Sessional Returns: Session 2016–17 Contents

10Select Committees

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

SELECT COMMITTEE SUMMARY STATISTICS

2016–17 Session

Committee

No. of Reports

Number of Meetings

Number of Visits

All Formal

Oral evidence

Private

Informal

Overseas

EU Institutions

UK

Total Visits

Departmental Select

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

3

30

22

8

12

1

0

4

5

Business, Innovation and Skills

5

18

14

4

2

1

0

0

1

Communities and Local Government

12

47

37

10

5

1

0

4

5

Culture, Media and Sport

7

41

32

9

4

3

0

6

9

Defence

9

35

26

9

62

7

0

7

14

Defence Sub-Committee

0

9

7

2

0

1

0

0

1

Education

9

37

28

9

0

1

0

6

7

Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy

2

8

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

Energy and Climate Change

3

12

8

4

0

1

0

0

1

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

9

36

28

8

1

1

0

7

8

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee

0

10

6

4

0

0

0

1

1

Exiting the European Union

3

27

18

9

10

1

1

7

9

Exiting the European Union Sub-Committee

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

Foreign Affairs

10

36

23

13

51

10

1

1

12

Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Health

9

33

21

12

7

0

0

5

5

Home Affairs

14

41

29

12

5

1

1

6

8

International Development

8

34

26

8

60

6

0

1

7

International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

0

6

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

International Trade

1

18

13

5

4

1

0

0

1

Justice

15

40

29

11

7

2

0

6

8

Northern Ireland Affairs

4

32

23

9

2

2

0

4

6

Science and Technology

16

35

32

3

2

1

0

9

10

Scottish Affairs

3

29

26

3

1

0

0

8

8

Transport

10

36

32

4

4

0

1

2

3

Treasury

13

55

49

6

1

1

0

0

1

Welsh Affairs

3

23

18

5

1

0

1

8

9

Women and Equalities

9

34

23

11

2

0

0

1

1

Work and Pensions

14

52

47

5

4

0

0

4

4

Other Scrutiny

Committees on Arms Export Controls

0

5

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

European Scrutiny

40

32

8

24

0

7

3

1

11

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

7

28

17

11

8

1

0

5

6

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

2

9

5

4

3

1

0

3

4

Public Accounts

65

53

51

2

5

0

0

4

4

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs

16

36

22

14

4

1

0

0

1

Regulatory Reform

2

4

1

3

1

0

0

0

0

Domestic/Admin

Administration

1

25

4

21

1

0

0

2

2

Backbench Business

0

28

27

1

0

0

0

0

0

Committee of Privileges

2

9

1

9

0

0

0

0

0

Committee on Standards

3

15

3

12

3

0

0

3

3

Environmental Audit

11

35

25

10

3

2

0

2

4

Finance

0

10

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

Liaison

0

5

2

3

5

0

0

0

0

Liaison National Policy Statement

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)

1

8

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

Petitions

1

33

4

29

0

1

0

0

1

Procedure

7

26

7

19

1

0

0

0

0

Selection

0

31

0

31

0

0

0

0

0

Statutory Instruments

8

22

0

22

0

0

0

0

0

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)

27

27

0

27

0

0

0

0

0

Total

384

1,259

810

504

281

55

8

122

182

B SELECT COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE, WORK, PUBLICATIONS ETC

1. Administration

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/administration-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 20 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

25

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

4

  Number of wholly private meetings

21

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

1

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)

4

  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Cabinet Office

1

  House of Commons

6

  Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

7

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

17.1.17

4 Millbank

Beresford, Fabricant

1

Visit to BBC Parliament control room in 4 Millbank

Nil

18.1.17

London

Beresford, Day

1

Visit to Parliament’s mail screening centre

Nil

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

2. Backbench Business

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/backbench-business-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 20 July 2015. 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

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

28

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

27

  Number of wholly private meetings

1

Other activities

None

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee’s website.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Not applicable

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

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

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

3. Business, Innovation and Skills

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/bis.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015. On 11 October 2016 the House of Commons approved changes to the Standing Orders to establish a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee with a remit covering the energy and climate change brief.

The Committee nominated a sub-committee on Education, Skills and the Economy on 1 December 2015 which met concurrently with the Education sub-committee pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1). It became the Sub-Committee of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 17 October 2016. The Sub-Committees met concurrently pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1). The Sub-Committees adjourned on 28 March 2017.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and Members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

18

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

14

  Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private

1

  Number of wholly private meetings

4

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

2

  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)

1

  Members of the House of Lords

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Pension Protection Fund

1

  The Pensions Regulator

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

72

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

18.5.16

ParisA

Wright, Thomson

1

Conference related to corporate social responsibility and the EU Directive on Posting of Workers

£1,892

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were debated in the House:

Fourth Report, BHS, HC 54; 20.10.16

Second Report, Session 2015−16, The Government’s Productivity Plan, HC 466, and the Government response HC 931; 28.2.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

4. Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/beis.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 17 October 2016.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and Members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:*

30

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

8

*Excluding concurrent meetings held with the Defence, 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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

3

  Members of the House of Lords

2

  Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Citizens Advice Bureau

1

  Competition and Markets Authority

2

  Ofgem

2

Appearances by other witnesses:

122

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

27-29.11.16

Sweden

Wright,
Kyle,
Milling,
Thomson,
White

2

Inquiry into Industrial Strategy

£8,318

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

27.10.16

Coventry

Wright,
Fuller,
Milling,
White

4

Taking evidence away from Westminster on inquiry into Industrial Strategy

£1,847

7.11.16

Nottingham and Shirebrook

Wright,
Kyle,
Solloway,
Thomson,
Tracey,
Turley

2

Inquiry into Sports Direct

£1,119

7–8.12.16

Durham

Wright,
Fuller,
Milling,
Thomson,
White

3

Inquiry into Industrial Strategy

£1,692

26–27.2.17

Edinburgh

Wright,
Kyle,
Milling,
Owen,
Solloway,
Thomson,
White

2

Inquiry into leaving the EU: energy and climate change negotiation priorities

£1,877

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

5. Communities and Local Government

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/clg.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

47

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

37

  Number of wholly private meetings

10

Other activities

Informal meetings

5

Seminar hosted

1

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

16

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Communities and Local Government

5

  Other Government Departments

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Homes and Communities Agency

1

  Housing Ombudsman

1

  Local Authorities

26

  Local Government Association (LGA)

2

  Local Government Ombudsman (The Commission for Local Administration in England)

2

Appearances by other witnesses:

103

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

11–14.12.16

Berlin

Betts,
Hayes,
Hollinrake,
Onn,
Thewliss

2

Inquiries into Adult Social Care and Capacity in the home building industry

£7,474.36

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

2.11.16

Lambeth, LondonA

Betts

1

Inquiry into Capacity in the home building industry

Nil

7.11.16

NewcastleA

Betts,
Hollinrake

1

Inquiry into Public Parks

£336.60

29.11.16

Islington, LondonA

Betts,
Hollinrake

1

Inquiry into Capacity in the home building industry

Nil

20.3.17

Arlington Conference Centre, London

Betts,
Hayes,
Hollinrake

1

Inquiry into the Future of Supported Housing

£234.50

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

Third Report, Homelessness, HC 40; Fifth Report, Draft Homelessness Reduction Bill, HC 635; 27.1.17

Fifth Report, Draft Homelessness Reduction Bill, HC 635; 28.10.16

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

Eighth Report, Adult social care: a pre-Budget report, HC 47; Oral evidence taken 12.9.16, 10.10.16, 26.10.16, 16.11.16, 28.11.16, 14.12.16, 23.1.17 and 30.1.17, Adult Social Care, HC 47; Written evidence taken 5.9.16, 12.9.16, 10.10.16, 31.10.16, 8.11.16, 9.1.17, 30.1.17, 6.2.17, 20.2.17, and 6.3.17, Adult Social Care, HC 47; 14.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

6. Consolidation &c., Bills (Joint Committee)

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/consolidation-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 9 November 2015; it did not meet in 2016–17.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee’s website.

7. Culture, Media and Sport

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: www.parliament.uk/cmscom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

41

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

32

  Number of wholly private meetings

9

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

4

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

3

  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:

  BBC

3

  BBC Trust

1

  Channel 4

2

  Ofcom

2

  UK Athletics

3

  UK Anti-Doping

2

  Arts Council England

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

84

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

8–9.3.17

BarcelonaA

Collins

0

Conference on Business of Sport

£174

8–10.3.17

Barcelona

Collins,
Bingham,
Huddleston,
Matheson,
Nicolson

2

Inquiry into the Impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the digital single market

£8,277

27–29.3.17

Berlin

Collins,
Adams,
Elliott,
Farrelly,
Knight,
Lucas,
Nicolson

2

Inquiry into the Impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the digital single market

£9,500

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

11-12.7.16

Glasgow

Norman,
Collins,
Farrelly,
Huddleston,
Lucas,
Nicolson

4A

Inquiry into Countries of Culture and evidence session in relation to BBC White Paper and other issues inquiry.

