Sessional Returns Session 2014-15 - House of Commons Contents


10 Select Committees

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

A  SELECT COMMITTEE SUMMARY STATISTICS

2014-15 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
10
42
25
17
1
0
0
4
4
Communities & Local Government
10
33
28
5
0
0
0
3
3
Culture, Media & Sport
6
28
19
9
0
2
1
5
8
Defence5
10
35
24
11
12
6
0
3
9
Education
8
36
27
9
0
0
0
5
5
Energy & Climate Change
10
30
24
6
6
5
1
1
7
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
10
35
26
9
0
1
1
2
4
Foreign Affairs5
10
35
20
15
51
8
0
2
10
Health
6
37
29
8
0
0
0
1
1
Home Affairs
19
38
32
6
5
1
0
2
3
International Development5
13
29
18
11
14
6
0
1
7
Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Sub-Committee
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
Justice
14
37
29
8
1
2
0
2
4
Northern Ireland Affairs
2
36
22
14
6
1
0
3
4
Science & Technology
9
28
25
3
5
0
0
1
1
Scottish Affairs
9
35
25
10
0
0
0
9
9
Transport
10
25
24
1
1
0
0
2
2
Treasury
13
56
53
3
1
0
0
0
0
Treasury Sub-Committee
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Welsh Affairs
4
20
16
4
6
0
0
8
8
Work & Pensions
5
27
17
10
2
0
0
2
2
Other Scrutiny
Arms Export Controls4
2
4
2
2
3
0
0
1
1
Consolidation &c. Bills (Joint Committee)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)
1
10
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
Environmental Audit
12
34
31
3
6
2
1
2
5
European Scrutiny
39
34
11
23
0
8
1
1
10
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
0
122
119
3
1
0
0
10
10
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
8
24
13
11
8
0
0
0
0
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
1
7
0
7
1
1
0
0
1
Political & Constitutional Reform
12
30
27
3
8
0
0
5
5
Public Accounts
53
50
50
0
0
1
1
1
3
Public Administration
7
31
22
9
1
1
0
5
6
Regulatory Reform
4
7
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
Statutory Instruments
4
23
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
27
27
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
Domestic / Administrative
Administration
0
22
0
22
1
1
0
0
1
Backbench Business
0
21
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
Finance & Services
1
9
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
House of Commons Governance
1
17
13
4
6
0
0
0
0
Liaison
1
11
3
8
2
0
0
0
0
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Members' Expenses
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Privileges
1
7
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
Procedure
7
23
8
15
0
0
0
0
0
Selection
0
29
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
Standards
7
11
1
10
0
0
0
0
0
Standards Review Sub-Committee
13
7
6
1
0
0
0
0
Total
366
1,214
823
391
149
46
6
81
133

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: 2014/15 Financial Year1
Committee
£

Committee expenses

£

Publication costs

£

Total

Departmental Select
Business, Innovation & Skills5,467.22 38,612.8644,080.08
Communities & Local Government39,400.97 41,237.0080,637.97
Culture, Media & Sport19,051.55 31,138.0450,189.59
Defence97,363.8246,408.64 143,772.46
Education37,724.5423,917.24 61,641.78
Energy & Climate Change42,098.86 55,328.9797,427.83
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs11,964.16 24,044.0336,008.19
Foreign Affairs46,146.54 26,005.0672,151.60
Health2,695.9739,049.95 41,745.92
Home Affairs11,516.80 70,771.4182,288.21
International Development96,017.13 45,828.60141,845.73
Justice10,370.6536,051.90 46,422.55
Northern Ireland Affairs60,896.97 7,247.3168,144.28
Science & Technology5,547.02 46,737.6252,284.64
Scottish Affairs26,616.06 27,319.7853,935.84
Transport9,150.5433,849.22 42,999.76
Treasury51,071.7360,508.07 111,579.80
Welsh Affairs10,516.10 9,208.3519,724.45
Work and Pensions9,802.09 22,168.2531,970.34

Other Scrutiny
Arms Export Controls5,310.885,310.88
Consolidation &c. Bills (Joint Committee)2
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee)2 1,849.601,849.60
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)2 1,139.541,139.54
Ecclesiastical 881.31881.31
Environmental Audit8,353.43 42,640.1850,993.61
European Scrutiny30,494.68 193,290.10223,784.78
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 6,368.001,918.418,286.41
Human Rights (Joint Committee)2 628.382,920.743,549.12
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)2 7,370.46554.887,925.34
Political and Constitutional Reform14,931.45 61,725.2376,656.68
Public Accounts8,995.42 81,888.2490,883.66
Public Administration73,659.52 29,202.41102,861.93
Regulatory Reform5,456.805,456.80
Statutory Instruments2,216.832,216.83
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)2 2,041.362,041.36
Domestic / Administrative
Administration1,107.50 1,107.50
Backbench Business1,705.251,705.25
Finance and Services1,705.251,705.25
House of Commons Governance5,207.24 4,348.399,555.63
Liaison3,410.50 3,410.50
Members' Estimate2,131.562,131.56
Members' Expenses
Privileges852.63 852.63
Procedure20,121.95 20,121.95
Selection
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2,216.832,216.83
Standards37,612.8621,784.57 59,397.43
Standards Review Sub-Committee7,409.95 7,409.95
Total795,557.61 1,176,745.741,972,303.35

Notes:

1 Figures exclude staff costs

2 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) 22 out of 22
Baldwin, Harriett (discharged 1.12.14) 9 out of 14
Burns, Conor 13 out of 22
Docherty, Thomas10 out of 22
Evans, Mr Nigel (added 8.12.14) 7 out of 7
Evennett, Mr David 18 out of 22
Fabricant, Michael (added 1.12.14) 7 out of 8
Harper, Mr Mark (discharged 1.12.14) 5 out of 14
Harris, Mr Tom4 out of 22
Hunter, Mark 17 out of 22
Jones, Mr Marcus 14 out of 22
Mills, Nigel 19 out of 22
Munt, Tessa 7 out of 22
Syms, Mr Robert (discharged 8.12.14) 0 out of 15
Tami, Mark14 out of 22
Vaz, Keith18 out of 22
Wallace, Mr Ben (added 1.12.14) 2 out of 8
Watts, Mr Dave13 out of 22
Wright, David 13 out of 22
Overall attendance: 60.2 %
Total number of meetings: 22
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 0
Number of wholly private meetings 22
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
None

Witnesses  

None

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
30.6-1.7.14 Dublin Haselhurst 1 To look at what lessons could be learned from the Irish Parliament on the delivery of services to Members, staff and the public. The visit looked at services including broadcasting, IT, visitor access and income generation. £757

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

None

Special Reports

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

None

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) 4 out of 4
Benyon, Richard (nominated to CAEC, 3.11.14) 2 out of 3
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 2 out of 4
Clark, Katy 2 out of 4
Clwyd, Ann 3 out of 4
Crockart, Mike 4 out of 4
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.0 out of 4
Gapes, Mike 4 out of 4
Gray, Mr James 2 out of 4
Hamilton, Fabian 3 out of 4
Lewis, Dr Julian (nominated to CAEC, 3.11.14) 2 out of 3
Luff, Sir Peter 3 out of 4
McKechin, Ann 4 out of 4
Stewart, Bob (replaced on CAEC, 3.11.14) 0 out of 1
Twigg, Derek (replaced on CAEC, 3.11.14) 1 out of 1
White, Chris 2 out of 4
Zahawi, Nadhim 0 out of 4
Overall attendance: 63%
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 Adam Holloway 1
Jeremy Lefroy1
Mr Adrian Bailey1
Total number of meetings: 4
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 2
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 Ministers2
Appearances by other witnesses:11

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
20.10.14 Export Control Organisation, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Stanley,
Clark,
Clwyd,
Crockart,
McKechin
1 View how arms export applications are processed Nil

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Joint Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 186 23.7.14 Cm 8935, published 15.10.14
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Second Joint Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues 60820.3.15Awaited
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable

Special Reports

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 was debated in Westminster Hall:

First Joint Report, Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues, and the Government Response Cm 8935

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2015) 2
Total 2

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 30 June 2014. The Committee determines matters to be debated in backbench business time under Standing Order No. 14. It does not conduct inquiries and has no power to take evidence, travel or appoint specialist advisers.
Members Meetings attended
Engel, Natascha (Chair, elected 11.6.14) 17 out of 21
Amess, Sir David 20 out of 21
Anderson, Mr David 12 out of 21
Blackman, Bob 18 out of 21
Colvile, Oliver 17 out of 21
Evans, Mr Nigel (added 7.7.14) 9 out of 20
Hemming, John 21 out of 21
Mearns, Ian 12 out of 21
Overall attendance: 75.4 %
Total number of meetings: 21
Number of wholly private meetings 1
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website.

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

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament 1106 26.3.15 Not applicable

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website.

Divisions
Date
Subject
9.9.14 One, that the Committee determine time for a debate in the Chamber on 13 October on the Motion relating to Palestine and Israel proposed by Grahame M. Morris.
17.3.15 Three, on amendments proposed by Mr Hemming to the Chair's draft Special Report on Work of the Committee in the 2010-15 Parliament.

Debates

Not applicable

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable


4  BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Bailey, Mr Adrian (Chair) 41 out of 42
Bain, Mr William 25 out of 42
Binley, Mr Brian 21 out of 42
Blomfield, Paul33 out of 42
Clark, Katy 18 out of 42
Crockart, Mike 30 out of 42
Dinenage, Caroline 23 out of 42
Harris, Rebecca 28 out of 42
McKechin, Ann 36 out of 42
Walker, Mr Robin 34 out of 42
Zahawi, Nadhim 22 out of 42
Overall attendance: 67.3 %
Total number of meetings: 42
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 25
Number of wholly private meetings 17

*Excluding concurrent meetings held with the Defence, Foreign Affairs, and International Development Committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls

**Including joint meetings with the Scottish Affairs Committee

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:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 4
Members of the House of Lords1
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 and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
UK Green Investment Bank

Higher Education Funding Council for England

1

1

Insolvency Service3
Technology Strategy Board1
Appearances by other witnesses:110

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
17.6.14 Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot Bailey,
Blomfield,
Crockart,
Walker
2A Inquiry into Business-University Collaboration £670
18.6.14 Transport Systems Catapult, Milton Keynes Bailey,
Blomfield,
Crockart,
McKechin,
Walker
2A Inquiry into Business-University Collaboration £304
1.7.14 Coventry University Technology Park, Coventry and Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Warwick Bailey,
Bain,
Blomfield,
Crockart,
McKechin,
Walker
3A Inquiry into Business-University Collaboration £1,464
5.8.14 Glasgow Chambers of Commerce, Glasgow Bailey,
Bain,
Clark,
McKechin
1 Inquiry into Implications of Scottish Independence on Business; Higher Education and Research; and Postal Services £245

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Royal Mail Privatisation 539-I 11.7.14 Cm 8953, published 23.10.14
Oral and written evidence: Royal Mail Privatisation 539-II 5.9.14 Not Applicable
Second Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 18623.7.14 Cm 8935, published 15.10.14
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Third Report: Student Loans 558 22.7.14 Received 28.10.14: published as Second Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Student Loans Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The Implications of Scottish Independence on Business; Higher Education and Research; and Postal Services 504 8.8.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The Implications of Scottish Independence on Business; Higher Education and Research; and Postal Services Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Adult Literacy and Numeracy 557 8.9.14 Cm 8982, published 11.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Adult Literacy and Numeracy Not Applicable
Sixth Report: The Extractive Industries 188 28.10.14 Received 28.10.14: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The Extractive Industries Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Business-University Collaboration 249 1.12.14 Cm 9039, published 26.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Business-University Collaboration Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Government Support for Business 770 24.2.15 Cm 9039, published 26.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Government Support for Business Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Competition in the postal services sector and the Universal Service Obligation 769 12.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Competition in the postal services sector and the Universal Service Obligation Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesB 60820.3.15 Awaited
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 804 25.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Impact of the closure of City Link on EmploymentC 928 23.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Impact of the closure of City Link on Employment Not 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

B Second Joint Report with the Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees

C First Joint Report with the Scottish Affairs Committee

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: The Retail Sector: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2013-14 189 16.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Student Loans: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report 777 6.11.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: The Extractive Industries: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report 939 19.2.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Post Office Mediation 935 5.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Insolvency 936 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Work of the Department 934 12.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Work of the Department 934 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Post Office Mediation 935 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Insolvency 936 Not Applicable

*Written evidence was also published on a number of subsequent occasions

An item of correspondence was also published in this session

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2013-14: The Retail Sector, received 3.6.14 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

None

Debates

The following was debated in the House:

Third Report, Student Loans, HC 558, and the Government response HC 777; 8.1.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Business-University Collaboration 7
Competition in the postal services sector and the Universal Service Obligation 2
Extractive Industries Sector 1
Government Support for Business 5
Impact of the closure of City Link on Employment A 3
Insolvency 1
Post Office Mediation 1
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 4
Work of the Department 1
Total 25B

A Jointly with the Scottish Affairs Committee

B 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

5  COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Betts, Mr Clive (Chair)33 out of 33
Blackman, Bob 19 out of 33
Danczuk, Simon 29 out of 33
Glindon, Mrs Mary 23 out of 33
Heyes, David 18 out of 33
Morris, James (discharged 23.6.14) 0 out of 5
Pawsey, Mark 26 out of 33
Pugh, John 21 out of 33
Shelbrooke, Alec (added 23.6.14)7 out of 28
Stevenson, John 21 out of 33
Wheeler, Heather 5 out of 33
Williamson, Chris 25 out of 33
Overall attendance: 62.5 %
Total number of meetings: 33
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 28
Number of wholly private meetings 5
Other activities
Conferences / Seminars hosted 1
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Alan Harding, Professor Ian Kessler, David McCullogh, Kelvin MacDonald, Sean Nolan, Gladys Rhodes White 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) 12
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Communities and Local Government 2
Other Government Departments1
Executive Agencies1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Homes and Communities Agency1
Local Authorities9
Local Government Association (LGA)3
Ofsted1
Planning Inspectorate1
Appearances by other witnesses:66

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
7.7.14 Gloucestershire Betts,
Blackman,
Danczuk,
Pawsey,
Pugh,
Williamson
4A Oral evidence session— Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework £2,178
28.10.14 Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Betts,
Blackman,
Danczuk,
Pawsey,
Williamson
4 Inquiry into the performance of the Department Nil
18.11.14 The Ivy House, Nunhead Betts,
Danczuk,
Glindon,
Heyes,
Stevenson
3A Community Rights inquiry oral evidence session £329

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Devolution in England: the case for local government 503 9.7.14 Cm 8998, published 26.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: Devolution in England: the case for local government Not Applicable
Second Report: Local Government Chief Officers' remuneration 191 12.9.14 Cm 8960, published 12.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Local Government Chief Officers' remuneration Not Applicable
Third Report: Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: some issues for local government 648 18.11.14 Awaited
Evidence: Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: some issues for local government Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework 190 16.12.14 Cm 9016, published 27.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the post of Housing Ombudsman 877 18.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the post of Housing Ombudsman Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Community Rights 262 3.2.15 Cm 9052, published 26.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Community Rights Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Litter and fly-tipping in England 607 14.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Litter and fly-tipping in England Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Private Rented Sector: the evidence from banning letting agents' fees in Scotland 964 20.3.15 Awaited
Written evidence: Private Rented Sector: the evidence from banning letting agents' fees in Scotland Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: Ofsted and further government issues 1114 17.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: Ofsted and further government issues Not Applicable
Tenth Report: The work of the Communities and Local Government Committee since 2010 821 25.3.15 Awaited
Written evidence: The work of the Communities and Local Government Committee since 2010 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: Further review of the work and performance of the Local Government Ombudsman: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2013-14 192 9.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Local Government Procurement: Response of the Local Government Association to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 19310.6.14Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Building regulations: certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings 544 15.7.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Councillors on the frontline 74824.10.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency 54124.10.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14 87818.12.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14 8785.2.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14 8782.3.15Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written Evidence: Building regulations certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings 544Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Councillors on the frontline 748Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14 878Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Department for Communities and Local Government Main Estimates 2014-15 Not Applicable
Written Evidence: Department for Communities and Local Government Supplementary Estimates 2014-15 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 Fifth Report 2013-14: Further review of the work and performance of the Local Government Ombudsman, received 20.5.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2013-14: Local Government Procurement, published as Cm 8888 (27.6.14).

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:

Fourth Report, Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework, HC 190; 18.12.14

The following was debated in the House:

First Report, Devolution in England: the case for local government, HC 503, and the Government response Cm 8998; 2.3.15

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

First Report, Session 2013-14, Private rented sector, HC 50, and the Government response Cm 8730; 25.6.14

Third Report, Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: some issues for local government, HC 648; 27.11.14

Sixth Report, Community Rights, HC 262; 12.2.15

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

Sixth Report, Session 2013-14, Local Government Procurement, HC 712, and the Government response Cm 8888; 22.7.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Building Regulations certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings 1
Community Rights 3
Councillors on the Frontline 1
Jay Report into Child Sexual Abuse in Rotherham 6
Litter 3
Local Government Chief Officers' remuneration 3
Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework 11
Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14 3
Pre-appointment Hearing for the Housing Ombudsman 1
Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency 1
Total 33A

A On five 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.

6  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; it did not meet in 2014-15.
Members
Buckland, Mr Robert (discharged 24.11.14)
Caton, Martin
Chapman, Jenny
Collins, Damian
Dobbin, Jim (deceased 6.9.14)
Dorrell, Mr Stephen
Elphicke, Charlie
Farrelly, Paul
Fovargue, Yvonne
Norman, Jesse
Smith, Sir Robert
Tomlinson, Justin

Staff

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

7  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) 28 out of 28
Bradshaw, Mr Ben 22 out of 28
Bray, Angie 23 out of 28
Burns, Conor 22 out of 28
Crouch, Tracey 25 out of 28
Davies, Philip 21 out of 28
Farrelly, Paul 22 out of 28
Leech, Mr John 23 out of 28
Rotheram, Steve 22 out of 28
Sheridan, Jim 15 out of 28
Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry 19 out of 28
Overall attendance: 78.6 %
Total number of meetings: 28
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 19
Number of wholly private meetings 9
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
Mr Ray Gallagher

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 5
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 Culture, Media and Sport 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Arts Council England1
BBC4
Channel 41
Ofcom3
National Audit Office1
BBC Trust3
The Tourism Alliance2
City of London Corporation1
Appearances by other witnesses:50

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
10-13.9.14 Zagreb and Mali Lošinj, CroatiaA Whittingdale0The Chair attended a European Parliamentary Conference on 'The Challenges of Sustainable Tourism: Promoting Cultural Heritage and Environment Protection' in Zagreb and Mali Lošinj, Croatia £801
3-4.12.14 Paris, FranceA Whittingdale0The Chair attended a European Parliamentary Conference on 'Media Freedom and the Security of Journalists' in Paris, France in a representative capacity £499

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21.1.15 BrusselsA Leech,
Sutcliffe
0 Visit to Brussels to attend FIFA Reform SummitB £983

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes cost of cancellation for one participant

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
11.6.14 Woman in Gold film set, High Holborn Whittingdale,
Bray,
Rotheram,
Sheridan
2 Inquiry into Future of the BBC Nil
7.7.14 Liverpool Whittingdale,
Davies,
Leech,
Rotheram,
Sutcliffe
2 Visit to Liverpool in relation to the Work of the Arts Council inquiry £1,474
12-13.1.15 South West England Whittingdale,
Bradshaw,
Bray,
Crouch,
Farrelly,
Leech,
Rotheram,
Sheridan,
Sutcliffe
3 Visit to South West England (Exeter and Cornwall) in relation to the Tourism inquiry £4,308
23.2.15 Chatham Dockyard Whittingdale,
Bradshaw,
Crouch,
Rotheram
3 Visit to Chatham Dockyard, Kent as part of inquiry into Tourism £156
4.3.15 OxfordA Whittingdale2C Oxford Media Convention £780

A Travel in a representative capacity
C Includes 1 specialist adviser



Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Women and Sport 809 25.7.14 Received 14.10.14: published as Second Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Women and Sport Not Applicable
Second Report: Pre-appointment hearing for the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the BBC Trust 637 10.9.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing for the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the BBC Trust Not Applicable
Third Report: Work of Arts Council England 279 5.11.14 Received 6.2.15: responses from Government and Arts Council England published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Work of Arts Council England Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Future of the BBC 315 26.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Future of the BBC Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Society Lotteries 615 25.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Society Lotteries Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Tourism 614 26.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Tourism 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: Online Safety: Government response and Ofcom response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 517 3.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Women and Sport: Government response to the Committee's First Report 740 22.10.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Work of Arts Council England: Government response and Arts Council England response to the Committee's Third Report 1065 27.2.15 Not Applicable

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence and written evidence: Dealing with Complaints Against the Press 1032 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Channel 4 Annual Report 497 3.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: The 2022 World Cup bidding process 577 22.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of Ofcom 650 21.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence and written evidence: DCMS Annual Report for 2013-14 940 23.1.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: BBC Annual Report 2013-14 24.2.15Not Applicable
Estimates Memoranda: DCMS Main Estimate 2014-15 2.3.15Not Applicable

* Written evidence was also published on a number of subsequent occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Ofcom reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2013-14: Online Safety, received 12.5.14 and Government reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2013-14: Online Safety, received 23.6.14 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
10.2.15 Twenty Six, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Future of the BBC.
10.2.15 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Future of the BBC.

