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

A  SELECT COMMITTEE SUMMARY STATISTICS

2013-14 Session
Committee
No. of Reports
Number of Meetings
Number of Visits3
All Formal
Oral evidence1
Private2
Informal
Overseas
EU Inst.
UK
Total Visits
Departmental Select
Business, Innovation & Skills5
7
44
30
14
0
1
0
3
4
Communities & Local Government
7
45
33
12
0
1
0
8
9
Culture, Media & Sport
6
39
30
9
5
1
1
7
9
Defence5
14
48
22
26
29
7
0
6
13
Education
6
49
36
13
2
1
0
4
5
Energy & Climate Change
9
42
38
4
4
1
1
3
5
Local Energy Sub-Committee
—
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
11
43
26
17
1
0
2
3
5
Foreign Affairs5
8
41
30
11
62
8
0
1
9
Health
10
43
32
11
0
0
0
1
1
Home Affairs
18
46
38
8
0
2
0
3
5
International Development5
10
37
23
14
37
5
0
1
6
Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Sub-Committee
—
6
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
Justice
14
36
26
10
3
2
1
6
9
Northern Ireland Affairs
1
32
23
9
4
1
0
7
8
Science & Technology
9
44
41
3
2
2
0
7
9
Scottish Affairs
14
69
58
11
3
0
0
10
10
Transport
17
40
35
5
13
2
1
11
14
Treasury
13
60
54
6
6
1
2
0
3
Treasury Sub-Committee
—
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Welsh Affairs
4
30
20
10
9
1
1
9
11
Work and Pensions
6
51
26
25
2
0
0
3
3
Other Scrutiny
Arms Export Controls4
1
6
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
Banking Standards, Parliamentary Commission on
1
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Consolidation &c. Bills (Joint Committee)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee)
1
11
7
4
1
0
0
0
0
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee)
1
28
21
7
1
0
0
0
0
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee)
1
16
11
5
0
0
0
1
1
Environmental Audit
15
39
35
4
4
4
1
3
8
European Scrutiny
50
44
12
32
2
11
1
0
12
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
14
36
10
26
11
0
0
2
2
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
1
10
4
6
1
0
0
0
0
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
1
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Political & Constitutional Reform
14
42
37
5
1
0
0
1
1
Public Accounts
61
67
64
3
0
1
0
4
5
Public Administration
15
41
33
8
1
1
0
1
2
Regulatory Reform
5
8
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
Statutory Instruments
7
25
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
27
27
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
Domestic / Administrative
Administration
1
32
1
31
0
1
0
1
2
Backbench Business
0
32
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
Finance and Services
1
13
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
Liaison
2
13
3
10
1
0
0
0
0
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee
—
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Members' Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Privileges
0
11
1
10
0
0
0
0
0
Procedure
6
29
10
19
0
0
0
0
0
Selection
0
37
0
37
1
0
0
0
0
Standards
11
22
5
17
0
0
0
0
0
Total
421
1,452
920
532
209
54
11
106
171

Notes:

1 Includes public meetings of Backbench Business Committee

2 Private deliberative meetings where evidence was not taken

3 Unlike previous Sessional Returns this column now includes visits undertaken in a representative capacity

4 Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees meet together as the Committees on Arms Export Controls

5 This excludes figures for the Committees on Arms Export Controls

Select committee expenses: 2013/14 Financial Year1
Committee
£

Committee expenses

£

Publication costs

£

Total

Departmental Select
Business, Innovation & Skills45,843.65 115,270.75161,114.40
Communities & Local Government62,059.44 70,803.18132,862.62
Culture, Media & Sport24,401.18 68,397.0692,798.24
Defence122,615.4668,196.29 190,811.75
Education92,379.7176,095.06 168,474.77
Energy & Climate Change53,574.42 117,704.46171,278.88
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs8,656.05 77,888.3786,544.42
Foreign Affairs95,250.03 77,913.62173,163.65
Health0.0046,961.27 46,961.27
Home Affairs33,681.43 126,618.04160,299.47
International Development166,315.01 66,954.41233,269.42
Justice68,643.5945,713.47 114,357.06
Northern Ireland Affairs46,731.66 18,880.1365,611.79
Science & Technology19,608.56 62,172.1581,780.71
Scottish Affairs51,352.64 96,237.43147,590.07
Transport108,287.16 113,889.40222,176.56
Treasury83,367.7157,066.56 140,434.27
Welsh Affairs67,317.86 35,326.10102,643.96
Work and Pensions17,365.01 56,469.3673,834.37

Other Scrutiny
Arms Export Controls0.00 17,864.8617,864.86
Banking Standards, Parliamentary Commission on2 9,155.61114,333.04 123,488.65
Banking Standards Sub Committee I321.87 0.00321.87
Consolidation &c. Bills (Joint Committee)3 0.0028.0028.00
Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee)3 0.001,3861,386
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee)3 0.000.000.00
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee)3 7,510.171,014.308,524.47
Environmental Audit34,070.95 98,239.83132,310.78
European Scrutiny30,650.63 204,773.52235,424.15
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 0.000.000.00
Human Rights (Joint Committee)3 3,468.015,068.828,536.83
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)3 3,890.3656.003,946.36
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)3 0.001,596.001,596.00
Political and Constitutional Reform1,633.23 70,811.0672,444.29
Public Accounts39,210.14 151,984.61191,194.75
Public Administration21,066.78 80,045.88101,112.66
Regulatory Reform0.00 3,512.673,512.67
Statutory Instruments0.00 1,672.701,672.70
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)3 0.001,831.201,831.20
Domestic / Administrative
Administration4,821.49 5,889.3410,710.83
Backbench Business0.00 0.000.00
Finance and Services0.00 1,505.431,505.43
Liaison0.003,813.30 3,813.30
Members' Expenses0.00 0.000.00
Privileges0.001,170.89 1,170.89
Procedure0.0017,247.17 17,247.17
Selection0.000.00 0.00
Standards29,620.7916,413.02 46,033.81
Total1,352,870.60 2,198,814.753,551,685.35

Notes:

1 Figures exclude staff costs

2 Some costs were recharged to HM Treasury

3 Expenditure shared with the House of Lords on a 50:50 basis other than printing costs


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 Meetings attended
Haselhurst, Sir Alan (Chair) 30 out of 32
Baldwin, Harriett (added 10.3.14) 3 out of 5
Bradley, Karen (discharged 10.3.14) 18 out of 27
Burns, Conor (added 10.3.14) 4 out of 5
Docherty, Thomas 23 out of 32
Evennett, Mr David (added 28.10.13) 15 out of 20
Harper, Mr Mark (added 10.3.14) 4 out of 5
Harris, Mr Tom (added 1.7.13) 11 out of 25
Hunter, Mark 22 out of 32
Jones, Mr Kevan (discharged 1.7.13) 2 out of 7
Jones, Mr Marcus 24 out of 32
Mills, Nigel 18 out of 32
Morris, David (discharged 10.3.14) 6 out of 27
Munt, Tessa 20 out of 32
Penrose, John (discharged 28.10.13) 9 out of 12
Soames, Sir Nicholas (discharged 10.3.14) 15 out of 27
Spellar, Mr John (discharged 1.7.13) 3 out of 7
Swayne, Mr Desmond (discharged 28.10.13) 8 out of 12
Syms, Mr Robert (added 28.10.13) 13 out of 20
Tami, Mark 26 out of 32
Vaz, Keith 26 out of 32
Watts, Mr Dave 24 out of 32
Wright, David (added 1.7.13) 23 out of 25
Overall attendance: 67.8 %
Total number of meetings: 32
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 1
Number of wholly private meetings 31
Other activities
None
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Appearances by House of Commons Officials: 4

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
28-29.10.13 French National Assembly, Paris Haselhurst,
Bradley,
Docherty,
Harris,
Mills,
Morris 		2 To look at what lessons could be learned in the delivery of services to Members, staff and the public. The visit looked at services including broadcasting, IT, visitor access and income generation. £4,821

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
7.4.14 Bank of England Haselhurst,
Docherty,
Harper,
Mills 		3 To look at what lessons could be learned in the delivery of services to Members, staff and the public. The visit looked at services including broadcasting, IT, visitor access and income generation. £49

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Joint responses from the House of Commons Commission and Members Estimates Committee
First Report: First weeks at Westminster: induction arrangements for new MPs in 2015 193 9.9.13 Received 26.11.13: published as First Special Report

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: First weeks at Westminster: induction arrangements for new MPs in 2015: Responses to the Committee's First Report of Session 2013-14 844 5.12.13 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
13.1.14 One, That the Committee support Catering Services' proposed pricing review.

Debates

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

First Report, Session 2012-13, Visitor Access and Facilities, HC 13 and the House of Commons Commission response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13, Visitor Access and Facilities and Television: Rules of Coverage, HC 545, 21.11.13

First Report of Session 2013-14, First weeks at Westminster: induction arrangements for new MPs in 2015, HC 193, and the House of Commons Commission and Members Estimates Committee responses: First weeks at Westminster: induction arrangements for new MPs in 20:15: Responses to the Committee's First Report, HC 844, 21.11.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
First weeks at Westminster 1
Total 1

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 Meetings attended
Stanley, Sir John (Chair) 6 out of 6
Bruce, Fiona (nominated to CAEC, 9.5.13, replaced on CAEC, 20.6.13) 0 out of 0
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 5 out of 6
Burden, Richard (replaced on CAEC, 4.11.13) 3 out of 3
Clark, Katy 4 out of 6
Clwyd, Ann 4 out of 6
Crockart, Mike (nominated to CAEC, 18.12.13) 1 out of 2
Docherty, Thomas (replaced on CAEC, 1.7.13) 1 out of 2
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M. 0 out of 6
Gapes, Mike 6 out of 6
Gray, Mr James (nominated to CAEC, 1.12.13) 3 out of 3
Hamilton, Fabian (nominated to CAEC, 24.6.13) 4 out of 5
Luff, Sir Peter (nominated to CAEC, 18.12.13) 2 out of 2
McKechin, Ann 6 out of 6
Mordaunt, Penny (replaced on CAEC, 9.9.13) 2 out of 2
O'Donnell, Fiona (replaced on CAEC, 9.5.13) 0 out of 0
Stewart, Bob 6 out of 6
Twigg, Derek (nominated to CAEC, 1.7.13) 2 out of 4
Walker, Mr Robin (replaced on CAEC, 4.11.13) 2 out of 3
White, Chris 3 out of 6
Zahawi, Nadhim 0 out of 6
Overall attendance: 69.8 %
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
Mr James Arbuthnot 1
Mr Julian Brazier 1
Rory Stewart1
Mark Hendrick1
Ms Gisela Stuart1
Total number of meetings: 6
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 4
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 2
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
None

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers6
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Appearances by other witnesses:6

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Joint Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 205 17.7.13 Cm 8707, published 8.10.13
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13 Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13 Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2014) 4
Total 4


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 10 June 2013. The Committee determines matters to be debated in backbench business time under Standing Order No. 14. It does not conduct inquiries and has not power to take evidence, travel or appoint specialist advisers.
Members Meetings attended
Engel, Natascha (Chair, elected 15.3.13) 30 out of 32
Amess, Mr David 27 out of 32
Anderson, Mr David 9 out of 32
Blackman, Bob 23 out of 32
Colvile, Oliver (added 10.12.13) 11 out of 15
Ellison, Jane (discharged 4.11.13) 6 out of 12
Hemming, John 29 out of 32
Jones, Mr Marcus (discharged 10.12.13) 8 out of 17
Mearns, Ian 28 out of 32
Shelbrooke, Alec (added 10.12.13) 8 out of 15
Spencer, Mr Mark (added 4.11.13, discharged 10.12.13) 2 out of 5
Overall attendance: 70.7 %
Total number of meetings: 32
Of which:
Number of meetings in public 32
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee can be found on the Committee's website.

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 Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

Not applicable

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

4  BANKING STANDARDS, PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION ON (JOINT)

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. The Commission ceased to exist after 12 June 2013.
Commons Members Meetings attended
Tyrie, Mr Andrew (Chair) 4 out of 4
Garnier, Mark4 out of 4
Love, Mr Andrew4 out of 4
McFadden, Mr Pat4 out of 4
Thurso, John4 out of 4
Overall attendance: 100 %
Total number of meetings: 4
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
None
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
William Allen, Dr Pinar Bagci, Richard Bennett, Ian Bond, Sir Richard Broadbent, Sir Alan Budd, Forrest Capie, Richard Harris, Bill Michael, John Willman, Charles Wilson, Bill Winters and Geoffrey Wood

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Changing banking for good 175-I 19.6.13 Cm 8661, published 8.7.13
First Report: Changing banking for good 175-II 19.6.13 Cm 8661, published 8.7.13
Oral evidence: Changing banking for good 175-III 19.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Changing banking for good 175-IV 19.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Changing banking for good 175-V 19.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Changing banking for good 175-VI 19.6.13 Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence: Changing banking for good 175-VII 19.6.13 Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence: Changing banking for good 175-VIII 19.6.13 Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence: Changing banking for good 175-IX 19.6.13 Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

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

First Report, Session 2012-13, Banking Standards, HC 848; Second Report, Session 2012-13, Banking reform: towards the right structure, HC 1012; Third Report, Session 2012-13, Proprietary trading, HC 1034; Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, 'An accident waiting to happen': The failure of HBOS, HC 705; First Report, Changing banking for good, HC 175; 8.7.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

5  BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Bailey, Mr Adrian (Chair) 44 out of 44
Bain, Mr William (added 4.11.13) 15 out of 26
Binley, Mr Brian 31 out of 44
Blomfield, Paul 40 out of 44
Clark, Katy 30 out of 44
Crockart, Mike 29 out of 44
Dinenage, Caroline 33 out of 44
Elliott, Julie (discharged 4.11.13) 6 out of 18
Harris, Rebecca 30 out of 44
McKechin, Ann 42 out of 44
Walker, Mr Robin 39 out of 44
Zahawi, Nadhim 32 out of 44
Overall attendance: 76.7 %
Total number of meetings: 44
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 30
Number of wholly private meetings 14
Excluding concurrent meetings held with the Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls

Other activities

None
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers6
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 9
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of Public Bodies or Non-Ministerial Departments comprising:
Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers 1
Financial Conduct Authority2
Office of Fair Trading3
OFSTED1
Shareholder Executive3
Trading Standards Institute1
Skills Funding Agency1
UK Commission for Employment and Skills 1
Appearances by other witnesses:110

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
8-14.3.14 South Africa Bailey,
Bain,
Binley,
Blomfield,
McKechin,
Walker 		2 Inquiry into the Extractive Industries Sector £35,507

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16-18.6.13 Glasgow and Edinburgh Bailey,
Blomfield,
Clark,
Crockart,
Dinenage,
McKechin,
Walker 		4A Inquiry into the potential impact of Scottish Independence on business; higher education and research; and postal services £6,958
11-12.9.13 Gloucester Bailey,
Blomfield,
Dinenage,
McKechin,
Walker 		4B Inquiry into the UK Retail Sector £1,631
25.3.14 Leicester Bailey,
Binley,
Dinenage,
McKechin 		2 Inquiry into Adult Literacy and Numeracy £948

A Includes 1 shorthand writer
B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Women in the Workplace 342-I 20.6.13 Cm 8701, published 4.9.13
Oral and written evidence: Women in the Workplace 342-II 20.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Women in the Workplace 20.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 20517.7.13 Cm 8707, published 8.10.13
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13 Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making 603 25.7.13 Received 10.10.13: published as Second Special Report
Fourth Report: Pub Companies Statutory Code 314 22.7.13 Cm 8867, published 3.6.14
Fifth Report: Open Access 99-I 10.9.13 Received 12.11.13: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Open Access 10.9.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Government's Draft Consumer Rights Bill 697-I 23.12.13 Cm 8796, published 23.1.14
Oral and written evidence: Government's Draft Consumer Rights Bill 697-II 23.12.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Government's Draft Consumer Rights Bill 23.12.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Payday Loan Companies 789 20.12.13 Received 19.2.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Eighth Report: The Retail Sector 168-I4.3.14 Awaited
Oral and written evidence: The Retail Sector 168-II 4.3.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: The Retail Sector 4.3.14Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

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

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Local Enterprise Partnerships: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 585 25.7.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 762 4.11.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Open Access: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 833 26.11.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Payday Loan Companies: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1136 24.3.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Implications of Scottish Independence on business; higher education & research; and postal services 378 25.6.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Implications of Scottish Independence on business; higher education & research; and postal services 378 25.6.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Implications of Scottish Independence on business; higher education & research; and postal services 3787.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Royal Mail Privatisation 710 16.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Royal Mail Privatisation 71018.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Royal Mail Privatisation 71018.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Royal Mail Privatisation 71029.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Extractive Industries Sector 832 2.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Extractive Industries Sector 832 3.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Extractive Industries Sector 8326.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Extractive Industries Sector 83229.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Student Loans 930 8.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Student Loans 930 21.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Business-University Collaboration 1025 31.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Adult Literacy and Numeracy 1073 13.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Adult Literacy and Numeracy 107310.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Adult Literacy and Numeracy 107324.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence: BIS Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 100311.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The future of AstraZeneca 1286 14.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Adult Literacy and Numeracy 1073 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Implications of Scottish Independence on business; higher education & research; and postal services 378 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Royal Mail Privatisation 710 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Extractive Industries Sector 832 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Student Loans 930 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The future of AstraZeneca 1286Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: Local Enterprise Partnerships, received 1.7.13 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

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

Seventh Report, Payday Loan Companies, HC 789; 20.1.14

Fourth Report, Pub Companies Statutory Code, HC 314; Oral evidence taken before the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee on 6 December 2011, HC 1690-i of Session 2010-12; Tenth Report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Session 2010-12, on Pub Companies, HC 1369, and the Government's response, Cm 8222; Fifth Report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Session 2009-10, on Pub Companies: follow-up, HC 138, and the Government's response, HC 503; Third Special Report from the Business and Enterprise Committee, Session 2008-09, on Pub Companies, HC 798; Seventh Report from the Business and Enterprise Committee, Session 2008-09, on Pub Companies, HC 26; and Second Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2004-05, on Pub Companies, HC 128 and the Government's response, HC 434; 21.1.14

Sixth Report, Government's Draft Consumer Rights Bill, HC 697, and the Government response Cm 8796; 28.1.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Adult Literacy and Numeracy 3
BIS Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 1
Business-University Collaboration 1
Extractive Industries Sector 4
Government's Draft Consumer Rights Bill 3
Implications of Scottish Independence on business; higher education & research; and postal services 3
Open Access 1
Payday Loan Companies 1
Pub Companies Statutory Code 1
Royal Mail Privatisation 4
Student Loans 2
The future of AstraZeneca 1
UK Retail Sector 5
Total 30


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 Meetings attended
Betts, Mr Clive (Chair) 45 out of 45
Blackman, Bob 27 out of 45
Danczuk, Simon 42 out of 45
Glindon, Mrs Mary 36 out of 45
Heyes, David 14 out of 45
Morris, James 29 out of 45
Pawsey, Mark 40 out of 45
Pugh, John 28 out of 45
Sawford, Andy (discharged 4.11.13) 11 out of 21
Stevenson, John 30 out of 45
Wheeler, Heather 36 out of 45
Williamson, Chris (added 4.11.13) 22 out of 24
Overall attendance: 72.7 %
Total number of meetings: 45
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 33
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 12
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
Colin Cram, Dr Mike Grady, Professor Alan Harding, Professor Ian Kessler, Kelvin MacDonald, David McCullogh, Sean Nolan and Professor Christine Whitehead.

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 15
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Communities and Local Government 3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Audit Commission2
Greater London Authority3
Homes and Communities Agency2
Local Authorities13
Local Government Association (LGA)4
Local Government Ombudsman (The Commission for Local Administration in England) 2
London Assembly2
National Audit Office1
Planning Inspectorate1
Appearances by other witnesses:48

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
6-8.4.14 Lyon, France Betts,
Danczuk,
Pawsey,
Pugh,
Stevenson,
Wheeler,
Williamson 		2 Inquiry into fiscal devolution to cities and city regions £9,344

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-13.5.13 Leeds Betts,
Danczuk,
Pawsey,
Pugh 		3A Oral evidence session — Private Rented Sector inquiry £1,302
21.5.13 Local Government Ombudsman Office, London Betts,
Pawsey		3 Inquiry into the work of the Local Government Ombudsman Nil
9.7.13 DCLG headquarters, London Betts,
Danczuk,
Glindon,
Morris,
Pawsey,
Pugh,
Stevenson 		3 Visit to Department for Communities and Local Government headquarters Nil
17-18.11.13 Sheffield Betts,
Danczuk,
Glindon,
Wheeler		 3B Oral evidence session —Local Government Procurement inquiry £632
19.11.13 City Hall, London Betts,
Blackman,
Danczuk,
Morris 		2 Inquiry into the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and the London Assembly £54
15.1.14 City Hall, London Betts0Chair of Committee giving evidence to London Assembly Nil
10.2.14 Manchester Betts,
Danczuk,
Heyes,
Pawsey,
Pugh,
Williamson 		3C Oral evidence session — Fiscal devolution to cities and city regions inquiry £1,365
28.4.14 Planning Inspectorate, Bristol Betts,
Heyes,
Pawsey,
Williamson 		2 Inquiry into the Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework £679

A Includes 1 shorthand writer
B Includes 1 shorthand writer
C Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Private rented sector 50-I 18.7.13 Cm 8730, published 16.10.13
Oral and written evidence: Private rented sector 50-II 18.7.13Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Private rented sector 18.7.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: The work of the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency 310 11.9.13 Received 18.11.13 (from the HCA Regulation Committee): published as Second Special Report; Received 6.12.13 (from Government): published as Third Special Report
Third Report: Community Budgets 163 23.10.13 Cm 8794, published 28.1.14
Fourth Report: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Greater London Authority Act 2007 and the London Assembly 213 16.10.13 Cm 8761, published 4.12.13
Fifth Report: Further review of the work and performance of the Local Government Ombudsman 866 15.1.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Further review of the work and performance of the Local Government Ombudsman Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Local Government Procurement 712 13.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Local Government Procurement Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Building Regulations certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings 906 6.3.14 Cm 8853, published 20.5.14
Evidence & written evidence: Building Regulations certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Government consultation on permitted development rights for homeowners: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 173 23.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The work of the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency: the Regulation Committee's response to the Committee's Second Report 836 28.11.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: The work of the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 973 16.1.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: Decentralisation: an assessment of progress 1083-i 11.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: High Streets and Town Centres 612-i17.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser 105-i17.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Knight Review of the Fire and Rescue authorities in England 311-i and ii4.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Planning Issues 309-i15.4.14Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Performance of the Department 2013 711 28.11.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Performance of the Department 2013 711 12.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Performance of the Department 2013 711 27.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Local Government finance settlement 2014-15 102411.2.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written Evidence: Private Rented Sector 50Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Community Budgets 163Not Applicable
Written Evidence: The work of the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency 310Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Knight Review of Fire and Rescue Authorities in England 311Not Applicable
Written evidence: Councillors on the frontline 423Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Further review of the work of the Local Government Ombudsman 866Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Building regulations certification of domestic electrical work 906Not Applicable
Written evidence: Fiscal devolution to cities and city regions 1018Not Applicable
Written evidence: Local Government Chief Officers' remuneration 1084Not Applicable
Written evidence: Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework 1285Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Department for Communities and Local Government Main Estimates 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Department for Communities and Local Government Supplementary Estimates 2013-14 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions.
Various items of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout this session.

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report 2012-13: Government consultation on permitted development rights for homeowners, received 15.5.13 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2012-13: The role of the local authorities in health issues, published as Cm 8638 (18.7.13).

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: Implementation of welfare reform by local authorities, published as Cm 8635 (5.6.13).

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
9.10.13 Three: on consideration of the Chair's draft Report on Post-legislative scrutiny of Greater London Authority Act 2007 and London Assembly.

