HOUSE OF LORDS COMMITTEES:
FORTHCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS

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Monday 28 February

EUROPEAN UNION SUB-COMMITTEE B (Internal Market) 4.30pm

Evidence will be heard on European Commission's Proposal for a Directive on Services in the Internal Market from Professor John Van Reenen, Director, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Tuesday 1 March

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE 3.45pm

Evidence will be heard on The Economics of Climate Change from Sir David King, Chief Scientific Adviser; and from Defra & HM Treasury Officials

Wednesday 2 March

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-SUB-COMMITTEE II (Energy Efficiency) (a) 3.40pm, (b) 4.30pm

Evidence will be heard from (a) David Welsh, Chair of the Energy Efficiency Working Group, CBI; and (b) Mike Gilbert, CEO, British Cement Association; Richard Boarder, Fuels Manager, Castle Cement; Dr David Harris, Secretary General, and Mark Askew, Technical Manager, the Aluminium Federation

EUROPEAN UNION SUB-COMMITTEE G (Social Policy & Consumer Affairs) 3.45pm

Evidence will be heard on Proposed European Union Integrated Action Programme for Life-long Learning, from Dr Kim Howells MP, Minister of State for Life-long Learning, Further and Higher Education, Department for Education and Skills

EUROPEAN UNION SUB -COMMITTEE B (Internal Market) 4.30pm

Evidence will be heard from the TUC tbc

Thursday 3 March

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE DRAFT CHILDREN (CONTACT) AND ADOPTION BILL

(a) 10.10am (b) 10.50am (c) 11.30am

Evidence will be heard from (a) Mr John Backer, Mrs Sue Secker, Families Need Fathers; Mr Peter Harris, The Grand Parents Association; (b) Mrs Jill Howard, The Overseas Adoption Helpline; (c) District Judge Edwina Millward

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE DRAFT CHILDREN (CONTACT) AND ADOPTION BILL

(a) 2.40pm (b) 3.20pm

Evidence will be heard from (a) Ms Nicola Harwin, Woman's Aid; Ms Natalie Cronin, NSPCC and; (b) Rt Hon Margaret Hodge, Children's Minister, Department for Education and Skills

Monday 7 March

EUROPEAN UNION SUB-COMMITTEE B (Internal Market) 4.15pm

Evidence will be heard on European Commission's Proposal for a Directive on Services in the Internal Market, witnesses tbc

Tuesday 8 March

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE I (Scientific Aspects of Ageing) 11.15am

Evidence will be heard from Mr Steve Sadler, Technical Director, Tunstall Group Ltd; Mr Robert Diamond, Chief Executive, Diametric Ltd; Mr Mervyn Kohler, Head of Public Affairs, Help the Aged and other witnesses tbc

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE I (Scientific Aspects of Ageing) 3.40pm

Evidence will be heard from Dr James Goodwin, Head of Research, Help the Aged; Mr Ian Nowell, Director for Innovation and Strategy, Age Concern England and Cancer Research UK

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE 3.45pm

Evidence will be heard on The Economics of Climate Change, from Professor Dennis Anderson, Imperial College and Professor Nebojsa Nakicenovic IPCC (tbc)

Wednesday 9 March

EUROPEAN UNION SUB COMMITTEE D (a) 11.00am, (b) 11.45am

Evidence will be heard on Future Financing of the CAP from (a) Dr Sophia Davidova, Reader in Agricultural Policy, Imperial College; and (b) Wladyslaw Piskorz, Minister Counsellor in the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU in Brussels

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE II (Energy Efficiency) (a) 3.40pm (b) 4.15pm

Evidence will be heard from Sir Michael Willcocks KBE, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod; and Mr Henry Webber, Director of Estates and: (b) Mr David Green, Director, Combined Heat and Power Association

Tuesday 15 March

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE 3.45pm

Evidence will be heard on The Economics of Climate Change from Adair Turner and Professor Michael Grubb, Imperial College

Wednesday 16 March

EUROPEAN UNION SUB COMMITTEE D (a)11.00am, (b)11.45am

Evidence will be heard on Future Financing of the CAP from Professor Michel Petit, Institut Agronomique de Mediterraneen de Montpellier and (b) witnesses tbc

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE II (Energy Efficiency) 3.40pm

Evidence will be heard from Mr Steve Nancarrow, Managing Director, Inspector Home; and Mr Nick Gooderson, Head of Standards and Qualifications, CITB Construction Skill.

Tuesday 22 March

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE I (Scientific Aspects of Ageing) 3.40pm

Evidence will be heard from the Lord Warner, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health; the Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry; and Charlotte Atkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport.

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE 3.45pm

Evidence will be heard from Professor Paul Ekins, the Policy Studies Institute