Committee Bulletin

Committee Bulletin Current inquiries, programme of meetings, reports and contacts 15 July 2013 Forthcoming Public Meetings Committees Please see inside for witness details: • European Union Tuesday 16 July Select Committee Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee • (A) Economic and Financial Affairs 10.40am Committee Room 2 • (B) Internal Market, Economic and Financial Affairs (Sub-Committee A) 10.45am Committee Room 1 Infrastructure and Employment Human Rights Joint Committee • (C) External Affairs 2.15pm Committee Room 4A • (D) Agriculture, Fisheries, Communications Committee Environment and Energy 3.30pm Committee Room2 • (E) Justice, Institutions and European Union Select Committee Consumer Protection 4.05pm Committee Room 4 • (F) Home Affairs, Health and Wednesday 17 July Education Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill Joint Committee 9.30am Committee Room 6 • Communications Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (Sub-Committee D) • Constitution 10.30am Committee Room 2 Home Affairs, Health and Education (Sub-Committee F) • Delegated Powers and Regulatory 10.30am Committee Room 3 Reform Inquiries Act 2005 Committee • 10.40am Committee Room 4 Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (Sub-Committee D) Bill Joint Committee 11.00am Committee Room 2 • Economic Affairs Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee 3.30pm Committee Room 4A • Human Rights Joint Committee Tuesday 23 July • Inquiries Act 2005 Committee Communications Committee • Mental Capacity Act 2005 3.30pm Committee Room 2 Committee • National Security Strategy Joint Debates Committee • Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Economic Affairs Committee Committee Monday 15 July The Draft Finance Bill 2013 • Parliamentary Commission on 1st Report Session 2012-13, HL 139 Banking Standards • Sub-Committees • Science and Technology • Secondary Legislation Scrutiny • Soft Power and the UK’s Influence Committee • Recent Committees Committees that have now dissolved • Recent Debates Committee report debates

European Union Economic and Financial Committee Affairs (Sub-Committee A) Remit Remit To consider European Union documents and other Sub-Committee A scrutinises EU documents and policy matters relating to the European Union. The on economics and finance, for example: Committee was re-appointed on 16 May 2012. • The EU annual budget • Tax matters • Collection of statistics • Financial regulation

Current Business Current Business On 16 May, the Select Committee restructured its sub- committees, and appointed six sub-committees instead (i) Genuine Economic and Monetary Union and of seven. The new names and remits of these sub- the Implications for the UK committees are included under each individual section. A Call for Evidence was issued on 24 April 2013. The closing date for submissions is 24 June 2013. Reports recently published (i) Report on 2012-13 Debates Published on 14 June 2013: 1st Report, HL Paper 15. Tuesday 26 March Debates MiFID 11: Getting it Right for the City and EU Wednesday 26 June Financial Services Industry 2nd Report, Session 2012-13, HL Paper 28 The Future of Eu Enlargement Published 6 March 2013,10th Report, HL Paper 129 Thursday 24 January Meetings European Banking Union: Key issues and challenges Tuesday 16 July 7th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 88. 4.00pm Private

4.05pm Public Evidence will be heard from The Rt Hon David Meetings Lidington MP, Minister for Europe on the 27-28 June Tuesday 16 July European Council 10.15am Private 10.45am Public Evidence will be heard via video conference on the

inquiry into Genuine Economic and Monetary Union Contact Details from Marco Pagano, Professor of Economics, Clerk Jake Vaughan University of Naples Federico II Telephone 020 7219 6083 11.30am Public Fax 020 7219 6715 Evidence will be heard via video conference on the Email [email protected] above inquiry from Dr Clemens Fuest, President, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Membership Chairman: L. Boswell of Aynho Contact Details L. Bowness, L. Cameron of Dillington, L. Carter of Clerk Stuart Stoner Coles, B. Corston, L. Dear, B. Eccles of Moulton, Telephone 020 7219 3616 L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Hannay of Chiswick, Fax 020 7219 6715 L. Harrison, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. Marlesford, Email [email protected] B. O’Cathain, B. Parminter, E. Sandwich, B. Scott of Needham Market, L. Tomlinson, L. Tugendhat, Membership B. Young of Hornsey Chairman: L. Harrison L. Dear Co-opted Members: L. Brookeborough, E. Caithness, L. Carter of Coles, L. Davies of Stamford, L. Flight, L. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Kerr of Kinlochard, B. Maddock, L. Marlesford, L. Vallance of Tummel

