Merits of Statutory Instruments - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 4 March 2008.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MERITS OF

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2007

Present

Tunnicliffe, L.	Butler-Sloss, B.
Filkin, L. (Chairman)	Crisp, L.
James of Blackheath, L.	Deech, B.
Maddock, B.	Eccles, V.

CONTENTS

Witnesses: MS LESLEY LONGSTONE, Director General, Young People and Member, Departmental Board, Department for Children, Schools and Families, and MS CLAIRE JOHNSTON, Head, Legal Directorate, Department for Children, Schools and Families, examined.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-37

Supplementary written evidence: letter from Ms Lesley Longstone, Director General, Young People, Department for Children, Schools and Families

Supplementary written evidence: letter from Ms Claire Johnston, Legal Director, Department for Children, Schools and Families

Witnesses: MR PHIL WYNN OWEN, Director General for Strategy and Pensions and MR RICHARD HEATON, Solicitor and Director-General of the Law, Governance and Special Policy Group, Chief Solicitor, Department for Work and Pensions, examined.

Question Numbers

38-39

40-59

60-79

80-82

Supplementary written evidence: letter from Mr Richard Heaton, Director-General and Solicitor,Department for Work and Pensions

Supplementary written evidence: second letter from Mr Richard Heaton, Director-General and Solicitor, Department for Work and Pensions

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