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The Trade and Industry Select Committee is chaired by Martin O'Neill MP who has indicated that he wants the Committee to take a wide-ranging look at the impact of the IT industry from the 1990s on local economy and employment but the Committee has confirmed to Shout99 that the outsourcing of call centres and IT functions will feature.
The Committee has yet to meet to consider the scope and ther terms of reference and it is expected that it will be announced in the middle of September. After the Committee will call for written submissions from interested parties who usually have six weeks to respond.
The Comittee then accesses the submissions and can call for oral evidence, possibly in November with likely publication in the New Year.
Select Committees comprise MPs from all parties. They tend to mirror departmental responsibilities and have a remit to examine any aspect of the department they shadow.
Although their reports are not binding, they carry significant weight. After publication the relevant Department, in this case DTI, has two months to respond to the findings and explain why if it isn't preprared to meet the recommendations.
Shout99 will keep members of its network informed of developments and will arrange a facility whereby freelancers can submit evidence to the Committee.
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