Internal Market, External Affairs Infrastructure and (Sub-Committee C) Employment Remit (Sub-Committee B) Sub-Committee C scrutinises EU documents and policy on: • Common Foreign and Security Policy Remit • Common Security & Defence Policy including EU Sub-Committee B scrutinises EU documents and policy on: military and civilian operations outside the EU; the • Employment affairs—including social security, European Security Strategy; defence co-operation. pensions, working time and the posting of workers. • External relations between the EU and non-EU • Transport—including railways, shipping, aviation countries, and other International Organisations. and internal market rules on motor vehicles. • Wider Europe: European Neighbourhood Policy • Internal Market—including the actual or expected including Eastern Partnership, Mediterranean Union. effect on UK businesses. • Development aid. • Infrastructure—including transport and telecoms. • International trade. • Research and innovation. Current Business • The digital single market. Reports recently published Current Business (i) The EU’s External Action Service Reports recently published Published on 19 March 2013: 11th Report, Session (i) The Effectiveness of EU Research and 2012-13, HL Paper 147. Innovation Proposals Debates Published on 23 April 2013: 15th Report, Session Monday 3 June 2012–13, HL Paper 162. The EU External Action Service (ii) Subsidiarity Assessment: Gender Balance on 11th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 147 Boards Meetings Published on 20 December 2012: 9th Report, Session Thursday 18 July 2012–13, HL Paper 97. 10.00am Private Meetings Thursday 25 July Monday 15 July 10.00am Private 3.00pm Private Contact Details 4.30pm Public Clerk Stuart Stoner Evidence will be heard from Professor Jo Shaw, Salvesen Telephone 020 7219 3616 Chair of European Institutions, Dean of Research and Fax 020 7219 6715 Deputy Head, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Law, University of Edinburgh; John Springford, Email [email protected] Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Don Flynn, Director of Membership Migrants Rights Network and Jonathan Portes, Director, Chairman: L. Tugendhat National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Subject: L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Trimble, B. Young of Free Movement of EU Migrant Workers. Hornsey Co-opted Members: B. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Contact Details B. Coussins, B. Henig, L. Jopling, L. Lamont of Lerwick, Clerk Nicole Mason L. Maclennan of Rogart, B. Quinn, L. Radice, Telephone 020 7219 4840 E. Sandwich Fax 020 7219 6715 Email [email protected]

Membership Chairman: B. O’Cathain Co-opted Members: L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Cotter, L. Fearn, L. Freeman, L. Haskel, B. Hooper, L. Kakkar, E. Liverpool, B. Valentine, L. Wilson of Tillyorn

Agriculture, Fisheries, Justice, Institutions and Environment and Energy Consumer Protection (Sub-Committee D) (Sub-Committee E) Remit Remit Sub-Committee D scrutinises EU documents and policy Sub-Committee E scrutinises EU documents and policy on: on: • The Common Agricultural Policy. • Civil and criminal justice. • Animal health and welfare. • The EU's institutions, agencies and other bodies. • The Common Fisheries Policy. • Specific matters which involve a high legal input. • The environment, including climate change. • Consumer protection. • Energy policy—including EURATOM and energy Current Business efficiency. Reports recently published Current Business (i) Workload of the Court of Justice of the Reports recently published European Union: Follow-Up Report No country is an energy Island: Securing Published on 29 April: 16th Report, Session 2012–13, Investment for the EU’s Future HL Paper 163. Published on 2 May 2013: 14th Report, Session 2012-13, HL (ii) EU police and criminal justice measures: The Paper 161. UK’s 2014 opt-out decision

Debates Published on 23 April 2013: 13th Report, Session 2012- 13, HL Paper 159. Monday 3 June (iii) Leaving a bitter taste? The EU Sugar Regime The Fight Against Fraud on the EU’S 4th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 44 Finances Published on 17 April 2013: 12th Report, Session 2012- Meetings 13, HL Paper 158. Wednesday 17 July Meetings 10.30am Private Wednesday 17 July 11.00am Public 4.00pm Private Evidence will be heard on reform of the Common Wednesday 24 July Fisheries Policy from Professor Chris Frid, School of 4.00pm Private Environment Sciences, University of Liverpool and Professor Jesper Raakjær, Department of Development Contact Details and Planning, Aalborg University (via video link). Clerk Elisa Rubio Wednesday 24 July Telephone 020 7219 3194 10.30am Private Fax 020 7219 6715 Contact Details Email [email protected]