£5,078

24–26.8.16

EdinburghB

Adams

Visit to Edinburgh Television Festival

£1,497

12.9.16

Buxton and North Staffs

Bingham,
Collins,
Farrelly,
Nicolson

3

Inquiry into Countries of Culture

£1,604

27–28.2.17

Belfast

Collins,
Bingham,
Elliott,
Farrelly,
Huddleston,
Lucas,
Nicolson

4A

Inquiry into and evidence session on the Impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the digital single market

£8,272

6.3.17

Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood

Collins,
Elliott

2

Inquiry into the Impact of Brexit on the creative industries, tourism and the digital single market

£74

8.3.17

OxfordB

Collins

1

Visit to the Oxford Media Convention

£562

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

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

First Report, Session 2015−16, BBC Charter Review, HC 398; 20.10.16

Third Report, White Paper on the BBC and other issues, HC 150; 20.10.16

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

Oral and written evidence taken 8 November 2016: Homophobia in Sport, HC 113; 30.11.16

The following was a debate in the House obtained by the Committee after application to the Backbench Business Committee:

Football Association Governance; 9.2.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

8. Defence

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/defence-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:*

35

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

26

  Number of wholly private meetings

9

* Excluding concurrent meetings held with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

62

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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 Commons (other than Ministers)

1

  Members of the House of Lords

4

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

1

  Ministry of Defence

11

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Single Source Regulations Office

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

49

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

13–20.6.16

Ulan-Ude, RussiaA

Gray

1

Defence in the Arctic

£9,002

11–12.7.16

Paris

Lewis,
Benyon,
Chapman,
Moon,
Wilson

2

Bi-annual meeting with the Defence Committees of the French National Assembly and Senate

£3,353

2–4.9.16

BratislavaA

Stewart

1

CFSP/CDSP Conference

£1,127

5–6.9.16

ParisA

Benyon,
Moon

0

Summer Defence Conference

£466

16–17.11.16

ParisA

Lewis

0

Franco-British Defence Conference 2016

£379

5–8.12.16

Washington DC

Spellar,
Stewart,
Wilson

1

Bi-annual Parliamentary Intelligence Security Conference

£17,042

26–27.2.17

Seville

Lewis,
Chapman,
Spellar,
Stewart

1

Inquiry into Defence Acquisition and Procurement

£1,590

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

9.6.16

Newbury

Lewis,
Chapman,
Gray,
Moon,
Spellar

2

Inquiry into SDSR 2015 and the Army

£353

13.7.16

Farnborough

Lewis,
Benyon,
Chapman,
Moon,
Spellar,
Wilson

3

Farnborough Airshow

£140

19–20.10.16

Salisbury Plain

Lewis,
Gray,
Moon,
Smeeth,
Stewart,
Wilson

2

Inquiry into SDSR 2015 and the Army

£645

3.11.16

Caversham

Lewis,
Moon,
Spellar

1

Inquiry into BBC Monitoring

£151

23–24.11.16

Northern Ireland

Lewis,
Shannon,
Stewart,
Wilson

2

Visit to understand the current security situation in Northern Ireland

£2,120

18.1.17

Barrow-in-Furness

Chapman,
Moon,
Robinson,
Smeeth,
Stewart

2

Inquiry into Defence Acquisition and Procurement

£125

16.3.17

Fleet

Lewis,
Robinson,
Wilson

1

Inquiry into Defence Acquisition and Procurement

£85

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

First Report, Russia: Implications for UK defence and security, HC 107; 7.7.16

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

Fourteenth Report, Session 2013−14, Intervention: Why, When and How?, HC 952, and the Government response HC 581; Eleventh Report, Session 2014−15, Decision-making in Defence Policy, HC 682, and the Government response HC 367; Seventh Report, Session 2014−15, The situation in Iraq and Syria and the response to al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq al-Sham (DAESH), HC 690, and the Government response HC 1126; First Report, Session 2015−16, Flexible Response? An SDSR checklist of potential threats and vulnerabilties, HC 493, and the Government response HC 794; 18.7.16

Fourth Report, Exposing Walter Mitty: The Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill, HC 658; 25.11.16

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

8A. Defence Sub-Committee

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/defence-committee/defencesubcommittee/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the main Committee on 8 September 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

9

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

7

  Number of wholly private meetings

2

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Ministry of Defence

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Iraq Historical Allegations Team

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

18

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

19-25.2.17

Norway

Chapman,
Gray,
Lopresti,
Moon

2A

Inquiry into Defence in the Arctic

£13,237

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

9. Education

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/education-committee.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

37

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken*

28

  Number of wholly private meetings

9

* Includes two joint evidence sessions with the Health Committee, and one with the Work and Pensions Committee.

Other activities

Conferences / Seminars hosted

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

8

  Members of the House of Lords

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Education

7

  Department of Health

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Education Funding Agency

2

  National Audit Office

2

  Ofsted

5

  Ofqual

1

  Standards and Testing Agency

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

117

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

16–23.11.16

Helsinki and Seoul

Carmichael,
Donelan,
Fellows,
Frazer,
Greenwood,
McKinnell,
Wragg

2

Inquiry into the purpose and quality of education in England

£41,046

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

1.11.16

Eastbrook Academy, Southwick, West Sussex

Carmichael,
Greenwood,
McKinnell,
Wragg

3

Inquiries into multi-academy trusts and primary assessment

£269

7.12.16

London South Bank University

Carmichael,
Fellows,
Greenwood,
McKinnell,
Mearns,
Wragg

6

Inquiry into the impact of exiting the European Union on higher education

Nil

10–11.1.17

University of Oxford

Carmichael,
Fellows,
Greenwood,
McKinnell,
Mearns

11A

Committee awayday and inquiry into the impact of exiting the European Union on higher education

£2,281

25.1.17

University College London

Carmichael,
Austin,
Fellows,
Greenwood,
McKinnell,
Mearns

8B

Inquiry into the impact of exiting the European Union on higher education

Nil

6–7.3.17

Gateshead College and Northumbria University

Carmichael,
Fellows,
Greenwood,
McKinnell,
Mearns,
Wragg

4B

Inquiries into area reviews of post-16 education and the impact of exiting the European Union on higher education

£1,460

20.3.17

Regent High School, London

Carmichael,
Greenwood

3

Inquiry into children and young people’s mental health—the role of education

Nil

A Includes 2 specialist advisers and 1 shorthand writer

B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

9A. Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: www.parliament.uk/education-skills-and-economy.

The Sub-Committee of the Education Committee was appointed on 25 November 2015. The Sub-Committee of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee was appointed on 1 December 2015; it became the Sub-Committee of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 17 October 2016. The Sub-Committees met concurrently pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1). The Sub-Committees adjourned on 28 March 2017.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Sub-Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:*

8

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

5

  Number of wholly private meetings

3

*Includes one meeting solely of the Sub-Committee of the Education Committee.

Other activities

Conferences / Seminars hosted

1

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Sub-Committee and any relevant reports

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:

  Department for Education

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Institute for Apprenticeships

1

  Ofsted

1

  Ofqual

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

17

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Sub-Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Sub-Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

10. Energy and Climate Change

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://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 8 July 2015. On 11 October 2016 the House of Commons approved changes to the Standing Orders to establish a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee with a remit covering the energy and climate change brief.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

12

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

8

  Number of wholly private meetings

4

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

4

  Members of the House of Lords

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department of Energy and Climate Change

3

  Department for Transport

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Competition and Markets Authority

1

  National Grid

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

31

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

11–17.9.16

San Francisco and Seattle

MacNeil,
Ali,
Blenkinsop,
Carmichael,
Heappey

2

Inquiry into Energy Revolution

£45,040

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were debated in the House:

Second Report, Session 2015−16, Future of carbon capture and storage in the UK, HC 692; 4.7.16

Third Report, Session 2015−16, Investor confidence in the UK energy sector, HC 542; 4.7.16

Fourth Report, Session 2015−16, Home energy efficiency and demand reduction, HC 552; 4.7.16

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

11. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to Committee membership and Members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

36

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken*

28

  Number of wholly private meetings

8

*Includes one joint evidence session with the Petitions Committee and one joint evidence session with the European Scrutiny 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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

8

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

6

  Scottish Government

2

  Welsh Government

2

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Natural England

2

  Rural Payments Agency

5

  Local Government Association

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

80

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

7–9.6.16

Nijmegen and The Hague

Parish,
Monaghan,
Pow,
Smith

2

Inquiry into Future flood prevention.

£4,450

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

25.7.16

North Yorkshire Moors

Parish,
Fitzpatrick,
Smith

1

Inquiry into Future flood prevention.

£206

24.8.16

York and PickeringA

Parish

1

Inquiry into Future flood prevention.

£136

20.10.16

King’s Cross, LondonA

Parish,
Monaghan

2

BT Openreach Showcase

Nil

24.11.16

Surrey Quays, LondonA

Parish,
Hart

2

Inquiry into Food waste: visit to FareShare’s London depot

£58

19.1.17

Hackney, LondonA

Davies,
Fitzpatrick,
McCarthy

1

Inquiry into Food waste: visit to FoodCycle kitchen

£89

21.2.17

BirminghamA

Parish

2

National Farmers’ Union Conference, Birmingham

£354

1.3.17

Mitcham

Parish,
McCarthy,
Monaghan

1

Inquiry into Food waste: visit to AD plant, Mitcham

£44

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were debated in the House:

Second Report, Future Flood Prevention, HC 115; 27.2.17

Third Report, Animal welfare: domestic pets, HC 117, and the Government response HC 1003; 30.3.17

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

Fourth Report, Future Flood Prevention: Government’s Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016-17, HC 926, and the Government response HC 1032; 27.2.17

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Session 2015–16, Greyhound welfare, HC 478, and the Government response HC 133; Fourth Report, Session 2015–16, Air quality, HC 479, and the Government response HC 665; 15.12.16

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant page of each committee’s website.

11A. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee: Animal Welfare in England

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-sub-committee/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the main Committee on 27 January 2016.

Members

Information relating to Sub-Committee membership and Members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

6

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

4

  Number of wholly private meetings

2

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

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:

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Local Government Association

1

  RSPCA

3

Appearances by other witnesses:

7

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

8–9.9.16

Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion

Parish,
Davies,
Hart,
Monaghan

1

Inquiry into Animal welfare: domestic pets.

£441

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Sub-Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant page of each committee’s website.

11B. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee: Forestry in England

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-sub-committee/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the main Committee on 2 November 2016.

Members

Information relating to Sub-Committee membership and Members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

4

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

2

  Number of wholly private meetings

2

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

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 public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Forestry Commission

1

  Natural England

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

8

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

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

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant page of each committee’s website.

