§ Mr. Onslowasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list in the Official Report the official overseas visits made by members of each Select Committee of the House in each of the last four financial years.
§ Mr. FootThe following is the information: 391W
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VISITS OF SELECT COMMITTEES OVERSEAS Financial Year Committee Destination Dates 1973–74 … European Secondary Legislation &c. … Brussels … 22nd May 1973 Strasbourg … 4th-5th July 1973 Expenditure: Defence and External Affairs Sub-Committee … Munich … 14th-15th May 1973 Expenditure: Education and Arts Sub-Committee … Canada/U.S.A. … 16th September to 4th October 1973 Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Norway … Nationalised Industries … Helsinki/Stockholm … 15th-19th April 1973 Paris … 6th-10th May 1973 Overseas Development … Brussels … 4th-6th June 1973 South East Asia … 22nd January to 11th February 1974 1974–75 … European Secondary Legislation &c. … Brussels … 20th-21st June 1974 Brussels … 6th-7th February 1975 Brussels … 17th-19th March 1975 Expenditure: Defence and External Affairs Sub-Committee … Gibraltar … 24th-25th June 1974 Nationalised Industries … Norway … 1st-5th July 1974 Race Relations and Immigration … U.S.A. … 16th-26th March 1975 Science and Technology … Washington … 2nd-9th September 1974 1975–76 … Armed Forces … Germany … 29th-30th March 1976 Cyprus … Cyprus … 11th-17th September 1975 European Secondary Legislation &c. … Luxembourg … 16th-17th April 1975 Luxembourg … 16th May 1975 Denmark, Belgium … 23rd-28th November 1975 Brussels … 24th-25th February 1976 Expenditure: Defence and External Affairs Sub-Committee … Germany … 13th-18th April 1975 Hong Kong, Cyprus … 16th-28th November 1975 Expenditure: Social Services and Employment Sub-Committee … Scandinavia … 15th-21st June 1975 Expenditure: Trade and Industry Sub-Committee … Italy, Germany … 18th-23rd May 1975 Nationalised Industries … Berne, Dusseldorf … 6th-9th July 1975 U.S.A., West Indies, Bahrain … 13th-29th October 1975 Overseas Development … Canada/U.S.A. … 13th-18th July 1975 Central Africa … 20th November to 4th December 1975 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration … Paris … 23rd-24th July 1975 Race Relations and Immigration … Amsterdam, Brussels … 18th-20th June 1975 West Indies … 14th-21st January 1976 Science and Technology … Cologne, Munich, Paris … 6th-11th July 1975 North America … 7th-17th September 1975 Energy Resources Sub-Committee … Abu Dhabi, Kuwait … 19th-24th October 1975 394W395W
Financial Year Committee Destination Dates 1976–77 … European Secondary Legislation &c. … Brussels, Luxembourg 5th-8th July 1976 Expenditure: Defence and External Affairs Sub-Committee … U.S.A./Canada 10th-24th June 1976 Expenditure: Education, Arts and Home Office Sub-Committee … Sweden 2nd-5th May 1976 Expenditure: General … Paris 12th-14th October 1976 Nationalised Industries: Sub-Committee A … Sweden, Denmark, West Germany, Belgium 23rd-29th October 1976 Holland, France 8th-10th December 1976 Sub-Committee B … U.S.A. 29th October to 6th November 1976 Japan 10th-19th November 1976 Sub-Committee C … Washington/New York 9th-14th May 1976 Frankfurt/Amsterdam 17th-19th May 1976 Overseas Development … West Indies 21st-28th July 1976
§ Mr. Onslowasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list in the Official Report each of the Reports published by each Select Committee of the House in each of the last four years, indicating at the same time whether the report has been debated by the House; and, if so, when.