Clerk Aaron Speer Telephone 020 7219 3015 Membership Fax 020 7219 6715 Chairman: B. Corston Email [email protected] Co-opted Members: L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Blair of Membership Boughton, L. Dykes, V. Eccles, B. Eccles of Moulton, Chairman: B. Scott of Needham Market L. Elystan-Morgan, L. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, Co-opted Members: L. Bowness, B. Byford, L. Cameron of B. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. O’Loan, L. Rowlands, Dillington, L. Giddens, B. Howarth of Breckland, L. Stoneham of Droxford L. Lewis of Newnham, B. Parminter, L. Plumb, L. Renton of Mount Harry, L. Whitty, L. Williams of Elvel

Home Affairs, Health and Communications Education Committee (Sub-Committee F) Remit Remit The Committee was appointed to consider the media and the creative industries. The Committee was Sub-Committee F scrutinises EU policy and documents re-appointed on 16 May 2013. on home affairs, including: • Immigration • Border controls (including the Current Business and asylum. Schengen system and Frontex). (i) Media plurality • Internal • Police cooperation (including A Call for Evidence was issued on 28 March 2013. The security. Europol). closing date for submissions is 1 May 2013. • Civil • Combating organised crime and Reports recently published protection. trafficking. (ii) Media Convergence • Health, sport and education. Published 19 March 2013: 2nd Report, Session 2012– Current Business 13, HL Paper 154

(i) Enhanced Scrutiny: Tobacco Products Meetings Directive Tuesday 23 July Reports recently published 3.15pm Private (ii) The UK opt-in to the Europol Regulation 3.30pm Public Published on 7 June 2013: 2nd Report, Session 2013- Evidence will be heard on the above inquiry from Mr 14, HL Paper 16. James Heath, Director of Policy and Mr Daniel Wilson, (iii) EU police and criminal justice measures: Head of International Policy, BBC Executive. The UK’s 2014 opt-out decision 4.30pm Public Published on 23 April 2013: 13th Report, Session 2012- Evidence will be heard on the above inquiry from Mr 13, HL Paper 159. Magnus Brooke, Director of Policy and Regulatory (iv) The EU’s Approach to Global Migration and Affairs, ITV; Mr Dan Brooke, Director of marketing Mobility and communications, Channel 4; and Mr Marcus Lee, Published on 18 December 2012: 8th Report, Session Director of Legal and Commercial Affairs, Channel 5. 2012–13, HL Paper 91. Contact Details Debates Clerk Anna Murphy Monday 1 July Telephone 020 7219 6076 The UK opt-in to the Europol Regulation Fax 020 7219 4931 2nd Report Session 2013-14, HL 16 Email [email protected]

Meetings Membership Wednesday 17 July 10.30am Public Chairman: L. Inglewood Evidence will be heard on the enhanced scrutiny item: B. Bakewell, L. Clement-Jones, B. Deech, L. Dubs, EU Cigarette Smuggling Strategy. Witnesses TBC B. Fookes, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, L. Bishop of Norwich, L. Razzall, L. St John of Bletso, B Scotland of Contact Details Asthal, E. Selborne, L. Skelmersdale Clerk Michael Torrance Telephone 020 7219 8650 Fax 020 7219 6715 Email [email protected]

Membership Chairman: L. Hannay of Chiswick Co-opted Members: B. Benjamin, L. Blencathra, V. Bridgeman, L. Judd, L. Morris of Handsworth, B. Prashar, L. Sharkey, E. Stair, Lord Wasserman

Constitution Committee Delegated Powers and Remit Regulatory Reform To examine the constitutional implications of all public Committee bills, and to keep under review the operation of the constitution. The Committee was re-appointed on 16 Remit May 2013. • To report whether the provisions of any bill Current Business inappropriately delegate legislative power, or (i) The constitutional arrangements for the use whether they subject the exercise of legislative of armed force power to an inappropriate degree of A Call for Evidence was issued on 13 May 2013. The parliamentary scrutiny. closing date for submissions is 14 June 2013 • To consider draft orders proposed to be made or (ii) The constitutional implications of coalition proposed to be made under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001. government A Call for Evidence was issued on 8 July 2013. The Current Business closing date for submissions is 30 August 2013 Reports recently published (i) Fortnightly scrutiny of delegated powers in bills and government amendments. Reports are published on (iii) Sessional Report 2012–13 Thursday mornings. Published 20 May 2013: 1st Report, Session 2013–14, HL Paper 7 (ii) Scrutiny of legislative reform orders (LROs) and (ivi) The Pre-emption of Parliament other orders as they arise.

