Select Committee inquiries A-Z

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A

• A Robust Grid for 21st Century Scotland

  On 12 January the Committee decided to conduct an inquiry into the means by which electricity is transmitted and distributed across Scotland, and the reliability and the provisions in place to cope with extreme weather conditions.

• A Severn Barrage?

  Committee announces new inquiry

• Access to Ports

  MPs would like to hear views on the adequacy of access to ports

• Accountability hearing with Monitor (2012)

  Report to be published on Tuesday 5 March 2013

• Accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2012)

  Report to be published on Wednesday 6 March 2013

• Administration and effectiveness of HMRC

  A follow up inquiry to the Committee's original report published in July 2011

• Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council

  The Justice Committee is launching a call for evidence on the abolition of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council

• APGs

  How should All Party Groups be organised

• Appointment of Dr Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England

  Committee one off hearing to question Mark Carney before he begins his new role

• Armed Forces Bill

  Written evidence is invited from interested parties on the provisions of the Armed Forces Bill.

• Asylum

  Asylum

• Aviation Strategy

  The Transport Committee has decided to undertake an inquiry into the Government’s aviation strategy. The Committee will focus on aviation capacity in the UK.

B

• BIS Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12

• Blacklisting in employment

  On June 27 the Scottish Affairs Committee launched its inquiry into the blacklisting following a raid on The Consulting Association which provided proof that construction workers’ personal details were traded for profit.

• Bovine TB Vaccine

  Inquiry into vaccination of badgers and cattle in relation to Bovine TB

• Brazil:Trade and Investment

  Committee announces new inquiry into Trade with Brazil

• Bridging the “valley of death”: improving the commercialisation of research

  The Committee has concluded taking evidence

• British foreign policy and the 'Arab Spring'

  This inquiry considers implications for British foreign policy of the ‘Arab Spring’, the contribution the UK can make to reform and reconstruction in Arab countries. The focus of the inquiry is on Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

• Building New Nuclear: The Challenges Ahead

• Business Appointment Rules

  Report published.

C

• Cancellation of the InterCity West Coast franchise competition

• Careers Guidance for Young People

  The Provision and competence of careers guidance to young people will be examined by MPs

• Climate Change

  Inquiry announced on 28 February 2013

• Clinical trials

• Coastguard Service

  The Transport Committee invited written evidence on how the Government’s changes to the Coastguard service are being implemented

• Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets

• Contamination of Beef Products

  Following the discovery of horsemeat and traces of pig in a number of supermarket beef products, the Committee will hold an evidence session on the contamination of beef products

• Councillors and the community

  The Committee has decided to conduct an inquiry into the role councillors play in their communities

• Credit Rating Agencies

  Inquiry examining the accountability and transparency of Credit Rating Agencies

• Cross-border Road and Rail Connectivity

D

• Defence Acquisition

  The Defence Committee announces a major new inquiry into Defence Acquisition

• Defence and cyber-security

  The Defence Committee today announces the first of a new series of inquiries looking at developing threats facing UK defence

• Defence Implications of Possible Scottish Independence

• Department for International Development Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12

  The International Development Committee is to conduct its annual inquiry into the Department for International Development's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12

• Departmental Annual Report 2010-11

  This inquiry focuses on how the FCO, and its associated bodies, are implementing spending cuts and adjusting to reduced Government spending. Attention will also be given to the recently announced changes to the FCO’s global network.

• Developments in UK Foreign Policy

  One of two proposed twice-yearly evidence sessions with the Foreign Secretary covering the full range of the Foreign Secretary’s responsibilities

• DFID's Development Programme in Zambia

  The International Development Committee Announces inquiry looking into Zambia and the challenges the country faces meeting the Millennium Development Goals

• Disabled access to transport

  Committee calls for evidence on legislation affecting disabled access to transport

• Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK?

  Political and Constitutional Reform Commiittee examine if we need a constitutional convention for the UK?

• Draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill

  The Home Affairs Committee pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill

• Draft Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill

  The Committee will scrutinise the draft Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Bill

• Draft Northern Ireland Bill

  Pre-legislative scrutiny into the draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

• Draft Pensions Bill

  The Government has asked the Work and Pensions Select Committee to carry out the pre-legislative scrutiny of the part of the draft Pensions Bill relating to the establishment of a single-tier State Pension. In this inquiry, the Committee will undertake a

• Drugs

  Committee to undertake comprehensive review of drugs policy

E

• EC 4th Railway Package

• E-Crime

  The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into e-Crime

• Embedding Sustainable Development: An update

  Committee to take evidence on the progress in embedding sustainable development in Government

• End of term report: 2011-12

  Report published.

• Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme

  A report by the Committee on Carbon Budgets in October 2011 looked at the issue of ‘carbon leakage’ for energy intensive industries.The Committee is now examining the rationale and design for the Government’s proposed compensation scheme

• Energy Prices, Profits and Poverty

  Submit written evidence to the inquiry online

• Engineering in government: follow-up

  This inquiry has now reported. Response has been received

• Engineering Skills

  The Committee has concluded taking evidence

• Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation

  The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee is examining how to ensure standards in the quality of legislation

• E-tabling of written questions

  The Procedure Committee is reviewing the restrictions on the number of questions which may be e-tabled by an individual Member in one day.

• EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy

  The Committee conducts a ‘rolling’ inquiry into "EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy" to enable it to maintain a ‘watching brief’ on developments in these areas and UK Government policy relating to them.

• European and UK Space Agencies

  Call for evidence

• European Scrutiny inquiry

  The Committee's inquiry will look at various aspects of European Scrutiny, including the Government's role in the process.

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• Financial scrutiny

  Inquiry launched

• Flood Funding

  Inquiry examining spending on flood defences and insurance provision

• Foundation years - Sure Start Children's Centres

  Education Committee announces inquiry into Foundation years

• FSA's report into HBOS

  The Treasury Committee will review the report that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is preparing on the failure of HBOS

• FSS Follow-up

• Future Maritime Surveillance

  The Defence Committee announces a major new inquiry into the contribution of the MoD and UK Armed Forces to the UK's future requirement for maritime surveillance

• Future of the civil service

  Oral evidence in progress

• Future of the European Union: UK Government policy

  The inquiry responds to the widespread sense that the Eurozone crisis and the December 2011 European Council have raised fundamental questions about the future of the EU and the UK’s place in it

G

• Global Food Security

  Global Food Security: Can we Feed the World?

• Governance and best practice in workplace pensions

  This inquiry will build on the Committee’s recent inquiry into automatic enrolment in assessing what further steps might be needed to ensure that the public has confidence in workplace pensions and to encourage retirement saving.

• Greater London Authorities Act 2007

• Green Deal watching brief

  Committee announces new inquiry

H

• Health and Safety in Scotland

  The Committee launched its inquiry into health and safety in Scotland.

• House of Lords reform: what next?

  The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee has decided to conduct an inquiry into what smaller-scale changes to the membership and structure of the House of Lords would be likely to command a consensus. The deadline for submissions is 26 March 2013

I

• Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland

  Inquiry into how the Armed Forces Covenant has been implemented in Northern Ireland

• Implementation of welfare reform by local authorities

  The Committee invites submissions from interested parties covering the progress made to date on the implementation of welfare reform by local authorities

• Independent Police Complaints Commission

  The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the IPCC

• Induction Arrangements for New Members of Parliament after next General Election

  Committee to look at arrangements for new Members of Parliament

• Insects and Insecticides

  This inquiry is examining the effect of systemic neonicotinoid pesticides on pollinators.

• Interpreting and Translation services and the Applied Language Solutions contract

  Justice Committee launches inquiry into provision of interpretation and translation services since Applied Language Solutions (ALS)

L

• Land Transport Security

  The Committee is to conduct an inquiry on land transport security. It is specifically seeking views on the European Commission’s working document on transport security, which was published on 31 May 2012

• Leadership and standards in the police service

  The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into leadership and standards in the police service

• Local authority parking enforcement

  MPs to examine government policy around parking enforcement

• Localised child grooming

  The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into localised child grooming

• Low-Carbon Growth Links with China

M

• Macroprudential tools

  The inquiry was launched on 30 May 2012

• Mapping the path to codifying - or not codifying - the UK's Constitution

  The Committee is conducting an inquiry in to codifying - or not codifying - the UK Constitution.

• Marine Pilotage

  The Transport Committee invites written evidence on issues affecting marine pilotage.

• Marine Science

  Inquiry in progress

• Measuring Well-being and Sustainable Development

  The Committee examined in November 2012 the draft Sustainable Development Indicators, with a view to contributing to the Government’s consultation on these.

• Money Advice Service

  Sub-Committee inquiry announced into the future of the Money Advice Service

N

• Nursing

  Evidence concluded

O

• Older prisoners

  The Justice Select Committee, chaired by Sir Alan Beith MP, is launching a call for written evidence for its new inquiry into older prisoners (which, for the purposes of the inquiry, the Committee proposes to define as those prisoners aged 60 and over).

