29 January 2003
HIGHER EDUCATION
The Education and Skills Committee has announced a new inquiry into Higher Education to examine the proposals in the Government's White Paper The Future of Higher Education.
The Committee would welcome written submissions. These should be sent on disk or by e:mail (edskillscom@parliament.uk) with an additional paper copy addressed to: David Lloyd, Clerk, Education & Skills Select Committee, 7 Millbank, London. SW1P 3JA, by noon on Tuesday 11 February.
A guide for written submissions to the Committee may be found on the parliamentary website at: http://www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/witguide.htm.
Information about the Education and Skills Committee
The Education and Skills Committee is one of the House's Select Committees related to government departments: its terms of reference are to examine "the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Education and Skills and its associated public bodies". The Committee chooses its own subjects of inquiry, within the overall terms of reference. It invites written evidence from interested parties and holds public evidence sessions, usually in committee rooms at the House of Commons, although it does have the power to meet away from Westminster. At the end of each inquiry, the Committee will normally agree a Report based on the evidence received. Such Reports are published and made available on the Internet. Copies are sent free to those who give oral evidence. Reports usually contain recommendations to the Government and other bodies. The Government by convention responds to reports within about two months of publication. These responses are also published.
The membership of the Committee is as follows:
Mr David Chaytor, Labour, Bury North
Valerie Davey, Labour, Bristol West
Jeff Ennis, Labour, Barnsley East & Mexborough
Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat, Chesterfield
Mr Robert Jackson, Conservative, Wantage
Ms Meg Munn, Labour, Sheffield Heeley
Mr Kerry Pollard, Labour, St Albans
Jonathan Shaw, Labour, Chatham and Aylesford
Mr Barry Sheerman (Chairman), Labour, Huddersfield
Mr Mark Simmonds, Conservative, Boston & Skegness
Mr Andrew Turner, Conservative, Isle of Wight