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Select Committees and Public Appointments
House of Commons Liaison Committee Select Committees and Public Appointments First Report of Session 2010–12 Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 July 2011 HC 1230 Published on 4 September 2011 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £14.50 Liaison Committee The Liaison Committee is appointed to consider general matters relating to the work of select committees; to advise the House of Commons Commission on select committees; to choose select committee reports for debate in the House and to hear evidence from the Prime Minister on matters of public policy. Current membership Sir Alan Beith MP (Liberal Democrat, Berwick-upon-Tweed) (Chair) The Chair of the following Select Committees are members of the Liaison Committee: Administration – Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst MP (Conservative, Saffron Walden) Backbench Business – Natascha Engel MP (Labour, North East Derbyshire) Business, Innovation and Skills – Mr Adrian Bailey MP (Labour/Co-op, West Bromwich West) Communities and Local Government – Mr Clive Betts MP (Labour, Sheffield South East) Culture, Media and Sport – Mr John Whittingdale MP (Conservative, Maldon) Defence – Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP (Conservative, North East Hampshire) Education – Mr Graham Stuart MP (Conservative, Beverley and Holderness) Energy and Climate Change – Mr Tim Yeo MP (Conservative, South Suffolk) Environmental Audit – Joan Walley MP (Labour, Stoke-on-Trent North) Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Miss -
Darcus Howe: a Political Biography
Bunce, Robin, and Paul Field. "Authors' Preface." Darcus Howe: A Political Biography. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2014. viii–x. Bloomsbury Collections. Web. 29 Sep. 2021. <>. Downloaded from Bloomsbury Collections, www.bloomsburycollections.com, 29 September 2021, 20:11 UTC. Copyright © Robin Bunce and Paul Field 2014. You may share this work for non-commercial purposes only, provided you give attribution to the copyright holder and the publisher, and provide a link to the Creative Commons licence. Authors ’ Preface Writing this book has involved many wonderful experiences. Hours in archives are, of course, the historian ’ s delight, and we thank the staff at the National Archives, the Institute of Race Relations, the George Padmore Institute, the British Library, the Colindale Newspaper Archive, Warwick University Library, Cambridge University Library, the Butler Library at the Columbia University and the archives of the Oilfi eld Workers Trade Union of Trinidad and Tobago, to name but a few. We have spent many hours being entertained by our interviewees. Early on in the project, we had the good fortune to spend an aft ernoon with Farrukh Dhondy. ‘ I expect you want me to tell you all the scandal, ’ was his opener. We earnestly assured him that we were writing a serious political piece, adding that we couldn ’ t believe that there would be enough scandal to fi ll a single page. ‘ Th ere ’ s enough to fi ll seven volumes! ’ , he retorted. One of the stranger experiences, only obliquely related to the project, was an Equality and Diversity training session that one of us was compelled to attend in the summer of 2011. -
Interpreting Parliamentary Scrutiny
Interpreting Parliamentary Scrutiny An enquiry concerning everyday practices of parliamentary actors in select committees of the House of Commons Marc Geddes A dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Politics Faculty of Social Sciences The University of Sheffield May 2016 Contents Abstract v Acknowledgements vi List of tables and figures viii Introduction 1 Part I: Theoretical Foundations Chapter 1: Traditions 9 Chapter 2: Theory 35 Chapter 3: Methodology 58 Part II: Interpreting Scrutiny Chapter 4: Members 81 Chapter 5: Chairs 111 Chapter 6: Staff 137 Part III: Scrutiny Landscapes Chapter 7: Relationships 165 Chapter 8: Evidence 194 Chapter 9: Conclusions 223 iii Notes Appendix A: List of select committees 245 Appendix B: Ethics agreement 247 Appendix C: House of Commons confidentiality agreement 249 Appendix D: Standard interview consent form 251 Appendix E: Interview themes and checklist 253 Appendix F: Summary statistics for committee members 255 Appendix G: Summary data for witnesses 257 Appendix H: Summary of witness database categories 259 Bibliography 261 iv Abstract This doctorate looks at the role of parliamentary select committees in