12. Environmental Audit

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 20 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

35

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

25

  Number of wholly private meetings

10

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

3

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

7

  Members of the House of Lords

4

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Cabinet Office

1

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

5

  Department for International Development

1

  Department for Transport

1

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

1

  HM Treasury

2

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Committee on Climate Change

2

  Environment Agency

2

  Health and Safety Executive

1

  Marine Management Organisation

1

  Natural Capital Committee

1

  Natural England

1

  Office for National Statistics

1

  Public Health England

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

74

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

22–23.11.16

BerlinA

Creagh

0

Visit by Chair to a Sustainable Development Conference in Berlin in a Representative Capacity

£435

27–30.3.17

Washington, USA

Creagh,
Davies,
Lucas,
McNally,
McCarthy,
Offord,
Shuker

2

Inquiry into Future of Chemicals Regulation after the EU Referendum

£43,377

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

13.10.16

Woking

Creagh,
McCarthy

2

Inquiry into relation to the Future of the Natural Environment after the EU Referendum, visit to the Surrey Wildlife Trust

£42

24.11.16

Birmingham

Creagh,
McCarthy

5

SDG Youth Engagement Event in Birmingham

£580

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were debated or were tagged to be debated in the House:

Second Report, Flooding: Cooperation across Government, HC 183 and the Government response HC 645; 7.2.17

Sixth Report, The Future of the Natural Environment after the EU Referendum, HC 599; 17.1.17 and 7.2.17

The following were debated or were tagged to be debated in Westminster Hall:

First Report, Soil Health, HC 180, and the Government response HC 650; 17.11.16

Fourth Report, Environmental Impact of Microplastics, HC 179, and the Government response HC 802; 8.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

13. European Scrutiny

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 15 July 2015

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

32

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

8

  Number of wholly private meetings

24

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

2

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

6

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

1

  Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1

  Department for Transport

1

  Home Office

1

  United Kingdom Representation to the European Union

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

1

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

12–14.6.16

The NetherlandsA

Cash,
Hopkins,
Wheeler

1

COSAC Plenary

£2,433

10–11.7.16

BratislavaA

Cash

1

COSAC Chairpersons

£1,090

2–4.9.16

BratislavaA

Cash

0

Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy

£582

16–18.10.16

BratislavaA

Cash

0

Inter-parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the EU

£872

13–15.11.16

BratislavaA

Cash,
Grant,
Green

1

COSAC Plenary

£2,659

28.11.16

BrusselsA

1

Inter-parliamentary meeting on Europol and its parliamentary scrutiny in the framework of the EU Internal Security Policy

£310

22–23.1.17

MaltaA

1

COSAC Chairperson

£606

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

7–8.9.16

BrusselsA

Grant

0

Inter-institutional Conference on the Future Financing of the European Union

£479

29.11.16

BrusselsA

Cash

1

The future of the UK/Constitutional issues

£897

30.11.16

BrusselsA

Cash,
Green

1

Tripartite conference

£436

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

5.12.16

CardiffA

Cash

1

EC UK

£202

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

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

Eighteenth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 16 November 2016, HC 71; 1.12.16

Eighteenth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 16 November 2016, HC 71; Twenty-first Report, Europol: opt-in Debate, HC 71; Twenty-fifth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 11 January 2017, HC 71; Third Report, Documents considered by the Committee on Wednesday 25 May 2016, HC 71; Eighth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 13 July 2016, HC 71; 18.1.17; Tenth Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 7 September 2016, HC 71; Twenty-second Report, Documents considered by the Committee on 7 December 2016, HC 71; 22.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

14. Exiting the European Union

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/exiting-the-european-union-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 17 October 2016.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

27

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

18

  Number of wholly private meetings

9

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

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

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

2

  Member of the Scottish Parliament

1

  Member of the National Assembly of Wales

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Exiting the EU

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

48

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

23.2.17

Dublin

Benn,
Burt,
Caulfield,
Cherry,
Durkan,
Edwards,
Lefroy,
Malhotra,
McCartney,
McFadden

3

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£6,950

Visits to European Institutions

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

29–30.11.16

BrusselsA

Malhotra

1

Participation in the Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting and Tripartite Meeting

£1,032

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

8.11.16

Department for Exiting the European Union

Benn,
Burt,
Carmichael,
Caulfield,
Cherry,
Durkan,
Edwards,
Gove,
Grant,
Jenkyns,
Mackinlay,
Malhotra,
McCartney,
McFadden,
Reynolds,
Timms,
Whittingdale,
Wilson

4

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

Nil

5.12.16

Cardiff

Edwards,
Grant,
Timms

1

Meeting with other European focused Committees of devolved bodies

£584

8.12.16

Sunderland

Benn,
Cherry,
Durkan,
Edwards,
Lilley,
McFadden,
Reynolds,
Timms

4A

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£2,361

19.12.16

Aberdeen

Benn,
Carmichael,
Cherry,
Gove,
Grant,
Lefroy,
Malhotra,
Timms,
Wilson

4A

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£4,154

19.1.17

Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent

Benn,
Burt,
Grant,
McFadden,
Reynolds,
Whittingdale

4

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£2,325

26.1.17

London

Benn,
Burt,
Lefroy,
Lilley,
Malhotra,
McFadden,
Reynolds,
Timms,
Whittingdale

3

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£463

2.2.17

Boston

Benn,
Burt,
Grant,
Lefroy,
McCartney,
McFadden,
Timms

4

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£1,025

Cancelled

Derry~Londonderry

N/A

N/A

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£2,330

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s formal minutes.

Debates

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

First Report, The UK’s negotiating objectives for its withdrawal from the EU, HC 815; 31.1.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

14A. Exiting the European Union Sub-Committee

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/exiting-the-european-union-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 2 November 2016.

Members

Information relating to Committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

2

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

2

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Appearances by other witnesses:

10

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

9.2.17

Truro

Benn,
Burt,
Whittingdale

4A

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£1,763

2.3.17

Swansea

Benn,
Burt,
Edwards,
Grant,
Timms

5A

Inquiry into UK’s negotiating objectives for withdrawal from EU

£3,301 (estimated outturn)

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

15. Finance

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/finance-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 20 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

10

Of which:

  Number of wholly private meetings

10

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

16. Foreign Affairs

Informaton about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/foreign-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:*

36

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

23

  Number of wholly private meetings

13

*Excluding concurrent meetings held with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

3

  Members of the House of Lords

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

15

Appearances by other witnesses:

49

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

15–20.5.16

Moscow and St Petersburg

Blunt,
Gethins,
Kawczynski
Zahawi

3B

Inquiry into the UK’s relations with Russia

£17,179

12–13.7.16

Paris

Blunt,
Gapes,
Gethins,
Hendrick,
Holloway,
Kawczynski

1

To visit National Assembly

£3,623

2–4.9.16

BratislavaA

Blunt

1

To attend Inter-parliamentary Conference for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy

£829

16–27.9.16

New York and Washington DCA

Blunt

0

To attend Ditchley Conference and meetings in Washington DC

£3,676

5-7.10.16

San SebastianA

Blunt

0

To attend European Round Table Conference

£279

16–19.10.16

Kiev and Donetsk oblast

Blunt,
Gethins,
Hendrick,
Holloway,
Kawczynski,
Zahawi

3

Inquiry into the UK’s relations with Russia

£16,918

1–8.12.16

Washington DCA

Blunt

0

To attend Pittenger Forum

£6,010

(estimated outturn)

9–12.12.16

BahrainA

Blunt

0

To attend Manama Dialogue

£1,524

16–20.1.17

Ankara, Adana and Istanbul

Blunt,
Gapes,
Gethins,
Holloway,
Kawczynski,
Murray,
Zahawi

3B

Inquiry into UK’s relations with Turkey

£24,724

26–28.4.17

VallettaA

Blunt

1

To attend Inter-parliamentary Conference for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy

£1,424

(estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 specialist adviser

Visits to European Institutions

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

7–8.11.16

BrusselsA

Holloway

0

To attend conference of European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee

£633

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

6.12.16

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gapes,
Hendrick,
Murray,
Rosindell

2A

To be briefed on work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nil

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

Oral evidence taken 11 October 2016: The future operations of BBC Monitoring, HC 732; 18.10.16

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Third Report, Libya: examination of intervention and collapse and the UK’s future policy options, HC 119; 26.10.16

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

16A. Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/foreign-affairs-committee/foreign-affairs-sub-committee/.

The Sub-Committee was nominated by the Foreign Affairs Committee on 5 January 2016.

Members

Information relating to sub-committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

1

Of which:

  Number of wholly private meetings

1

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

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

17. Health

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/healthcom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to the committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

33

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

21

  Number of wholly private meetings

12

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

7

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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 Lords

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department of Health

5

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of Executive agencies comprising:

  Public Health England

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of, public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Care Quality Commission

1

  Health Education England

3

  NHS England

9

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of, regulatory bodies comprising:

  General Medical Council

1

  Nursing and Midwifery Council

1

  Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

1

Number of appearances by, or representatives from, other official bodies:

  NHS Improvement

2

Appearances by other witnesses:

56

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

23.5.16

Coventry

Wollaston,
Bradshaw,
Cooper,
Davies,
Reynolds,
Sherriff,
Throup,
Whately,
Whitford

3

Inquiry into Public Health

£1,012

6.9.16

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

Wollaston,
Cooper,
Davies,
Jenkyns,
Throup,
Whitford

3

To gather evidence for the Winter planning inquiry

£450

13–14.11.16

Liverpool and Manchester

Wollaston,
Alexander,
Berger,
Bradshaw,
Davies,
Selous,
Whately

3

Inquiry into Suicide Prevention

£3,220

10.1.17

Institute for Government, London

Wollaston,
Alexander,
Berger,
Bradshaw,
Davies,
Selous,
Whately,
Whitford

7A

Away day to discuss the future programme

£491

20.3.17

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London

Wollaston,
Alexander,
Davies,
Whately

2

Inquiry into Children and young people’s mental health

Nil

A Includes 1 facilitator

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were launched in the House:

Third Report, Winter pressure in accident and emergency departments, HC 277; 3.11.16