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REPORTS Numbers of Committee (a) Reports (b) Special Reports 1972–73— European Secondary Legislation … … … 2 — Expenditure … … … 12 — Delegated Legislation … … … 2 — Services … … … 7 — Nationalised Industries … … … 2 2 Overseas Development … … … 1 — Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration … … … 1 — Procedure … … … 6 — Public Accounts … … … 8 — Race Relations and Immigration … … … 1 1 Science and Technology … … … 3 2 Statutory Instruments … … … 12 — Privileges … … … 1 — 1973–74— Expenditure … … … 8 3 Nationalised Industries … … … 1 1 Overseas Development … … … — 2 Race Relations and Immigration … … … — 1 Science and Technology … … … 1 — Statutory Instruments … … … 8 — 1974— European Secondary Legislation … … … 9 1 Expenditure … … … 9 3 Services … … … 9 — Members' Interest (Declaration) … … … — 1 Privileges … … … 2 — Nationalised Industries … … … 1 1 Overseas Development … … … 1 2 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration … … … 1 — Public Accounts … … … 4 — Race Relations and Immigration … … … 1 1 Science and Technology … … … 1 1 Statutory Instruments … … … 15 — 1974–75— Rt. Hon. Member for Walsall North … … … 4 — Members' Interest (Declaration) … … … 2 — Services … … … 8 — Cyprus … … … — 1 Nationalised Industries … … … 2 3 Procedure … … … 4 1 Violence in Marriage … … … 1 1 European Secondary Legislation … … … 39 3 Science and Technology … … … 2 1 Overseas Development … … … 1 1 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration … … … 1 — Expenditure … … … 14 6 Wealth Tax … … … 1 — Public Accounts … … … 5 — Assistance to Private Members … … … 2 1 Race Relations and Immigration … … … 1 2 Statutory Instruments … … … 27 — Privileges … … … 2 —
§ Mr. FootWith the exception of those from Joint Committees on Consolidation, &c., Bills, Special Procedure Orders and Statutory Instruments, the Standing Orders Committee and the Committee of Selection, the number of reports published by Select Committees since Session 1972–73 and those which have been debated are set out in the tables below:
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REPORTS Numbers of Committee (a) Reports (b) Special Reports 1975–76— European Secondary Legislation … … … 39 1 Expenditure … … … 13 8 Nationalised Industries … … … 6 1 Members' Interests … … … 1 — Science and Technology … … … 3 5 Overseas Development … … … 2 1 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration … … … 2 1 Race Relations and Immigration … … … — 1 Public Accounts … … … 6 — Broadcasting … … … 1 2 Services … … … 6 — Abortion … … … 2 — Cyprus … … … 1 — Violence in the Family … … … 1 2 Procedure (Sessional) … … … 3 — Procedure … … … — 1 Direct Elections to European Assembly … … … 3 1 Statutory Instruments … … … 28 — Privileges … … … 4 — 1976–77 [to 18th January]— Nationalised Industries … … … — 1 Overseas Development … … … 1 — European Legislation, &c. … … … 4 — Services … … … 2 — Members' Interests … … … — 1 Privileges … … … 1 — Science and Technology … … … 1 1 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration … … … — 1 Statutory Instruments … … … 5 — 398W399W
DEBATES ON REPORTS Session Date Committee Reports 1972–73 … 7th December 1972 … Public Accounts 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Session 1971–72. 18th December 1972 … Parliamentary Questions 1st, Session 1971–72. 18th December 1972 … Procedure 2nd, 3rd, Session 1971–72. 22nd January 1973 … Science and Technology 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Session 1971–72. 3rd May 1973 … Nationalised Industries 2nd, Session 1971–72. 9th July 1973 … Expenditure 1st, 2nd. 1973–74 … 20th November 1973 … Procedure 5th, Session 1972–73. 3rd December 1973 … Public Accounts 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Session 1972–73. 10th December 1973 … Services 6th, Session 1972–73. 15th January 1974 … Expenditure 2nd Special, Session 1970–71; 6th Special, Session 1971–72; 4th, 6th, 7th, Session 1972–73; 2nd, 4th Special, Session 1972–73. 1974 … 27th June 1974 … Services 1st, 2nd, 3rd. 1974–75 … 13th January 1975 … Public Accounts 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Session 1974. 1st May 1975 … Expenditure 1st, Session 1974. 10th July 1975 … Expenditure 3rd, Session 1973–74; 3rd, 7th, Session 1974. 3rd November 1975 … Procedure 1st. 1975–76 … 22nd January 1976 … Public Accounts 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Session 1974–75. 8th March 1976 … Services 1st. 13th April 1976 … Expenditure 11th, Session 1974–75. 12th July 1976 … Direct Elections [on the adjournment]. [No specified Report.] 3rd August 1976 … Broadcasting 1st, Session 1975–76. 1976–77 … 9th December 1976 … Public Accounts 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Session 1975–76.
SELECT COMMITTEES ON BILLS Session Date Reported Bill Subsequent Proceedings 1972–73 … 27th March 1973 … Maplin Development … Royal Assent. 26th June 1973 … Anti-Discrimination (No.2) … Re-committed to Committee of Whole House. 1973–74 … 4th December 1973 … Charlwood and Horley … Royal Assent. [No Report] … Channel Tunnel … — 1974 … 19th June 1974 … Channel Tunnel … Re-committed to Standing Committee. 1974–75 … 10th November 1975 … Abortion (Amendment) … No. 1975–76 … 12th May 1976 … Armed Forces … Royal Assent.