the UK House of Commons. Though the literature on this topic is extensive, this research project explores the issue from a distinctive vantage point. While research on committees has predominantly focused on their outputs, such as committee reports, in order to assess the effectiveness of Parliament in holding the executive to account, this thesis looks at the input-side to committee work. It explores the individual beliefs, everyday practices and perennial dilemmas of parliamentary actors in select committees. In doing so, this thesis argues that understanding beliefs and practices of committee members, chairs and staff are crucial ways to better comprehend the way that scrutiny works in the House of Commons. -
Ethnic Diversity in Politics and Public Life
BRIEFING PAPER CBP 01156, 22 October 2020 By Elise Uberoi and Ethnic diversity in politics Rebecca Lees and public life Contents: 1. Ethnicity in the United Kingdom 2. Parliament 3. The Government and Cabinet 4. Other elected bodies in the UK 5. Public sector organisations www.parliament.uk/commons-library | intranet.parliament.uk/commons-library | [email protected] | @commonslibrary 2 Ethnic diversity in politics and public life Contents Summary 3 1. Ethnicity in the United Kingdom 6 1.1 Categorising ethnicity 6 1.2 The population of the United Kingdom 7 2. Parliament 8 2.1 The House of Commons 8 Since the 1980s 9 Ethnic minority women in the House of Commons 13 2.2 The House of Lords 14 2.3 International comparisons 16 3. The Government and Cabinet 17 4. Other elected bodies in the UK 19 4.1 Devolved legislatures 19 4.2 Local government and the Greater London Authority 19 5. Public sector organisations 21 5.1 Armed forces 21 5.2 Civil Service 23 5.3 National Health Service 24 5.4 Police 26 5.4 Justice 27 5.5 Prison officers 28 5.6 Teachers 29 5.7 Fire and Rescue Service 30 5.8 Social workers 31 5.9 Ministerial and public appointments 33 Annex 1: Standard ethnic classifications used in the UK 34 Cover page image copyright UK Youth Parliament 2015 by UK Parliament. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 / image cropped 3 Commons Library Briefing, 22 October 2020 Summary This report focuses on the proportion of people from ethnic minority backgrounds in a range of public positions across the UK. -
2 a Quotation of Normality – the Family Myth 3 'C'mon Mum, Monday
Notes 2 A Quotation of Normality – The Family Myth 1 . A less obvious antecedent that The Simpsons benefitted directly and indirectly from was Hanna-Barbera’s Wait ‘til Your Father Gets Home (NBC 1972–1974). This was an attempt to exploit the ratings successes of Norman Lear’s stable of grittier 1970s’ US sitcoms, but as a stepping stone it is entirely noteworthy through its prioritisation of the suburban narrative over the fantastical (i.e., shows like The Flintstones , The Jetsons et al.). 2 . Nelvana was renowned for producing well-regarded production-line chil- dren’s animation throughout the 1980s. It was extended from the 1960s studio Laff-Arts, and formed in 1971 by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive Smith. Its success was built on a portfolio of highly commercial TV animated work that did not conform to a ‘house-style’ and allowed for more creative practice in television and feature projects (Mazurkewich, 1999, pp. 104–115). 3 . The NBC US version recast Feeble with the voice of The Simpsons regular Hank Azaria, and the emphasis shifted to an American living in England. The show was pulled off the schedules after only three episodes for failing to connect with audiences (Bermam, 1999, para 3). 4 . Aardman’s Lab Animals (2002), planned originally for ITV, sought to make an ironic juxtaposition between the mistreatment of animals as material for scientific experiment and the direct commentary from the animals them- selves, which defines the show. It was quickly assessed as unsuitable for the family slot that it was intended for (Lane, 2003 p. -
Saurashtra University Library Service