Debates

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

Oral evidence taken 17 June 2013: Planning Issues, HC 309; 02 September 2013: High Streets and Town Centres, HC 612; 16.10.13

First Report, Session 2010-12, Proposed Code of Recommended Practice on local authority publications, HC 666; Fourth Report, Session 2010-12, Audit and inspection of local authorities, HC 763; 28.10.13

Oral evidence taken 27 January 2014: Local Government Finance Settlement 2014-15, HC 1024; 12.02.14

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Councillors on the frontline, HC 432; 5.9.13

Third Report, Community Budgets, HC 163; 6.2.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Building Regulations applying to electrical installation and repairs in dwellings 1
Building Regulations certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings 2
Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser 1
Community Budgets 4
Fiscal devolution to cities and city regions 7
Further review of the work and performance of the Local Government Ombudsman 1
Greater London Authority Act 2007 4
High Streets and Town Centres 1
Knight Review of Fire and Rescue Service 2
Local Government Chief Officers' remuneration 1
Local Government finance settlement 2014-15 1
Local Government Procurement 7
Performance of the Department 2013 3
Planning Issues 1
Private rented sector 4
Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency 1
Total 41A

A On eight 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

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 Meetings attended
Buckland, Mr Robert 1 out of 1
Caton, Martin 0 out of 1
Chapman, Jenny 1 out of 1
Collins, Damian 1 out of 1
Dobbin, Jim 0 out of 1
Dorrell, Mr Stephen 1 out of 1
Elphicke, Charlie 1 out of 1
Farrelly, Paul 0 out of 1
Fovargue, Yvonne 1 out of 1
Norman, Jesse 0 out of 1
Smith, Sir Robert 0 out of 1
Tomlinson, Justin 0 out of 1
Overall attendance: 50 %
Total number of meetings: 1
Of which:
Number of meetings at which 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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Treasury1
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel 1

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill [HL] 1026 13.2.14 Not Applicable

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill [HL] 1
Total 1

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 Meetings attended
Whittingdale, Mr John (Chair) 39 out of 39
Bradshaw, Mr Ben 33 out of 39
Bray, Angie 28 out of 39
Burns, Conor 25 out of 39
Crouch, Tracey 29 out of 39
Davies, Philip 28 out of 39
Farrelly, Paul 37 out of 39
Leech, Mr John 28 out of 39
Rotheram, Steve 30 out of 39
Sheridan, Jim 25 out of 39
Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry 27 out of 39
Overall attendance: 76.7 %
Total number of meetings: 39
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 30
Number of wholly private meetings 9
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 5
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
Mr Ray Gallagher and Ms Sara John

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 7
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 2
Members of the House of Lords8
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:
BBC2
BBC Trust2
Channel 43
Gambling Commission1
National Lottery Commission1
Ofcom3
Appearances by other witnesses:78

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-15.5.14 Netherlands, Germany and Denmark Whittingdale,
Bradshaw,
Crouch,
Farrelly,
Rotheram,
Sutcliffe 		2 Inquiry into Future of the BBC £11,321

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
23-24.9.13 BrusselsA Whittingdale0To attend the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Conference on Transparency of Media Ownership £430

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
13.5.13 British Phonographic Industry HQ, London Whittingdale,
Farrelly,
Leech		 2 Inquiry into Support for the Creative Industries Nil
16.5.13 British Library, London Whittingdale3 Inquiry into Support for the Creative Industries Nil
24.10.13 BT Sport Studios, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Whittingdale,
Crouch,
Farrelly,
Sutcliffe 		3 Inquiries into Women and Sport and Future of the BBC Nil
21.11.13 Global Radio, Leicester Square Whittingdale,
Rotheram,
Sutcliffe 		3 Inquiry into Future of the BBC Nil
23.1.14 BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Square Whittingdale,
Bradshaw,
Crouch,
Davies,
Farrelly,
Leech,
Sutcliffe 		3B Inquiry into Future of the BBC Nil
26.2.14 OxfordA 01 To attend the Oxford Media Convention £869
10-11.3.14 Bradford and Salford Whittingdale,
Bradshaw,
Burns,
Crouch,
Davies,
Farrelly,
Leech,
Rotheram,
Sheridan,
Sutcliffe 		3B Inquiry into Future of the BBC £2,024

A Travel in a representative capacity
B Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Scrutiny of the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013 506 26.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission & the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 256 5.7.13 Received 8.8.13: published as Second Special Report
Third Report: Supporting the creative economy 674 26.9.13 Received 7.12.13: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Supporting the creative economy Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Nuisance Calls 636 5.12.13 Received 31.3.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Nuisance Calls Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the Chairman of Ofcom 933 18.12.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Online Safety 729 19.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Online Safety Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Football Governance: Follow up: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2012-13 156 23.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission & the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 646 3.9.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Supporting the creative economy: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 945 17.12.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Nuisance Calls: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1211 1.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: Future of the Science Museum Group 507-i 31.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The work of Ofcom 508-i 15.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Channel 4 Annual Report 509-i 15.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The BBC Annual Report 2013 730-i 9.5.14 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Regulation of the press 143 19.6.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Women and Sport 809 20.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Women and Sport 809 8.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Future of the BBC 949 22.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Future of the BBC 949 28.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Future of the BBC 949 4.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Women and Sport 809 8.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Future of the BBC 949 28.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Future of the BBC 949 28.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Work of the Arts Council (England) 1161 29.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Women and Sport 809 30.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Work of the Arts Council (England) 1161 14.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Regulation of the press 143 19.6.13Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report 2012-13: Football Governance: Follow up, received 14.5.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
16.7.13 One, On a motion to invite Mr Rupert Murdoch to give oral evidence in connection with the inquiry into News International and Phone Hacking.
17.12.13 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on The Government's preferred candidate for the Chair of Ofcom.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Channel 4 Annual Report 1
Dealing with Complaints Against the Press 1
Draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission & the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 1
Future of the BBC 5
Future of the Science Museum Group 1
Nuisance Telephone Calls 2
Online Safety 3
Pre-appointment hearing with the Chair of Ofcom 1
Regulation of the press 4
Support for the creative industries 1
The BBC Annual Report 2013 1
The work of Ofcom 1
Women and Sport 4
Work of the Arts Council (England) 2
Work of the DCMS 2
Total 30


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 Meetings attended
Stewart, Rory (added 14.5.14) (Chair from 14.5.14) 0 out of 0
Arbuthnot, Mr James (discharged 28.4.14) (Chair until 28.4.14) 43 out of 44
Brazier, Mr Julian 46 out of 48
Docherty, Thomas (discharged 25.11.13) 15 out of 22
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M. 15 out of 48
Gray, Mr James (added 4.11.13) 27 out of 28
Havard, Mr Dai 44 out of 48
Holloway, Mr Adam 26 out of 48
Moon, Mrs Madeleine 40 out of 48
Mordaunt, Penny (discharged 4.11.13) 16 out of 20
Osborne, Sandra (discharged 10.6.13) 3 out of 3
Russell, Sir Bob 38 out of 48
Stewart, Bob 34 out of 48
Stuart, Ms Gisela 40 out of 48
Twigg, Derek (added 10.6.13) 36 out of 45
Woodcock, John (added 25.11.13) 17 out of 26
Overall attendance: 76.9 %
Total number of meetings: 48
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 22
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 2
Number of wholly private meetings 26
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 (including overseas visitors) 29
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, Air Marshal Paul Colley CB OBE, Christopher Donnelly CMG, TD, Dr John Louth, Major General Mungo Melvin OBE, Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE and Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB MBE

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers5
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 2
Members of the Scottish Government1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ministry of Defence27
Foreign and Commonwealth Office1
Department of Health2
Appearances by other witnesses24

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-17.5.13 Washington Arbuthnot,
Brazier,
Docherty,
Havard,
Holloway,
Mordaunt,
Osborne,
Stewart,
Stuart 		2 Inquiry into Towards the Next Defence and Security Review £53,344
20-21.5.13 WashingtonA Arbuthnot,
Havard		0 Electric Infrastructure Security Summit £1,744
Cancelled Vilnius, LithuaniaA N/A N/A Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy £55
8-9.9.13 Pau, FranceA Arbuthnot,
Moon		0 11th Summer Defence Conference £1,532
26-31.10.13 Afghanistan and Pakistan Arbuthnot,
Havard,
Moon,
Stewart,
Stuart,
Twigg 		2 Inquiry into Afghanistan £29,787
Cancelled AthensA N/A N/A Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy £714
2-3.4.14 ParisA Arbuthnot,
Havard		0 Franco-British Council Annual Defence Conference £1,154
14-15.5.14 ParisA Havard1 UK-France Defence Committees Conference £1,168
19-20.5.14 Brussels Stewart,
Brazier,
Havard,
Stewart,
Stuart,
Woodcock 		2 Inquiry into Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Two £6,000 (Estimated out-turn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21.11.13 RAF Waddington, LincolnA Moon2B Inquiry into Remotely Piloted Air Systems - current and future UK use £234
5.12.13 BAE Systems at WartonA Moon1Inquiry into Remotely Piloted Air Systems - current and future UK use £0
16.12.13 Army Recruiting Centre, Upavon Arbuthnot,
Brazier,
Russell,
Twigg 		2C Inquiry into Future Army 2020 £131
26-27.2.14 Wilton Park, OxfordA Arbuthnot,
Woodcock		1 Conference on the future of non-nuclear deterrence £200
20.3.14 Brize Norton, OxfordshireA Gray,
Moon		2D Visit to Brize Norton, A400M briefing and flight £117
1.5.14 PortsmouthA Stewart,
Stuart		2 Fleet Diving Squadron, Portsmouth £129

A Travel in a representative capacity
B Includes 1 specialist adviser
C Includes 1 specialist adviser
D Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: MoD Supplementary Estimates 2012-13 291 13.6.13 Received 6.8.13: published as Fifth Special Report
Second Report: MoD Main Estimates 2013-14 5171.7.13Received 4.9.13: published as Sixth Special Report
Third Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 20517.7.13Cm 8707, published 8.10.13
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues
17.7.13Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the children of service personnel 58623.7.13 Received 3.10.13: published as Eighth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the children of service personnel 23.7.13Not Applicable
Fifth Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of service personnel 185 18.7.13 Received 17.9.13: published as Seventh Special Report
Sixth Report: Defence implications of possible Scottish independence 198 27.9.13 Received 12.11.13: published as Ninth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Defence implications of possible Scottish independence 27.9.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part One 197 7.1.14 Received 7.3.14: published as Tenth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part One 7.1.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 653 14.1.14 Received 14.3.14: published as Eleventh Special Report
Ninth Report: Future Army 2020 576 6.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Future Army 2020 6.3.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems - current and future UK use 772 25.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems — current and future UK use 25.3.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Deterrence in the twenty-first century 1066 27.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Deterrence in the twenty-first century 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: UK Armed Forces Personnel and the Legal Framework for Future Operations 931 2.4.14 Awaited
Thirteenth Report: Afghanistan — Camp Bastion Attack 830 16.4.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Afghanistan — Camp Bastion Attack 16.4.14 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Intervention: Why, When and How? 952 28.4.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Intervention: Why, When and How? 28.4.14 Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: Afghanistan 994 13.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Afghanistan Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries
A First Joint Report with the Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Defence Acquisition: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 73 10.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 292 14.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Securing the Future of Afghanistan: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2012-13 461 21.6.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: The work of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces: Government's and Commissioner's Responses to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 505 27.6.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: MoD Supplementary Estimates 2012-13: Government response to the Committee's First Report 644 10.9.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: MoD Main Estimates 2013-14: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 670 17.9.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of service personnel: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 759 23.10.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the children of service personnel: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 771 29.10.13 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Defence implications of possible Scottish independence: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 839 21.11.13 Not Applicable
Tenth Special Report: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part One: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1175 26.3.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 1198 3.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The Defence Materiel Strategy 876-i12.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: The Defence Materiel Strategy 876-ii12.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 5: Military Casualties 94021.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 5: Military Casualties 9401.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 5: Military Casualties 94029.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence: MoD Mid Year Report 1174 25.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Two 10677.5.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Two 1067 Not Applicable
Written evidence: MoD Mid Year Report 1174 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The Defence Materiel Strategy 876 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 5: Military Casualties 940 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report 2012-13: Defence Acquisition, received 5.2.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2012-13: The work of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces, received 14.6.13 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report.

Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces' Response to the Committee's Eighth Report 2012-13: The work of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces, received 3.5.13 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12, received 23.5.13 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2012-13: Securing the Future of Afghanistan, received 4.6.13 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Ninth Report, Session 2013-14, Future Army 2020, HC 576; 6.3.14

The following was debated in the House:

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Defence and Cyber-security, HC 106, and the Government response HC 719; 4.3.14

The following 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, and the Government Response HC 1855; Second Report, Session 2012-13, The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation, HC 331, and the Government response, HC 578; 25.6.13

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Defence Acquisition, HC 9, and the Government response HC 73; 16.7.13

Oral evidence taken on 5.12.12: Future Army 2020, HC 803-i, Session 2012-13; Oral evidence taken on 10.7.13 and 8.10.13: Future Army 2020, HC 576-i-ii, Session 2013-14; Written evidence reported to the House on 24.4.13, 9.7.13 and 8.10.13 and published on the Internet: Future Army 2020, HC 576; 17.10.13

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Defence Acquisition, HC 9, and the Government response HC 73; Oral evidence taken on 5.12.12: Future Army 2020, HC 803-i, Session 2012-13; Oral evidence taken on 4.9.13: Defence Acquisition, HC 652-i, Session 2013-14; Oral evidence taken on 10.7.13, 8.10.13 and 5.11.13: Future Army 2020, HC 576-i-iii, Session 2013-14; Written evidence reported to the House on 24.4.13, 9.7.13, 8.10.13 and 5.11.13 and published on the Internet: Future Army 2020; 20.11.13

Ninth Report, Session 2013-14, Future Army 2020, HC 576; Oral evidence taken on 4.9.13: Defence Acquisition, HC 652-i, Session 2013-14; Written evidence reported to the House on 26.11.13 and published on the Internet: Defence Acquisition, HC 652, Session 2013-14; Oral evidence taken on 12.12.13 and 12.2.14: The Defence Materiel Strategy, HC 876, Session 2013-14; Written evidence reported to the House on 12.2.14 and published on the Internet: The Defence Materiel Strategy, HC 876, Session 2013-14; 29.4.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Afghanistan 2
Afghanistan — Camp Bastion Attack 1
Defence Acquisition 1
Defence implications of possible Scottish independence 3
Future Army 2020 3
MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 1
MoD Mid Year Report 1
The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 5: Military Casualties 3
The Defence Materiel Strategy 2
The work of the Chief of the Defence Staff 1
Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part One 3
Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Two 1
Total 22


10  DRAFT DEREGULATION BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 10 July 2013.
Commons Members Meetings attended
Bridgen, Andrew 10 out of 11
Duddridge, James 10 out of 11
Hemming, John 11 out of 11
Hopkins, Kelvin 9 out of 11
Lavery, Ian 9 out of 11
Patel, Priti 6 out of 11
Overall attendance: 83.3 %
Total number of meetings: 11
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 7
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 Adviser during the Session
None

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 2
Members of the House of Lords1
Appearances by other witnesses:44

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Draft Deregulation Bill 925 19.12.13 Cm 8808, published 30.1.14
Written evidence published on the Internet: Draft Deregulation Bill 19.12.13 Not Applicable
Oral evidence published on the Internet: Draft Deregulation Bill 19.12.13Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
11.12.13 Three, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Draft Deregulation Bill.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Draft Deregulation Bill 7
Total 7


11  DRAFT MODERN SLAVERY BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 18 December 2013.
Commons Members Meetings attended
Field, Mr Frank (Chair) 22 out of 28
Bruce, Fiona 18 out of 28
Connarty, Michael 17 out of 28
Mactaggart, Fiona 23 out of 28
Randall, Sir John 14 out of 28
Spelman, Mrs Caroline 21 out of 28
Stunell, Sir Andrew 24 out of 28
Overall attendance: 70.9 %
Total number of meetings: 28
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 21
Number of wholly private meetings 7
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

Christine Beddoe, Peter Cater QC, James Ewins, Lucy Maule, Anthony Steen and Tim Weedon

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords2
Appearances by other witnesses:77

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Draft Modern Slavery Bill 1019 8.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Draft Modern Slavery Bill Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Draft Modern Slavery Bill — Correspondence from the Home Office on the Duty to Notify 1019Not Applicable
Written evidence: Draft Modern Slavery Bill — Correspondence from the Home Office on the National Referral Mechanism Statistics 1019Not applicable
Written evidence: Draft Modern Slavery Bill — Correspondence from the Scottish Guardianship Office 1019Not applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Draft Modern Slavery Bill 21
Total 21


12  DRAFT VOTING ELIGIBILITY (PRISONERS) BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 16 April 2013.
Commons Members Meetings attended
Gibb, Mr Nick (Chair)15 out of 16
Blunt, Mr Crispin 9 out of 16
Brine, Steve 12 out of 16
Burt, Lorely 14 out of 16
Meale, Sir Alan 7 out of 16
Twigg, Derek 13 out of 16
Overall attendance: 72.9 %
Total number of meetings: 16
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 11
Number of wholly private meetings 5
Other activities
None
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Colin Murray, Newcastle Law School

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 4
Members of the House of Lords5
Appearances by other witnesses:27

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
11.7.13 HMP Downview and HMP High DownA Gibb,
Burt		3 Draft Voting Eligibillity (Prisoners) Bill £250B

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Full cost of visit was £500. Expenditure was shared with the House of Lords


Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill 924 18.12.13 Awaited
Oral and written evidence published on the Internet: Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill 18.12.13 Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
11.12.13 Three, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill 11
Total 11


13  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 Meetings attended
Stuart, Mr Graham (Chair) 41 out of 49
Carmichael, Neil 33 out of 49
Cunningham, Alex 37 out of 49
Esterson, Bill 32 out of 49
Glass, Pat 34 out of 49
Leslie, Charlotte (discharged 4.11.13) 4 out of 22
McDonagh, Siobhain 31 out of 49
Mearns, Ian 34 out of 49
Nokes, Caroline (added 18.3.14) 8 out of 8
Raab, Mr Dominic (added 4.11.13) 17 out of 27
Skidmore, Chris (discharged 18.3.14) 14 out of 41
Ward, Mr David 37 out of 49
Whittaker, Craig 30 out of 49
Overall attendance: 65.3 %
Total number of meetings: 49
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 36
Number of wholly private meetings 13
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
Professor Mel Ainscow, Professor David Berridge, Marion Davis CBE, Professor Becky Francis, Dr Jo Harris, Professor David Kirk, Professor Stephen Machin, Professor Iram Siraj, Professor Alan Smithers, Professor Stephen Strand, and Dr Margy Whalley

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 10
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Education9
Department of Work and Pensions1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Education Funding Agency1
National College for Teaching and Leadership 2
Ofsted6
National Audit Office1
Appearances by other witnesses:144

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
23-28.3.14 Boston and New Orleans Stuart,
Cunningham,
Mearns,
Ward,
Whittaker 		2 Inquiry into Academies and free schools £37,820

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
26.11.13 Thanet District Council Stuart,
Esterson,
Glass,
Mearns,
Ward 		2 Inquiry into Residential Children's Homes £302
21.1.14 Department for Education Stuart,
Carmichael,
Cunningham,
Glass,
Mearns,
Ward 		4 To discuss issues related to the administration of the DfE with the Permanent Secretary (Chris Wormald) and other officials Nil
6.2.14 Peterborough Stuart,
Esterson,
Mearns,
Ward		 2 Inquiry into Underachievement in education of white working class children £351
8.4.14 Ipswich Borough Council Stuart,
Cunningham,
Esterson,
Mearns,
Nokes,
Ward,
Whittaker 		2 Inquiry into 16+ care options £338

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: 2012 GCSE English results 204 11.6.13 Received 12.9.13 and Ofqual response received 10.9.13: published as Second Special Report
Second Report: The Role of School Governing Bodies 365-I 4.7.13 Received 3.9.13: published as First Special Report
Oral and written evidence: The Role of School Governing Bodies 365-II4.7.13Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: The Role of School Governing Bodies 4.7.13Not Applicable
Third Report: School Sports following London 2012: No more political football 164-I 22.7.13 Received 2.10.13: published as Third Special Report
Oral and written evidence: School Sports following London 2012: No more political football 164-II 22.7.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: School Sports following London 2012: No more political football 22.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: School Partnerships and Cooperation 269 6.11.13 Received 6.1.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: School Partnerships and Cooperation 6.11.13Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Foundation years: Sure Start children's centres 364-I17.12.13Received 25.2.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Oral and written evidence: Foundation years: Sure Start children's centres 364-II 8.1.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Foundation years: Sure Start children's centres 8.1.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Residential children's homes 716 12.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Residential children's homes Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: The role of School Governing Bodies: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 661 13.9.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: 2012 GCSE English results: Government and Ofqual responses to the Committee's First Report 662 14.10.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: School Sports following London 2012: No more political football: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 723 16.10.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: School Partnerships and Cooperation: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 999 20.1.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Foundation years: Sure Start children's centres: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 1141 10.3.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Great Teachers — follow up 371-i 14.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Great Teachers — follow up 371-ii 14.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Secretary of State: School accountability, qualifications and curriculum reform 65-i 16.4.14 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Underachievement in education of white working class children 727 9.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Academies and free schools 981 12.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Underachievement in education of white working class children 727 3.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Academies and free schools 981 10.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Academies and free schools 981 21.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Underachievement in education of white working class children 727 10.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Underachievement in education of white working class children 727 10.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Academies and free schools 981 10.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: 16 plus care options 1033 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: 16 plus care options 1033 15.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Academies and free schools 981 16.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: 16 plus care options 1033 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Underachievement in education of white working class children 727 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Academies and free schools 981 Not Applicable

Written evidence was published on a number of occasions
Various items of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout this session.

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following 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; 11.6.13

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Careers guidance for young people: The impact of the new duty on schools, HC 632; 16.5.13

Second Report, Session 2013-14, The role of School Governing Bodies, HC 365, and the Government response HC 661; Third Report, Session 2013-14, School sport following London 2012: No more political football, HC 164, and the Government response HC 723; 5.12.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
16 plus care options 2
Academies and free schools 5
Child well-being in England 1
Children First follow up 2
DfE Annual Report 2012-13 1
Foundation years: Sure Start children's centres 6
Great Teachers — follow up 2
Ofsted Annual Report on Education 1
Ofsted's Social Care Annual Report 2012/13 1
Residential children's homes 3
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education 1
School Partnerships and Cooperation 2
School Places 1
School Sports following London 2012 3
Secretary of State: School accountability, qualifications and curriculum reform 1
Underachievement in education of white working class children 4
Total 36


14  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 Meetings attended
Yeo, Mr Tim (Chair) 27 out of 42
Byles, Dan 22 out of 42
Gardiner, Barry (discharged 4.11.13) 7 out of 17
Lavery, Ian 33 out of 42
Lee, Dr Phillip 23 out of 42
Lilley, Mr Peter 33 out of 42
Owen, Albert 34 out of 42
Pincher, Christopher 24 out of 42
Robertson, John 32 out of 42
Smith, Sir Robert 40 out of 42
Stringer, Graham (added 4.11.13) 23 out of 25
Whitehead, Dr Alan 34 out of 42
Overall attendance: 71.9 %
Total number of meetings: 42
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 38
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
Mr Mark Ozawa and Dr Anthony White

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers5
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 3
Members of the House of Lords1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Energy and Climate Change 18
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Committee on Climate Change5
Environment Agency2
National Grid1
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority3
Ofgem8
Appearances by other witnesses:124


Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
17-22.11.13 Ottawa, Toronto, Regina, and Calgary, Canada Byles,
Lavery,
Owen,
Pincher,
Robertson,
Smith,
Whitehead 		2 Visit to Canada in relation to inquiry on Carbon capture and storage £46,578

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16-17.12.13 BrusselsA Byles0Joint Committee meeting on the EU Internal Energy Market for the 21st Century, Brussels £536

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16.5.13 Drax Power Station, North Yorkshire Yeo,
Gardiner,
Smith		2 Visit to the Drax Power Station in relation to inquiry on Bioenergy £653
12.12.13 Imperial College London Lee, Smith,
Whitehead		1 Visit to Imperial College in relation to inquiry on Carbon capture and storage £39
23.1.14 Pilot-Scale Advanced Capture Technology (PACT) facilities and University of Sheffield, Sheffield Yeo,

Pincher,
Stringer,

Smith

5AVisit to Sheffield in relation to inquiry on Carbon capture and storage £2050

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The Green Deal: watching brief 14222.5.13 Received 12.7.13: published as Second Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: The Green Deal: watching brief 22.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: A Severn Barrage? 19410.6.13 Received 12.8.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: A Severn Barrage? 10.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: UK oil refining 340 26.7.13 Received 26.9.13: published as Sixth Special Report
Fourth Report: Smart meter roll-out 161 27.7.13 Received 27.9.13: published as Seventh Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Smart meter roll out 27.7.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty 108 29.7.13 Received 2.10.13: published as Fifth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty 29.7.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Local Energy 180 6.8.13 Received 9.10.13: published as Eighth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Local Energy 6.8.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of Ofgem 64517.9.13Not applicable
Eighth Report: Levy Control Framework 87217.2.14Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Levy Control Framework Not applicable
Ninth Report: Carbon capture and storage 74221.5.14Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Carbon capture and storage Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries.

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 106 17.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The Green Deal: watching brief: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2013-14 607 26.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 60918.7.13Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: A Severn Barrage?: Government response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2013-14 62218.9.13Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty: Government and Ofgem responses to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2013-14 717 10.10.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: UK oil refining: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2013-14 718 11.10.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Smart meter roll out: Government and Ofgem responses to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2013-14 719 14.10.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Local Energy: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 749 21.10.13 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Ofgem Annual Report and AccountsA 1009 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Renewable Heat IncentiveA 1075 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Electricity Market Reform Technical UpdateB 1781 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Bioenergy 181 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Review of DECC Policy 554 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The impact of potential Scottish independence on energy and climate changeA 582 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The inclusion of international aviation and shipping emissions in carbon budgetsA 638 13.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Energy BillA 749 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: DECC Annual Report and AccountsA 923 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Gas Generation StrategyA 987 2.5.14 Not Applicable

A HC No. refers to Session 2012-13

B HC No. refers to Session 2010-12

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Ofgem Review of policy 1284 12.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) 1111 13.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) 11119.6.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) 111123.6.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Review 9076.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Review 90726.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Review 90731.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Low carbon innovation 74718.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Low carbon innovation 74721.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change 119031.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Gas storage871 29.11.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Heat743 17.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Heat743 19.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Heat743 20.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 74828.10.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Outcomes of Warsaw COP 19 90913.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Power disruption due to severe weather 102028.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Power disruption due to severe weather 102014.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The 4th Carbon Budget review 95931.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Committee on Climate Change 69815.10.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Economics of Climate Change 8077.11.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Energy prices773 30.10.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Energy prices773 29.11.13Not Applicable
Evidence: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 8984.7.14Not Applicable

Written evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: DECC Main Estimate 2014-15 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Ofgem Main Estimate 2014-15 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Consumer engagement with energy markets Not Applicable
Written evidence: Carbon Price Floor Not Applicable
Written evidence: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 748Not Applicable
Written evidence: Energy Bill Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Committee on Climate Change 698Not Applicable
Written evidence: Energy prices 773Not Applicable
Written evidence: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 5th Assessment Review 907Not Applicable
Written evidence: Low carbon innovation 747Not Applicable
Written evidence: Power disruption due to severe weather 1020Not Applicable
Written evidence: DECC Supplementary Estimates 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: DECC mid-year report 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Network costs 1279Not Applicable
Written evidence: Heat Not Applicable
Written evidence: Small nuclear power 1278Not Applicable
Written evidence: Linking emissions trading systems 1287Not Applicable
Written evidence: The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) 1111Not Applicable
Written evidence: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 898Not Applicable
Written evidence: Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts Not Applicable
Written evidence: The 4th Carbon Budget Review 959Not Applicable
Written evidence: Gas storage871 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Committee on Climate Change Not Applicable
Written evidence: Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead Not Applicable
Written evidence: Smart meter roll out Not Applicable
Written evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of Ofgem Not Applicable
Written evidence: Select Committee Memorandum on the Department of Energy and Climate Change Supplementary Estimates 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Ofgem Estimates Memorandum Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2012-13: Building new nuclear: the challenges ahead, received 1.5.13 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report 2012-13: The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets, received 17.7.13 and published as the committee's Third Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
16.7.13 One, on consideration of the question, that the Report be the Fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
10.9.13 One, on consideration of the question, that the Report be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.