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Fourth Report, Future of the BBC, HC 315; 26.2.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Channel 4 Annual Report 1
DCMS Annual Report for 2013-14 1
Dealing With Complaints Against the Press 1
Future of the BBC 5
One-Off Session with Ofcom 1
Pre-Appointment Hearing for Chair of the BBC Trust 1
Society Lotteries 2
The 2022 World Cup bidding process 1
Tourism 5
Work of the Arts Council (England) 1
Total 19

8  DEFENCE

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Stewart, Rory (Chair)34 out of 35
Benyon, Richard (added 3.11.14) 15 out of 17
Brazier, Mr Julian (discharged 3.11.14) 9 out of 18
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M. 12 out of 35
Gray, Mr James 30 out of 35
Havard, Mr Dai 30 out of 35
Holloway, Mr Adam (discharged 3.11.14) 0 out of 18
Lewis, Dr Julian (added 3.11.14) 15 out of 17
Moon, Mrs Madeleine 29 out of 35
Russell, Sir Bob 30 out of 35
Stewart, Bob 18 out of 35
Stuart, Ms Gisela 25 out of 35
Twigg, Derek 33 out of 35
Woodcock, John 20 out of 35
Overall attendance: 71.4 %
Total number of meetings: 35
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 24
Number of wholly private meetings 11
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) 12
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 (Rtd) Paul Colley CB OBE, Christopher Donnelly CMG, TD, Professor John Louth, Major General (Rtd) Mungo Melvin OBE, Gerard Russell, Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE, and James de Waal

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 3
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ministry of Defence19
Appearances by other witnesses:40

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
9-11.6.14 Latvia and Estonia Stewart, Gray,
Havard,

Russell,
Stewart

2 Inquiry into Towards the Next Defence and Security Review Part Two £5,601
7-9.9.14 Bordeaux, France Stewart, Havard,
Moon
0 Summer Defence Conference, Bordeaux £453
17-19.9.14 Washington DC 1 Security Conference, Washington £3,682
7-12.12.14 Iraq and Jordan Stewart, Benyon,
Gray, Havard,
Moon,

Russell,
Stuart, Twigg

2 Inquiry into The situation in Iraq and Syria and the response to al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq al-Sham (DAESH) £54,670
25-31.1.15 Falkland Islands Stewart,

Russell

1 Inquiry into Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Three £5,074 (estimated outturn)
9-11.2.15 Cyprus Stewart, Gray,
Havard, Stewart
2 Inquiry into Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Three £4,217
Cancelled Riga, LatviaA N/A N/A Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £113

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16.7.14 Farnborough Stewart,
Gray,
Havard,
Moon
2 Inquiry into Defence Growth Partnership £136
2.9.14 Newport, Wales Stewart,
Havard,
Moon
0 Visit to the NATO Summit, Newport, Wales £149
10.9.14 Danish Embassy, LondonA Gray,
Havard
0Visit to the Danish Embassy £19

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2014-15 469 4.7.14 Received 2.9.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Written Evidence: The Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2014-15 Not Applicable
Second Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 18623.7.14Cm 8935, published 15.10.14
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Third Report: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two—NATO 358 31.7.14 Received 2.10.14: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two—NATO Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action Part 5: Military Casualties, a review of progress 527 30.10.14 Received 14.1.15: published as Eleventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action Part 5: Military Casualties, a review of progress Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill 508 23.10.14 Received 16.12.14: published as Tenth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Pre-appointment hearing for the Service Complaints Commissioner 832 28.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Pre-appointment hearing for the Service Complaints Commissioner Not Applicable
Seventh Report: The situation in Iraq and Syria and the response to al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq al-Sham (DAESH) 690 5.2.15 Received 18.3.15: published as Twelfth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The situation in Iraq and Syria and the response to al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq al-Sham (DAESH) Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 89611.3.15Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesB 60820.3.15Awaited
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Re-thinking defence to meet new threats 512 24.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Re-thinking defence to meet new threats Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Decision-making in Defence Policy 682 26.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Decision-making in Defence Policy Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Towards the next Strategic Defence and Security Review: Part Three 1127 25.3.15 Awaited

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

Various pieces of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout the session.

A First Joint Report with the Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees

B Second 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: Deterrence in the twenty-first century: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2013-14 525 7.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Afghanistan—Camp Bastion Attack: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2013-14 526 7.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: UK Armed Forces Personnel and the Legal Framework for Future Operations: Government response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2013-14 548 11.7.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Intervention: Why, When and How?: Government response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2013-14 581 29.7.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Afghanistan: Government response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2013-14 582 29.7.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems—current and future UK use: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 611 29.7.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Future Army 2020: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2013-14 387 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2014-15: Government response to the Committee's First Report 681 17.10.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two—NATO: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 755 27.10.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Special Report: Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 900 17.12.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Special Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action Part 5: Military Casualties, a review of progress: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 953 23.1.15 Not Applicable
Twelfth Special Report: The situation in Iraq and Syria and the response to al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq al-Sham (DAESH): Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1126 25.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2013-14: Future Army 2020, received 12.8.14 and published as the committee's Seventh Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2013-14: Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems—current and future UK use, received 17.7.14 and published as the committee's Sixth Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report 2013-14: Deterrence in the twenty-first century, received 6.6.14 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report 2013-14: UK Armed Forces Personnel and the Legal Framework for Future Operations, received 25.6.14 and published as the committee's Third Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report 2013-14: Afghanistan—Camp Bastion Attack, received 17.6.14 and published as the committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report 2013-14: Intervention: Why, When and How?, received 11.7.14 and published as the committee's Fourth Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report 2013-14: Afghanistan, received 29.7.14 and published as the committee's Fifth 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 the House:

Third Report, Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two—NATO, HC 358, and the Government response HC 755; 2.3.15

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

Fifth Report, Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill, HC 508, and the Government response HC 900; 2.2.15

Fifth Report, Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill, HC 508, and the Government response HC 900; 9.3.15

Third Report, Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two—NATO, HC 358; and the Government Response HC 755; 12.3.15

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

Fourteenth Report, Session 2013-14, Intervention: Why, When and How?, HC 952, and the Government response, HC 581; Third Report, Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two—NATO, HC 358; 10.9.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill 2
Decision-making in Defence Policy 6
Defence Growth Partnership 1
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 1
Pre-appointment hearing: Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces 1
Re-thinking defence to meet new threats 3
The situation in Iraq and Syria and the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) 5
Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two—NATO 5
Total 24

9  DRAFT PROTECTION OF CHARITIES BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 28 October 2014.
Commons Members Meetings attended
Hurd, Mr Nick (added 6.11.14, discharged 3.2.15) 6 out of 10
Jenkin, Mr Bernard (added 6.11.14, discharged 3.2.15) 6 out of 10
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma (added 6.11.14, discharged 3.2.15) 5 out of 10
Menzies, Mark (added 6.11.14, discharged 3.2.15) 9 out of 10
Teather, Sarah (added 6.11.14, discharged 3.2.15) 7 out of 10
Williamson, Chris (added 6.11.14, discharged 3.2.15) 6 out of 10
Overall attendance: 65 %
Total number of meetings: 10
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 7
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
Stephanie Biden

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office2
HM Revenue and Customs1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Care Quality Commission1
Charity Commission4
National Audit Office1
Appearances by other witnesses:16

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 Protection of Charities Bill 813 25.2.15 Cm 9056, published 26.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Draft Protection of Charities Bill Not Applicable

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

Special Reports

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
Draft Protection of Charities Bill 7
Total 7



10  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) 31 out of 36
Carmichael, Neil20 out of 36
Cunningham, Alex 30 out of 36
Esterson, Bill28 out of 36
Glass, Pat 25 out of 36
McDonagh, Siobhain 24 out of 36
Mearns, Ian 15 out of 36
Nokes, Caroline 21 out of 36
Raab, Mr Dominic 19 out of 36
Ward, Mr David 30 out of 36
Whittaker, Craig 25 out of 36
Overall attendance: 67.7 %
Total number of meetings: 36
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 27
Number of wholly private meetings 9
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
Professor David Berridge, Marion Davis CBE, Professor Becky Francis, Dr Lynn Gambin, Professor Stephen Machin, Professor Michael Reiss, 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 Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 7
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
National College for Teaching and Leadership 1
Ofsted8
Ofqual3
Appearances by other witnesses:85

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
23-24.6.14 Sirius Academy, Hull Stuart,
Cunningham,
Esterson,
Mearns,
Nokes,
Ward,
Whittaker
4A Inquiry into Academies and free schools £2,917
15.9.14 GloucestershireB Stuart0Visit schools in Gloucestershire Nil
14.11.14 BirminghamB Stuart0To speak at the National Governors Association conference in Birmingham £82
18.11.14 BirminghamB Stuart0To speak at the Association of Colleges conference on careers guidance in Birmingham Nil
27.11.14 Bristol Stuart,
Glass,
Mearns,
Ward
2 Inquiry into PSHE and SRE in schools £513

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Underachievement in education by white working class children 142 18.6.14 Received 2.9.14: published as Second Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Underachievement in education by white working class children Not Applicable
Second Report: Into independence, not out of care: 16 plus care options 259 17.7.14 Received 10.10.14: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Into independence, not out of care: 16 plus care options Not Applicable
Third Report: Appointment of the Children's Commissioner for England 815 13.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of the Children's Commissioner for England Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Academies and free schools 258 27.1.15 Received 17.3.15: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Academies and free schools Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Life lessons: PSHE and SRE in schools 145 17.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Life lessons: PSHE and SRE in schools Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19 year olds 597 9.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19 year olds Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Extremism in schools: the Trojan Horse affair 473 17.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Extremism in schools: the Trojan Horse affair Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Closing the Gap: the Work of the Education Committee in 2010-15 Parliament 1120 16.3.15 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: Residential children's homes: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 305 16.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Underachievement in education by white working class children: Government response to the Committee's First Report 647 15.9.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Into independence, not out of care: 16 plus care options: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 738 20.10.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Academies and free schools: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1137 23.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Exams for 15-19 year olds in England: follow up 1434.12.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Fairer schools funding 2015-16 22017.6.14Not Applicable
Evidence: National College for Teaching and Leadership 95716.2.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Careers guidance follow-up 3338.1.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Ofsted Schools and Further Education and Skills Annual Report 2013/14 880 29.1.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Evidence check: Starting school 1039 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Sure Start children's centres: Follow up 1017 13.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Priority schools building programme 1090 20.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Sure Start children's centres: Follow up 1017 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Evidence check: Starting school 1039 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Priority schools building programme 1090 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Careers guidance follow-up 333 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Ofsted Schools and Further Education and Skills Annual Report 2013/14 880 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Evidence check: National College for Teaching and Leadership 957Not Applicable
Written evidence: Exams for 15-19 year olds in England: follow up 143Not Applicable
Written evidence: Fairer schools funding 2015-16 220Not Applicable

*Written evidence was also published on a number of subsequent 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 Sixth Report 2013-14: Residential children's homes, received 3.6.14 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

None

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Second Report, Into independence, not out of care: 16 plus care options, HC 259; 17.7.14

The following was debated in the House:

Second Report, Into independence, not out of care: 16 plus care options, HC 259; 27.1.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Academies and free schools 5
Apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19 year olds 4
Careers guidance follow-up 1
Evidence check: National College for Teaching and Leadership 1
Evidence check: Starting school 1
Exams for 15-19 year olds in England: follow up 2
Extremism in schools 3
Fairer Schools Funding 2015-16 1
Foundation years: Sure Start children's centres—Government response 1
Ofsted Schools and Further Education and Skills Annual Report 2013/14 1
Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education and Sex and Relationships Education in Schools 4
Pre-appointment hearing: Children's Commissioner 1
Priority schools building programme 1
Sure Start children's centres: Follow up 1
Total 27


11  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) 28 out of 30
Byles, Dan 11 out of 30
Lavery, Ian 22 out of 30
Lee, Dr Phillip 9 out of 30
Lilley, Mr Peter 21 out of 30
Owen, Albert 19 out of 30
Pincher, Christopher 16 out of 30
Robertson, John 18 out of 30
Smith, Sir Robert 27 out of 30
Stringer, Graham 25 out of 30
Whitehead, Dr Alan 25 out of 30
Overall attendance: 66.7 %
Total number of meetings: 30
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 24
Number of wholly private meetings 6
Other activities
Informal meetings 6
Conferences / Seminars hosted1
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Nigel Cornwall

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
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Energy and Climate Change 10
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
National Grid3
Ofgem4
Office for Nuclear Regulation1
Appearances by other witnesses:73





Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21-23.9.14New YorkA Yeo0International Emissions Trading Association Symposium on Carbon pricing and the 2015 Agreement, at the UN Climate Summit £2,421.69
9-10.10.14ParisA Yeo014th IEA-IETA-EPRI Annual workshop on Greenhouse gas emission trading £364.90
10-11.10.14LisbonA Whitehead014th Inter-Parliamentary meeting on renewable energy and energy efficiency £685.38
18-25.10.14Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzen, China Yeo,

Lavery,

Smith,

Whitehead,

Byles,

Lilley

2 Inquiry into Linking emissions trading systems £34,886.31

(estimated outturn)

12-14.3.15ViennaA Byles015th Inter-Parliamentary meeting on renewable energy and energy efficiency in Vienna £504.62

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
28-29.1.15BrusselsYeo,
Owen,
Whitehead
3

Inquiry into Implementation of Electricity Market Reform £1,484.01

(estimated outturn)

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
18.6.14 Nuclear AMRC, Sheffield Yeo,

Smith,

Owen,

2 Inquiry into Small nuclear power £560.50

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution 587 29.7.14 Received 25.9.14: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution Not Applicable
Second Report: Innovate to accumulate: the Government's approach to low carbon innovation 344 4.8.14 Received 7.10.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Innovate to accumulate: the Government's approach to low carbon innovation Not Applicable
Third Report: The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) 348 15.10.14 Received 5.12.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Small nuclear power 347 17.12.14 Received 26.2.15: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Small nuclear power Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Linking emissions trading systems 739 17.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Linking emissions trading systems Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Energy network costs: transparent and fair? 386 23.2.15 Received 19.3.15: published as Seventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Energy network costs: transparent and fair? Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Protecting consumers: Making energy price comparison websites transparent 899 28.2.15 Received 19.3.15: published as Eighth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Protecting consumers: Making energy price comparison websites transparent Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Implementation of Electricity Market Reform 664 4.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Implementation of Electricity Market Reform Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Smart meters: progress or delay? 665 7.3.15 Received 20.3.15: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Smart meters: progress or delay? Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Fuelling the debate: Committee successes and future challenges 830 12.3.15 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Fuelling the debate: Committee successes and future challenges 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: Levy Control Framework: Parliamentary oversight of Government levies on energy bills: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2013-14 590 24.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Carbon capture and storage: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2013-14 638 4.9.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2014-15 732 20.10.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Innovate to accumulate: the Government's approach to low carbon innovation: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2014-15 733 23.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2): Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2014-15 882 12.12.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Small nuclear power: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2014-15 1105 5.3.15 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Energy network costs: transparent and fair?: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2014-15 1144 26.3.15 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Protecting consumers: Making energy price comparison websites transparent: Government and Ofgem Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2014-15 1145 26.3.15 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Smart meters: progress or delay?: Government and Ofgem Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2014-15 1146 26.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 9312.2.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Deep coal mining in the UK 37815.7.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Deep coal mining in the UK 37812.9.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Electricity demand-side measures 3794.9.15Not Applicable
Evidence: New Climate Economy666 1.12.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 93229.1.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Outcomes of Lima COP 20 6679.1.15Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Evidence: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 931Not Applicable
Evidence: Electricity demand-side measures 379Not Applicable
Evidence: Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 932Not Applicable
Evidence: Outcomes of Lima COP 20 667Not Applicable

* Written evidence was published on a number of occasions

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

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2013-14: Levy Control Framework, received 15.7.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2013-14: Carbon capture and storage, received 15.8.14 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
Date
Subject
15.7.14Eleven, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution
15.7.14One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution
3.3.15One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Fuelling the debate: Committee successes and future challenges
3.3.15One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Fuelling the debate: Committee successes and future challenges

Debates

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

Fifth Report, Session 2013-14, Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty, HC 108, and the Government response HC 5; Oral evidence taken 29 October 2013: Energy prices, HC 773; 18.6.14

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Ninth Report, Session 2013-14, Carbon Capture and Storage, HC 638, and the Government response HC 638; First Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution, HC 587, and the Government response HC 732, 20.11.14;

Third Report, The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2), HC 348, and the Government response HC 882; 22.1.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 1
Deep coal mining in the UK 2
Electricity demand-side measures 1
Energy price comparison websites 1
Green Deal: watching brief (part 2) 1
Implementation of Electricity Market Reform 3
Linking emissions trading systems 4
Network costs 3
New Climate Economy 1
Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 1
Outcomes of Lima COP 20 1
Progress on smart meter roll-out 2
Small nuclear power 4
Total 25A

A On one occasion the Committee's meeting covered two separate oral evidence sessions. This is why we had 24 meetings but 25 sessions.

12  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) 35 out of 35
Drax, Richard 28 out of 35
Fitzpatrick, Jim 32 out of 35
Glindon, Mrs Mary 28 out of 35
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma 25 out of 35
McKenzie, Iain 16 out of 35
Murray, Sheryll 28 out of 35
Parish, Neil 29 out of 35
Ritchie, Ms Margaret 25 out of 35
Spencer, Mr Mark 22 out of 35
Williams, Roger 23 out of 35
Overall attendance: 75.6 %
Total number of meetings: 35
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 26
Number of wholly private meetings 9
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
Professor Brian Revell

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 Lords1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 8
Welsh Assembly Government1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Environment Agency2
Food Standards Agency1
Groceries Code Adjudicator1
Marine Management Organisation1
Natural England1
Rural Payments Agency2
Appearances by other witnesses:47


Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
26-27.10.14 RomeA McIntosh1 Conference of Agriculture and SMEs £411.89

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
19-20.11.14 Brussels McIntosh,
Glindon,
Murray
2 Inquiry into Common Agricultural Policy £3,157.61

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
4.9.14 New Covent Garden Market McIntosh,
Fitzpatrick,
Glindon
1 Inquiry into Food security: demand, consumption and waste £4.50
20.10.14 New Covent Garden Market McIntosh,
Fitzpatrick,
Glindon,
Lewell-Buck,
Parish,
Spencer,
Williams
1 Inquiry into Food security: demand, consumption and waste: launch of report £23

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Winter floods 2013-14 240 17.6.14 Received 1.10.14: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Winter floods 2013-14 Not Applicable
Second Report: Food security 243 1.7.14 Received 5.9.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Food security Not Applicable
Third Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Environment Agency 545 17.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Environment Agency Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Waste management in England 241 22.10.14 Received 22.12.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Waste management in England Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Dairy prices 817 20.1.15 Received 20.3.15: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Dairy prices Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Food security: demand, consumption and waste 703 22.1.15 Received 20.3.15: published as Seventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Food security: demand, consumption and waste Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Rural broadband and digital-only services 834 3.2.15 Received 23.3.15: published as Eighth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Rural broadband and digital-only services Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Defra performance in 2013-14 802 10.2.15 Received 19.3.15: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Defra performance in 2013-14 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Work of the Committee: 2010-15 942 24.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Work of the Committee: 2010-15 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: CAP payments to Farmers 1143 27.3.15 Awaited
Evidence: CAP payments to Farmers 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: Tree health and plant biosecurity: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 242 24.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Primates as pets: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2013-14 656 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Winter floods 2013-14: Government response to the Committee's First Report 701 17.10.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Food security: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 702 20.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Waste management in England: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 921 12.1.15 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Dairy prices: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 1147 26.3.15 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Food security: demand, consumption and waste: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1148 26.3.15 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Rural broadband and digital-only services: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1149 26.3.15 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Defra performance in 2013-14: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 1150 26.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

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 Tenth Report 2013-14: Tree health and plant biosecurity, received 8.5.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report 2013-14: Primates as pets, received 24.7.14 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
Date
Subject
17.3.15 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Work of the Committee: 2010-15.