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Etheses - A Saurashtra University Library Service Saurashtra University Re – Accredited Grade ‘B’ by NAAC (CGPA 2.93) Kinger, Anil H., 2008, “The Minorities and their Voices: A Critical Study of the Contemporary Indian English Writing with rererence to the Novels of Salman Rushdie, Rohinton Mistry, I. Allan Sealy and Esther David”, thesis PhD, Saurashtra University http://etheses.saurashtrauniversity.edu/id/834 Copyright and moral rights for this thesis are retained by the author A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given. Saurashtra University Theses Service http://etheses.saurashtrauniversity.edu [email protected] © The Author THE MINORITIES AND THEIR VOICES: A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ENGLISH WRITING WITH REFERENCE TO THE NOVELS OF SALMAN RUSHDIE, ROHINTON MISTRY, I. ALLAN SEALY AND ESTHER DAVID DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY, RAJKOT FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY SUBMITTED BY: ANIL HARILAL KINGER LECTURER & HEAD SHRI P. D. MALAVIYA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, RAJKOT SUPERVISED BY: DR. KAMAL H. MEHTA PROFESSOR & HEAD DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH & COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES, SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY, RAJKOT. -
Self-Determination Activist and Writer Darcus Howe
In Memoriam: Self-Determination Activist and Writer Darcus Howe The broadcaster and writer Darcus Howe, who has died aged 74, once described himself as having come from Trinidad on a “civilizing mission”, to teach Britons to live in a harmonious and diverse society. His aims were radical, and he brought them into the mainstream by articulating fundamental principles in a strikingly outspoken way. After his initial experience of racial tension in Britain at the start of the 1960s, Howe became active in the Black Power movement in the US and the Caribbean. In August 1970, having returned to London, he organized, with Althea Jones-Lecointe and the British Black Panthers, a campaign in defense of the Mangrove restaurant. Established and run by Frank Crichlow, the Mangrove was a small piece of decolonized territory in Notting Hill, west London. When police attempted to close it, Howe came to his friend’s aid, organizing a march. Entirely peaceful until the police intervened in overwhelming numbers, it led to a spontaneous melee, the melee to arrests, and the arrests to the biggest Black Power trial in British history. 2 Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies, vol.10, no.3, May 2017 For 55 days Howe and Jones-Lecointe led the defense of the Mangrove nine – themselves, Crichlow and six others – from the dock of the Old Bailey. Howe demanded an all-Black jury, a claim he rooted in the Magna Carta. The judge rejected this, but the nine had stamped their authority on the case. Howe subjected the prosecution to forensic scrutiny. -
Imperialmatters31.Pdf
Imperial Matters 31 QX 6/2/08 08:26 Page 37 head ISSUE 31 WINTER 2007–08_THE UK’S NEW KIND OF HEALTHCARE CENTRE_LOOKING BACK AT A YEAR OF CELEBRATIONS_AN EVENING OF ROCK AND DUST_PLUS ALL THE NEWS FROM THE COLLEGE AND ALUMNI GROUPS IMPERIALmatters Alumni magazine of Imperial College London including the former Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, St Mary’s Hospital Medical School and Wye College. ISSUE 31 WINTER 2007–08 in this issue ... 12 15 16 17 18 26 27 REGULAR FEATURES ALUMNI NEWS 1 editorial by Sir Richard Sykes 22 networks and groups 2 letters 26 Imperial’s international ambassadors 28 alumni focus NEWS 30 media mentions 3 Imperial news 31 books 4 faculty news 32 in memoriam 33 honours FEATURES 12 wrapping up our Centenary year_looking back at a year of celebrations 15 Centenary celebrations reunite alumni_at the Alumni Reunion 2007 16 dust rocks!_alumnus and Queen guitarist Brian May explains zodiacal dust 17 a rare vintage_the possibilities of Manchester Merlot and Sheffield Shiraz 18 a giant step for UK healthcare_a look at the UK’s first Academic Health Science Centre 20 Africa: health matters?_leading academics gather to discuss African healthcare 21 good advice_shaping the College’s future success in fundraising EXCLUSIVE ONLINE FEATURES new Department of Life Sciences_to encourage collaboration across the spectrum of life sciences happy 10th birthday medicine_celebrating 10 years since the Faculty’s formation schistosomiasis control initiative_awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize celebrating strong links with Asia_at the Asia Convocation IMPERIALmatters PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND DEVELOPMENT AND IMPERIAL COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS EDITOR ZOË PERKINS MANAGING EDITOR SASKIA DANIEL EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS LIZ GREGSON, ABIGAIL SMITH, LAURA GALLAGHER, DANIELLE REEVES, COLIN SMITH AND NAOMI WESTON DESIGN JEFF EDEN PRINT PROLITHO LTD DISTRIBUTION PHAROS INTERNATIONAL IMPERIAL MATTERS IS PUBLISHED TWICE A YEAR. -
Falling Off a Cliff?