Debates

The following Report was debated in the House:

Eighth Report, Session 2013-14, Levy Control Framework: Parliamentary oversight of Government levies on energy bills, HC 872; 3.3.14

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Fifth Report, Session 2013-14, Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty, HC 108; 7.11.13

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

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets, HC 785; 16.7.13, 18.7.13

First Report, Session 2012-13, Draft Energy Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny, HC 275; 4.12.13

Uncorrected oral evidence, Session 2012-13, Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Energy Bill, HC 749; 4.12.13

Uncorrected oral evidence, Session 2013-14, Energy prices, HC 773; 7.11.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Bioenergy 1
Carbon Capture and Storage 3
DECC Annual Report and Accounts 1
Economics of Climate Change 1
Energy prices 2
Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty 2
Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change 1
Gas Storage 1
The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) 3
Heat 3
IPCC 5th Assessment Review 3
Levy Control Framework 1
Low carbon innovation 3
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 1
Ofgem Review of Policy 1
Outcomes of Warsaw COP 19 1
Power disruption due to severe weather 2
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of Ofgem 1
Review of DECC Policy 1
Smart meter roll out 3
The 4th Carbon Budget review 1
The work of the Committee on Climate Change 1
UK oil refining 2
Total 39A

A On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate oral evidence sessions. Therefore the total in this table does not match the figure given above for the number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

14A  Energy and Climate Change Sub-Committee on Local Energy

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 14 May 2013.
Members Meetings attended
Whitehead, Dr Alan (Chair)2 out of 2
Gardiner, Barry 2 out of 2
Lee, Dr Phillip 2 out of 2
Pincher, Christopher 1 out of 2
Robertson, John 1 out of 2
Overall attendance: 80 %
Total number of meetings: 2
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 2
Other activities
None
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses:17

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

None

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Local Energy 2
Total 2


15  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 Meetings attended
McIntosh, Miss Anne (Chair) 43 out of 43
Docherty, Thomas (discharged 10.6.13) 0 out of 4
Drax, Richard 26 out of 43
Eustice, George (discharged 4.11.13) 9 out of 21
Fitzpatrick, Jim (added 4.11.13) 17 out of 22
Gardiner, Barry (discharged 4.11.13) 5 out of 21
Glindon, Mrs Mary 27 out of 43
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma (added 10.6.13) 27 out of 39
McKenzie, Iain 25 out of 43
Murray, Sheryll 33 out of 43
Parish, Neil 38 out of 43
Ritchie, Ms Margaret 33 out of 43
Rogerson, Dan (discharged 25.11.13) 4 out of 24
Spencer, Mr Mark (added 4.11.13) 18 out of 22
Williams, Roger (added 25.11.13) 11 out of 19
Overall attendance: 66.8 %
Total number of meetings: 43
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 26
Number of wholly private meetings 17
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
Professor Brian Revell

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 4
Members of the House of Lords3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 6
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) 1
Environment Agency2
European Commission1
Food Standards Agency2
Natural England1
OFWAT1
Research Councils1
Rural Payments Agency2
Technology Strategy Board1
Appearances by other witnesses:51

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21-22.7.13 Vilnius, LithuaniaA McIntosh0To attend meeting of Chairpersons of EU Agriculture Committees £429
6-7.11.13 BrusselsA McIntosh0To attend meetings with MEPs and others Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12.9.13 York McIntosh,
Glindon,
Murray,
Parish,
Rogerson 		2 Inquiry into tree health and plant biosecurity £540
25-26.2.14 BirminghamA McIntosh,
Fitzpatrick,
Williams		 0To attend National Farmers Union annual conference £321

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill 95 16.5.13 Received 4.9.13: published as First Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill 16.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Vaccination against bovine TB 258 5.6.13 Received 5.9.13: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Vaccination against bovine TB 5.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Managing Flood Risk 330 4.7.13 Received 5.9.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Managing Flood Risk 4.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Wild Animals in Circuses 553 9.7.13 Received 9.10.13: published as Fifth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Wild Animals in Circuses 9.7.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Food Contamination 141 16.7.13 Received 16.9.13: published as Second Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Food Contamination 16.7.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Rural Communities 602 24.7.13 Received 15.10.13: published as Sixth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Rural Communities 24.7.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy in England 2014-2020 745 3.12.13 Received 27.1.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy in England 2014-2020 3.12.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Appointment of Chairman of Natural England 890 13.12.13 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Departmental Annual Report 2012-13 741 7.1.14 Received 24.4.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Departmental Annual Report 2012-13 7.1.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity 469 11.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Primates as pets 98410.6.14Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Primates as pets Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill: Government response to the Committee's First Report 637 9.9.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Food Contamination: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 707 11.10.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Vaccination against bovine TB: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 705 16.10.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Managing Flood Risk: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 706 16.10.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Wild Animals in Circuses: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 746 22.10.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Rural Communities: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 764 28.10.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy in England 2014-2020: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1088 20.2.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Departmental Annual Report 2012-13: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report 1283 14.5.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Oral Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Insurance for Flooding 1142 17.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Rural Payments Agency 1227 6.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency 1282 16.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Water 873 9.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The Elliott Review 953 13.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Winter floods 2013-14 99127.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Winter floods 2013-14 9913.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Winter floods 2013-14 9917.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Food security926 20.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Food security926 4.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Food security926 17.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Food security926 10.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Food security926 31.3.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Insurance for Flooding 1142 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Winter floods 2013-14 991Not Applicable
Written evidence: Food security 926Not Applicable
Written evidence: Waste management 1271Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Various letters were received and published on the Internet throughout the Session

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2012-13: Draft Water Bill, published as Cm 8643 (27.6.13)

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:

Third Report, Managing Flood Risk, HC 330, and the Government response HC 706; 3.3.14

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Contamination of Beef Products, HC 946; Fifth Report, Food Contamination, HC 141, and the Government response HC 707; 17.10.13

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

Second Report, Vaccination against bovine TB, HC 258, and the Government response HC 705; 16.10.13

Contamination of Beef Products, HC 946; Fifth Report, Food Contamination, HC 141, and the Government response HC 707; Oral evidence taken 08 January 2014: The Elliott Review, HC 953; 2.4.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
CAP implementation 2014-2020 5
Departmental Annual Report 2012-13 2
Food Contamination 3
Food Security 5
Insurance for Flooding 1
Pre-appointment hearing: Chairman of Natural England 1
Primates as Pets 1
The Elliott Review 1
The work of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency 1
The work of the Rural Payments Agency 1
Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity 2
Water 1
Winter Floods 3
Total 27A

A On one occasion 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

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 Meetings attended
Walley, Joan (Chair) 36 out of 39
Aldous, Peter 31 out of 39
Benyon, Richard (discharged 25.11.13) 0 out of 21
Carmichael, Neil 19 out of 39
Caton, Martin 28 out of 39
Clark, Katy 15 out of 39
Evans, Chris (discharged 18.3.14) 0 out of 33
Goldsmith, Zac 29 out of 39
Kane, Mike (added 18.3.14) 5 out of 6
Lazarowicz, Mark 33 out of 39
Lucas, Caroline 28 out of 39
Nokes, Caroline 20 out of 39
Offord, Dr Matthew 36 out of 39
Rogerson, Dan (added 25.11.13) 0 out of 18
Spelman, Mrs Caroline (added 16.12.13) 12 out of 16
Spencer, Mr Mark 19 out of 39
Uppal, Paul (discharged 11.11.13) 0 out of 20
Whitehead, Dr Alan 33 out of 39
Wright, Simon 29 out of 39
Overall attendance: 60.1 %
Total number of meetings: 39
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 35
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 4
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
Martin Brocklehurst, Professor Tim O'Riordan, Andrew Raingold, Dr William Sheate, and Farooq Ullah.

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 11
Members of the House of Lords1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2
Cabinet Office1
Department for Communities and Local Government 1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 5
Department for International Development 2
Department for Transport2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office3
HM Treasury2
Home Office1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Environment Agency2
Higher Education Funding Council for England 1
Marine Management Organisation1
Met Office1
Natural England2
Office for National Statistics1
Scottish Natural Heritage1
UK Export Finance1
Appearances by other witnesses:101

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
13.5.13 DublinA Walley0Meeting of Chairpersons of Environment and Energy Committees £296
17-21.6.13 Cayman Islands Walley,
Offord		1 In connection with inquiry into Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories £16,748
13-14.10.13 ReykjavikA Walley0Arctic Circle Conference £827
13.11.13 BrusselsA Walley0European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy conference £474

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
11.2.14 Brussels Walley,
Aldous,
Carmichael,
Lazarowicz,
Whitehead 		2 Visit to the European Institutions £4,998

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12.9.13 Green Investment Bank, Edinburgh Walley,
Aldous,
Lazarowicz,
Offord,
Spencer,
Whitehead 		3A Taking oral evidence as part of green finance inquiry at Green Investment Bank and meeting MSPs on environmental issues £1,815
16.10.13 Drayton Park Garden VillageB Walley1 In connection with Code for Sustainable Homes inquiry £200
9.4.14 Bromley-by-BowB Walley,
Whitehead		1 Visit to district heating scheme at Bromley-by Bow in connection with Code for Sustainable Homes inquiry £10

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Embedding sustainable development: An update 202 14.6.13 Received 29.8.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Second Report: Outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit 200 14.6.13 Received 4.9.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit 14.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Transport and accessibility to public services 201 24.6.13 Received 13.8.13: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Transport and accessibility to public services 24.6.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Protecting the Arctic: The Government's response 333 27.7.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Protecting the Arctic: The Government's response 27.7.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Progress on Carbon Budgets 60 8.10.13 Received 10.10.13: published as Fifth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Progress on Carbon Budgets 8.10.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Biodiversity Offsetting 750 12.11.13 Received 24.3.14: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Biodiversity Offsetting Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Sustainability in BIS 613 14.11.13 Received 31.1.14: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Sustainability in BIS Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Code for Sustainable Homes and the Housing Standards Review 192 20.11.13 Cm 8830, published 13.3.14
Evidence & written evidence: Code for Sustainable Homes and the Housing Standards Review Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Energy subsidies 61 2.12.13 Received 18.2.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Energy subsidies 2.12.13 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories 332 16.1.14 Received 14.3.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories 16.1.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Plastic bags 861 6.2.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Plastic bags Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Green Finance 191 6.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Green Finance 6.3.14 Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: HS2 and the environment 1076 7.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: HS2 and the environment Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Invasive non-native species 913 16.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Invasive non-native species Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: Well-being59 5.6.14Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Well-being 5.6.14Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Measuring well-being and sustainable development: Sustainable Development Indicators: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 139 20.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Pollinators and Pesticides: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 631 10.9.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Transport and accessibility to public services: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 632 11.9.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Embedding sustainable development and the outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit: Government response to the Committee's First and Second Reports 633 11.9.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Progress on Carbon Budgets: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 928 13.12.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Sustainability in BIS: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1069 10.2.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Energy subsidies: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report 1103 3.3.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report 1167 24.3.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Biodiversity Offsetting: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1195 28.3.14 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Marine protected areas 914 11.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Marine protected areas 914 8.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Sustainability in the Home Office 1049 7.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Growing a circular economy 1176 19.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Growing a circular economy 1176 22.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Marine protected areas 914 22.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Growing a circular economy 1176 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Marine protected areas 914 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Action on air quality 1276Not Applicable
Written evidence: Plastic bags861 Not Applicable
Written evidence: HS2 and the environment 1076Not Applicable
Written evidence: Wildlife CrimeA 140Not Applicable
Written evidence: Green Finance 191Not Applicable
Written evidence: Progress on Carbon Budgets 60Not applicable
Written evidence: Energy subsidies 61Not applicable
Written evidence: Outcomes of the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit 200Not applicable

A HC No. refers to Session 2012-13

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report 2012-13: Measuring well-being and sustainable development: Sustainable Development Indicators, received 9.5.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report 2012-13: Pollinators and Pesticides, received 31.7.13 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Debates

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

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Pollinators and Pesticides, HC 668; 6.6.13

Ninth Report, Energy subsidies, HC 61; 4.12.13

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Wildlife Crime, HC 140; 6.2.14

Thirteenth Report, HS2 and the environment, HC 1076; 28.4.14, 29.4.14

The following Reports were debated in Westminster Hall:

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Wildlife Crime, HC 140; 10.10.13

Second Report, Session 2012-13, Protecting the Arctic, HC 171; Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Protecting the Arctic: The Government's response, HC 333; 23.10.13

Tenth Report, Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories, HC 332, and the Government response, HC 1167; 8.5.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Biodiversity offsetting 1
Code for Sustainable Homes and the Housing Standards Review 1
Energy Subsidies in the UK 4
Green Finance 5
Growing a circular economy 2
HS2 and the environment 2
Invasive Species 4
Marine protected areas 3
Plastic bags 2
Progress on Carbon Budgets 4
Protecting the Arctic: The Government's response 1
Sustainability in BIS 1
Sustainability in the Home Office 1
Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories 2
Well-being 3
Total 36A

A On one occasion 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

17  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 Meetings attended
Cash, Mr William (Chair) 40 out of 44
Benton, Mr Joe (added 17.6.13, discharged 5.7.13) 0 out of 4
Bingham, Andrew (added 16.7.13) 29 out of 35
Clappison, Mr James 31 out of 44
Connarty, Michael 30 out of 44
Davies, Geraint (added 5.7.13) 8 out of 36
Dobbin, Jim (discharged 17.6.13) 0 out of 4
Elliott, Julie 7 out of 44
Farron, Tim (discharged 25.11.13) 0 out of 22
Gilbert, Stephen (added 25.11.13) 1 out of 22
Griffith, Nia 26 out of 44
Heaton-Harris, Chris 13 out of 44
Hopkins, Kelvin 32 out of 44
Kelly, Chris 33 out of 44
Mordaunt, Penny (discharged 16.7.13) 0 out of 9
Phillips, Stephen 20 out of 44
Rees-Mogg, Jacob 40 out of 44
Riordan, Mrs Linda 8 out of 44
Smith, Henry 39 out of 44
Swales, Ian (discharged 25.11.13) 0 out of 22
Thornton, Mr Mike (added 25.11.13) 18 out of 22
Overall attendance: 53.3 %
Total number of meetings: 44
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 12
Number of wholly private meetings 32
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Health1
Foreign and Commonwealth Office2
Home Office3
Appearances by other witnesses:11

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-14.5.13 Brussels and the Hague Cash,
Clappison,
Connarty,
Griffith,
Hopkins 		2 Inquiry into European Scrutiny in the House of Commons £5,767
9-11.6.13 Vilnius, LithuaniaA Cash,
Clappison,
Connarty,
Elliott,
Hopkins,
Smith 		2 Pre-presidency visit £6,024
23-25.6.13 Dublin, IrelandA Cash,
Griffith		1 Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) Plenary £1,709
7-8.7.13 Vilnius, LithuaniaA Cash1 Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) Chairs £1,181
16-18.10.13 Vilnius, LithuaniaA Cash1 Inter-parliamentary conference for Economic and Financial Governance of the EU £1,787
27-29.10.13 Vilnius, LithuaniaA Cash,
Connarty		1 Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) Plenary £3,089
1-3.12.13 Athens, GreeceA Cash,
Hopkins,
Smith		2 Pre-presidency visit£4,927
20-21.1.14 BrusselsA Cash0Inter-parliamentary Conference for Economic & Financial Governance of the EU £585
26-27.1.14 Athens, GreeceA Cash1 Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) Chairs £1,339
12-14.3.14 Rome, ItalyA Cash0Conference on What Europe stands for: Growth, Jobs and Right: Will the EU rise to the occasion? £1,092
2-5.4.14 Athens, GreeceA Cash0Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign & Security Policy and Common Security Defence Policy £1,298

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
Cancelled BrusselsA N/A N/A Assises de la Justice - What role for Justice in the European Union? £371

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 8 May 2013 83-i 17.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Reducing the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks: Reasoned Opinion 83-ii 13.5.13 Awaited
Third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 21 May 2013 83-iii 3.6.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 June 2013 83-iv 18.6.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 12 June 2013 83-v 27.6.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 19 June 2013 83-vi 27.6.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 26 June 2013 83-vii 3.7.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 3 July 2013 83-viii 15.7.13 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 10 July 2013 83-ix 18.7.13 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Further amendments to EU restrictive measures against the Syrian regime 83-x 11.7.13 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Reforming Europol 83-xi 11.7.13 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 17 July 2013 83-xii 30.7.13 Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 4 September 2013 83-xiii 23.9.13 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 11 September 2013 83-xiv 20.9.13 Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: European Public Prosecutor's Office: Reasoned Opinion; Reform of Eurojust; European Anti-Fraud Office 83-xv 17.9.13 Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report: Subsidiarity - monitoring by national parliaments: challenging a measure before the EU Court of Justice 671 16.9.13 Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 9 October 2013 83-xvi 24.10.13 Not Applicable
Eighteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 16 October 2013 83-xvii 24.10.13 Not Applicable
Nineteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 23 October 2013 83-xviii 30.10.13 Not Applicable
Twentieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 30 October 2013 83-xix 8.11.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-first Report: The UK's block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures 683 7.11.13 Received 8.1.14: published as Second Special Report
Twenty-second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 6 November 2013 83-xx 27.11.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 20 November 2013 83-xxi 4.12.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-fourth Report: European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons 109-I28.11.13 Awaited
Oral evidence: European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons 109-II 28.11.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons 28.11.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 27 November 2013 83-xxii 6.12.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 4 December 2013 83-xx-iii 11.12.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 11 December 2013 83-xxiv 23.12.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 18 December 2013 83-xxv 2.1.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 8 January 2014 83-xxvi 17.1.14 Not Applicable
Thirtieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 15 January 2014 83-xxvii 23.1.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-first Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 22 January 2014 83-xxviii 5.2.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 22 January 2014 83-xxix 29.1.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 29 January 2014 83-xxx 7.2.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 February 2014 83-xxxi 18.2.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 February 2014 83-xxxii 7.2.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 12 February 2014 83-xxxiii 19.2.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 26 February 2014 83-xxxiv 11.3.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 March 2014 83-xxxv 18.3.14 Not Applicable
Thirty-ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 12 March 2014 83-xxxvi 26.3.14 Not Applicable
Fortieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 12 March 2014 83-xxxvii 14.3.14 Not Applicable
Forty-first Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 19 March 2014 83-xxxviii 28.3.14 Not Applicable
Forty-second Report: The Government's response to the Committees' Reports on the 2014 Block opt-out decisionA 1177 26.3.14 Not Applicable
Forty-third Report: The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK: a state of confusion 979 2.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK: a state of confusion Not Applicable
Forty-fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 26 March 2014 83-xxxix 8.4.14 Not Applicable
Forty-fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 2 April 2014 83-xl 10.4.14 Not Applicable
Forty-sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 9 April 2014 83-xli 25.4.14 Not Applicable
Forty-seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 30 April 2014 83-xlii 15.5.14 Not Applicable
Forty-eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 7 May 2014 83-xliii 15.5.14 Not Applicable
Forty-ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 7 May 2014 83-xliv 9.5.14 Not Applicable
Fiftieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 14 May 2014 83-xlv 28.5.14 Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

A First Joint Report with the Home Affairs and Justice committees

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: The 2014 Block opt-out: engaging with Parliament: Government response to the Committee's Thirty-seventh Report of Session 2012-13 289 18.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The UK's block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures: Government response to the Committee's Twenty-first Report 978 16.1.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: European Investigation Order 1266-i 7.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Tobacco Products Directive: Scrutiny Override 591-i 2.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The UK's block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures 683-i 12.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: European Document Debates 975-i 16.1.14 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Thirty Seventh Report 2012-13: The 2014 Block opt-out: engaging with Parliament, received 10.2.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
19.3.14 Ten, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on the Report on The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK: a state of confusion.
26.3.14 Ten, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on the Report on The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK: a state of confusion.
26.3.14 Two, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on the Report on The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK: a state of confusion.

Debates

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

Fourth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 5 June 2013, HC 83; 11.6.13

First Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 8 May 2013, HC 83; First Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 8 May 2013, HC 83; 18.6.13

Eleventh Report, Reforming Europol, HC 83; 15.7.13

Fourteenth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 11 September 2013, HC 83; 29.10.13

Twenty-fifth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 27 November 2013, HC 83; 13.1.14

Twenty-fifth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 27 November 2013, HC 83; 22.1.14

Nineteenth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 23 October 2013, HC 83; Thirty-first Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 22 January 2014, HC 83; 18.3.14

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

Nineteenth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 23 October 2013, HC 83; 11.11.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Animal Cloning: the use of Article 352 TFEU 1
European Document Debates 1
European Investigation Order 1
European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons 4
The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK 3
The UK's block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures 1
Tobacco Products Directive: Scrutiny Override 1
Total 12


18  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 Meetings attended
Thurso, John (Chair) 13 out of 13
Beresford, Sir Paul 9 out of 13
Betts, Mr Clive 12 out of 13
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey 11 out of 13
Flello, Robert 6 out of 13
Gray, Mr James (discharged 10.12.13) 5 out of 7
Haselhurst, Sir Alan 12 out of 13
Howarth, Mr George 11 out of 13
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay 9 out of 13
Knight, Sir Greg 12 out of 13
Syms, Mr Robert (added 10.12.13) 3 out of 6
Wright, Mr Iain 6 out of 13
Overall attendance: 76.2 %
Total number of meetings: 13
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 13
Other activities
None
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 Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: House of Commons Financial Plan 2014/15-2017/18, including draft Estimates for 2014/15 754 23.10.13 Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

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 Financial Plan 2014/15-2017/18, including draft Estimates for 2014/15, HC 754; 21.11.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

19  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 Meetings attended
Ottaway, Sir Richard (Chair) 41 out of 41
Ainsworth, Mr Bob (discharged 20.5.13) 0 out of 2
Baron, Mr John 30 out of 41
Campbell, Sir Menzies 31 out of 41
Clwyd, Ann 26 out of 41
Gapes, Mike 34 out of 41
Hendrick, Mark 30 out of 41
Osborne, Sandra (added 20.5.13) 28 out of 39
Rosindell, Andrew 32 out of 41
Roy, Mr Frank 29 out of 41
Stanley, Sir John 37 out of 41
Stewart, Rory 32 out of 41
Overall attendance: 77.6 %
Total number of meetings: 41
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 30
Number of wholly private meetings 11
Excluding concurrent meetings held with Business, Innovations and Skills, Defence and International Development committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 62
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Sir William Patey KCMG

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 10
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 3
Members of the House of Lords2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office11
Ministry of Defence1
Department for International Development 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
BBC4
British Council1
Appearances by other witnesses:55

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
2-7.6.13 Algeria, Mali and Morocco Ottaway,
Gapes,
Hendrick		2 Inquiry into Extremism and instability in North and West Africa £13,903
1-2.8.13 WarsawA Stanley010th International Parliamentarians Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights General Meeting £522
1-5.9.13 Nigeria Gapes,
Hendrick,
Osborne,
Rosindell,
Roy 		1 Inquiry into The UK's response to extremism and political instability in North and West Africa £30,630
4.9.13 StuttgartOttaway,
Baron 		1 Inquiry into The UK's response to extremism and political instability in North and West Africa £845
4-6.9.13 VilniusA 1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £667
27-31.10.13 New York, Boston and Washington DC Ottaway,
Campbell,
Gapes,
Hendrick,
Osborne,
Rosindell,
Roy,
Stanley 		2 Inquiry into Government foreign policy towards the United States £40,902
3-5.3.14 Malaga and Gibraltar Ottaway,
Gapes,
Rosindell,
Roy,
Stanley,
Stewart 		4B Inquiry into FCO consular services/Overseas Territories £6,231
2.4-5.4.14 AthensA 1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £752

A Travel in a representative capacity
B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
7.1.14 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall Ottaway,
Baron,
Gapes,
Hendrick 		3 Visit to the FCO to visit the Crisis and Language Centres Nil

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The future of the European Union: UK Government policy 87-I 11.6.13 Cm 8693, published 3.9.13
Oral and written evidence: The future of the European Union: UK Government policy 87-II 11.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: The UK staff presence in the EU institutions 219 2.7.13 Cm 8698, published 3.10.13
Third Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 205 17.7.13 Cm 8707, published 8.10.13
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The FCO's human rights work in 2012 267 17.10.13 Cm 8762, published 17.12.13
Written evidence published on the Internet: The FCO's human rights work in 2012 17.10.13Not Applicable
Fifth Report: The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 88 22.11.13 Cm 8780, published 22.1.14
Written evidence published on the Internet: The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 22.11.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: FCO performance and finances 2012-13 696 10.1.14 Cm 8797, published 10.3.14; Response from BBC received 10.2.14 and published as Second Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: FCO performance and finances 2012-13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa 86-I 21.3.14 Cm 8861, published 23.5.14
Oral and written evidence: The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa 86-II 21.3.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa 21.3.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Government foreign policy towards the United States 695 3.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Government foreign policy towards the United States Not Applicable
Ninth Report: The future of the BBC World Service 1045 31.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The future of the BBC World Service Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

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

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: FCO performance and finances 2011-12: British Council and BBC responses to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 381 21.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: FCO performance and finances 2012-13: BBC response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1196 28.3.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: Developments in UK Foreign Policy 268-i 19.9.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Government policy towards China 529-i 29.8.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Iran's nuclear programme 952-i 26.6.13 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The crisis in Syria and the impact upon its neighbours 899 11.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Overseas Territories 921 18.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: prospects for 2014 957 15.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: UK policy towards Iran 904 22.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: UK policy towards Iran 904 29.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: FCO consular services 905 5.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: UK policy towards Iran 904 12.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: FCO consular services 905 26.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Overseas Territories 921 11.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Developments in UK Foreign Policy 1150 19.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: UK policy towards Iran 904 19.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Developments in Libya 1157 26.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Overseas Territories921 4.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 10956.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The FCO's human rights work in 2013 128115.5.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
List of informal meetings held by the Committee in Session 2012-13 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Main Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
List of informal meetings held by the Committee between 8 May and 31 October 2013 Not Applicable
Written evidence: UK policy towards Iran 904Not Applicable
Written evidence: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Supplementary Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Supplementary Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: FCO Supplementary Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 1095Not Applicable
Written evidence: FCO consular services 905Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

  

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report 2012-13: FCO performance and finances 2011-12, published as Cm 8636 (14.6.13).

Replies from the BBC and the British Council to the Committee's Fifth Report 2012-13: FCO performance and finances 2011-12, received 30.5.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2012-13: Foreign policy considerations for the UK and Scotland in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country, published as Cm 8644 (1.7.13).

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
8.10.13 One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft report on The FCO's human rights work in 2012.
12.11.13 One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft report on The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
26.3.14 One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft report on The future of the BBC World Service.

Debates

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

Oral evidence taken 16 July 2013: Developments in UK Foreign Policy, HC 268; 29.8.13

The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, The FCO's human rights work in 2012, HC 267; 23.1.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Developments in Libya 1
Developments in UK Foreign Policy 2
FCO consular services 2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office performance and finances 2012-13 2
Government foreign policy towards the United States 3
Government policy towards China 1
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: prospects for 2014 1
Overseas Territories 3
The crisis in Syria and the impact upon its neighbours 1
The FCO's human rights work in 2012 2
The FCO's human rights work in 2013 1
The future of the BBC World Service 2
The UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain 2
The UK's response to extremism and political instability in North and West Africa 5
UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 1
UK policy towards Iran 4
Total 33A

A On three 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

20  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 Meetings attended
Dorrell, Mr Stephen (Chair) 41 out of 43
Cooper, Rosie 30 out of 43
George, Andrew 38 out of 43
Keeley, Barbara 37 out of 43
Leslie, Charlotte (added 17.6.13) 26 out of 39
Morris, Grahame M. 30 out of 43
Percy, Andrew 21 out of 43
Sharma, Mr Virendra 31 out of 43
Skidmore, Chris (discharged 17.6.13) 1 out of 4
Tredinnick, David 34 out of 43
Vaz, Valerie 34 out of 43
Wollaston, Dr Sarah 28 out of 43
Overall attendance: 74.2 %
Total number of meetings: 43
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 32
Number of wholly private meetings 11
Other activities
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
Professor Kieran Walshe

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 3
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Health5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of Executive agencies comprising:
Public Health England1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Care Quality Commission3
Monitor (Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts) 2
NHS England10
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of regulatory bodies comprising:
General Medical Council 4
Health and Care Professions Council 2
Nursing and Midwifery Council1
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care 3
Appearances by other witnesses:45

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
6.5.14 Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Cooper,
Keeley,
Morris,
Percy,
Tredinnick,
Vaz,
Wollaston 		4A Inquiry into Integrated Care Pioneers £174

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007 997 14.8.13 Cm 8735, published 25.10.13
Second Report: Urgent and Emergency Services 171 24.7.13 Cm 8708, published 10.10.13
Written evidence published on the Internet: Urgent and Emergency Services 26.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: After Francis: making a difference 657 18.9.13 Cm 8755, published 19.11.13
Fourth Report: Appointment of the Chair of Monitor 744 24.10.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: 2013 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council 699 18.12.13 Nursing and Midwifery Council reply received 14.2.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: 2013 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Not Applicable
Sixth Report: 2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission 761 22.1.14 Care Quality Commission reply received 3.4.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: 2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Public expenditure on health and social care 793 12.2.14 Cm 8836, published 8.4.14
Evidence & written evidence: Public expenditure on health and social care Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Public Health England 840 26.2.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Public Health England Not Applicable
Ninth Report: 2013 accountability hearing with Monitor 841 26.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: 2013 accountability hearing with Monitor Not Applicable
Tenth Report: 2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council 897 2.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: 2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: 2012 Annual accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 154 17.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: 2012 Annual accountability hearing with Monitor: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2012-13 172 23.5.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: 2012 Annual accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 581 12.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: 2013 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council: Nursing and Midwifery Council's response to the Committee's Fifth Report 1200 31.3.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: 2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission: Care Quality Commission's response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1218 14.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Care Quality Commission 526-i 28.8.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care 528-i28.8.13 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Government and Care Quality Commission replies to the Committee's Seventh Report 2012-13: 2012 Annual accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission, received 18.4.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Government and Nursing and Midwifery Council replies to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: 2012 Annual accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, received 30.4.13 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report.