Sixth Report, Suicide Prevention, HC 1087; 16.3.17

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

Second Report, Public Health post-2013–structures, organisation, funding and delivery, HC 140; 24.11.16

First Report, Impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on health and social care, HC 139, and the Government response Cm 9385; Third Report, Winter pressure in accident and emergency departments, HC 277; Oral evidence taken 11 October 2016: Department of Health and NHS finances, HC 693; Oral evidence taken 18 October 2016: Department of Health and NHS finances, HC 693; 27.2.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

18. Home Affairs

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/homeaffairscom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

41

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

29

  Number of wholly private meetings

12

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

5

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

4

  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)

7

  Members of the House of Lords

2

  Bishops

2

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Home Office

7

Appearances by other witnesses:

101

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

16–24.9.16

USA and Mexico

Berry,
Burrowes,
Ghani,
Jayawardena,
Loughton,
McDonald,
Shah

2

Inquiries into Countering Terrorism, Drugs and Migration

£59,749

Visits to European Institutions

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

28.11.16

BrusselsA

Cooper

1

Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Europol governance

£675

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

19.5.16

Queen’s warehouse, Heathrow AirportA

Vaz,
Berry

1

Inquiry into proceeds of crime

£21

21.11.16

Birmingham

Cooper,
Burrowes,
Loughton,
McDonald,
Winnick

1

Inquiry into asylum accommodation

£428

29.11.16

East London

Cooper,
Berry,
Davies,
Ghani,
Loughton,
McDonald,
Shah

4

Inquiry into Sharia councils

£54

2.2.17

Bedford

Cooper,
Berry,
Davies,
Ghani,
Loughton,
McDonald,
Shah,
Winnick

6B

Inquiry into Immigration

£2,960

2.3.17

Glasgow

Cooper,
Burrowes,
Jayawardena,
McDonald,
Shah

7B

Inquiry into Immigration

£5,808

Cancelled

Wakefield and South Elmsall

N/A

N/A

Inquiry into Immigration

£2,802

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

Oral and written evidence taken 6 December 2016: EU policing and security issues, HC 806; 18.1.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

19. Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 28 October 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

28

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

17

  Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private

1

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

5

  Members of the House of Lords

5

Appearances by other witnesses:

56

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

28.11–1.12.16

Istanbul & Ankara

Harman,
Buck,
Lawrence of Clarendon,
Solloway

2

Inquiry into Human Rights and Business

£5,432

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

16.6.16

LeicestershireA

Solloway

1

Rapporteur on Mental Health: Visit to HMP Glen Parva

£103

1.7.16

BridgendA

Solloway

2

Rapporteur on Mental Health: Visit to HMP Parc

£574

4.11.16

BirminghamA

Solloway

1

Rapporteur on Mental Health: Visit to the ANAWIM centre

£63

17–18.11.16

BristolA

Solloway

1

Rapporteur on Mental Health: Visit to HMP Eastwood Park

£493

2.3.17

Leicester

Harman,
Buck,
Hamwee,
Woolf

2

Inquiry into Human Rights and Business: Visit to Leicester

£1,086

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

20. International Development

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-development-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:*

34

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

26

  Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private

2

Number of wholly private meetings

8

* Excluding concurrent meetings held with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees as the Committees on Arms Export Controls

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

60

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the Formal Minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

10

  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)

1

  Members of the House of Lords

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for International Development

11

  Foreign & Commonwealth Office

1

  Independent Commission for Aid Impact

3

Appearances by other witnesses:

69

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

22–25.5.16

Turkey

Twigg,
Grant,
Latham,
Owen

2

Inquiry into The World Humanitarian Summit: priorities for reform

£5,731

4–9.7.16

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Twigg,
Bruce,
Evans,
Latham,
Lefroy,
Sharma

2

Inquiry into Fragility and development in the Democratic Republic of Congo

£33,796

3–6.10.16

Washington DCA

Bruce,
Lefroy

0

Meeting of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund

£3,868

27.11–2.12.16

Jordan and Lebanon

Twigg,
Cameron,
Evans,
Latham,
Lefroy,
Morton,
Owen

2

Inquiry into DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?

£13,190 (estimated outturn)

9–10.2.17

ParisA

Sharma

1

OECD Parliamentary Days Conference

£1,114

28.2–8.3.17

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Twigg,
Cameron,
Evans,
Latham,
Lefroy,
Scully

2

Inquiry into DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind?

£30,600 (estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

5–6.9.16

East Kilbride and Edinburgh

Twigg,
Cameron,
Lefroy

3

Visit to DFID’s offices in East Kilbride and the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

£2,302

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

Third Report, The use of UK manufactured arms in Yemen, HC 679; 12.1.17

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

First Report, UK Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, HC 103, and the Government response HC 673; 24.11.16

First Report, Session 2015−16, Syrian refugee crisis, HC 463, and the Government response HC 902; Second Report, DFID’s programme in Nigeria, HC 110, and the Government response HC 735; 23.3.17

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

First Report, UK Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, HC 103; Oral evidence taken 06 June 2016: UK aid: allocation of resources, HC 100; 13.6.16
Second Report, DFID’s programme in Nigeria, HC 110; 8.9.16

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

20A. Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Sub-Committee

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-development-committee/sub-committee-on-the-work-of-the-independent-commission-for-aid-impact1/.

The Sub-Committee was appointed by the International Development Committee on 14 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to Sub-Committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the International Development Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

6

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

6

Other activities

None

Staff

Details of the staff of the Sub-Committee during the Session can be found on the Sub-Committee’s website.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the Formal Minutes of the International Development Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for International Development

6

  The Independent Commission for Aid Impact

6

Appearances by other witnesses:

1

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

None

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

21. International Trade

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/international-trade-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 17 October 2016.

Members

Information relating to Committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

18

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

13

  Number of wholly private meetings

5

Other activities

Informal meetings

4

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

1

  Department for International Trade

6

Appearances by other witnesses:

47

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

22–23.2.17

Geneva, WTO and EFRA Secretariat

MacNeil,
Byrne,
Cleverly,
Evans,
Fysh,
Jayawardena,
Leigh,
Leslie,
Perkins,
Swayne

2

Inquiry into UK Trade Options beyond 2019

£6,586

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each Committee’s website.

22. Justice

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

40

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

11

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

7

Conferences / Seminars hosted

3

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

8

  Members of the Judiciary

3

  Members of the House of Lords

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Home Office

1

  Ministry of Justice

2

  National Offender Management Service

9

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  HM Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service

1

  HM Inspectorate of Prisons

2

  HM Inspectorate of Probation

2

  Law Commission

1

  NHS England

1

  National Probation Service

1

  Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

2

  Victims’ Commissioner

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

58

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

16–17.1.17

Isle of Man

Neill,
Arkless,
Hanson,
Howell,
Prentis

2

Inquiry into the implications of Brexit for the Crown Dependencies

£2,507

23–25.1.17

Jersey and Guernsey

Neill,
Chalk,
Green

2

Inquiry into the implications of Brexit for the Crown Dependencies

£3,512

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

6.6.16

London

Neill,
Prentis,
Rimmer

2

Visit to the Family Drug and Alcohol Court

£33

21–23.9.16

NorwichA

Neill

1

Visit to HMP Norwich

£524

27.10.16

London

Neill,
Chalk,
Davies,
Hanson,
Rimmer

3

Visit to the Supreme Court

Nil

7.11.16

LondonA

Green,
Howell

1

Visit to Family Drug and Alcohol Court

£28

24.11.16

HMP Wormwood Scrubs

Neill,
Chalk,
Rimmer

3

Visit to HMP Wormwood Scrubs

£96

14.3.17

Serious Fraud Office, London

Neill,
Chalk,
Costa,
Green,
Hanson,
Howell,
Vaz

3

Visit to the Serious Fraud Office

Nil

A Travel in a representative capacity

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Twelfth Report, Prison reform: governor empowerment and prison performance, HC 1123; 20.4.17

The following was debated in the House:

Second Report, Courts and tribunals fees, HC 167; 4.7.16

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

Oral evidence taken 10 January 2017: Implications of Brexit for the justice system, HC 750; 18.1.17

Sixth Report, Session 2015−16, Prison safety, HC 625, and the Government response HC 647; Oral evidence taken 14 December 2016: Prison reform, HC 548; Oral evidence taken 18 January 2017: Prison reform, HC 548; Oral evidence taken 29 November 2016: Prison reform, HC 548; 25.1.17

Fourth Report, Session 2015−16, Criminal justice inspectorates, HC 724, and the Government response HC 1000; Sixth Report, Session 2015−16, Prison safety, HC 625, and the Government response HC 647; Oral evidence taken 07 February 2017: Government consultation on soft tissue injury claims, HC 922; Oral evidence taken 14 December 2016: Prison reform, HC 548; Oral evidence taken 18 January 2017: Prison reform, HC 548; Oral evidence taken 21 February 2017: Prison reform, HC 548; Oral evidence taken 28 February 2017: Prison reform, HC 548; Oral evidence taken 29 November 2016: Prison reform, HC 548; Oral evidence taken 31 January 2017: Prison reform, HC 548; 20.3.17

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Sixth Report, Session 2015–16, Prison safety, HC 625, and the Government response HC 647; 15.9.16

Fourth Report, Restorative justice, HC 164, and the Government response Cm 9343; 12.1.17

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

Sixth Report, Session 2015−16, Prison safety, HC 625, and the Government response HC 647; Oral evidence taken 15 July 2016: Radicalisation in prisons and other prison matters, HC 417; Oral evidence taken 29 November 2016: Prison reform, HC 548; Written evidence taken 19 May 2016: Prison safety; Written evidence taken 30 June 2016: Prison safety; 1.12.16

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

23. Liaison

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/liaison-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 10 September 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

5

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

2

  Number of wholly private meetings

3

Other activities

Informal meetings

5

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Prime Minister

1

  Sir John Chilcot

1

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

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

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committees’ website.

