Weekly Information Bulletin: 5th March 2011
Select Committees
Select Committees are set up to examine the work of Government Departments, and now constitute the main investigatory system by which the House overseas the exercise of Government responsibilities and the development of public policy and expenditure.
The following information on Select Committees is available on the Parliament website:
Select Committee membership: www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/selmem.cfm
Links to Select Committee home pages containing information on the work of the Select Committee and its publications: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees16.cfm
For further information on Select Committees see HCIO Factsheet P2 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
Membership announcements and changes:
Procedure Committee: Mike Wood discharged, Helen Goodman added
Select Committee Meetings 28 February – 4 March 2011
Monday 28 February
Science and Technology Subject: Pfizer’s decision to close its research and development facility at Sandwich Witnesses: Dr Richard Barker, Director General, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, and Dr David M Hollinshead, Royal Society of Chemistry; Dr Olivier Brandicourt, President and General Manager of Pfizer’s Primary Care Business Unit, Dr Rod MacKenzie, Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Research for PharmaTherapeutics Research and Development, Dr Ruth McKernan, Senior Vice President and Site Head, Sandwich, and Richard Blackburn, Managing Director, Pfizer UK (at 4.00pm)
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Tuesday 1 March
Treasury Subject: (i) Financial regulation; (ii) Bank of England February 2011 Inflation Report Witnesses: (i) Mervyn King, Governor, Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Andrew Bailey, Executive Director, Banking and Chief Cashier, and Andrew Haldane, Executive Director, Financial Stability, Bank of England; (ii) Mervyn King, Governor, Charlie Bean, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy, Paul Fisher, Executive Director, Markets, Professor David Miles and Dr Martin Weale, external members of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England (at 11.00am)
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Scottish Affairs Subject: The Scotland Bill Witnesses: Fiona Hyslop MSP, Minister for Culture and External Affairs, Scottish Executive
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Energy and Climate Change Subject: Shale Gas Witnesses: Cuadrilla Resources and IGas Energy; Geological Society of London, and Nick Grealy, No Hot Air (at 11.15am)
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Health Subject: Commissioning: further issues Witnesses: Calum Paton, Professor of Health Policy, Keele University, Professor Paul Corrigan CBE, Independent Consultant, Nigel Edwards, Acting Chief Executive, NHS Confederation, and Stephen Hocking, Partner, Beachcroft LLP; Dr David Bennett, Interim Chief Executive and Adrian Masters, Director of Strategy, Monitor, Dr Ron Singer, Medical Practitioners’ Union, and Dr Anna Dixon, Director of Policy, The King’s Fund (at 11.45am)
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Transport Subject: Network Rail Witnesses: David Higgins, Chief Executive, National Rail
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Justice Subject: The operation of the Family Courts Witnesses: Sir Nicholas Wall, President, Family Division; Dr Judith Freeman, Consortium of expert witnesses to the Family Courts, Napo and Nagalro (at 11.30am)
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International Development Subject: The Future of DFID’s Programme in India Witnesses: Dr Gareth Price, Senior Research Director, Asia Programme, Chatham House, Malini Mehra, Founder and Chief Executive, Centre for Social Markets, and Dr Rosalind Eyben, Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
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Public Accounts Subject: Health Landscape Review Witnesses: Chris Ham, Chief Executive, The King’s Fund, Dr Clare Gerada, Chairman, Royal College of General Practitioners, Jill Watts, Chief Executive Officer, Ramsay Healthcare UK, and Dr Shane Gordon, GP Commissioning Lead, NHS East of England
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Back Bench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witnesses: Members of Parliament
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Joint Committee on Human Rights Subject: Policing and Protest Witnesses: Nigel Stanley (Head of Campaigns and Communications) and Carl Roper (Chief Steward for the march planned for 26 March), Trades Union Congress; Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens and Commander Bob Broadhurst, Metropolitan Police Service; Joe Kaye, Assistant Inspector, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
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Welsh Affairs Subject: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales Witnesses: Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP, Secretary of State for Wales
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Wednesday 2 March