Government and Monitor replies to the Committee's Tenth Report 2012-13: 2012 Annual accountability hearing with Monitor, received 14.5.13 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report 2012-13: Public expenditure on health and care services, published as Cm 8624 (13.6.13).

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
23.10.13 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Appointment of the Chair of Monitor.

Debates

The following was debated in the House:

Eleventh Report, Session 2012-13, Public expenditure on health and care services, HC 651, and the Government response Cm 8624; 3.7.13

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

Third Report, After Francis: making a difference, HC 657; 16.12.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
2013 accountability hearing with Monitor 1
2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission 1
2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council 1
2013 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council 1
Care Quality Commission 1
Children's and adolescent mental health and CAMHS 2
Complaints and Raising Concerns 3
Handling of NHS Patient Data 1
Health and Care Professions Council 1
Implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 3
Integrated Care Pioneers 1
Management of long-term conditions 4
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Monitor 1
Public expenditure on health and social care 3
Public Health England 1
The work of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care 1
Urgent and Emergency Care 1
Urgent and Emergency Services 3
Work of NHS England 2
Total 32


21  HIGH SPEED RAIL (LONDON-WEST MIDLANDS) BILL

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/high-speed-rail-london-west-midlands-bill-select-committee-commons/

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 29 April 2014.
Members Meetings attended
Syms, Mr Robert (Chair) 2 out of 2
Bellingham, Mr Henry 2 out of 2
Bottomley, Sir Peter 2 out of 2
Mearns, Ian 2 out of 2
Qureshi, Yasmin 2 out of 2
Thornton, Mr Mike 0 out of 2
Overall attendance: 83.3 %
Total number of meetings: 2
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 1
Number of wholly private meetings 1
Other activities
None
Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Neil Caulfield, Senior Clerk (Band A2); Committee Assistant: Miguel Boo Fraga (Band C)


Specialist Advisers during the Session
None

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Promoter's Counsel 1
Appearances by other witnesses7

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

None

Special Reports

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Oral evidence: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) BillA 128015.5.14Not Applicable

A Oral submissions on programming.

Petitions

The Committee received 1918 petitions, which were published online.

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 1
Total 1


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 Meetings attended
Vaz, Keith (Chair) 46 out of 46
Austin, Ian (added 4.11.13) 15 out of 25
Blackwood, Nicola 24 out of 46
Clappison, Mr James 35 out of 46
Ellis, Michael 44 out of 46
Flynn, Paul (added 4.11.13) 23 out of 25
Fullbrook, Lorraine 22 out of 46
Huppert, Dr Julian 42 out of 46
McCabe, Steve (discharged 4.11.13) 19 out of 21
Phillipson, Bridget (discharged 4.11.13) 9 out of 21
Qureshi, Yasmin (added 4.11.13) 13 out of 25
Reckless, Mark 37 out of 46
Ruane, Chris (discharged 4.11.13) 16 out of 21
Winnick, Mr David 44 out of 46
Overall attendance: 76.9 %
Total number of meetings: 46
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 38
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 2
Number of wholly private meetings 8
Other activities
None
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.


Specialist Advisers during the Session
Charlie Edwards and Anthony Steen

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 10
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 3
Members of the House of Lords3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Revenue & Customs1
Home Office11
Appearances by other witnesses:148


Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
20-22.5.13 Bucharest, Romania Vaz,
Clappison,
Reckless		2 Inquiry into Implications for the Home Affairs area of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU £5,866
3-7.3.14 Nairobi, Kenya Vaz,
Fullbrook,
Reckless		2 Inquiry into Counter-terrorism £23,854

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
28.11.13 Home Office Intelligence Management System, CroydonA Vaz1 Inquiry into the work of the Immigration Directorates Nil
10.2.14 Metropolitan Police firearms exercise, New Scotland Yard, London Vaz,
Austin,
Huppert		3 Inquiry into the death of Mark Duggan Nil
13.3.14 Google Headquarters, LondonA Vaz,
Huppert		4 Joint seminar with YouTube regarding inquiry into Counter-terrorism £9

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Police and Crime Commissioners: Register of Interests 69 23.5.13 Cm 8692, published 7.8.13
Second Report: Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming 68-I 10.6.13 Cm 8705, published 10.9.13
Oral and written evidence: Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming 68-II 12.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming 12.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Leadership and standards in the police 67-I 1.7.13 Cm 8759, published 21.11.13; Received 22.10.13 from College of Policing: published as Second Special Report
Oral and written evidence: Leadership and standards in the police 67-II 22.7.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Leadership and standards in the police 22.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (October-December 2012) 486 13.7.13 Received 17.1.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Fifth Report: E-Crime 70 30.7.13 Cm 8734, published 21.10.13
Written evidence published on the Internet: E-Crime 30.7.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Police and Crime Commissioners: power to remove Chief Constables 487 20.7.13 Cm 8766, published 3.12.13
Seventh Report: Asylum 71 11.10.13 Cm 8769, published 13.12.13
Written evidence published on the Internet: Asylum 11.10.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (January-March 2013) 616 8.11.13 Received 27.2.14: published as Sixth Special Report
Ninth Report: Pre-Lisbon Treaty EU police and criminal justice measures: the UK's opt-in decision 615 31.10.13 Received 31.12.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Tenth Report: Leadership and standards in the police: follow-up 756-I 3.11.13 Awaited
Oral and written evidence: Leadership and standards in the police: follow-up 756-II 9.12.13 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Khat 869 29.11.13 Received 13.3.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Twelfth Report: Drugs: new psychoactive substances and prescription drugs 819 20.12.13 Cm 8857, published 1.5.14
Thirteenth Report: The work of the Permanent Secretary 233 31.1.14 Received 19.3.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Fourteenth Report: The Government's Response to the Committees' Reports on the 2014 block opt-out decisionA 1177 26.3.14 Received 6.4.14: Letter from the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice published on the Internet
Fifteenth Report: The work of the Immigration Directorates (April-September 2013) 820 21.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Immigration Directorates (April-September 2013) 3.12.13 Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report: Police and Crime Commissioners: progress to date 757 5.5.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Police and Crime Commissioners: progress to date 5.5.14 Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report: Counter-terrorism 231 9.5.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Counter-terrorism 9.5.14 Not Applicable
Eighteenth Report: Reform of the Police Federation 1163 16.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Reform of the Police Federation Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries
A First Joint Report with the European Scrutiny and Justice committees.

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Undercover policing: Interim Report: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2012-13 451 24.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Leadership and standards in the police: College of Policing response to the Committee's Third Report 770 7.11.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: The work of the UK Border Agency: Government response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2012-13 782 7.11.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Pre-Lisbon Treaty EU police and criminal justice measures: the UK's opt-in decision: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report 954 10.1.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (October-December 2012): Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1023 27.1.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (January-March 2013): Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 1165 17.3.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Khat: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report 1160 24.3.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: The work of the Permanent Secretary: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report 1178 31.3.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: Implications for the Home Affairs area of the accession of Bulgaria & Romania to the European Union 1073-i 25.6.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The work of the Permanent Secretary 233-i 23.8.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Policing in London 234-i 12.9.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 235-i 8.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 235-ii 6.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 235-iii 28.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Private Investigators: follow-up 524-i 16.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Private Investigators: follow-up 524-ii 16.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Private Investigators: follow-up 524-iii 16.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Private Investigators: follow-up 524-iv 16.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The work of the Border Force 658-i 18.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The work of the National Crime Agency 659-i 6.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Human trafficking 72-i 12.9.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 895-i 28.1.14 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Tobacco smuggling 614 7.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The death of Mark Duggan 983 16.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Private Investigators: follow-up 524 13.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Female Genital Mutilation 1091 13.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Tobacco smuggling 614 13.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Female Genital Mutilation 1091 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Hillsborough 1093 28.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The Stephen Lawrence Independent Review 1158 28.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Immigration Directorates (2013 Q4) 1164 3.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 235 9.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Female Genital Mutilation 1091 1.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Female Genital Mutilation 1091 8.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Female Genital Mutilation 1091 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Hillsborough 1093 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Immigration Directorates (2013 Q4) 1164 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Metropolitan Police 1213 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 235 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Private Investigators: follow-up 524 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Tobacco smuggling 614 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the National Crime Agency 659 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up 68 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 895 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The death of Mark Duggan 983 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report 2012-13: Undercover policing: Interim Report, received 18.6.13 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report 2012-13: The work of the UK Border Agency, received 22.10.13 and published as the committee's Third Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
5.6.13 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming.
17.7.13 Two, one, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Police and Crime Commissioners: power to remove Chief Constables, and one, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Police and Crime Commissioners: power to remove Chief Constables.
8.10.13 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Asylum.
29.10.13 Three, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Pre-Lisbon Treaty EU police and criminal justice measures: the UK's opt-in decision.
29.10.13 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The work of the UK Border Agency (January-March 2013).
17.12.13 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Drugs: new psychoactive substances and prescription drugs.
19.3.14 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The work of the Immigration Directorates (April-September 2013).
30.4.14 Six, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Counter-terrorism.

Debates

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

Twelfth Report, Session 2012-13, The draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill: pre-legislative scrutiny, HC 836; 10.6.13

Fourteenth Report, The Government's Response to the Committees' Reports on the 2014 block opt-out decision, HC 1177; Ninth Report, Pre-Lisbon Treaty EU police and criminal justice measures: the UK's opt-in decision, HC 615, and the Government response HC 954; 7.4.14

Oral evidence taken 04 February 2014: Police and Crime Commissioners: progress to date, HC 757; 13.2.14

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Ninth Report, Session 2012-13, Drugs: Breaking the Cycle, HC 184; 6.6.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Asylum 3
Counter-terrorism 8
Drugs: follow-up 2
EU Justice and Home Affairs opt-out 3
Female Genital Mutilation 4
Hillsborough 1
Human trafficking 1
Leadership and standards in the police 2
Leadership and standards in the police: follow-up 2
Leadership and standards in the police: further follow-up 1
Police and Crime Commissioners: power to remove Chief Constables 1
Police and Crime Commissioners: progress to date 5
Policing in London 1
Private Investigators: follow-up 5
Reform of the Police Federation 3
The death of Mark Duggan 1
The Stephen Lawrence Independent Review 1
The work of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 1
The work of the Border Force 1
The work of the Home Secretary 4
The work of the Immigration Directorates (2013 Q2-3) 1
The work of the Immigration Directorates (2013 Q4) 1
The work of the Immigration Enforcement Directorate 1
The work of the National Crime Agency 1
The work of the Permanent Secretary 2
The work of the UK Visas and Immigration Section 1
Tobacco smuggling 2
Undercover policing: follow-up 2
Total 61A

A 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 of 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 Meetings attended
Francis, Dr Hywel (Chair) 36 out of 36
Buckland, Mr Robert 30 out of 36
Chishti, Rehman (discharged 7.4.14) 6 out of 33
Garnier, Sir Edward (added 7.4.14) 0 out of 3
Hughes, Simon (discharged 27.1.14) 13 out of 24
Johnson, Gareth (added 7.4.14) 1 out of 3
Sharma, Mr Virendra 30 out of 36
Shepherd, Sir Richard (discharged 7.4.14) 24 out of 33
Teather, Sarah (added 27.1.14) 8 out of 12
Overall attendance: 68.5 %
Total number of meetings: 36
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 10
Number of wholly private meetings 26
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 14
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, Professor Ravi Kohli, and Professor Susan Nash

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 2
Appearances by other witnesses:27

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
6.3.14 Belfast Francis,
Buckland 		1 Inquiry into devolution and human rights £1,093
10.3.14 CardiffA Francis1 Inquiry into devolution and human rights £168

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The Human Rights of unaccompanied children and young people in the UK 196 12.6.13 Cm 8778, published 12.2.14
Evidence & written evidence: The Human Rights of unaccompanied children and young people in the UK Not Applicable
Second Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 157 14.6.13 Published on the Internet
Evidence & written evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Not Applicable
Third Report: Children and Families Bill; Energy Bill 452 27.6.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Children and Families Bill; Energy Bill Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill 713 11.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 755 18.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Offender Rehabilitation Bill 829 18.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Offender Rehabilitation Bill Not Applicable
Seventh Report: The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform Legal Aid 766 13.12.13 Cm 8821, published 5.3.14
Evidence & written evidence: The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform Legal Aid Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill 935 18.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (second Report) 951 6.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (second Report) Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 1014 23.1.14 Cm 8844, published 27.3.14
Evidence & written evidence: Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Care Bill 1027 27.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Care Bill Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill (second Report) 1120 3.3.14 Published on the Internet
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill (second Report) Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform judicial review 868 30.4.14 Awaited
Fourteenth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill and (2) Deregulation Bill 129311.6.14Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform judicial review Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The Government's Human Rights Policy 915 6.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Counter-terrorism and human rights 1202 31.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Violence against women and girls 1044 15.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission 1294 15.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Review of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures regime 60824.7.13Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Violence against women and girls 1044 6.5.14Not Applicable

Various items of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout this session.

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

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:

Third Report, Children and Families Bill; Energy Bill, HC 452; 11.6.13

Eighth Report, Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill, HC 935; 30.1.14

Eleventh Report, Legislative Scrutiny: Care Bill, HC 1027; 10.3.14, 11.3.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Counter-terrorism and human rights 1
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 1
Review of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures regime 1
The Government's Human Rights Policy 1
The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform judicial review 2
The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform Legal Aid 2
The work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission 1
Violence against women and girls 2
Total 11A

A On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate oral evidence sessions. Therefore the total in this table does not match the figure given above for the number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

24  INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Bruce, Sir Malcolm (Chair) 37 out of 37
Bayley, Hugh 25 out of 37
Bruce, Fiona 28 out of 37
Burden, Richard (discharged 4.11.13) 8 out of 14
Cunningham, Sir Tony (added 4.11.13) 13 out of 23
Hamilton, Fabian 25 out of 37
Latham, Pauline 30 out of 37
Lefroy, Jeremy 29 out of 37
Luff, Sir Peter (added 11.11.13) 16 out of 21
McCann, Mr Michael 28 out of 37
O'Donnell, Fiona 25 out of 37
Pritchard, Mark (discharged 4.11.13) 1 out of 14
White, Chris 24 out of 37
Overall attendance: 71.4 %
Total number of meetings: 37
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 23
Number of wholly private meetings 14
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) 37
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
Robert Bailey, David Fish, Simon Maxwell, Dr Lyndsay McLean Hilker, Eva Svoboda, Myles Wickstead, and Dirk Willem te Velde

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 6
Members of the House of Lords2
Member of Scottish Parliament1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for International Development 12
Foreign & Commonwealth Office3
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact 3
Appearances by other witnesses:58

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
4-12.9.13 Washington and Brazil Bruce,
Bayley,
Bruce,
Burden,
Hamilton,
McCann 		2 Inquiry into the Future of UK Development Co-operation Phase 1: Development Finance £57,381
18-27.11.13 Burma Bruce,
Bayley,
Latham,
McCann,
O'Donnell,
White 		2 Inquiry into Democracy and Development in Burma £44,401
28-29.1.14 Paris Bayley,
Cunningham,
Hamilton,
Latham,
Lefroy,
McCann,
White 		2 To meet French delegation of MPs £3,968
17-27.3.14 Lebanon, Jordan, Israel Bruce,
Bayley,
Bruce,
Cunningham,
Hamilton,
Latham,
Lefroy,
Luff,
McCann,
O'Donnell,
White 		2 Inquiry into the UK's Development Work in the Middle East £57,116
2-4.4.14 AthensA Bruce1 Inter-parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £1,630

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
30-31.10.13 Scotland Bruce,
Bruce,
Lefroy,
McCann,
O'Donnell 		3A Inquiry into Implications for Development in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country £3,406

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Global Food Security 176 4.6.13 Received 18.7.13: published as Second Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Global Food Security 4.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Violence against Women and Girls 107 13.6.13 Received 23.7.13: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Violence against Women and Girls 13.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 20517.7.13Cm 8707, published 8.10.13
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government's Quarterly reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 17.7.13Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Multilateral Aid Review 349 25.7.13 Received 11.9.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Multilateral Aid Review 25.7.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Annual Report 2012-13 566 21.10.13 Received 11.12.13: published as Fifth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Annual Report 2012-13 21.10.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Implications for Development in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country 692 19.12.13 Received 14.2.14: published as Sixth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Implications for Development in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country 19.12.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: The Closure of DFID's Bilateral Aid Programmes: the case of South Africa 822 8.1.14 Received 8.1.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The Closure of DFID's Bilateral Aid Programmes: the case of South Africa Not Applicable
Eighth Report: The Future of UK Development Cooperation: Phase 1: Development Finance 334 12.2.14 Received 13.4.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Evidence: The Future of UK Development Cooperation: Phase 1: Development Finance Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Democracy and Development in Burma 821 13.3.14 Received 12.5.14: published as Ninth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Democracy and Development in Burma 13.3.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Department for International Development's Performance in 2012-13: the Departmental Annual Report 2012-13 693 30.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Department for International Development's Performance in 2012-13: the Departmental Annual Report 2012-13 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Disability and Development 947 10.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Disability and Development Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

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

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Pakistan: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2012-13 325 17.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Global Food Security: Government response to the Committee's First Report 626 11.9.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Violence against Women and Girls: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 624 12.9.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Multilateral Aid Review: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 694 14.10.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Annual Report 2012-13: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 946 20.12.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Implications for Development in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1107 28.2.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: The Closure of DFID's Bilateral Aid Programmes: the case of South Africa: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1106 28.2.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: The Future of UK Development Cooperation: Phase 1: Development Finance: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 1255 6.5.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Democracy and Development in Burma: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report 1290 14.5.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: The Crisis in Syria 691 30.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Crisis in the Central African Republic 888 30.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: ICAI's Report on DFID's Trade Development Work in Southern Africa 912 10.2.14 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The UK's Work in the Middle East 94825.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The UK's Work in the Middle East 9488.4.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The UK's Work in the Middle East 9488.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia 120413.5.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: The UK's Work in the Middle East 948Not Applicable
Written evidence : Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia 1204Not Applicable
Estimates Memoranda: DFID Main Estimates 2014-15 14.5.14Not applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2012-13: Pakistan, received 3.6.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Ninth Report, Democracy and Development in Burma, HC 821; 13.3.14

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

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

Tenth Report, Session 2012-13, Pakistan, HC 725, and the Government response HC 325; 4.7.13

First Report, Global Food Security, HC 176, and the Government response HC 626; 9.1.14

Second Report, Violence against Women and Girls, HC 107, and the Government response HC 624; 23.1.14

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

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Afghanistan: Development progress and prospects after 2014, HC 403; 6.3.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Crisis in the Central African Republic 1
Democracy and Development in Burma 3
Department for International Development Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 1
Disability and Development 3
ICAI's Report on DFID's Trade Development Work in Southern Africa 1
Multilateral Aid Review 1
Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia 1
The Crisis in Syria 1
The Future of UK Development Co-operation Phase 1: Development Finance 4
The Implications for Development in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country 2
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Annual Report 2012-13 1
UK's Development Work in the Middle East 3
Violence against Women and Girls 1
Total 23


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

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 31 October 2012.
Members Meetings attended
Hamilton, Fabian (Chair)3 out of 6
Bruce, Fiona 3 out of 6
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 5 out of 6
Burden, Richard (discharged 4.11.13) 3 out of 3
Cunningham, Sir Tony (added 3.12.13)0 out of 2
Lefroy, Jeremy 3 out of 6
O'Donnell, Fiona 4 out of 6
Overall attendance: 63.6 %
Total number of meetings: 6
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 2
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
None
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
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 2
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact 4

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

None

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact 856 10.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: ICAI's Report on Afghanistan 12149.4.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
ICAI's Report on Afghanistan 1
The work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact 1
Total 2

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 Meetings attended
Beith, Sir Alan (Chair) 36 out of 36
Brine, Steve 28 out of 36
Chishti, Rehman 11 out of 36
Chope, Mr Christopher (added 4.11.13) 9 out of 19
Corbyn, Jeremy 30 out of 36
Cryer, John (added 24.2.14) 3 out of 9
De Bois, Nick 23 out of 36
Johnson, Gareth 14 out of 36
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn 34 out of 36
Malhotra, Seema (discharged 25.11.13) 9 out of 19
McDonald, Andy 32 out of 36
McDonnell, John (added 25.11.13) 15 out of 17
Qureshi, Yasmin 13 out of 36
Stringer, Graham (discharged 24.2.14) 13 out of 27
Weatherley, Mike (discharged 4.11.13) 4 out of 17
Overall attendance: 63.4 %
Total number of meetings: 36
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 26
Number of wholly private meetings 10
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
None

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 5
Members of the Judiciary3
Members of the House of Lords2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Health1
Ministry of Justice6
National Offender Management Service 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Criminal Cases Review Commission2
HM Inspectorate of Prisons1
Judicial Appointments Commission3
NHS England1
Parole Board2
Public Health England1
Youth Justice Board1
Appearances by other witnesses:58

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
8-13.7.13 Houston and Austin, Texas Beith,
Brine,
de Bois,
Johnson,
Llwyd,
Malhotra,
McDonald,
Stringer 		2 Inquiry into Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach? £55,114
16-17.2.14 AthensA Llwyd1 Meeting of the Chairs of EU Justice and Home Affairs Committees £870

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21-22.11.13 BrusselsA Beith1 Attendance at Assises de la Justice — What role for Justice in the European Union? £1,101

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
11.6.13 Supreme Court Beith,
Brine,
de Bois,
Llwyd,
McDonald,
Stringer 		3 Informal meeting at the invitation of the Supreme Court Nil
23-24.6.13 Jersey Beith,
de Bois,
Llwyd 		1 Inquiry into Crown Dependencies: developments since 2010 £1,829
26-27.6.13 Isle of Man Beith,
Johnson,
McDonald		1 Inquiry into Crown Dependencies: developments since 2010 £824
3-5.9.13 Guernsey Beith,
Llwyd,
McDonald,
Stringer 		1 Inquiry into Crown Dependencies: developments since 2010 £3,217
10.2.14 StockportA Beith,
Corbyn		2 Inquiry into Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach? £593
28.4.14 HMP Oakwood and HMP FeatherstoneA Beith,
McDonald		2 Inquiry into Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach? £368

A Travel in a representative capacity

B British Crown dependencies, treated as UK travel for these purposes

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Sexual Offences Guideline: Consultation 93 16.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Women offenders: after the Corston Report 92 15.7.13 Cm 8279, published 13.11.13
Written evidence published on the Internet: Women offenders: after the Corston Report 15.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Transforming Legal Aid: evidence taken before the Committee 91 18.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Environmental Offences Guideline: Consultation 604 19.7.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Older prisoners 89 12.9.13 Cm 8739, published 12.11.13
Written evidence published on the Internet: Older prisoners 12.9.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Post-legislative Scrutiny of Part 2 (Encouraging or assisting crime) of the Serious Crime Act 2007 639 13.9.13 Received 11.12.13: published as Second Special Report
Seventh Report: Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of Probation 640 11.10.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Ministry of Justice measures in the JHA block opt-out 605 31.10.13 Received 17.12.13: published as Third Special Report
Ninth Report: Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering Offences Guideline: Consultation 804 8.11.13 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Crown Dependencies: developments since 2010 726 16.1.14 Cm 8837, published 17.03.14
Written evidence published on the Internet: Crown Dependencies: developments since 2010 16.1.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints 916 13.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach?: Interim report on the Government's Transforming Rehabilitation programme 1004 22.1.14 Not Applicable: Government response expected to final report in the inquiry
Evidence & written evidence: Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach?: Interim report on the Government's Transforming Rehabilitation programme Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Serious Fraud Office Supplementary Estimate 2013-14 1005 28.2.14 Received 9.4.14, published as written evidence on the Internet
Fourteenth Report: The Government's response to the Committee's Reports on the 2014 block opt-out decisionA 1177 26.3.14 Received 7.4.14, published as written evidence on the Internet

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries.

A First Joint Report with the European Scrutiny and Home Affairs committees.

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: The functions, powers and resources of the Information Commissioner: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 560 11.7.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Post-legislative Scrutiny of Part 2 (Encouraging or assisting crime) of the Serious Crime Act 2007: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 918 14.1.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Ministry of Justice measures in the JHA block opt-out: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 972 14.1.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

Several items of correspondence were received and reported to the House for publication on the Committee's webpages.

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: The functions, powers and resources of the Information Commissioner, received 30.6.13 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
14.1.14 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on That the Report be the Twelfth Report of the Committee to the House.

Debates

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

Thirteenth Report, Serious Fraud Office Supplementary Estimate 2013-14, HC 1005; 4 and 5.3.14

Fourteenth Report, The Government's response to the Committee's Reports on the 2014 block opt-out decision, HC 1177; 7.4.14

Oral evidence taken 11 June 2013: Transforming Legal Aid, HC 91; 27.6.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach? 9
Crown Dependencies: developments since 2010 1
Mesothelioma claims 1
Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 and related matters 1
Ministry of Justice measures in the JHA block opt-out 1
Older prisoners 2
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing: Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints 1
Pre-appointment scrutiny hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Probation 1
The work of the Court of Protection 1
The work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission 1
The work of the Crown Prosecution Service 1
The work of the Judicial Appointments Commission 1
The work of the Lord Chief Justice 1
The work of the Parole Board 1
The work of the Youth Justice Board 1
Transforming Legal Aid 3
Total 27A

A On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate oral evidence sessions. Therefore the total in this table does not match the figure given above for the number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

26  LIAISON

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 19 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Beith, Sir Alan (Chair) 13 out of 13
Allen, Mr Graham 3 out of 13
Arbuthnot, Mr James (discharged 28.4.14) 4 out of 11
Bailey, Mr Adrian 6 out of 13
Barron, Kevin 4 out of 13
Begg, Dame Anne 8 out of 13
Betts, Mr Clive 10 out of 13
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 6 out of 13
Cash, Sir William 8 out of 13
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey 5 out of 13
Davidson, Mr Ian 0 out of 13
Davies, David T. C. 5 out of 13
Dorrell, Mr Stephen 1 out of 13
Duddridge, James 5 out of 13
Ellman, Mrs Louise 8 out of 13
Engel, Natascha 4 out of 13
Francis, Dr Hywel 3 out of 13
Haselhurst, Sir Alan 6 out of 13
Hodge, Margaret 4 out of 13
Jenkin, Mr Bernard 12 out of 13
McIntosh, Miss Anne 10 out of 13
Miller, Andrew 12 out of 13
Mudie, Mr George 0 out of 13
Ottaway, Sir Richard 5 out of 13
Robertson, Mr Laurence 2 out of 13
Stewart, Rory (added 14.5.14) 0 out of 0
Stuart, Mr Graham 4 out of 13
Thurso, John 2 out of 13
Tyrie, Mr Andrew 7 out of 13
Vaz, Keith 8 out of 13
Walker, Mr Charles 4 out of 13
Walley, Joan 6 out of 13
Whittingdale, Mr John 4 out of 13
Yeo, Mr Tim 2 out of 13
Overall attendance: 42.4 %
Total number of meetings: 13
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 3
Number of wholly private meetings 10
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Prime Minister3

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Civil Service: lacking capacity 884 12.12.13 Received 31.3.14: published as First Special Report
Second Report: Filming of private deliberative meetings 1203 31.3.14 Not Applicable

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Civil Service: lacking capacity: Government response to the Committee's First Report 1216 2.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: 10 September 2013 647 11.9.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: 14 January 2014 939 15.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: 13 May 2014 1254 14.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: 10 September 2013 647 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers: Follow-up 774 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: 14 January 2014 939 Not Applicable
Correspondence: Scrutiny of European Business Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

First Report, Civil Service: lacking capacity, HC 884; 12.12.13

The following was debated in the House:

First Report, Civil Service: lacking capacity, HC 884, and the Government response HC 1216; 3.4.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Evidence from the Prime Minister: 10 September 2013 1
Evidence from the Prime Minister: 13 May 2014 1
Evidence from the Prime Minister: 14 January 2014 1
Total 3


26A  National Policy Statements Sub-Committee

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

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.
Members Meetings attended
Beith, Sir Alan (Chair) 1 out of 1
Betts, Mr Clive 1 out of 1
Davies, David T. C.0 out of 1
Ellman, Mrs Louise 1 out of 1
McIntosh, Miss Anne0 out of 1
Walley, Joan0 out of 1
Yeo, Mr Tim0 out of 1
Overall attendance: 42.9 %
Total number of meetings: 1
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 1
Other activities
None
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Liaison Committee's publications.