23A. National Policy Statement Sub-Committee

The National Policy Statement Sub-Committee was appointed by the main Committee on 20 February 2017. Its role is to decide how each proposed National Policy Statement should be scrutinised. The Sub-Committee met once in 2016–17:

Members

Betts, Mr Clive

Davies, David T.C.

Ellman, Mrs Louise

Parish, Neil

Tyrie, Mr Andrew (Chair)

Wiggin, Bill

Wright, Mr Iain

Staff

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

24. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/national-security-strategy/.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

9

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

5

  Number of wholly private meetings

4

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

2

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Cabinet Office

5

  Other Government Departments

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

10

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

19–20.6.16

ViennaA

Buscombe

1

4th Parliamentary Intelligence Security Forum

£606.45

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

23.5.16

Cabinet Office, Whitehall

Beckett,
Blunt,
Buscombe,
Falkner of Margravine,
Green,
Grieve,
Hamilton of Epsom,
Howarth,
Lewis,
Mitchell,
Murrison,
Ramsbotham,
Trimble

4A

Private briefing on the National Security Risk Assessment

Nil

10.1.17

Cabinet Office, Whitehall

Beckett,
Falkner of Margravine,
Grieve,
Hamilton of Epsom,
Harris of Haringey,
Lewis,
Murrison,
Powell of Bayswater,
Ramsbotham,
Trimble,
Villiers,
Wright

4B

Private briefing from the Deputy National Security Adviser

Nil

20.3.17

Cabinet Office, Whitehall

Beckett,
Blunt,
Boateng,
Falkner of Margravine,
Hamilton of Epsom,
Harris of Haringey,
Lewis,
Mitchell,
Powell of Bayswater,
Ramsbotham,
Trimble,
West of Spithead,
Wright

7B

Private briefing on the Government Cyber Security Strategy

Nil

A Includes 1 specialist adviser

B Includes 2 specialist advisers

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

25. Northern Ireland Affairs

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/northern-ireland-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to Committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

32

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

23

  Number of wholly private meetings

9

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the Formal Minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

1

  Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  HM Treasury

1

  Northern Ireland Office

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

1

  Police Service of Northern Ireland

2

Appearances by other witnesses:

55

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

1.7.16

Thiepval, FranceA

Hoey,
Paisley

0

To attend the Northern Ireland Ceremony at the Thiepval Memorial to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

£401

21–22.3.17

Dublin

Robertson,
Hepburn,
Hoey,
Kinahan,
McDonnell,
Mills,
Pritchard

2

Inquiry into the future of the land border with the Republic of Ireland.

£3,197

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

11–12.7.16

Belfast and Fermanagh

Robertson,
Hepburn,
Hoey,
Kinahan,
Mills,
Robinson

2

To attend general meetings and to observe the 12 July parades in County Fermanagh.

£2,646

15.9.16

BelfastA

Robertson

0

To give a speech on the electricity sector in Northern Ireland.

£376

17–18.10.16

Belfast

Robertson,
Blenkinsop,
Evans,
Hepburn,
Hermon,
Hoey,
Kinahan,
Lopresti,
McDonnell,
Mills,
Paisley,
Robinson

2

Inquiry into the electricity sector in Northern Ireland.

£6,361

16–17.1.17

Derry / Londonderry

Robertson,
Blenkinsop,
Campbell,
Hepburn,
Kinahan,
Lopresti,
McDonnell,
Mills,
Stewart

3B

Inquiry into the future of the land border with the Republic of Ireland.

£5,767

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence

All Select Committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each Committee’s website.

26. Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/jcpow.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 16 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website

Total number of meetings:

8

Of which:

  Number of wholly private meetings

8

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

27. Petitions

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: https://www.parliament.uk/petitions.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 20 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

33

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken*

4

  Number of wholly private meetings**

29

*Includes one joint evidence session with the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, one with the Transport Committee and two with the Women and Equalities Committee.

**Includes one joint private meeting with the Women and Equalities Committee.

Other activities

Conferences / Seminars hosted

3

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following category of witnesses:

Appearances by other witnesses:

18

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

30.11–1.12.16

Berlin

Jones,
Day,
Double,
Dowden,
McKinnell,
Scully

1

To visit the Petitions Committee of the Bundestag as part of the Committee’s inquiry into its own working methods

£3,428

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

Details of e-petitions debated in Westminster Hall and of e-petitions tagged to debates are available on the Committee’s website here:

https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/petitions-committee/petitions-information/actions-on-petitions/

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of the Committee’s website.

28. Privileges

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/privileges/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 28 October 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

9

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

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the Formal Minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

29. Procedure

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/procedure-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

26

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

7

  Number of wholly private meetings

19

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

2

  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)

6

Appearances by other witnesses:

8

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

Fourth Report, Session 2015−16, Programming: evaluation of the trial of new arrangements for tabling amendments, HC 823; 23.5.16

Fourth Report, Use of the Welsh language in the Welsh Grand Committee at Westminster, HC 816, and the Government response HC 1043; 1.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

30. Public Accounts

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/pac.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 7 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

53

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

51

  Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private

1

  Number of wholly private meetings

2

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

5

Conferences / Seminars hosted

3

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of Ministerial departments:

  Cabinet Office

6

  Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

2

  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

2

  Department for Communities and Local Government

5

  Department for Culture, Media and Sport

2

  Department for Education

6

  Department for Energy and Climate Change

1

  Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1

  Department of Health

10

  Department for International Development

3

  Department for International Trade

1

  Department for Transport

3

  Department for Work and Pensions

3

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

2

  HM Treasury

6

  Home Office

3

  Ministry of Defence

4

  Ministry of Justice

2

Number of appearances by officials from or representatives of non-Ministerial departments:

  HM Revenue and Customs

8

  UKTI

1

Number of appearances by Executive Agencies, and other public bodies:

  BBC

3

  BBC Trust

1

  BBC World Service Group

1

  British Council

1

  CDC Group

1

  Crown Commercial Service

1

  Education Funding Agency

4

  Financial Conduct Authority

1

  Health Education England

1

  Homes and Communities Agency

1

  House of Commons

1

  Infrastructure and Projects Authority

1

  National Offender Management Service

1

  National Probation Service

1

  NHS England

8

  NHS Improvement

5

  NHS Providers

1

  Norfolk County Council

1

  Regulatory Policy Committee

1

  Restoration and Renewal Programme Board

1

  UK Asset Resolution

1

  UK Financial Investments

1

Number of appearances by other witnesses:

41

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

Cancelled

Washington DC

N/A

N/A

To participate in meetings relating to the implementation for global standards for multinational taxation

£234

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

25.5.16

MediaCity UK, Salford

Hillier,
Bacon,
Brock,
Evans,
Flint,
Foster,
Mills,
Smyth

4A

Inquiry into BBC’s critical projects

£3,350

4.7.16

HMP Hatfield

Hillier,
Evans,
Flint,
Pugh

4A

Inquiry into Transforming rehabilitation

£803

21.10.16

Wolverhampton

Hillier

2

Conference on West Midlands Devolution

£253

5–6.3.17

Sellafield, Cumbria

Hillier,
Bacon,
Boswell,
Kwarteng,
Phillipson

2

To understand progress and process of significant nuclear decommissioning projects on site

£1,830

A Includes 2 shorthand writers

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

Fourth Report, Entitlement to free early years education and childcare, HC 224, 21.11.16

Forty-third Report, Financial sustainability of the NHS, HC 887, 14.3.17

Oral evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts on 27 February 2017, on integrating health and social care, HC 959, 14.3.17

Forty-sixth Report, National Citizen Service, HC 955, 13.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

31. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: www.parliament.uk/pacac.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

36

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

22

  Number of wholly private meetings

14

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

4

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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 Commons (other than Ministers)

2

  Members of the House of Lords

12

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Cabinet Office

3

  Department of Health

3

  Department for Work and Pensions

1

  Foreign and Commonwealth Office

1

  HM Treasury

1

  Ministry of Defence

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Electoral Commission

4

  Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

2

Appearances by other witnesses:

45

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

19–24.3.17

Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City, Canada

Jenkin,
Cowan,
Fysh,
Hopkins

2

The work of the Civil Service

£50,838 (estimated outturn)

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were launched in the House:

Seventh Report, Will the NHS never learn? Follow-up to PHSO report ‘Learning from Mistakes’ on the NHS in England, HC 743; 2.2.17

Tenth Report, Lessons still to be learned from the Chilcot Inquiry, HC 656; 16.3.17

Twelfth Report, Lessons learned from the EU Referendum, HC 496; 20.4.17

The following were debated in the House:

Follow-up to PHSO report on unsafe discharge from hospital: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2016–17, HC 1016; Fifth Report, Follow-up to PHSO report on unsafe discharge from hospital, HC 97; 27.2.17

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

Follow-up to PHSO report on unsafe discharge from hospital: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2016–17, HC 1016; Fifth Report, Follow-up to PHSO report on unsafe discharge from hospital, HC 97; 14.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

32. Regulatory Reform

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/regulatory-reform-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 October 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

4

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

1

  Number of wholly private meetings

3

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

1

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Appearances by other witnesses:

1

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

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

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

33. Science and Technology

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

35

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

32

  Number of wholly private meetings

3

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

2

Conferences / Seminars hosted

1

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

9

  Members of the House of Lords (of whom 2 were also Ministers)

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Cabinet Office

1

  Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

6

  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

2

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1

  Department of Health

1

  Government Office for Science

4

  Home Office

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Animal and Plant Health Agency

1

  BBC

2

  Civil Aviation Authority

2

  Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

2

  Genomics England

4

  Innovate UK

1

  Intellectual Property Office

1

  Medical Research Council

2

  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

1

  Met Office

1

  National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

1

  Natural Environment Research Council

1

  NHS Blood and Transplant

1

  NHS England

4

  Public Health England

2

  Research Councils UK

4

  UK Atomic Energy Authority

1

  UK Space Agency

2

Appearances by other witnesses:

115

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

Cancelled

CERN, GenevaA

N/A

N/A

Inquiry into Brexit consequences

£1,084

23–25.4.17

AmsterdamA

Metcalfe

1

Fifth World Conference on Research Integrity

£506 B

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Costs reported include £273.70 loss due to General election making Chair’s participation impossible.