Published 1 May 2013: 13th Report, Session 2012–13, Reports recently published HL Paper 165 (iii) Energy Bill: Part 2, Extension of Franchise (v)Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Bill (House of Lords) Bill, Cultural and Community Published 21 March 2013: 12th Report, Session 2012– Distribution Deregulation Bill, Mesothelioma 13, HL Paper 155 Bill [HL] Government Response, Marriage (vi) The Succession to the Crown Bill (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Government Published 21 January 2013: 11th Report, Session 2012– Response, Local Audit and Accountability Bill 13, HL Paper 106 [HL]: Government Response (vii) Growth and Infrastructure Bill Published 11 July: 6th Report, Session 13-14, HL Paper Published 18 January 2013: 10th Report, Session 2012– 41 13, HL Paper 104 (iv) Energy Bill Meetings Published 27 June: 5th Report, Session 13-14, HL Paper Wednesday 17 July 34 10.15am Private (v) Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill th Published 13 June: 4 Report, Session 13-14, HL Paper 26 Contact Details Meetings Clerk Nicolas Besly Every other Wednesday when the House is Telephone 020 7219 1228 sitting and as business requires. Fax 020 7219 4931 10.30am Private Email [email protected] Contact Details Membership Clerk Christine Salmon Percival Chairman: B. Jay of Paddington Telephone 020 7219 3233 L. Crickhowell, L. Cullen of Whitekirk, B. Falkner of Email [email protected] Margravine, L. Goldsmith, L. Hart of Chilton, L. Irvine of Lairg, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lester of Herne Hill, Membership L. Lexden, L. Powell of Bayswater, B. Wheatcroft Chairman: B. Thomas of Winchester B. Andrews, B. Fookes, B. Gardner of Parkes, L. Haskel, C. Mar, L. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Mayhew of Twysden B. O'Loan

Draft Voting Eligibility Economic Affairs (Prisoners) Bill Joint Committee Committee Remit Remit To consider economic affairs. The Committee was re-appointed on 16 May 2013. The Joint Committee has been appointed to consider and report on the draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill The Committee was appointed on 14 May 2013. Current Business (i) Taxing corporations in a global economy: is a new approach needed? Current Business A Call for Evidence was issued on 27 March 2013. The closing date for submissions is 30 April 2013. (i) Have your say on the draft voting eligibility Reports recently published (Prisoners) Bill. (ii) The Economic Implications for the United A call for evidence was issued on 16 May 2013. The Kingdom of Scottish Independence closing date for submissions is 13 June 2013. Published 10 April 2013: 2nd Report, Session 2012-13, HL Paper 152 Meetings Debates Wednesday 17 July Monday 22 October 9.30am Public The Economic Impact and Effectiveness of Evidence will be heard from Rt Hon David Davis MP Development Aid and Rt Hon Jack Straw MP. Published 29 March 2012: 6th Report, Session 2010– Contact Details 12, HL Paper 278 Lords Clerk Christopher Johnson Meetings Telephone 020 7219 3330 Tuesday 16 July Fax 020 7219 4931 3.30pm Private Email [email protected] Contact Details

Clerk Bill Sinton Membership Telephone 020 7219 5358 Chairman: Nick Gibb MP Fax 020 7219 4931 L. Dholakia, B. Gibson of Market Rason, B. Noakes, Email [email protected] L. Norton of Louth, L. Peston, L. Phillips of Worth Matravers, Crispin Blunt MP, Steve Brine MP, Lorely Membership Burt MP, Sir Alan Meale MP, Derek Twigg MP Chairman: L. MacGregor of Pulham Market B. Blackstone, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hollick, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Lipsey, L. May of Oxford, L. McFall of Alcluith, B Noakes, L. Rowe-Beddoe, L. Shipley, L. Skidelsky, L. Smith of Clifton

Human Rights Joint Committee Inquiries Act 2005 Remit Committee To consider human rights in the UK, excluding Remit individual cases; and to report on human rights To consider and report on the law and practice Remedial Orders. The Committee was re-appointed relating to inquiries into matters of public concern, in on 16 May 2013. particular the Inquiries Act 2005. The committee was Current Business appointed on 16 May 2013.

