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 & Skills | 5,467.22
| 38,612.86 | 44,080.08 |
Communities & Local Government | 39,400.97
| 41,237.00 | 80,637.97 |
Culture, Media & Sport | 19,051.55
| 31,138.04 | 50,189.59 |
Defence | 97,363.82 | 46,408.64
| 143,772.46 |
Education | 37,724.54 | 23,917.24
| 61,641.78 |
Energy & Climate Change | 42,098.86
| 55,328.97 | 97,427.83 |
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs | 11,964.16
| 24,044.03 | 36,008.19 |
Foreign Affairs | 46,146.54
| 26,005.06 | 72,151.60 |
Health | 2,695.97 | 39,049.95
| 41,745.92 |
Home Affairs | 11,516.80 |
70,771.41 | 82,288.21 |
International Development | 96,017.13
| 45,828.60 | 141,845.73 |
Justice | 10,370.65 | 36,051.90
| 46,422.55 |
Northern Ireland Affairs | 60,896.97
| 7,247.31 | 68,144.28 |
Science & Technology | 5,547.02
| 46,737.62 | 52,284.64 |
Scottish Affairs | 26,616.06
| 27,319.78 | 53,935.84 |
Transport | 9,150.54 | 33,849.22
| 42,999.76 |
Treasury | 51,071.73 | 60,508.07
| 111,579.80 |
Welsh Affairs | 10,516.10 |
9,208.35 | 19,724.45 |
Work and Pensions | 9,802.09
| 22,168.25 | 31,970.34 |
Other Scrutiny |
| | |
Arms Export Controls |
| 5,310.88 | 5,310.88 |
Consolidation &c. Bills (Joint Committee)2
| | |
|
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee)2
| | 1,849.60 | 1,849.60
|
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)2
| | 1,139.54 | 1,139.54
|
Ecclesiastical | |
881.31 | 881.31 |
Environmental Audit | 8,353.43
| 42,640.18 | 50,993.61 |
European Scrutiny | 30,494.68
| 193,290.10 | 223,784.78 |
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
| 6,368.00 | 1,918.41 | 8,286.41
|
Human Rights (Joint Committee)2 |
628.38 | 2,920.74 | 3,549.12
|
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)2
| 7,370.46 | 554.88 | 7,925.34
|
Political and Constitutional Reform | 14,931.45
| 61,725.23 | 76,656.68 |
Public Accounts | 8,995.42 |
81,888.24 | 90,883.66 |
Public Administration | 73,659.52
| 29,202.41 | 102,861.93 |
Regulatory Reform |
| 5,456.80 | 5,456.80 |
Statutory Instruments |
| 2,216.83 | 2,216.83 |
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)2
| | 2,041.36 | 2,041.36
|
Domestic / Administrative |
| | |
Administration | 1,107.50 |
| 1,107.50 |
Backbench Business |
| 1,705.25 | 1,705.25 |
Finance and Services |
| 1,705.25 | 1,705.25 |
House of Commons Governance | 5,207.24
| 4,348.39 | 9,555.63 |
Liaison | | 3,410.50
| 3,410.50 |
Members' Estimate |
| 2,131.56 | 2,131.56 |
Members' Expenses |
| | |
Privileges | | 852.63
| 852.63 |
Procedure | | 20,121.95
| 20,121.95 |
Selection | |
| |
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
| | 2,216.83 | 2,216.83
|
Standards | 37,612.86 | 21,784.57
| 59,397.43 |
Standards Review Sub-Committee | 7,409.95
| | 7,409.95 |
Total | 795,557.61
| 1,176,745.74 | 1,972,303.35
|
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, Thomas | 10 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 Tom | 4 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, Mark | 14 out of 22 |
Vaz, Keith | 18 out of 22 |
Wallace, Mr Ben (added 1.12.14) | 2 out of 8
|
Watts, Mr Dave | 13 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
Witnesses
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 Lefroy | 1 |
Mr Adrian Bailey | 1 |
| |
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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 2 |
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
| 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
|
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
Witnesses
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, Paul | 33 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
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) |
4 |
Members of the House of Lords | 1
|
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 Service | 3 |
Technology Strategy Board | 1
|
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
| 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
|
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
| 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
|
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 Ministers | 2 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
12 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Department for Communities and Local Government
| 2 |
Other Government Departments | 1
|
Executive Agencies | 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Homes and Communities Agency | 1
|
Local Authorities | 9 |
Local Government Association (LGA) | 3
|
Ofsted | 1 |
Planning Inspectorate | 1 |
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
| 193 | 10.6.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence
Title | HC No.
| Date of publication
| Government reply |
Evidence: Building regulations: certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings
| 544 | 15.7.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Councillors on the frontline
| 748 | 24.10.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: The work of the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency
| 541 | 24.10.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14
| 878 | 18.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14
| 878 | 5.2.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14
| 878 | 2.3.15 | Not Applicable
|
Written Evidence
Title | HC No.