Falling off a cliff? Economic and social decline by the coast Scott Corfe FALLING OFF A CLIFF? FIRST PUBLISHED BY The Social Market Foundation, August 2019 11 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB Copyright © The Social Market Foundation, 2019 ISBN: 978-1-910683-72-9 The moral right of the author(s) has been asserted. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book. THE SOCIAL MARKET FOUNDATION The Foundation’s main activity is to commission and publish original papers by independent academic and other experts on key topics in the economic and social fields, with a view to stimulating public discussion on the performance of markets and the social framework within which they operate. The Foundation is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It is independent of any political party or group and is funded predominantly through sponsorship of research and public policy debates. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author, and these do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors or the Social Market Foundation. CHAIR DIRECTOR Mary Ann Sieghart James Kirkup TRUSTEES Baroness Grender MBE Nicola Horlick Tom Ebbutt Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP Peter Readman Melville Rodrigues Trevor Phillips OBE Professor Tim Bale 2 SOCIAL MARKET FOUNDATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS Scott Corfe Scott Corfe joined the SMF as Chief Economist in June 2017. -
A Sheffield Hallam University Thesis
Reflections on UK Comedy’s Glass Ceiling: Stand-Up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms TOMSETT, Eleanor Louise Available from the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive (SHURA) at: http://shura.shu.ac.uk/26442/ A Sheffield Hallam University thesis This thesis is protected by copyright which belongs to the author. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the author. When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given. Please visit http://shura.shu.ac.uk/26442/ and http://shura.shu.ac.uk/information.html for further details about copyright and re-use permissions. Reflections on UK Comedy’s Glass Ceiling: Stand-up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms Eleanor Louise Tomsett A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Sheffield Hallam University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy October 2019 Candidate declaration: I hereby declare that: 1. I have not been enrolled for another award of the University, or other academic or professional organisation, whilst undertaking my research degree. 2. None of the material contained in the thesis has been used in any other submission for an academic award. 3. I am aware of and understand the University's policy on plagiarism and certify that this thesis is my own work. The use of all published or other sources of material consulted have been properly and fully acKnowledged. 4. The worK undertaKen towards the thesis has been conducted in accordance with the SHU Principles of Integrity in Research and the SHU Research Ethics Policy. -
Racist Violence in the United Kingdom
RACIST VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Human Rights Watch/Helsinki Human Rights Watch New York AAA Washington AAA London AAA Brussels Copyright 8 April 1997 by Human Rights Watch. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN 1-56432-202-5 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-77750 Addresses for Human Rights Watch 485 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017-6104 Tel: (212) 972-8400, Fax: (212) 972-0905, E-mail: [email protected] 1522 K Street, N.W., #910, Washington, DC 20005-1202 Tel: (202) 371-6592, Fax: (202) 371-0124, E-mail: [email protected] 33 Islington High Street, N1 9LH London, UK Tel: (171) 713-1995, Fax: (171) 713-1800, E-mail: [email protected] 15 Rue Van Campenhout, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: (2) 732-2009, Fax: (2) 732-0471, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site Address: http://www.hrw.org Gopher Address://gopher.humanrights.org:5000/11/int/hrw Listserv address: To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail message to [email protected] with Asubscribe hrw-news@ in the body of the message (leave the subject line blank). HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Human Rights Watch conducts regular, systematic investigations of human rights abuses in some seventy countries around the world. Our reputation for timely, reliable disclosures has made us an essential source of information for those concerned with human rights. We address the human rights practices of governments of all political stripes, of all geopolitical alignments, and of all ethnic and religious persuasions. Human Rights Watch defends freedom of thought and expression, due process and equal protection of the law, and a vigorous civil society; we document and denounce murders, disappearances, torture, arbitrary imprisonment, discrimination, and other abuses of internationally recognized human rights. -
Defence and Security After Brexit Understanding the Possible Implications of the UK’S Decision to Leave the EU Compendium Report
Defence and security after Brexit Understanding the possible implications of the UK’s decision to leave the EU Compendium report James Black, Alex Hall, Kate Cox, Marta Kepe, Erik Silfversten For more information on this publication, visit www.rand.org/t/RR1786 Published by the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif., and Cambridge, UK © Copyright 2017 RAND Corporation R® is a registered trademark. Cover: HMS Vanguard (MoD/Crown copyright 2014); Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, A Chinook Helicopter of 18 Squadron, HMS Defender (MoD/Crown copyright 2016); Cyber Security at MoD (Crown copyright); Brexit (donfiore/fotolia); Heavily armed Police in London (davidf/iStock) RAND Europe is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to help improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. Limited Print and Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited. Permission is given to duplicate this document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions. Support RAND Make a tax-deductible charitable contribution at www.rand.org/giving/contribute www.rand.org www.rand.org/randeurope Defence and security after Brexit Preface This RAND study examines the potential defence and security implications of the United Kingdom’s (UK) decision to leave the European Union (‘Brexit’).