• Open Access

  Committee announces new inquiry

• Operation of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

  The House has instructed the Committee to "review the operation of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009"

• Orders under the Public Bodies Act 2011

  Information and correspondence related to Defra orders under the Public Bodies Act 2011

• Overseas Students and Net Migration

P

• Pakistan

  International Development Committee announce new inquiry into Pakistan

• Personal Independence Payment (PIP): follow-up

  The Committee held a one-off oral evidence session with the DWP Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey MP. The Committee followed up a number of concerns, set out in its February 2012 report, about the Government’s plans to introduce PIP (the replacem

• Post-2015 Development Goals

  Post-2015 Development Goals

• Post-legislative review of the Mental Health Act 2007

  Evidence session was held on Tuesday 26 February

• Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special educational needs

  The Committee is examining Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special Educational Needs

• Private Investigators

  The Home Affairs Committee holds inquiry into the case for statutory regulation of private investigators

• Private Members' bills

  The Procedure Committee conducting an inquiry into the procedure relating to private Members' bills.

• Private Rented Sector

  The Committee invites submissions from interested parties covering the quality and regulation of private rented housing, and levels of rent within the sector

• Procurement

  Oral evidence in progress

• Progress on Local Enterprise Partnerships and the Regional Growth Fund

• Protecting the Arctic: The Government's Response

  The Committee has announced an inquiry into the Government’s response to its Protecting the Arctic Report

• Public engagement in policy-making

  Oral evidence complete

• Public Expenditure

  Evidence concluded; report in progress

Q

• Quantitative Easing

  Calls for evidence have been issued on the effects of QE

R

• Rail 2020

  This inquiry examined, but was not limited to, the report by Sir Roy McNulty on improving efficiency in the rail industry and the Government’s proposals for reform, fares and decentralisation

• Rail franchising

  Committee invites evidence relating to the Brown review

• Regional breakdown of public transport expenditure

• Regulation of medical implants

  The Committee published its report on 1 November 2012. Government Response has been received

• Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006

  Oral evidence complete

• Renewable Heat Incentive

  Submit written evidence to inquiry online by 21 February 2013

• Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry

  Next evidence session – Tuesday 5 March 2013

• Review of the operation of the Backbench Business Committee

• Revisiting Rebuilding the House: the impact of the Wright reforms

  The deadline for written submissions is now 25 February 2013.

• Risk perception and energy infrastructure

  This inquiry has now reported. Response has been received

• Role and powers of the Prime Minister

  The Committee is conducting an inquiry into the role and powers of the Prime Minister, this inquiry has been relaunched on 6 December 2012. Written submission welcome throughout February 2013.

• Role of the Cabinet Secretary and the resignation of Chief Whip

  Government Response published on 6 Feb 2013

• Rural Communities

  Inquiry into the work of Defra's Rural Communities Policy Unit

S

• School sports following London 2012

  Winning or Losing? Schools and the Olympic Legacy

• Science and International Development

  The Committee published its report on 26 October 2012. Government Reply awaited

• Scrutiny of public appointments by select committees

  The Liaison Committee has produced a further report on select committees and public appointments which considers the Government's response to its initial inquiry

• Securing the Future of Afghanistan

  The Defence Committee today (18 June 2012) announces a major new inquiry into Securing the Future of Afghanistan

• Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers

  The Liaison Committee has concluded a short inquiry into select committee effectiveness, resources and powers and is awaiting responses to its report

• Sittings of the House and the Parliamentary Calendar

  On March 7 the House of Commons Procedure Committee is announced its inquiry into the sitting of the House and the Parliamentary calendar.

• Smart Meter roll-out

  Submit written evidence to the inquiry online

• Special Advisers

  Report published.

• Stamp Prices

• Statistics

  Oral evidence complete.

• Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales

  An inquiry into Support for Armed Forces Veterans in Wales

• Support for Home Education

  Education Committee announces new inquiry

• Support for the creative industries

  Committee inquires into support for the creative industries

• Sustainability in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

  This inquiry will examine whether the strategy set out in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office White Paper, The Overseas Territories: Security, Success and Sustainability, embodies the principles of sustainable development

• Sustainable Communities Act 2007

  The Committee invites written submissions on the operation of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007

T

• Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development

  The International Development Committee announces inquiry looking at the link between taxation and development

• The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation

  The Defence Committee announces a major new inquiry into the accommodation provided to members of the Armed Forces and their families

• The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel

• The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education of Service Personnel

• The Census and social science

  The Committee published its report on 21 September 2012. Government Reply awaited

• The Coalition Government’s Programme of Political and Constitutional Reform

  As part of its ongoing scrutiny into the work of the Deputy Prime Minister in the area of Political and Constitutional Reform, the Committee will periodically be taking evidence from the Deputy Prime Minister.

