into Forensic Science £279
8.2.13Specialist Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police, Lambeth Miller, Metcalfe, Tredinnick 2Inquiry into Forensic Science £26
4.3.13LGC Forensics, Teddington Miller, Metcalfe, Nash, Tredinnick, Williams, H, Williams, R 1Inquiry into Forensic science £90

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Devil's bargain? Energy risks and the public 4289.7.12 Received 2.11.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Devil's bargain? Energy risks and the public 9.7.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Medical Research Council 510-I13.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Medical Research Council 510-II23.11.12 Not applicable
Third Report: The Census and social science 32221.9.12 Received 15.3.13: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Census and social science 21.9.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Building scientific capacity for development 37726.10.12 Received 24.1.13: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Building scientific capacity for development 26.10.12 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Regulation of medical implants in the EU and UK 1631.11.12 Cm 8496, published 18.12.12
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Regulation of medical implants in the EU and UK 1.11.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre 69931.10.12 Received 21.12.12: published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Seventh Report: Educating tomorrow's engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14-19 education 6558.2.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Educating tomorrow's engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14-19 education 8.2.13 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Bridging the valley of death: improving the commercialisation of research 34813.3.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Bridging the valley of death: improving the commercialisation of research 13.3.13 Not applicable
Ninth Report: Marine science 72711.4.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Marine science 11.4.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Science in the Met Office: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2010-12 16225.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality: Government Response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2010-12 51117.7.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Devil's bargain? Energy risks and the public: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 6772.11.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Building scientific capacity for development: Government and UK Collaborative on Development Sciences Responses to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 90724.1.13 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre: Natural Environment Research Council Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 90630.1.13 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: The Census and social science: Government and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Responses to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 105315.3.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Government Office for Science Annual Review 2011-12 666-i23.11.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: EU Chief Scientific Adviser 698-i6.11.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health 921-i1.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Forensic Science 930-i11.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Forensic Science 930-ii13.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Forensic Science 930-iii18.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Forensic Science 930-iv13.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Forensic Science 930-v20.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Water quality 932-i6.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Water quality 932-ii11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Water quality 932-iii13.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Water quality 932-iv20.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Work of the Chief Scientific Adviser 1052-i19.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Clinical trials 1054-i20.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Chair of the Committee, 24 October 2012, to CEO and Chair of the Natural Environment Research Council regarding the meeting to consider the merging of the British Antarctic Survey and the National Oceanography Centre 24.10.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, 26 October 2012, to the Chair of the Science & Technology Committee on the proposed merger of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and National Oceanography Centre 31.10.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Letter from the Chair of the Committee, 2 November 2012, to CEO of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in respect of the evidence session held on the proposed merger of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and National Oceanography Centre 2.11.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report: Science in the Met Office, received 27.4.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to Committee's Fifteenth Report: Engineering in government: follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality, received 22.6.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following report was debated in the House:

  Fifth Report, Session 2012-13, Regulation of medical implants in the EU and UK, HC 163, 6.3.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Bridging the valley of death: improving the commercialisation of researchA 4
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health 1
Clinical trials2
Engineering skills 3
EU Chief Scientific Adviser 1
Forensic Science5
Marine science6
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Medical Research Council 1
Proposed merger of British Antarctic Survey and National Oceanography Centre 1
Regulation of medical implants in the EU and UK 2
Science and international developmentA 1
The Government Office for Science Annual Review 2011-12 1
Water quality4
Work of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser 2
Total34B

A The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2010-12; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC1 (2010-12))

B At several meetings the Committee took evidence on more than one inquiry

38  SCOTTISH AFFAIRS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Davidson, Mr Ian (Chair)

Bruce, Fiona (discharged 28.1.13)

Crockart, Mike (added 5.11.12)

Freer, Mike (discharged 4.2.13)

Laing, Mrs Eleanor (added 28.1.13)

McGovern, Mr Jim

McKenzie, Iain (discharged 28.1.13)

Morrice, Graeme (added 28.1.13)

Mowat, David (discharged 5.11.12)

Nash, Pamela

Paice, Sir James (added 4.2.13)

Reevell, Simon

Reid, Alan

Roy, Lindsay

Whiteford, Dr Eilidh

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

53 out of 55

12 out of 40

16 out of 30

7 out of 41

7 out of 15

40 out of 55

31 out of 40

13 out of 15

7 out of 25

43 out of 55

7 out of 14

14 out of 55

47 out of 55

49 out of 55

0 out of 55

57.2 %

Total number of meetings: 55

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 39
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 16
Other activities
Informal meetings2

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Robin Callander, Professor Jim Gallagher and Alan Ritchie

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Other Ministers8
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of:
Department for Work and Pensions 1
Ministry of Defence 1
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland 2
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Electoral Commission 5
Information Commissioner's Office 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 55

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
27.8.12Bute A Davidson, Reid0 Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £60
28.8.12Faslane Davidson, Nash, Reid, Roy 1Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £990
3.9.12EdinburghA McKenzie, Roy0 Inquiry into Blacklisting in Employment i £344
24.9.12Inverness Davidson, McGovern, McKenzie, Reid, Roy 1Crown Estate in Scotland £1,584
26-27.9.12Fife Davidson, McGovern, McKenzie, Roy 1Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £1,218
1.11.12Glencorse (Edinburgh) Davidson, McGovern, Nash, Reid, Roy 1Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £2,130
5.11.12Govan Davidson, Nash, Reid, Roy 1Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £1,007
3.12.12Chemring (Ardeer) and Thales (Govan) Davidson, McGovern, Nash, Roy 1Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £1,181
6.12.12DM BeithA Davidson, Roy1 Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £244
21.2.13Army HQ Scotland Davidson, Crockart, Nash 1Inquiry into Referendum on Separation for Scotland £414
8.4.13GlasgowA Davidson, Roy0 Blacklisting in Employment: Met with union reps £62

