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Hoc SELECT COMMITTEES, Hol S&T SELECT COMMITTEE HOUSE OF COMMONS SELECT COMMITTEES 2015 The Chairs of all the House of Commons Select Committees were elected by a secret ballot of the House of Commons on Thursday 18th June. BUSINESS INNOVATION AND SKILLS Dudley N); Michelle Donelan (Conservative, COMMITTEE Chippenham); Marion Fellows (Scottish National The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee is Party, Motherwell and Wishaw); Suella Fernandes appointed by the House of Commons to examine (Conservative, Fareham); Lucy Frazer the administration, expenditure and policy of the (Conservative, SE Cambridgeshire); Kate Hollern Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Labour, Blackburn); Ian Mearns (Labour, (BIS) and its associated public bodies, including Gateshead); Caroline Nokes (Conservative, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Romsey and Southampton N); Kate Osamor (Labour Co-op, Edmonton). Mr Iain Wright (Labour, Hartlepool) was elected Chair. Other members of the Committee, formally INQUIRIES appointed on Wednesday 8 July, are: Paul The work of Ofsted Blomfield (Labour, Sheffield Central); Richard On 16 July the Committee announced an inquiry Fuller (Conservative, Bedford); Peter Kyle (Labour, into the work of Ofsted and called for written Hove); Amanda Milling (Conservative, Cannock evidence (to be submitted by Tuesday Chase); Amanda Solloway (Conservative, Derby 1 September) ahead of a one-off evidence North); Jo Stevens (Labour, Cardiff Central); session with Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty's Michelle Thomson (Scottish National Party, Chief Inspector, to be held on Wednesday 16 Edinburgh West); Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative, September. Rochester and Strood); Craig Tracey (Conservative, North Warwickshire); Chris White Regional Schools Commissioners (Conservative, Warwick and Leamington). On 20 July the Committee announced an inquiry into The role of Regional Schools Commissioners. INQUIRY The Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) On 20 July the Committee announced an Inquiry were appointed in 2014 to work with school into the Government’s Productivity Plan, exploring leaders to promote and monitor academies and whether the Productivity Plan addresses the main free schools. This inquiry explores the expanding causes of low productivity in the UK and whether role of RSCs, their resources, impact and it is likely to achieve its desired results. The accountability. Productivity Plan covers a wide range of areas, including the tax regime for businesses, skills, Contact: Education Committee, House of science and innovation, digital infrastructure, Commons, London SW1A 0AA. investment and trade. Written evidence was sought, to be submitted by 10 September. Telephone: 020 7219 1376; Email: [email protected] Contact: Business, Innovation and Skills ...................................................................................................................................... Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Telephone: 020 7219 5777; ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Email: [email protected] COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................................................... The Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, EDUCATION COMMITTEE administration and policy of the Department of The Education Committee monitors the policy, Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and its administration and spending of the Department associated public bodies. for Education and its associated arms’ length bodies, including Ofsted. Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party, Na h-Eileanan an Iar) was elected Chair. Other Mr Neil Carmichael (Conservative, Stroud) was members, appointed 8 July, are: Rt Hon Alistair elected Chair. Other members of the Committee, Carmichael (Liberal Democrats, Orkney and formally appointed on Thursday 6 July, are: Lucy Shetland); Glyn Davies (Conservative, Allan (Conservative, Telford); Ian Austin (Labour, Montgomeryshire); James Heappey 40 Science in Parliament Vol 72 No 3 September 2015 (Conservative, Wells); Ian Lavery (Labour, Wansbeck); Melanie Onn ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE (Labour, Great Grimsby); Matthew Pennycook (Labour, Greenwich The remit of the Environmental Audit Committee is to consider the and Woolwich); Dr Poulter (Conservative, Central Suffolk and North extent to which the policies and programmes of government Ipswich): Antoinette Sandbach (Conservative, Eddisbury); Julian departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to Sturdy (Conservative, York Outer); Dr Alan Whitehead (Labour, environmental protection and sustainable development, and to Southampton Test). audit their performance against sustainable development and environmental protection targets. INQUIRIES DECC priorities 2015 Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour, Ogmore) was elected Chair. The remaining members of the Committee were appointed on Monday On 15 July the Committee announced an inquiry into DECC 20 July 2015: Peter Aldous (Conservative, Waveney); Caroline priorities 2015 and on Tuesday 21 July held a one-off evidence Ansell (Conservative, Eastbourne); Jo Churchill (Conservative, Bury session with the Secretary of State looking at the Department's St Edmunds) Zac Goldsmith (Conservative, Richmond Park); priorities and objectives for 2015 and for this Parliament. The Margaret Greenwood (Labour, Wirral West); Luke Hall evidence is published on the website. (Conservative, Thornbury and Yate); Carolyn Harris (Labour, ECC priorities for holding Government to account Swansea East); Peter Heaton-Jones (Conservative, North Devon); On 16 July the Committee announced an enquiry looking to gather Mr Peter Lilley (Conservative, Hitchin and Harpenden); Caroline views on which areas of DECC’s policies will require particular Lucas (Green Party, Brighton Pavilion): Holly Lynch (Labour, Halifax): scrutiny over the years to come to inform the Committee’s future John Mc Nally (Scottish National Party, Falkirk); Rebecca Pow work programme and its priorities for holding Government to (Conservative, Taunton Deane); Jeff Smith (Labour, Manchester account. Withington); Rory Stewart (Conservative, Penrith and The Border). Contact: Energy and Climate Change Committee, House of INQUIRIES Commons, London SW1A 0AA The Government’s approach to sustainable development Telephone: 020 7219 2158; Email: [email protected] On 21 July the Committee announced an inquiry into the ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Government’s approach to sustainable development. The Committee will be exploring what impact the new Government’s ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS fiscal and legislative agenda will have on sustainable development. COMMITTEE It will be looking to establish themes for its work during the The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) is Parliament and measures against which the Government’s success appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, can be judged. administration and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and its associated public bodies. The Airports Commission report: Carbon emissions, air quality and noise Mr Neil Parish (Conservative, Tiverton and Honiton) was elected On 23 July the Committee announced an inquiry into the Airports Chair. Other members (appointed on 8 July) are: Sarah Champion Commission report and the implications for Government (Labour, Rotherham); Chris Davies (Conservative, Brecon and commitments on carbon emissions, air quality and noise should the Radnorshire); Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour, Poplar and Limehouse); Harry Airport Commission's recommendation of a third runway at Harpham (Labour, Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough); Simon Heathrow Airport be adopted. Hart (Conservative, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire); Dr Paul Monaghan (Scottish National Party, Caithness, Sutherland Contact: Environmental Audit Committee, House of Commons, and Easter Ross); Rebecca Pow (Conservative, Taunton Deane); London SW1A 0AA. Margaret Ritchie (Social Democratic & Labour Party, South Down); Telephone: 020 7219 6150; Email: [email protected] David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party, Upper Bann); Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond). ...................................................................................................................................................................................... HEALTH COMMITTEE INQUIRIES The Health Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to The 2015 EFRA Committee is appealing to the public to tell it what examine the policy, administration and expenditure of key issues should be addressed this Parliament. theDepartment of Health and its associated bodies Tweet them @CommonsEFRA using #EFRAtopics – or send 100 Dr Sarah Wollaston was elected Chair. The remaining members of words via email to [email protected] with the subject line: the Committee, who were elected by the House on Wednesday 8 EFRA Topics. July, are: Dr James Davies (Conservative, Vale of Clwyd); Andrea Contact: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, Jenkyns (Conservative, Morley and Outwood); Liz McInnes (Labour, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Telephone: 020 7219 Heywood and Middleton); Rachael Maskell (Labour Co-op, York 5774/3262; Email: [email protected] Central); Andrew Percy (Conservative, Brigg and Goole); Paula Sherriff (Labour, Dewsbury); Emily Thornberry (Labour, Islington .....................................................................................................................................................................................
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