Standing Committees

For information about Standing Committee procedure see HCIO Factsheet L6

For information about Grand Committee procedure

see HCIO Factsheet P8

For information about European Standing Committee procedure see HCIO Factsheet L11

Factsheets on the Parliament website: http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/fact.htm

Standing Committee debates on Bills on the Parliament website: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/stand.htm

Other Standing Committee debates: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/othstn.htm

Current Standing Committees, details of membership

Bill	SC	Status	Membership
Animal Welfare Bill (G)	A	26.1.2006	No.20, p32
Childcare Bill (G)	D	20.12.2005	No.17 p29, No.18 p27
Civil Aviation Bill (G)	B	7.7.2005	No.6 p26
Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (B)	C		No.18 p27, No. 21 p30
Consumer Credit Bill (G)	D	28.6.2005	No.4 p25
Council Tax (New Valuation Lists For England) Bill	A	15.11.2005	No.14 p26
Criminal Defence Service Bill (G) [HL]	A	10.1.2006	No.19 p36, No.20, p32
Electoral Administration Bill (G)	B	22.11.2005	No.13 p27
Equality Bill (G) [HL]	A	8.12.2005	No.16 p27, No. 17 p29
Finance Bill (G)	B	30.6.2005	No.4 p25, No.5 p25
Health Bill (G)	E	10.1.2006	No.17 p29
Identity Cards Bill (G)	D	21.7.2005	No.6 p26
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill (G)	E	27.10.2005	No.9 p28, No.10 p26
International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill (B)	C		No.22, p31
London Olympics Bill (G)	D	18.10.2005	No.10 p26
Merchant Shipping Pollution Bill (G)[HL]	A	9.2.2005	This issue
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill (G)	A	5.7.2005	No.4 p25
National Insurance Contributions Bill (G)	D	15.11.2005	No.13 p27
National Lottery Bill (G)	A	3.11.2005	No.11, p25
Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill (G)	B	15.12.2005	No.17 p29
Racial and Religious Hatred Bill (G)	E	30.6.2005	No.5 p25
Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill (G)	E	5.7.2005	No 6 p26
Rights of Savers Bill (B)	C	14.12.2005	No.16 p27, No.18 p27
Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill (G)	E	10.11.2005	No.13 p27
Transport (Wales) Bill (G)	F	28.6.2005	No.5 p25, No.6 p26
Violent Crime Reduction Bill (G)	B	25.10.2005	No.9 p28, No.10 p26
Work and Families Bill (G)	A	14.12.2005	No.18 p27

Dates in italics denote expected reporting date of Standing Committee as stated in the Programme Motion if made

Membership

SC A: Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill [HL] (G)

Chairman: Janet Anderson

Mr Henry Bellingham	Liz Blackman	Tom Brake	Mr Julian Brazier
Mr Jim Cunningham	Philip Davies	Mr Robert Goodwill	Dr Stephen Ladyman
Paul Rowen	Mr Lee Scott	Alison Seabeck	Mr Andrew Slaughter
Mr Neil Turner	Claire Ward	Mr Anthony Wright	Mr Fraser Kemp

Standing Committee Meetings
30 January - 2 February 2006

Monday 30th January

ESC	EU Document 11408/05 relating to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) Roadmap
1st DLSC	Draft Pensions Act 2004 (PPF Payments and FAS Payments) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2006, and the draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2006

Tuesday 31st January

2nd DLSC	Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation to Combat Fraud Order 2006
3rd DLSC	Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2006, the draft Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2006 and the draft Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2006
4th DLSC	Draft Friendly and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1968 (Audit Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2006 and the draft Community Benefit societies (Restriction on Use of Assets) Regulations 2006

Wednesday 1st February

5th DLSC	Draft National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Increase of Endowment) Order 2006
6th DLSC	Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 2006 and draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 2006

Thursday 2nd February

7th DLSC Draft Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006

Forthcoming Standing Committee Meetings
6 -9 February 2006

Monday 6th February

1st DLSC	Draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2006, 4.30pm,
	Room 9
2nd DLSC	Draft School Finance (England) Regulations 2006, 4.30pm, Room 11

Tuesday 7th February

NIGC	Draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, 4.00pm, Room 14
SC A	Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill [HL], 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 12

Wednesday 8th February

3rd DLSC	Draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006 and the draft Information and Consultation of Employees (Amendment) Regulations 2006, 2.30pm, Room 9
4th DLSC	National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 3361) and the National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations (S.I., 2005, No. 3373), 2.30pm, Room 12

Thursday 9th February

SC A	Merchant Shipping Pollution Bill [HL], 9.00am & 1.00pm, Room 12
SC C	Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill, 2.00pm, Room 11
5th DLSC	Draft Rates (Capital Values, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, 2.30pm, Room 9
6th DLSC	Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment)
	Regulations 2006, 2.30pm, Room 14

Please note: The time and location of Standing Committee meetings may be changed at short notice. This list is correct as at press (12 noon Friday). Recorded information about forthcoming select and standing committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on Tel: 020 7219 2033. Further enquiries may be made to the Committee Office general enquiry lines, Tel: 020 7219 3267/4300/0