Formal Minutes

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

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 2013-14 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, Sir Edward

Patel, Priti

Raynsford, Nick

Walley, Joan

Williams, Stephen

Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website at http://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 Meetings attended
Beckett, Margaret (Chair) 10 out of 10
Arbuthnot, Mr James 8 out of 10
Bailey, Mr Adrian 1 out of 10
Beith, Sir Alan 5 out of 10
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 8 out of 10
Hamilton, Fabian 3 out of 10
Murphy, Paul 7 out of 10
Ottaway, Sir Richard 1 out of 10
Pritchard, Mark 3 out of 10
Rifkind, Sir Malcolm 0 out of 10
Vaz, Keith 0 out of 10
Yeo, Mr Tim 0 out of 10
Overall attendance: 38.3 %
Total number of meetings: 10
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 4
Number of wholly private meetings 6
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
Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Professor Sir Hew Strachan

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Prime Minister1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office1
Appearances by other witnesses:7

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2013-14 1257 30.4.14 Awaited

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2012: Government response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 179 31.10.13 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Oral Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence Volume: National Security Strategy Third Review 178 Not Applicable
Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister (30 January 2014) 104030.1.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Evidence Volume: National Security Strategy Third Review 178 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Second Report 2012-13: The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2012, received 2.8.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Evidence from the Prime Minister (30 January 2014) 1
National Security Strategy Third Review 3
Total 4


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 Meetings attended
Robertson, Mr Laurence (Chair) 32 out of 32
Anderson, Mr David 10 out of 32
Benton, Mr Joe 22 out of 32
Colvile, Oliver 26 out of 32
Hepburn, Mr Stephen 14 out of 32
Hermon, Lady 30 out of 32
Hoey, Kate 28 out of 32
Long, Naomi 21 out of 32
Lopresti, Jack 9 out of 32
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair 24 out of 32
Mills, Nigel 29 out of 32
Paisley, Ian 22 out of 32
Percy, Andrew 12 out of 32
Simpson, David 24 out of 32
Overall attendance: 67.6 %
Total number of meetings: 32
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 23
Number of wholly private meetings 9
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
Dr Austen Morgan, Mr Tom Reid, Mr Andrew Trollope QC and Mr David Watkins.

Witnesses
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 the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords1
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Northern Ireland Office1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Police Service of Northern Ireland2
Appearances by other witnesses:25

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
9-12.6.13 Washington DC Robertson,
Anderson,
Benton,
Colvile,
Hepburn,
Lopresti,
McDonnell,
Mills,
Paisley,
Percy 		2 Inquiry into the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland and other meetings with US officials and British and Irish diplomats £24,767

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
29-30.5.13 BelfastA Hepburn1 Attending the 'Northern Ireland at Westminster' workshop at The Mount Conference Centre £560
11-12.7.13 Belfast Robertson,
Benton,
Hepburn,
Lopresti,
Mills 		1 Observing Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) operations in Belfast £1,987
14-15.10.13 Londonderry, Co Antrim Robertson,
Anderson,
Benton,
Hepburn,
Lopresti,
Mills,
Paisley,
Percy 		1 Meetings with officials from the UK City of Culture and the National Trust £3,859
6.12.13 Belfast Robertson,
Hepburn,
Hermon,
Long,
McDonnell,
Paisley 		1 Meeting with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in Belfast £814
16-17.12.13 Belfast Robertson,
Benton,
Colvile,
Hepburn,
Hoey,
McDonnell,
Mills,
Simpson 		2 Inquiry into the Banking structure in Northern Ireland £3,531
27-28.2.14 Belfast & Portadown Robertson,
Benton,
Colvile,
Hepburn,
Hermon,
Mills,
Paisley,
Simpson 		1 Meetings with the Justice Minister, Northern Ireland journalists and local industries £2,036
24.3.14 BelfastA Robertson,
Mills		 Meetings with the Northern Ireland Policing Board and with the First Minister £695

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 51 17.7.13 Received 17.9.13: published as First Special Report

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland: Government response to the Committee's First Report 721 16.10.13 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Current issues facing the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 786 6.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 798 23.12.13 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-i 2.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-ii 2.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-iii 2.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-iv 16.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-vi 16.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-viii 16.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-v 22.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-ix 22.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-vii 30.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-x 4.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-xi 7.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650-xii 4.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 1194 8.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 1194 11.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 1194 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 1194 15.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 1194 22.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 1194 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The banking structure in Northern Ireland 650 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Northern Ireland Office Explanatory Memorandum on the 2013-14 Main Estimate Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 5
Current issues facing the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 1
Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 4
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1
The banking structure in Northern Ireland 12
Total 23


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 Meetings attended
Campbell, Sir Menzies 2 out of 4
Cash, Mr William 3 out of 4
Docherty, Thomas 1 out of 4
Hunt, Tristram 1 out of 4
Jenkin, Mr Bernard 4 out of 4
Laing, Mrs Eleanor 3 out of 4
Overall attendance: 58.3 %
Total number of meetings: 4
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 4
Other activities
None
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.
None

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Parliamentary Privilege 100 3.7.13 Cm 8771, published 18.12.13
Written evidence published on the Internet: Parliamentary Privilege 3.7.13 Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available in the Committee's Report.

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

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 Meetings attended
Allen, Mr Graham (Chair) 36 out of 42
Browne, Mr Jeremy (added 31.10.13) 10 out of 22
Chope, Mr Christopher 20 out of 42
Crouch, Tracey (added 31.10.13) 16 out of 22
Durkan, Mark (added 31.10.13) 18 out of 22
Flynn, Paul 36 out of 42
Gilmore, Sheila (discharged 20.1.14) 10 out of 28
Griffiths, Andrew (discharged 31.10.13) 2 out of 20
Hamilton, Fabian 23 out of 42
Hart, Simon (discharged 20.1.14) 0 out of 28
Hunt, Tristram (discharged 31.10.13) 0 out of 20
Laing, Mrs Eleanor (discharged 31.10.13) 10 out of 20
Morris, David (added 20.1.14) 6 out of 14
Neill, Robert (added 10.12.13) 10 out of 18
Ruane, Chris (added 20.1.14) 10 out of 14
Turner, Mr Andrew 33 out of 42
Williams, Stephen (discharged 31.10.13) 8 out of 20
Overall attendance: 54.1 %
Total number of meetings: 42
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 37
Number of wholly private meetings 5
Other activities
Informal meeting 1
Seminar 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
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 Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords16
Number of appearances by Members, officials or representatives of:
Cabinet Office6
HM Treasury1
House of Commons Administration1
House of Lords Administration2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Electoral Commission3
Appearances by other witnesses:59

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
3.12.13 Supreme Court Allen,
Chope,
Durkan,
Hamilton		 3 Inquiry into the constitutional role of the judiciary if there were a codified constitution Nil

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 85 20.5.13 Received 17.7.13: published as First Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation 20.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 255 14.6.13 Received 2.4.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles 14.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms 82 18.7.13 Received 4.12.13: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms 18.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Role and powers of the Prime Minister: The impact of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 on Government 440 25.7.13 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Role and powers of the Prime Minister: The impact of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 on Government 25.7.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission 600-I 19.7.13 Not Applicable
Oral evidence: Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission 600-II 22.7.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 593 19.7.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: The Government's lobbying bill 601-I 5.9.13 Received 1.11.13: published as Second Special Report
Oral evidence: The Government's lobbying bill 601-II 9.9.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: The Government's lobbying bill 9.10.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Parliament's role in conflict decisions: an update 649 6.9.13 To be covered in the Government Response to Twelfth Report. See below
Ninth Report: House of Lords reform: what next? 251 17.10.13 Received 7.2.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: House of Lords reform: what next? 17.10.13 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: The Government's lobbying bill: follow up 891 22.1.14 Awaited
Eleventh Report: Impact of Queen's and Prince's Consent on the legislative process 784 26.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Impact of Queen's and Prince's Consent on the legislative process Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Parliament's role in conflict decisions: a way forward 892 27.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Parliament's role in conflict decisions: a way forward Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Fixed-term Parliaments: the final year of a Parliament 976 7.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Fixed-term Parliaments: the final year of a Parliament Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: The constitutional role of the judiciary if there were a codified constitution 802 14.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The constitutional role of the judiciary if there were a codified constitution Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation: Government response to the Committee's First Report 611 25.7.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The Government's lobbying bill: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 801 8.11.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 910 9.12.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: House of Lords reform: what next?: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report 1079 17.2.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 1258 14.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Data-matching pilots for Individual Electoral Registration 1109-i 15.5.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Individual Electoral Registration — April 2014 1188 14.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Readiness for Individual Electoral Registration 769 12.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Role and powers of the Prime Minister 975-i 16.5.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Role and powers of the Prime Minister 975-ii 16.5.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The relationship between central and local government: international comparisons 977 27.1.14 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Voter engagement in the UK 1059 4.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Voter engagement in the UK 1059 18.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Voter engagement in the UK 1059 25.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Voter engagement in the UK 1059 8.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Voter engagement in the UK 1059 6.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Voter engagement in the UK 1059 13.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Voter engagement in the UK 1059 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Fourth Report 2012-13: Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK, published as Cm 8749 (21.11.13).

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Third Report, Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms, HC 82; 18.7.13

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

Second Report, Session 2012-13, Introducing a statutory register of lobbyists, HC 153; 19.6.13, 26.6.13

Seventh Report, The Government's lobbying bill, HC 601; 9.9.13, 10.9.13, 11.9.13, 8.10.13, 9.10.13

Tenth Report, The Government's lobbying bill: follow up, HC 891; 21.1.14, 22.1.14

Ninth Report, House of Lords reform: what next?, HC 251, and the Government response HC 1079; 17.10.13, 18.10.13, 25.2.14, 26.2.14, 27.2.14, 28.2.14

Third Report, Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms, HC 82, and the Government response HC 910; 8.5.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Fixed-term Parliaments: the final year of a Parliament 4
House of Lords reform: what next? 4
Impact of Queen's and Prince's Consent on the legislative process 1
Individual Electoral Registration — April 2014 1
Parliament's role in conflict decisions: an update 2
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission 1
Readiness for Individual Electoral Registration 1
Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms 2
Role and powers of the Prime Minister: Fixed-term Parliaments 1
Role and powers of the Prime Minister: follow up 1
The Coalition Government's Programme of Political and Constitutional Reform 1
The constitutional role of the judiciary if there were a codified constitution 6
The Government's lobbying bill 4
The Government's lobbying bill: follow up 1
The relationship between central and local government: international comparisons 1
Voter engagement in the UK 6
Total 37

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 Meetings attended
Barron, Kevin (Chair) 11 out of 11
Beresford, Sir Paul 9 out of 11
Buckland, Mr Robert 9 out of 11
Chope, Mr Christopher 7 out of 11
Clarke, Mr Tom 6 out of 11
Cox, Mr Geoffrey 4 out of 11
Harvey, Sir Nick 9 out of 11
O'Donnell, Fiona 6 out of 11
Wheeler, Heather 9 out of 11
Whitehead, Dr Alan 6 out of 11
Overall attendance: 69.1 %
Total number of meetings: 11
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 1
Number of wholly private meetings10

Other activities
None

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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
House of Commons Officials3
Members of Parliament1
Appearances by other witnesses2

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Actions of Sussex Police 10216.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence published on the Internet: Actions of Sussex Police 1021-i19.2.14Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Actions of Sussex Police - letter from Chief Constable Giles 1021Not Applicable

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Actions of Sussex Police 1
Total 1


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 26 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Walker, Mr Charles (Chair) 29 out of 29
Chapman, Jenny 15 out of 29
Dakin, Nic 19 out of 29
Docherty, Thomas 18 out of 29
Fovargue, Yvonne (added 27.1.14) 7 out of 12
Gale, Sir Roger 16 out of 29
Goodman, Helen (discharged 27.1.14) 9 out of 17
Gray, Mr James 18 out of 29
Greatrex, Tom 6 out of 29
Hemming, John 27 out of 29
Nuttall, Mr David 27 out of 29
Rees-Mogg, Jacob 24 out of 29
Vickers, Martin 21 out of 29
Overall attendance: 67.8 %
Total number of meetings: 29
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 10
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 4
Number of wholly private meetings 19
Other activities
Conferences and seminars1
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 17
Members of the House of Lords3
Appearances by other witnesses:3

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Early Day Motions 189 4.7.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Early Day Motions 1.7.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Private Members' bills 188-I 2.9.13 Received 18.12.13: published as appendix to Fifth Report
Oral and written evidence: Private Members' bills 188-II 2.9.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills 2.9.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Programming 767 5.12.13 Received 28.2.14: published as appendix to Sixth Report
Fourth Report: Written Parliamentary questions: monitoring report 1046 13.2.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Written Parliamentary questions: monitoring report 15.10.13Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Private Members' bills: Government response and revised proposals 1171 31.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Private Members' bills: Government response and revised proposals 26.3.14Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Programming: proposal for a trial of new arrangements for the tabling of amendments to bills at report stage 1220 7.4.14 Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Committee of Selection and Membership of General Committees 216-i5.7.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Delegated legislation 10314.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Delegated legislation 103129.4.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Committee of Selection and Membership of General Committees 216Not Applicable
Written evidence: Proposed amendment to Standing Order No. 33 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The release of ministerial statements Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report, 2012-13: Debates on Government e-Petitions in Westminster Hall (HC 1094), received 26.6.13 and published 11.7.13 on the Committee's website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were debated in the House:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Explanatory statements on amendments, HC 979, 6.11.13

Sixth Report, Session 2013-14, Programming: proposal for a trial of new arrangements for the tabling of amendments to bills at report stage, HC 1220, 8.5.14

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

Second Report, Session 2012-13, Review of the Backbench Business Committee, HC 168, and the Government response, Session 2012-13, HC 978, 2.12.13

Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, Debates on Government e-Petitions, HC 1706, and the Government reply, Fourth Special Report of 2010-12, HC 1902, 8.5.14

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, Debates on Government e-Petitions in Westminster Hall, HC 1094, and the Government reply, which is published on the Committee's website, 8.5.14

The following Report was launched in the House:

  Second Report, Session 2013-14, Private Members' bills, HC 188, 2.9.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Committee of Selection and membership of general committees 5
Delegated legislation 2
European Scrutiny in the House of Commons 2
Minority party participation in the Backbench Business Committee 1
Total 10


34  PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Hodge, Margaret (Chair) 65 out of 67
Bacon, Mr Richard 58 out of 67
Barclay, Stephen 41 out of 67
Bebb, Guto 43 out of 67
Doyle-Price, Jackie 50 out of 67
Heaton-Harris, Chris 51 out of 67
Hillier, Meg 56 out of 67
Jackson, Mr Stewart 54 out of 67
Javid, Sajid (discharged 25.11.13) 2 out of 34
Leadsom, Andrea (added 12.5.14) 0 out of 0
Mactaggart, Fiona (discharged 7.4.14) 56 out of 62
McGuire, Mrs Anne (added 7.4.14) 4 out of 5
Mitchell, Austin 50 out of 67
Morgan, Nicky (added 25.11.13, discharged 12.5.14) 1 out of 33
Smith, Nick 43 out of 67
Swales, Ian 36 out of 67
Tomlinson, Justin 66 out of 67
Overall attendance: 72.1 %
Total number of meetings: 67
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 64
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 3
Other activities
None
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Members of the House of Lords3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office2
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 5
Department for Communities and Local Government 8
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2
Department for Education2
Department for Energy and Climate Change 3
Department of Health12
Department for International Development 1
Department for Transport3
Department for Work and Pensions4
HM Treasury11
Home Office8
Ministry of Defence4
Ministry of Justice6
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
BBC4
Charity Commission For England and Wales 1
Crown Prosecution Service2
HM Revenue and Customs9
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) 2
Royal Mail1
Executive Agencies, comprising
Care Quality Commission1
Financial Conduct Authority1
High Speed 2 Ltd1
Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (MHRA) 1
Monitor2
National Offender Management Service2
NHS England6
Appearances by other witnesses:92

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
5-7.2.14 ParisA Hodge0OECD International Parliamentary Seminar on Taxation £709

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
10.6.13 MediaCity UK, Salford Hodge,
Bacon,
Bebb,
Hillier,
Mactaggart,
Swales,
Tomlinson 		4A Visit to and Oral Evidence session held in MediaCity UK, Salford in relation to the Committee's inquiry into the BBC's relocation to Salford £2,108
13.6.13 Dorneywood House Burnham Hodge,
Bacon,
Barclay,
Bebb,
Doyle-Price,
Heaton-Harris,
Hillier,
Jackson,
Mactaggart,
Smith,
Swales,
Tomlinson 		4 Committee away-day to Dorneywood £1,536
8.7.13 Poundbury Bacon,
Jackson,
Smith 		2 Visit to Poundbury in relation to the Committee's inquiry into the Duchy of Cornwall £773
25.2.14 Tottenham Court Road Crossrail site Hodge,
Bacon,
Bebb,
Hillier,
Smith 		1 Inquiry into Crossrail Nil

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: MoD Equipment Plan 2012-2022 and Major Project Report 2012 53 14.5.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Second Report: Early Action: landscape review 133 20.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Third Report: Financial sustainability in local authorities 134 4.6.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Fourth Report: Tax credits fraud and error 135 22.5.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Fifth Report: Responding to changes in jobcentres and National Audit Office Estimates 2013/14 136 19.6.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Sixth Report: Cabinet Office: Improving government procurement and the impact of government's ICT savings initiatives 137 20.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Seventh Report: The Cup Trust and Tax Avoidance 138 4.6.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Eighth Report: The effectiveness of consumer credit regulation 165 31.5.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Ninth Report: Taxation of Multinational Corporations 112 13.6.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Tenth Report: SFO: redundancy and severance arrangements 360 17.7.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Eleventh Report: Management of hospital consultants, National Programme for IT & Termination Agreements in the NHS 358 2.7.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Twelfth Report: Funding new school places 359 28.6.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Thirteenth Report: Civil Service Reform 473 20.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Fourteenth Report: Integration across government and whole-place community budgets 472 20.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Fifteenth Report: Out of hours GP services Cornwall 471 11.7.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Sixteenth Report: FiRe Control: Update Report 110 23.7.13 Cm 8697, published 1.9.13
Seventeenth Report: Administering the Equitable Life Payment Scheme 111 26.7.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Eighteenth Report: Carrier Strike: the 2012 reversion decision 113 3.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Nineteenth Report: The dismantled National Programme for IT in the NHS 294 18.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Twentieth Report: BBC's relocation to Salford 293 16.10.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-first Report: Police Procurement 115 17.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Twenty-second Report: High Speed 2: a review of early programme preparation 478 9.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13
Twenty-third Report: HM Revenue & Customs: progress in tobacco smuggling 297 10.10.13 Cm 8774, published 13.1.14
Twenty-fourth Report: The rural broadband programme 474 26.9.13 Cm 8744, published 1.11.13; Cm 8774, published 13.1.14
Written evidence published on the Internet: The rural broadband programme 26.9.13 Not Applicable
Twenty-fifth Report: Duchy of Cornwall Accounts 475 5.11.13 Cm 8774, published 13.1.14
Twenty-sixth Report: Thameslink 296 29.10.13 Cm 8774, published 13.1.14
Twenty-seventh Report: Customer service lines across Government 617 13.11.13 Cm 8819, published 27.2.14
Twenty-eighth Report: The fight against Malaria 618 15.11.13 Cm 8819, published 27.2.14; Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Twenty-ninth Report: New Homes Bonus 114 31.10.13 Cm 8774, published 13.1.14
Thirtieth Report: Universal Credit 619 7.11.13 Cm 8774, published 13.1.14
Thirty-first Report: UK Border Force 663 10.12.13 Cm 8819, published 24.2.14
Thirty-second Report: Whole of Government Accounts 2012-13 667 12.12.13 Cm 8819, published 24.2.14; Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Thirty-third Report: BBC severance packages 476 16.12.13 Not Applicable
Thirty-fourth Report: HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 666 19.12.13 Cm 8819, published 24.2.14
Thirty-fifth Report: Clinical trials — Tamiflu 295 3.1.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Thirty-sixth Report: Confidentiality clauses and special severance payments 477 24.1.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Thirty-seventh Report: Supporting UK business exports 709 17.1.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Thirty-eighth Report: Improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises 775 21.1.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Thirty-ninth Report: Royal Household Accounts 665 28.3.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Fortieth Report: Maternity services in England 776 31.1.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Forty-first Report: Gift Aid 835 5.2.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Forty-second Report: The effectiveness of the Charity Commission as a regulator 792 5.2.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Forty-third Report: Sellafield follow-up (part 2) 708 11.2.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Forty-fourth Report: Student Loans repayments 886 14.2.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Forty-fifth Report: Excess Votes 2012-13 1068 11.2.14 Cm 8847, published 10.4.14
Forty-sixth Report: Emergency admissions to hospital 885 4.3.14 Awaited
Forty-seventh Report: The delivery of public services by private contractors 777 14.3.14 Awaited
Forty-eighth Report: Council Tax Support 943 11.3.14 Awaited
Forty-ninth Report: Confiscation Orders 942 21.3.14 Awaited
Fiftieth Report: Treasury Minutes follow-up (i) Severance payments (ii) Interpreter services (iii) Rural broadband 834 1.4.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Treasury Minutes follow-up (i) Severance payments (ii) Interpreter services (iii) Rural broadband 1.4.14 Not Applicable
Fifty-first Report: Programmes to help families facing multiple challenges 668 4.4.14 Awaited
Fifty-second Report: BBC Digital Media Initiative 985 10.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: BBC Digital Media Initiative Not Applicable
Fifty-third Report: Ministry of Justice and National Offender Management Service: Managing the prison estate 1001 25.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Ministry of Justice and National Offender Management Service: Managing the prison estate Not Applicable
Fifty-fourth Report: COMPASS: Provision of asylum accommodation 1000 24.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: COMPASS: Provision of asylum accommodation Not Applicable
Fifty-fifth Report: NHS waiting times for elective care in England 1002 29.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: NHS waiting times for elective care in England Not Applicable
Fifty-sixth Report: Free Schools 941 9.5.14 Awaited
Fifty-seventh Report: Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan and Major Projects Report 2013 1060 13.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan and Major Projects Report 2013 Not Applicable
Fifty-eighth Report: Probation trust: landscape review 1114 20.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Probation trust: landscape review Not Applicable
Fifty-ninth Report: Criminal justice system: landscape review 1115 20.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Criminal justice system: landscape review Not Applicable
Sixtieth Report: Local economic growth and the regional growth fund update 1110 16.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Local economic growth and the regional growth fund update Not Applicable
Sixty-first Report: Education Funding Agency and Department for Education financial statements 106310.6.14Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Education Funding Agency and Department for Education financial statements Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Adult Autism Strategy 24.6.13Not Applicable

Government replies to Reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Thirty-Sixth Report 2012-13: HMRC: Customer Service, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13)

Reply to the Committee's Thirty-Seventh Report 2012-13: Whole of Government Accounts 2010-11, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13).

Reply to the Committee's Thirty-Eighth Report 2012-13: The impact of Housing Benefit reform, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13).

Reply to the Committee's Thirty-Ninth Report 2012-13: Progress in delivering NHS efficiency savings, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13).