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Second Report, Food security, HC 243; 3.7.14

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

Seventh Report, Session 2013-14, Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy in England 2014-2020, HC 745, and the Government response HC 1088; 7.7.14

Sixth Report, Session 2013-14, Rural Communities, HC 602; Seventh Report, Rural Broadband and digital-only services, HC 834; 3.2.15

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Food security, HC 243, and the Government response HC 702; 27.11.14

First Report, Winter floods 2013-14, HC 240, and the Government response HC 701; 8.1.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Appointment of the Chair of the Environment Agency 1
CAP Payments to Farmers 1
Dairy prices 2
Defra performance in 2013-14 2
Defra's responsibility for fracking 2
Food security: demand, consumption and waste 3
Food supply networks 1
Horse welfare 1
Rural broadband and digital-only services 2
Waste management in England 5
Work of the Committee 2010-15 6
Total 26


13  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)33 out of 34
Aldous, Peter22 out of 34
Carmichael, Neil16 out of 34
Caton, Martin22 out of 34
Clark, Katy 4 out of 34
Goldsmith, Zac28 out of 34
Kane, Mike 12 out of 34
Lazarowicz, Mark27 out of 34
Lucas, Caroline25 out of 34
Nokes, Caroline8 out of 34
Offord, Dr Matthew25 out of 34
Rogerson, Dan0 out of 34
Spelman, Mrs Caroline31 out of 34
Spencer, Mr Mark0 out of 34
Whitehead, Dr Alan23 out of 34
Wright, Simon20 out of 34
Overall attendance: 54.4 %
Total number of meetings: 34
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 31
Number of wholly private meetings 3
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 6
Conferences/Seminars hosted1
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, and Farooq Ullah

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 7
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 4
Department for Communities and Local Government 4
Department of Energy and Climate Change 6
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10
Department of Health2
Department for International Development 3
Department for Transport1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Committee on Climate change1
Environment Agency5
Natural England2
Public Health England1
Appearances by other witnesses:71

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
9-11.10.14 LisbonA Lazarowicz0European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources conference on renewable energy and energy efficiency £745
21.11.14 RomeA Offord0Global Legislators Organisation conference on climate and energy policy in Europe £615

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-13.2.15 BrusselsA Walley0Meetings with EU Officials concerning HS2 and environmental directives £534

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21.7.14 University of CambridgeA Walley1 Institute for Sustainable Leadership £30
29.10.14 WWF HQ, WokingA Walley,
Lazarowicz,
Whitehead
2 Inquiry into An environmental scorecard £97

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Marine protected areas 221 21.6.14 Received 8.9.14: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Marine protected areas Not Applicable
Second Report: National Pollinator Strategy 213 28.7.14 Received 29.9.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: National Pollinator Strategy Not Applicable
Third Report: Growing a circular economy: Ending the throwaway society 214 24.7.14 Received 15.10.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Growing a circular economy: Ending the throwaway society Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Sustainability in the Home Office 222 12.9.14 Received 21.11.14: published as Tenth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Sustainability in the Home Office Not Applicable
Fifth Report: An environmental scorecard 215 16.9.14 Received 12.11.14: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: An environmental scorecard Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Action on air quality 212 8.12.14 Received 20.2.15: published as Twelfth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Action on air quality Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Connected world: Agreeing ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 452 15.12.14 Received 10.2.15: published as Eleventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Connected world: Agreeing ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Environmental risks of fracking 856 26.1.15 Received 26.3.15: published as written evidence
Evidence & written evidence: Environmental risks of fracking Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Environmental risks of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 857 10.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Environmental risks of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Climate change adaptation 453 11.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Climate change adaptation Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: A 2010-15 progress report 885 18.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: A 2010-15 progress report Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Local Nature Partnerships 858 19.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Local Nature Partnerships 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: Plastic bags: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2013-14 239 17.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: HS2 and the environment: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2013-14 216 18.6.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Green Finance: Government response to the Committee's Twelfth Report of Session 2013-14 330 24.6.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Invasive non-native species: Government response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2013-14 385 25.6.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Well-being: Government response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2013-14 639 9.9.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Marine protected areas: Government response to the Committee's First Report 651 15.9.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: National Pollinator Strategy: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 698 15.10.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Growing a circular economy: Ending the throwaway society: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 699 1.11.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: An environmental scorecard: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 822 25.11.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Special Report: Sustainability in the Home Office: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 823 2.12.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Connected world: Agreeing ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in 2015: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1067 16.2.15 Not Applicable
Twelfth Special Report: Action on air quality: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1083 1.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Arctic follow-up 53317.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Sustainability in the NHS 10403.3.15Not Applicable
Written evidence: Environmental risks of fracking Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report 85627.3.15Not Applicable

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 Eleventh Report 2013-14: Plastic bags, received 4.6.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report 2013-14: Green Finance, received 10.6.14 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report 2013-14: HS2 and the environment, received 3.6.14 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report 2013-14: Invasive non-native species, received 16.6.14 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report 2013-14: Well-being, received 28.8.14 and published as the Committee's Fifth 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 the House:

Seventh Report, Session 2012-13, Pollinators and Pesticides, HC 668, and the Government response HC 631; Second Report, National Pollinator Strategy, HC 213, and the Government response HC; 16.10.14

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

Sixth Report, Action on air quality, HC 212; Eighth Report, Environmental risks of fracking, HC 856; 26.1.15

Seventh Report, Connected world: Agreeing ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, HC 452; 28.1.15

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Eleventh Report, Session 2013-14, Plastic bags, HC 861, and the Government response HC 239; 27.11.14

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

Thirteenth Report, Session 2013-14, HS2 and the environment, HC 1076, and the Government response HC 216; 25.3.15

The following was tagged as being relevant to a debate of European Committee B:

Seventh Report, Connected world: Agreeing ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, HC 452, and the Government response HC 1067; 11.3.15

The following was tagged as being relevant to a debate of the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee:

Eleventh Report, Session 2013-14, Plastic bags, HC 861, and the Government response HC 239; 11.3.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
A 2010-15 progress report 3
Action on air quality 4
An environmental scorecard 2
Arctic follow-up 2
Climate change adaptation 6
Environmental risks of fracking 2
Growing a circular economy 3
Local Nature Partnerships 1
National Pollinator Strategy 1
Natural Capital Committee 1
Sustainability in the NHS 1
Sustainable Development Goals 3
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 2
Total 31


14  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, Sir William (Chair)32 out of 34
Bingham, Andrew13 out of 34
Clappison, Mr James 20 out of 34
Connarty, Michael 23 out of 34
Davies, Geraint 21 out of 34
Elliott, Julie0 out of 34
Gilbert, Stephen 0 out of 34
Griffith, Nia 19 out of 34
Heaton-Harris, Chris3 out of 34
Hopkins, Kelvin 32 out of 34
Kelly, Chris21 out of 34
Phillips, Stephen 8 out of 34
Rees-Mogg, Jacob 29 out of 34
Riordan, Mrs Linda 0 out of 34
Smith, Henry31 out of 34
Thornton, Mr Mike 13 out of 34
Overall attendance: 48.7 %
Total number of meetings: 34
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 11
Number of wholly private meetings 23
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 Ministers4
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 6
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office6
HM Treasury1
Home Office1
Ministry of Justice1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-ministerial departments comprising:
BBC2
BBC Trust2

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
15-17.6.14 AthensA Cash,
Clappison,
Connarty
1 Conference of EU Affairs Committees (COSAC) Plenary £3,598
17-18.7.14 RomeA Cash1 COSAC Chairs £1,623
7-9.9.14 Rome Cash,
Bingham,
Clappison,
Davies,
Griffith,
Hopkins,
Smith,
Thornton
2 Presidency visit£8,497 (estimated outturn)
29-30.9.14 RomeA Cash1 Economic & Financial Governance Conference £984
5-7.11.14 RomeA Cash0Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £1,033
30.11-2.12.14 RomeA Cash,
Hopkins
1 COSAC Plenary£2,553
1-2.2.15 RigaA Cash1 COSAC Chairs £1,744
8-10.2.15 Latvia Cash,
Bingham,
Connarty,
Davies,
Griffith,
Hopkins,
Kelly,
Thornton
2 Presidency visit £6,718

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
3.3.15 BrusselsA Cash,
Connarty,
Hopkins
1 Tripartite, meeting of UK MEPs, the Commons European Scrutiny Committee and the Lords EU Committee £1,160

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
8.12.14 Edinburgh Cash 1 EC-UK forum meeting £689

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 4 June 2014 219-i 20.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 11 June 2014 219-ii 20.6.14 Not Applicable
Third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 18 June 2014 219-iii 1.7.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 25 June 2014 219-iv 9.7.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 2 July 2014 219-v 9.7.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 9 July 2014 219-vi 24.7.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 9 July 2014 219-vii 10.7.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 16 July 2014 219-viii 1.8.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 3 September 2014 219-ix 19.9.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Ports: Documents considered by the Committee on 3 September 2014 219-x 4.9.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Ukraine and Russia: EU restrictive measures: Documents considered by the Committee on 3 September 2014 219-xi 4.9.14 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 10 September 2014 219-xii 22.9.14 Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 15 October 2014 219-xiii 3.11.14 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Ports: Documents considered by the Committee on 15 October 2014 219-xiv 21.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 22 October 2014 219-xv 3.11.14 Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 29 October 2014 219-xvi 7.11.14 Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report: The UK's 2014 block opt-out decision: summary and update Report 762 4.11.14 Not Applicable
Eighteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 November 2014 219-xvii 18.11.14 Not Applicable
Nineteenth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 5 November 2014 219-xviii 6.11.14 Not Applicable
Twentieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 19 November 2014 219-xix 5.12.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-first Report: The European Police College: Documents considered by the Committee on 19 November 2014 219-xx 20.11.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 26 November 2014 219-xxi 10.12.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-third Report: Europol: Documents considered by the Committee on 26 November 2014 219-xxii 27.11.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 3 December 2014 219-xxiii 17.12.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 10 December 2014 219-xxiv 23.12.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-sixth Report: EU General Budget 2015: Documents considered by the Committee on 10 December 2014 219-xxv 11.12.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 17 December 2014 219-xxvi 23.12.14 Not Applicable
Twenty-eighth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 7 January 2015 219-xxvii 16.1.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 14 January 2015 219-xxviii 23.1.15 Not Applicable
Thirtieth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 21 January 2015 219-xxix 30.1.15 Not Applicable
Thirty-first Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 28 January 2015 219-xxx 6.2.15 Not Applicable
Thirty-second Report: Documents considered by the Committee on Wednesday 4 February 2015 219-xxxi 13.2.15 Not Applicable
Thirty-third Report: Documents considered by the Committee on Wednesday 11 February 2015 219-xxxii 20.2.15 Not Applicable
Thirty-fourth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 25 February 2015 219-xxxiii 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Thirty-fifth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 4 March 2015 219-xxxiv 13.3.15 Not Applicable
Thirty-sixth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 11 March 2015 219-xxxv20.3.15Not Applicable
Thirty-seventh Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 18 March 2015 219-xxxvi 27.3.15 Not Applicable
Thirty-eighth Report: Scrutiny Reform follow-up and Legacy Report 918 25.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny Reform follow-up and Legacy Report Not Applicable
Thirty-ninth Report: Documents considered by the Committee on 24 March 2015 219-xxxvii 27.3.15 Not Applicable

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

Special Reports

None

Daily Parts
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: EU document scrutiny 1060 3.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Scrutiny inquiry follow up: scheduling of EU business 1061 16.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 1084 3.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 292 23.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Scrutiny of EU Business 507 30.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: UK's Commissioner-elect 752 31.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Revised UK Contribution to the EU Budget 789 6.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: 2014 Block opt-out decision: follow up 919 15.1.15 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Twenty-fourth Report 2013-14: Reforming the European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons, published as Cm 8914 (22.7.14).

Reply to the Committee's Forty-Third Report 2013-14: The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK: a state of confusion, published as Cm 8915 (22.7.14).

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
2014 Block opt-out decision: follow up 1
EU document scrutiny 1
Revised UK Contribution to the EU Budget 1
Scrutiny inquiry follow up: scheduling of EU business 1
Scrutiny Inquiry: follow up 4
Scrutiny of EU Business 1
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 2
UK's Commissioner-elect 1
Total 12A

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.

15  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) 9 out of 9
Beresford, Sir Paul3 out of 9
Betts, Mr Clive 8 out of 9
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey 7 out of 9
Flello, Robert0 out of 9
Haselhurst, Sir Alan 9 out of 9
Howarth, Mr George 7 out of 9
Hoyle, Mr Lindsay 6 out of 9
Knight, Sir Greg 6 out of 9
Syms, Mr Robert 0 out of 9
Wright, Mr Iain2 out of 9
Overall attendance: 57.6 %
Total number of meetings: 9
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 9
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 2015/16-2018/19, including draft Estimates for 2015/16 757 28.10.14 Not Applicable

Special Reports

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 2015/16-2018/19, including draft Estimates for 2015/16, HC 757; 11.11.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

16  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)35 out of 35
Baron, Mr John 29 out of 35
Campbell, Sir Menzies 18 out of 35
Clwyd, Ann 23 out of 35
Gapes, Mike 33 out of 35
Hendrick, Mark 14 out of 35
Osborne, Sandra 22 out of 35
Rosindell, Andrew19 out of 35
Roy, Mr Frank 22 out of 35
Stanley, Sir John 27 out of 35
Stewart, Rory (discharged 30.6.14) 0 out of 3
Zahawi, Nadhim (added 30.6.14) 25 out of 32
Overall attendance: 69.4 %
Total number of meetings: 35
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 20
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 3
Number of wholly private meetings 15

Excluding concurrent meetings held with Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence and International Development committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 51
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) 5
Members of the House of Lords4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office9
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
British Council 1
UK Trade & Investment1
Appearances by other witnesses:24

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21-22.8.14 BucharestA Stanley011th General Meeting of the International Parliamentarians' Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights £527
17-19.9.14 Washington DCA Rosindell,
Zahawi
0 Meetings hosted by US Congressmen on US foreign policy outlook £6,215
6-7.10.14 RomeA Hendrick0Eighth Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership meeting £1,006
18-22.10.14 Baghdad and Erbil Ottaway,
Clwyd,
Osborne,
Zahawi
1 UK Government policy on the Kurdistan region of Iraq £23,139
5-7.11.14 RomeA Gapes1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £1,274
12-18.11.14 NairobiA Ottaway0Bilateral meetings with Kenyan political figures and others £1,895
9-13.2.15 Cairo and Tunis Ottaway,
Clwyd,
Osborne,
Zahawi
2 British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring': follow-up £13,956
4-6.3.15 RigaA Gapes1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £882

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16.7.14 Kensington Ottaway,
Hendrick,
Zahawi
1 Meeting with Russian Ambassador at his residence £28
11.3.15 Corinthia Hotel, London Ottaway,
Gapes,
Clwyd,
Rosindell,
Zahawi
0Meeting with Council of Arab Ambassadors £4

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The use of Diego Garcia by the United States 377 19.6.14 Received 18.8.14: published as Second Special Report
Second Report: Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence 461 1.7.14 Cm 8917, published 8.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence Not Applicable
Third Report: UK policy towards Iran 547 14.7.14 Cm 8920, published 15.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: UK policy towards Iran Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 186 23.7.14 Cm 8935, published 15.10.14
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Support for British nationals abroad: The Consular Service 516 23.11.14 Cm 8994, published 23.1.15
Evidence & written evidence: Support for British nationals abroad: The Consular Service Not Applicable
Sixth Report: The FCO's human rights work in 2013 551 27.11.14 Cm 8975, published 27.1.15
Evidence & written evidence: The FCO's human rights work in 2013 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Hong Kong: China's ban on the Committee's visit 842 10.12.14 Received 17.12.14: published as Third Special Report
Eighth Report: UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 564 21.1.15 Cm 9029, published 25.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Not Applicable
Ninth Report: The FCO's Performance and Finances in 2013-14 605 27.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The FCO's Performance and Finances in 2013-14 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration 649 6.3.15 Cm 9038, published 25.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues B 608 20.3.15 Awaited
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring': follow-up 1026 24.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring': follow-up 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

B Second 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: The future of the BBC World Service: Responses from the Government and the BBC to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2013-14 218 20.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The use of Diego Garcia by the United States: Government response to the Committee's First Report 646 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Hong Kong: China's ban on the Committee's visit: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 937 15.1.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Russia and Ukraine 628 4.9.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Developments in UK foreign policy 606 10.9.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Hong Kong 575 18.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Appointment of the Rt Hon Lord Hill of Oareford to the European Commission 791 4.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Progress of the Iraq Inquiry 10275.2.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Developments in UK foreign policy 606 11.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Hong Kong 575 Not Applicable

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 Eighth Report 2013-14: Government foreign policy towards the United States, published as Cm 8876 (5.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2013-14: The future of the BBC World Service, received 16.6.14 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
24.6.14 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence.
8.7.14Three, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on UK policy towards Iran.
4.11.14 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Support for British nationals abroad: The Consular Service.
11.11.14Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The FCO's human rights work in 2013.
13.1.15Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on UK Government policy on the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
20.1.15One, on the question That Sir John Chilcot be invited to give oral evidence on the reasons why he was not yet in a position to submit his report to the Prime Minister.

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Second Report, Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence, HC 461; 3.7.14

The following was debated in the House:

Second Report, Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence, HC 461, and the Government response Cm 8917; 8.1.15

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

Third Report, UK policy towards Iran, HC 547; 6.11.14

Seventh Report, Session 2013-14, The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa, HC 86, and the Government response Cm 8861; Oral evidence taken 3 September 2014: Russia and Ukraine, HC 628; Oral evidence taken 9 September 2014: Developments in UK foreign policy, HC 606; 10.9.14

The following was debated in the House under Standing Order No.24:

The ban by China on the Committee's visit to Hong Kong, 2.12.14

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Seventh Report, Session 2013-14, The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa, HC 86; 3.7.14

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

Oral evidence taken 16 July 2014: Hong Kong, HC 575; 22.10.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Appointment of the Rt Hon Lord Hill of Oareford to the European Commission 1
British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring': follow-up 1
Developments in UK foreign policy 2
FCO consular services 1
Hong Kong 1
Progress of the Iraq Inquiry 1
Russia and Ukraine 1
The FCO's Performance and Finances in 2013-14 2
The FCO's human rights work in 2013 1
The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration 8
UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2
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.

17  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
Wollaston, Dr Sarah (Chair from 18.6.14) 37 out of 37
Cooper, Rosie24 out of 37
Dorrell, Mr Stephen (discharged 4.6.14) (Chair until 4.6.14) 0 out of 0
George, Andrew 23 out of 37
Jenrick, Robert (added 7.7.14) 19 out of 32
Keeley, Barbara 30 out of 37
Leslie, Charlotte 23 out of 37
Morris, Grahame M. 23 out of 37
Percy, Andrew 25 out of 37
Sharma, Mr Virendra 20 out of 37
Tredinnick, David 29 out of 37
Vaz, Valerie 23 out of 37
Overall attendance: 68.7 %
Total number of meetings: 37
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 29
Number of wholly private meetings 8
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Mike Kelly, and Professor Kieran Walshe

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers 1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 6
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department of Health4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of Executive agencies comprising:
Public Health England2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Care Quality Commission6
Monitor (Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts) 2
NHS England13
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of regulatory bodies comprising:
General Medical Council5
Nursing and Midwifery Council4
Appearances by other witnesses:79

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
14.7.14 Council Chamber, Town Hall, Worcester Morris,

Tredinnick,

Wollaston

5A Inquiry into Integrated Care Pioneers £757

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: 2014 Accountability hearing with the Health and Care Professions Council 339 18.6.14 Cm 8916, published 16.10.14; Received 26.9.14 from Health and Care Professions Council: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: 2014 Accountability hearing with the Health and Care Professions Council Not Applicable
Second Report: Managing the care of people with long-term conditions 401-I 3.7.14 Received 5.9.14 from Monitor: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the Internet: Managing the care of people with long-term conditions 3.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Report: Children's and adolescents' mental health and CAMHS 342 5.11.14 Received 27.1.15: published as Fifth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Children's and adolescents' mental health and CAMHS Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Complaints and Raising Concerns 350 21.1.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Complaints and Raising Concerns Not Applicable
Fifth Report: End of Life Care 805 15.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: End of Life Care Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Impact of physical activity and diet on health 845 25.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Impact of physical activity and diet on health 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: 2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council: General Medical Council response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 510 21.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: 2013 accountability hearing with Monitor: Monitor response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2013-14 511 21.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Managing the care of people with long-term conditions: Monitor response to the Committee's Second Report 660 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: 2014 Accountability hearing with the Health and Care Professions Council: Health and Care Professions Council response to the Committee's First Report 731 29.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Children's and adolescents' mental health and CAMHS: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 1036 10.2.15 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2013-14: Public Health England, published as Cm 8881 (12.6.14).

Monitor reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2013-14: 2013 accountability hearing with Monitor, received and published as the committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2013-14: 2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council, published as Cm 8891 (4.6.14).

General Medical Council reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2013-14: 2013 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council, received 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
10.3.15 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Public expenditure on health and social care.
11.3.15One, on consideration of the Committee's private meeting of 10 March.