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: A Robust Grid for 21st Century Scotland 49927.8.12 Awaited
Second Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: making the process legal 5427.8.12 Awaited
Third Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: a multi-option question? 54313.8.12 Awaited
Fourth Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Terminating Trident—Days or Decades? 67625.10.12 Received 9.1.13: published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
Fifth Report: The Future of HM Coastguard in Scotland 58315.11.12 Received 7.2.13: published as Second Special Report, Session 2012-13
Sixth Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The proposed Section 30 Order—Can a player also be the referee? 86311.1.13 Awaited
Seventh Report: The referendum on separation for Scotland: Separation shuts shipyards 89220.1.13 Received 4.4.13: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Eighth Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: How Would Separation Affect Jobs in the Scottish Defence Industry? 9578.4.13 Awaited
Ninth Report: Blacklisting in Employment: Interim Report 107116.4.13 Awaited
First Special Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Terminating Trident—Days or Decades?: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 8619.1.13 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The Future of HM Coastguard in Scotland: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 9777.2.13 Not applicable
Third Special Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Separation shuts shipyards: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 104527.3.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland Session 2012-13: oral and written evidence 139-I7.8.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland, Session 2012-13: oral and written evidence 139-II23.1.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Blacklisting in Employment: oral and written evidence 156-I16.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Referendum on separation for Scotland 139-xix14.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Referendum on separation for Scotland 139-xv15.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Referendum on separation for Scotland 139-xvi1.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Referendum on separation for Scotland 139-xvii11.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Referendum on separation for Scotland 139-xviii18.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Referendum on separation for Scotland 139-xx27.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Remploy Marine Textiles Fife 1051-i20.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Remploy Marine Textiles Fife 1051-i27.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The State of the Scottish Economy 1093-i18.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Blacklisting in Employment: Information submitted by Ian Kerr 11.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Referendum on separation for Scotland 12.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Blacklisting in Employment: Information submitted by Jack Winder 26.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Remploy Marine Textiles Fife 18.3.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: The Crown Estate in Scotland, published as Cm 8361 (1.7.12).

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Terminating Trident—Days or Decades?, HC 676, and the Government's response thereto, HC 861, 7.3.13

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Terminating Trident—Days or Decades?, HC 676, and the Government's response thereto, HC 861, 17.1.13

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House:

Sixth Report, Session 2010-12, The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Unanswered Questions, HC 1806, 29.11.12

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The proposed Section 30 Order—Can a player also be the referee?, HC 863, 15.1.13

The following Oral and Written Evidence was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

  Oral and Written Evidence, Session 2012-13, Blacklisting in Employment, HC 156, 23.1.13

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Blacklisting in Employment 14
Referendum on Separation for Scotland 20
Remploy Marine Fife 2
The Future of HM Coastguard in Scotland 2
The State of the Scottish Economy 1
Total39

39  SELECTION

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/other-committees/committee-of-selection/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 21 June 2010.
Members

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey (Chair)

Blenkinsop, Tom

Campbell, Mr Alan

Evennett, David (added 10.9.12)

Fabricant, Michael (discharged 10.9.12)

Fovargue, Yvonne

Francois, Mark (discharged 10.9.12)

Hunter, Mark

Milton, Anne (added 10.9.12)

Randall, Mr John (added 10.9.12)

Tami, Mark

Watkinson, Angela (discharged 10.9.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

28 out of 30

2 out of 30

29 out of 30

22 out of 22

7 out of 8

1 out of 30

7 out of 8

27 out of 30

22 out of 22

21 out of 22

28 out of 30

6 out of 8

74.1 %

Total number of meetings: 30

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 30

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Annette Toft, Senior Clerk (Band A2) until September 2012 and Kate Emms, Deputy Principal Clerk (Band SCS1) from October 2012, Committee Assistant: Susan Morrison (Band C)

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Not applicable

Witnesses

Not applicable

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2012-13

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The decisions of the Committee were published in Appendix II of the Votes and Proceedings after each meeting of the Committee.

Divisions

None

Debates

Not applicable

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

40  STANDARDS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/standards/

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 December 2012, to take effect from 7 January 2013.
Members

Barron, Mr Kevin (Chair from 15.1.13)

Beresford, Sir Paul

Brooke, Annette (discharged 12.2.13)

Buckland, Mr Robert

Chope, Mr Christopher

Clarke, Mr Tom

Cox, Mr Geoffrey

Darcy, Sharon (Lay Member)

Harvey, Sir Nick (added 12.2.13)

Jinman, Peter (Lay Member)

O'Donnell, Fiona

Rader, Walter (Lay Member)

Wheeler, Heather

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

4 out of 4

3 out of 4

1 out of 2

2 out of 4

3 out of 4

3 out of 4

2 out of 4

4 out of 4

1 out of 2

4 out of 4

3 out of 4

4 out of 4

3 out of 4

2 out of 4

75 %

Total number of meetings: 4

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Guide to the Rules relating to the conduct of Members: GRECO Report and other developments 72418.3.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

41  STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/standards-and-privileges-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010 and on 7 January 2013 it was superseded by the Committee of Privileges and the Committee on Standards.
Members

Barron, Mr Kevin (Chair)

Beresford, Sir Paul

Brooke, Annette

Buckland, Mr Robert (added 12.12.12)

Chope, Mr Christopher (added 12.12.12)

Clarke, Mr Tom

Cox, Mr Geoffrey

Hancock, Matthew (discharged 12.12.12)

Heald, Mr Oliver (discharged 12.12.12)

Hilling, Julie (discharged 12.12.12)

O'Donnell, Fiona (added 12.12.12)

Wheeler, Heather

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

13 out of 13

12 out of 13

11 out of 13

1 out of 1

1 out of 1

9 out of 13

9 out of 13

3 out of 12

5 out of 12

3 out of 12

1 out of 1

12 out of 13

10 out of 13

69.2 %

Total number of meetings: 13

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 13
Other activities
Informal meeting1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Sir Bob Russell 56410.9.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Mr Denis MacShane 6352.11.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Proposed Revisions to the Guide to the Rules relating to the conduct of Members 6366.12.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
30.10.12One, on consideration of the Chair's draft Report on Mr Denis MacShane.

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

42  STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/statutory-instruments-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 14 July 2010.
Members

Mudie, Mr George (Chair)

Buckland, Robert

Ellis, Michael

Hemming, John

Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian

Perkins, Toby

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

14 out of 19

10 out of 19

12 out of 19

12 out of 19

7 out of 19

0 out of 19

48.2 %

Total number of meetings: 19

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 19

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report815-i 11.12.12Not applicable
Second Report815-ii 19.2.13Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

43  STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

For access to the Joint Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/statutory-instruments/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 14 July 2010.
Commons Members

Mudie, Mr George (Chair)

