Weekly Information Bulletin: 27th June 2009
House of Lords Committees:
Forthcoming Public Meetings
29 June - 3 July 2009
Further enquiries about Lords Committees can be made to the Lords Committee Office: 020 7219 2940
Monday 29 June
EU Sub-Committee B: Internal Market
Witnesses: European Commission officials on Galileo.
| 4:05pm |
Tuesday 30 June
| Joint Committee on Human Rights
Subject: Business and Human Rights
Witnesses: Gary Campkin, Head of International Group, CBI; Sir Brian Fall, Senior Government & Corporate Relations Consultant, Rio Tinto; Paul Lister, Director of Legal Services and Company Secretary, Associated British Foods plc (Parent company of Primark); Lucy Neville-Rolfe CMG, Executive Director, Corporate and Legal Affairs, Tesco plc; Steve Westwell, Group Chief of Staff, BP plc.
| 1:45pm |
EU Sub-Committee A: Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
Subject: The 2010 Preliminary Draft EC Budget
Witnesses: Ian Pearson MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury.
| 2:00pm |
Wednesday 1 July
| Communications
Subject: The British Film and Television Industries.
Witnesses: Mr Tim Bevan CBE, Co-Chairman, Working Title Films; Mr Roy Button, Managing Director, Warner Brothers Productions; Ms Tracey Scoffield, independent producer; Mr Miles Bullough, Head of Broadcast, Aardman Animations; and Mr Charles Sturridge, Chairman, Directors UK.
| 10:30am |
EU Sub-Committee D: Environment and Agriculture
Subject: The Revision of the EU Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes
Witnesses: Representatives of the National Centre for the 3Rs, and of the Dr. Hadwen Trust for Humane Research.
| 10:30am |
Constitution *
Subject: Cabinet Office and the Centre of Government
Witnesses: Lord Turnbull, former Cabinet Secretary (2002-05) and Sir Robin Mountfield, former Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office (1995-99).
| 11:00am |
Joint Committee on Human Rights
Subject: Genocide and Torture
Witnesses: Kevin Laue, Legal Advisor, Redress and Claire Ward MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice.
| 1:45pm |
Thursday 2 July
| Science and Technology
Subject: Pandemic Influenza
Witnesses: Gillian Merron MP, Minister of State for Public Health, Department of Health.
| 9:40am |
EU Sub-Committee C: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
Subject: EU and China
Witnesses: Steven Phillips, Chief Executive, China Britain Business Council.
| 10:35am |
Friday 3 July
None
Select committees marked with * will be taken by BBC Parliament
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