| Date of publication*
| Government reply |
Written Evidence: Building regulations certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings
| 544 | | Not Applicable
|
Written Evidence: Councillors on the frontline
| 748 | | Not Applicable
|
Written Evidence: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14
| 878 | | Not 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 2 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
5 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 1 |
Members of the House of Lords | 2
|
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 England | 1 |
BBC | 4 |
Channel 4 | 1 |
Ofcom | 3 |
National Audit Office | 1 |
BBC Trust | 3 |
The Tourism Alliance | 2 |
City of London Corporation | 1
|
Appearances by other witnesses: | 50
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
10-13.9.14 | Zagreb and Mali Loinj, CroatiaA
| Whittingdale | 0 | The Chair attended a European Parliamentary Conference on 'The Challenges of Sustainable Tourism: Promoting Cultural Heritage and Environment Protection' in Zagreb and Mali Loinj, Croatia
| £801 |
3-4.12.14 | Paris, FranceA
| Whittingdale | 0 | The 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
| Whittingdale | 2C
| 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
| | 24.2.15 | Not Applicable
|
Estimates Memoranda: DCMS Main Estimate 2014-15
| | 2.3.15 | Not 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 Ministers | 3 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
3 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 1 |
Members of the House of Lords | 5
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Ministry of Defence | 19 |
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 | 0 | Visit 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
| 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
|
Third Report: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part TwoNATO
| 358 | 31.7.14 | Received 2.10.14: published as Ninth Special Report
|
Evidence & written evidence: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part TwoNATO
| | | 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
| 896 | 11.3.15 | Awaited
|
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
| 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
|
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: AfghanistanCamp 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 Systemscurrent 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 TwoNATO: 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 Systemscurrent 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: AfghanistanCamp
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 TwoNATO, 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 TwoNATO, 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
TwoNATO, 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 TwoNATO
| 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
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 Office | 2 |
HM Revenue and Customs | 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Care Quality Commission | 1 |
Charity Commission | 4 |
National Audit Office | 1 |
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, Neil | 20 out of 36
|
Cunningham, Alex | 30 out of 36
|
Esterson, Bill | 28 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 Ministers | 4 |
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 |
Ofsted | 8 |
Ofqual | 3 |
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
| Stuart | 0 | Visit schools in Gloucestershire
| Nil |
14.11.14 | BirminghamB
| Stuart | 0 | To speak at the National Governors Association conference in Birmingham
| £82 |
18.11.14 | BirminghamB
| Stuart | 0 | To 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
| 143 | 4.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Fairer schools funding 2015-16 |
220 | 17.6.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: National College for Teaching and Leadership
| 957 | 16.2.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Careers guidance follow-up
| 333 | 8.1.15 | Not 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
| 957 | | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Exams for 15-19 year olds in England: follow up
| 143 | | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Fairer schools funding 2015-16
| 220 | | Not 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 centresGovernment 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 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 2 |
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 Grid | 3 |
Ofgem | 4 |
Office for Nuclear Regulation | 1
|
Appearances by other witnesses: | 73
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
21-23.9.14 | New YorkA
| Yeo | 0 | International Emissions Trading Association Symposium on Carbon pricing and the 2015 Agreement, at the UN Climate Summit
| £2,421.69 |
9-10.10.14 | ParisA
| Yeo | 0 | 14th IEA-IETA-EPRI Annual workshop on Greenhouse gas emission trading
| £364.90 |
10-11.10.14 | LisbonA
| Whitehead | 0 | 14th Inter-Parliamentary meeting on renewable energy and energy efficiency
| £685.38 |
18-25.10.14 | Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzen, China
| Yeo,
Lavery,
Smith,
Whitehead,
Byles,
Lilley
| 2 | Inquiry into Linking emissions trading systems
| £34,886.31
(estimated outturn) |
12-14.3.15 | ViennaA
| Byles | 0 | 15th 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
|
28-29.1.15 | Brussels | Yeo,
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
| 931 | 2.2.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Deep coal mining in the UK
| 378 | 15.7.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Deep coal mining in the UK
| 378 | 12.9.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Electricity demand-side measures
| 379 | 4.9.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: New Climate Economy | 666
| 1.12.14 | Not Applicable |
Evidence: Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14
| 932 | 29.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Outcomes of Lima COP 20 |
667 | 9.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Written Evidence
Title | HC No.