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

24.5.16

Metropolitan Police laboratories, London

Borwick,
Monaghan

2

Inquiry into Forensic Science Strategy

Nil

6.6.16

Google DeepMind, London

Blackwood,
Borwick,
Warman

2

Inquiry into Robotics and artificial intelligence

£18

9.6.16

LGC Forensics, Twickenham

Blackwood,
Borwick,
Green,
Mathias

2

Inquiry into Forensic Science Strategy

Nil

8.11.16

Alan Turing Institute, London

Metcalfe,
Borwick,
Mathias,
Monaghan,
Stringer,
Warman

5

Committee awayday

Nil

29.11.16

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Metcalfe,
Monaghan

2

Inquiry into Regenerative medicine

Nil

13.12.16

UCL Ear Institute, London

Metcalfe

1

Inquiry into Regenerative medicine

Nil

13.12.16

Centre of Cell Gene and Tissue Therapeutics, Royal Free Hospital

Metcalfe

1

Inquiry into Regenerative medicine

Nil

19.1.17

Glasgow

Metcalfe,
Monaghan

2

Inquiry into CBRN emergencies

£733

16.3.17

The Big Bang Fair, The NEC, Birmingham

Metcalfe,
Borwick,
Mathias,
Monaghan,
Thomas

4A

To visit The Big Bang Fair and take oral evidence for Closing the STEM skills gap inquiry

£444

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

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

Seventh Report, Leaving the EU: implications and opportunities for science and research, HC 502; 19.12.16

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Sixth Report, Evidence Check: Smart metering of electricity and gas, HC 161, and the Government response HC 846; 9.2.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

34. Scottish Affairs

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

29

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

26

  Number of wholly private meetings

3

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

1

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

4

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

5

  Cabinet Ministers of the Scottish Government

3

  Ministers of the Scottish Government (other than Cabinet Ministers)

2

  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)

2

  Members of the Scottish Parliament (other than Ministers)

8

  Members of the House of Lords

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

94

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

9.6.16

Edinburgh

Wishart,
Anderson,
Blackman,
Ferrier,
Law,
Stevenson

4B

To take oral evidence in relation to its inquiry into the renewable energy sector in Scotland

£3,010

4.7.16

Skye

Wishart,
Ferrier,
Law

4B

To take oral evidence into its inquiry into the demography of Scotland and the implications for devolution.

£4,569

25.7.16

EdinburghA

Wishart

1

To launch the renewables energy sector in Scotland Report.

£220

24.10.16

Glasgow

Wishart,
Brock,
Chope,
Ferrier,
Hepburn,
Law,
Murray,
Stevenson

5B

To take oral evidence in relation to the inquiry on Scotland’s place in Europe.

£3,497

(estimated outturn)

14.11.16

Edinburgh University

Wishart,
Brock,
Law

2

Inquiry into devolution of welfare in Scotland.

£1,033

16.1.17

Dumfries

Wishart,
Brock,
Ferrier,
Law,
Soubry,
Stevenson

4B

To take oral evidence in relation to its inquiry into Sustainable employment in Scotland

£1,690

20.2.17

Aberdeen University, Scotland

Wishart,
Brock,
Ferrier,
Law,
Murray,
Soubry

5B

To take oral evidence in relation to its inquiry on Sustainable employment in Scotland

£3,780

(estimated outturn)

13.3.17

Scottish Parliament

Wishart,
Brock,
Ferrier,
Hepburn,
Law

2

Joint meeting with Scottish Parliament Social security Committee, on inter-governmental co-operation on social security

£918

(estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes 1 shorthand writer

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Fourth Report, Session 2015–16, Post-study work schemes, HC 593, and the Government response HC 787; 8.12.16

Second Report, Demography of Scotland and the implications for devolution, HC 82, and the Government response HC 938; 9.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

35. Selection

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/committee-of-selection-commons/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 17 June 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

31

Of which:

  Number of wholly private meetings

31

Other activities

None

Staff

Details of the staff of the Committee during the Session can be found on the Committee’s website

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

None

36. Standards

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/standards.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 9 September 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

15

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

3

  Number of wholly private meetings

12

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

6

Appearances by other witnesses:

7

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members and lay members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

1.12.16

Cardiff

Barron, Midha

3

Outreach

£714

8.12.16

Guildford

Beresford, Burgess, Darcy

3

Outreach

£493

9.12.16

Birmingham

Burton, Jinman, Rader

2

Outreach

£1,236

Reports and evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

37. Statutory Instruments

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/statutory-instruments-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

22

Of which:

  Number of wholly private meetings

22

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

38. Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/statutory-instruments/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

27

Of which:

  Number of wholly private meetings

27

Other activities

None

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

None

Overseas Visits

Not applicable

Visits to European Institutions

Not applicable

UK Visits

Not applicable

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

None

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Not applicable

39. Transport

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/transcom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

36

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken*

32

  Number of wholly private meetings

4

*Includes one joint evidence session with the Petitions Committee.

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

4

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the Formal Minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

6

  Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Transport

8

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Maritime and Coastguard Agency

2

  Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

6

  Vehicle Certification Agency

1

  High Speed Two Ltd

2

  British Transport Police

1

  Network Rail

7

  Rail Accident Investigation Branch

1

  Rail Safety and Standards Board

1

  Rail Delivery Group

5

  British Transport Police Authority

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

112

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

5.12.16

BrusselsA

Stewart

1

Inquiry into Volkswagen emissions scandal and vehicle type approval

£419

A Travel in a representative capacity

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

Cancelled

HORIBA MIRA, Nuneaton

N/A

N/A

Inquiry into Vehicle type approval

£47

7.6.16

Siemens Rail Automation, Chippenham

Ellman,
Menzies,
Stewart

1

Inquiry into Rail technology: signalling and traffic management

£204

1.3.17

East Grinstead

Ellman,
Efford,
Merriman,
Stewart

1

Inquiry into Improving the rail passenger experience: Driver Only Operation demonstration

Nil

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

Eighth Report, Bus Services Bill, HC 611, and the Government response HC 918; 31.1.17

The following were debated in Westminster Hall:

Second Report, Session 2015–16, Road traffic law enforcement, HC 518, and the Government response HC 132; 23.2.17

Third Report, Vehicle type approval, HC 69, and the Government response HC 699; 20.4.17

Sixth Report, The future of rail: Improving rail passenger experience, HC 64, and the Government response HC 905; 16.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

40. Treasury

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

55

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

49

  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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

2

  Members of the House of Lords

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  HM Treasury

3

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)

10

  Competition and Markets Authority

1

  Financial Conduct Authority

3

  HM Revenue and Customs

4

  Office for Budget Responsibility

3

  Payment Systems Regulator

1

  Prudential Regulatory Authority

3

  UK Financial Investments Limited

1

Appearences by other witnesses:

68

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

12–14.9.16

Berlin and Rome

Tyrie,
Baker,
Goodman,
Hammond,
Kerevan,
Reeves

3

Inquiry into Economic and Financial Costs and Benefits of the UK’s membership of the EU

£17,198

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

None

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes

Debates

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

First Report, Economic and financial costs and benefits of UK’s EU membership, HC 122; 15.6.16

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

41. Welsh Affairs

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/welshcom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

23

Of which:

  Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

18

  Number of wholly private meetings

5

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

1

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

None

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

Number of appearances by:

  Cabinet Ministers

2

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

6

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

1

  Department for Energy and Climate Change

1

  Department for Transport

2

  Wales Office

1

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Electoral Commission

1

  Highways England

1

  National Nuclear Laboratory

1

  Office for Nuclear Development

1

  Office for Nuclear Regulation

1

  S4C

1

  S4C Authority

1

  Welsh Government

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

18

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

26–28.2.17

Brussels

Davies, David TC,
Davies, Chris,
Davies, Dr James,
Flynn,
Williams, Craig,
Williams, Mr Mark

3A

Inquiry into Implications for Wales of the EU referendum result and Devolution: Lessons for Wales

£5,785

A Includes 1 facilitator

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

13.6.16

Chepstow and the Severn Bridge

Davies, David TC,
Davies, Byron,
Davies, Chris,
Jones,
Williams, Craig

4A

Inquiry into The future of the Severn River crossings

£1,007

15.9.16

Cardiff

Davies, David TC,
Elmore,
Saville Roberts,
Williams, Mr Mark

3A

Inquiry into Wales and Borders Rail franchise

£1,172

31.10.16

Canadian High Commission and Quebec Government Office, London

Davies, David TC,
Davies, Glyn,
Davies, Dr James,
Saville Roberts,
Williams, Mr Mark

3

Inquiry into Devolution: Lessons for Wales

Nil

14.11.16

Ebbw Vale

Davies, David TC,
Davies, Glyn,
Saville Roberts,
Williams, Mark Mr

5B

Inquiry into Implications for Wales of the EU referendum result

£1,013

28.11.16

Aberystwyth

Davies, David TC,
Flynn,
Saville Roberts,
Williams, Mr Mark

5B

Inquiry into Implications for Wales of the EU referendum result

£1,240

5.12.16

Prestatyn

Davies, David TC,
Davies, Dr James,
Flynn,
Saville Roberts

4B

Inquiry into Implications for Wales of the EU referendum result

£927

6.2.17

Newport

Davies, David TC,
Davies, Chris,
Flynn,
Kinnock,
Saville Roberts,
Williams, Craig

1

Inquiry into Implications for Wales of the EU referendum result

£398

20.3.17

Dolgellau

Davies, David TC,
Davies, Glyn,
Saville Roberts,
Williams, Mr Mark

4A

Inquiry into Agriculture in Wales post-Brexit

£1,279

A Includes 1 shorthand writer

B Includes 2 staff from Parliamentary Outreach

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

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

First Report, Session 2015–16, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill, HC 449, and the Government response HC 280; 14.6.16

First Report, Session 2015–16, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill, HC 449, and the Government response HC 280; 5.7.16

First Report, Session 2015–16, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill, HC 449, and the Government response HC 280; 11.7.16

First Report, Session 2015–16, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill, HC 449, and the Government response HC 280; 12.9.16

First Report, Broadcasting in Wales, HC 14, and the Government response HC 697; 18.10.16

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

Oral evidence taken 6.6.16, 13.6.16 and 4.7.16: The future of the Severn River crossings, HC 171; 31.1.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

42. Women and Equalities

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/womenandequalities.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 6 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

34

Of which:

Number of meetings at which evidence was taken*

23

  Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private

1

  Number of wholly private meetings**

11

*Includes two joint evidence sessions with the Petitions Committee

** Includes one joint private meeting with the Petitions Committee

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

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the formal minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

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)

8

  Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)

4

  Members of the House of Lords

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of Ministerial departments comprising:

  Department of Communities and Local Government

3

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Equality and Human Rights Commission

6

  Office for National Statistics

1

  Ofsted

1

  Scottish Government

1

Appearances by other witnesses:

70

Overseas Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

Cancelled

New York, United States of America

N/A

N/A

UN Commission on the Status of Women 2017

£131*

* Although the Committee visit was cancelled the Side Event hosted by the Committee still took place during the Conference with the rent of a projector costing £131.

