HC Deb 24 January 1977 vol 924 cc390-9W
Mr. Onslow

asked 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. Foot

The following is the information:

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
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. Onslow

asked 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.

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. Foot

With 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:

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
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.

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