Debates

The following was debated in the House:

Third Report, Session 2014-15, Children's and adolescent mental health and CAMHS, HC 342, and the Government response HC 1036; 3.3.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
2014 accountability hearing with Monitor 1
2014 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission 1
2015 accountability hearing with the General Dental Council 1
2015 accountability hearing with the General Medical Council 1
2015 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council 1
Accident and emergency services 1
Children's and adolescents' mental health and CAMHS 3
Children's oral health 1
Complaints and Raising Concerns 2
Ebola virus 1
End of Life Care 2
Handling of NHS Patient Data 2
Impact of physical activity and diet on health 3
Integrated Care Pioneers 3
Public expenditure on Health and Social Care 5
Work of NICE 1
Total 29


18  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) 121 out of 122
Bellingham, Mr Henry 114 out of 122
Bottomley, Sir Peter 115 out of 122
Mearns, Ian 103 out of 122
Qureshi, Yasmin 66 out of 122
Thornton, Mr Mike 85 out of 122
Overall attendance: 82.5 %
Total number of meetings: 122
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 119
Number of wholly private meetings 3
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:
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 11
Promoter's Counsel119
Appearances by other witnesses:445

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
8.7.14 Goodge Street, London Syms,
Bellingham,
Bottomley,
Mearns
1 Noise demonstration at the Arup sound laboratory £32
15.7.14 BirminghamSyms,
Bellingham,
Mearns,
Qureshi,
Thornton
1 HS2 proposed line route: Birmingham £793
1.9.14 Goodge Street, LondonA Thornton1 Noise demonstration at the Arup sound laboratory Nil
16.9.14 BirminghamSyms,
Bottomley,
Mearns,
Thornton
2 HS2 proposed line route: Birmingham — Lichfield interchange £1,254
17.9.14 Canning Town, London Syms,
Bottomley,
Mearns,
Thornton
1 Crossrail: Canning Town Nil
7-8.10.14 Warwickshire / Oxfordshire Syms,
Bellingham,
Bottomley,
Mearns
1 HS2 proposed line route: Warwickshire and Oxfordshire £771
27.10.14 Northamptonshire Syms,
Bellingham,
Bottomley,
Mearns
1 HS2 proposed line route: Northamptonshire £186
2.12.14 AshfordSyms,
Bellingham,
Bottomley,
Mearns,
Qureshi,
Thornton
2 HS1 line route: Ashford £368
15.1.15 Colne Valley Syms,
Bellingham,
Mearns,
Thornton
1 HS2 proposed line route: Colne Valley £52
5.3.15 Old Oak Common, London Syms,
Bellingham,
Bottomley,
Mearns,
Thornton
2 HS2 proposed line route: Old Oak Common, London Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence

None

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 338 26.3.15 Awaited

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Evidence: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 338Not Applicable

*Oral evidence was published on a daily basis

Petitions

The Committee received 42 petitions against the additional provisions, which are available on the Committee's website.

Evidence cited during petition hearings
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Evidence: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 338Not Applicable

*Written evidence was published regularly after hearings

Various items of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout the 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

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 119
Total 119


19  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) 38 out of 38
Austin, Ian21 out of 38
Blackwood, Nicola 20 out of 38
Clappison, Mr James 18 out of 38
Ellis, Michael 37 out of 38
Flynn, Paul 31 out of 38
Fullbrook, Lorraine 18 out of 38
Huppert, Dr Julian 33 out of 38
Loughton, Tim (added 3.11.14) 19 out of 22
Qureshi, Yasmin 17 out of 38
Reckless, Mark (discharged 30.9.14) 9 out of 12
Winnick, Mr David 34 out of 38
Overall attendance: 71.3 %
Total number of meetings: 38
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 32
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 6
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 5
Conferences / Seminars hosted2
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

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 7
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 Health1
Home Office12
Appearances by other witnesses:117

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
4-5.12.14 Paris and Calais Vaz,
Loughton,
Winnick
2 Inquiry into the work of the Immigration Directorates £3,958.36

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
23.10.14Regent's University, London Vaz,

Ellis,

Fullbrook, Huppert

5Student visas Conference £13.00
12.3.15 Homerton College, Cambridge Vaz,
Huppert
6 Drugs Conference £1,307.80

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Tobacco smuggling 200 14.6.14 Received 24.10.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Tobacco smuggling Not Applicable
Second Report: Female genital mutilation: the case for a national action plan 201 3.7.14 Cm 8979, published 9.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Female genital mutilation: the case for a national action plan Not Applicable
Third Report: The work of the Immigration Directorates (October-December 2013) 237 25.7.14 Received 15.10.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The work of the Immigration Directorates (October-December 2013) Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Her Majesty's Passport Office: delays in processing applications 238 16.9.14 Cm 8992, published 19.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Her Majesty's Passport Office: delays in processing applications Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Police, the media, and high-profile criminal investigations 629 24.10.14 Received 24.11.14: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Police, the media, and high-profile criminal investigations Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up 203 18.10.14 Received 11.2.15: published as Seventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Effectiveness of the Committee in 2012-13 825 28.11.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 711 6.12.14 Received 12.2.15: published as Eighth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: The work of the Immigration Directorates (January-June 2014) 712 20.12.14 Received 26.3.15: Letter from Home Office published on website
Evidence & written evidence: The work of the Immigration Directorates (January-June 2014) Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Evaluating the new architecture of policing: the College of Policing and the National Crime Agency 800 17.2.15 Received 26.3.15: Letters from Home Office and College of Policing published on website
Evidence & written evidence: Evaluating the new architecture of policing: the College of Policing and the National Crime Agency Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Policing and mental health 202 6.2.15 Received 18.3.15: Letter from Home Office published on website
Evidence & written evidence: Policing and mental health Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse 710 13.2.15 Received 12.3.15: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Gangs and youth crime 199 27.2.15 Received 26.3.15: Letter from Home Office published on website
Evidence & written evidence: Gangs and youth crime Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Out-of-Court Disposals 799 6.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Out-of-Court Disposals Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: Police Information Notices 901 8.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Police Information Notices Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report: Female genital mutilation: follow-up 961 14.3.15 Awaited
Evidence: Female genital mutilation: follow-up Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report: Police bail 962 20.3.15 Received 26.3.15: Letter from Home Office published on website
Evidence & written evidence: Police bail Not Applicable
Eighteenth Report: The work of the Immigration Directorates: Calais 902 23.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The work of the Immigration Directorates: Calais Not Applicable
Nineteenth Report: Counter-terrorism: foreign fighters 933 26.3.15 Awaited
Evidence: Counter-terrorism: foreign fighters 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: Leadership and standards in the police: follow-up: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 449 27.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Reform of the Police Federation: Government response to the Committee's Eighteenth Report of Session 2013-14 561 18.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: The work of the Immigration Directorates (April-September 2013): Government response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2013-14 610 25.7.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: The work of the Immigration Directorates (October-December 2013): Government response to the Committee's Third Report 747 31.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Tobacco smuggling: Government response to the Committee's First Report 767 31.10.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Police, the media, and high-profile criminal investigations: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 867 8.12.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1072 2.3.15 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report 1073 2.3.15 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Government response to the Committee's Twelfth Report 1131 23.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Radicalisation in schools 352 19.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 500 15.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Border Force 502 24.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the National Crime Agency 688 16.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: European Arrest Warrant 689 16.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Permanent Secretary 798 27.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 838 5.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 500 16.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Policing in London 929 15.1.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Police National Database 960 22.1.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Border Force 502 12.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: International exchange of criminal records 1038 26.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Serious and organised crime 903 26.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Policing in London 929 11.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 500 18.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication *
Government reply
Written evidence: International exchange of criminal records 1038 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Metropolitan Police 217 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Radicalisation in schools 352 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Home Secretary 500 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Border Force 502 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the National Crime Agency 688 Not Applicable
Written evidence: European Arrest Warrant 689 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The work of the Permanent Secretary 798 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 838 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Serious and organised crime 903 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Police National Database 960 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was also published on a number of subsequent occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Session

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2013-14: Leadership and standards in the police: follow-up, received 18.6.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2014-15.

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report 2013-14: The work of the Immigration Directorates (April-September 2013), received 21.7.14 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2014-15

Reply to the Committee's Sixteenth Report 2013-14: Police and Crime Commissioners: progress to date, published as Cm 8981 (15.12.14).

Reply to the Committee's Seventeenth Report 2013-14: Counter-terrorism, published as Cm 9011 (11.2.15).

Reply to the Committee's Eighteenth Report 2013-14: Reform of the Police Federation, received 9.7.14 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2014-15

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
14.7.14 Two, on a draft letter to the Home Secretary regarding the draft Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill.
17.12.14 One, on an amendment proposed to the Chair's draft report on The work of the Immigration Directorates (January-June 2014).
17.3.15 One, on a new paragraph proposed to the Chair's draft report on Counter-terrorism: foreign fighters.

Debates

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

Fourteenth Report, Session 2013-14, The Government's Response to the Committees' Reports on the 2014 block opt-out decision, HC 1177; Ninth Report, Session 2013-14, Pre-Lisbon Treaty EU police and criminal justice measures: the UK's opt-in decision, HC 615, and the Government response HC 954; 10.11.14

Sixth Report, Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up, HC 203; Oral & written evidence taken 11.11.14: Statutory Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, HC 710; Oral & written evidence taken 21.10.14: Statutory Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, HC 710; 27.11.14

Oral evidence taken 14.10.14: The work of the National Crime Agency, HC 688; 22.10.14

Oral & written evidence taken 3.12.14: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, HC 838; 9.12.14, 15.12.14, 16.12.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up 4
College of Policing 1
Counter-terrorism 3
Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 1
European Arrest Warrant 1
Female genital mutilation: follow-up 1
Gangs and youth crime 5
International exchange of criminal records 1
Out-of-Court Disposals 1
Police bail 1
Police Information Notices 1
Police National Database 1
Police, the media, and high-profile criminal investigations 1
Policing and mental health 5
Policing in London 2
Radicalisation in schools 1
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 2
Serious and organised crime 1
Statutory Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse 5
The work of HM Passport Office 2
The work of the Border Force 2
The work of the Home Secretary 3
The work of the Immigration Directorates (2013 Q4) 1
The work of the Immigration Directorates (2014 Q1) 1
The work of the Immigration Directorates (2014 Q2) 2
The work of the Immigration Directorates (2014 Q3) 1
The work of the Metropolitan Police 1
The work of the National Crime Agency 1
The work of the Permanent Secretary 1
Total 53A

A On sixteen 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  HOUSE OF COMMONS GOVERNANCE

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 September 2014.
Members Meetings attended
Straw, Mr Jack (Chair) 16 out of 17
Heald, Sir Oliver 17 out of 17
Heath, Mr David 15 out of 17
Norman, Jesse 12 out of 17
Paisley, Ian 17 out of 17
Rees-Mogg, Jacob 16 out of 17
Vaz, Valerie 16 out of 17
Watts, Mr Dave 12 out of 17
Overall attendance: 89 %
Total number of meetings: 17
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 13
Number of wholly private meetings 4
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
Nicholas Kroll

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 20
Members of the House of Lords4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office1
National Audit Office2
Staff of the House of Commons15
Staff of the House of Lords1
Staff of the Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Department 1
Appearances by other witnesses:14

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
House of Commons Governance 692 17.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: House of Commons Governance Not Applicable

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

Special Reports

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
House of Commons Governance 13
Total 13


21  HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 April 2012.

Commons Members Meetings attended
Francis, Dr Hywel (Chair) 23 out of 24
Buckland, Mr Robert 3 out of 24
Garnier, Sir Edward 0 out of 24
Johnson, Gareth 4 out of 24
Sharma, Mr Virendra 19 out of 24
Teather, Sarah 19 out of 24
Overall attendance: 47.2 %
Total number of meetings: 24
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 13
Number of wholly private meetings 11
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 8
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Ravi Kohli, Professor Susan Nash and Dr Nicole Westmarland

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 5
Appearances by other witnesses:27

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Legal aid: children and the residence test 234 30.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Legal aid: children and the residence test Not Applicable
Second Report: Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Serious Crime Bill, (2) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill (second Report) and (3) Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill 746 17.10.14 Published on Committee website
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Serious Crime Bill, (2) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill (second Report) and (3) Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill Not Applicable
Third Report: Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Modern Slavery Bill and (2) Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill 779 13.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Modern Slavery Bill and (2) Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Protocol 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights 837 2.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Protocol 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 859 12.1.15 Published on Committee website
Evidence & written evidence: Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Violence against women and girls 594 19.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Violence against women and girls Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Human Rights Judgments 1088 11.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Human Rights Judgments Not Applicable
Eighth Report: The UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1016 24.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: The UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Not Applicable

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

Special Reports

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

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 Thirteenth Report 2013-14: The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform judicial review, published as Cm 8896 (15.7.14).

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
Counter-terrorism and human rights 1
Legal aid: children and the residence test 2
Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 1
The UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 3
Violence against women and girls 6
Total 13

22  INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Bruce, Sir Malcolm (Chair)28 out of 29
Bayley, Sir Hugh15 out of 29
Bruce, Fiona22 out of 29
Cunningham, Sir Tony6 out of 29
Hamilton, Fabian 14 out of 29
Latham, Pauline14 out of 29
Lefroy, Jeremy 26 out of 29
Luff, Sir Peter 22 out of 29
McCann, Mr Michael 11 out of 29
O'Donnell, Fiona12 out of 29
White, Chris 7 out of 29
Overall attendance: 55.5 %
Total number of meetings: 29
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 18
Number of wholly private meetings 11
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) 14
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Robert Bailey, David Fish, Simon Maxwell, Eva Svoboda and Dirk Willem te Velde.

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 Commons (other than Ministers) 2
Members of the House of Lords1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for International Development 22
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact 5
Appearances by other witnesses:50

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
9-19.6.14 Sierra Leone and Liberia Bruce, Malcolm
Cunningham,
Latham,
Lefroy,
McCann
2 Inquiry into Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia £32,605 (estimated outturn)
6-7.10.14 RomeA Luff1 Eighth Asian-Europe Partnership Meeting £1,419
6-7.11.14 RomeA Bruce, Malcolm1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £1,496
25.11-4.12.14 Tanzania Bruce, Malcolm
Bayley,
Bruce, Fiona
Lefroy
2 Inquiry into Jobs and Livelihoods £25,216
4-12.2.15 Nepal Bruce, Malcolm

Bayley,

Bruce, Fiona

Hamilton,

Latham,

Lefroy,

Luff

2 Inquiry into DFID's bilateral programme in Nepal £22,250

(estimated outturn)

4-6.3.15 RigaA Bruce, Malcolm1 Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy £963

(estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16-17.3.15 Scotland (East Kilbride and Edinburgh) Bruce, Malcolm
Hamilton,
Lefroy,
McCann
2 Visit DFID offices and meet with MSPs £958 (estimated outturn)

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: UK Support for Humanitarian Relief in the Middle East 248 2.7.14 Received 12.9.14: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: UK Support for Humanitarian Relief in the Middle East Not Applicable
Second Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesA 18623.7.14 Cm 8935, published 15.10.14
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2014): Scrutiny of the Government's UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2012, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2012 to September 2013, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Third Report: The UK's Development Work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 565 6.8.14 Received 22.10.14: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The UK's Development Work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Performance and Annual Report 2013-14 523 5.9.14 Received 31.10.14: published as Fifth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Performance and Annual Report 2013-14 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries 246 11.9.14 Received 11.11.14: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia 247 2.10.14 Received 2.12.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Appointment of the Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact 741 11.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of the Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Responses to the Ebola Crisis 876 (& 801)18.12.14 Received 3.3.15: published as Eighth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Responses to the Ebola Crisis Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Parliamentary Strengthening 704 27.1.15 Received 10.3.15: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Parliamentary Strengthening Not Applicable
Tenth Report: The Future of UK Development Cooperation: Phase 2: Beyond Aid 6632.2.15 Published on the Committee's website on 26.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: The Future of UK Development Cooperation: Phase 2: Beyond Aid Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issuesB 60820.3.15 Awaited
Memorandum from the Chair of the Committees published on the Internet: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Controls (2015): Scrutiny of the Government's Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2013, the Government's Quarterly Reports from October 2013 to June 2014, and the Government's policies on arms exports and international arms control issues Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Jobs and Livelihoods 68524.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Jobs and Livelihoods Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Department for International Development's Performance in 2013-2014: the Departmental Annual Report 2013-14 75021.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Department for International Development's Performance in 2013-2014: the Departmental Annual Report 2013-14 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: DFID's bilateral programme in Nepal 85427.3.15Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: DFID's bilateral programme in Nepal Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: International Development Committee: the Legacy — Parliament 2010-15 113826.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: International Development Committee: the Legacy — Parliament 2010-15 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

B Second 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: Disability and Development: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2013-14 336 27.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Department for International Development's Performance in 2012-13: the Departmental Annual Report 2012-13: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 522 15.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: UK Support for Humanitarian Relief in the Middle East: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2014-15 673 21.10.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: The UK's Development Work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2014-15 756 24.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Performance and Annual Report 2013-14: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2014-15 812 17.11.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2014-15 816 21.11.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2014-15 863 11.12.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Responses to the Ebola Crisis: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2014-15 11085.3.15Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Parliamentary Strengthening: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2014-15 112519.3.15Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: DFID's humanitarian response in Iraq 80120.11.14Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Estimates Memoranda: DFID Supplementary Estimate 2014-15 5.3.15Not Applicable

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

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2013-14: Department for International Development's Performance in 2012-13: the Departmental Annual Report 2012-13, received 27.6.14 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report 2013-14: Disability and Development, received 10.6.14 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

None

Debates

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Eleventh Report, Session 2013-14, Disability and Development, HC 947, and the Government response HC 336; 11.12.14

Fifth Report, Session 2014-15, Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries, HC 246, and the Government response HC 816; 11.12.14

Sixth Report, Session 2014-15, Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia, HC 247, and the Government response HC 863; 11.12.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Appointment of the Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact 1
Department for International Development's Performance in 2013-2014: the Departmental Annual Report 2013-14 1
DFID's humanitarian response in Iraq1
DFID's bilateral programme in Nepal 1
Jobs and Livelihoods5
Parliamentary Strengthening 2
Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia 1
Responses to the Ebola crisis1
Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Countries 2
The Future of UK Development Cooperation: Phase 2: Beyond Aid 3
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's Performance and Annual Report 2013-14 1
Total 19A

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.

22A  Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Sub-Committee

For access to the Committee's website see www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-development-committee/sub-committee-on-the-work-of-the-independent-commission-for-aid-impact-/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 1 November 2012.
Members Meetings attended
Hamilton, Fabian (Chair)5 out of 6
Bruce, Fiona 6 out of 6
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 4 out of 6
Cunningham, Sir Tony 2 out of 6
Lefroy, Jeremy 6 out of 6
O'Donnell, Fiona 5 out of 6
Overall attendance: 77.8 %
Total number of meetings: 6
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 6
Number of wholly private meetings 0
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:
Department for International Development 28
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact 23
Appearances by other witnesses:1

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
Evidence: ICAI's Reports on DFID's Contribution to the Reduction of Child Mortality in Kenya; and Rapid Review of DFID's Humanitarian Response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines 40525.6.14Not Applicable
Evidence: ICAI's Reports on How DFID Learns; and DFID's Private Sector Development Work 65210.9.14Not Applicable
Evidence: ICAI's Report on DFID's Contribution to Improving Nutrition 68415.10.14Not Applicable
Evidence: ICAI's Report on DFID's Private Sector Development Work 86217.12.14Not Applicable
Evidence: ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 86417.12.14Not Applicable
Evidence: ICAI's Report on The UK's International Climate Fund 86114.1.15Not Applicable
Evidence: ICAI's Reports on Assessing the Impact of the Scale-up of DFID's Support to Fragile States; and UK Development Assistance for Security and Justice 104125.3.15Not Applicable


Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Heather Marquette on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 9.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Transparency International on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 9.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Institute of Development Studies on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 9.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 9.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Rune Qvale on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 9.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Matthew Stephenson on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 9.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: ICAI on its Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 9.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Africa APPG on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 16.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: Peter Owen on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 16.12.14Not Applicable
Written evidence: DFID on ICAI's Report on DFID's Private Sector Development Work 28.1.15Not Applicable
Written evidence: DFID Annex on ICAI's Report on DFID's Private Sector Development Work 28.1.15Not 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
ICAI's Report on Assessing the Impact of the Scale-up of DFID's Support to Fragile States 1
ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor 1
ICAI's Report on DFID's Contribution to Improving Nutrition 1
ICAI's Report on DFID's Contribution to the Reduction of Child Mortality in Kenya 1
ICAI's Report on DFID's Private Sector Development Work 2
ICAI's Report on How DFID Learns1
ICAI's Report on Rapid Review of DFID's Humanitarian Response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines 1
ICAI's Report on The UK's International Climate Fund 1
ICAI's Report on UK Development Assistance for Security and Justice 1
Total 10A

A On four occasions 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.