| Date of publication*
| Government reply |
Evidence: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14
| 931 | | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Electricity demand-side measures
| 379 | | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Ofgem Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14
| 932 | | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Outcomes of Lima COP 20 |
667 | | Not 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
|
15.7.14 | Eleven, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution
|
15.7.14 | One, on consideration of the Chair's draft report on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report: Review of Working Group I contribution
|
3.3.15 | One, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on Fuelling the debate: Committee successes and future challenges
|
3.3.15 | One, 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 4 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
6 |
Members of the House of Lords | 1
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Cabinet Office | 1 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| 8 |
Welsh Assembly Government | 1
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Environment Agency | 2 |
Food Standards Agency | 1 |
Groceries Code Adjudicator | 1
|
Marine Management Organisation | 1
|
Natural England | 1 |
Rural Payments Agency | 2 |
Appearances by other witnesses: | 47
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
26-27.10.14 | RomeA
| McIntosh | 1 | 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, Peter | 22 out of 34
|
Carmichael, Neil | 16 out of 34
|
Caton, Martin | 22 out of 34
|
Clark, Katy | 4 out of 34
|
Goldsmith, Zac | 28 out of 34
|
Kane, Mike | 12 out of 34
|
Lazarowicz, Mark | 27 out of 34
|
Lucas, Caroline | 25 out of 34
|
Nokes, Caroline | 8 out of 34
|
Offord, Dr Matthew | 25 out of 34
|
Rogerson, Dan | 0 out of 34
|
Spelman, Mrs Caroline | 31 out of 34
|
Spencer, Mr Mark | 0 out of 34
|
Whitehead, Dr Alan | 23 out of 34
|
Wright, Simon | 20 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 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
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 Ministers | 4 |
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 Health | 2 |
Department for International Development |
3 |
Department for Transport | 1
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Committee on Climate change | 1
|
Environment Agency | 5 |
Natural England | 2 |
Public Health England | 1 |
Appearances by other witnesses: | 71
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
9-11.10.14 | LisbonA
| Lazarowicz | 0 | European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources conference on renewable energy and energy efficiency
| £745 |
21.11.14 | RomeA
| Offord | 0 | Global 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
| Walley | 0 | Meetings 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
| Walley | 1 | 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 |
533 | 17.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Sustainability in the NHS
| 1040 | 3.3.15 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Environmental risks of fracking Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report
| 856 | 27.3.15 | 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 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, Andrew | 13 out of 34
|
Clappison, Mr James | 20 out of 34
|
Connarty, Michael | 23 out of 34
|
Davies, Geraint | 21 out of 34
|
Elliott, Julie | 0 out of 34
|
Gilbert, Stephen | 0 out of 34
|
Griffith, Nia | 19 out of 34
|
Heaton-Harris, Chris | 3 out of 34
|
Hopkins, Kelvin | 32 out of 34
|
Kelly, Chris | 21 out of 34
|
Phillips, Stephen | 8 out of 34
|
Rees-Mogg, Jacob | 29 out of 34
|
Riordan, Mrs Linda | 0 out of 34
|
Smith, Henry | 31 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 4 |
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 Office | 6
|
HM Treasury | 1 |
Home Office | 1 |
Ministry of Justice | 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-ministerial departments comprising:
| |
BBC | 2 |
BBC Trust | 2 |
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
| Cash | 1 | 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
| Cash | 1 | Economic & Financial Governance Conference
| £984 |
5-7.11.14 | RomeA
| Cash | 0 | Inter-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
| Cash | 1 | 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-xxxv | 20.3.15 | Not 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 Paul | 3 out of 9
|
Betts, Mr Clive | 8 out of 9
|
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey | 7 out of 9
|
Flello, Robert | 0 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 Iain | 2 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
Witnesses
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, Andrew | 19 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 2 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
5 |
Members of the House of Lords | 4
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 9
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
British Council | 1 |
UK Trade & Investment | 1
|
Appearances by other witnesses: | 24
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
21-22.8.14 | BucharestA
| Stanley | 0 | 11th 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
| Hendrick | 0 | Eighth 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
| Gapes | 1 | Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy
| £1,274 |
12-18.11.14 | NairobiA
| Ottaway | 0 | Bilateral 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
| Gapes | 1 | 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
| 0 | Meeting 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
| 1027 | 5.2.15 | Not 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.
|
8.7.14 | Three, 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.
|
11.11.14 | Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on The FCO's human rights work in 2013.
|
13.1.15 | Two, on amendments proposed to the Chair's draft report on UK Government policy on the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
|
20.1.15 | One, 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, Rosie | 24 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 Health | 4 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of Executive agencies comprising:
| |
Public Health England | 2 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Care Quality Commission | 6 |
Monitor (Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts)
| 2 |
NHS England | 13 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of regulatory bodies comprising:
| |
General Medical Council | 5 |
Nursing and Midwifery Council | 4
|
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.
