House of Lords Committees:
Forthcoming Public Meetings

Enquiries about Lords Committees may be put to the Lords Committee Office 020 7219 2940

(Subject Matters are in brackets)

Monday 14 January

Joint Committee on Human Rights                 (a) 4.15pm (b) 5.00pm

Evidence will be heard from (a) Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner on Data Protection and Human Rights; and from (b) Children's' Rights Alliance; Unite the Union; and from the TUC.

(British Bill of Rights)

Tuesday 15 January

European Union Sub-Committee A                     10.40am

Evidence will be heard from Neil O'Brian and Mats Persson, Open Europe.

(The Future of European Structural Funds)

Science and Technology Sub-Committee I             (a) 11.10am (b) 12.10pm

Evidence will be heard from (a) Mr John Holbrow, Chairman of Environment Committee, Federation of Small Businesses; Michael Glass, Chief Executive Officer, Process Industries Centre for Manufacturing Excellence (PICME); Dr Claire Barlow, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge; Mr Marcus Long, Head of External Affairs, BSI British Standards; and from (b) Mr Peter Laybourn, Director, National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP); Dr Liz Goodwin, Chief Executive, Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP); Dr Martin Gibson, Director, Envirowise; and Mr Nicholas Morley, Director of Sustainable Innovation, Oakdene Hollins Ltd.

(Waste Management)

Economic Affairs Committee                     (a) 3.35pm (b) 4.15pm

Evidence will be heard from (a) Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Minister of State for Borders & Immigration, Mr John Elliot, Chief Economist, Home Office; Mr Jonathan Portes, Chief Economist, DWP; and from (b) Sir Andrew Green, Chairman, MigrationWatch UK.

(Economic Impact of Immigration)

European Union Committee                     4.15pm

Evidence will be heard from Jim Murphy MP, Minister for Europe on the December 2007 European Council Meeting.

(Impact of the EU Reform Treaty

Wednesday 16 January

Communications Committee                     (a) 10.15am (b) 11.15am

Evidence will be heard from (a) Ms Rebekah Wade, Editor, The Sun; and (b) from Mr Tony Watson, Editor-in-Chief, the Press Association; Mr David Schlesinger, Editor-in-Chief, Reuters; and Mr Pierre Lesourd, London Bureau-Chief, Agence France Presse.

(Media Ownership and the News)

Constitution Committee                         10.45am

Evidence will be heard from Chief Constable Peter Neyroud, Chief Executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA); Assistant Chief Constable Nick Gargan, Chair, Covert Investigation (Legislation and Guidance) Peer Review Group, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO); and Deputy Chief Constable Graeme Gerrard, ACPO lead on CCTV.

(Surveillance and Data Collection)

European Union Sub-Committee D                     11.00am

Evidence will be heard from Lord Rooker.

(EU Reform Treaty)

European Union Sub-Committee E                     4.15pm

Evidence will be heard from Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Ministry of Justice.

(Impact of the Reform Treaty)

Thursday 17 January

European Union Sub-Committee G                     10.10am

Evidence will be heard from Kathleen Spencer Chapman, NSPCC European Adviser, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC); Louise King, UK Policy Advisor, Child Rights and Protection, Save the Children UK; James MacDougall, European & International Officer, and Andrew Hanson, Head of Policy, Central Council of Recreative Physical Training (CCPR).

(EU Reform Treaty)

European Union Sub-Committee C                     10.35am

Evidence will be heard from Professor Dieter Helm CBE, Energy Policy, University of Oxford.

(European Union and Russia)