(i) The human rights of unaccompanied child migrants in the UK Current Business Reports recently published (i) Inquiries Act 2005. (ii) Legislative Scrutiny: Children and Families A call for evidence was issued on 13 June 2013. The Bill; Energy Bill closing date for submissions is 31 July 2013. Published 27 June 2013, 3rd Report, Session 2013-14, HL Paper 29 Meetings (iii) Legislative Scrutiny: Marriage (Same Sex Wednesday 17 July Couples) Bill 10.30am Private Published 14 June 2013, 2nd Report, Session 2013-14, 10.40am Public HL Paper 24 Evidence will be heard from Dr Karl Mackie CBE, Chief (iv) Human Rights of unaccompanied migrant Executive of the Centre for Effective Dispute children and young people in the UK Resolution (CEDR); and Peter Riddell, Director, Published 12 June 2013, 1st Report, Session 2013-14, Institute for Government. HL Paper 9 (v) Legislative Scrutiny Update Published 15 April 2013, 9th Report, Session 2012-13, HL Paper 157 Contact Details (vi) Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill Clerk Michael Collon (Second Report) Telephone 020 7219 3326 Published 28 February 2013; 8th Report, Session 2012- Fax 020 7219 4931 13, HL Paper 128 Email [email protected]

Meetings Tuesday 16 July 13.00pm Private Membership 14.15pm Public Chairman: L. Shutt of Greetland Evidence will be heard from Mr James Brokenshire MP, B. Buscombe, B Gould of Potternewton, B Hamwee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, L King of Bridgwater, L Morris of Aberavon, L Richard, on the TPIMs review L Soley, B Stern, L Trefgarne, L Trimble, L Woolf

Contact Details Lords Clerk Mark Davies Telephone 020 7219 6772 Fax 020 7219 6715 Email [email protected]

Membership Chairman: Hywel Francis MP B. Berridge, L. Faulks, B. Kennedy of The Shaws, L. Lester of Herne Hill, B. Lister of Burtersett, B. O’Loan, Rehman Chishti MP, Simon Hughes MP, Dominic Raab MP, Virendra Sharma MP, Sir Richard Shepherd MP

Mental Capacity Act 2005 National Security Committee Strategy Joint Committee Remit Remit To consider and report on the Mental Capacity Act To consider the National Security Strategy. The 2005. The committee was appointed on 16 May 2013. Committee was re-appointed on 16 May 2013.

Current Business Current Business (i) Mental Capacity Act 2005. Reports A call for evidence was issued on 26 June 2013. The (i) The work of the Joint Committee on the closing date for submissions is 2 September 2013. National Security Strategy in 2012 Published 28 February 2013: 2nd Report, Session Meetings 2012–13, HL Paper 115. Tuesday 16 July (ii) Government Response to the Committee’s 10.30am Private First Report of Session 2012–13 10.40am Public Published 22 November 2012: 1st Special Report, Evidence will be heard from will be heard from Session 2012–13, HL Paper 65. Beverley Dawkins OBE, National Officer for Profound Meetings and Multiple Learning Disabilities, Mencap; Vanda Monday 15 July Ridley, Communications Manager, Down’s Syndrome 4.00pm Private Association; and Hannah Barnett, Head of Operations, 4.30pm Public National Autistic Society Evidence will be heard on the above inquiry from Dr 11.40am Public Fatih Birol, Economist and Head of the Economic Evidence will be heard from Paul Farmer, Chief Analysis Division, International Energy Agency Executive Officer, Mind; Peter McCabe, Chief Contact Details Executive, Headway; George McNamara, Head of Lords Clerk Chris Atkinson Policy and Public Affairs, Alzheimer’s Society Telephone 020 7219 5864 Contact Details Fax 020 7219 6715 Clerk Judith Brooke Email [email protected] Telephone 020 7219 7516 Fax 020 7219 4931 Membership Email [email protected] Chairman: Margaret Beckett MP L. Clark of Windermere, L. Fellowes L. Harris of Haringey, L. Lee of Trafford, L. Levene of Portsoken, Membership B. Neville-Jones, B. Ramsay of Cartvale, L. Sterling of Plaistow, B. Taylor of Bolton, L. Waldegrave of North Chairman: L. Hardie Hill, James Arbuthnot MP, Adrian Bailey MP, Sir Alan L. Alderdice, B. Andrews, B. Barker, B. Browning, Beith MP, Malcolm Bruce MP, Fabian Hamilton MP, L. Faulks, B. Hollins, B. McIntosh of Hudnall, L. Patel of Paul Murphy MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Mark Bradford, B. Shephard of Northwold, L. Swinfen, Pritchard MP, Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP, Keith Vaz MP, L. Turnberg Tim Yeo MP