23  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 37
Brine, Steve 6 out of 37
Buckland, Mr Robert (added 10.6.14, discharged 8.9.14) 5 out of 9
Chishti, Rehman 9 out of 37
Chope, Mr Christopher 13 out of 37
Corbyn, Jeremy 27 out of 37
Cryer, John 8 out of 37
de Bois, Nick 18 out of 37
Howell, John (added 8.9.14) 21 out of 27
Johnson, Gareth (discharged 10.6.14) 0 out of 1
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn 23 out of 37
McDonald, Andy 29 out of 37
McDonnell, John 34 out of 37
Qureshi, Yasmin 1 out of 37
Overall attendance: 51.8 %
Total number of meetings: 37
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 29
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 8
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1
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
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) 8
Members of the Judiciary3
Members of the House of Lords1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ministry of Justice5
National Offender Management Service 6
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Administrative Justice Forum1
Criminal Cases Review Commission2
The Crown Prosecution Service1
HM Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service 1
HM Inspectorate of Prisons2
HM Inspectorate of Probation1
Youth Justice Board1
Appearances by other witnesses:67

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16-17.9.14 ParisA Beith1 Interparliamentary meeting on the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the protection of personal data £1,167
3-5.11.14 Copenhagen and Berlin Beith,
Chope,
Howell,
Llwyd,
McDonald
2 Inquiry into Prisons: planning and policies £8,519

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
1.7.14 National Archives, Kew Beith,
Brine,
Llwyd
2 Ongoing scrutiny on the work of the National Archives £9
18.11.14 HMPs Belmarsh and ThamesideA Beith,
de Bois,
Howell,
Llwyd,
McDonald
6 Inquiry into Prisons: planning and policies £131

A The visit involved a formal oral evidence session

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach? 307 26.7.14 Cm 8918, published 3.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach? Not Applicable
Second Report: Theft Offences Guideline: Consultation 554 17.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Report: Mesothelioma Claims 308 1.8.14 Received 4.12.14: published as First Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Mesothelioma Claims Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Joint Enterprise: follow-up 310 17.12.14 Received 27.1.15: published as Second Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Joint Enterprise: follow-up Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Manorial rights 657 22.1.15 Received 5.3.15: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Manorial rights Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Robbery Offences Guideline: Consultation 1066 27.2.15 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Health and safety offences, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences guidelines: consultation 1099 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Impact of changes to civil legal aid under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 311 12.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Impact of changes to civil legal aid under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Prisons: planning and policies 309 18.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Prisons: planning and policies Not Applicable
Tenth Report: The work of the Committee in the 2010-2015 Parliament 1123 20.3.15 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service 1117 13.3.15 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Criminal Cases Review Commission 850 25.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Criminal Cases Review Commission Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Women offenders: follow-up 314 24.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Women offenders: follow-up Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons: matters of concern 1136 19.3.15 Awaited

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: Mesothelioma Claims: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 849 11.12.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Joint Enterprise: follow-up: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1047 5.2.15 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Manorial rights: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 1124 20.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: The work of the Secretary of State 312 14.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Administrative Justice Forum 313 17.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 and related matters 65831.10.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Older Prisoners: follow-up 659 3.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Follow up session on crime reduction policies and Transforming Rehabilitation 8485.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The Lord Chief Justice's Report 2014 and related matters 101830.10.14Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service 1100 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 11016.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Ministry of Justice Main Estimate 2014-15 5.8.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Ministry of Justice Spring Supplementary Estimates
2014-15
3.3.15Not Applicable

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

None

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:

Twelfth Report, Session 2013-14, Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach?: Interim report on the Government's Transforming Rehabilitation programme , HC 1004; First Report, Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach?, HC 307, and the Government response Cm 8918; 22.1.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service 1
Criminal Cases Review Commission 4
Follow up session on crime reduction policies and Transforming Rehabilitation 1
Impact of changes to civil legal aid under LASPO 6
Joint Enterprise: follow-up 2
Manorial Rights 2
Mesothelioma claims 1
Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 and related matters 1
Older Prisoners: follow-up 1
Prisons: planning and policies 7
The Lord Chief Justice's Report 2014 and related matters 1
The work of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons 1
The work of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service 1
The work of the Administrative Justice Forum 1
The work of the Secretary of State 1
Women offenders: follow-up 1
Total 32A

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.

24  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)11 out of 11
Allen, Mr Graham3 out of 11
Bailey, Mr Adrian 5 out of 11
Barron, Kevin 1 out of 11
Begg, Dame Anne 5 out of 11
Betts, Mr Clive 6 out of 11
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 7 out of 11
Cash, Sir William 7 out of 11
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey 4 out of 11
Davidson, Mr Ian 1 out of 11
Davies, David T. C. 2 out of 11
Dorrell, Mr Stephen (discharged 4.6.14) 0 out of 0
Duddridge, James (discharged 12.9.14) 1 out of 3
Ellman, Mrs Louise 5 out of 11
Engel, Natascha 1 out of 11
Francis, Dr Hywel 1 out of 11
Haselhurst, Sir Alan 4 out of 11
Hodge, Margaret 5 out of 11
Jenkin, Mr Bernard 6 out of 11
McIntosh, Miss Anne 8 out of 11
Miller, Andrew 8 out of 11
Mudie, Mr George 0 out of 11
Ottaway, Sir Richard 7 out of 11
Robertson, Mr Laurence 2 out of 11
Scott, Mr Lee (added 14.10.14) 1 out of 8
Stewart, Rory 4 out of 11
Stuart, Mr Graham 5 out of 11
Thurso, John 1 out of 11
Tyrie, Mr Andrew 7 out of 11
Vaz, Keith 7 out of 11
Walker, Mr Charles 3 out of 11
Walley, Joan 5 out of 11
Whittingdale, Mr John 3 out of 11
Wollaston, Dr Sarah (added 18.6.14) 5 out of 11
Yeo, Mr Tim2 out of 11
Overall attendance: 39.4 %
Total number of meetings: 11
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 3
Number of wholly private meetings 8
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:
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: Legacy Report 954 24.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Legacy Report Not Applicable

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

Special Reports

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: November 2014 683 21.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: December 2014 887 17.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: February 2015 1015 25.2.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication *
Government reply
Written evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: 13 May 2014 448 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: December 2014 887 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Evidence from the Prime Minister: February 2015 1015 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was also published on a number of subsequent 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
Evidence from the Prime Minister: November 2014 1
Evidence from the Prime Minister: December 2014 1
Evidence from the Prime Minister: February 2015 1
Total 3


24A  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. The Sub-Committee did not meet in 2014-15.
Members
Beith, Sir Alan (Chair)
Betts, Mr Clive
Davies, David T. C.
Ellman, Mrs Louise
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Walley, Joan
Yeo, Mr Tim

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

25  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 2014-15 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, Mr Nick
Walley, Joan
Williams, Stephen
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee's website athttp://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/members-expenses/contact-us/.

26  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)7 out of 7
Arbuthnot, Mr James (discharged 16.6.14) 0 out of 1
Bailey, Mr Adrian 0 out of 7
Beith, Sir Alan 7 out of 7
Bruce, Sir Malcolm 2 out of 7
Hamilton, Fabian 0 out of 7
Murphy, Paul 5 out of 7
Ottaway, Sir Richard 1 out of 7
Pritchard, Mark 5 out of 7
Rifkind, Sir Malcolm 0 out of 7
Stewart, Rory (added 16.6.14) 2 out of 6
Vaz, Keith 0 out of 7
Yeo, Mr Tim 1 out of 7
Overall attendance: 35.7 %
Total number of meetings: 7
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 0
Number of wholly private meetings 7
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1
Conferences / Seminars hosted 1
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Professor Sir Hew Strachan

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
17-19.9.14 Washington DCA PritchardDiscussions with US House of Representatives on counter-terrorism and the intelligence objectives of the USA (on behalf of the House of Commons) £3,629

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The next National Security Strategy 749 3.3.15 Awaited
Evidence: The next National Security Strategy 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 work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2013-14: Government response to the First Report of the Committee, Session 2013-14 578 24.7.14 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's First Report 2013-14: The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2013-14, received 7.7.14 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

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

27  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) 36 out of 36
Anderson, Mr David 18 out of 36
Benton, Mr Joe 12 out of 36
Colvile, Oliver 28 out of 36
Hepburn, Mr Stephen 16 out of 36
Hermon, Lady 34 out of 36
Hoey, Kate 32 out of 36
Long, Naomi 23 out of 36
Lopresti, Jack 12 out of 36
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair 18 out of 36
Mills, Nigel 32 out of 36
Paisley, Ian 32 out of 36
Percy, Andrew 2 out of 36
Simpson, David 27 out of 36
Overall attendance: 63.9 %
Total number of meetings: 36
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 22
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 14
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 6
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 Austen Morgan, Mr Tom Reid and Mr Andrew Trollope QC

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 3
Members of the House of Lords3
Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Northern Ireland Office5
Northern Ireland Executive3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Police Service of Northern Ireland1
Appearances by other witnesses:35

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
3-4.12.14 DublinRobertson,
Anderson,
Hepburn,
Mills
2 Inquiry into the administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" and other former inquiries £2,004

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
9-10.6.14 Belfast Robertson,
Benton,
Colvile,
Hepburn,
Hermon,
Hoey,
Long,
McDonnell,
Mills,
Paisley,
Simpson
8A Inquiry into the administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" £5,904
11-12.7.14 Belfast B Hepburn,
Hoey,
Paisley
2 Observing Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) operations in Belfast £1,891
3.12.14 Belfast Robertson,
Anderson,
Hepburn,
Hoey,
McDonnell,
Mills
2 Meeting at the US Consulate in Belfast £1,842

A Includes 2 Specialist Advisers and 2 Shorthand Writers

B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Northern Ireland: banking on recovery? 178 16.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Northern Ireland: banking on recovery? Not Applicable
Second Report: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 177 24.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" Not Applicable

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

Various pieces of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout the session

Special Reports

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Northern Ireland Office Explanatory Memorandum on the 2014-15 Main Estimate 10.3.15Not Applicable
Written evidence: Correspondence received from the Minister of State for Northern Ireland relating to the Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland 30.6.14Not Applicable

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions
Date
Subject
18.3.15 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The administrative scheme for "on-the-runs".

Debates

The following was debated in the House:

First Report, Session 2013-14, Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland, HC 51; 22.10.14

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

Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland, HC 558; 27.1.15, 4.3.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Administrative scheme for "on-the-runs" 21
The banking structure in Northern Ireland 1
Total 22

28  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) 30 out of 30
Browne, Mr Jeremy (discharged 1.12.14) 3 out of 17
Chope, Mr Christopher 18 out of 30
Crouch, Tracey 15 out of 30
Durkan, Mark 20 out of 30
Flynn, Paul 22 out of 30
Hames, Duncan (added 1.12.14) 10 out of 13
Hamilton, Fabian 21 out of 30
Morris, David 6 out of 30
Neill, Robert 8 out of 30
Ruane, Chris 13 out of 30
Turner, Mr Andrew 21 out of 30
Overall attendance: 56.7 %
Total number of meetings: 30
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 27
Number of wholly private meetings 3
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 8
Conferences (1) / Seminars (5) hosted 6
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
None

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 5
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 4
Members of the House of Lords3
Number of appearances by Members, officials or representatives of:
Cabinet Office3
House of Commons Administration2
Northern Ireland Assembly4
Scottish Parliament3
Welsh Assembly6
Welsh Government1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Boundary Commission for England1
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland 1
Boundary Commission for Scotland1
Boundary Commission for Wales1
Electoral Commission3
Appearances by other witnesses:51

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
5.6.14 Sheffield University Allen,
Hamilton,
Turner
3A Inquiry into Voter engagement in the UK £474
10.7.14 British Library, London Allen,
Durkan,
Morris
5 Launch of Second Report: A new Magna Carta? £1,596
15-16.10.14 Edinburgh Allen,
Chope,
Durkan,
Hamilton,
Morris
2AInquiry into The future of devolution after the referendum £3,423
3-4.12.14 Cardiff Allen,
Flynn,
Hamilton
3AInquiries into The future of devolution after the referendum and Consultation on 'A new Magna Carta?' £1,645
7-8.1.15 Belfast Allen,
Durkan,
Hames,
Hamilton,
Morris
4AInquiry into The future of devolution after the referendum £3,182

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Role and powers of the Prime Minister 351 24.6.14 Not Received
Second Report: A new Magna Carta? 463 10.7.14 Not Received
Third Report: Pre-appointment hearing: Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists 223 15.9.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing: Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Voter engagement in the UK 232 14.11.14 Received 29.1.15: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Voter engagement in the UK Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Revisiting the Cabinet Manual 233 2.2.15 Not Received
Evidence & written evidence: Revisiting the Cabinet Manual Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Voter engagement in the UK: follow up 938 5.2.15 Not Received
Evidence & written evidence: Voter engagement in the UK: follow up Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Consultation on 'A new Magna Carta?' 599 9.3.15 Not Received
Evidence & written evidence: Consultation on 'A new Magna Carta?' Not Applicable
Eighth Report: What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary constituency boundaries? 600 15.3.15 Not Received
Evidence & written evidence: What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary constituency boundaries? Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Constitutional implications of the Government's draft Scotland clauses 1022 26.3.15 Not Received
Evidence & written evidence: Constitutional implications of the Government's draft Scotland clauses Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Government formation post-election 1023 26.3.15 Not Received
Evidence & written evidence: Government formation post-election Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: The future of devolution after the Scottish referendum 700 29.3.15 Not Received
Evidence & written evidence: The future of devolution after the Scottish referendum Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: The work of the Committee in the 2010 Parliament 1128 29.3.15 Not Received

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

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

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Impact of Queen's and Prince's Consent on the legislative process: Government response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2013-14 224 16.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: The Government's lobbying bill: follow up: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 535 14.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Fixed-term Parliaments: the final year of a Parliament: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2013-14 874 17.12.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Voter engagement in the UK: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1037 5.2.15 Not Applicable

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report, Session 2013-14: The Government's lobbying bill: follow up, received 1.7.14 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Eleventh Report, Session 2013-14: Impact of Queen's and Prince's Consent on the legislative process, received 14.5.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report, Session 2013-14: Fixed-term Parliaments: the final year of a Parliament, received 4.12.14 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
11.9.14 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Pre-appointment hearing: Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists.

Debates

The following report was launched in the House:

Second Report, A new Magna Carta?, HC 463; 17.7.14

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

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government, HC 656, and the Government response Cm 8623; Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK, HC 371; 14.10.14

First Report, Session 2012-13, Recall of MPs, HC 373, and the Government's Responses, HC 646 and Cm 8640; 21.10.14

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government, HC 656, and the Government response Cm 8623; Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK, HC 371; Oral evidence taken on 16 and 23 October and 6 and 10 November 2014, The future of devolution after the referendum, HC 700; 20.11.14

Eleventh Report, Session 2013-14, Impact of Queen's and Prince's Consent on the legislative process, HC 784, and the Government response HC 224; 24.2.15

Third Report, Session 2012-13, Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government, HC 656, and the Government response Cm 8623; 2.3.15

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK, HC 371, and the Government response Cm 8749; Twelfth Report, Session 2013-14, Parliament's role in conflict decisions: a way forward, HC 892; 19.6.14

Fourth Report, Voter engagement in the UK, HC 232, and the Government response HC 1037; Sixth Report, Voter engagement in the UK: follow up, HC 938; 5.2.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Constitutional implications of the Government's draft Scotland clauses 2
Government formation post-election 2
Individual Electoral Registration 2015 1
Pre-appointment hearing: Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists 1
Revisiting the Cabinet Manual 3
The future of devolution after the Scottish referendum 9
The work of the Deputy Prime Minister 2014 1
Voter engagement in the UK 7
What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary constituency boundaries? 3
Total 29A

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.

29  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) 7 out of 7
Beresford, Sir Paul 6 out of 7
Buckland, Mr Robert (discharged 11.9.14) 0 out of 1
Chope, Mr Christopher 4 out of 7
Clarke, Mr Tom 0 out of 7
Cox, Mr Geoffrey1 out of 7
Grieve, Mr Dominic (added 11.9.14) 6 out of 6
Harvey, Sir Nick 5 out of 7
O'Donnell, Fiona 4 out of 7
Randall, Sir John (added 11.9.14) 2 out of 6
Wheeler, Heather (discharged 11.9.14) 1 out of 1
Whitehead, Dr Alan 5 out of 7
Overall attendance: 58.6 %
Total number of meetings: 7
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 7
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: Actions of Sussex Police: final report 588 22.7.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Actions of Sussex Police: final report Not Applicable

Special Reports
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Special Report: Matter of Privilege referred to the Committee on 22 May 2012 1068 14.2.15 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Matter of Privilege referred to the Committee on 22 May 2012: further report 1134 24.3.15 Not Applicable

*Various pieces of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout the session

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

None

30  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) 22 out of 23
Chapman, Jenny 10 out of 23
Dakin, Nic 14 out of 23
Docherty, Thomas 14 out of 23
Fovargue, Yvonne 9 out of 23
Gale, Sir Roger 15 out of 23
Gray, Mr James 5 out of 23
Greatrex, Tom 6 out of 23
Hemming, John 20 out of 23
Nuttall, Mr David 21 out of 23
Rees-Mogg, Jacob 21 out of 23
Vickers, Martin 17 out of 23
Overall attendance: 63 %
Total number of meetings: 23
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 8
Number of wholly private meetings 15
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 Ministers2
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 4
Appearances by other witnesses:8

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Business in Westminster Hall 236 13.10.14 Received 17.12.14: published as Appendix to Fifth Report
Evidence & written evidence: Business in Westminster Hall Not Applicable
Second Report: Motions "That the House sit in private" 753 17.11.14 Received 12.2.15 as a letter from the Leader of the House of Commons published on the Internet
Written evidence: Motions "That the House sit in private" Not Applicable
Third Report: E-petitions: a collaborative system 235 4.12.14 Received 12.2.15 as a letter from the Leader of the House of Commons published on the Internet
Evidence & written evidence: E-petitions: a collaborative system Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent: 871 18.12.14 Received 12.2.15 as a letter from the Leader of the House of Commons published on the Internet
Written evidence: Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent: Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Business in Westminster Hall: Government response and revised Standing Order No. 10 1035 5.2.15 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Revision of Standing Orders 654 9.3.15 Awaited
Written evidence: Revision of Standing Orders Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Matters for the Procedure Committee in the 2015 Parliament 1121 17.3.15 Not Applicable

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

Special Reports

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14 655 10.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14 655 24.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Evidence from former Leaders of the House 1064 10.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14 655 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 were debated in the House:

First Report, Session 2014-15, Business in Westminster Hall, HC 236, and the Government response HC 1035; 24.2.15

Fourth Report, Session 2014-15, Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent: HC 871; 24.2.15

Third Report, Session 2014-15, E-petitions: a collaborative system, HC 235; 24.2.15

Fifth Report, Session 2010-12, 2010 elections for positions in the House, HC 1573; 26.3.15

Seventh Report, Session 2014-15, Matters for the Procedure Committee in the 2015 Parliament, HC 1121; 26.3.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Business in Westminster Hall 1
E-petitions 4
Evidence from former Leaders of the House 1
Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2013-14 2
Total 8


31  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) 49 out of 50
Bacon, Mr Richard40 out of 50
Barclay, Stephen (discharged 23.6.14) 0 out of 4
Bebb, Guto29 out of 50
Burrowes, Mr David (added 23.6.14) 31 out of 46
Doyle-Price, Jackie (discharged 8.12.14) 13 out of 31
Hammond, Stephen (added 8.12.14) 15 out of 19
Heaton-Harris, Chris30 out of 50
Hillier, Meg37 out of 50
Jackson, Mr Stewart38 out of 50
Leadsom, Andrea1 out of 50
McGuire, Dame Anne39 out of 50
Mitchell, Austin47 out of 50
Phillips, Stephen (added 8.9.14) 26 out of 36
Pugh, John (added 30.6.14) 28 out of 44
Smith, Nick24 out of 50
Swales, Ian (discharged 30.6.14) 2 out of 6
Tomlinson, Justin (discharged 8.9.14) 10 out of 14
Overall attendance: 65.6 %
Total number of meetings: 50
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 50
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 0
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
None

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office5
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2
Department for Communities and Local Government 6
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1
Department for Education8
Department of Energy and Climate Change 3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2
Department of Health14
Department for International Development 4
Department for Transport7
Department for Work and Pensions6
HM Treasury9
Home Office5
Ministry of Defence5
Ministry of Justice5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
BBC3
Care Quality Commission1
Charity Commission For England and Wales 1
Education Funding Agency2
Environment Agency1
Higher Education Funding Council for England 1
Highways Agency1
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary1
HM Inspectorate of Prisons1
HM Revenue and Customs14
Homes and Communities Agency1
Immigration Enforcement1
Major Projects Authority1
Monitor1
National Audit Office2
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 1
NHS England13
NHS Trust Development Authority1
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority1
Ofgem1
Ofsted2
Student Loans Company2
Executive Agencies, comprising
National Offender Management Service1
Public Health England2
Appearances by other witnesses:60

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
12-13.6.14 Paris Hodge,
Bebb,
Doyle-Price,
Mitchell,
Smith
2 Meetings in connection with ongoing inquiries into tax avoidance £4,502

Visits to European Institutions
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
22-23.1.15 Brussels Bacon,
Heaton-Harris,
Hillier,
McGuire,
Mitchell,
Pugh
1 To follow-up the recommendations of the Committee's report of 2009 on Financial Management in the EU £3,242

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
20.1.15 Major Project Leadership Academy workshop in Oxford A Bacon,