|
11.3.15 | One, 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
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 Counsel | 119 |
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 | Birmingham | Syms,
Bellingham,
Mearns,
Qureshi,
Thornton
| 1 | HS2 proposed line route: Birmingham
| £793 |
1.9.14 | Goodge Street, LondonA
| Thornton | 1 | Noise demonstration at the Arup sound laboratory
| Nil |
16.9.14 | Birmingham | Syms,
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 | Ashford | Syms,
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
| 338 | | Not 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
| 338 | | Not 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, Ian | 21 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 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 3 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
7 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 1 |
Members of the House of Lords | 2
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Department for Health | 1 |
Home Office | 12 |
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
|
23.10.14 | Regent's University, London
| Vaz,
Ellis,
Fullbrook, Huppert |
5 | Student 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 1 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 20 |
Members of the House of Lords | 4
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Cabinet Office | 1 |
National Audit Office | 2 |
Staff of the House of Commons | 15
|
Staff of the House of Lords | 1
|
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 Ministers | 1 |
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 Hugh | 15 out of 29
|
Bruce, Fiona | 22 out of 29
|
Cunningham, Sir Tony | 6 out of 29
|
Hamilton, Fabian | 14 out of 29
|
Latham, Pauline | 14 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, Fiona | 12 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 Ministers | 3 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
4 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 2 |
Members of the House of Lords | 1
|
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
| Luff | 1 | Eighth Asian-Europe Partnership Meeting
| £1,419 |
6-7.11.14 | RomeA
| Bruce, Malcolm | 1 | 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, Malcolm | 1 | 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
| 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
|
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
| 663 | 2.2.15 | 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
| 608 | 20.3.15 | 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
| 685 | 24.3.15 | 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
| 750 | 21.3.15 | 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
| 854 | 27.3.15 | Awaited
|
Evidence & written evidence: DFID's bilateral programme in Nepal
| | | Not Applicable
|
Fifteenth Report: International Development Committee: the Legacy Parliament 2010-15
| 1138 | 26.3.15 | 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
| 1108 | 5.3.15 | Not Applicable
|
Ninth Special Report: Parliamentary Strengthening: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2014-15
| 1125 | 19.3.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence
Title | HC No.
| Date of publication
| Government reply |
Evidence: DFID's humanitarian response in Iraq
| 801 | 20.11.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written Evidence
Title | HC No.
| Date of publication
| Government reply |
Estimates Memoranda: DFID Supplementary Estimate 2014-15
| | 5.3.15 | Not 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 Iraq | 1
|
DFID's bilateral programme in Nepal | 1
|
Jobs and Livelihoods | 5 |
Parliamentary Strengthening | 2
|
Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia
| 1 |
Responses to the Ebola crisis | 1
|
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
| 405 | 25.6.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: ICAI's Reports on How DFID Learns; and DFID's Private Sector Development Work
| 652 | 10.9.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: ICAI's Report on DFID's Contribution to Improving Nutrition
| 684 | 15.10.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: ICAI's Report on DFID's Private Sector Development Work
| 862 | 17.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| 864 | 17.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: ICAI's Report on The UK's International Climate Fund
| 861 | 14.1.15 | Not 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
| 1041 | 25.3.15 | Not 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
| | 9.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Transparency International on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| | 9.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Institute of Development Studies on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| | 9.12.14 | Not 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
| | 9.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Rune Qvale on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| | 9.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Matthew Stephenson on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| | 9.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: ICAI on its Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| | 9.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Africa APPG on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| | 16.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: Peter Owen on ICAI's Report on DFID's Approach to Anti-Corruption and Its Impact on the Poor
| | 16.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: DFID on ICAI's Report on DFID's Private Sector Development Work
| | 28.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Written evidence: DFID Annex on ICAI's Report on DFID's Private Sector Development Work
| | 28.1.15 | Not 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 Learns | 1
|
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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 2 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
8 |
Members of the Judiciary | 3
|
Members of the House of Lords | 1
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Ministry of Justice | 5 |
National Offender Management Service | 6
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Administrative Justice Forum | 1
|
Criminal Cases Review Commission | 2
|
The Crown Prosecution Service | 1
|
HM Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service
| 1 |
HM Inspectorate of Prisons | 2
|
HM Inspectorate of Probation | 1
|
Youth Justice Board | 1 |
Appearances by other witnesses: | 67
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
16-17.9.14 | ParisA
| Beith | 1 | 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
| 658 | 31.10.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Older Prisoners: follow-up
| 659 | 3.11.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Follow up session on crime reduction policies and Transforming Rehabilitation
| 848 | 5.12.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: The Lord Chief Justice's Report 2014 and related matters
| 1018 | 30.10.14 | Not 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
| 1101 | 6.3.15 | 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
| | 3.3.15 | Not 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 Graham | 3 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 Tim | 2 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Prime Minister | 3 |
Overseas Visits
None
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
None
Reports and Evidence
Title | HC No.
| Date of publication
| Government reply |
First Report: 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.
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.