Buckland, Robert

Ellis, Michael

Hemming, John

Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian

Perkins, Toby

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

18 out of 23

11 out of 23

14 out of 23

15 out of 23

9 out of 23

0 out of 23

48.6 %

Total number of meetings: 23

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 23

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report135-i 24.5.12Not applicable
Second Report135-ii 29.5.12Not applicable
Third Report135-iii 26.6.12Not applicable
Fourth Report135-iv 3.7.12Not applicable
Fifth Report135-v 10.7.12Not applicable
Sixth Report135-vi 17.7.12Not applicable
Seventh Report135-vii 23.10.12Not applicable
Eighth Report135-viii 30.10.12Not applicable
Ninth Report135-ix 8.11.12Not applicable
Tenth Report135-x 13.11.12Not applicable
Eleventh Report135-xi 27.11.12Not applicable
Twelfth Report135-xii 4.12.12Not applicable
Thirteenth Report135-xiii 11.12.12Not applicable
Fourteenth Report135-xiv 18.12.12Not applicable
Fifteenth Report135-xv 22.1.13Not applicable
Sixteenth Report135-xvi 29.1.13Not applicable
Seventeenth Report 135-xvii5.2.13 Not applicable
Eighteenth Report135-xviii 12.2.13Not applicable
Nineteenth Report135-xix 19.2.13Not applicable
Twentieth Report135-xx 5.3.13Not applicable
Twenty-First Report 135-xxi12.3.13 Not applicable
Twenty-Second Report 135-xxii19.3.13 Not applicable
Twenty-Third Report 135-xxiii30.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

44  TRANSPORT

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/transport-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Ellman, Mrs Louise (Chair)

Baker, Steve

Champion, Sarah (added 10.12.12)

Dobbin, Jim

Harris, Tom (discharged 26.11.12)

Hilling, Julie (discharged 10.12.12)

Kwarteng, Kwasi

Leech, Mr John (discharged 21.1.13)

Lumley, Karen (added 5.11.12)

Maynard, Paul (discharged 5.11.12)

McCartney, Karl (added 5.11.12)

Powell, Lucy (added 26.11.12)

Sanders, Mr Adrian (added 21.1.13)

Stewart, Iain

Stringer, Graham

Sturdy, Julian (discharged 5.11.12)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

35 out of 35

18 out of 35

13 out of 17

17 out of 35

0 out of 15

16 out of 18

28 out of 35

15 out of 24

15 out of 23

8 out of 12

18 out of 23

14 out of 20

9 out of 11

34 out of 35

25 out of 35

5 out of 12

69.9 %

Total number of meetings: 35

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 33
Number of wholly private meetings 2
Other activities
Informal meetings9
Conferences/Seminars hosted 1

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Louise Congdon, Richard Goldson, Robert Linnard, Mike Talbot, Carol Thomas and Professor Peter White

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers6
Other Ministers15
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Transport 10
Executive agencies comprising:
Environment Agency 1
Maritime and Coastguard Agency 1
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency 1
Representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments
Civil Aviation Authority 1
Greater London Authority 1
Network Rail3
Office of Rail Regulation 1
Passenger Focus3
Traffic Commissioners 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 163

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
15-19.10.12Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland Ellman, Kwarteng, Leech, Stewart 2AInquiry into Rail 2020 £10,894
13.12.12Frankfurt Airport, Germany Ellman, McCartney, Stewart 2AInquiry into Aviation Strategy £2,265

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
CancelledBrussels 00 Update on EU transport policy issues £1,072

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
15.5.12Oxford Ellman, Maynard, Stewart, Stringer 2AInquiry into Competition in the local bus market £136
17.5.12London Ellman, Baker, Dobbin, Maynard, Stewart 2Inquiry into Transport and the Olympics £106
14.6.12City of London Ellman, Leech, Stewart 1Briefing from the Police Insurance Fraud Unit Nil
2.7.12Manchester Ellman, Leech, Maynard, Stewart 2AInquiry into Rail 2020 £634
12.7.12NATS at SwanwickB Ellman, Stewart1 Inquiry into Transport and the Olympics £96
6.9.12Southern Rail: London, Selhurst and Croydon Ellman, Leech, Stewart 3CInquiry into Rail 2020 Nil
29.11.12Port of London Authority, GravesendB Ellman, Kwarteng1 Inquiry into Marine Pilotage £138
12.2.13Dartford Ellman, Champion, McCartney 1Inquiry into The Work of VOSA £247

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

B Travel in a representative capacity

C Includes 2 specialist advisers

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Flight time limitations 16430.5.12 Received 13.8.12, published as Fifth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Second Report: Road Safety 50618.7.12 Received 18.9.12, published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Third Report: Competition in the local bus market 1013.9.12 Received 12.11.12, published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2012-13
Fourth Report: Plugged in vehicles, plugged in policy? 23920.9.12 Received 7.1.13, published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Fifth Report: Future programme: autumn and winter 2012-13 59121.9.12 Not applicable
Sixth Report: The Coastguard, Emergency Towing Vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: follow up 64711.12.12 Received 12.2.13, published as Tenth Report, Session 2012-13
Seventh Report: Rail 2020 3294.1.13 Received 5.3.13. Government and Office of Rail Regulation responses published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Eighth Report: Cancellation of the InterCity West Coast franchise competition 53731.1.13 Awaited
Ninth Report: Marine Pilotage 8407.3.13 Awaited
Tenth Report: The Coastguard, Emergency Towing Vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: follow up - Government reply 101813.3.13 Not applicable
Eleventh Report: Land transport security - scope for further EU involvement? 87522.3.13 Awaited
Twelfth Report: The European Commission's 4th Railway Package 100123.4.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Draft Civil Aviation Bill: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2010-12 1118.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Counting the cost: financial scrutiny of the Department for Transport 2011-12: Government Response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2010-12 1521.5.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Sulphur emissions by ships: Government Response to the Committee's Sixteenth Report of Session 2010-12 8723.5.12 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Seventeenth Report of Session 2010-12: ATOL Reform 55711.9.12 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13: Flight time limitations 55811.9.12 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Road Safety: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 64826.10.12 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Competition in the local bus market: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 76122.11.12 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Plug-in vehicles, plugged in policy?: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 88421.1.13 Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: Rail 2020: Government and Office of Rail Regulation Responses to the Committee's Seventh Report of 2012-13 105918.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy 765-i26.11.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy 765-ii3.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy 765-iii10.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy 765-iv17.12.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy 765-v21.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rail franchising 874-i22.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy 765-vi4.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rail franchising 874-ii12.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy 765-vii25.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) 1005-i4.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Access to transport for people with disabilities 1002-i27.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Access to transport for people with disabilities 1002-ii24.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) 1005-ii29.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Rail franchising 874-iii2.5.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Roads: Highways Agency maintenance contracts 30.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Rail: Thameslink rolling stock procurement 30.5.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Financial scrutiny: Department for Transport Main Estimate 2012-2013 26.6.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Motorcycle test review 17.7.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Financial scrutiny: Department for Transport 2011-12 Between 22.10.12 and 26.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Aviation strategy Between 12.11.12 and 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Search and Rescue Helicopters 14.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Financial scrutiny: Differences in public sector transport spending across England 26.11.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Sulphur emissions by ships Between 3.12.12 and 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) Between 7.1.13 and 18.3.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Access to transport for people with disabilities Between 7.1.13 and 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Rail franchising Between 21.1.13 and 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Local authority parking enforcement Between 4.2.13 and 29.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Access to ports 11.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 14.2.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Cost of motor insurance: whiplash Between 15.4.13 and 29.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Coastguard, Emergency Towing Vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: follow-up 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Impact on transport of adverse winter weather 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Financial scrutiny: Comprehensive spending review 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Financial scrutiny: Supplementary Estimate 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Financial scrutiny: Follow-up to Recommendations 2010-12 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Renewable transport fuel obligation 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Road safety 22.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Crossrail rolling stock 22.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report: Draft Civil Aviation Bill: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny, received 18.5.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report: Counting the cost: financial scrutiny of the Department for Transport, received 21.5.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Sixteenth Report: Sulphur emissions by ships, received 3.5.12 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Seventeenth Report: Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) reform, received 17.7.12 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
DateSubject
10.7.12One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Road Safety
23.1.13Seven, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Cancellation of the InterCity West Coast franchise competition