Hillier

1 Inquiry into Major Projects Authority £102

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Personal Independence Payment 280 20.6.14 Cm 8938, published 11.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Personal Independence Payment Not Applicable
Second Report: Help to Buy equity loans 281 18.6.14 Cm 8938, published 11.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Help to Buy equity loans Not Applicable
Third Report: Tax reliefs 282 26.6.14 Cm 8938, published 11.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Tax reliefs Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Monitor: regulating NHS Foundation Trusts 407 4.7.14 Cm 8938, published 11.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Monitor: regulating NHS Foundation Trusts Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Infrastructure Investment: the impact on consumer bills 406 1.7.14 Cm 8938, published 11.9.14
Sixth Report: Adult social care in England 518 10.7.14 Cm 8938, published 11.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Adult social care in England Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Managing debt owed to central government 555 15.7.14 Cm 8938, published 11.9.14
Evidence & written evidence: Managing debt owed to central government Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Crossrail 574 23.7.14 Cm 8958, published 11.11.14
Evidence & written evidence: Crossrail Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Whistleblowing 593 1.8.14 Cm 8988, published 17.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Whistleblowing Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Major Projects Authority 147 19.8.14 Cm 8958, published 11.11.14
Evidence & written evidence: Major Projects Authority Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Army 2020 104 5.9.14 Cm 8958, published 11.11.14
Evidence & written evidence: Army 2020 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Update on preparations for smart metering 103 10.9.14 Cm 8958, published 11.11.14, and Ofgem response received 10.9.14: published as Second Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Update on preparations for smart metering Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Local government funding: assurance to Parliament 456 12.9.14 Cm 8958, published 11.11.14
Evidence & written evidence: Local government funding: assurance to Parliament Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: oversight of three PFI Waste Projects 106 17.9.14 Cm 8958, published 11.11.14
Evidence & written evidence: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: oversight of three PFI Waste Projects Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report: Maintaining strategic infrastructure: roads 105 25.9.14 Cm 8958, published 11.11.14
Evidence & written evidence: Maintaining strategic infrastructure: roads Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report: Early contracts for renewable electricity 454 3.10.14 Cm 8988, published 17.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Early contracts for renewable electricity Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report: Child maintenance 2012 scheme: early progress 455 10.10.14 Cm 8988, published 17.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Child maintenance 2012 scheme: early progress Not Applicable
Eighteenth Report: HMRC's progress in improving tax compliance and preventing tax avoidance 458 18.11.14 Cm 9013, published 13.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: HMRC's progress in improving tax compliance and preventing tax avoidance Not Applicable
Nineteenth Report: The centre of government 107 22.10.14 Cm 8988, published 17.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: The centre of government Not Applicable
Twentieth Report: Reforming the UK border and immigration system 584 29.10.14 Cm 8988, published 17.12.14
Evidence & written evidence: Reforming the UK border and immigration system Not Applicable
Twenty-first Report: The Work Programme 457 6.11.14 Cm 9013, published 13.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: The Work Programme Not Applicable
Twenty-second Report: Out-of-hours GP services in England 583 12.11.14 Cm 9013, published 13.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: Out-of-hours GP services in England Not Applicable
Twenty-third Report: Transforming contract management 585 10.12.14 Cm 9013, published 13.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: Transforming contract management Not Applicable
Twenty-fourth Report: Procuring new trains 674 17.12.14 Cm 9013, published 13.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: Procuring new trains Not Applicable
Twenty-fifth Report: Funding healthcare: making allocations to local areas 676 9.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Funding healthcare: making allocations to local areas Not Applicable
Twenty-sixth Report: Whole of Government Accounts 2012-13 678 7.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Whole of Government Accounts 2012-13 Not Applicable
Twenty-seventh Report: Housing benefit fraud and error 706 13.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Housing benefit fraud and error Not Applicable
Twenty-eighth Report: Lessons from major rail infrastructure programmes 709 16.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Lessons from major rail infrastructure programmes Not Applicable
Twenty-ninth Report: Managing and removing foreign national offenders 708 20.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Managing and removing foreign national offenders Not Applicable
Thirtieth Report: Managing and replacing the Aspire contract 705 27.1.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Managing and replacing the Aspire contract Not Applicable
Thirty-first Report: 16- to 18-year-old participation in education and training 707 22.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: 16- to 18-year-old participation in education and training Not Applicable
Thirty-second Report: School oversight and intervention 735 28.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: School oversight and intervention Not Applicable
Thirty-third Report: Oversight of the Private Infrastructure Development Group 675 29.1.15 Cm 9013, published 13.2.15
Evidence & written evidence: Oversight of the Private Infrastructure Development Group Not Applicable
Thirty-fourth Report: Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014 833 28.1.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014 Not Applicable
Thirty-fifth Report: Financial sustainability of NHS bodies 736 3.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Financial sustainability of NHS bodies Not Applicable
Thirty-sixth Report: Implementing reforms to civil legal aid 808 4.2.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Implementing reforms to civil legal aid Not Applicable
Thirty-seventh Report: Planning for the Better Care Fund 807 26.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Planning for the Better Care Fund Not Applicable
Thirty-eighth Report: Tax avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms (follow-up) 1057 6.2.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: Tax avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms (follow-up) Not Applicable
Thirty-ninth Report: The UK's response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa 868 11.2.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Evidence & written evidence: The UK's response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa Not Applicable
Fortieth Report: Excess Votes 2013-14 1046 6.2.15 Cm 9033, published 19.3.15
Forty-first Report: Financial support for students at alternative higher education providers 811 24.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Financial support for students at alternative higher education providers Not Applicable
Forty-second Report: Universal Credit: progress update 810 25.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Universal Credit: progress update Not Applicable
Forty-third Report: Public Health England's grant to local authorities 893 6.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Public Health England's grant to local authorities Not Applicable
Forty-fourth Report: Children in Care 809 11.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Children in Care Not Applicable
Forty-fifth Report: Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England 894 12.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England Not Applicable
Forty-sixth Report: An update on Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust 971 18.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: An update on Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust Not Applicable
Forty-seventh Report: Major Projects Report 2014 and the Equipment Plan 2014 to 2024, and reforming defence acquisition 1045 20.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Major Projects Report 2014 and the Equipment Plan 2014 to 2024, and reforming defence acquisition Not Applicable
Forty-eighth Report: Strategic Flood Risk Management 737 25.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Strategic Flood Risk Management Not Applicable
Forty-ninth Report: The effective management of tax reliefs 892 26.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The effective management of tax reliefs Not Applicable
Fiftieth Report: Improving tax collection 974 26.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Improving tax collection Not Applicable
Fifty-first Report: Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour 973 27.3.15 Awaited
Fifty-second Report: The work of the Committee of Public Accounts 2010-15 1141 28.3.15 Not Applicable
Fifty-third Report: Inspection in home affairs and justice 97530.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Inspection in home affairs and justice
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: BBC Digital Media Initiative: The BBC Trust and BBC Executive response to the Committee's 52nd Report of Session 2013-14 528 8.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Update on preparations for Smart Metering: Ofgem's response to the Committee's 12th Report of Session 2014-15 875 11.12.14 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

Correspondence

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

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Forty Sixth Report 2013-14: Emergency admissions to hospital, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Forty Seventh Report 2013-14: The delivery of public services by private contractors, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Forty Eighth Report 2013-14: Council Tax Support, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Forty Ninth Report 2013-14: Confiscation Orders, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fiftieth Report 2013-14: Treasury Minutes follow-up (i) Severance payments (ii) Interpreter services (iii) Rural broadband, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty First Report 2013-14: Programmes to help families facing multiple challenges, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty Third Report 2013-14: Ministry of Justice and National Offender Management Service: Managing the prison estate, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty Fourth Report 2013-14: COMPASS: Provision of asylum accommodation, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty Fifth Report 2013-14: NHS waiting times for elective care in England, published as Cm 8871 (19.6.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty Sixth Report 2013-14: Free Schools, published as Cm 8900 (14.7.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty Seventh Report 2013-14: Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan and Major Projects Report 2013, published as Cm 8900 (14.7.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty Eighth Report 2013-14: Probation trust: landscape review, published as Cm 8900 (14.7.14).

Reply to the Committee's Fifty Ninth Report 2013-14: Criminal justice system: landscape review, published as Cm 8900 (14.7.14).

Reply to the Committee's Sixtieth Report 2013-14: Local economic growth and the regional growth fund update, published as Cm 8900 (14.7.14).

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:

Twenty-ninth Report, Session 2012-13, Tax Avoidance: tackling marketed avoidance schemes, HC 788, and the Government response Cm 8613; Forty-fourth Report, Session 2012-13, Tax Avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms, HC 870, and the Government response Cm 8652; Thirty-fourth Report, Session 2013-14, HMRC Tax Collection: Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13, HC 666, and the Government response Cm 8819; Ninth Report, Session 2013-14, Tax avoidance-Google, HC 112, and the Government response Cm 8697; Eighteenth Report, HMRC's progress in improving tax compliance and preventing tax avoidance, HC 458; Thirty-eighth Report, Tax avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms (follow-up), HC 1057; 11.2.15

Fortieth Report, Excess Votes 2013-14, HC 1046; 3.3.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
16 to 18 year old participation in education and training 1
An update on Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust 1
Army 2020 1
Aspire recall 1
Assurance to Parliament on funding for local authorities 1
BBC estate 1
Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour 1
Centre of Government—landscape review 1
Charity Commission: follow-up 1
Child Maintenance Scheme 1
Children in Care 1
Comparing inspectorates 1
Contract management within central government 1
Contracting for Renewables 1
Control over funding for alternative higher education bodies 1
Control over funding for alternative higher education bodies: follow-up 1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: oversight of three PFI Waste Projects 1
Education Funding Agency and Department for Education financial statements—recall 1
Financial sustainability of local authorities 1
Financial sustainability of NHS bodies 1
Fraud and error in Housing Benefit 1
Funding healthcare: making allocations to local areas 1
HMRC Standard Report 2013-14: Part 1 1
Improving tax collection 1
Lessons learned from Major Rail Infrastructure Projects 1
Maintenance of strategic infrastructure 1
Major Projects Authority 1
Managing and replacing the Aspire contract 2
managing delivery of the Work Programme 1
NAO 2015/16 Estimate 1
Out-of-hours GP services in England 1
Oversight of UK spending to tackle Ebola in West Africa 1
Planning for the Better Care Fund (Health and Wellbeing boards) 1
Private Infrastructure Development Group 1
Procuring new trains 1
Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England 1
Progress in reforming the former UK Border Agency 1
Public Health England's grant to local authorities 1
Reducing the cost of civil legal aid 1
Rural broadband: progress update 1
School oversight and intervention 1
Sellafield recall 1
Smart meters follow-up 1
Strategic Flood Risk Management 1
Tamiflu recall 1
Tax avoidance and evasion: HSBC 2
Tax avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms follow-up 1
The effective management of tax reliefs 1
The Equipment Plan and Major Projects Report 2014 and reforming defence acquisition 1
The Management and Removal of Foreign National Offenders 1
The Whole Government of Government Accounts 2012-13 1
The work of the Chief Executive of the Civil Service 1
Transforming government contract management 1
Universal Credit progress update 1
Total 56A

A On six 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.

32  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) 31 out of 31
Evans, Mr Nigel (added 23.6.14) 21 out of 28
Flynn, Paul 26 out of 31
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl 24 out of 31
Gilmore, Sheila 15 out of 31
Heyes, David 0 out of 31
Holloway, Mr Adam 3 out of 31
Hopkins, Kelvin 27 out of 31
Mulholland, Greg 24 out of 31
Patel, Priti (discharged 23.6.14) 0 out of 3
Roy, Lindsay 14 out of 31
Turner, Mr Andrew 20 out of 31
Overall attendance: 60.1 %
Total number of meetings: 31
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 22
Number of wholly private meetings 9
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 1
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  
Mr Simon Briscoe, Professor Matthew Flinders, Mr Richard Gordon QC, Dr Jamie MacIntosh, Dr Carl Macrae, 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 Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 6
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 2
Members of the House of Lords3
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Cabinet Office9
Department of Health1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2
Home Office1
HM Treasury1
Ministry of Justice1
Ministry of Defence2
Scottish Government1
Department for Transport1
Officers of the Houses of Parliament2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch1
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 1
Environment Agency1
Innovate UK, Technology Strategy Board 1
National Archives2
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 1
The Institute for Risk Management1
NHS England4
Nursing and Midwifery Council1
The Institute for Government1
The Met Office1
Ofsted2
Office for Budget Responsibility1
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 3
UK Statistics Authority 1
Appearances by other witnesses:32

Overseas Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16-21.11.14 Washington DC and Ottawa Jenkin,
Evans,
Holloway,
Hopkins,
Roy
2 Inquiries into Civil Service impartiality and referendums; and Whitehall: capacity to address future challenges £31,425

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16.6.14 Edinburgh Jenkin,
Gillan,
Gilmore,
Hopkins,
Mulholland,
Roy,
Turner
4A Inquiry into Civil Service impartiality and referendums £4,062
19-20.6.14 Ditchley Park, OxfordshireB Jenkin07th Plenary Conference on the Better Government Initiative £61
4.9.14 National Archives, Kew Jenkin,
Evans,
Holloway
2 National Archives, Kew £6
29.10.14 WokingB Jenkin0Board of Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust £19
4.12.14 MOD Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre, Shrivenham, nr SwindonB Jenkin2 Inquiry into Whitehall: capacity to address future challenges £360

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Who's accountable? Relationships between Government and arm's-length bodies 110 10.11.14 Received 12.3.15: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Who's accountable? Relationships between Government and arm's-length bodies Not Applicable
Second Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 759 12.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Appointment of the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Not Applicable
Third Report: Leadership for the long term: Whitehall's capacity to address future challenges 669 9.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Leadership for the long term: Whitehall's capacity to address future challenges Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Developing Civil Service Skills: a unified approach 112 17.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Developing Civil Service Skills: a unified approach Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Lessons for Civil Service impartiality from the Scottish independence referendum 111 23.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Lessons for Civil Service impartiality from the Scottish independence referendum Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Investigating clinical incidents in the NHS 886 27.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Investigating clinical incidents in the NHS Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Our work in the 2010-2015 Parliament 1152 27.3.15 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: Business Appointment Rules: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2012-13 563 17.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Too soon to scrap the Census: Government and UK Statistics Authority responses to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2013-14 601 25.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: More Complaints Please! and Time for a People's Ombudsman Service: Government responses to the Committee's Twelfth and Fourteenth Reports of Session 2013-14 618 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Caught red-handed: Why we can't count on Police Recorded Crime statistics: UK Statistics Authority response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2013-14 645 15.9.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Statistics and Open Data: Harvesting unused knowledge, empowering citizens and improving public services: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 620 15.9.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Who's accountable? Relationships between Government and arm's-length bodies: Government response to the Committee's First Report 1129 20.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence

None

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Cabinet Office Supplementary Estimate 2013-14 23.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Charity Commission Supplementary Estimate 2014-15 25.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Cabinet Office Supplementary Estimate 2014-15 25.2.15 Not Applicable

Various items of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout the Session.

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Third Report 2012-13: Business Appointment Rules, received 10.7.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2013-14: Statistics and Open Data: Harvesting unused knowledge, empowering citizens and improving public services, received 31.7.14 and published as the Committee's Fifth Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Twelfth Report 2013-14: More Complaints Please!, received 18.7.14 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report.

Replies to the Committee's Thirteenth Report 2013-14: Caught red-handed: Why we can't count on Police Recorded Crime statistics, published as Cm 8910 (11.7.14) and received 1.9.14 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report 2013-14: Time for a People's Ombudsman Service, received 18.7.14 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report 2013-14: Too soon to scrap the Census, received 18.7.14 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
Date
Subject
9.12.14 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
3.3.15 One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Leadership for the long term: Whitehall's capacity to address future challenges.

Debates

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Seventh Report, Session 2013-14, Migration Statistics, HC 523, and the Government response HC 1228; 26.6.14

Thirteenth Report, Session 2013-14, Caught red-handed: Why we can't count on Police Recorded Crime statistics, HC 760, and the Government response Cm 8910; 16.10.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Accountability of Quangos and Public Bodies 3
Civil Service impartiality and referendums 2
Civil Service Skills 3
Follow-up: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's Report into Severe Sepsis 1
Follow-up: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's Report: Midwifery Supervision and Regulation 1
NHS Complaints and Clinical Failure 3
Pre-appointment hearing, Chair of ACOBA 1
Preservation of historical files in the Civil Service 1
Whitehall: capacity to address future challenges 5
Work of the Cabinet Secretary and the Head of the Civil Service 1
Work of the Chief Executive of the Civil Service 1
Work of the Chief Executive of the UKSA and National Statistician 1
Work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 2014-15 1
Total 24A

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.

33  REGULATORY REFORM

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 26 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Scott, Mr Lee (added 12.9.14) (Chair) 5 out of 5
Alexander, Heidi 1 out of 7
Anderson, Mr David 1 out of 7
Bridgen, Andrew 5 out of 7
Dromey, Jack 0 out of 7
Duddridge, James (discharged 12.9.14) (Chair until 12.9.14) 2 out of 2
Fuller, Richard 3 out of 7
Greenwood, Lilian 0 out of 7
Harris, Rebecca 5 out of 7
Hemming, John 5 out of 7
Henderson, Gordon 1 out of 7
Jones, Andrew 4 out of 7
Lavery, Ian 1 out of 7
Percy, Andrew 2 out of 7
Vaz, Valerie 2 out of 7
Overall attendance: 37.8 %
Total number of meetings: 7
Of which:
Number of wholly private meetings 7
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 (Patents) Order 2014 331 16.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 742 17.10.14 Not Applicable
Third Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015 969 30.1.15 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015: Second Stage 1092 19.3.15 Not Applicable

Special Reports

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

None

34  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) 28 out of 28
Byles, Dan (added 1.12.14) 5 out of 11
Dowd, Jim17 out of 28
Heath, Mr David18 out of 28
Metcalfe, Stephen27 out of 28
Morris, David (discharged 24.11.14) 2 out of 15
Mosley, Stephen26 out of 28
Nash, Pamela19 out of 28
Newton, Sarah 9 out of 28
Stringer, Graham24 out of 28
Tredinnick, David18 out of 28
Williams, Hywel (discharged 20.10.14) 0 out of 10
Overall attendance: 67%
Total number of meetings: 28
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 25
Number of wholly private meetings 3
Other activities
Informal meetings (including overseas visitors) 5
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) 10
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 2
Members of the House of Lords (of whom 4 were also Ministers) 4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 1
Department for Education1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1
Department of Health3
Government Office for Science3
Home Office2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 1
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 1
Council for Science and Technology1
Economic and Social Research Council1
European Commission2
Information Commissioner's Office2
Medical Research Council1
Ofqual1
Veterinary Medicines Directorate1
Appearances by other witnesses:104

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
17.12.14 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Miller,
Byles,
Heath,
Metcalfe,
Mosley,
Nash,
Stringer
6 Inquiry into Funding the Royal Botanic Gardens £2,875

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Ensuring access to working antimicrobials 509 7.7.14 Cm 8919, published 12.9.14; Received 20.8.14 from Research Councils UK: published as Third Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Ensuring access to working antimicrobials Not Applicable
Second Report: After the storm? UK blood safety and the risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 327 24.7.14 Cm 8940, published 17.10.14
Evidence & written evidence: After the storm? UK blood safety and the risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Not Applicable
Third Report: National Health Screening 244 29.10.14 Cm 8999, published 29.1.15
Evidence & written evidence: National Health Screening Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Responsible Use of Data 245 28.11.14 Received 17.2.15: published as Fourth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Responsible Use of Data Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Advanced genetic techniques for crop improvement: regulation, risk and precaution 328 26.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Advanced genetic techniques for crop improvement: regulation, risk and precaution Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Current and future uses of biometric data and technologies 734 7.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Current and future uses of biometric data and technologies Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 866 4.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 1087 3.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Legacy—Parliament 2010-15 758 18.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Legacy—Parliament 2010-15 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: Communicating climate science: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2013-14 376 23.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Government horizon scanning: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2013-14 592 22.7.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Ensuring access to working antimicrobials: Research Councils UK response to the Committee's First Report 643 21.10.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Responsible Use of Data: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 1086 5.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Social media data and real time analytics 245 23.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Social media data and real time analytics 245 25.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: National Health Screening 1269 1.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: National Health Screening 1269 18.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Minister of State—October 2014 729 23.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Mitochondrial donation 730 27.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Work of the Department for Education Chief Scientific Adviser 640 12.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Go-Science Annual Report 2013-14 641 20.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Science Innovation Strategy 958 2.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Future of the Food and Environment Research Agency 1070 6.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Future of the Food and Environment Research Agency 1070 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Work of the Department for Education Chief Scientific Adviser 640 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Go-Science Annual Report 2013-14 641 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Minister of State— October 2014 729 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Mitochondrial donation 730 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Science Innovation Strategy 958 Not Applicable

* Written evidence was also published on a number of subsequent occasions

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report 2013-14: Communicating climate science, received 10.6.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Ninth Report 2013-14: Government horizon scanning, received 9.7.14 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
Date
Subject
2.7.14 Five, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Ensuring access to working antimicrobials.

Debates

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Eighth Report, Session 2013-14, Communicating climate science, HC 254, and the Government response HC 376; 23.10.14

Second Report, After the storm? UK blood safety and the risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, HC 327, and the Government response Cm 8940; 29.1.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Current and future uses of biometric data and technologies 2
Funding the Royal Botanic Gardens 1
Future of the Food and Environment Research Agency 1
GM foods and application of the precautionary principle in Europe 6
Go-Science Annual Report 2013-14 1
Minister of State—October 2014 1
Mitochondrial donation 1
National Health Screening 3
Practical science in schools 1
Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the BBSRC 1
Science Innovation Strategy 1
Social media data and real time analytics 3
The Legacy Report 2010-15 3
Work of the Department for Education Chief Scientific Adviser 1
Total 26A

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.