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
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
17-19.9.14 | Washington DCA
| Pritchard | | Discussions 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 Ministers | 3 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 3 |
Members of the House of Lords | 3
|
Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive
| 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Northern Ireland Office | 5 |
Northern Ireland Executive | 3
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Police Service of Northern Ireland | 1
|
Appearances by other witnesses: | 35
|
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
3-4.12.14 | Dublin | Robertson,
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
| | 10.3.15 | Not 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
| | 30.6.14 | Not 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
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) |
5 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 4 |
Members of the House of Lords | 3
|
Number of appearances by Members, officials or representatives of:
| |
Cabinet Office | 3 |
House of Commons Administration | 2
|
Northern Ireland Assembly | 4
|
Scottish Parliament | 3 |
Welsh Assembly | 6 |
Welsh Government | 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Boundary Commission for England | 1
|
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland |
1 |
Boundary Commission for Scotland | 1
|
Boundary Commission for Wales | 1
|
Electoral Commission | 3 |
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
| 2A | Inquiry into The future of devolution after the referendum
| £3,423 |
3-4.12.14 | Cardiff | Allen,
Flynn,
Hamilton
| 3A | Inquiries 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
| 4A | Inquiry 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 Geoffrey | 1 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
Witnesses
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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by: |
|
Cabinet Ministers | 2 |
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 Richard | 40 out of 50
|
Barclay, Stephen (discharged 23.6.14) |
0 out of 4 |
Bebb, Guto | 29 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, Chris | 30 out of 50
|
Hillier, Meg | 37 out of 50
|
Jackson, Mr Stewart | 38 out of 50
|
Leadsom, Andrea | 1 out of 50
|
McGuire, Dame Anne | 39 out of 50
|
Mitchell, Austin | 47 out of 50
|
Phillips, Stephen (added 8.9.14) | 26 out of 36
|
Pugh, John (added 30.6.14) | 28 out of 44
|
Smith, Nick | 24 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
Witnesses
Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Cabinet Office | 5 |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
| 2 |
Department for Communities and Local Government
| 6 |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
1 |
Department for Education | 8
|
Department of Energy and Climate Change |
3 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| 2 |
Department of Health | 14 |
Department for International Development |
4 |
Department for Transport | 7
|
Department for Work and Pensions | 6
|
HM Treasury | 9 |
Home Office | 5 |
Ministry of Defence | 5 |
Ministry of Justice | 5 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
BBC | 3 |
Care Quality Commission | 1 |
Charity Commission For England and Wales |
1 |
Education Funding Agency | 2
|
Environment Agency | 1 |
Higher Education Funding Council for England
| 1 |
Highways Agency | 1 |
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary | 1
|
HM Inspectorate of Prisons | 1
|
HM Revenue and Customs | 14 |
Homes and Communities Agency | 1
|
Immigration Enforcement | 1 |
Major Projects Authority | 1
|
Monitor | 1 |
National Audit Office | 2 |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
| 1 |
NHS England | 13 |
NHS Trust Development Authority | 1
|
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | 1
|
Ofgem | 1 |
Ofsted | 2 |
Student Loans Company | 2 |
Executive Agencies, comprising |
|
National Offender Management Service | 1
|
Public Health England | 2 |
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
| 975 | 30.3.15 | 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 Governmentlandscape 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 statementsrecall
| 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 Ministers | 1 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
6 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 2 |
Members of the House of Lords | 3
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Cabinet Office | 9 |
Department of Health | 1 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| 2 |
Home Office | 1 |
HM Treasury | 1 |
Ministry of Justice | 1 |
Ministry of Defence | 2 |
Scottish Government | 1 |
Department for Transport | 1
|
Officers of the Houses of Parliament | 2
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Air Accidents Investigation Branch | 1
|
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
| 1 |
Environment Agency | 1 |
Innovate UK, Technology Strategy Board |
1 |
National Archives | 2 |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
| 1 |
The Institute for Risk Management | 1
|
NHS England | 4 |
Nursing and Midwifery Council | 1
|
The Institute for Government | 1
|
The Met Office | 1 |
Ofsted | 2 |
Office for Budget Responsibility | 1
|
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
| Jenkin | 0 | 7th 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
| Jenkin | 0 | Board of Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust
| £19 |
4.12.14 | MOD Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre, Shrivenham, nr SwindonB
| Jenkin | 2 | 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
Witnesses
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, Jim | 17 out of 28 |
Heath, Mr David | 18 out of 28
|
Metcalfe, Stephen | 27 out of 28
|
Morris, David (discharged 24.11.14) | 2 out of 15
|
Mosley, Stephen | 26 out of 28
|
Nash, Pamela | 19 out of 28
|
Newton, Sarah | 9 out of 28
|
Stringer, Graham | 24 out of 28
|
Tredinnick, David | 18 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
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 Education | 1
|
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| 1 |