Debates

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Seventeenth Report of Session 2010-12, Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) reform, HC 1798, 22.11.12

First Report of Session 2012-13, Flight time limitations, HC 164, 22.11.12

Third Report of Session 2012-13, Competition in the local bus market, HC 10, 10.1.13

Fourth Report of Session 2012-13, Plugged in vehicles, plugged in policy?, HC 239, 25.4.13

Second Report of Session 2012-13, Road Safety, HC 506, 25.4.13.

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in European Committee A:

Sixteenth Report, Session 2010-12, Sulphur emissions by ships, HC 1561, 15.10.12

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Thirteenth Report, Session 2010-12, Draft Civil Aviation Bill: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny, HC 1694, 30.1.13.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Aviation Strategy7
Competition in the local bus marketA 1
Disabled Access to Transport 2
Land Transport Security 1
Low Carbon Vehicles 1
Marine Pilotage1
Rail 20209
Rail Franchising3
Regional breakdown of transport spending 1
Road Freight1
The Coastguard, emergency towing vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: follow up 1
The European Commission's 4th Railway package 1
The Work of the Department for Transport 2012-13 1
The work of VOSA2
Transport and the Olympics 1
Total33

A The Committee took oral evidence on this inquiry in Session 2010-12; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2010-12))

45  TREASURY

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Tyrie, Mr Andrew (Chair)

Fallon, Mr Michael (discharged 5.11.12)

Garnier, Mark

Hosie, Stewart

Leadsom, Andrea

Love, Mr Andrew

McFadden, Pat

Mann, John

Mudie, Mr George

Newmark, Mr Brooks (added 5.11.12)

Norman, Jesse

Pearce, Teresa

Ruffley, David

Thurso, John

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

41 out of 41

8 out of 17

32 out of 41

24 out of 41

33 out of 41

29 out of 41

38 out of 41

21 out of 41

29 out of 41

22 out of 24

32 out of 41

22 out of 41

31 out of 41

34 out of 41

74.3 %

Total number of meetings: 41

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 34
Number of wholly private meetings 7
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 2

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr William Allen, Mr Richard Andrews, Dr Pinar Bagci, Stuart Bernau, Mr Roger Bootle, Dr Alex Bowen, Professor Jagjit Chadha, Iain Cornish, Mr Mark Falcon, Jonathan Fisher QC, Mr Mark Hellowell, Mr William Knight, Stephen McGairl, Sir Nicholas Monck, Anita Monteith, Mr Jonathan Pears, Lionel Price, John Tattersall, Mr John Tiner, Sir David Walker, Prof John Willman and Professor Geoffrey Wood

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Treasury4
Number of appearances from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Bank of England (including Monetary Policy Committee and interim Financial Policy Committee) 8
Financial Services Authority 1
Financial Conduct Authority 1
Financial Ombudsman Service 1
Office for Budget Responsibility 2
UK Financial Investments Ltd (UKFI) 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 53

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
24.2.13DublinA Hosie0 Meeting of Chairpersons of EU Finance Committees £225

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Financial Services Bill 1618.6.12 Not required
Second Report: Fixing LIBOR: some preliminary findings 481-I18.9.12 Financial Services Authority Response received 18.8.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: Fixing LIBOR: some preliminary findings 481-II18.8.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Access to cash machines for basic bank account holders 54431.8.12 Not required
Fourth Report: Appointment of Ian McCafferty to the Monetary Policy Committee 590-I12.9.12 Not required
Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of Ian McCafferty to the Monetary Policy Committee 590-II26.10.12 Not required
Fifth Report: The FSA's report into the failure of RBS 64019.10.12 Not required
Sixth Report: Appointment of John Griffith-Jones as Chair-designate of the Financial Conduct Authority 72118.1.13 Not required
Seventh Report: Autumn Statement 2012 818-I29.1.13 Received 4.3.13: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2012-13
Oral and Written Evidence: Autumn Statement 2012 818-II30.1.13 Not applicable
Eighth Report: Appointment of Dr Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England 94419.4.13 Not required
Ninth Report: Budget 2013 106320.4.13 Awaited
First Special Report: Closing the tax gap: HMRC's record at ensuring tax compliance: Government Response to the Committee's Twenty-ninth Report of Session 2010-12 12418.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Budget 2012: Government Response to the Committee's Thirtieth Report of the Session 2010-12 42231.8.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Fixing LIBOR: some preliminary findings: Financial Services Authority Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 90121.2.13 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Autumn Statement 2012: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 107626.3.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Disposal of Government Stakes in Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland 732.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Bank of England May 2012 Inflation Report 40720.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Debt Management Office 42020.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Bank of England June 2012 Financial Stability Report 53517.9.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: UK Financial Investments Ltd Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 67217.12.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Independent Commission on Banking Final Report 68012.11.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Financial Ombudsman Service Annual Review 2011/12 70121.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: National Institute of Economic and Social Research Quarterly Review, October 2012 75031.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Bank of England Liquidity Reviews 76431.1.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Bank of England November 2012 Inflation Report 76710.1.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of Lord Deighton as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury 84914.2.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Bank of England November 2012 Financial Stability Report 87315.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Dr Adam Posen post Monetary Policy Committee debrief 89714.2.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: HM Treasury's Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 185426.11.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Mortgage Market Review 189521.5.12 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Twenty-ninth Report: Closing the tax gap: HMRC's record at ensuring tax compliance, received 9.3.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Committee's Thirtieth Report: Budget 2012, received 18.6.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Twenty-first Report, Session 2010-12, Accountability of the Bank of England, HC 874, 22.5.12.