Olympic and Paralympic Parliamentary Legacy Committee Commission on Banking Remit Standards To consider the strategic issues for regeneration and Remit sporting legacy from the Olympic and Paralympic To consider and report on: Games. The committee was appointed on 16 May 2013. a) professional standards and culture of the UK banking sector, taking account of regulatory and competition investigations into the LIBOR Current Business rate-setting process; (i) Olympic and Paralympic Legacy b) lessons to be learned about corporate A call for evidence was issued on 4 June 2013. The governance, transparency and conflicts of closing date for submissions is 31 July 2013. interest, and their implications for regulation and for Government policy; and to make Meetings recommendations for legislative and other Monday 15 July action. 3.30pm Private 3.45pm Public Current Business Evidence will be heard on the above inquiry from Reports Councillor Guy Nicholson, Cabinet Member for (i) Changing Banking for Good Regeneration, London Borough of Hackney, Councillor Published 19 June 2013: 1st Report, Session 2013-14, Chris Roberts, Leader, Royal Borough of Greenwich HL Paper 27-I and Councillor Rabina Khan, London Borough of Meetings Tower Hamlets. The committee has now reported. 5.00pm Public Evidence will be heard from Councillor Rocky Gill, Deputy Leader, London Borough of Barking and Contact Details Dagenham. Lords Clerk Richard McLean Wednesday 17 July Telephone 020 7219 7566 10.30am Private Email [email protected] 10.45am Public Evidence will be heard on the above inquiry from witnesses tbc. Membership

Chairman: Mr Andrew Tyrie MP

L. Bishop of Durham, B. Kramer, L. Lawson of Blaby, Contact Details L. McFall of Alcluith, L. Turnbull, Mark Garnier MP, Clerk Duncan Sagar Andrew Love MP, Pat McFadden MP, John Thurso MP Telephone 020 7219 6072 Fax 020 7219 6715

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Membership Chairman: L. Harris of Haringey L. Addington, E. Arran, L. Bates, L. Best, B. Billingham, L. Faulkner of Worcester, B. King of Bow, L. Moynihan, Lord Stoneham of Droxford, B. Wheatcroft, L. Wigley

Parliamentary Science and Technology Commission on Banking Committee Standards Remit Sub-Committees To consider matters relating to science and technology. The Committee was re-appointed on 16 May 2013. Remit

The commission has nine sub-committees, each with a different remit: Current Business (i) Scientific Infrastructure (A) Panel on the retail and SME customer experience A Call for Evidence was issued on 24 May 2013. The (B) Panel on HBOS closing date for submissions was 21 June 2013. (C) Panel on corporate governance: board level (D) Panel on corporate governance: below board level Reports recently published (E) Panel on regulatory approach (ii) Regenerative Medicine (F) Panel on retail competition Published 1 July 2013: 1st Report, Session 2013-14, (G) Panel on wholesale competition HL Paper 23. (H) Panel on tax, audit and accounting (iii) The implementation of open access (I) Panel on Scotland Published 22 February 2012: 3rd Report, Session 2012– (J) Panel on mis-selling and cross-selling 13, HL Paper 122.

Current Business Debates Thursday 21 March

Higher Education in Science, Technology, Meetings Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects There are no meetings currently scheduled. 2nd Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 37

Meetings Contact Details Tuesday 16 July Lords Clerk Richard McLean 10.30am Private Telephone 020 7219 7566 Email [email protected] Contact Details Clerk Chris Clarke Telephone 020 7219 4963 Membership Fax 020 7219 4931 Each sub-committee has different membership. Please Email [email protected] refer to the individual sub-committee web pages for membership details. Membership Chairman: L. Krebs L. Dixon-Smith, B. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Manningham- Buller, L. O’Neill of Clackmannan, L. Patel, B. Perry of Southwark, L. Peston, L. Rees of Ludlow, E. Selborne, B. Sharp of Guildford, L. Wade of Chorlton, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Winston