Reply to the Committee's Fortieth Report 2012-13: The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: post-Games review, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-First Report 2012-13: Department for Education: Managing the expansion of the Academies Programme, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Second Report 2012-13: HM Treasury: Planning for economic infrastructure, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13)

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Fourth Report 2012-13: Tax avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms, published as Cm 8652 (20.6.13)

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

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

  

Nineteenth Report, Session 2012-13, HM Revenue & Customs: Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12, HC 716, 3.12.12

Twenty-ninth Report, Session 2012-13, Tax avoidance, tackling marketed avoidance schemes, HC 788, 19.2.13

Forty-fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Tax avoidance, the role of large accountancy firms, HC 870, 26.4.13

Ninth Report, Session 2013-14, Tax Avoidance — Google, HC 112, 13.6.13

Twenty-second Report, Session 2013-14, High Speed 2: a review of early programme preparation, HC 478, 9.9.13

Forty-fifth Report, Session 2013-14, Excess Votes 2013-14, HC 1068, 11.2.14

  

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Asylum Accommodation 1
BBC Digital Media Initiative 1
BBC severance packages 1
BBC severance payments recall 1
BBC's relocation to Salford 1
Care for adults in England 1
Carrier Strike 1
Clinical trials — Tamiflu 1
Confidentiality clauses and special severance payments 1
Confiscation orders 1
Council Tax Support 1
Criminal justice system: landscape review 1
Crossrail 1
Customer service lines across Government 1
Debt owed to Government 1
Duchy of Cornwall Accounts 1
Education Funding Agency and Department for Education Accounts 1
Emergency admissions to hospitals — managing demand 1
Equitable Life 1
Equitable Life recall 1
FiRe Control 1
Free Schools 1
Gift Aid 1
High Speed 2 1
HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 2
Improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises 1
Increasing home ownership through equity loan schemes 1
infrastructure investment: the impact on consumer bills 1
Infrastructure investment: the impact on consumer bills part 2 1
Local economic growth and the regional growth fund update 1
Management of NHS Waiting Lists 1
Managing government suppliers 1
Maternity services in England 1
Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan and Major Projects Report 2013 1
Monitor 1
NAO main estimates 2014/15 1
National Programme for IT 1
New Homes Bonus 1
Nuclear Decommissioning — Progress at Sellafield 1
Personal independence payments 1
Police Procurement 1
Prison Estates 1
Privatisation of Royal Mail 2
Probation trust: landscape review 1
Programme to help families facing multiple challenges 1
Royal Household Accounts 1
Rural Broadband 1
Sellafield follow-up (part 2) 1
Severance payments: follow-up 1
Student Loans repayments 1
Supporting UK business exports 1
Tax Avoidance 1
Tax reliefs 1
Thameslink 1
The delivery of public services by private contractors 1
The effectiveness of the Charity Commission as a regulator 1
The fight against Malaria 1
Tobacco Smuggling 1
Treasury Minutes follow-up (i) Severance payments (ii) Interpreter services (iii) Rural broadband 1
UK Border Force 1
Universal Credit 1
Whistleblowing recall 2
Whole of Government Accounts 2012-13 1
Total 66A

A On two 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

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 Meetings attended
Jenkin, Mr Bernard (Chair) 39 out of 41
Cairns, Alun (discharged 12.5.14) 18 out of 40
Elphicke, Charlie (discharged 4.11.13) 9 out of 16
Flynn, Paul 30 out of 41
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl (added 12.5.14) 0 out of 1
Gilmore, Sheila (added 11.11.13) 13 out of 24
Halfon, Robert (discharged 12.5.14) 18 out of 40
Heyes, David 7 out of 41
Holloway, Mr Adam (added 12.5.14) 0 out of 1
Hopkins, Kelvin 33 out of 41
Mulholland, Greg 28 out of 41
Patel, Priti 12 out of 41
Reed, Mr Steve (discharged 11.11.13) 13 out of 17
Roy, Lindsay 27 out of 41
Turner, Mr Andrew (added 4.11.13) 21 out of 25
Overall attendance: 59.4 %
Total number of meetings: 41
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 33
Number of wholly private meetings 8

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
Mr Simon Briscoe, Professor Matthew Flinders, Dr Nick O'Brien, Professor Robert Pyper, and Dr Gillian Stamp

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 8
Members of the House of Lords2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office2
Department of Health1
Home Office2
HM Revenue & Customs 1
HM Treasury1
Scottish Government1
Department for Work and Pensions1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Charity Commission2
Civil Service Commission 1
Financial Ombudsman Service1
The Legal Ombudsman1
Local Government Association (LGA) 2
Local Government Ombudsman1
London School of Economics (LSE)2
NHS Foundation Trusts2
Northern Ireland Ombudsman1
Office for National Statistics3
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 3
Public Service Ombudsman for Wales1
Rural Payments Agency1
Scottish Public Service Ombudsman1
UK Statistics Authority 3
Appearances by other witnesses:94

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
5-6.11.13 The Netherlands, The Hague Jenkin,
Hopkins,
Mulholland,
Roy 		2 Inquiry into the Work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman £3,735

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
3.3-3.6.14 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Jenkin,
Gilmore,
Hopkins,
Mulholland,
Roy 		2 Inquiry into Citizens and Public Services, including an oral evidence session at Sheffield University. £2,246

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Communicating statistics: Not just true but also fair 19029.5.13Received 18.9.13: published as Third Special Report
Second Report: Public engagement in policy-making 753.6.13Received 20.12.13: published as Sixth Special Report
Third Report: The role of the Charity Commission and "public benefit": Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006 76 6.6.13 Cm 8700, published 5.9.13; Charity Commission response Received 20.11.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: The role of the Charity Commission and "public benefit": Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006 6.6.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Engaging the public in National Strategy 435 28.6.13 Received 20.12.13: published as Sixth Special Report
Fifth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 516-I 12.7.13 Not Applicable
Oral evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 516-II 13.9.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 13.9.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Government Procurement 123 19.7.13 Received 14.1.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Government Procurement 19.7.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Migration Statistics 523 28.7.13 Received 9.4.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Migration Statistics 28.7.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Truth to power: how Civil Service reform can succeed 74 6.9.13 Received 20.12.13: published as Fifth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Truth to power: how Civil Service reform can succeed 6.9.13 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Latest proposals for ministerial involvement in permanent secretary appointments: PASC's recommendations 1041 28.2.14 Awaited
Evidence: Latest proposals for ministerial involvement in permanent secretary appointments: PASC's recommendations Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Statistics and Open Data: Harvesting unused knowledge, empowering citizens and improving public services 564 17.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Statistics and Open Data: Harvesting unused knowledge, empowering citizens and improving public services Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: The failure of the Cabinet Office to respond to our Report on the Business Appointment Rules, published July 2012 1156 27.3.14 Awaited
Evidence: The failure of the Cabinet Office to respond to our Report on the Business Appointment Rules, published July 2012 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Complaints: do they make a difference? 229 14.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Complaints: do they make a difference? Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Caught red-handed: Why we can't count on Police Recorded Crime statistics 760 9.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Caught red-handed: Why we can't count on Police Recorded Crime statistics Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Time for a People's Ombudsman Service 65528.4.14Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Time for a People's Ombudsman Service Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: Too soon to scrap the Census 109017.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Too soon to scrap the Census Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Public Trust in Government Statistics: A review of the operation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007: Government and UK Statistics Authority responses to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 77 15.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Special Advisers in the thick of it: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 515 10.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Communicating statistics: Not just true but also fair: Responses from the Government and the UK Statistics Authority to the Committee's First Report 673 9.10.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: The role of the Charity Commission and "public benefit": Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006: Charity Commission response to the Committee's Third Report 927 18.12.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Truth to power: how Civil Service reform can succeed: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 955 10.1.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Public engagement in policy-making and Engaging the public in National Strategy: Government responses to the Committee's Second and Fourth Reports 986 16.1.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Government Procurement: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1015 23.1.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Migration Statistics: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1228 22.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Charity Chief Executive Pay 831 6.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Citizen and public services 800 29.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Citizen and public services 800 3.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Civil Service impartiality and referendums 1149 11.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Civil Service impartiality and referendums 1149 1.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Accountability of Quangos and Public Bodies 1137 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Citizen and public services 800 7.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Citizen and public services 800 7.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Civil Service impartiality and referendums 1149 9.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Civil Service impartiality and referendums 1149 20.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Civil Service Skills 1029 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Accountability of Quangos and Public Bodies 1137 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Civil Service impartiality and referendums 1149 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Citizen and public services 800 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Charity Chief Executive Pay 831 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions
Various pieces of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout this session

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2012-13: Special Advisers in the thick of it, received 21.6.13 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: Public Trust in Government Statistics: A review of the operation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, received 2.5.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
21.5.13 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on public engagement in policy-making.
21.5.13 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on public engagement in policy-making.

Debates

The following was debated in the House:

Eighth Report, Truth to power: how Civil Service reform can succeed, HC 74, and the Government response HC 955; 3.4.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Accountability of Quangos and Public Bodies 1
Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 1
Charity Chief Executive Pay 1
Citizen and public services 4
Civil Service Commissioner 1
Civil Service impartiality and referendums 4
Complaints: do they make a difference? 5
Crime Statistics 4
Future of the Census 1
Future of the civil service 1
Future of the civil service/Procurement 1
Parliament's Ombudsman Service 3
Statistics and open data 3
Work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 1
Work of the Cabinet Office 1
Work of the Charity Commission 1
Total 33


36  REGULATORY REFORM

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Duddridge, James (Chair) 8 out of 8
Alexander, Heidi 2 out of 8
Anderson, Mr David 2 out of 8
Bridgen, Andrew 6 out of 8
Dromey, Jack 0 out of 8
Fuller, Richard 7 out of 8
Greenwood, Lilian 0 out of 8
Harris, Rebecca 6 out of 8
Hemming, John 6 out of 8
Henderson, Gordon 5 out of 8
Jones, Andrew 8 out of 8
Lavery, Ian 3 out of 8
Percy, Andrew 1 out of 8
Vaz, Valerie 4 out of 8
Overall attendance: 51.8 %
Total number of meetings: 8
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 8
Other activities
None
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 Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Regulation of Providers of Social Work Services) (England and Wales) Order 2013 270 6.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Payments by Parish Councils, Community Councils and Charter Trustees) Order 2013 929 12.12.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Overseas Registration of Births and Deaths) Order 2014 1010 17.1.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The Harrogate Stray Act 1985 (Tour de France) Order 2014 (Draft) 1197 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Order 2014 1224 10.4.14 Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
9.4.14 One, on consideration of the question, that the Report be the Fifth Report of the Committee to the House: Draft Legislative Reform (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Order 2014.

Debates

None

Number of 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 Meetings attended
Miller, Andrew (Chair) 44 out of 44
Dowd, Jim 21 out of 44
Heath, Mr David (added 25.11.13) 12 out of 20
Metcalfe, Stephen 41 out of 44
Morris, David 15 out of 44
Mosley, Stephen 40 out of 44
Nash, Pamela 29 out of 44
Newton, Sarah 26 out of 44
Stringer, Graham 34 out of 44
Tredinnick, David 35 out of 44
Williams, Hywel 2 out of 44
Williams, Roger (discharged 25.11.13) 12 out of 24
Overall attendance: 64.3 %
Total number of meetings: 44
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 41
Number of wholly private meetings 3
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 8
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 3
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister) 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office2
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Department of Energy and Climate Change 2
Department of Health1
Foreign & Commonwealth Office1
Government Office for Science2
Home Office1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Arts and Humanities Research Council1
BBC1
Channel 41
Environment Agency1
European Commission1
Higher Education Funding Council for England 1
Ofqual1
Research Councils UK2
Science and Technology Facilities Council 1
Special Health Authority2
UK Space Agency2
Veterinary Medicines Directorate2
Appearances by other witnesses:120

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
19-21.5.13 WashingtonA Miller0To attend the EIS Summit £3,297
19-21.6.13 Italy Miller,
Morris,
Nash,
Stringer,
Tredinnick,
Williams 		2 Inquiry into the work of the European and UK Space Agencies £7,371

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
6.6.13 SwindonA 01 Background visit in respect of Research Councils £39
27.6.13 Harwell Miller,
Metcalfe,
Tredinnick,
Williams 		2 Inquiry into the work of the European and UK Space Agencies £707
4.7.13 CambridgeA Miller0Oceanography Club, Cambridge £26
24.7.13 CoventryA 01 Background visit in respect of Research and Development funding for science and technology in the UK £52
25.11.13 The Francis Crick Institute Miller,
Metcalfe,
Morris,
Stringer,
Tredinnick 		4 In connection with its inquiry into The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation Not applicable
3.2.14 NHS Blood and Transplant Centre, FiltonA Miller,
Metcalfe		2 Inquiry into Blood, tissue and organ screening £279
29.4.14 NottinghamA Metcalfe0Invitation to speak at the Royal Institute of Navigation's Autonomous Road Vehicles workshop £83

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Water quality: priority substances 272-I13.6.13 Received 28.8.13: published as Fourth Special Report
Oral and written evidence: Water quality: priority substances 272-II 17.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Water quality: priority substances 17.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Forensic science 610 25.7.13 Cm 8750, published 8.11.13; Received 27.8.13 from Research Councils UK: published as Sixth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Forensic science 25.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Clinical trials 104 17.9.13 Cm 8743, published 18.11.13; Received 4.10.13 from Health Research Authority: published as Fifth Special Report; Received 19.11.13 from Medical Research Council: published as Seventh Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Clinical trials 17.9.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Work of the European and UK Space Agencies 25328.10.13Received 6.2.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Work of the European and UK Space Agencies 28.10.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 702 22.10.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Women in scientific careers 701 6.2.14 Received 30.4.14: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence and written evidence published on the Internet: Women in scientific careers 6.2.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 989 29.1.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Communicating climate science 254 2.4.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Communicating climate science 2.4.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Government horizon scanning 703 4.5.14 Awaited
Evidence and written evidence: Government horizon scanning Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Educating tomorrow's engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14-19 education: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 102 15.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Marine Science: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 443 3.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Bridging the "valley of death": improving the commercialisation of research: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 559 11.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Water quality: priority substances: Government response to the Committee's First Report 648 12.9.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Clinical trials: Health Research Authority response to the Committee's Third Report 753 29.10.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Forensic science: Research Councils UK response to the Committee's Second Report 843 26.11.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Clinical trials: Medical Research Council response to the Committee's Third Report 874 5.12.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Work of the European and UK Space Agencies: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1112 6.3.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Women in scientific careers: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1268 7.5.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 848 2.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 848 13.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 848 5.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Blood, tissue and organ screening 990 10.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 848 10.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Blood, tissue and organ screening 990 10.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 848 18.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Blood, tissue and organ screening 990 1.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Blood, tissue and organ screening 990 29.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Blood, tissue and organ screening 990 5.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: National Health Screening 1269 12.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Practical science in schools 1270 21.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: National Health Screening 1269 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 848 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Blood, tissue and organ screening 990 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report 2012-13: Educating tomorrow's engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14-19 education, received 5.4.13 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2012-13: Bridging the "valley of death": improving the commercialisation of research, received 24.6.13 and published as the committee's Third Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: Marine Science, received 7.6.13 and published as the committee's Second Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Educating tomorrow's engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14-19 education, HC 665, and the Government response HC 102; 16.5.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 5
Blood, tissue and organ screening 5
Climate: Public understanding and policy implications 7
Clinical trials 2
Digital by Default 2
GO Science Annual Review 2012-13 1
GO-Science Review of Science Advisory Councils 2013 1
Government Horizon Scanning 4
Marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean 1
Marine science follow-up 1
National Health Screening 1
Practical science in schools 1
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 1
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 1
Proposed takeover of AstraZeneca 1
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) 1
Women in STEM careers 4
Work of the Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1
Work of the European and UK Space Agencies 3
Total 43A

A On two 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

38  SCOTTISH AFFAIRS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Davidson, Mr Ian (Chair) 64 out of 69
Crockart, Mike 41 out of 69
Laing, Mrs Eleanor (discharged 6.1.14) 4 out of 37
McGovern, Jim 51 out of 69
Morrice, Graeme 60 out of 69
Nash, Pamela 44 out of 69
Paice, Sir James 36 out of 69
Reevell, Simon 9 out of 69
Reid, Mr Alan 51 out of 69
Roy, Lindsay 58 out of 69
Whiteford, Dr Eilidh 0 out of 69
Overall attendance: 57.5 %
Total number of meetings: 69
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 58
Number of wholly private meetings 11
Other activities
Informal meetings3
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 Robin Callander, Professor Jim Gallagher, Professor Jim Hunter, Mr Alan Ritchie and Mr Andrew Wightman.

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers7
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 12
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Treasury2
The Scotland Office4
Appearances by other witnesses:151

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
13-15.8.13 Benbecula & Stornoway Davidson,
McGovern,
Morrice,
Nash,
Roy 		2 Inquiries into The Referendum on Separation for Scotland and The impact of the Bedroom Tax and other changes to housing benefit in Scotland — visit to the Defence Installations. £4,667
19-20.9.13 Kirkwall, OrkneyA Davidson0Our Islands Our Future Conference. £330
18.10.13 Glenrothes, Fife Davidson,
Crockart,
McGovern,
Reid,
Roy 		3B Inquiry into The Impact of the Bedroom tax and other changes to Housing Benefits — Oral evidence sessions and informal meetings. £1,558
20-21.11.13 Cardiff Davidson,
McGovern,
Morrice,
Nash,
Roy 		4 Inquiry into Blacklisting — Oral evidence session & informal meetings. £3,211
2-3.12.13 Inverness Davidson,
Crockart,
McGovern,
Morrice,
Paice,
Reid,
Roy 		5C Inquiry into Land Reform — Oral evidence session and informal meetings. £3,386
16.12.13 Airdrie, Scotland Davidson,
McGovern,
Morrice,
Nash,
Roy 		4D Inquiry into The Impact of the Bedroom Tax and other changes to Housing Benefit in Scotland — Oral evidence and informal meetings. £2,867
9.1.14 EdinburghA Davidson,
McGovern,
Morrice,
Roy 		Visit to Edinburgh, in a representative capacity, in connection with informal meetings with MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. £674
10.2.14 Livingston & Falkirk Davidson,
Crockart,
McGovern,
Morrice,
Roy 		4E Inquiry into the Impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland and Zero Hours Contracts — Oral evidence sessions. £3,586
10.3.14 Dundee Davidson,
McGovern,
Morrice,
Nash 		3F Inquiry into The Impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland and Zero Hours Contracts — Oral evidence sessions. £2,036
12.5.14 Galashiels Davidson,
Morrice,
Nash 		3 Inquiry into The South of Scotland — Informal meeting. £2,193

A Travel in a representative capacity
B Includes 1 shorthand writer
C Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer
D Includes 1 shorthand writer
E Includes 1 shorthand writer
F Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Remploy Marine Textiles Fife 454 26.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The need for truth 828 15.11.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: A Defence Force for Scotland—A Conspiracy of Optimism? 842 23.11.13 Received 23.1.14: published as Second Special Report of Session 2013-14
Fourth Report: The impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Interim Report 288 16.12.13 Received 26.2.14: published with Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2013-14
Fifth Report: The Crown Estate in Scotland: Follow-Up 889 7.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The Crown Estate in Scotland: Follow-Up Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Blacklisting in Employment: addressing the crimes of the past; moving towards best practice 543 14.3.14 Received 2.5.14: published with Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2013-14
Seventh Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: the impact of higher education, research and tuition fees 1144 16.3.14 Awaited
Eighth Report: Land Reform in Scotland 877 20.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Land Reform in Scotland Not Applicable
Ninth Report: The impact of the Bedroom Tax and other changes to housing benefit in Scotland: Plan B-charges, arrears, and refunds; incorporating the Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2013-14 937 21.3.14 Received 2.5.14: published with Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2013-14
Tenth Report: Zero-Hours Contracts in Scotland: Interim Report 654 14.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Zero-Hours Contracts in Scotland: Interim Report Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Power Outages and Extreme Weather Conditions in the West of Scotland 484 14.5.14 Awaited
Twelfth Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Scotland's Membership of the EU 1241 27.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Scotland's Membership of the EU Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Blacklisting in Employment — update: incorporating the Government's Response to the Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 1291 19.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Blacklisting in Employment — update: incorporating the Government's Response to the Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: The Impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Devolving the DHP Cap 1292 20.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The Impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Devolving the DHP Cap Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries.

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: How would Separation affect jobs in the Scottish defence industry?: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 257 14.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: A Defence Force for Scotland—A Conspiracy of Optimism?: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2013-14 1042 5.2.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The State of the Scottish Economy 1093 22.5.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland 140-I 7.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland 140-II 24.3.14 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Land Reform in Scotland 877 Not Applicable

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2012-13: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: How would Separation affect jobs in the Scottish defence industry? received 28.5.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
11.12.13 Eight, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Interim Report.
19.3.14 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The Impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Plan B-charges, arrears and refunds; incorporating the Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2013-14.
14.5.14 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The Impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Devolving the DHP Cap.

Debates

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

Second Report, The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The need for truth, HC 828; Third Report, The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: A Defence Force for Scotland — A Conspiracy of Optimism? HC 842, and the Government response HC 1042; 6.2.14

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, The impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Interim Report, HC 288; 8.5.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Blacklisting in Employment 7
Land Reform in Scotland 5
Recent power outages in the west of Scotland 3
The Crown Estate in Scotland: Follow-Up 1
The impact of the Bedroom Tax and other changes to housing benefit in Scotland 15
The Referendum on Separation for Scotland 24
The Scotland Office Annual Report 1
Zero-Hours Contracts 5
Total 61A

A On three 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

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 9 May 2013.
Members

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey (Chair)

Alexander, Heidi

Blenkinsop Tom

Campbell, Mr Alan

Evennett, Mr David

Hands, Greg (added 9.10.13)

Hunter, Mark

Milton, Anne

Randall, Mr John (discharged 9.10.13)

Tami, Mark

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

31 out of 37

4 out of 37

3 out of 37

33 out of 37

33 out of 37

22 out of 25

28 out of 37

33 out of 37

11 out of 12

33 out of 37

69.4%

Total number of meetings: 37

Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 37

Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Kate Emms, Deputy Principal Clerk (Band SCS1) from October 2012, Committee Assistant: Daniel Moeller (Band C) (until March 2014), Michelle Garratty (Band C) (from March 2014).

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 Evidence

Not applicable

Special Reports

Not applicable

Daily Parts

Not applicable

Evidence

Not applicable

Written Evidence

Not applicable

Government replies to Reports from previous Sessions

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 Meetings attended
Barron, Kevin (Chair) 22 out of 22
Beresford, Sir Paul 21 out of 22
Buckland, Mr Robert 19 out of 22
Chope, Mr Christopher 15 out of 22
Clarke, Mr Tom 15 out of 22
Cox, Mr Geoffrey 12 out of 22
Darcy, Sharon (Lay Member)20 out of 22
Harvey, Sir Nick 17 out of 22
Jinman, Mr Peter (Lay Member)20 out of 22
O'Donnell, Fiona 14 out of 22
Rader, Mr Walter (Lay Member)19 out of 22
Wheeler, Heather 17 out of 22
Whitehead, Dr Alan 16 out of 22
Overall attendance: 85.9 %
Total number of meetings: 22
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 5
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings17
Other activities
None
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 5
Appearances by other witnesses:13

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 638 4.9.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Response to the IPSA Consultation: MPs' Pay and Pensions 751 21.10.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Simon Hughes 805 7.11.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Simon Hughes 805-II7.11.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Nadine Dorries 806 11.11.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Nadine Dorries 806-II11.11.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Mr Tim Yeo 849 21.11.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Mr Tim Yeo
Sixth Report: All- Party Parliamentary Groups 357-I 29.11.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: All-Party Parliamentary Groups 357-II29.11.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: The House of Commons Code of Conduct and the Criminal Law 903 9.12.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Interests of Committee Chairs: a consultation 997 20.4.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Response to the IPSA Consultation: Review of the MPs' Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses 998 20.1.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Maria Miller 1179 3.4.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Maria Miller Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Patrick Mercer 1225 1.5.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Patrick Mercer Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence published on the Internet: Report from the Lay Members of the Committee 8.4.14Not Applicable

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee are available on the Committee's website, together with the agenda for the meeting on 5 March 2013.

Divisions
Date
Subject
1.5.14Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft Report on Patrick Mercer

Debates

The following Reports were debated in the House:

Sixth Report, Session 2013-14, All-Party Parliamentary Groups, HC 357-I, 13.5.14

Eleventh Report, Session 2013-14, Patrick Mercer, HC 1225, 8.5.13

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
All-Party Parliamentary Groups 4
Nadine Dorries1
Total 5

41  STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Mudie, Mr George (Chair) 23 out of 25
Buckland, Mr Robert (discharged 10.3.14) 0 out of 20
Ellis, Michael 22 out of 25
Hemming, John 18 out of 25
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian 11 out of 25
Perkins, Toby 0 out of 25
Overall attendance: 51.0 %
Total number of meetings: 25
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 25
Other activities
None
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

None

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report 304-i 13.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report 304-ii 23.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Report 304-iii 13.11.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report304-iv17.12.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report304-v18.2.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Report304-vi10.4.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Report304-vii 16.5.14Not Applicable

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

42  STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Commons Members Meetings attended
Mudie, Mr George (Chair) 22 out of 27
Buckland, Mr Robert (discharged 10.3.14) 0 out of 22
Ellis, Michael 24 out of 27
Hemming, John 20 out of 27
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian 12 out of 27
Perkins, Toby 0 out of 27
Overall attendance: 49.7 %
Total number of meetings: 27
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 27
Other activities
None
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

None

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report 166-i 21.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report 166-ii 12.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report 166-iii 18.6.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report 166-iv 25.6.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report 166-v 2.7.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report 166-vi 9.7.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report 166-vii 16.7.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report 166-viii 23.7.13 Not Applicable
Ninth Report 166-ix 22.10.13 Not Applicable
Tenth Report 166-x 29.10.13 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report 166-xi 5.11.13 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report 166-xii 13.11.13 Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report 166-xiii 26.11.13 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report 166-xiv 29.11.13 Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report 166-xv 10.12.13 Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report 166-xvi 17.12.13 Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report 166-xvii 21.1.14 Not Applicable
Eighteenth Report 166-xviii 28.1.14 Not Applicable
Nineteenth Report 166-xix 3.2.14 Not Applicable
Twentieth Report 166-xx 10.2.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-first Report 166-xxi 17.2.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-second Report 166-xxii 7.3.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-third Report 166-xxiii 14.3.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-fourth Report 166-xxiv 28.3.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-fifth Report 166-xxv 7.4.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-sixth Report 166-xxvii 9.5.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-seventh Report 166-xxvii 16.5.14 Not Applicable

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Excluding the inert from secondary legislation 167 21.5.13 Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

43  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 Meetings attended
Ellman, Mrs Louise (Chair) 40 out of 40
Baker, Steve (discharged 10.6.13) 1 out of 4
Champion, Sarah 26 out of 40
Dobbin, Jim 19 out of 40
Fitzpatrick, Jim (added 4.11.13) 23 out of 26
Kwarteng, Kwasi (discharged 5.7.13) 3 out of 7
Lumley, Karen 25 out of 40
McCartney, Jason (added 10.6.13) 20 out of 36
McCartney, Karl 23 out of 40
Powell, Lucy (discharged 4.11.13) 0 out of 14
Sanders, Mr Adrian 35 out of 40
Smith, Chloe (added 4.11.13) 20 out of 26
Stewart, Iain (discharged 4.11.13) 8 out of 14
Stringer, Graham 30 out of 40
Vickers, Martin (added 5.7.13) 30 out of 33
Overall attendance: 68.9 %
Total number of meetings: 40
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 35
Number of wholly private meetings 5
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 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
Jeremy Barnett, Louise Congdon, Andrew Evans, Richard Goldson, Bob Linnard, Helen Sampson, David Skentelbery, John Tilly, Carol Thomas, and Richard Wiggington

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 13
Members of the House of Lords4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Transport8
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch1
Airports Commission1
British Transport Police1
British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association 1
Civil Aviation Authority2
Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency 1
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency 4
Highways Agency3
High Speed Two Ltd2
Maritime and Coastguard Agency1
National Task Force2
Network Rail5
Office of Rail Regulation1
Passenger Focus1
Rail Accident Investigation Branch1
Rail Delivery Group2
Rail Safety and Standards Board1
Traffic Commissioners1
Vehicle Certification Agency 1
Appearances by other witnesses:171

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16-17.6.13 DublinA Kwarteng0Meeting of Chairs at ParlEU, Dublin £394
2-6.2.14 USA and Canada Ellman,
Champion,
Dobbin,
Lumley,
Sanders,
Smith,
Stringer,
Vickers 		2 Inquiry into better roads £50,973

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
24-25.6.13 Brussels Ellman,
Kwarteng,
Lumley,
Stewart,
Stringer 		2 To receive a general update on EU aspects of transport policy £2,330

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
13.5.13 LondonA Ellman1 Inquiry into cost of motor insurance: whiplash Nil
4.6.13 Felixstowe Docks Ipswich Ellman,
Champion,
Stewart		1 Inquiry into Access to Ports £307
18.6.13 London Gateway Port, Tilbury Ellman,
Lumley,
Stewart		1 Visit to the London Gateway Port Development, Tilbury in connection with the Committee's inquiry into Access to ports £64
4.7.13 PATAS, LondonA Ellman1B Inquiry into Local authority parking enforcement Nil
3.9.13 International Maritime Organisation, LondonA Ellman1 Inquiry into maritime strategy Nil
10.10.13 Coventry Ellman,
Stewart 		2 Seminar in connection with the better roads inquiry Nil
27.11.13 Heathrow Airport Ellman,
Champion,
Fitzpatrick,
Smith 		1 Inquiry into transport's winter resilience £188
21.1.14 Farringdon Station Ellman,
McCartney,
McCartney		 3 In connection to a briefing on the Crossrail project £29
27.1.14 Aberdeen Ellman,
Lumley,
Smith,
Vickers 		2C Inquiry into offshore helicopter safety £2,809
12.5.14 Swanwick, HampshireA Ellman1 In connection with the evidence session with NATS £64

A Travel in a representative capacity
B Includes 1 specialist adviser
C Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Aviation Strategy 78-I 10.5.13 Received 11.7.13: published as Sixth Special Report
Oral and Written Evidence: Aviation Strategy 78-II 3.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Aviation Strategy 10.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Future programme: 2013-14 438 25.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: The work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) 583 19.7.13 Received 18.9.13: published as Eighth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: The work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) 19.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Cost of motor insurance: whiplash 117 31.7.13 Cm 8738, published 24.10.13; Further response received 21.11.13: published as Eleventh Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Cost of motor insurance: whiplash 31.7.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Access to transport for disabled people 116 17.9.13 Received 18.11.13: published as Tenth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Access to transport for disabled people 17.9.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Flight time limitations: follow-up 641 11.9.13 Received 30.10.13: published as Ninth Special Report
Seventh Report: Local authority parking enforcement 118 23.10.13 Received 19.12.13: published as Twelfth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Local authority parking enforcement 23.10.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Access to ports 266 26.11.13 Received 23.1.14: published as Thirteenth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Access to ports 26.11.13 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: High speed rail: on track? 851 13.12.13 Received 5.2.14: published as Fourteenth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: High speed rail: on track? Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Ready and waiting? Transport preparations for winter weather 681 3.1.14 Received 14.3.14: published as Sixteenth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Ready and waiting? Transport preparations for winter weather Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Safety at level crossings 680 7.3.14 Received 6.5.14: published as Nineteenth Special Report; Network Rail response received 1.4.14: published as Eighteenth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Safety at level crossings Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Future programme 2014 1143 14.3.14 Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Forging ahead?: UK shipping strategy 630 26.3.14 Awaited
Written evidence published on the Internet: Forging ahead?: UK shipping strategy 26.3.14 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Putting passengers first: disruption at Gatwick, Christmas Eve 2013 956 11.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Putting passengers first: disruption at Gatwick, Christmas Eve 2013 Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: Better roads: Improving England's Strategic Road Network 850 7.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Better roads: Improving England's Strategic Road Network Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report: National Policy Statement on National Networks 1135 7.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: National Policy Statement on National Networks Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report: Local transport spending: Who decides? 1140 3.6.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Local transport spending: Who decides? Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquires

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Cancellation of the InterCity West Coast franchise competition: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 80 14.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Marine Pilotage: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 79 16.5.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Rail 2020: Rail Delivery Group and Passenger Focus responses to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2012-13 81 29.5.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Land Transport Security - scope for further EU involvement?: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2012-13 177 29.5.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: The European Commission's 4th Railway Package: Government response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2012-13 439 21.6.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Aviation Strategy: Government response to the Committee's First Report 596 22.7.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: The new European motorcycle test: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2009-10 656 13.9.13 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: The work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA): Government response to the Committee's Third Report 678 21.10.13 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Flight time limitations: follow-up: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 795 11.11.13 Not Applicable
Tenth Special Report: Access to transport for disabled people: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 870 6.12.13 Not Applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Cost of motor insurance: whiplash: Further Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 902 12.12.13 Not Applicable
Twelfth Special Report: Local authority parking enforcement: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 970 10.1.14 Not Applicable
Thirteenth Special Report: Access to ports: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 1083 13.2.14 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Special Report: High speed rail: on track?: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report 1085 14.2.14 Not Applicable
Fifteenth Special Report: Cancellation of the InterCity West Coast competition: Government update on the Laidlaw and Brown reports to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2012-13 1086 14.2.14 Not Applicable
Sixteenth Special Report: Ready and waiting? Transport preparations for winter weather: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report 1139 17.3.14 Not Applicable

Seventeenth Special Report: Land Transport Security — scope for further EU involvement?: Further Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2012-13 1192 31.3.14 Not Applicable
Eighteenth Special Report: Safety at level crossings: Network Rail Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report 126014.4.14Not Applicable
Nineteenth Special Report: Safety at level crossings: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report 27416.5.14Not Applicable

Daily Parts

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The work of Network Rail 67917.10.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Cycling safety 852 5.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Cycling safety 852 9.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Offshore helicopter safety 992 30.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Cycling safety 852 13.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Passenger transport in isolated communities 853 13.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Passenger transport in isolated communities 853 6.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Offshore helicopter safety 992 20.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Government motoring agencies — the user perspective 1109 27.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Security on the railway 1166 11.4.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Government motoring agencies — the user perspective 1109 15.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Government motoring agencies — the user perspective 1109 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Security on the railway 1166 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Cycling safety 852 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Passenger transport in isolated communities 853 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Offshore helicopter safety 992 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Driving premiums down: fraud and the cost of motor insurance 286Not Applicable
Written evidence: Department for Transport: Main Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Department for Transport Supplementary Estimate 2012-13 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Office of Rail Regulation Main Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Department for Transport Supplementary Estimate 2013-14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Department for Transport Main Estimate 2014-15 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Various letters were received and published on the Internet throughout the Session

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2009-10: The new European motorcycle test, received 5.9.13 and published as the Committee's Seventh Special Report, 2013-14.

