APPENDIX 8: Summary of Evidence by Type
Background Oral Evidence
The Committee began by hearing from a number of 'background'
witnesses to inform themselves about the processes of regulation.
These witnesses divided into 'academics' and 'ex-regulators',
although many ex-regulators also have a strong background in industry
while others still work in regulated industries (Clare Spottiswoode,
for example, is currently a director for British Energy).
TABLE 1
Background information by type of witness
| Academics
| Ex-regulators
|
| Christopher Hood (informal session)[213]
| Ian Byatt |
| Tony Prosser | Bryan Carsberg
|
| Mark Thatcher (for international comparisons)
| Stephen Littlechild |
| Peter Vass | Clare Spottiswoode
|
| Sir Christopher Foster |
John Swift |
Written Evidence
The Committee issued a call for evidence in early
January. The deadline for submission of written evidence was 31st
March, although evidence continued to be submitted long after
that date. The following table gives the approximate figures for
the number of submissions received relating to each sector and
by type of witness.
TABLE 2
Number of Written submissions
| Sector[214]
| Regulators
| Industry
| Consumers
|
| General | 13[215]
| 1 | 2
|
| Gas and Electricity |
1 | 7
| 1 |
| Water | 1
| 2 | 1
|
| Postal Services | 1
| 1 | 1
|
| Rail | 1
| 0 | 0
|
| Air | 1
| 3 | 1
|
| Financial Services |
3 | 35
| 3 |
| Education | 3
| 0 | 0
|
| Communications | 5
| 2 | 0
|
Note: these figures are only approximate as many
bodies are cross sectoral
Further Oral Evidence
TABLE 3
Oral Witnesses by Sector and by Type
| Sector
| Regulators
| Industry
| Consumers
|
| General | Office of Fair Trading
Competition Commission
Environment Agency
| | National Consumer Council
|
| Gas and Electricity |
Ofgem | (i) Electricity Association
(ii) Gas Forum
(iii) British Energy
| Energywatch |
| Water | Ofwat
| Water UK | WaterVoice
|
| Postal Services | Postcomm
| Royal Mail | Postwatch
|
| Rail | Office of the Rail Regulator
| | |
| Air | Civil Aviation Authority
| | |
| Financial Services |
Financial Services Authority
| Financial Services Practitioner Panel
Association of Independent Financial Advisers
| Financial Services Consumer Panel
|
| Communications | OFCOM
| Mobile Broadband Group
(formerly UK Mobile Operators)
| |
The Committee also took evidence from Mr Stephen
Timms MP (DTI Minister); and the Competition Appeal Tribunal
213 A summary of Professor Hood's informal briefing
is at Appendix 10. Back
214
A number of submissions were cross sectoral; a number of others
do not fall into any category, such as those by the Hansard society,
the European Policy Forum, submissions by the DTI, and those by
Mr Henney. Back
215
Includes ombudsmen and bodies such as the Environment Agency and
the National Lottery Commission. Back
| 