Department of Health | 3 |
Government Office for Science | 3
|
Home Office | 2 |
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 Technology | 1
|
Economic and Social Research Council | 1
|
European Commission | 2 |
Information Commissioner's Office | 2
|
Medical Research Council | 1
|
Ofqual | 1 |
Veterinary Medicines Directorate | 1
|
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: LegacyParliament 2010-15
| 758 | 18.3.15 | Awaited
|
Evidence & written evidence: LegacyParliament 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 StateOctober 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 StateOctober 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, Mike | 24 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 Ministers | 1 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
2 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 4 |
Members of the House of Lords | 1
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
The Scotland Office | 1 |
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 Scotlandinformal meeting
| £2,244 |
16.6.14 | Dumfries and GallowayDumfries C
| Davidson,
Nash | 2 |
Inquiry into Our BorderlandsOur Futureinformal 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 Scotlandoral evidence sessions
| £1,709 |
14.8.14 | Glasgow | Davidson,
Morrice,
Nash,
Roy
| 5B | Inquiry into The Referendum on Separation for Scotlandinformal meeting and oral evidence sessions
| £1,779 |
8.1.15 | Bromsgrove C
| Davidson | 1 | Inquiry into Blacklisting in Employmentinformal 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 Scotlandinformal meeting with City Link workers
| £519 |
26.1.15 | Langholm | Davidson,
Crockart,
Morrice,
Nash
| 4D | Inquiry into Our BorderlandsOur Futureoral evidence sessions
| £4,194 |
5.2.15 | Irvine, North Ayrshire C
| Davidson | 1 | 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 BorderlandsOur Futureoral 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 BorderlandsOur Future
| 556 | 14.7.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence & written evidence: Our BorderlandsOur Future
| | | Not Applicable
|
Third Report: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubtno currency union
| 499 | 21.7.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence & written evidence: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: no doubtno 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 BorderlandsOur Future: Final Report
| 571 | 26.3.15 | Awaited
|
Evidence & written evidence: Our BorderlandsOur 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 BorderlandsOur 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, Heidi | 1 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 meetings | 29
|
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
Witnesses
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
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
| | 11.9.14 | Not 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 Ministers | 1 |
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
Witnesses
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 Report | 553-iii |
13.2.15 | Not Applicable |
Fourth Report | 553-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, Michael | 24 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
Witnesses
Overseas Visits
None
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
None
Reports and Evidence
Title | HC No.
| Date of publication
| Government reply |
First Report | 332-i | 18.6.14
| Not Applicable |
Second Report | 332-ii |
20.6.14 | Not Applicable |
Third Report | 332-iii |
2.7.14 | Not Applicable |
Fourth Report | 332-iv |
4.7.14 | Not Applicable |
Fifth Report | 332-v | 11.7.14
| Not Applicable |
Sixth Report | 332-vi | 21.7.14
| Not Applicable |
Seventh Report | 332-vii |
24.7.14 | Not Applicable |
Eighth Report | 332-viii |
20.10.14 | Not Applicable |
Ninth Report | 332-iv | 27.10.14
| Not Applicable |
Tenth Report | 332-x | 31.10.14
| Not Applicable |
Eleventh Report | 332-xi |
10.11.14 | Not Applicable |
Twelfth Report | 332-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 Report | 332-xv |
8.12.14 | Not Applicable |
Sixteenth Report | 332-xvi |
12.12.14 | Not Applicable |
Seventeenth Report | 332-xvii
| 12.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Eighteenth Report | 332-xviii
| 16.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Nineteenth Report | 332-xix
| 23.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Twentieth Report | 332-xx |
30.1.15 | Not Applicable |
Twenty-first Report | 332-xxi
| 6.2.15 | Not Applicable |
Twenty-second Report | 332-xxii
| 13.2.15 | Not Applicable
|
Twenty-third Report | 332-xxiii
| 27.2.15 | Not Applicable
|
Twenty-fourth Report | 332-xxiv
| 6.3.15 | Not Applicable |
Twenty-fifth Report | 332-xxv
| 13.3.15 | Not Applicable
|
Twenty-sixth Report | 332-xxvi
| 19.3.15 | Not Applicable
|
Twenty-seventh Report | 332-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 Ministers | 3 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
5 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 1 |
Members of the House of Lords | 2
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Department for Transport | 10
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Civil Aviation Authority | 1
|
Highways Agency | 1 |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency | 1
|
Civil Aviation Authority | 1
|
British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association
| 1 |
High Speed Two Ltd | 1 |
Passenger Focus | 1 |
British Transport Police | 1
|
Office of Rail Regulation | 3
|
Network Rail | 4 |
Rail Delivery Group | 1 |
British Transport Police Authority | 1
|
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
| Ellman | 1 | Visit to Reading train station in connection with the investing in railway inquiry
| Nil |
17.11.14 | University of Manchester
| Ellman,
Jason McCartney,
Stringer,
Vickers
| 4B | Oral 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 agenciesthe user perspective
| 287 | 7.10.14 | Received 8.12.14: published as Tenth Special Report
|
Evidence & written evidence: Government motoring agenciesthe 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
| 632 | 12.9.14 | Not 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 agenciesthe 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