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report 2012-13: Rail 2020, received 16.4.13 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, 2013-14.

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2012-13: Cancellation of the InterCity West Coast franchise competition, received 24.4.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, 2013-14.

Further reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2012-13: Cancellation of the InterCity West Coast competition, received 31.1.14 and published as the Committee's Fifteenth Special Report, 2013-14.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: Marine Pilotage, received 30.4.13 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, 2013-14.

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report 2012-13: Land Transport Security - scope for further EU involvement?, received 14.5.13 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report, 2013-14.

Further reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report 2012-13: Land Transport Security - scope for further EU involvement?, received 18.3.14 and published as the Committee's Seventeenth Special Report, 2013-14.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report 2012-13: The European Commission's 4th Railway Package, received 13.6.13 and published as the Committee's Fifth Special Report, 2013-14.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
8.5.13 Six, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Aviation Strategy.

Debates

The following were debated in the House:

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Rail 2020, HC 329, and the Government response HC 1059; 3.7.13

First Report, Aviation Strategy, HC 78, and the Government response HC 596; 24.10.13

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

The Coastguard, Emergency Towing Vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: follow up, HC 647; 17.10.13

Fourth Report, Cost of motor insurance: whiplash, HC 117, and the Government response HC 8738; 7.11.13

Seventh Report, Local authority parking enforcement, HC 118, and the Government response HC 970; Eighth Report, Access to ports, HC 266, and the Government response HC 1083; 27.3.14

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

Written evidence taken 10.3.14: Rolling stock provision in the North of England; 12.3.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Access to ports 1
Access to transport for disabled people 2
Airports Commission: Interim Report 1
Better roads: Improving England's Strategic Road Network 4
Cost of motor insurance: whiplash 2
Cycling safety 3
Forging ahead?: UK shipping strategy 2
Government motoring agencies — the user perspective 2
High speed rail: on track? 1
High speed rail: update 1
Local authority parking enforcement 2
Local decision making on transport spending 1
National Policy Statement on National Networks 1
Offshore helicopter safety 2
Passenger transport in isolated communities 2
Putting passengers first: disruption at Gatwick, Christmas Eve 2013 1
Safety at level crossings 2
Security on the railway 1
The work of Network Rail 1
Transport's winter resilience: rail flooding 1
Winter resilience in transport 2
Total 35


44  TREASURY

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Tyrie, Mr Andrew (Chair) 60 out of 60
Baker, Steve (added 12.5.14) 0 out of 0
Garnier, Mark 52 out of 60
Hosie, Stewart 36 out of 60
Leadsom, Andrea (discharged 12.5.14) 46 out of 60
Love, Mr Andrew 42 out of 60
Mann, John 30 out of 60
McFadden, Mr Pat 46 out of 60
Mudie, Mr George 28 out of 60
Newmark, Mr Brooks 44 out of 60
Norman, Jesse 50 out of 60
Pearce, Teresa 26 out of 60
Ruffley, Mr David 47 out of 60
Thurso, John 50 out of 60
Overall attendance: 71.4 %
Total number of meetings: 60
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 54
Number of wholly private meetings 6
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
William Allen, Richard Andrews, Dr Pinar Bagci, Richard Bennett, Stuart Bernau, Roger Bootle, Dr Alex Bowen, Professor Jagjit Chadha, Iain Cornish, Mark Falcon, Jonathan Fisher QC, Stephen Glaister, Mark Hellowell, William Knight, Robert Law, Stephen McGairl, Sir Nicholas Monck, Anita Monteith, Jonathan Pears, Lionel Price, John Tattersall, John Tiner, Sir David Walker, Professor John Willman, Bill Winters, and Professor Geoffrey Wood

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Treasury5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Bank of England (including Monetary Policy Committee and Financial Policy Committee) 19
Debt Management Office1
Financial Conduct Authority4
National Savings and Investments1
Office for Budget Responsibility5
Prudential Regulation Authority1
The Royal Mint1
Appearances by other witnesses:65

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-16.5.14 New York and Washington DC Tyrie,
Garnier,
Love,
McFadden,
Mudie,
Newmark,
Norman,
Ruffley 		2 Visit to New York and Washington DC as part of the Committee's work on monetary policy and financial regulation £41,758

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16.12.13 Brussels Tyrie,
Garnier,
Love,
Mann,
McFadden,
Newmark,
Norman,
Ruffley 		2 Visit to EU Parliament in relation to the Committee's inquiry into EU financial regulation £3,104
21-22.1.14 BrusselsA McFadden0Visit to European Parliament Week, including an Interparliamentary Conference on Economic Governance £518

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Appointments of Dame Clara Furse, Richard Sharp, and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee 224-I 5.6.13 Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence: Appointments of Dame Clara Furse, Richard Sharp, and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee 224-II 18.6.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Appointments of Dame Clara Furse, Richard Sharp, and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee 5.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: Appointments of Dr Donald Kohn and Andrew Haldane to the Financial Policy Committee 259-I 13.6.13 Not Applicable
Oral and written evidence: Appointments of Dr Donald Kohn and Andrew Haldane to the Financial Policy Committee 259-II 1.7.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Appointments of Dr Donald Kohn and Andrew Haldane to the Financial Policy Committee 13.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: Spending Round 2013 575 8.10.13 Received 10.12.13: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Spending Round 2013 8.10.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Re-appointment of Professor Stephen Nickell to the Office for Budget Responsibility 688-I 14.10.13 Not Applicable
Oral evidence: Re-appointment of Professor Stephen Nickell to the Office for Budget Responsibility 688-II 31.10.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Re-appointment of Professor Stephen Nickell to the Office for Budget Responsibility 14.10.13 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 689-I 18.10.13 Not Applicable
Oral evidence: Appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 689-II 7.11.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 18.10.13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Re-appointment of Martin Weale to the Monetary Policy Committee 313-I 18.10.13 Not Applicable
Oral evidence: Re-appointment of Martin Weale to the Monetary Policy Committee 313-II 14.11.13 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Re-appointment of Martin Weale to the Monetary Policy Committee 18.10.13 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Money Advice Service 4573.12.13Received 2.2.14: published on 29.3.14
Written evidence published on the internet: Money Advice Service 3.12.13Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Office for Budget Responsibility July 2013 Fiscal Sustainability Report 958 13.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Office for Budget Responsibility July 2013 Fiscal Sustainability Report Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Autumn Statement 2013 826 8.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Autumn Statement 2013 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Private Finance 2 97-I19.6.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Private Finance 2 19.6.14Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Appointment of Spencer Dale to the Financial Policy Committee 1236 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of Spencer Dale to the Financial Policy Committee Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Appointment of Andrew Haldane to the Monetary Policy Committee 1235 2.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of Andrew Haldane to the Monetary Policy Committee Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Budget 2014 1189 8.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Budget 2014 Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries.

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: FSA's report into the failure of RBS: FSA's Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2012-13 36911.7.14Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Budget 2013: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2012-13 370 11.7.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Spending Round 2013: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 932 12.12.13 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: Appointment of Andrew Bailey as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 1057 27.8.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Bank of England May 2013 Inflation Report 458 19.8.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England June 2013 Financial Stability Report 459 19.8.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Macroprudential tools 546 9.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Financial Conduct Authority 642 8.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Bank of England August 2013 Inflation Report 643 1.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Stress testing the UK banking system 690 1.11.13 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Project Verde 300-i 25.6.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-ii 9.9.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-iii 24.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-v 11.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-vi 21.11.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-vii 10.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-viii 15.1.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-x 4.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-xi 13.2.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: SME Lending 1008-i 19.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: SME Lending 1008-ii 13.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-ix 27.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Project Verde 300-iv 31.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Appointment of Sir Winfried Bischoff to the Financial Reporting Council 124715.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England November 2013 Financial Stability Report 98730.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England November 2013 Inflation Report 82516.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England February 2014 Inflation Report 114514.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Banks' Lending Practices: Treatment of Businesses in Distress 103730.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Cost and effectiveness of economic and financial sanctions 12429.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: EU Financial Regulation 8452.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Financial Conduct Authority 64224.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Foreign Exchange Market Review 114714.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Governor of the Bank of England's speech: 'The economics of currency unions', Edinburgh, 29 January 2014 114614.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Independent Review into the Governance of the Co-op 126512.5.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Monetary Policy: Forward Guidance 76312.11.13Not Applicable
Evidence: National Savings and Investments 11317.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Royal Bank of Scotland Lending Review 102229.1.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The costing of pre-election policy proposals 115113.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The economics of HS2788 4.12.13Not Applicable
Evidence: The Royal Mint1168 21.3.14Not Applicable
Evidence: UK Financial Investments Ltd 8246.12.13Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Bank of England February 2014 Inflation Report 1145Not Applicable
Written evidence: Banks' Lending Practices: Treatment of businesses in distress 1037Not Applicable
Written evidence: Cost and effectiveness of economic and financial sanctions 1242Not Applicable
Written evidence: Estimates memoranda submitted by the Government Actuary's Department: Main and Supplementary Not Applicable
Written evidence: Estimates memoranda submitted by HM Treasury: Main and Supplementary Not Applicable
Written evidence: Estimates memoranda submitted by HM Revenue and Customs: Main and Supplementary Not Applicable
Written evidence: Estimates memoranda submitted by National Savings and Investments: Main and Supplementary Not Applicable
Written evidence: EU financial regulation 845Not Applicable
Written evidence: Financial Conduct Authority 642Not Applicable
Written evidence: Foreign Exchange Market Review 1147Not Applicable
Written evidence: Project Verde 300 Not Applicable
Written evidence: SME Lending 1008 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The costing of pre-election policy proposals 1151Not Applicable
Written evidence: The economics of HS2 788Not Applicable

*Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Correspondence unrelated to an inquiry is published on the Committee's website

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report 2012-13: The FSA's report into the failure of RBS, received 4.6.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2012-13: Budget 2013, received 6.6.13 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Appointment of Andrew Haldane to the Monetary Policy Committee 1
Appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 1
Appointment of Spencer Dale to the Financial Policy Committee 1
Appointment of Sir Winfried Bischoff to the Financial Reporting Council 1
Appointments of Dame Clara Furse, Richard Sharp, and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee 1
Appointments of Dr Donald Kohn and Andrew Haldane to the Financial Policy Committee 1
Autumn Statement 2013 4
Bank of England August 2013 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England June 2013 Financial Stability Report 1
Bank of England May 2013 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England November 2013 Financial Stability Report 1
Bank of England November 2013 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England February 2014 Inflation Report 1
Banks' Lending Practices: Treatment of Businesses in distress 1
Budget 2014 5
Cost and effectiveness of economic and financial sanctions 1
EU Financial Regulation 1
Financial Conduct Authority 1
Financial Conduct Authority 1
Foreign Exchange Market Review1
Governor of the Bank of England's speech: 'The economics of currency unions', Edinburgh, 29 January 2014 1
Independent Review into the Governance of the Co-operative Group 1
Monetary Policy: Forward Guidance 1
National Savings and Investments 1
Office for Budget Responsibility July 2013 Fiscal Sustainability Report 1
Private Finance 2 1
Project Verde 11
Quantitative easing 2
Re-appointment of Martin Weale to the Monetary Policy Committee 1
Re-appointment of Professor Stephen Nickell to the Office for Budget Responsibility 1
Royal Bank of Scotland Lending Review 1
SME Lending 2
Spending Round 2013 2
Stress testing the UK banking system 1
The costing of pre-election policy proposals 1
The economics of HS2 1
The Royal Mint 1
UK Financial Investments Ltd 1
Total 57A

A On two 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

44A  Treasury Sub-Committee

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 14 September 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Mudie, Mr George (Chair)4 out of 4
Steve Baker (added 12.5.14)0 out of 0
Garnier, Mark 4 out of 4
Hosie, Stewart 1 out of 4
Leadsom, Andrea (discharged 12.5.14) 3 out of 4
Love, Mr Andrew 2 out of 4
Mann, John 2 out of 4
McFadden, Mr Pat 1 out of 4
Newmark, Mr Brooks 4 out of 4
Norman, Jesse 3 out of 4
Pearce, Teresa 0 out of 4
Ruffley, David0 out of 4
Thurso, John 4 out of 4
Tyrie, Mr Andrew 4 out of 4
Overall attendance: 61.5 %
Total number of meetings: 4
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 3
Number of wholly private meetings 1
Other activities
None
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
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
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:
Crown Estate Commissioners1
Money Advice Service1

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

None

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Crown Estates 1
HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts 1
Money Advice Service 1
Total 3

45  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 Meetings attended
Davies, David T. C. (Chair) 30 out of 30
Bebb, Guto 20 out of 30
Davies, Geraint 17 out of 30
Davies, Glyn 25 out of 30
Doughty, Stephen 21 out of 30
Edwards, Jonathan (discharged 6.1.14, added 10.3.14) 19 out of 20
Griffith, Nia 27 out of 30
Hart, Simon 21 out of 30
James, Mrs Siân C. 14 out of 30
Lumley, Karen 1 out of 30
Morden, Jessica 26 out of 30
Williams, Hywel (added 6.1.14, discharged 10.3.14) 9 out of 10
Williams, Mr Mark 24 out of 30
Overall attendance: 70.6 %
Total number of meetings: 30
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 20
Number of wholly private meetings 10
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 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
Robert Aitken, Richard Goldson, and Alan Trench

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 5
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords1
Ministers from devolved administrations 3
Members from devolved administrations5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Energy and Climate Change 1
Department for Work and Pensions 2
Wales Office2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
National Assembly for Wales2
Welsh Government3
Health and Safety Executive1
Highways Agency1
Planning Inspectorate1
Appearances by other witnesses:35

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16-24.3.14 Chubut and Buenos Aires, Argentina D. Davies,
Bebb,
Doughty,
Edwards,
Griffith,
Hart,
James,
Morden,
Williams 		2 Visit to the Welsh communities in Chubut Province, Patagonia in connection with the Committee's inquiry into the International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies: to examine the impact of the British Council's Welsh Language Programme and Welsh language schools in Chubut, the preparations for the upcoming 150-year anniversary of the first Welsh emigrants to the region, and develop links between Welsh communities in Argentina and Wales. £40,198

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
6-7.11.13 Brussels D. Davies,
Griffith,
Morden 		2 Visit to Brussels regarding Shale gas in Wales and general EU developments £1779

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-13.5.13 Work Programme Centre, Pontypridd D. Davies,
Ge. Davies,
Gl. Davies,
Edwards,
Morden,
Williams 		3 Inquiry into the Work Programme in Wales £267
10.6.13 Welsh Government Office, London D. Davies,
Ge. Davies,
Edwards,
Griffith,
Morden,
Williams 		3 Visit to the Welsh Government Office, London Nil
10-11.7.13 National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff D. Davies,
Bebb,
Ge. Davies,
Gl. Davies,
Doughty,
Edwards,
Griffith,
Hart,
Morden,
Williams 		3 Meeting in connection with the Committee's inquiries on the Severn Crossings Toll: follow up, and Work of the Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales £1680
16-17.10.13 Dragon LNG terminal, Milford Haven Port D. Davies,
Bebb,
Gl. Davies,
Doughty,
Edwards,
Griffith,
Hart,
Morden,
Williams 		2 Inquiry into Energy Generation in Wales £1185
28.11.13 National Assembly for Wales D. Davies,
Ge. Davies,
Gl. Davies,
Edwards,
Griffith,
Morden,
Williams 		3 Inquiry into Energy generation in Wales: Shale Gas £1303
20.1.14 National Assembly for Wales D. Davies,
Bebb,
Ge. Davies,
Gl. Davies,
Doughty,
Griffith,
Hart,
James,
Morden,
Williams,
Williams 		3A Meeting in connection with Committee's pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill £1613
6.2.14 Preston, LancsB D. Davies,
Bebb,
Doughty,
Griffith 		2 Inquiry into Energy generation in Wales: Shale Gas £490
12-13.2.14 CardiffB 01 Conference on poverty and welfare reform in Wales £209
6.5.14 Argentine Ambassador's Residence, London D. Davies,
Edwards,
Griffith,
Hart,
Morden,
Williams 		2 Meeting in connection with the Committee's visit to Chubut and the inquiry into the International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies £17

A Includes 1 specialist adviser
B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Voluntary code of practice in the dairy sector 155 21.5.13 Received 16.7.13: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Voluntary code of practice in the dairy sector 21.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: The impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales 159 17.10.13 Received 6.1.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales 17.10.13 Not Applicable
Third Report: The Work Programme in Wales 264 4.11.13 Received 21.1.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: The Work Programme in Wales 4.11.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill 962 28.3.14 Received 20.3.14: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Crossing the border: road and rail links between England and Wales: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 158 22.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales: Government response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13 263 11.6.13 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Voluntary code of practice in the dairy sector: Government response to the Committee's First Report 635 31.7.13 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 1012 29.1.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: The Work Programme in Wales: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 1035 6.2.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1205 3.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: The Severn Crossings Toll: follow up 356-i 3.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Work of the Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales 532-i 3.3.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 533 6.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The Steel Industry in Wales 822-i 3.7.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The Steel Industry in Wales 822-ii 3.7.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Silk Commission and financial devolution in Wales 838-i 3.7.13 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas 731 25.10.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas 731 4.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas 731 13.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas 731 20.12.13 Not Applicable
Evidence: Silk Commission Part II: devolving legislative powers to Wales 1239 1.5.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies 1013 3.5.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies 1013 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Silk Commission Part II: devolving legislative powers to Wales 1239 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas 731Not Applicable
Written evidence: Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Chair concerning the Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill Not Applicable
Written evidence: Severn Crossings Toll: follow up 356Not Applicable
Written evidence: Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for farming, food and marine environment relating to animal disease threats Not Applicable
Written evidence: Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans relating to support for armed forces veterans in Wales Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Second Report 2012-13: Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales, received 22.5.13 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Third Report 2012-13: Crossing the border: road and rail links between England and Wales, received 6.3.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

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

Fourth Report, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill, HC 962, and the Government response HC 1205; 30.4.14

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales, HC 159, and the Government response HC 1012; Third Report, The Work Programme in Wales, HC 264, and the Government response HC 1035; 1.5.14

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

The Severn Crossings Toll, HC 506; Oral & written evidence taken 11 July 2013: The Severn Crossings Toll: follow up, HC 356; 5.3.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas 4
Impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales 1
International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies 2
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill 6
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 1
Silk Commission and financial devolution in Wales 1
Silk Commission Part II: devolving legislative powers to Wales 1
The Severn Crossings Toll: follow up 2
The Work Programme in Wales 2
Work of the Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales 1
Total 21A

A On one occasion 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 of meetings at which oral evidence was taken.

46  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 Meetings attended
Begg, Dame Anne (Chair) 51 out of 51
Abrahams, Debbie 39 out of 51
Burley, Mr Aidan (discharged 10.6.13) 0 out of 4
Ellison, Jane (discharged 4.11.13) 12 out of 17
Evans, Graham 41 out of 51
Freer, Mike (added 10.6.13, discharged 4.11.13) 6 out of 13
Gilmore, Sheila 48 out of 51
Jackson, Glenda 39 out of 51
Kwarteng, Kwasi (added 4.11.13) 25 out of 34
Lloyd, Stephen (discharged 27.1.14) 22 out of 31
Mills, Nigel 46 out of 51
Morris, Anne Marie 28 out of 51
Pearce, Teresa 32 out of 51
Thornton, Mr Michael (added 27.1.14) 18 out of 20
Watkinson, Dame Angela (added 4.11.13) 28 out of 34
Overall attendance: 77.5 %
Total number of meetings: 51
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 26
Number of wholly private meetings 25
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
Richard Johnson, Christine Whitehead, Alan Woods and David Yeandle

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 11
Members of the House of Lords4
Number of appearances by officials, or representatives of:
Department for Communities and Local Government 1
Department for Work and Pensions9
HM Revenue and Customs2
HM Courts and Tribunals Service1
Ministry of Justice1
Appearances by other witnesses:59

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
24-25.6.13 North West England Begg,
Abrahams,
Ellison,
Evans,
Freer,
Gilmore,
Mills,
Pearce 		4A In connection with the Committee's inquiries into Jobcentre Plus and Universal Credit £3,511
21.1.14 Bedfordshire Begg,
Gilmore,
Mills,
Pearce		 3B In connection with the Committee's inquiry into support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system £445
12-13.5.14Newcastle upon Tyne Begg,

Abrahams,

Gilmore,

Mills,

Pearce,

Thornton,

Watkinson

4CIn connection with the Committee's inquiry into Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments £4,671

A Includes 1 facilitator
B Includes 1 facilitator

C Includes 1 facilitator

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Can the Work Programme work for all users 162 21.5.13 Received 28.8.13: published as Second Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Can the Work Programme work for all users 21.5.13 Not Applicable
Second Report: The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system 479-I 29.1.14 Received 28.3.14: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence: The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system 479-II 29.1.14 Not Applicable
Third Report: Monitoring the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions in 2012-13 1153 18.3.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Monitoring the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions in 2012-13 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system 720 2.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Universal Credit implementation: monitoring DWP's performance in 2012-13 1209 9.4.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Universal Credit implementation: monitoring DWP's performance in 2012-13 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Fraud and error in the benefits system 1082 15.5.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Fraud and error in the benefits system Not Applicable

The Committee usually publishes evidence as a matter of course throughout its inquiries

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2012-13 48528.6.13 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Can the Work Programme work for all users: Government response to the Committee's First Report 627 6.4.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 1210 3.4.14 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) 769 8.5.13 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: Personal Independence Payment 916 8.5.13 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Update on auto-enrolment and other current pensions issues 72823.10.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Child maintenance reforms 79727.11.13Not Applicable
Evidence: Pension reforms 1248 30.4.14 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Update on auto-enrolment and other current pensions issues 728Not Applicable
Written evidence: Child maintenance reforms 797Not Applicable
Written evidence: Pension reforms 1248Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2012-13: Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions, received 20.6.13 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
26.3.14 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system.

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Fourth Report, Support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system, HC 720; 3.4.14

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

First Report, Can the Work Programme work for all users, HC 162; 10.10.13

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

Fifth Report, Session 2012-13, The Single-tier State Pension: Part 1 of the draft Pensions Bill, HC 1000, 17.6.13

Second Report, The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system, HC 479, and the Government response HC 1210; 3.4.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13: DWP Statistics 1
Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments 3
Financial Scrutiny: Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13 2
Fraud and error in the benefits system 3
Pension reforms 1
Personal Independence Payment implementation 1
Progress with child maintenance 1
Support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system 6
The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system 6
Universal Credit: follow-up 1
Update on auto-enrolment and other current pensions issues 1
Total 26

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.

The Committee Directorate's Principal Clerks have supervisory and management responsibilities, as well as providing direct support to Select or Joint Committees.

This analysis of the staff who served select committees during Session 2013-14 is presented office by office.

NUMBERS AND GRADES OF STAFF SERVING SELECT COMMITTEES

Committee Directorate (as of 30 April 2014)
Staff FTE
Band SCS1A to 3: Principal Clerks, and Legal Adviser to JCHR* 7
Band SCS1: Deputy Principal Clerks 18
Band A1: Head of Media and Communications for Select Committees; and Deputy Head of the Scrutiny Unit (Pre-Legislative Scrutiny) 2
Band A2: Senior Clerks, Senior Committee Specialists, Legal Specialists etc 44.3
Band A3: Assistant Clerks 4
Band B1: Committee Specialists, Media Officers, Senior Executive Officers etc 48.5
Band B2: Senior Committee Assistants etc 27.5
Band C: Committee Assistants, Secretaries etc 27.8
Band D1: Committee Support Assistants 12.9
Band D2: Office Support Assistants 2.5
Work placement students and Apprentices 3

*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 in Financial Year 2013/4 were approximately £12 million, including the Scrutiny Unit, Media Services, and the Web and Publications Unit. These costs also include the staff of the European Scrutiny Committee, and the Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments, who became part of the Committee Office on 1 October 2013 (transferring from the Chamber Business Directorate).