Twenty-sixth Report, Session 2010-12, Financial Conduct Authority, HC 1574, 22.5.12.

Twenty-seventh Report, Session 2010-12, Accountability of the Bank of England: Response from the Court of the Bank to the Twenty-first Report from the Committee, HC 1769, 22.5.12.

Twenty-eighth Report, Session 2010-12, Financial Conduct Authority: Report on the Government Response, HC 1857, 22.5.12.

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Accountability of the Financial Conduct Authority 1
Appointment of Andrew Bailey as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 1
Appointment of Dr Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England 1
Appointment of Mr Ian McCafferty to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England 1
Appointment of Paul Deighton as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury 1
Autumn Statement 2012 3
Bank of England February 2013 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England June 2012 Financial Stability Report 1
Bank of England liquidity reviews 1
Bank of England May 2012 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England November 2012 Financial Stability Report 1
Bank of England November 2012 Inflation Report 1
Budget 20133
Corporate governance and remuneration in the financial services sector 3
Disposal of Government Stakes in Lloyds and RBS 1
Dr Adam Posen — Post-Monetary Policy Committee debrief 1
Financial Ombudsman Service Annual Review 2011/12 1
Fixing LIBOR: some preliminary findings 4
Macroprudential tools 2
National Institute of Economic and Social Research Quarterly Review, October 2012 1
Private Finance 21
Quantitative Easing 2
UK Financial Investments Ltd Annual Report and Accounts 2011/12 1
Total34

45A  Treasury Sub-Committee

For access to the Sub-Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 14 September 2010.
Members

Mudie, Mr George (Chair)

Fallon, Mr Michael (discharged 5.11.12)

Garnier, Mark

Hosie, Stewart

Leadsom, Andrea

Love, Mr Andrew

McFadden, Pat

Mann, John

Newmark, Mr Brooks (added 5.11.12)

Norman, Jesse

Pearce, Teresa

Ruffley, David

Thurso, John

Tyrie, Mr Andrew

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

6 out of 6

2 out of 5

6 out of 6

1 out of 6

2 out of 6

3 out of 6

3 out of 6

1 out of 6

1 out of 1

2 out of 6

5 out of 6

4 out of 6

3 out of 6

6 out of 6

57.7 %

Total number of meetings: 6

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 6

Staff

Details of the 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:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Treasury1
Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Money Advice Service 1
HM Revenue and Customs 1
Financial Services Authority 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 14

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence

None

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Administration and effectiveness of HMRC 2
Money Advice Service 4
Total6

46  WELSH AFFAIRS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/welsh-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Davies, David T. C. (Chair)

Andrew, Stuart (discharged 5.11.12)

Bebb, Guto

Davies, Geraint

Davies, Glyn (added 6.11.12)

Doughty, Stephen (added 27.11.12)

Edwards, Jonathan

Griffith, Nia

Hart, Simon (added 4.12.12)

James, Mrs Sian C

Jones, Susan (discharged 26.11.12)

Lumley, Karen

Morden, Jessica

Walker, Robin (discharged 3.12.12)

Williams, Mark

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

27 out of 27

4 out of 11

19 out of 27

22 out of 27

11 out of 16

8 out of 13

25 out of 27

23 out of 27

8 out of 12

8 out of 27

3 out of 14

8 out of 27

20 out of 27

9 out of 15

23 out of 27

67.3 %

Total number of meetings: 27

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 22
Number of wholly private meetings 5
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 4

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr Robert Aitken CBE FCMI, Mr Richard Goldson and Alan Trench

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 5
Members of Parliament 1
Welsh Assembly Government Ministers 3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Welsh Assembly Government 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 53

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
4-5.9.12BrusselsA D Davies, Bebb, Geraint Davies, Edwards, Griffith, Lumley, Morden, Walker, Williams 1To be updated on European issues £7,978

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
21.5.12Edinburgh D Davies, Andrew, Bebb,

Geraint Davies, Edwards, Griffith, Lumley, Walker, Williams

3ASupport for Armed Forces Veterans Inquiry £5,087
24-25.10.12Cardiff D Davies,

Geraint Davies, Edwards, Griffith, James, Lumley

3BCross-Border Road and Rail Connectivity/Veterans Inquiries £1,546
7-8.11.12Aberystwyth D Davies, Edwards, Griffith, James, Williams 2Cross-border road and rail connectivity/Dairy Farming £1,218
22.11.12Swansea D Davies,

Geraint Davies,

Griffith, James

1Parliament Week N/A Paid for by Education Outreach
11-13.12.12Belfast and Edinburgh D Davies, Bebb, Edwards, Griffith, Morden, Williams 1BSilk Commission and financial devolution in Wales £5,353
5.3.13Bank of England D Davies,

Geraint Davies, Edwards, Hart,

James, Morden, William

1Silk Commission and financial devolution in Wales £36
15.4.13Cardiff D Davies,

Bebb,

Glyn Davies, Edwards, Hart,

James, Morden, Williams

3 AThe impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales £1,297

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Broadband services in Wales 58017.9.12 Received 13.12.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Second Report: Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales 13112.2.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales 12.2.13 Not applicable
Third Report: Crossing the border: road and rail links between England and Wales 956.3.13 Awaited
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Crossing the border: road and rail links between England and Wales

6.3.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Representation of consumer interests in Wales: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2010-12 11123.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Inward Investment in Wales: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 12520.6.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Broadband Services in Wales: Ofcom Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13 80613.12.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Future of Welsh Regiments 37211.9.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 501-i11.9.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 816-i29.1.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Silk Commission —Financial Devolution in Wales 838-i18.12.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: The steel industry in Wales 882-i-ii29.1.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected oral evidence: The Work Programme in Wales 999-i19.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected oral evidence: The impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales 1050-i11.3.13 Not applicable

  

Uncorrected oral evidence: The impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales 1050-ii15.4.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected oral evidence: The impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales 1050-iii10.4.13 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Welsh Office Explanatory Memorandum on the 2012-13 Supplementary Estimate 15.5.12 Not applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Welsh Office Explanatory Memorandum on the 2012-13 Main Estimate 15.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: Representation of consumer interests in Wales, received 23.5.12 and published as the Committee's First Report, Session 2012-13