• The Common Fisheries Policy

  Scrutiny of progress towards Common Fisheries Policy reform

• The Environment in Autumn Statement 2012 subsuming Budget 2013 inquiry

  The focus of this inquiry is to identify environmental measures needed in Budget 2013, and if possible the preceding Autumn Statement.

• The FCO's human rights work in 2011

  The Foreign Affairs Committee announces inquiry into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's human rights work in 2011, taking as a starting point the Department's 2011 Report on Human Rights and Democracy

• The FCO's performance and finances in 2011-12

  The Foreign Affairs Committee announces inquiry into the performance and finances of the FCO and associated public bodies in 2011-12

• The Foreign Policy Implications of and for a separate Scotland

  The Foreign Affairs Committee has announced that it is to inquire into whether Scottish separation would have an impact on the future foreign policy of the UK and that of an independent Scotland

• The future of dairy farming in Wales

  Committee announces new inquiry

• The future of UK Development Cooperation

  International Development Committee will assess the need for and design of UK development cooperation over the medium to long term

• The Government’s Review of Planning Practice Guidance

  The Committee invites short written submissions on the Review and the Government’s consultation proposals

• The impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles

  Committee announces new inquiry into the impact and effectiveness of ministerial reshuffles.

• The impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales

  The impact of changes to housing benefit in Wales

• The Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets

  Committee to conduct follow-up inquiry to 2011's 'Shale Gas'

• The impact on UK Defence of the proposed merger of BAE systems and EADS

  As discussions on the possible merger have now been terminated, the Committee will not be preceding with the inquiry in its present form.

• The Insolvency Service

  The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee announces a new inquiry

• The Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making

• The Referendum on Separation for Scotland

  On 12 October 2011 the Committee announced that it would conduct an inquiry in to The Referendum on Separation for Scotland

• The Rio +20 Summit

  The Committee will examine the Government's role at the UN Rio+20 Summit, but looking ahead focus particularly on what actions and strategies the Government should now follow.

• The role and future of the Commonwealth

  Following the Perth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), this inquiry focuses on the future and role of the Commonwealth and how Commonwealth membership helps the UK achieve its diplomatic objectives.

• The role of local authorities in health issues

  The Committee invites submissions from interested parties on the future role of English local authorities in health issues

• The role of School Governing Bodies

  This inquiry will look at the exisiting role of governing bodies, and the implications of recent Government policy developments in education for them

• The work of the UK Border Agency and Border Force

  Home Affairs Committee ongoing inquiry into the UK Border Agency and Border Force

• The work of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)

  The Transport Committee invites written evidence on VOSA

• The Work Programme in Wales

  Committee launches new inquiry into the Work Programme in Wales

• Transport and the Accessibility of Public Services

  The Committee is examining how current government policies, including health, education and work and welfare policies, are affecting people’s ability to get access to public services

• Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity

  Inquiry examining the adequacy of the Government’s approaches for detecting and managing potential threats to tree and plant health

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• UK's relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

  The Foreign Affairs Committee has announced its inquiry into the FCO's foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in the broader context of relations between the UK and the Gulf States.

• Universal Credit

  This inquiry will review the progress being made towards implementation of Universal Credit and will also examine aspects of the proposed entitlement conditions and the future operation of the benefit.

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• Violence against Women and Girls

  One in three women globally will be beaten or sexually abused in their lifetime. Violence against women and girls occurs in all societies including the UK. Violence against women and girls is a violation of their rights. It also holds back poverty eradica

W

• Water Quality

• Women in the Workplace

• Women Offenders

  The Justice Select Committee, chaired by Sir Alan Beith MP, is launching a call for written evidence for its new inquiry into Women Offenders.

• Work of the Ombudsman

  PASC’s regular annual survey of the work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

• Work Programme: the experience of different user groups

  This inquiry will consider how well the Work Programme, the Government’s contracted employment programme, is supporting different groups of long-term unemployed people, particularly those who may be considered to be hardest to help.

Y

• Youth Justice

  Committee revisits Youth Justice