Science and Technology Subject: (i) Strategically important metals (ii) Pfizer decision to close its research and development facility at Sandwich (iii) UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation Witnesses: (i) Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Professor David Clary FRS, Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (at 9.40am); (ii) Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (at 10.00am); (iii) Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Earl Howe, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (at 10.45am)
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Education Subject: The role and performance of Ofsted Witnesses: Tim Loughton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Lord Hill of Oareford, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education
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International Development Subject: The Humanitarian Response to the Pakistan Floods Witnesses: Manuel Bessler, Head of Office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Pakistan (via video link)
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Justice Subject: Access to Justice: Government’s proposed reforms for legal aid Witnesses: Nick Hurd MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The implications of the welfare of laying hens directive for the egg industry Witnesses: The British Egg Industry Council; Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (at 3.45pm); British Retail Consortium and Noble Foods Ltd (at 4.15pm)
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Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Northern Ireland as an enterprise zone Witnesses: Confederation of British Industry; Invest Northern Ireland (at 4.00pm)
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Public Accounts Subject: Public Service Pensions Witnesses: Sir Nicholas Macpherson KCB, Permanent Secretary, James Richardson, Director, Public Spending, Public Services and Growth Directorate, HM Treasury, Tim Sands, NHS Pensions, Department of Health and Ros Altman, Pensions Expert
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Thursday 3 March
Public Administration Subject: Good Governance and Civil Service Reform/Cabinet Manual Witnesses: Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Sir Gus O’Donnell KCB, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service
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Political and Constitutional Reform Subject: Constitutional implications of the Cabinet Manual Witnesses: Dr Michael Pinto-Duschinsky, David Walker, and Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg, Democratic Audit
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Home Affairs Subject: Student Visas Witnesses: Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (at 11.00am)
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Friday 4 March
None
Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings 7 – 11 March 2011
Monday 7 March
Communities and Local Government Subject: Audit and Inspection of local authorities Witnesses: Cllr Jill Shortland , Vice Chair, LGA Improvement Board and Cllr Robert Light, Deputy Chairman LG Group Executive, Local Government Association, Peter Lacey, National Association of Local Councils, and Peter Holland, President, Chief Fire Officers Association; Cllr Sharon Taylor, Stevenage Borough Council, Cllr Peter Fleming, Sevenoaks District Councils, District Councils Network, Cllr Roger Phillips, and Cllr Dave Wilcox, County Councils Network (at 5.10 p.m.)
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4:20pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Tuesday 8 March
*Transport Subject: Impact on transport of recent adverse weather conditions Witnesses: (At 10.15) Andrew Lord, Director of Operations, British Airways; Steve Ridgeway, Chief Executive and Corneel Koster, Director of Operations, Safety and Security, Virgin Atlantic; (At 11.15)
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10:15am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Public Administration Subject: IT Role in Government Witnesses: i) Professor Helen Margetts, Oxford Internet Institute, Dr Ian Brown, Oxford Internet Institute and Dr Edgar Whitley, London School of Economics (10.30am) ii) Professor Nigel Shadbolt, University of Southampton and Sir Ian Magee, Institute for Government (11.30am)
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10:30am
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Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
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Justice Subject: The role of the Probation Service Witnesses: Jen Byrne, A4E; Genevieve Knight, Policy Studies Institute; Professor Martin Chalkley University of Dundee; Toby Eccles, Social Finance;Ian Porée, NOMS; Helen Edwards and Luke Edwards, Ministry of Justice (11.30 a.m.)
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10:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Welsh Affairs Subject: Inward Investment in Wales Witnesses: Dr John Ball, Swansea University, Professor David Pickernell, University of Glamorgan, and Professor Peter Gripaios; CBI Wales, Cardiff Business Partnership, and South Wales Chamber of Commerce (at 11.15 a.m.)