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report: Inward Investment in Wales, received 20.6.12 and published as the Committee's Second Report, Session 2012-13

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Eighth Report, Session 2010-12, Inward Investment in Wales, HC 854 and the Government Response, Second Special Report, Session 2012-13 (HC 125), 28.11.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Cross-border Road and Rail Connectivity 4
Future of Welsh Regiments 1
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales — 10 July 2012 1
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales — 11 December 2012 1
Silk Commission and financial devolution in Wales 1
Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales 6
The future of dairy farming in Wales 2
The impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales 3
The steel industry in Wales 2
The Work Programme in Wales 1
Total22

47  WORK AND PENSIONS

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Begg, Dame Anne (Chair)

Abrahams, Debbie

Baldwin, Harriett (discharged 29.10.12)

Bingham, Andrew (discharged 29.10.12)

Bradley, Karen (discharged 29.10.12)

Burley, Aidan (added 30.10.12)

Ellison, Jane (added 30.10.12)

Evans, Graham (added 30.10.12)

Gilmore, Sheila

Heald, Mr Oliver (discharged 29.10.12)

Jackson, Glenda

Lewis, Brandon (discharged 29.10.12)

Lloyd, Stephen

Mills, Nigel (added 30.10.12)

Morris, Anne Marie (added 30.10.12)

Pearce, Teresa

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

32 out of 42

26 out of 42

8 out of 16

12 out of 16

8 out of 16

14 out of 25

23 out of 25

24 out of 25

34 out of 42

7 out of 16

33 out of 42

5 out of 16

27 out of 42

23 out of 25

21 out of 25

30 out of 42

71.6 %

Total number of meetings: 42

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 26
Number of wholly private meetings 16

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Mr Richard Johnson, Mr Alan Woods and Mr David Yeandle

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during this Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 8
Members of the House of Lords 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Work and Pensions 6
Executive Agencies:
Skills Funding Agency 1
Appearances by other witnesses: 80

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
10.7.12Jobcentre Plus, Twickenham Abrahams, Baldwin, Bradley, Gilmore, Heald 1In connection with the Youth unemployment and the Government's Youth Contract inquiry £104
11.12.12NEST offices, Borough High Street, London Abrahams, Begg, Ellison, Lloyd, Mills 4AIn connection with the Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions inquiry Nil
10.1.13Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, Vauxhall, London Abrahams, Begg, Ellison, Evans, Gilmore, Lloyd, Mills, Morris 7BCommittee away day £119
12.2.13St Mungo's, London Begg, Evans, GIlmore 2CIn connection with the Work Programme: the experience of different user groups inquiry Nil
19.3.13Jobcentre Plus offices, Willesden, London Begg, Ellison, Gilmore, Lloyd 4DIn connection with the Work Programme: the experience of different user groups inquiry £86

A Includes 1 facilitator

B Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 facilitator

C Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 facilitator

D Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 facilitator

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2012-13) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee 297-I22.6.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee 297-II
13.7.12 Not applicable
Second Report: Youth Unemployment and the Youth Contract 15119.9.12 Received 17.12.12: published as Third Special Report, Session 2012-13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Youth Unemployment and the Youth Contract 19.9.12 Not applicable
Third Report: Universal Credit implementation: meeting the needs of vulnerable claimants 57622.11.12 Cm 8537, published 5.2.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Universal Credit implementation: meeting the needs of vulnerable claimants 22.11.12 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Lifting the restrictions on NEST 95011.2.13 Awaited
Fifth Report: The Single-tier State Pension: Part 1 of the draft Pensions Bill 10004.4.13 Cm 8620, published 10.5.13
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Single-tier State Pension: Part 1 of the draft Pensions Bill 4.4.13 Not applicable
Sixth Report: Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions 768-I25.4.13 Awaited
Oral and Written Evidence: Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions 768-II25.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions 25.4.13 Not applicable
First Special Report: Government support towards the additional living costs of working-age disabled people: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2010-12 10518.5.12 Not applicable
Second Special Report: Automatic enrolment in workplace pensions and the National Employment Savings Trust: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 15425.5.12 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Youth Unemployment and the Youth Contract: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 84420.12.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence: The Work Programme 1903-i25.7.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: EU Pensions Policy 19117.9.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Personal Independence Payment 9168.5.13 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessment 7698.5.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Work Programme: the experience of different user groups 835-i7.3.13 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Work Programme: the experience of different user groups 835-ii7.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Work Programme: the experience of different user groups 835-iii20.2.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Work Programme: the experience of different user groups 835-iv11.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Work Programme: the experience of different user groups 835-v20.3.13 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Work Programme: the experience of different user groups 835-vi3.4.13 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Department for Work and Pensions Supplementary Estimate 2012-13 1.3.13
Not applicable

Written Evidence published on the Internet: Memorandum on the Department for Work and Pensions Main Estimate 2013-14 24.4.13 Not applicable

Government replies to Reports for Session 2010-12

Reply to the Seventh Report: Government support towards the additional living costs of working-age disabled people, received 10.5.12 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Reply to the Eighth Report: Automatic enrolment in workplace pensions and the National Employment Savings Trust:, received 11.5.12 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2012-13.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, Government support towards the additional living costs of working-age disabled people, HC 1493, 25.10.12

The following Report was launched on the Floor of the House:

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Universal credit implementation: meeting the needs of vulnerable claimants, HC 576, 22.11.12

The following Report was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Universal credit implementation: meeting the needs of vulnerable claimants, HC 576, 22.11.12

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Appointment of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee 1
Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 1
Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessment 1
Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions 5
Personal Independence Payment 1
The Single-tier State Pension: Part 1 of the draft Pensions Bill 3
Progress towards the implementation of Universal Credit 3
The Work Programme: the experience of different user groups 6
Youth Unemployment and the Youth Contract 5
Total26


C  SELECT COMMITTEE STAFFING AND COSTS IN DETAIL

1  Select Committee Staff

Details of the staff serving a particular select committee are set out in their publications.

In many cases, committee staff carry out duties in the service of the House unrelated to their work for a particular committee. For some staff, especially those working in offices other than the Committee Directorate, those duties account for most of their work.

This analysis of the staff who served select committees during Session 2012-13 is therefore presented office by office.