35  SCOTTISH AFFAIRS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Davidson, Mr Ian (Chair)35 out of 35
Crockart, Mike24 out of 35
McGovern, Jim 19 out of 35
McKenzie, Iain (added 23.2.15) 3 out of 5
Menzies, Mark (added 14.7.14) 14 out of 26
Morrice, Graeme 32 out of 35
Nash, Pamela 26 out of 35
Paice, Sir James 14 out of 35
Reevell, Simon 4 out of 35
Reid, Mr Alan 24 out of 35
Roy, Lindsay (discharged 23.2.15) 15 out of 30
Whiteford, Dr Eilidh 0 out of 35
Overall attendance: 55.9 %
Total number of meetings: 35
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 25A
Number of wholly private meetings 10B
A Includes 3 joint meetings with the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

B Includes 1 joint meeting with the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

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
Mr John Francis, Professor Jim Gallagher, Professor Jim Hunter, and Mr Andrew Wightman.

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 Commons (other than Ministers) 4
Members of the House of Lords1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
The Scotland Office1
Appearances by other witnesses:85

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
9.6.14 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale— Peebles Davidson,
Crockart,
Morrice
2 Inquiry into The South of Scotland—informal meeting £2,244
16.6.14 Dumfries and Galloway—Dumfries C Davidson,
Nash
2 Inquiry into Our Borderlands—Our Future—informal meeting in Dumfries £1,282
5.8.14 Edinburgh Davidson,
Crockart,
Morrice,
Roy
6A Inquiries into The Referendum on Separation for Scotland and Land Reform in Scotland—oral evidence sessions £1,709
14.8.14 Glasgow Davidson,
Morrice,
Nash,
Roy
5B Inquiry into The Referendum on Separation for Scotland—informal meeting and oral evidence sessions £1,779
8.1.15 Bromsgrove C Davidson1 Inquiry into Blacklisting in Employment—informal meeting with Mary Kerr £250
12.1.15 Glasgow C Davidson,
Nash
2 Inquiry into the Impact of the closure of City Link on employment in Scotland—informal meeting with City Link workers £519
26.1.15 Langholm Davidson,
Crockart,
Morrice,
Nash
4D Inquiry into Our Borderlands—Our Future—oral evidence sessions £4,194
5.2.15 Irvine, North Ayrshire C Davidson1 Inquiry into impact of the closure of City Link on employment in Scotland. Informal meeting with staff affected by the closure of the USC warehouse in Dundonald £233
9.2.15 Galashiels Davidson,
Crockart,
Menzies,
Morrice,
Nash,
Paice
4D Inquiry into Our Borderlands—Our Future—oral evidence sessions £6,370

A Includes 2 specialist advisers and 1 shorthand writer
B Includes 1 specialist adviser and 1 shorthand writer
C Travel in a representative capacity
D Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Implications for Pensions and Benefits 498 6.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Implications for Pensions and Benefits Not Applicable
Second Report: Our Borderlands—Our Future 556 14.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Our Borderlands—Our Future Not Applicable
Third Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubt—no currency union 499 21.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubt—no currency union Not Applicable
Fourth Report: The Implementation of the Smith Agreement 835 10.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: The Implementation of the Smith Agreement Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Impact of the Closure of City Link on EmploymentA 928 23.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Impact of the Closure of City Link on Employment Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Our Borderlands—Our Future: Final Report 571 26.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Our Borderlands—Our Future: Final Report Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Blacklisting in Employment: Final Report 272 27.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Blacklisting in Employment: Final Report Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Land Reform in Scotland: Final Report 274 26.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Land Reform in Scotland: Final Report Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Legacy Report 1130 27.3.15 Not Applicable

A First Joint Report with the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

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

Special Reports

None

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Compliance with the National Minimum Wage in Scotland 393 30.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: The Scotland Office Annual Report 781 11.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Telecommunications in Rural Scotland 1094 23.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Sports Direct: employment practices and the sale of USC 1111 26.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence

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
Date
Subject
24.3.15 Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Land Reform in Scotland: Final Report.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Blacklisting in Employment 2
Compliance with the National Minimum Wage in Scotland 1
Impact of the Closure of City Link on Employment 4A
Land Reform in Scotland 4
Our Borderlands—Our Future 2
Sports Direct: employment practices and the sale of USC 1
Telecommunications in Rural Scotland 1
The Referendum on Separation for Scotland 5
The Scotland Office Annual Report 1
The Smith Commission: Proposals for Further Devolution to Scotland 4
Zero-Hours Contracts 1
Total 26B

A Includes 3 joint meetings with the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.

B 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.

36  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 5 June 2014
Members Meetings attended
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey (Chair)24 out of 29
Alexander, Heidi1 out of 29
Blenkinsop, Tom 2 out of 29
Brake, Tom (added 5.11.14)11 out of 15
Campbell, Mr Alan 26 out of 29
Evennett, Mr David 27 out of 29
Hands, Greg 26 out of 29
Hunter, Mark 6 out of 9
Milton, Anne 6 out of 7
Penrose, John (added 17.7.14)20 out of 22
Tami, Mark 22 out of 29
Willott, Jenny (added 14.10.14, discharged 5.11.14) 3 out of 5
Overall attendance: 66.7 %
Total number of meetings: 29
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 0
Number of wholly private meetings29
Other activities
None
Staff

Clerk of the Committee: Kate Emms, Deputy Principal Clerk (Band SCS1) from October 2012, Committee Assistant: Michelle Garratty 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

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Not applicable

Formal Minutes

The decisions of the Committee were published in appendix II of the Vote and Proceedings after each meeting of the Committee.

Divisions

None

Debates

Not applicable

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

37  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) 11 out of 11
Beresford, Sir Paul 10 out of 11
Buckland, Mr Robert (discharged 11.9.14) 2 out of 3
Chope, Mr Christopher 7 out of 11
Clarke, Mr Tom 1 out of 11
Cox, Mr Geoffrey 5 out of 11
Darcy, Sharon (Lay Member) 10 out of 11
Grieve, Mr Dominic (added 11.9.14) 7 out of 8
Harvey, Sir Nick 8 out of 11
Jinman, Peter (Lay Member) 10 out of 11
O'Donnell, Fiona 8 out of 11
Rader, Walter (Lay Member) 11 out of 11
Randall, Sir John (added 11.9.14) 4 out of 8
Wheeler, Heather (discharged 11.9.14) 3 out of 3
Whitehead, Dr Alan 8 out of 11
Overall attendance: 73.4 %
Total number of meetings: 11
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 1
Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 1
Number of wholly private meetings 10
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Dr Chris Ballinger

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Appearances by other witnesses:2

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Respect Policy 321 18.6.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Respect Policy Not Applicable
Second Report: Mr Peter Bone 661 11.9.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Mr Peter Bone 11.9.14Not Applicable
Third Report: The Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules 772 3.11.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Response to the IPSA Consultation: Procedures and Guidance for the Compliance Officer 773 31.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Mr Peter Lilley 951 16.1.15 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Mr Peter Lilley 16.1.15 Not Applicable
Sixth Report: The Standards System in the House of Commons 383 10.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: The Standards System in the House of Commons Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Simon Danczuk 1135 19.3.15 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Simon Danczuk 19.3.15 Not Applicable

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

Special Reports

None

Evidence

None

Written Evidence

None

*Various items of correspondence have also been published on occasions throughout the 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 were debated in the House:

First Report, Session 2014-15, Respect Policy, HC 321; 14.7.14

Third Report, Session 2014-15, The Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules, HC 772; 17.3.15

Sixth Report, Session 2014-15, The Standards System in the House of Commons, HC 383; 17.3.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Response to the IPSA Consultation: Procedures and Guidance for the Compliance Officer 1
Total 1

37A  Standards Review Sub-Committee

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 May 2014.
Members

Meetings attended

Jinman, Peter (Lay Member) (Chair)

13 out of 13

Buckland, Mr Robert (discharged from main committee 11.9.14)

3 out of 4

Clarke, Mr Tom

6 out of 13

Cox, Mr Geoffrey

5 out of 13

Darcy, Sharon (Lay Member)

11 out of 13

Grieve, Mr Dominic (added 14.10.14)

9 out of 9

Harvey, Sir Nick

10 out of 13

O'Donnell, Fiona

9 out of 13

Rader, Walter (Lay Member)

12 out of 13

Randall, Sir John (added 14.10.14)

5 out of 9

Wheeler, Heather (discharged from main committee 11.9.14)

4 out of 4

Whitehead, Dr Alan

8 out of 13

Overall attendance:

73.1%

Total number of meetings: 13
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 7
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

Dr Chris Ballinger

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers1
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers) 6
Appearances by other witnesses:10

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

None

Special Reports

None

Evidence

See entry for Committee on Standards, relating to The Standards System in the House of Commons, p. 250

Written Evidence

See entry for Committee on Standards, relating to The Standards System in the House of Commons, p. 250

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

See entry for Committee on Standards, relating to The Standards System in the House of Commons, p. 250

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
The Standards System in the House of Commons 7
Total 7


38  STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Mudie, Mr George (Chair)22 out of 23
Ellis, Michael 20 out of 23
Hemming, John 20 out of 23
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian 7 out of 23
Perkins, Toby 0 out of 23
Robathan, Mr Andrew (added 3.11.14) 11 out of 15
Overall attendance: 57.97 %
Total number of meetings: 23
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 0
Number of wholly private meetings 23
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 553-i 17.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Report 553-ii 12.12.14 Not Applicable
Third Report553-iii 13.2.15 Not Applicable
Fourth Report553-iv 27.3.15 Not Applicable

Special Reports

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

None

39  STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (JOINT COMMITTEE)

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Commons Members Meetings attended
Mudie, Mr George (Chair) 25 out of 27
Ellis, Michael24 out of 27
Hemming, John 23 out of 27
Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian 10 out of 27
Perkins, Toby 0 out of 27
Robathan, Mr Andrew (added 3.11.14)12 out of 17
Overall attendance: 58.02 %
Total number of meetings: 27
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 0
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
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 Report332-i 18.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Report332-ii 20.6.14 Not Applicable
Third Report332-iii 2.7.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Report 332-iv 4.7.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Report332-v 11.7.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Report332-vi 21.7.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Report332-vii 24.7.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Report332-viii 20.10.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Report332-iv 27.10.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Report332-x 31.10.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Report332-xi 10.11.14 Not Applicable
Twelfth Report332-xii 12.11.14 Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report 332-xiii 21.11.14 Not Applicable
Fourteenth Report 332-xiv 28.11.14 Not Applicable
Fifteenth Report332-xv 8.12.14 Not Applicable
Sixteenth Report332-xvi 12.12.14 Not Applicable
Seventeenth Report332-xvii 12.1.15 Not Applicable
Eighteenth Report 332-xviii 16.1.15 Not Applicable
Nineteenth Report332-xix 23.1.15 Not Applicable
Twentieth Report332-xx 30.1.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-first Report332-xxi 6.2.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-second Report332-xxii 13.2.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-third Report332-xxiii 27.2.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-fourth Report332-xxiv 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-fifth Report332-xxv 13.3.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-sixth Report332-xxvi 19.3.15 Not Applicable
Twenty-seventh Report332-xxvii 27.3.15 Not Applicable

Special Reports

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

None

40  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) 25 out of 25
Champion, Sarah 10 out of 25
Dobbin, Jim (deceased 6.9.14) 4 out of 7
Fitzpatrick, Jim 21 out of 25
Harris, Mr Tom (added 1.12.14) 7 out of 12
Lumley, Karen 13 out of 25
McCartney, Jason 12 out of 25
McCartney, Karl 14 out of 25
Sanders, Mr Adrian 16 out of 25
Smith, Chloe 18 out of 25
Stringer, Graham 18 out of 25
Vickers, Martin 22 out of 25
Overall attendance: 66.9 %
Total number of meetings: 25
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 24
Number of wholly private meetings 1
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
Louise Congdon, Richard Goldson and Bob Linnard.

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 Lords2
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Transport10
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Civil Aviation Authority1
Highways Agency1
Maritime and Coastguard Agency1
Civil Aviation Authority1
British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association 1
High Speed Two Ltd1
Passenger Focus1
British Transport Police1
Office of Rail Regulation3
Network Rail4
Rail Delivery Group1
British Transport Police Authority1
Appearances by other witnesses:65

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
10.6.14 ReadingA Ellman1 Visit to Reading train station in connection with the investing in railway inquiry Nil
17.11.14University of Manchester Ellman,
Jason McCartney,
Stringer,
Vickers
4BOral evidence session for HS2: update inquiry £783

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Driving premiums down: fraud and the cost of motor insurance 285 4.7.14 Received Association of British Insurers 20.8.14

Received 4.9.14: published as Fifth Special Report

Written evidence: Driving premiums down: fraud and the cost of motor insurance Not Applicable
Second Report: Offshore helicopter safety 289 8.7.14 Received Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) 13.8.14

Received Oil and Gas UK 31.7.14

Received 8.9.14: published as Sixth Special Report

Evidence & written evidence: Offshore helicopter safety Not Applicable
Third Report: Cycling safety 286 18.7.14 Received 10.9.14: published as Seventh Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Cycling safety Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Passenger transport in isolated communities 288 22.7.14 Received 22.9.14: published as Eighth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Passenger transport in isolated communities Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Security on the railway 428 5.9.14 Received 29.10.14: published as Ninth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Security on the railway Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Government motoring agencies—the user perspective 287 7.10.14 Received 8.12.14: published as Tenth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Government motoring agencies—the user perspective Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Investing in the railway 257 23.2.15 Received Office of Rail Regulation 4.3.15

Received 5.3.15: published as Eleventh Special Report

Evidence & written evidence: Investing in the railway Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Motoring of the future 429 6.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Motoring of the future Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Smaller airports 713 13.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Smaller airports Not Applicable
Tenth Report: Strategic river crossings 714 17.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Strategic river crossings 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: Forging ahead?: UK shipping strategy: Government response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2013-14 254 16.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Local transport expenditure: Who decides?: Government response to the Committee's Seventeenth Report of Session 2013-14 63212.9.14Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Putting passengers first: disruption at Gatwick, Christmas Eve 2013: Airport Operators Association response to the Committee's Fourteenth Report of Session 2013-14 633 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Better roads: Improving England's Strategic Road Network: Government response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2013-14 715 24.10.14 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Driving premiums down: fraud and the cost of motor insurance: Government and the Association of British Insurers responses to the Committee's First Report 716 24.10.14 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Offshore helicopter safety: Government, CAA and Oil & Gas UK responses to the Committee's Second Report 717 27.10.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Special Report: Cycling safety: Government response to the Committee's Third Report 718 31.10.14 Not Applicable
Eighth Special Report: Passenger transport in isolated communities: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report 719 31.10.14 Not Applicable
Ninth Special Report: Security on the railway: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report 792 10.11.14 Not Applicable
Tenth Special Report: Government motoring agencies—the user perspective: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 884 19.12.14 Not Applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Investing in the railway: Government and the Office of Rail Regulation responses to the Committee's Seventh Report 111820.3.15Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: HS2: update 793 20.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: NATS: failure in air traffic management systems 897 19.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Railway network disruption over Christmas 920 15.1.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: The work of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency 1089 5.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Work of the Department for Transport 2010-15 1109 10.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication *
Government reply
Written evidence: The work of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency 1089 Not Applicable
Written evidence: HS2: update 793 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Railway network disruption over Christmas 920 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Work of the Department for Transport 2010-15 1109Not Applicable
Supplementary Estimate 2014-15: Memorandum from the Department for Transport 23.2.15Not Applicable

*Written evidence was also published on a number of subsequent 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 Thirteenth Report 2013-14: Forging ahead?: UK shipping strategy, received 2.6.14 and published as the committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fourteenth Report 2013-14: Putting passengers first: disruption at Gatwick, Christmas Eve 2013, received 6.8.14 and published as the committee's Third Special Report

R

eply to the Committee's Fifteenth Report 2013-14: Better roads: Improving England's Strategic Road Network, received 21.7.14 and published as the committee's Fourth Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Sixteenth Report 2013-14: National Policy Statement on National Networks, published as Cm 8978 (16.12.14).

Reply to the Committee's Seventeenth Report 2013-14: Local transport expenditure: Who decides?, received 18.7.14 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 were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Tenth Report, Session 2010-12, High speed rail, HC 1185, and the Government response HC 1754; Ninth Report, Session 2013-14, High speed rail: on track?, HC 851, and the Government response HC 1085; 9.9.14

Third Report, Session 2014-15, Cycling safety, HC 286; 16.10.14

Fifteenth Report, Session 2013-14, Better roads: Improving England's Strategic Road Network, HC 850, and the Government response HC 715; 8.12.14

Sixteenth Report, Session 2013-14, National Policy Statement on National Networks, HC 1135; 13.1.15

Fifteenth Report, Session 2013-14, Better roads: Improving England's Strategic Road Network, HC 850, and the Government response HC 715; 26.1.15

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

Sixth Report, Session 2014-15, Government Motoring Agencies—the user perspective, HC 287; 28.10.14

Sixth Report, Session 2012-13, The Coastguard, Emergency Towing Vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: follow up, HC 647; Tenth Report, Session 2012-13, The Coastguard, Emergency Towing Vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: follow up: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of 2012-13, HC 1018; 3.12.14

Oral evidence taken 1 September 2014: Investing in the railway, HC 257; 15.10.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
HS2: update 1
Investing in the railway 6
Motoring of the future 4
NATS 1
NATS: failure in air traffic management systems 2
Network Rail: update 1
Railway network disruption over Christmas 1
Security on the railway 1
Smaller airports 3
Strategic river crossings 3
The work of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency 1
Work of the Department for Transport 2010-15 1
Total 25A

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.

41  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) 56 out of 56
Ali, Rushanara (added 24.11.14)24 out of 27
Baker, Steve (added 12.9.2014)50 out of 56
Garnier, Mark 45 out of 56
Hosie, Stewart 21 out of 56
Kane, Mike (added 24.11.14)21 out of 27
Love, Mr Andrew 35 out of 56
Mann, John 29 out of 56
McFadden, Mr Pat (discharged 24.11.14) 15 out of 29
Mudie, Mr George (discharged 24.11.14) 9 out of 29
Newmark, Mr Brooks (discharged 12.9.14) 6 out of 18
Norman, Jesse 41 out of 56
Pearce, Teresa 24 out of 56
Ruffley, Mr David 25 out of 56
Sharma, Alok (added 12.9.14)29 out of 38
Thurso, John47 out of 56
Overall attendance: 65.5 %
Total number of meetings: 56
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 53
Number of wholly private meetings 3
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 William Allen, Richard Andrews, Dr Pinar Bagci, Richard Bennett, Stuart Bernau, Roger Bootle, Dr Alex Bowen, Professor Geoffrey Wood, Professor Jagjit Chadha, Iain Cornish, Mike Cherry, Mr Mark Falcon, Jonathan Fisher QC, Stephen Glaister, Mr Mark Hellowell, Mr William Knight, Robert Law, Stephen McGairl, Anita Monteith, Mr Jonathan Pears, Lionel Price, Richard Roberts, John Tattersall, Mr John Tiner, Professor John Willman, and Bill Winters.