| 1118 | 20.3.15 | Not 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
| 1109 | | Not Applicable
|
Supplementary Estimate 2014-15: Memorandum from the Department for Transport
| | 23.2.15 | Not 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 Agenciesthe
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, John | 47 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 Ministers | 3 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
1 |
Members of the House of Lords | 1
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
HM Treasury | 8 |
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 Commissioners | 1
|
Debt Management Office | 1 |
Financial Conduct Authority | 7
|
Financial Ombudsman Service | 2
|
HM Revenue and Customs | 4 |
Office for Budget Responsibility | 3
|
Prudential Regulatory Authority | 2
|
UK Financial Investments Limited | 1
|
Appearances by other witnesses | 57
|
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
| 524 | 8.7.14 | 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
| 450 | 26.6.14 | Not 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
| 493 | 11.7.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14
| 630 | 4.9.14 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers
| 631 | 8.9.14 | Not 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
| 760 | 31.10.14 | Not 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
| 760 | 7.11.14 | Not 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
| 760 | 22.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Bank of England Foreign Exchange Market Investigation
| 956 | 27.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: The Crown Estate Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14
| 955 | 30.1.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Bank of England December 2014 Financial Stability Report
| 912 | 2.2.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Treatment of financial services consumers
| 631 | 8.2.15 | Not Applicable
|
Evidence: Financial Conduct Authority February 2015
| 1055 | 12.2.15 | Not 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 2014 | 3 |
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 Ministers | 3 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
5 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 1 |
Members of the House of Lords | 2
|
Ministers from devolved administrations |
1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
| 1 |
Department of Health | 1 |
Wales Office | 1 |
UKTI | 1 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Arts Council of Wales | 1 |
HM Inspectorate of Prisons | 1
|
National Offender Management Service Wales |
1 |
NHS England | 1 |
NHS Wales | 1 |
Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee
| 3 |
British Council | 2 |
Youth Justice Board | 1 |
Visit Britain | 2 |
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
| 0 | 1 | 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 | 18.11.14 | Not 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, Debbie | 18 out of 27
|
Evans, Graham | 20 out of 27
|
Gilmore, Sheila | 22 out of 27
|
Jackson, Glenda | 18 out of 27
|
Kwarteng, Kwasi | 13 out of 27
|
Maynard, Paul (added 8.9.14) | 17 out of 20
|
Mills, Nigel | 26 out of 27
|
Morris, Anne Marie | 23 out of 27
|
Pearce, Teresa | 21 out of 27
|
Thornton, Mr Michael | 16 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 Ministers | 1 |
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) |
6 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Department for Work and Pensions | 6
|
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Financial Conduct Authority | 1
|
The Pensions Regulator | 1 |
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
| 394 | 20.6.14 | 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
| 644 | 10.9.14 | Not 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
| 967 | 28.1.15 | Not 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.
Committee | Number 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 |
124 |
| 5,310.88 | 10
|
Backbench Business |
40 |
| 1,705.25 |
|
Business, Innovation & SkillsA
| 766 |
| 38,612.86 | 241
|
Communities & Local Government
| 796 |
| 41,237.00 | 502
|
Consolidation &c. Bill (Joint)
| |
| |
|
Culture, Media and Sport
| 641 |
| 31,138.04 | 181
|
DefenceA |
962 | 123
| 46,408.64 | 124
|
Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint)
| 136 |
| 1,849.60 |
|
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint)
| 126 |
| 1,139.54 |
|
Ecclesiastical | 206
| | 881.31
| |
Education | 546
| | 23,917.24
| 754 |
Energy & Climate Change
| 1,015 | 142
| 55,328.97 | 337
|
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
| 564 |
| 24,044.03 | 224
|
Environmental Audit |
928 | 25
| 42,640.18 | 447
|
European Scrutiny |
4,534 |
| 193,290.10 | 22
|
Finance and Services |
40 |
| 1,705.25 |
|
Foreign AffairsA
| 610 |
| 26,005.06 | 148
|
Governance | 102
| | 4,348.39
| |
Health | 736
| 207 | 39,049.95
| 436 |
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill
| 45 |
| 1,918.41 |
|
Home Affairs | 1,467
| | 70,771.41
| 292 |
Human Rights (Joint)
| 652 |
| 2,920.74 | 13
|
International DevelopmentA
| 1,075 |
| 45,828.60 | 309
|
Justice | 748
| | 36,051.90
| 300 |
Liaison | 80
| | 3,410.50
| 16 |
Members' Expenses |
| |
| |
Members' Estimate | 50
| | 2,131.56
| |
National Security Strategy (Joint)
| 72 |
| 554.88 |
|
Northern Ireland Affairs
| 170 |
| 7,247.31 | 46
|
Political & Constitutional Reform
| 1,380 |
| 61,725.23 | 535
|
Privileges | 20
| | 852.63
| |
Procedure | 472
| | 20,121.95
| 20 |
Public Accounts | 1,812
| 36 | 81,888.24
| 241 |
Public Administration |
685 |
| 29,202.41 | 193
|
Regulatory Reform | 128
| | 5,456.80
| 39 |
Science & Technology
| 908 | 129
| 46,737.62 | 181
|
Scottish Affairs | 589
| | 27,319.78
| 104 |
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
| 52 |
| 2,216.83 |
|
Standards | 511
| | 21,784.57
| |
Statutory Instruments |
52 |
| 2,216.83 |
|
Statutory Instruments (Joint)
| 500 |
| 2,041.36 |
|
Transport | 794
| | 33,849.22
| 283 |
Treasury | 1,214
| 33 | 60,508.07
| 222 |
Welsh Affairs | 216
| | 9,208.35
| 111 |
Work and Pensions |
520 |
| 22,168.25 | 455
|
TOTAL | 27,084
| 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.