NUMBERS AND GRADES OF STAFF SERVING SELECT COMMITTEES

Committee Directorate
Staff FTE
Band SCS1A to 3: Principal Clerks*, and Legal Adviser to JCHR** 7
Band SCS1: Deputy Principal Clerks 16.8
Band A1: Head of Media and Communications for Select Committees 1
Band A2: Senior Clerks, Senior Committee Specialists, Legal Specialists etc 45.7
Band A3: Assistant Clerks 3
Band B1: Committee Specialists, Media Officers, Senior Executive Officers etc 41.2
Band B2: Senior Committee Assistants etc 31
Band C: Committee Assistants, Secretaries etc 32.3
Band D1: Committee Support and Senior Office Support Assistants 11.4
Band D2: Office Support Assistants and Sandwich Students 4.10

*The Committee Directorate's Principal Clerks have supervisory and management responsibilities, and also performed additional functions as Clerks of Select or Joint Committees. One Principal Clerk was detached to act as Clerk of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. The Clerk of Committees is Clerk of the Liaison Committee; one Principal Clerk of Select Committees is the Second Clerk of the Liaison Committee and Clerk of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy.

**Costs are shared with the House of Lords

This Table includes staff working directly for Committees and those in a support role. For example, the Scrutiny Unit provides specialist help to select, joint and other committees, mainly but not exclusively in financial, policy and legislative scrutiny.

Staff costs for the Committee Directorate, including the Scrutiny Unit, in Session 2012-13 were approximately £9.8 million. Of this, £0.6 million is attributable to the staffing costs of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and part of this will be recovered from the Treasury.

The Table above does not include all staff who were employed on a temporary/fixed term basis for the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards.

33 staff worked for the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards during Session 2012-13. Of those, 17 were House of Commons staff, 1 was House of Lords staff, and 16 were non-parliamentary staff seconded from both the public and private sector. There was large variety in the periods of time that different staff worked for the Commission and in their working patterns. The estimated total cost to the House of Commons in staffing the Commission during Session 2010-12 was £600,000. The House was able to absorb some of these costs: the additional staffing costs incurred by the House was estimated to be £450,000.

As at 1 May 2013, 5 members of staff who worked in the Committee Directorate were on maternity leave, 4 were on secondments and 13 were on career breaks.

Chamber Business Directorate

Journal Office

A Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS 1) was the Clerk of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, supported by a Committee Assistant (Band C). An Assistant Clerk (Band A3) assisted the Clerk of the Committee on Standards and Privileges and was Commons Secretary to the Ecclesiastical Committee. A Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS 1) was Clerk of the Procedure Committee, assisted by an Assistant Clerk (Band A3), and a Committee Assistant (Band C). A Principal Clerk (SCS 2) was the Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on the Parliamentary Privilege, assisted by the Clerk and Committee Assistant of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, and a Committee Support Assistant (Band D1).

From January 2013, the Committee on Standards and Privileges became two separate Committees - the Committee on Standards and the Committee of Privileges. Staff support (SCS1, A3 and C) remained the same.

Public and Private Bill Office

The Clerk of Bills (a Principal Clerk, SCS1A) had supervisory responsibility for staff of the European Scrutiny Committee, and for the Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments.

The following staff served the European Scrutiny Committee: 1 Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS1), 4 Clerk/Advisers with specialist experience (Band A2), 1 Assistant to the Clerk (Band B1), 1 Senior Committee Assistant (Band B2), 3 Committee Assistants (Band C), 1 Committee Support Assistant (Band D2). The Committee was assisted by the Counsel for European Legislation (SCS1A) and by an Assistant Counsel (European) (Band A2). One of the Office Support Assistants (at D2) also supported the Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments, and the Overseas Office.

A part-time Senior Clerk (Band A2) was Clerk of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments and Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments. The Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments were assisted by the Counsel for Legislation (SCS1A), the two Deputy Counsel (SCS1) and a Committee Assistant (Band C).

A Senior Clerk in the Office (Band A2 until October then SCS1) was also Clerk of the Committee of Selection. She was assisted by a Chief Office Clerk (Band C) who otherwise provided general support for the Committee Office.

An Assistant Clerk in the Public Bill Office (Band A3) was Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills until September. A Senior Clerk in the Public Bill Office (Band A2) was Commons Clerk from October.

Table Office

A Principal Clerk (SCS2) (until 28 February) and a Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS1) (from 1 March) was Clerk of the Backbench Business Committee, assisted by a Senior Clerk (Band A2) and a Committee Assistant (Band C).

2  Select Committee Printing Costs and Page Count

Total printing costs of select committees in the Financial Year 2012-13 were £2,034,147, and in Session 2012-13, £1,980,649.

The printing costs of joint committees are borne by the House of Lords. However, the printing costs of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards were borne by the House of Commons. The published output of each committee, including reports, oral and written evidence, is shown in the following tables. Figures include the cost of volumes of evidence published on the internet but not printed.

2A  Page Count and Costs: Financial Year 2012/13
CommitteePage Count Cost

£

Administration160 8,602.39
Backbench Business 441,838.80
Banking Standards282 15,523.11
Business, Innovation & Skills 1,203 69,476.64
Communities & Local Government 1,782 106,772.96
Culture, Media and Sport 1,290 77,463.29
Defence 1,047 54,197.33
Draft Local Audit Bill (Ad Hoc) 166 9,429.28
Education2,022 127,513.27
Energy & Climate Change 1,546 90,167.15
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 1,573 92,473.92
Environmental Audit 1,315 76,342.45
European Scrutiny 4,350 184,809.99
Finance & Services 321,337.31
Foreign Affairs 1,328 70,423.22
Health 1,314 78,865.05
Home Affairs 2,243 122,243.81
International Development 1,360 79,672.34
Justice1,656 97,050.44
Liaison 230 12,628.48
Members' ExpensesNil Nil
Northern Ireland Affairs 404 21,848.22
Political & Constitutional Reform 554 34,833.09
Procedure 336 18,926.70
Public Accounts2,474 126,418.49
Public Administration 91049,126.19
Regulatory Reform48 2,005.97
Science & Technology 1,170 68,638.15
Scottish Affairs 986 53,107.01
Standards20 835.82
CommitteePage Count Cost

£

Standards & Privileges 446 20,117.63
Statutory Instruments 281,170.15
Transport 1,604 92,262.30
Treasury 1,574 80,884.26
Welsh Affairs 512 28,412.49
Work and Pensions 97658,728.89
TOTAL36,985 2,034,146.59

In addition Commons Committees were charged £86,127 for placing reports and evidence on the internet