The Parliamentary Banking Commission ceased to exist in June 2013. The estimated total cost of supporting the Commission was £1,440,000, which was spread across across two financial years. Of these costs, £1,007,000 arose within the Committee Office budget. The net amount recharged to HM Treasury was £865,000. These costs do not include those for staffing support for follow-up work, which were met from within the resources of the Treasury Committee and Scrutiny Unit.

As at 30 April 2014, 6 members of staff who worked in the Committee Directorate were on maternity leave, 8 were on secondments and 8 were on career breaks.




Chamber Business Directorate

Journal Office

A Principal Clerk (SCS 2) was the Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege, assisted by the Clerk and Committee Assistant of the Committees on Standards and of Privileges, and a Committee Support Assistant (Band D1).

A Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS 1) was the Clerk of the Committees on Standards and of Privileges, supported by an Assistant Clerk (Band A3) and a Committee Assistant (Band C).

A Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS 1) was Clerk of the Procedure Committee, supported by an Assistant Clerk (Band A3), and a Committee Assistant (Band C).

Public and Private Bill Office

A Deputy Principal Clerk in the Public Bill Office (Band SCS1) was also Clerk of the Committee of Selection. She was assisted by a Chief Office Clerk (Band C) who also provided general support for the Public and Private Bill Offices.

A Senior Clerk in the Public Bill Office (Band A2) was Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills.

Until 1 October 2013, 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. From 1 October 2013, these committees became part of the Committee Directorate, and their staff are included in the table above.

Table Office

A Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS1) was Clerk of the Backbench Business Committee, assisted by a Senior Clerk (Band A2) and a Committee Assistant (Band D).

2  Select Committee Printing and Publication Costs and Page Count: Financial Year 2013/14

Total printing and publication costs of select committees in the Financial Year 2013/14 were £2,246,130. This included charges for placing reports and evidence on the internet.

The published output of each committee, including reports, oral and written evidence, is shown in the following tables. Costs of evidence published on the internet but not printed are included in the tables.

Although included in the table below, the printing and publication costs of Joint Committees are borne by the House of Lords. The table does not include the cost of publishing Joint Committee evidence on the Internet.

*The printing and publication costs of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards were borne by the House of Commons initially and refunded by HM Treasury.

CommitteeNumber of printed pages Pages published on the internet onlyB Cost

£

No. pieces of oral and written evidence published via the portalC
Administration114 —5,889.34 —
Arms Export Controls 68879 17,864.8611
Backbench Business —— ——
Banking Standards682 4,391114,333.04* —
Business, Innovation & SkillsA 1,934530 115,270.75256
Communities & Local Government 1,164474 70,803.18479
Consolidation &c, Bills (Joint) 8— 28.00—
Culture, Media and Sport 1,076449 68,397.05444
DefenceA 1,224356 68,196.2959
Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint) 132— 1,386—
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint) —— ——
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint) 90— 1,014.30—
Education1,292 36276,095.06 282
Energy & Climate Change 1,927657 117,704.46367
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 1,359336 77,888.37212
Environmental Audit 1,666448 98,239.83338
European Scrutiny 4,80147 204,773.5216
Finance and Services 36— 1,505.43—
Foreign AffairsA 1,394234 77,913.62115
Health 911 10346,961.27 451
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill —— ——
Home Affairs 2,174 511126,618.04 275
Human Rights (Joint) 786— 5,068.82163
International DevelopmentA 1,184364 66,954.41246
Justice870 21945,713.47 188
Liaison 76 —3,813.30 39
Members' Expenses— —— —
National Security Strategy (Joint) 8— 56.00—
Northern Ireland Affairs 332— 18,880.1339
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint) 120— 1,596.00—
Political & Constitutional Reform 1,228387 70,811.06150
Privileges28 —1,170.89 —
Procedure 326 2217,247.17 4
Public Accounts2,809 95151,984.61 59
Public Administration 1,390386 80,045.88251
Regulatory Reform84 —3,512.67 —
Science & Technology 1,092297 62,172.15368
Scottish Affairs 1,710 —96,237.43 90
Standards360 416,413.02 —
Statutory Instruments 40— 1,672.70—
Statutory Instruments (Joint) 436— 1,831.20—
Transport 1,867 854113,889.40 699
Treasury 1,058 14257,066.56 166
Welsh Affairs 640 5635,326.10 97
Work and Pensions 918402 56,469.36267
TOTAL39,414 13,005
£2,198,815
6,131

A These figures do not include the Committees on Arms Export Controls.

B These figures cover pages that were published on www.publications.parliament.uk by the House's printing and publishing contractor. Committees were increasingly publishing oral and written evidence through their own 'portals' as the year progressed (as shown in the final column).

C A piece of oral or written evidence may be the transcript of an evidence session running to the equivalent of more than 20 pages or a written submission of just a few paragraphs. It is therefore not possible to use a comparison of these figures with these for pages published on the internet only in column 3 to illustrate either relative activity levels or volume of material published.

The number of printed pages of evidence decreased over the year, with a 45% reduction in the second half of the year compared with the first.

3  Select Committee Expenses for Financial Year 2013/14*
Committee
Overseas Visits
EU Institution Visits
UK Visits
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment, seminars and other expenses
Total
Departmental Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Business, Innovation and Skills 35,507.190.00 9,537.070.00 0.00711.50 87.8945,843.65
Communities and Local Government 10,355.610.00 3,300.4831,671.87 15,050.00955.38 726.1062,059.44
Culture, Media and Sport 9,961.78430.34 2,892.1611,058.40 0.000.00 58.5024,401.18
Defence77,111.32 0.003,037.21 38,877.611,012.80 1,326.311,250.21 122,615.46
Education 37,819.97 0.00 849.5049,102.75 0.00 4,314.24 293.2592,379.71
Energy and Climate Change 46,578.00 535.64 2,628.34 3,133.79 0.00638.00 60.65 53,574.42
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 429.210.00 860.855,118.39 0.001,177.60 1,070.008,656.05
Foreign Affairs91,711.18 0.0033.10 1,008.000.00 491.582,006.17 95,250.03
Health0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Home Affairs27,034.52 0.009.00 204.354,600.74 1,433.77399.05 33,681.43
International Development 146,086.210.00 3,406.4612,589.48 1,044.001,026.55 2,162.31166,315.01
Justice55,984.00 1,612.397,522.64 0.000.00 2,919.16605.40 68,643.59
Northern Ireland Affairs 24,766.64185.02 14,691.083,183.62 0.003,308.46 596.8446,731.66
Science and Technology 3,296.777,371.15 1,664.822,353.95 0.003,493.87 1,428.0019,608.56
Scottish Affairs0.00 0.0022,432.97 22,315.270.00 6,048.90555.50 51,352.64
Transport50,973.00 2,724.003,347.49 48,473.630.00 2,293.29475.75 108,287.16
Treasury41,180.92 3,622.000.00 38,445.940.00 66.2052.65 83,367.71
Welsh Affairs44,455.66 3,514.137,571.71 9,146.670.00 1,921.20708.49 67,317.86
Work and Pensions0.00 0.008,627.64 7,303.200.00 1,016.67417.50 17,365.01
Other Committees            
Administration4,821.49 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 4,821.49
Backbench Business 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Banking Standards, Parliamentary Commission on1 0.00 0.00321.87

(Sub-Cttee I)

8,694.05 0.00 0.00461.56 9,477.48
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Committee
Overseas Visits
EU Institution Visits
UK Visits
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment, seminars and other expenses
Total
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee) 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint)2 0.000.00 500.002,923.95 1,680.002,406.22 0.007,510.17
Environmental Audit 18,345.215,642.01 2,025.204,739.45 0.001,831.60 1,487.4834,070.95
European Scrutiny30,029.00 605.000.00 0.000.00 0.0016.63 30,650.63
Finance and Services 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.00
Human Rights (Joint Committee)2 0.00 0.002,464.85 650.00 0.00194.40 158.76 3,468.01
Liaison0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Members' Expenses0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)2 0.000.00 0.003,055.74 0.00834.62 0.003,890.36
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee) 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Political and Constitutional Reform 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.001,123.08 510.151,633.23
Privileges0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Procedure0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Public Accounts11,620.88 0.003,468.29 0.0021,174.00 500.962,446.01 39,210.14
Public Administration 3,743.61608.15 2,703.6011,107.00 0.002,733.35 171.0721,066.78
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
Standards3 0.000.00 0.0029,620.79 0.000.00 0.0029,620.79
Statutory Instruments 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
TOTAL771,812.17 26,849.83103,896.33 344,777.9044,561.54 42,766.9118,205.92
1,352,870.60

* Figures include some expenditure incurred in FY 2012/13
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 is given on its website.

2 Total expenditure. Costs shared with the House of Lords on a 50:50 basis

3 Figures shown is cost of Lay Members' fees and expenses
Note: Expenditure on external transcription services for select committees during FY 2013/14 was £324,531


Appendix — MEMBERS SERVING ON COMMITTEES

The total number of Members who served on select committees was 363. The number of Members who served on the other committees was 50.
Names of Members Select Committee Other
Abrahams, Debbie Work and Pensions
Afriyie, AdamMembers' Expenses
Ainsworth, Mr Bob Foreign Affairs
Aldous, Peter Environmental Audit
Alexander, Heidi Regulatory Reform; Selection
Allen, Mr Graham Liaison; Political and Constitutional Reform
Amess, Mr David Backbench Business Panel of Chairs
Anderson, Mr David Backbench Business; Northern Ireland Affairs; Regulatory Reform
Arbuthnot, Mr James Defence; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)
Austin, Ian Home Affairs
Bacon, Mr Richard Public Accounts
Bailey, Mr Adrian Business, Innovation and Skills; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)
Bain, Mr William Business, Innovation and Skills
Baker, Steve Transport; Treasury
Baldwin, Harriett Administration
Barclay, Stephen Public Accounts
Baron, Mr John Foreign Affairs
Barron, Kevin Privileges; Standards; Liaison
Bayley, Hugh International Development Panel of Chairs
Bebb, Guto Members' Expenses; Public Accounts; Welsh Affairs
Beckett, Margaret National Security Strategy (Joint)
Begg, Dame Anne Liaison; Work and Pensions
Beith, Sir Alan Justice; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)
Bellingham, Mr Henry High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
Benton, Mr Joe European Scrutiny; Northern Ireland Affairs Panel of Chairs
Benyon, Richard Environmental Audit
Beresford, Sir Paul Privileges; Standards; Finance and Services
Betts, Mr Clive Communities and Local Government; Finance and Services; Liaison Panel of Chairs
Bingham, Andrew European Scrutiny
Binley, Mr Brian Business, Innovation and Skills
Blackman, Bob Backbench Business; Communities and Local Government
Blackwood, Nicola Home Affairs
Blenkinsop, Tom Selection Standing Orders
Blomfield, Paul Business, Innovation and Skills
Blunt, Mr Crispin Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint)
Bone, Mr PeterPanel of Chairs
Bottomley, Sir Peter High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
Bradley, Karen Administration
Bradshaw, Mr Ben Culture, Media and Sport
Brady, Mr GrahamPanel of Chairs
Bray, Angie Culture, Media and Sport
Brazier, Mr Julian Defence
Bridgen, Andrew Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint); Regulatory Reform
Brine, Steve Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint); Justice
Brooke, AnnettePanel of Chairs
Browne, Mr Jeremy Political and Constitutional Reform
Bruce, Fiona Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint); International Development (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Bruce, Sir Malcolm International Development (and Committees on Arms Export Controls); Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)
Buckland, Mr Robert Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Human Rights (Joint); Privileges; Standards; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint)
Burden, Richard International Development (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Burley, Mr Aidan Work and Pensions
Burns, Conor Administration; Culture, Media and Sport
Burt, Lorely Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint)
Byles, Dan Energy and Climate Change
Cairns, Alun Public Administration
Campbell, Mr Alan Selection
Campbell, Sir Menzies Foreign Affairs; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint)
Carmichael, Neil Education; Environmental Audit
Cash, Sir William European Scrutiny; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint); Liaison
Caton, Martin Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Environmental Audit Panel of Chairs
Champion, Sarah Transport
Chapman, Jenny Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Procedure
Chishti, Rehman Human Rights (Joint); Justice
Chope, Mr Christopher Privileges; Standards; Justice; Political and Constitutional Reform Panel of Chairs
Clappison, Mr James European Scrutiny; Home Affairs
Clark, Katy Business, Innovation and Skills (and Committees on Arms Export Controls); Environmental Audit Panel of Chairs
Clarke, Mr Tom Privileges; Standards
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey Finance and Services; Liaison; Selection
Clwyd, Ann Foreign Affairs (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Colvile, Oliver Backbench Business; Northern Ireland Affairs
Collins, DamianConsolidation &c., Bills (Joint);
Connarty, Michael Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint); European Scrutiny
Cooper, Rosie Health
Corbyn, Jeremy Justice
Cox, Mr Geoffrey Privileges; Standards
Crausby, Mr DavidPanel of Chairs
Crockart, Mike Business, Innovation and Skills (and Committees on Arms Export Controls); Scottish Affairs
Crouch, Tracey Culture, Media and Sport; Political and Constitutional Reform
Cryer, John Justice
Cunningham, Alex Education
Cunningham, Sir Tony International Development; Selection
Dakin, Nic Procedure
Danczuk, Simon Communities and Local Government
Davidson, Mr Ian Liaison; Scottish Affairs
Davies, David T. C. Liaison; Welsh Affairs
Davies, Geraint European Scrutiny; Welsh Affairs Standing Orders
Davies, Glyn Welsh Affairs
Davies, Philip Culture, Media and Sport Panel of Chairs
de Bois, NickJustice
Dinenage, Caroline Business, Innovation and Skills
Dobbin, Jim Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); European Scrutiny; Transport Panel of Chairs
Docherty, Thomas Administration; Defence (and Committees on Arms Export Controls); Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Parliamentary Privilege (Joint); Procedure
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M. Defence (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Dorrell, Mr Stephen Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Health; Liaison
Dorries, NadinePanel of Chairs
Doughty, Stephen Welsh Affairs
Dowd, Jim Science and Technology
Doyle-Price, Jackie Public Accounts
Drax, Richard Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dromey, Jack Regulatory Reform
Duddridge, James Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint); Liaison; Regulatory Reform
Durkan, Mark Political and Constitutional Reform
Edwards, Jonathan Welsh Affairs
Elliott, Julie Business, Innovation and Skills; European Scrutiny
Ellis, Michael Home Affairs; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint)
Ellison, Jane Backbench Business; Work and Pensions
Ellman, Mrs Louise Liaison; Transport
Elphicke, Charlie Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Public Administration
Engel, Natascha Backbench Business; Liaison
Esterson, Bill Education
Eustice, George Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Evans, Chris Environmental Audit
Evans, Mr Nigel Panel of Chairs
Evans, Graham Work and Pensions
Evennett, Mr David Administration; Selection
Fabricant, Michael Selection
Farrelly, Paul Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Culture, Media and Sport
Farron, Tim European Scrutiny
Field, Mr Frank Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint)
Fitzpatrick, Jim Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Transport
Flello, Robert Finance and Services
Flynn, Paul Home Affairs; Political and Constitutional Reform; Public Administration
Fovargue, Yvonne Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Procedure
Francis, Dr Hywel Human Rights (Joint); Liaison
Francois, Mr Mark Selection
Freer, Mike Work and Pensions
Fullbrook, Lorraine Home Affairs
Fuller, Richard Regulatory Reform
Gale, Sir Roger Procedure Panel of Chairs
Gapes, Mike Foreign Affairs (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Gardiner, Barry Energy and Climate Change; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Garnier, Mark Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint); Treasury
Garnier, Sir Edward Human Rights (Joint)
George, Andrew Health
Gibb, Mr Nick Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint)
Gilbert, Stephen European Scrutiny
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl Public Administration
Gilmore, Sheila Political and Constitutional Reform; Public Administration; Work and Pensions
Glass, Pat Education
Glindon, Mrs Mary Communities and Local Government; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Goldsmith, Zac Environmental Audit
Goodman, Helen Procedure
Gray, Mr James Defence (and Committees on Arms Export Controls); Finance and Services; Procedure Panel of Chairs
Greatrex, Tom Procedure
Greenwood, Lilian Regulatory Reform
Griffith, Nia European Scrutiny; Welsh Affairs
Griffiths, Andrew Political and Constitutional Reform
Halfon, Robert Public Administration
Hamilton, Fabian International Development (and Committees on Arms Export Controls); National Security Strategy (Joint); Political and Constitutional Reform
Hands, Greg Selection
Hancock, Mr MikePanel of Chairs
Harper, Mr Mark Administration
Harris, Mr Tom Administration
Harris, Rebecca Business, Innovation and Skills; Regulatory Reform
Hart, Simon Political and Constitutional Reform; Welsh Affairs
Harvey, Sir Nick Privileges; Standards
Haselhurst, Sir Alan Administration; Finance and Services; Liaison
Havard, Mr Dai Defence Panel of Chairs
Heath, Mr David Science and Technology
Heaton-Harris, Chris European Scrutiny; Public Accounts
Hemming, John Backbench Business; Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint); Procedure; Regulatory Reform; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint) Standing Orders
Henderson, Gordon Regulatory Reform
Hendrick, Mark Foreign Affairs
Hepburn, Mr Stephen Northern Ireland Affairs
Hermon, Lady Northern Ireland Affairs
Heyes, David Communities and Local Government; Public Administration
Hillier, Meg Public Accounts
Hodge, Margaret Liaison; Public Accounts
Hoey, Kate Northern Ireland Affairs
Hollobone, Mr Philip Panel of Chairs
Holloway, Mr Adam Defence; Public Administration
Hood, Mr JimPanel of Chairs
Hopkins, Kelvin Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint); European Scrutiny; Public Administration
Hosie, Stewart Treasury
Howarth, Mr George Finance and Services Panel of Chairs
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay Finance and Services Court of Referees; Panel of Chairs; Standing Orders
Hughes, Simon Human Rights (Joint)
Hunt, Tristram Parliamentary Privilege (Joint); Political and Constitutional Reform
Hunter, Mark Administration; Selection
Huppert, Dr Julian Home Affairs
Jackson, Glenda Work and Pensions
Jackson, Mr Stewart Public Accounts
Jamieson, CathyMembers' Expenses
James, Mrs Siân C. Welsh Affairs
Javid, Sajid Public Accounts
Jenkin, Mr Bernard Parliamentary Privilege (Joint); Liaison; Public Administration
Johnson, Gareth Human Rights (Joint); Justice
Jones, Andrew Regulatory Reform
Jones, Mr Kevan Administration
Jones, Mr Marcus Administration; Backbench Business
Kane, Mike Environmental Audit
Keeley, Barbara Health
Kelly, Chris European Scrutiny
Knight, Sir Greg Finance and Services
Kwarteng, Kwasi Transport; Work and Pensions
Laing, Mrs Eleanor Parliamentary Privilege (Joint); Political and Constitutional Reform; Scottish Affairs Court of Referees; Panel of Chairs; Standing Orders
Latham, Pauline International Development
Lavery, Ian Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint); Energy and Climate Change; Regulatory Reform
Lazarowicz, Mark Environmental Audit
Leadsom, Andrea Public Accounts; Treasury
Lee, Dr Phillip Energy and Climate Change
Leech, Mr John Culture, Media and Sport
Lefroy, Jeremy International Development
Leigh, Sir EdwardMembers' Expenses Panel of Chairs
Leslie, Charlotte Education; Health
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint)
Lilley, Mr Peter Energy and Climate Change
Lloyd, Stephen Work and Pensions
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn Justice
Long, Naomi Northern Ireland Affairs
Lopresti, Jack Northern Ireland Affairs
Love, Mr Andrew Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint); Treasury
Lucas, Caroline Environmental Audit
Luff, Sir Peter International Development (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Lumley, Karen Transport; Welsh Affairs
Mactaggart, Fiona Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint); Public Accounts
Main, Mrs AnnePanel of Chairs
Malhotra, Seema Justice
Mann, John Treasury
McCabe, Steve Home Affairs
McCann, Mr Michael International Development
McCartney, Jason Transport
McCartney, Karl Transport
McCrea, Dr WilliamPanel of Chairs
McDonagh, Siobhain Education
McDonald, Andy Justice
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair Northern Ireland Affairs
McDonnell, John Justice
McFadden, Mr Pat Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards; Treasury
McGovern, Jim Scottish Affairs
McGuire, Mrs Anne Public Accounts
McIntosh, Miss Anne Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Liaison; Selection Panel of Chairs
McKechin, Ann Business, Innovation and Skills (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
McKenzie, Iain Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Meale, Sir Alan Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint) Panel of Chairs
Mearns, Ian Backbench Business; Education; High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
Metcalfe, Stephen Science and Technology
Miller, Andrew Liaison; Science and Technology
Mills, Nigel Administration; Northern Ireland Affairs; Work and Pensions
Milton, Anne Selection
Mitchell, Austin Public Accounts
Moon, Mrs Madeleine Defence
Mordaunt, Penny Defence (and Committees on Arms Export Controls); European Scrutiny
Morden, Jessica Welsh Affairs
Morgan, Nicky Public Accounts
Morrice, Graeme Scottish Affairs
Morris, Anne Marie Work and Pensions
Morris, David Administration; Political and Constitutional Reform; Science and Technology
Morris, Grahame M. Health
Morris, James Communities and Local Government
Mosley, Stephen Science and Technology
Mudie, Mr George Liaison; Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint); Treasury
Mulholland, Greg Public Administration
Munt, Tessa Administration
Murphy, Paul National Security Strategy (Joint)
Murray, Sheryll Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nash, Pamela Science and Technology; Scottish Affairs
Neill, Robert Political and Constitutional Reform
Newmark, Mr Brooks Treasury
Newton, Sarah Science and Technology
Nokes, Caroline Education; Environmental Audit
Norman, Jesse Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Treasury
Nuttall, Mr David Procedure
O'Donnell, Fiona Privileges; Standards; International Development (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Offord, Dr Matthew Environmental Audit
Osborne, Sandra Defence; Foreign Affairs Panel of Chairs
Ottaway, Sir Richard Foreign Affairs; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)
Owen, Albert Energy and Climate Change Panel of Chairs
Paice, Sir James Scottish Affairs
Paisley, Ian Northern Ireland Affairs
Parish, Neil Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Patel, Priti Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint); Public Administration
Pawsey, Mark Communities and Local Government
Pearce, Teresa Treasury; Work and Pensions
Penrose, John Administration
Percy, Andrew Health; Northern Ireland Affairs; Regulatory Reform Standing Orders
Perkins, Toby Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint)
Phillips, Stephen European Scrutiny
Phillipson, Bridget Home Affairs
Pincher, Christopher Energy and Climate Change Standing Orders
Powell, Lucy Transport
Primarolo, DawnCourts of Referees; Panel of Chairs; Standing Orders
Pritchard, Mark International Development; National Security Strategy (Joint) Panel of Chairs
Pugh, John Communities and Local Government
Qureshi, Yasmin High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill; Home Affairs; Justice
Raab, Mr Dominic Education
Randall, Sir John Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint); Selection
Raynsford, Mr NickMembers' Expenses
Reckless, Mark Home Affairs
Reed, Mr Steve Public Administration
Rees-Mogg, Jacob European Scrutiny; Procedure
Reevell, Simon Scottish Affairs
Reid, Mr Alan Scottish Affairs
Reynolds, JonathanStanding Orders
Rifkind, Sir Malcolm National Security Strategy (Joint)
Riordan, Mrs Linda European Scrutiny Panel of Chairs
Ritchie, Ms Margaret Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Robertson, John Energy and Climate Change Panel of Chairs
Robertson, Mr Laurence Liaison; Northern Ireland Affairs
Rogerson, Dan Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Environmental Audit
Rosindell, Andrew Foreign Affairs Panel of Chairs
Rotheram, Steve Culture, Media and Sport
Roy, Lindsay Public Administration; Scottish Affairs
Roy, Mr Frank Foreign Affairs
Ruane, Chris Home Affairs; Political and Constitutional Reform
Ruffley, Mr David Treasury
Russell, Sir Bob Defence
Sanders, Mr Adrian Transport Panel of Chairs
Sawford, Andy Communities and Local Government
Sharma, Mr Virendra Health; Human Rights (Joint)
Shelbrooke, Alec Backbench Business
Shepherd, Sir Richard Human Rights (Joint)
Sheridan, Jim Culture, Media and Sport Panel of Chairs
Simpson, David Northern Ireland Affairs
Skidmore, Chris Education; Health
Smith, Chloe Transport
Smith, Henry European Scrutiny
Smith, Nick Public Accounts
Smith, Sir Robert Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Energy and Climate Change
Soames, Sir Nicholas Administration
Spellar, Mr John Administration
Spelman, Mrs Caroline Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint); Environmental Audit
Spencer, Mr Mark Backbench Business; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Environmental Audit
Stanley, Sir John Foreign Affairs (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Stevenson, John Communities and Local Government
Stewart, Bob Defence (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Stewart, Iain Transport
Stewart, Rory Defence; Foreign Affairs; Liaison
Streeter, Mr GaryPanel of Chairs
Stringer, Graham Energy and Climate Change; Justice; Science and Technology; Transport
Stuart, Mr Graham Education; Liaison
Stuart, Ms Gisela Defence
Stunell, Sir Andrew Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint)
Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry Culture, Media and Sport
Swales, Ian European Scrutiny; Public Accounts
Swayne, Mr Desmond Administration
Syms, Mr Robert Administration; Finance and Services; High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Standing Orders
Tami, Mark Administration; Selection
Teather, Sarah Human Rights (Joint)
Thornton, Mr Mike European Scrutiny; High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill; Work and Pensions
Thurso, John Finance and Services; Liaison; Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards; Treasury
Tomlinson, Justin Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint); Public Accounts
Tredinnick, David Health; Science and Technology
Turner, Mr Andrew Political and Constitutional Reform; Public Administration Panel of Chairs
Twigg, Derek Committees on Arms Export Controls; Defence; Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint)
Tyrie, Mr Andrew Liaison; Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards; Treasury
Uppal, Paul Environmental Audit
Vaz, Keith Administration; Home Affairs; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)
Vaz, Valerie Health; Regulatory Reform
Vickers, Martin Procedure; Transport
Walker, Mr Charles Liaison; Procedure Panel of Chairs; Standing Orders
Walker, Mr Robin Business, Innovation and Skills (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Walley, Joan Environmental Audit; Liaison; Members' Expenses
Ward, Mr David Education
Watkinson, Dame Angela Selection; Work and Pensions
Watts, Mr Dave Administration
Weatherley, Mike Justice
Weir, Mr MikePanel of Chairs
Wheeler, Heather Privileges; Standards; Communities and Local Government
White, Chris International Development (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)
Whiteford, Dr Eilidh Scottish Affairs
Whitehead, Dr Alan Privileges; Standards; Energy and Climate Change; Environmental Audit
Whittaker, Craig Education
Whittingdale, Mr John Culture, Media and Sport; Liaison
Williams, Hywel Science and Technology; Welsh Affairs Panel of Chairs
Williams, Mr Mark Welsh Affairs
Williams, Roger Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Science and Technology
Williams, Stephen Members' Expenses; Political and Constitutional Reform
Williamson, Chris Communities and Local Government
Winnick, Mr David Home Affairs
Wollaston, Dr Sarah Health
Woodcock, John Defence
Wright, David Administration; Selection
Wright, Mr Iain Finance and Services
Wright, Simon Environmental Audit
Yeo, Mr Tim Energy and Climate Change; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)
Zahawi, Nadhim Business, Innovation and Skills (and Committees on Arms Export Controls)




 
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