Secondary Legislation Soft Power and the UK’s Scrutiny Committee Influence Committee Remit Remit To scrutinise instruments (usually Statutory Instruments) To examine the use of soft power in furthering laid before and subject to proceedings in the House and the United Kingdom’s global influence and to draw the special attention of the House to those interests. The Committee was appointed on 16 which: May 2013 a) have political, legal or public policy importance; b) are inappropriate in view of changed circumstances since the parent Act; c) inappropriately implement European Union Current Business Legislation; or

d) imperfectly achieve their policy objectives. To report on draft orders and documents laid before Meetings Parliament under section 11(1) of the Public Bodies Act Monday 15 July 2011 in accordance with the procedures set out in 4.20pm Public sections 11(5) and (6), and to consider and report on any Evidence will be heard on the above inquiry from material changes in a draft order laid under section 11(8) Martin Davidson CMG – Chief Executive, British of the Act. Council, Peter Horrocks – Director, BBC World To consider such other general matters relating to the Service and Dr Jonathan Williams - Deputy Director, effective scrutiny of secondary legislation. British Museum. The Committee is the successor to the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee. Contact Details Current Business Clerk Susannah Street (i) Weekly scrutiny of statutory instruments Telephone 020 7219 6635 (ii) The Committee publishes its weekly report on SIs Fax 020 7219 4931 each Thursday when the House is sitting. Email [email protected] Reports recently published (iii) Correspondence: Draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013 Published 9 July 2013: 8th Report, HL Paper 39 Membership

Chairman: L. Howell of Guildford Meetings B. Armstrong of Hill Top, L. Forsyth of Drumlean, Every Tuesday when the House is sitting. L. Foulkes of Cumnock, B. Goudie, L. Hodgson of 3.30pm Private Astley Abbotts, B. Hussein-Ece, L. Janvrin, B. Morris of Contact Details Bolton, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Prosser, L. Ramsbotham Contact Mark Gladwell Telephone 020 7219 8821 Fax Email [email protected]

Membership Chairman: L. Goodlad L. Bichard, L. Blackwell, L. Eames, L Methuen B. Hamwee, L. Methuen, B. Morris of Yardley, L Norton of Louth, L. Plant of Highfield, L Scott of Foscote

Recent Committees Recent Debates The following committees have reported and are now Select Committee on Small and Medium Sized dissolved: Enterprises Wednesday 26 June Adoption Legislation Committee Roads to Success: SME Exports • A report was published on 6 March 2013, 2nd Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 131 Report, HL Paper 127: Adoption: Post- Legislative Scrutiny European Union Committee Wednesday 26 June • A report was published on 19 December 2012: 1st Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 94: The Future of Eu Enlargement Adoption: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny 10th Report Session 2012-13, HL Paper 129

Draft Care and Support Bill Joint Committee Economic Affairs Committee Wednesday 26 June • A report was published on 19 March 2013: Economic Implications for the UK of Scottish independence Session 2012–13, HL Paper 143: Draft Care 2nd Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 152 and Support Bill

Home Affairs, Health and Education (Sub- Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee • Committee F) A report was published 13 March 2013: Thursday 6 June Session 2012–13, HL Paper 139: The Draft The EU’s Global Approach to Migration and Mobility Finance Bill 2013 8th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 91

Public Service and Demographic Change Committee External Affairs (Sub-Committee C) Monday 3 June • A report was published on 14 March 2013, The EU External Action Service Session 2012-13, HL Paper 140: Ready for 11th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 147 Ageing?

Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (Sub- Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee D) Committee Monday 3 June • A report was published on 8 March 2013, 1st Leaving a bitter taste? The EU Sugar Regime Report, Session 2012-13, HL Paper 131: Roads 4th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 44 to Success: SME Exports External Affairs (Sub-Committee C) Draft Communications Data Bill Joint Monday 11 March Committee Turning the Tide on Piracy, Building Somalia’s Future: • A report was published on 11 December 2012, Follow-up report on the EU’s Operation Atalanta and HL Paper 70: Draft Communications Data beyond Bill 3rd Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 43

Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Investigation Measures Bill Joint Committee Monday 11 March • A report was published on 27 November 2012, Government’s new approach to consultation – “Work HL Paper 70: Draft Enhanced Terrorism in Progress” Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill 22nd Report, Session 2012-13, HL Paper 100

Social Policies and Consumer Protection (European Union Sub-Committee G) Science and Technology Committee Thursday 28 February • A report was published on 22 March 2011: 27th Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 275: The implementation of open access Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: The 3rd Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 122 EU Contribution

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