Session 2002-03
Press Notice no.2
REVISED PROGRAMME AUTUMN/WINTER 2002-03
Sessions involving Clare Short MP, Secretary of State for International Development, and Lord Browne of Madingley, Chairman of BP-both giving evidence on Government targets and league tables-have been added to the programme of PASC, the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee. Other new witnesses on targets include the General Secretary of UNISON, the Director-General of the Prison Service and the Chief Constable of the Thames Valley Constabulary. Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will take place in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House, London SW1. On 9 and 10 December, the Committee will visit Bristol to take evidence in its inquiries on Public Service Targets and Public Appointments. A separate, detailed press release will be issued soon.
The Committee's full revised programme for the next few months is attached.
28 November
Public Service Targets Inquiry
10.00 a.m.
Doug McAvoy, General Secretary, NUT and Jan Berry, Chairman, Police Federation
11.30 a.m.
Lord Browne of Madingley, Chief Executive, BP Amoco
5 December
Public Service Targets Inquiry
10.00 a.m.
Professor Tim Brighouse, formerly Chief Education Officer, Birmingham, Gill Morgan, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation, Mike Newell, President, Prison Governors' Association and David Butler, Director, National Conference of Parent-Teacher Associations
12 December
Public Appointments & Patronage Inquiry
10.00 a.m.
Martin Wainwright, Northern Editor, The Guardian, Janet Paraskeva, Chief Executive, Law Society and Ms Linda Parkinson, Mr Andy Freeney and Mr Martin Gray, National Lottery Community Fund
11.15 a.m.
Ivy Cameron, Consultant
9 January 2003
Public Service Targets Inquiry
10.00 a.m
John Seddon, Managing Director, Vanguard Education
11.00 a.m.
Peter Wilkinson, Director of Health Strategy, Audit Commission
16 January 2003
Public Service Targets Inquiry
2.30 p.m.
Rt Hon Clare Short MP, Secretary of State for International Development
23 January 2003
Public Service Targets Inquiry
10.00 a.m.
Peter Neyroud, Chief Constable, Thames Valley Police, Martin Narey, Director General, Prison Service and Professor Alison Kitson, Executive Director (Nursing), Royal College of Nursing
11.15 a.m.
Frances Blunden, Principal Policy Adviser and Kay McIntosh, Editor of Health Which, Consumers' Association
30 January 2003
Public Service Targets Inquiry
10.00 a.m.
Dave Prentis, General Secretary, UNISON
11.30 a.m.
Nigel Crisp, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Chief Executive, NHS and Hugh Taylor, Director of External and Corporate Affairs, NHS