HOUSE OF LORDS COMMITTEES:
FORTHCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS

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(Subject Matters are in brackets)

MONDAY 22 OCTOBER

HUMAN RIGHTS JOINT COMMITTEE 3.00pm

Evidence will be heard from Mr Rob Greig, National Director for Learning Disabilities and Co-Chair of the Learning Disabilities Task Force.

EUROPEAN UNION SUB-COMMITTEE B 4.15pm

Evidence will be heard from Ms Kitty Ussher MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury; and Mr Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

TUESDAY 23 OCTOBER

EUROPEAN UNION SUB-COMMITTEE A 10.40am

Evidence will be heard from Professor Gerry Dickinson, Geneva Association.

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (a) 3.40pm (b) 4.15pm

Evidence will be heard from (a) National Farmers Union, Construction Confederation & Recruitment and Employment Confederation; and from (b) Professor Christian Dustmann, and Professor Ian Preston, University College London.

CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE 3.45pm

Evidence will be heard from the Lord Chancellor.

WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER

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

Evidence will be heard from (a) the Country Land & Business Association with Scottish Rural Property & Business Association; and (b) the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (a) 10.45am (b) 11.45am

Evidence will be heard from (a) a panel of academics: Prof. Richard Collins, Professor of Media Studies, the Open University; Prof. James Curran, Professor of Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London; and Prof. Stewart Purvis, Professor of Television Journalism, City University; and (b) from Mr Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists; and Dr Martin Moore, Director, Media Standards Trust.