Weekly Information Bulletin: 21st June 2008
House of Lords Committees:
Forthcoming Public Meetings
Enquiries about Lords Committees may be put to the Lords Committee Office 020 7219 2940
Monday 23 June
Intergovernmental Organisations Committee
Subject: Inquiry into Intergovernmental Action to Control the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Witnesses: Gillian Merron MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development; and Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Public Health, Department of Health
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4:00pm |
Tuesday 24 June
Joint Committee on Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Witnesses: Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Attorney General; Sir Ken Macdonald QC, Director, Public Prosecutions; Richard Alderman, Director, Serious Fraud Office; and David Green QC, Director, Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office
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1:45pm |
Joint Committee on Human Rights
Subject: Policing and Protest
Witnesses: Dr Eric Metcalfe, Human Rights Policy Director, Justice; and Mr James Welch, Legal Director, Liberty
| 1:45pm |
Economic Affairs
Subject: Economics of Renewable Energy
Witnesses: (a) Dr David Clarke, Energy Technologies Institute; and from (b) Mr Chris Bennett, and Ms Nicola Pitts, National Grid
| 3:35pm |
Wednesday 25 June
Joint Committee on Draft Marine Bill
Subject: Draft Marine Bill
Witnesses: the European Commission; Directorate General for Fisheries; and Wildlife and Countryside Link
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10:15am |
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee II
Subject: Genomic Medicine
Witnesses: Dr Rob Elles, Chairman, British Society of Human Genetics and Director, Molecular Genetics, National Genetics Reference Laboratory and Regional Molecular Genetics Service; Prof Richard Trembath, Head, Division of Medical Genetics, Kings College London (past president of BSHG); Ron Zimmern, Executive Director, PHG Foundation; Prof Martin Bobrow, Head, Dept of Medical Genetics, Cambridge University
| 10:40am |
Constitution
Subject: Inquiry into Surveillance and Data Collection
Witnesses: (a) Mr Tony McNulty MP, Minister of State for Security, Counter-terrorism, Crime and Policing, Home Office; and (b) Mr Michael Wills MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
| 10:45am |
EU Sub-Committee D: Environment and Agriculture
Subject: The Revision of the EU's Emissions Trading System
Witnesses: TBC and Greenpeace UK
| 11:00am |
Joint Committee on Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Witnesses: Graham Allen MP
| 4:15pm |
Thursday 26 June
Joint Committee on Draft Marine Bill
Subject: Draft Marine Bill
Witnesses: the Scottish Parliament; Defra; and the DfT; and (b) The Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State, and Jonathan Shaw MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Defra
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10:15am |
EU Sub-Committee C: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
Subject: The European Security Strategy, the EDA Steering Board, and the Commission Defence Package
Witnesses: Mr Andrew Mathewson, Ministry of Defence
| 10:35am |
Friday 27 June
None
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