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10:30am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Health Subject: Commissioning: further issues Witnesses: Dr Peter Weaving, GP commissioning lead in Carlisle consortium; Christopher Long, Chief Executive Officer, NHS Hull, Dr Margaret Lovett, GP commissioning lead in Hull consortium, and Dr Deborah Colvin GP, Lawson Practice Hackney; Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive, NHS and Chief Executive-designate, NHS Commissioning Board, Dame Barbara Hakin, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development, Tim Rideout, Director of Commissioning Board Development, and Ben Dyson, Director of Commissioning, Department of Health (at 11.15 am)
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10:30am
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Business, Innovation and Skills Subject: Rebalancing the Economy: Trade and Investment Witnesses: Dr Razeen Sally, London School of Economics; Professor Jim Rollo, Sussex University; Vanessa Rossi, Chatham House; Susan Haird, Acting CEO, UKTI; Patrick Crawford, CEO, ECGD; David Frost CMG, Director for Europe, Trade and International Affairs, BIS
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10:30am
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Committee Room 19, Palace of Westminster
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*Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Football Governance Witnesses: David Gill, Chief Executive, Manchester United; Peter Coates, Chairman, and Tony Scholes, Director, Stoke City; Niall Quinn, Chairman, Sunderland; Lord Mawhinney, former Chairman of the Football League and Henry McLeish, author of the Review of Scottish Football
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10:45am
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Home Affairs Subject: Implications for Justice and Home Affairs area of accession of Turkey to EU Witnesses: Dr Franck Duvell, Centre of Migration Policy and Society; Rob Wainwright, Director, Europol (at 12 noon); Damian Green MP, Minister of State for Immigration, Home Office
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11:00am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Back Bench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witnesses: Members of parliament
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1:00pm
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Joint Committee on Human Rights Subject: The Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy Witnesses: Commander Allan Gibson and Detective Superintendent Murray Duffin, Metropolitan Police Service; Charlotte Powell, Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
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2:40pm
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Wednesday 9 March
Science and Technology Subject: Astronomy and Particle Physics Witnesses: Anna Barth, Camden School for Girls, London Jack Bliss, Allerton Grange School, Leeds Jessica Grainger, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College, Widnes Hilary Lamb, Stroud High School, Gloucestershire James May, Castell Alun High School, Hope (nr. Wrexham) Charlie Palin, Neston High School, Merseyside; Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Physics, Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey, Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Space Scientist, Astrium Ltd and Science Innovation Ltd (at 9.55 am); Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, President, Institute of Physics, Professor Roger Davies, President, Royal Astronomical Society
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9:15am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Education Subject: Services for Young People Witnesses: (At 9.30) Janet Batsleer, Head of Youth and Community Work Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University; Dr Howard Williamson, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of Glamorgan; Dr Jason Wood, Head of Research, Youth and Community Division, De Montfort University; and Tony Gallagher, HMI National Adviser (Youth Support), Ofsted. (At 10.30am) David Wright, Chief Executive, Confederation of Heads of Young People’s Services; Harry Fowler, Head of Youth Services, Birmingham City Council; Garath Symonds, Head of Youth Services, Surrey County Council; Brendan O’Keefe, Head of Youth Services, Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council
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9:30am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Work and Pensions Subject: The Government’s plans for pensions reform Witnesses: Steve Webb MP, Minister of State for Pensions
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9:30am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Domestic fisheries management-Implications of the Common Fisheries Policy Witnesses: National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations; New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association; Richard Benyon MP, Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at 3.00 pm)
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2:15pm
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Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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*Foreign Affairs Subject: Implications of the BBC World Service Cuts Witnesses: Gerry Morrissey, General Secretary, BECTU and Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists; Peter Horrocks, Director, BBC World Service (at approx 3.30pm)
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2:30pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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*Defence Subject: The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy Witnesses: Rt Hon Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development, and Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office
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2:30pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Northern Ireland as an enterprise zone Witnesses: John Simpson, part-time Consultant, Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster, and regular writer on the Northern Ireland economy
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2:30pm
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Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster
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Environmental Audit Subject: The impact of UK overseas aid on environmental protection and climate change adaptation and mitigation Witnesses: WWF, Greenpeace and Dr Nick Hepworth
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2:45pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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Treasury Subject: Retail Distribution Review Witnesses: Hector Sants, Chief Executive, and Sheila Nicoll, Director, Conduct Policy, Financial Services Authority
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3:00pm
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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*Public Accounts Subject: Typhoon Witnesses: Ursula Brennan, Permanent Under Secretary, supported by AVM Simon Bollom or Air Commander Sean Bell, Ministry of Defence
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4:15pm
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Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
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Thursday 10 March
Political and Constitutional Reform Subject: Constitutional implications of the Cabinet Manual Witnesses: Sir Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary
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10:00am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
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*Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Pre-appointment hearing with the Chair of the BBC Trust Witnesses: Lord Patten of Barnes
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10:15am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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Business, Innovation and Skills Subject: Rebalancing the Economy: Trade and Investment Witnesses: Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister of State for Trade and Invesment; Ed Davey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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10:30am
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Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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Friday 11 March
None
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