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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
| 132.40 | 0.00
| 2,883.70 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 1,528.92
| 922.20 | 5,467.22
|
Communities and Local Government
| 8,081.05 | 0.00
| 3,186.21 | 18,568.19
| 4,995.00 | 4,098.52
| 472.00 | 39,400.97
|
Culture, Media and Sport
| 12,139.28 | 0.00
| 6,097.33 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 400.30
| 414.64 | 19,051.55
|
Defence | 73,537.00
| 0.00 | 303.60
| 20,350.95 | 987.00
| 1,472.01 | 713.26
| 97,363.82 |
Education
| 528.02 | 0.00
| 3,856.53 | 25,380.01
| 4,980.00 | 2,804.95
| 175.03 | 37,724.54
|
Energy and Climate Change
| 36,077.54
| 1,975.23
| 560.50 |
2,969.40 |
170.00 | 107.89
| 238.30 |
42,098.86
|
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| 411.89 | 3,157.61
| 27.50 | 7,061.47
| 0.00 | 335.69
| 970.00 | 11,964.16
|
Foreign Affairs
| 43,556.47
| 0.00 |
32.80 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
894.78 | 1,662.49
| 46,146.54
|
Health | 0.00
| 0.00 | 919.27
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 1,529.65 | 247.05
| 2,695.97 |
Home Affairs | 4,343.31
| 0.00 | 543.75
| 2,240.00 | 360.00
| 3,392.86 | 636.88
| 11,516.80 |
International Development
| 83,307.31 | 0.00
| 764.81 | 10,515.64
| 0.00 | 325.78
| 1,103.59 | 96,017.13
|
Justice | 9,686.00
| 0.00 | 9.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 544.37 | 131.28
| 10,370.65 |
Northern Ireland Affairs
| 1,868.01 | 0.00
| 9,277.49 | 43,853.00
| 0.00 | 5,022.24
| 876.23 | 60,896.97
|
Science and Technology |
0.00 | 0.00
| 2,875.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 2,672.02
| 0.00 | 5,547.02
|
Scottish Affairs | 0.00
| 0.00 | 18,580.00
| 5,179.52 | 0.00
| 1,920.30 | 936.24
| 26,616.06 |
Transport
| 67.00 |
0.00 | 910.86
| 5,643.85
| 0.00 |
1,252.16 |
1,276.67 |
9,150.54
|
Treasury | 584.48
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 49,491.31 | 0.00
| 373.66 | 622.28
| 51,071.73 |
Welsh Affairs | 0.00
| 0.00 | 6,350.79
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 2,739.35 | 1,425.96
| 10,516.10 |
Work and Pensions1
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 29.00 | 2,887.40
| 0.00 | 654.19
| 6,231.50 | 9,802.09
|
Other Committees
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Administration | 757.15
| 0.00 | 48.70
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 301.65
| 1,107.50 |
Backbench Business
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 |
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
|
Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee)2
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
|
Environmental Audit |
1,359.71 | 534.17
| 126.60 | 5,058.80
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 1,274.15 | 8,353.43
|
European Scrutiny | 27,423.24
| 1,101.54 | 689.40
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 1,280.50
| 30,494.68 |
Finance and Services |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
|
High Speed Rail (LondonWest Midlands) Bill
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 3,456.00 | 0.00
| 1,094.00 | 0.00
| 1,818.00 | 6,368.00
|
House of Commons Governance
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 4,200.00
| 0.00 | 781.03
| 226.21 | 5,207.24
|
Human Rights (Joint Committee)2
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 628.38
| 0.00 | 628.38
|
Liaison
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 |
Members' Expenses
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 |
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)2
| 3,628.66 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 3,468.60
| 0.00 | 69.20
| 204.00 | 7,370.46
|
Political and Constitutional Reform
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 10,312.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 1,746.50
| 2,872.95 | 14,931.45
|
Privileges | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
Procedure | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
Public Accounts | 4,502.92
| 3,242.00 | 102.90
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 18.70 | 1,128.90
| 8,995.42 |
Public Administration |
31,424.18 | 0.00
| 4,427.53 | 36,446.26
| 0.00 | 1,361.55
| 0.00 | 73,659.52
|
Regulatory Reform | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
Selection
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 |
Standards3 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 37,612.86
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 37,612.86
|
Standards Review Sub-Committee
| 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 7,342.60
| 0.00 | 67.35
| 0.00 | 7,409.95
|
Statutory Instruments
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 |
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
0.00 |
TOTAL | 343,415.62
| 10,010.55 | 76,371.27
| 288,269.86 | 12,586.00
| 36,742.35 | 28,161.96
| 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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