Weekly Information Bulletin: 28th 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 30 June
None
Tuesday 1 July
EU Sub-Committee A: Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
Subject: Inquiry into European Trade Policy
Witnesses: John Cooke, International Financial Services London; and the British Bankers' Association
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10:40am |
Economic Affairs
Subject: Economics of Renewable Energy
Witnesses: (a) Ms Vivienne Cox, BP Alternative Energy; Mr James Smith, Shell UK; and from (b) Mr Neil Hirst, International Energy Agency
| 3:35pm |
Joint Committee on Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Subject: Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
Witnesses: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
| 4:15pm |
Wednesday 2 July
Joint Committee on Draft Marine Bill
Subject: Draft Marine Bill
Witnesses: (a)DEFRA; the DFT; and (b) Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State, DEFRA
| 9:15am |
EU Sub-Committee F: Home Affairs
Subject: Europol
Witnesses: Sir Ronnie Flanagan GBE QPM, HM's Chief Inspector of Constabulary; Chief Constable Ken Jones, President, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO); Chief Constable Ian Johnston, British Transport Police; and Assistant Constable Nick Gargan, Thames Valley Police
| 10:40am |
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee II
Subject: Genomic Medicine
Witnesses: Sir John Sulston, Acting Chairman, Human Genetics Commission; Dr Frances Flinter, Clinical Director and Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Genetics Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and member of the Human Genetics Commission; Dr Christine Patch, Genetic Counsellor Manager, Clinical Genetics Dept, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and member of the Human Genetics Commission; Prof Albert Weale, Prof of Government, Univ of Essex, and Chair, Nuffield Council of Bioethics; Mr Stuart Hogarth, Research Associate, Dept of Social Sciences, Univ of Loughborough, and member of the Society for Genomics Policy and Population Health (SGPPH)
| 10:40am |
EU Sub-Committee D: Environment and Agriculture
Subject: Inquiry into The Revision of the EU's Emissions Trading System
Witnesses: Niall MacKenzie, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy: Europe, and David Capper, Head, Future of the EU Emissions Trading System, DEFRA; and Martin Bond, Head, ETS team, BERR
| 11:00am |
European Union
Subject: Annual Policy Strategy for 2009
Witnesses: Commissioner Wallström, Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy, European Commission
| 3:30pm |
Thursday 3 July
EU Sub-Committee C: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
Subject: European Security Strategy and the European Council
Witnesses: Mr Jim Murphy MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
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3:20pm |
Friday 4 July
None
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