Weekly Information Bulletin: 18th October 2008
House of Lords Committees:
Forthcoming Public Meetings
Enquiries about Lords Committees may be put to the Lords Committee Office 020 7219 2940
Monday 20 October
None
Tuesday 21 October
Joint Committee on Human Rights
Subject: Policing and Protest
Witnesses: Huntingdon Life Sciences; Richard North, NUJ; Climate Camp; Lindis Perry; and Milan Rai
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1:45pm |
Wednesday 22 October
Communications
Subject: Government Communications
Witnesses: (a) Ms Teresa Perchard, Public Policy Director, Citizens Advice Bureau; and (b) Mr Michael Ellam, Director of Communications and Prime Minister's Spokesman, Prime Minister's Office; and Sir Gus O'Donnell, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
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10:30am |
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee II
Subject: Genomic Medicine
Witnesses: (a) Prof Andrew Hattersley, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Peninsula Medical School; Prof Sir Bruce Ponder, Professor of Oncology and Director, Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute; Prof William McKenna, Professor of Cardiology, Universtiy College London and Director, Centre for Cardiology in the Young, the Heart Hospital; and Dr K ri Stef nsson, President and Chief Executive Officer of deCode; and (b) from Mr Brian Whitley and Dr Jenkins, Genetic Health; Mr Alistair Hall, Medichecks; and Dr K ri Stef nsson, President and Chief Executive Office of decode
| 10:40am |
EU Sub-Committee D: Environment and Agriculture
Subject: The Revision of the EU's Emissions Trading System
Witnesses: A representative of the Polish government
| 11:00am |
Thursday 23 October
EU Sub-Committee G: Social Policy and Consumer Affairs
Subject: Inquiry into the EU Commission's proposals for a directive on patients' rights in cross border healthcare
Witnesses: PA Consulting Group
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10:10am |
Friday 24 October
None
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