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers3
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 1
Members of the House of Lords1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
HM Treasury8
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) 12
Crown Estate Commissioners1
Debt Management Office1
Financial Conduct Authority7
Financial Ombudsman Service2
HM Revenue and Customs4
Office for Budget Responsibility3
Prudential Regulatory Authority2
UK Financial Investments Limited 1
Appearances by other witnesses57

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Appointment of Dr Ben Broadbent as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 205 12.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of Dr Ben Broadbent as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Not Applicable
Second Report: Appointment of Professor Kristin Forbes to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England 206 19.6.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of Professor Kristin Forbes to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England Not Applicable
Third Report: Appointment of Dr Nemat Shafik as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 492 10.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of Dr Nemat Shafik as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Appointment of Anthony Habgood as Chairman of Court of the Bank of England 451 24.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of Anthony Habgood as Chairman of Court of the Bank of England Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Re-appointment of Graham Parker to the Budget Responsibility Committee 580 23.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Re-appointment of Graham Parker to the Budget Responsibility Committee Not Applicable
Sixth Report: Project Verde 728-I 23.10.14 Received 12.1.15: published as Fifth Special Report
Oral evidence: Project Verde 728-II 23.10.14 Not Applicable
Written evidence published on the Internet: Project Verde 23.10.14 Not Applicable
Seventh Report: Implementing the recommendations of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards 768 20.11.14 Received 19.1.15: published as Third Special Report
Written evidence published on the internet: Implementing the recommendations of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards Not Applicable
Eighth Report: Reappointment of Dr Donald Kohn and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee 1044 4.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Reappointment of Dr Donald Kohn and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee Not Applicable
Ninth Report: Autumn Statement 2014 870 13.2.15 Received 18.3.15: published as Sixth Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Autumn Statement 2014 Not Applicable
Tenth Report: The UK's EU Budget Contributions 891 27.2.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: The UK's EU Budget Contributions Not Applicable
Eleventh Report: Conduct and competition in SME Lending 204 10.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Conduct and competition in SME Lending Not Applicable
Twelfth Report: Appointment of Alex Brazier to the Financial Policy Committee 1081 18.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of Alex Brazier to the Financial Policy Committee Not Applicable
Thirteenth Report: Press briefing of the FCA's Business Plan for 2014/15 881 27.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Press briefing of the FCA's Business Plan for 2014/15 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: Autumn Statement 2013: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2013-14 5248.7.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Budget 2014: Government and OBR responses to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2013-14 609 1.8.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Implementing the recommendations of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report 1102 3.3.15 Not Applicable
Fourth Special Report: Private Finance 2: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2013-14 1103 27.3.15 Not Applicable
Fifth Special Report: Project Verde: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report 1104 20.3.15 Not Applicable
Sixth Special Report: Autumn Statement 2014: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report 1151 27.3.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Bank of England May 2014 Inflation Report 45026.6.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Manipulation of Benchmarks 491 4.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England June 2014 Financial Stability Report 494 18.7.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: HMRC Business Plan 2014-16 49311.7.14Not Applicable
Evidence: HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 630 4.9.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers 6318.9.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England August 2014 Inflation Report 636 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Financial Conduct Authority September 2015 635 12.9.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Work of the Tax Assurance Commissioner 725 16.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers 631 21.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: UK Financial Investments Ltd 726 23.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Prudential Regulation Authority October 2014 727 27.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Proposals for further fiscal and economic devolution to Scotland 76031.10.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Debt Management Office Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 761 4.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Proposals for further fiscal and economic devolution to Scotland 7607.11.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers 631 10.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Fair and Effective Markets Review 828 24.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers 631 26.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England November 2014 Inflation Report 829 27.11.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Payment Systems Regulator 843 1.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England December 2014 Financial Stability Report 912 8.1.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers 631 16.1.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Proposals for further fiscal and economic devolution to Scotland 76022.1.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England Foreign Exchange Market Investigation 95627.1.15Not Applicable
Evidence: The Crown Estate Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 95530.1.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England December 2014 Financial Stability Report 9122.2.15Not Applicable
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers 631 8.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Financial Conduct Authority February 2015 105512.2.15Not Applicable
Evidence: HM Revenue and Customs and HSBC 1071 26.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England February 2015 Inflation Report 1056 27.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Bank of England Foreign Exchange Market Investigation 956 5.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Prudential Regulation Authority March 2015 1020 6.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Budget 2015 1082 24.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Budget 2015 1082 24.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication*
Government reply
Written evidence: Bank of England August 2014 Inflation Report 636 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Bank of England February 2015 Inflation Report 1056 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Bank of England Foreign Exchange Market Investigation 956 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Bank of England November 2014 Inflation Report 829 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Budget 2015 1082 Not Applicable

Written evidence: Estimates

memoranda submitted by

Government Actuary's Department:

Main and Supplementary

Not Applicable
Written evidence: Estimates

memoranda submitted by

HM Revenue and Customs:

Main and Supplementary

Written evidence: Estimates

memoranda submitted by

HM Treasury: Main and Supplementary

Written evidence: Estimates

memoranda submitted by

National Saving and Investments: Main and Supplementary

Written evidence: HMRC Business Plan 2014-16 493 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Manipulation of Benchmarks 491 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Payment Systems Regulator 843 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Prudential Regulation Authority 1020 Not Applicable
Written evidence: The Crown Estate Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 955 Not Applicable
Written evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers 631 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 Ninth Report 2013-14: Autumn Statement 2013, received 7.5.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Tenth Report 2013-14: Private Finance 2, received 1.9.14 and published as the Committee's Fourth Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Thirteenth Report 2013-14: Budget 2014, received 16.6.14 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 tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

Oral & written evidence taken 12 March 2014: The costing of pre-election policy proposals, HC 1151; 25.6.14

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Appointment of Alex Brazier to the Financial Policy Committee 1
Appointment of Anthony Habgood as Chairman of Court 1
Appointment of Dr Ben Broadbent as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 1
Appointment of Dr Nemat Shafik as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 1
Appointment of Professor Kristin Forbes to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England 1
Autumn Statement 20143
Bank of England August 2014 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England December 2014 Financial Stability Report 2
Bank of England February 2015 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England Foreign Exchange Market Investigation 2
Bank of England June 2014 Financial Stability Report 1
Bank of England May 2014 Inflation Report 1
Bank of England November 2014 Inflation Report 1
Budget 2015 2
Debt Management Office Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 1
Fair and Effective Markets Review 1
Financial Conduct Authority September 2014 1
Financial Conduct Authority February 2015 1
HM Revenue and Customs and HSBC 1
HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 1
HMRC Business Plan 2014-16 1
Manipulation of Benchmarks 1
Payment Systems Regulator 1
Press briefing of the FCA's Business Plan for 2014/15 4
Proposals for further fiscal and economic devolution to Scotland 3
Prudential Regulation Authority October 2014 1
Prudential Regulation Authority March 2015 1
Reappointment of Dr Donald Kohn and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee 1
Reappointment of Graham Parker to the Budget Responsibility Committee 1
Conduct and competition in SME Lending 5
The Crown Estate Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 1
The UK's EU Budget Contributions 1
Treatment of financial services consumers 6
UK Financial Investments Ltd 1
Work of the Tax Assurance Commissioner 1
Total 54A

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.

41A  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. The Sub-Committee did not meet in 2014-15.
Members
Mudie, Mr George (discharged 24.11.14) (Chair)
Ali, Rushanara (added 24.11.14)
Baker, Steve (added 12.9.2014)
Garnier, Mark
Hosie, Stewart
Kane, Mike (added 24.11.14)
Love, Mr Andrew
Mann, John
McFadden, Mr Pat (discharged 24.11.14)
Newmark, Mr Brooks (discharged 12.9.14)
Norman, Jesse
Pearce, Teresa
Ruffley, Mr David
Sharma, Alok (added 12.9.14)
Thurso, John
Tyrie, Mr Andrew
Staff
Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Treasury Committee's website.


42  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) 20 out of 20
Bebb, Guto 12 out of 20
Davies, Geraint 13 out of 20
Davies, Glyn 14 out of 20
Doughty, Stephen 7 out of 20
Edwards, Jonathan 18 out of 20
Griffith, Nia 18 out of 20
Hart, Simon 14 out of 20
James, Mrs Siân C. 12 out of 20
Lumley, Karen 0 out of 20
Morden, Jessica 18 out of 20
Williams, Mr Mark 12 out of 20
Overall attendance: 65.8 %
Total number of meetings: 20
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 16
Number of wholly private meetings 4
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
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 Lords2
Ministers from devolved administrations 1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs 1
Department of Health1
Wales Office1
UKTI1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Arts Council of Wales1
HM Inspectorate of Prisons1
National Offender Management Service Wales 1
NHS England1
NHS Wales1
Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee 3
British Council2
Youth Justice Board1
Visit Britain2
Appearances by other witnesses:34

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
16.6.14 Cardiff Davies, David TC
Bebb,
Davies, Glyn
Edwards,
Hart,
James,
Morden
1 Visit British Council Wales in Cardiff in connection with Inquiry into the International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies £714
2.7.14 London Davies, David TC
Doughty,
Edwards,
Hart,
James,
Williams
2 Visit BT Openreach HQ in connection with Inquiry into Broadband Services in Wales £45
8.9.14 Cardiff Davies, David TC
Edwards,
Williams
3 Meet with BBC National Orchestra Wales in connection with Inquiry into International Representation & Promotion of Wales by UK bodies; meet with Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Agirculture & Fisheries, Rebecca Evans AM; meet with Bruce Dickinson & Mario Fulgoni of Cardiff Aviation in connection with Inquiry into International Representation & Promotion of Wales by UK bodies; meet with staff from National Assembly for Wales Library £896
4.11.14 HMP Oakwood, Wolverhampton Davies, David TC
Davies, Glyn
Edwards,
Griffith,
James,
Morden,
Williams
2 Visit HMP Oakwood in connection with Inquiry into Prisons in Wales and the treatment of Welsh offenders £1,070
24.11.14 Newtown and Hereford Davies, David TC
Davies, Glyn
Griffith,
Morden,
Williams
2 Visit to hold discussion forum on Inquiry into Cross-border health arrangements between England and Wales in Newtown and Hereford £1,471
8.1.15 National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Davies, David TC
Bebb,
Davies, Geraint
Davies, Glyn
Doughty,
Edwards,
Griffith,
Hart,
James,
Morden
3 Hold an evidence session on Inquiry into Cross-border health arrangements between England and Wales at the National Assembly for Wales £1,354
21.1.15 City Temple Conference Centre, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DEA 01 Attend "Debate on Devolution" workshop hosted by McDougall Trust £4.60
4-5.2.15 National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff and HMP Swansea Davies, David TC
Davies, Glyn
Edwards,
Griffith,
James,
Morden
2 Visit HMP Swansea and hold an evidence session at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff in connection with Inquiry into Prisons in Wales and treatment of Welsh offenders £752

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Energy generation in Wales: Shale Gas 284 16.6.14 Received 27.8.14: published as First Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: Energy generation in Wales: Shale Gas Not Applicable
Second Report: International representation and promotion of Wales by UK bodies 337 22.10.14 Received 22.12.14: published as Second Special Report
Evidence & written evidence: International representation and promotion of Wales by UK bodies Not Applicable
Third Report: Cross-border health arrangements between England and Wales 404 12.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Cross-border health arrangements between England and Wales Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Prisons in Wales and the treatment of Welsh offenders 113 20.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Prisons in Wales and the treatment of Welsh offenders 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: Energy generation in Wales: Shale Gas: Government response to the Committee's First Report 662 16.10.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: International representation and promotion of Wales by UK bodies: Government response to the Committee's Second Report 927 15.1.15 Not Applicable

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 400 28.10.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Dairy Farming in Wales 968 5.3.15 Not Applicable
Evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 400 20.3.15 Not Applicable

Written Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Written evidence: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 400 18.11.14Not 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
Date
Subject
10.6.14 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas.
17.3.15 One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Prisons in Wales and the treatment of Welsh offenders.

Debates

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

Oral evidence taken 29 April 2014: Silk Commission Part II: devolving legislative powers to Wales, HC 1239; 14.10.14

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

Second Report, International representation and promotion of Wales by UK bodies, HC 337; 17.3.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Cross-border health arrangements between England and Wales 4
Dairy Farming in Wales 1
International representation and promotion of Wales by UK bodies 4
Prisons in Wales and treatment of Welsh offenders 5
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales 2
Total 16

43  WORK AND PENSIONS

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

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members Meetings attended
Begg, Dame Anne (Chair)27 out of 27
Abrahams, Debbie18 out of 27
Evans, Graham20 out of 27
Gilmore, Sheila22 out of 27
Jackson, Glenda18 out of 27
Kwarteng, Kwasi13 out of 27
Maynard, Paul (added 8.9.14)17 out of 20
Mills, Nigel26 out of 27
Morris, Anne Marie23 out of 27
Pearce, Teresa 21 out of 27
Thornton, Mr Michael16 out of 27
Watkinson, Dame Angela (discharged 8.9.14) 5 out of 7
Overall attendance: 76.1 %
Total number of meetings: 27
Of which:
Number of meetings at which evidence was taken 17
Number of wholly private meetings 10
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
Alan Woods and David Yeandle

Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Cabinet Ministers1
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 6
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Department for Work and Pensions6
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
Financial Conduct Authority1
The Pensions Regulator1
Appearances by other witnesses:52

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
28.10.14 Hammersmith Jobcentre Begg,
Gilmore,
Thornton
3A Visit Universal Credit live running site £0
25.11.14 Borough, London SE1 Begg,
Evans,
Mills,
Thornton
3B Visit NEST offices in connection with inquiry into auto-enrolment and pension reforms £29

A Includes 1 facilitator
B Includes 1 facilitator

Reports and Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
First Report: Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments 302 23.7.14 Cm 8967, published 27.11.14
Evidence & written evidence: Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments Not Applicable
Second Report: Improving Access to Work for Disabled People 481 19.12.14 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Improving Access to Work for Disabled People Not Applicable
Third Report: Appointment of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman 963 13.2.15 Not Applicable
Evidence & written evidence: Appointment of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman Not Applicable
Fourth Report: Progress with automatic enrolment and pension reforms 668 10.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Progress with automatic enrolment and pension reforms Not Applicable
Fifth Report: Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review 814 24.3.15 Awaited
Evidence & written evidence: Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review 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: Monitoring the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions in 2012-13: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2013-14 39420.6.14 Not Applicable
Second Special Report: Universal Credit implementation: monitoring DWP's performance in 2012-13: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2013-14 426 27.6.14 Not Applicable
Third Special Report: Fraud and error in the benefits system: Government response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2013-14 627 5.9.14 Not Applicable

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

Evidence
Title
HC No.
Date of publication
Government reply
Evidence: Progress with Personal Independence Payment implementation 64410.9.14Not Applicable
Evidence: Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 700 8.12.14 Not Applicable
Evidence: Progress with disability and incapacity benefit reforms 96728.1.15Not Applicable

Written Evidence

None

Government replies to reports from previous Sessions

Reply to the Committee's Third Report 2013-14: Monitoring the performance of the Department for Work and Pensions in 2012-13, received 12.6.14 and published as the Committee's First Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report 2013-14: Universal Credit implementation: monitoring DWP's performance in 2012-13, received 17.6.14 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report.

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report 2013-14: Fraud and error in the benefits system, received 31.7.14 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
22.10.14 One, on proposed inquiry into benefit sanctions.

Debates

The following were debated in the House:

Fifth Report, Session 2013-14, Universal Credit implementation: monitoring DWP's performance in 2012-13, HC 1209, and the Government response HC 426; 7.7.14

Fourth Report, Session 2013-14, Support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system, HC 720; 3.3.15

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Session 2013-14, The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system, HC 479, and the Government response HC 1210; 10.7.14

First Report, Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments, HC 302, and the Government response Cm 8967; 5.2.15

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
Inquiry
Number of evidence sessions
Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review 3
Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 1
Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments 2
Employment support for disabled people: Access to Work 4
Pre-appointment hearing for the post of Pensions Ombudsman 1
Progress with automatic enrolment and pension reforms 4
Progress with disability and incapacity benefit reforms 1
Progress with Personal Independence Payment implementation 1
Total 17

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 2014-15 is presented office by office.

NUMBERS AND GRADES OF STAFF SERVING SELECT COMMITTEES

Committee Directorate (as of 30 April 2015)
Staff FTE*
Band SCS1A to 3: Principal Clerks, and Legal Adviser to JCHR 5.5
Band SCS1: Deputy Principal Clerks 17
Band A1: Head of Media and Communications for Select Committees and Clerk for Environmental Audit 2
Band A2: Senior Clerks, Senior Committee Specialists, Legal Specialists, Head of WPU, Media Officer, Deputy Head of Scrutiny Unit etc 46.11
Band A3: Assistant Clerks 5
Band B1: Committee Specialists, Media Officers, Senior Executive Officers etc 47.24
Band B2: Senior Committee Assistants etc 26.82
Band C: Committee Assistants, Secretaries etc 28.21
Band D1: Committee Support Assistants 10.93
Band D2: Office Support Assistants 2.5
Work placement students and Apprentices 5

*FTE Figures include all secondments and transfers in (including ones not paid for by the House)

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 2014/15 were approximately £11 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).

As at 30 April 2015, 4.24 members of staff who worked in the Committee Directorate were on maternity leave, 5 were on secondments and 7 were on career breaks.

Chamber Business Directorate

Journal Office

A Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS 1) was the Clerk of the Committee on Standards and a Deputy Principal Clerk (SCS 1) was the Clerk of the Committee 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; Band A3 from October 2014) was Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills.

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 2014/15

Total printing and publication costs of select committees in the Financial Year 2014/15 were £1,189,914.04. 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.

CommitteeNumber of printed pages Pages published on the internet onlyB Cost

£

No. pieces of oral and written evidence published via the portalC
Administration
Arms Export Controls 1245,310.8810
Backbench Business 401,705.25
Business, Innovation & SkillsA 76638,612.86241
Communities & Local Government 79641,237.00502
Consolidation &c. Bill (Joint)
Culture, Media and Sport 64131,138.04181
DefenceA 962123 46,408.64124
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint) 1361,849.60
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint) 1261,139.54
Ecclesiastical206 881.31
Education546 23,917.24 754
Energy & Climate Change 1,015142 55,328.97337
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 56424,044.03224
Environmental Audit 92825 42,640.18447
European Scrutiny 4,534193,290.1022
Finance and Services 401,705.25
Foreign AffairsA 61026,005.06148
Governance 102 4,348.39
Health 736 20739,049.95 436
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 451,918.41
Home Affairs 1,467 70,771.41 292
Human Rights (Joint) 6522,920.7413
International DevelopmentA 1,07545,828.60309
Justice748 36,051.90 300
Liaison 80 3,410.50 16
Members' Expenses
Members' Estimate50 2,131.56
National Security Strategy (Joint) 72554.88
Northern Ireland Affairs 1707,247.3146
Political & Constitutional Reform 1,38061,725.23535
Privileges20 852.63
Procedure 472 20,121.95 20
Public Accounts1,812 3681,888.24 241
Public Administration 68529,202.41193
Regulatory Reform128 5,456.80 39
Science & Technology 908129 46,737.62181
Scottish Affairs 589 27,319.78 104
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 522,216.83
Standards511 21,784.57
Statutory Instruments 522,216.83
Statutory Instruments (Joint) 5002,041.36
Transport 794 33,849.22 283
Treasury 1,214 3360,508.07 222
Welsh Affairs 216 9,208.35 111
Work and Pensions 52022,168.25455
TOTAL27,084 695
1,176,745.74
6,786

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 2014/15*
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 132.400.00 2,883.700.00 0.001,528.92 922.205,467.22
Communities and Local Government 8,081.050.00 3,186.2118,568.19 4,995.004,098.52 472.0039,400.97
Culture, Media and Sport 12,139.280.00 6,097.330.00 0.00400.30 414.6419,051.55
Defence73,537.00 0.00303.60 20,350.95987.00 1,472.01713.26 97,363.82
Education 528.020.00 3,856.5325,380.01 4,980.002,804.95 175.0337,724.54
Energy and Climate Change 36,077.54 1,975.23 560.50 2,969.40 170.00107.89 238.30 42,098.86
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 411.893,157.61 27.507,061.47 0.00335.69 970.0011,964.16
Foreign Affairs 43,556.47 0.00 32.800.00 0.00 894.781,662.49 46,146.54
Health0.00 0.00919.27 0.000.00 1,529.65247.05 2,695.97
Home Affairs4,343.31 0.00543.75 2,240.00360.00 3,392.86636.88 11,516.80
International Development 83,307.310.00 764.8110,515.64 0.00325.78 1,103.5996,017.13
Justice9,686.00 0.009.00 0.000.00 544.37131.28 10,370.65
Northern Ireland Affairs 1,868.010.00 9,277.4943,853.00 0.005,022.24 876.2360,896.97
Science and Technology 0.000.00 2,875.000.00 0.002,672.02 0.005,547.02
Scottish Affairs0.00 0.0018,580.00 5,179.520.00 1,920.30936.24 26,616.06
Transport 67.00 0.00910.86 5,643.85 0.00 1,252.16 1,276.67 9,150.54
Treasury584.48 0.000.00 49,491.310.00 373.66622.28 51,071.73
Welsh Affairs0.00 0.006,350.79 0.000.00 2,739.351,425.96 10,516.10
Work and Pensions1 0.000.00 29.002,887.40 0.00654.19 6,231.509,802.09
Other Committees            
Administration757.15 0.0048.70 0.000.00 0.00301.65 1,107.50
Backbench Business 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.00
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)2 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
Environmental Audit 1,359.71534.17 126.605,058.80 0.000.00 1,274.158,353.43
European Scrutiny27,423.24 1,101.54689.40 0.000.00 0.001,280.50 30,494.68
Finance and Services 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00
High Speed Rail (London—West Midlands) Bill 0.000.00 3,456.000.00 1,094.000.00 1,818.006,368.00
House of Commons Governance 0.000.00 0.004,200.00 0.00781.03 226.215,207.24
Human Rights (Joint Committee)2 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00628.38 0.00628.38
Liaison 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.00
Members' Expenses 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.00
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)2 3,628.660.00 0.003,468.60 0.0069.20 204.007,370.46
Political and Constitutional Reform 0.000.00 10,312.000.00 0.001,746.50 2,872.9514,931.45
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 Accounts4,502.92 3,242.00102.90 0.000.00 18.701,128.90 8,995.42
Public Administration 31,424.180.00 4,427.5336,446.26 0.001,361.55 0.0073,659.52
Regulatory Reform0.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.000.00 0.00
Selection 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.00
Standards3 0.000.00 0.0037,612.86 0.000.00 0.0037,612.86
Standards Review Sub-Committee 0.000.00 0.007,342.60 0.0067.35 0.007,409.95
Statutory Instruments 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.00
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.000.00 0.00 0.00
TOTAL343,415.62 10,010.5576,371.27 288,269.8612,586.00 36,742.3528,161.96 795,557.61
             
* Figures include some expenditure incurred in FY 2013/14
1 This includes expenditure relating to the provision of British Sign Language interpretation for the Access to Work inquiry (two evidence sessions (public gallery and broadcast) and report summary and accompanying press notice); and also an Easy Read version of the report summary.
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 2014/15 was £339,612.16



 
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