Weekly Information Bulletin: 6th February 2010
House of Lords Committees:
Forthcoming Public Meetings
8 - 12 February 2010
Further enquiries about Lords Committees can be made to the Lords Committee Office: 020 7219 2940
Monday 8 February
EU Sub-Committee B: Internal Market
Subject:
Witnesses: Jonathan Moor, Director General of Civil Aviation, Francis Morgan, Head of International Aviation and Safety Division, and Phil Dykins, Head of Bilateral Relations, International Aviation and Safety Division, Department for Transport, on the EU-US Aviation Agreement.
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4:05pm |
Tuesday 9 February
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
Subject: Radioactive Waste Management
Witnesses: Professor Robert Pickard, Chairman, Professor William Lee, Deputy Chairman, Ms Marion Hill, Member, CoRWM; and The Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change.
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9:50am |
EU Sub-Committee A: Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
Subject: Derivatives
Witnesses: Mr Eraj Shirvani, Chairman, and Mr Richard Metcalfe, Global Head of Policy, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA); and Roger Liddell, Chief Executive, LCH.Clearnet.
| 10:35am |
Wednesday 10 February
| Communications
Subject: The digital switchover of television and radio in the United Kingdom
Witnesses: Ms Alison Hopkins, Principal Policy Advocate, Consumer Focus; Mr Tim Leech, Chief Executive, Wireless for the Bedridden; Ms Leen Petré, Principal Manager: Media and Culture, Royal National Institute of Blind People, and Chairman of the Consumer Expert Group on Digital Switchover; Ms Sarah Shannon, Regional Adviser (Services) - North West, Age Concern and Help the Aged; a representative from Consumer Focus (name tbc); Siôn Simon MP, Minister for Creative Industries; and Mr Keith Smith, Deputy Director - Media in the UK, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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10:30am |
Constitution
Subject: Referendums
Witnesses: Michael Wills MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice.
| 10:45am |
EU Sub-Committee D: Environment and Agriculture
Subject: The Adaptation of Agriculture and Forestry to Climate Change: The EU Policy Response
Witnesses: tbc
| 11:00am |
Thursday 11 February
None
Friday 12 February
None
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