2B  Page Count and Costs: Session 2012-13

CommitteePage

Count

 
Cost

£

Administration160  8,602.39
Backbench Business 44  1,838.80
Banking Standards378 29,169.17
Business, Innovation & Skills 1,507  83,503.00
Communities & Local Government 1,556  93,294.67
Culture, Media and Sport 1,000  61,759.74
Defence 1,253  63,498.41
Draft Local Audit Bill (Ad Hoc) 166 9,429.28
Education1,656  105,206.53
Energy & Climate Change 318 91,640.29
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 1,589  93,080.48
Environmental Audit 318  78,431.94
European Scrutiny 4,054  168,547.44
Finance and Services 32  1,337.31
Foreign Affairs 1,155  60,037.09
Health 1,358  80,872.91
Home Affairs 2,173  118,278.88
International Development 1,225  70,544.29
Justice1,564  91,940.18
Liaison 230  12,628.48
Members' ExpensesNil  Nil
Northern Ireland Affairs 512  27,001.17
Political & Constitutional Reform 782  46,230.41
Procedure 408  22,022.18
Public Accounts2,400  121,573.63
Public Administration 706  37,786.07
Regulatory Reform48  2,005.97
Science & Technology 1,298  76,448.98
Scottish Affairs 768  39,763.18
Standards20 835.82
Standards and Privileges 466  20,117.63
Statutory Instruments 20  835.82
Transport 1,456  84,337.01
Treasury 1,536  77,109.84
Welsh Affairs 472  26,131.06
Work and Pensions 1,268  74,809.41
TOTAL33,896
1,980,649.46
In addition Commons committees were charged £86,840 for placing reports and evidence on the internet

3  Select Committee Expenses

3A  Financial Year 2012/13*
Committee
Overseas Visits
EU Institution Visits
UK Visits
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment and other minor expenses
Total
Departmental Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Business, Innovation and Skills 50,089.760.00 402.90504.00 0.001,022.05 127.8052,146.51
Communities and Local Government 17,922.240.00 2,617.257,313.35 340.002,896.77 575.0531,664.66
Culture, Media and Sport 45,118.380.00 258.004,813.30 0.000.00 0.0050,189.68
Defence62,822.00 0.008,845.00 31,845.000.00 346.003,959.00 107,817.00
Education12,842.05 0.002,002.40 22,120.360.00 6,999.55921.55 44,885.91
Energy and Climate Change 50,250.850.00 1,380.453,740.00 1,181.001,141.60 1,142.6358,836.53
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2,392.99576.00 217.000.00 0.00469.80 1,115.604,771.39
Foreign Affairs129,360.44 472.713,991.91 1,288.000.00 1,607.252,484.19 139,204.50
Health11,576.32 0.000.00 534.171,662.00 728.590.00 14,501.08
Home Affairs28,905.55 0.003,155.38 3,165.9415,642.51 2,263.862,428.00 55,561.24
International Development 98,131.41911.55 669.0017,015.60 1,617.000.00 2,426.07120,732.39
Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Sub-Committee 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Justice10,254.10 0.007,480.27 3,563.100.00 292.00545.51 22,134.98
Northern Ireland Affairs 4,776.240.00 19,254.7714,498.35 38.952,808.05 0.0041,376.36
Science and Technology 15,076.380.00 5,870.791,944.80 0.001,356.43 1,754.8026,003.20
Scottish Affairs0.00 0.0014,904.69 28,561.0431.50 8,132.94733.30 52,363.47
Transport13,158.52 3,173.582,266.40 16,746.2317,868.20 1,711.76148.50 55,073.19
Treasury225.28 0.000.00 9,430.55  699.842,559.18 12,914.85
Treasury Sub-committee 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Welsh Affairs0.00 7,978.1414,774.74 3,174.6075.00 791.69278.23 27,072.40
Work and Pensions0.00 0.00189.42 11,202.390.00 53.82119.34 11,564.97
Other Committees            
Administration0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Backbench Business 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards, Parliamentary Commission on (Joint Committee)1 0.000.00 0.00144,474.952 8,050.00852.20 4,675.60158,052.75
Banking Standards Sub-Committee A 0.000.00 880.400.00 0.000.00 658.881,539.28
Banking Standards Sub-Committee B 0.000.00 1,140.450.00 0.00298.68 0.001,439.13
Banking Standards Sub-Committee C 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards Sub-Committee D 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards Sub-Committee E 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards Sub-Committee F 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards Sub-Committee G 0.000.00 28.400.00 0.000.00 0.0028.40
Banking Standards Sub-Committee H 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards Sub-Committee I 0.000.00 1,193.130.00 0.0052.50 0.001,245.63
Banking Standards Sub-Committee J 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards Sub-Committee K 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Draft Care and Support Bill (Joint Committee)3 0.000.00 1,463.625,138.70 1,440.000.00 0.008,042.32
Draft Communications Data Bill (Joint Committee)3 0.000.00 0.0015,300.20 0.00217.20 0.0015,517.40
Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill (Joint Committee)3 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00119.53 0.00119.53
Draft Local Audit Bill (Ad Hoc Committee) 0.000.00 0.001,120.00 0.00512.69 0.001,632.69
Environmental Audit 7,752.244,296.32 0.005,971.55 11,700.001,547.81 2,155.2333,423.15
European Scrutiny11,289.07 6,659.97352.99 0.000.00 564.4458.12 18,924.59
Finance and Services 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Human Rights (Joint Committee)3 0.000.00 0.00810.00 0.008.70 105.63955.73
Liaison0.00 0.0013.40 0.000.00 0.00987.78 1,001.18
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Members' Expenses0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)3 0.000.00 0.002,553.00 0.000.00 0.002,553.00
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)3 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.0016.75 150.00166.75
Political and Constitutional Reform 0.000.00 7,376.450.00 0.001,788.85 332.759,498.05
Privileges0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Procedure0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 103.500.00 103.50
Public Accounts32,926.06 0.005,733.43 0.0019,810.18 932.10604.99 60,006.76
Public Administration 0.004,331.38 0.0017,612.15 0.001,811.84 188.6023,943.97
Regulatory Reform0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Selection0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Standards4 0.000.00 0.0010,112.76 0.000.00 0.0010,112.76
Standards and Privileges 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Statutory Instruments 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)3 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
TOTAL604,869.88 28,399.65106,462.64 384,554.0979,456.34 42,148.7931,236.33 1,277,120.88
             
* Figures include some expenditure incurred in Session 2010-12.
1 The cost categories given here do not capture all costs associated with the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. A more comprehensive breakdown of the Commission's costs will be given on its website.
2 Specialist Advisers appointed by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards also worked for its Sub-Committees.
3 Total expenditure. Costs shared with the House of Lords on a 50:50 basis.
4 Figures shown is cost of Lay Members' fees and expenses.
Note:
Expenditure on external transcription services for select committees during 2012/13 was £311,263.



 
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