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

30.3.17

Bath

Miller,
Davies,
Howlett

3

Inquiry into tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities.

£729

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

None

Debates

The following was launched in the House:

Fifth Report, Women in the House of Commons after the 2020 election, HC 630; 12.1.17

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

First Report, Session 2015–16, Transgender Equality, HC 390, and the Government response Cm 9301; 1.12.16

Third Report, Sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools, HC 91, and the Government response HC 826; 8.12.16

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

Sixth Report, High heels and workplace dress codes, HC 291; 6.3.17

First Report, Maternity and pregnancy discrimination, HC 90, and the Government response Cm 9401; 15.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each committee’s website.

43. Work and Pensions

Information about the Committee’s work can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/workpencom.

The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 8 July 2015.

Members

Information relating to committee membership and members’ attendance is published on the Committee’s website.

Total number of meetings:

52

Of which:

Number of meetings at which evidence was taken

47

  Number of times evidence was taken partly or wholly in private

1

  Number of wholly private meetings

5

Other activities

Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)

4

Staff

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

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Information relating to specialist advisers can be found in the Formal Minutes of the Committee and any relevant reports.

Witnesses

Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:

  Cabinet Ministers

1

  Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)

11

  Members of the House of Lords

5

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:

  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

2

  Department for Communities and Local Government

1

  Department for Work and Pensions

12

  HM Revenue and Customs

2

  Home Office

1

  Ministry of Justice

2

Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:

  Pension Protection Fund

1

  The Pensions Regulator

3

  Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner

2

Appearances by other witnesses:

195

Overseas Visits

None

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits

Date

Destination

Members

Staff

Purpose

Cost

7.7.16

HMP Featherstone, Wolverhampton

Allen,
Buck

2

Inquiry into Support for ex-offenders

£784

8.9.16

Paisley and Renfrewshire

Field,
Allen,
Black,
Quin

2

Inquiry into Employment opportunities for young people

£2,181

12.1.17

University of Birmingham

Field,
Black,
Buck,
Cartlidge,
Mackinlay,
McCabe

2

Inquiry into Universal basic income; taking oral evidence away from Westminster

£891

20.3.17

Arlington House, Camden

Buck

1

Joint inquiry with Communities and Local Government Committee into Future of supported housing; roundtable discussion with stakeholders

Nil

Reports and Evidence

All select committee publications are published on the Committee’s website.

Formal Minutes

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

Divisions

Any divisions are recorded in the relevant section of the Committee’s Formal Minutes.

Debates

The following were debated in the House:

First Report, BHS, HC 54, 20.10.16

Third Report, Intergenerational fairness, HC 59, and the Government response HC 964, 28.2.17

The following was debated in Westminster Hall:

Ninth Report, Session 2015–16, Support for the bereaved, HC 551, and the Government response HC 230, 2.3.17

Number of evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session

Details of oral evidence sessions held for each inquiry are recorded on the relevant inquiry page of each Committee’s website.

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 2016–17 is presented office by office.

NUMBERS AND GRADES OF STAFF SERVING SELECT COMMITTEES

Committee Office (as of 10 May 2017)

Staff

FTE*

Band SCS1A to 3: Clerk of Committees, Principal Clerks, and Legal Adviser to JCHR

6

Band SCS1: Deputy Principal Clerks, Senior Clerks

16

Band A1: Head of Media and Communication Services (Select Committees); Chief Policy Adviser

2

Band A2: Senior Clerks, Head of WPU, Senior Specialists, Media Officer, Legal Specialists, Deputy Head of Scrutiny Unit etc

54.73

Band A3: Fast Stream: Assistant Clerks etc

6

Band B1: Committee Specialists, Media Officers, Senior Executive Officers etc

57.75

Band B2: Senior Committee Assistants etc

30.16

Band C: Committee Assistants, Secretaries, Web Editor etc

32.49

Band D1: Committee Support Assistants

6.33

Band D2: Office Support Assistants

2

Work placement students and Apprentices

2

*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 Office in Financial Year 2016/17 were approximately £12.5 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 12 May 2017, 4 members of staff who worked in the Committee Directorate were on maternity leave, 5 were on secondments and 2 were on career breaks.

Chamber Business Directorate

Journal Office

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

A Senior Clerk (A2) was Clerk of the Procedure Committee, supported by an Assistant Clerk (Band A3), and a Committee Assistant (Band C).

A Senior Clerk (A2) was Clerk of the Petitions Committee, supported by an Assistant Clerk (Band A3), a Petitions and Engagement Manager (Band B1), a Petitions and Communications Manager (Band B1), a Senior Committee Assistant (Band B2), a Committee Assistant (Band C) and an Apprentice.

Public and Private Bill Office

A Senior Clerk in the Public Bill Office (Band A2) was also Clerk of the Committee of Selection. She was supported by a Committee Assistant (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 September 2016) 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) a Committee Assistant (Band C), and Committee Support Assistannt (Band D1).

2 Witness Diversity Session 2016–17

Committee

Total witnesses

Total Men

Men-Non-discretionary*

Men-Discretionary

Total Women

Women-Non-discretionary*

Women-Discretionary

Business, Innovation and Skills

218

173

59

114

45

13

32

Committees on Arms Export Controls

5

2

0

2

3

1

2

Communities and Local Government

167

109

49

60

58

14

44

Culture, Media and Sport

105

79

28

51

26

14

12

Defence

114

103

61

42

11

8

3

Education

152

85

21

64

67

11

56

Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-committee

23

15

4

11

8

1

7

Energy and Climate Change

45

31

11

20

14

4

10

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

107

80

24

56

27

8

19

Environmental Audit

108

70

54

16

38

30

8

European Scrutiny

15

14

14

0

1

1

0

Exiting the European Union

77

58

15

43

19

2

17

Foreign Affairs

70

52

16

36

18

3

15

Health

96

55

24

31

41

11

30

Home Affairs

127

91

62

29

36

16

20

International Development

141

70

52

18

71

41

30

International Trade

47

42

6

36

5

0

5

Joint Committee on Human Rights

66

32

3

29

34

5

29

Justice

97

64

24

40

33

8

25

Northern Ireland Affairs

66

51

16

35

15

3

12

Petitions

18

11

2

9

7

1

6

Procedure

16

14

5

9

2

0

2

Public Accounts

232

189

146

43

43

28

15

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs

82

57

43

14

25

19

6

Science and Technology

173

124

28

96

49

10

39

Scottish Affairs

113

89

20

69

24

7

17

Transport

158

137

57

80

21

12

9

Treasury

135

121

60

61

14

6

8

Welsh Affairs

46

37

29

8

9

6

3

Women and Equalities

100

50

6

44

50

6

44

Work and Pensions

234

152

62

90

82

19

63

Total

3153

2257

1001

1256

896

308

588

* non-discretionary witnesses largely being office holders: for example Ministers, senior civil servants, organisation chief executives.

3 Select Committee Expenses for Financial Year 2016/17*

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, Energy and Industrial Strategy

19,204.74

0.00

7,405.52

7,807.47

105.00

2.147.72

48.31

36,718.76

Communities and Local Government

7,474.36

0.00

1,761.75

13,245.93

24,849.00

3,094.56

1,703.52

52,129.12

Culture, Media and Sport

10,968.09

0.00

12,772.95

10,378.75

0.00

2,050.03

3,592.08

39,761.90

Defence

46,196.00

0.00

3,619.00

42,137.00

540.00

3,573.41

1,938.16

98,003.57

Education

41,045.98

0.00

4,009.97

13,721.14

0.00

1,466.42

817.70

61,061.21

Education (Sub-Committee)1

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

174.80

175.21

350.01

Energy and Climate Change

46,367.58

0.00

0.00

242.00

0.00

64.85

0.00

46,674.43

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

4,449.91

0.00

1,327.88

9,762.90

0.00

1,778.69

78.85

17,398.23

Exiting the EU

6,169.24

899.31

18,288.55

0.00

0.00

2,428.03

608.37

28,393.50

Foreign Affairs

80,838.22

957.09

0.00

11,536.25

4,938.13

716.35

584.35

99,570.39

Health

0.00

0.00

6,256.01

16,120.81

420.00

2,001.91

1,246.29

26,045.02

Home Affairs

63,867.39

674.83

15,639.35

0.00

0.00

2,444.97

0.00

82,626.54

International Development

88,998.46

0.00

2,302.33

15,215.31

0.00

2,020.97

571.82

109,108.89

International Trade

6,586.19

0.00

0.00

4,324.56

0.00

1,322.60

0.00

12,233.35

Justice

11,366.00

0.00

859.00

3,665.00

0.00

2,253.00

125.00

18,268.00

Northern Ireland Affairs

3,598.21

0.00

15,150.70

0.00

0.00

11,134.44

1,276.00

31,159.72

Science and Technology

597.91

0.00

1,521.23

700.00

0.00

1,533.82

1,297.00

5,649.96

Scottish Affairs

0.00

0.00

18,716.68

0.00

0.00

3,269.99

273.15

22,259.82

Transport

0.00

419.00

251.00

647.50

0.00

412.80

0.00

1,730.30

Treasury

17,198.18

0.00

0.00

37,943.69

0.00

885.19

197.74

56,224.80

Welsh Affairs

0.00

5,785.21

7,035.49

0.00

0.00

1,177.07

0.00

13,997.77

Women and Equalities

131.10

0.00

1,518.70

13,239.27

900.00

1,092.84

2,085.63

18,967.54

Work and Pensions

0.00

0.00

4,175.87

5,785.36

372.00

4,839.21

1,301.93

16,474.37

Other Committees

Administration

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

789.13

13.00

802.13

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

Environmental Audit

43,377.00

0.00

622.00

10,713.70

0.00

1,391.79

653.87

54,785.78

European Scrutiny

7,442.68

1,022.33

202.50

0.00

0.00

0.00

803.38

9,470.89

Finance

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Human Rights (Joint Committee)2

5,432.59

4,071.74

2,318.00

14,878.10

0.00

1,487.98

5,564.06

33,752.47

Liaison

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)2

606.45

0.00

0.00

7,742.76

0.00

71.30

0.00

8,420.51

Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)

0.00

0.00

0.00

4,046.70

0.00

0.00

0.00

4,046.70

Petitions

3,427.78

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1,280.41

563.25

5,271.44

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

291.96

0.00

0.00

Public Accounts

233.60

0.00

6,234.83

577.20

840.00

627.13

3,692.53

12,205.29

Public Administration & Constitutional Affairs

40,370.69

0.00

0.00

14.966.25

0.00

963.53

388.00

56,688.47

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

2,442.53

40,022.17

118.93

138.80

463.43

43,185.86

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

555,948.35

13,829.51

134,431.84

299,419.82

33,083.06

58,633.74

30,063.00

1,125,701.28

* Figures include some expenditure incurred in FY 2015/16

1 Also a Sub-Committee of the Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Committee

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

3 Figures shown in Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses column is cost of Lay Members’ fees and expenses

Note: Expenditure on external transcription services for select committees during FY 2016/17 was £284,865.

Appendix—MEMBERS SERVING ON COMMITTEES

The total number of Members who served on select committees was 382. The number of Members who served on the other committees was 48.

Names of Members

Select Committee

Other

Adams, Nigel

Culture, Media and Sport

Aldous, Peter

Environmental Audit

Alexander, Heidi

Health

Ali, Rushanara

Communities and Local Government; Energy and Climate Change

Allan, Lucy

Education; Women and Equalities

Allen, Heidi

Work and Pensions

Amess, Sir David

Administration

Panel of Chairs

Anderson, Mr David

Scottish Affairs

Ansell, Caroline

Environmental Audit

Argar, Edward

Procedure

Arkless, Richard

Justice

Atkins, Victoria

Home Affairs

Austin, Ian

Education

Bacon, Mr Richard

Public Accounts

Bailey, Mr Adrian

Panel of Chairs

Baker, Mr Steve

Treasury

Panel of Chairs

Baldwin, Harriett

Public Accounts

Baron, Mr John

Foreign Affairs

Barron, Sir Kevin

Committee of Privileges; Committee on Standards; Liaison

Beckett, Margaret

National Security Strategy

Benn, Hilary

Exiting the European Union; Liaison

Benyon, Richard

Defence

Beresford, Sir Paul

Administration; Committee of Privileges; Committee on Standards; Liaison

Berger, Luciana

Health

Berry, Jake

Finance

Berry, James

Home Affairs

Betts, Mr Clive

Communities and Local Government; Finance; Liaison

Panel of Chairs

Bingham, Andrew

Culture, Media and Sport

Black, Mhairi

Work and Pensions

Blackford, Ian

Petitions

Blackman, Bob

Backbench Business; Communities and Local Government; Procedure

Blackman, Kirsty

Scottish Affairs

Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta

Science and Technology

Blackwood, Nicola

Liaison; Science and Technology

Blenkinsop, Tom

Committee of Privileges; Committee on Standards; Energy and Climate Change; Northern Ireland Affairs

Standing Orders

Blomfield, Paul

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Business, Innovation and Skills

Blunt, Crispin

Committees on Arms Export Controls; Foreign Affairs; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)

Bone, Mr Peter

Panel of Chairs

Borwick, Victoria

Science and Technology

Boswell, Philip

Public Accounts

Brabin, Tracy

Women and Equalities

Bradshaw, Mr Ben

Health

Brady, Mr Graham

Panel of Chairs

Bridgen, Andrew

Liaison; Regulatory Reform

Brock, Deidre

Public Accounts; Scottish Affairs

Brown, Alan

European Scrutiny

Brown, Mr Nicholas

Finance; Liaison

Bruce, Fiona

Human Rights; International Development

Bryant, Chris

Palace of Westminster

Buck, Ms Karen

Human Rights; Work and Pensions

Burrowes, Mr David

Home Affairs

Burt, Alistair

Exiting the European Union

Byrne, Liam

International Trade

Cadbury, Ruth

Women and Equalities

Cameron, Dr Lisa

International Development

Campbell, Mr Alan

Selection

Campbell, Mr Gregory

Northern Ireland Affairs

Carmichael, Mr Alistair

Energy and Climate Change; Exiting the European Union

Carmichael, Neil

Education; Liaison

Cartlidge, James

Work and Pensions

Cash, Sir William

European Scrutiny; Liaison

Caulfield, Maria

Exiting the European Union; Women and Equalities

Chalk, Alex

Justice

Chapman, Douglas

Committees on Arms Export Controls; Defence

Chapman, Jenny

Procedure; Procedure

Cherry, Joanna

Exiting the European Union

Chope, Mr Christopher

Committee of Privileges; Committee on Standards; Communities and Local Government; Procedure; Scottish Affairs

Panel of Chairs

Churchill, Jo

Environmental Audit; Women and Equalities

Cleverly, James

Consolidation &c. Bills; International Trade

Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey

Finance

Clwyd, Ann

Committees on Arms Export Controls; Foreign Affairs

Coffey, Dr Thérèse

Environmental Audit

Collins, Damian

Culture, Media and Sport; Liaison

Colvile, Oliver

Northern Ireland Affairs

Cooper, Julie

Health

Cooper, Rosie

Health

Cooper, Yvette

Home Affairs; Liaison; National Security Strategy (Joint)

Costa, Alberto

Justice

Courts, Robert

Backbench Business

Cowan, Ronnie

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs

Coyle, Neil

Work and Pensions

Crausby, Sir David

Panel of Chairs

Crawley, Angela

Women and Equalities

Creagh, Mary

Environmental Audit; Liaison

Creasy, Stella

Science and Technology

Cryer, John

Administration

Cunningham, Mr Jim

Scottish Affairs

Dakin, Nic

Procedure

Davies, Byron

Home Affairs; Welsh Affairs

Davies, Chris

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Welsh Affairs

Davies, David T. C.

Liaison; Welsh Affairs

Davies, Dr James

Health; Welsh Affairs

Davies, Geraint

Environmental Audit; European Scrutiny

Panel of Chairs, Standing Orders

Davies, Glyn

Energy and Climate Change; Environmental Audit; Welsh Affairs

Davies, Mims

Consolidation &c. Bills; Women and Equalities

Davies, Philip

Justice; Women and Equalities

Panel of Chairs

Day, Martyn

Administration; Petitions

Donelan, Michelle

Education

Dorries, Nadine

Panel of Chairs

Double, Steve

European Scrutiny; Petitions

Doughty, Stephen

Committees on Arms Export Controls; International Development

Dowd, Jim

Petitions; Science and Technology

Dowden, Oliver

Petitions; Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs

Doyle-Price, Jackie

Selection

Drax, Richard

European Scrutiny

Drummond, Mrs Flick

Women and Equalities

Duddridge, James

Procedure

Durkan, Mark

Exiting the European Union

Edwards, Jonathan

Exiting the European Union

Efford, Clive

Transport

Elliott, Julie

Culture, Media and Sport

Ellman, Mrs Louise

Liaison; Transport

Elmore, Chris

Justice; Procedure; Welsh Affairs

Elphicke, Charlie

Public Accounts

Engel, Natasha

Court of Referees, Panel of Chairs, Standing Orders

Evans, Chris

Public Accounts

Evans, Mr Nigel

Committees on Arms Export Controls; International Development; International Trade; Northern Ireland Affairs

Panel of Chairs

Evennett, David

Selection

Fabricant, Michael

Administration

Farrelly, Paul

Culture, Media and Sport

Fellows, Marion

Education

Fernandes, Suella

Education

Ferrier, Margaret

Scottish Affairs

Field, Frank

Liaison; Work and Pensions

Fitzpatrick, Jim

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flello, Robert

Transport

Panel of Chairs

Flint, Caroline

Public Accounts

Flynn, Paul

Petitions; Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs; Welsh Affairs

Foster, Kevin

Backbench Business; Public Accounts

Fovargue, Yvonne

Procedure

Foxcroft, Vicky

Statutory Instruments; Statutory Instruments (Joint)

Frazer, Lucy

Education

Fuller, Richard

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Business, Innovation and Skills; Regulatory Reform

Furniss, Gill

Women and Equalities

Fysh, Mr Marcus

International Trade; Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs

Standing Orders

Gale, Sir Roger

Panel of Chairs

Gapes, Mike

Foreign Affairs

Panel of Chairs

Garnier, Mark

Finance; Treasury

Gethins, Stephen

Foreign Affairs

Ghani, Ms Nusrat

Home Affairs

Gibson, Patricia

Procedure