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Here you can browse the transcripts, in PDF format, of uncorrected evidence taken before the following House of Lords Select Committees:

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Communications

Economic Affairs

European Union

Science & Technology     


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Communications

Inquiry into digital switchover of television and radio in the UK. Mr Grant Goddard, independent radio analyst; Mr John Myers, author of the independent review of local radio; Mr William Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, UKRD; and Mr Scott Taunton, Chief Executive Officer, UTV Radio, Ms Caroline Thomson, Chief Operating Officer, Mr Graham Plumb, Head of Distribution Technology, and Mr Tim Davie, Director of Audio and Music, BBC (3 February 2010)

Inquiry into digital switchover of television and radio in the UK Mr Mr Stewart Purvis, Partner for Content and Standards, Mr Peter Davies, Director of Radio Policy & Broadcast Licensing, and Mr Greg Bensberg, Senior Adviser, Digital Switchover, Ofcom Mr Andrew Harrison, Chief Executive, RadioCentre, Mr Michael Betton, Chief Executive, Lincs FM Group, Mr Ashley Tabor, Group Chief Executive and Founder, and Mr Charles Allen, Chairman, Global Radio (27 January 2010)

Inquiry into digital switchover of television and radio in the UK Mr David Scott, Chief Executive, Digital UK and Mr Peter White, Chief Executive, BBC Digital Switchover Help Scheme Mr Ford Ennals, Chief Executive, Digital Radio UK and Mr Barry Cox, Chairman, Digital Radio Working Group (20 January 2010)

* Constitution

Meeting with Steve Richards, Chief Political Commentator on the Referendums Inquiry (27 January 2010) PDF

Meeting with Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, Brasenose College, University of Oxford and Professor Stephen Tierney, Professor of Constitutional Theory, University of Edinburgh and then Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, former Director, Think Twice (1997 Scottish devolution referendum “no” campaign) and Daran Hill, former National Co-ordinator, Yes for Wales (1997 Welsh devolution referendum “yes” campaign) on the Referendums Inquiry (20 January 2010)(6 January 2010) PDF

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Economic Affairs

Private Finance Projects - Ian Pearson MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (19 January 2010) PDF

Private Finance Projects - Mr Peter Houten, Director for Schools, Department for Children, Schools and Families; Mr Peter Coates CBE, Director, Capital and Investments, Department of Health; Ms Kate Mingay, Corporate Finance Director, Department for Transport; Mr Jon Thompson, Director General Finance, MoD; Ms Margie Jaffe, Policy Officer, Unison; Mr Simon Watson, National Officer, Unison; Dr Mark Porter, Chair of Consultants Committee, BMA. PDF

Private Finance Projects - Mr Adrian Olsen, Bank of Ireland; Mr Philip Turville, Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets; Mr Laughlan Waterston, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Mr Adrian Ewer, CEO of John Laing; Mr David Metter, CEO of Innisfree and Chair, PPP Forum; Mr Paul Davies, PricewaterhouseCooperPDF

The Economic Outlook - Mr Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England; Mr Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor; Mr Paul Fisher, Executive Director; Dr Andrew Sentance, External MPC Member (24 November 2009) PDF

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European Union

Priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the EU – HE Mr Carles Casajuana, Mr José Antonio Zamora and Ms Beatriz Garcés (19 January 2010)

Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs and International Trade

The Regulation of the Derivatives Market - Lord Myners, Financial Services Secretary, and Mr Gary Roberts, Head of Financial Services Strategy, HM Treasury (2 February 2010) PDF

Sub-Committee B - Internal Market

Inquiry into the Better Regulation agenda - Mr Steve Coldrick, Head of Long Latency Health Risks Division; and Mr Robin Foster, Head of International Chemicals Unit, Health and Safety Executive (30 November 2009) PDF

Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy

Somalia Piracy - Dr Lee Willett, Head of Maritime Studies Programme, RUSI and Mr Jason Alderwick, Defence Analyst - Maritime (IISS) (21 January 2010) PDF

EDA related issues - The Rt Hon Baroness Taylor PC, Minister for International Defence and Security, Ministry of Defence (26th November 2009)PDF

Sub-Committee D - Environment and Agriculture

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Mr Timothy Hall and Mr Philippe Petithuguenin PDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change -Mr Vittorio Prodi PDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Mr Peter Gammeltoft and Ms Hilkka Summa PDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Ms Antonia Andugar and Ms Nella Mikkola PDF

EDA related issues - Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Dr Natasha GristPDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Dr Janet DwyerPDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Professor William Davies, Dr Angela Karp. Professor Andy Whitmore and Mr Jeremy WoodsPDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Ms. Tricia Henton, Ms Aileen Kirmond and Mr. Mark Aitken PDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Pat Snowdon, Mike Townsend, Mark Broadmeadow and Richard Smithers PDF

Inquiry into Adaptation of agriculture and forestry to climate change - Mr. Graham Furey, Dr. Ceris Jones, Mr. Andrew Clark, Mr. Bernard Llewellyn PDF

Sub-Committee E - Law and Institutions

The EU's Regulation on Succession - Lord Bach and Mr Oliver Parker (16 December 2009)PDF

The EU's Regulation on Succession - Mr Jonathan Faull (9 December 2009)PDF

Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs

EU Policy on Protecting Europe from large-scale cyber-attacks - Lord West Of Spithead And Dr Steve Marsh (13 January 2010) PDF

EU Policy on Protecting Europe from large-scale cyber-attacks - Professor Ross Anderson, Professor of Security Engineering, Cambridge University (6th January 2010)PDF

Sub-Committee G - Social Policy and Consumer Affairs

European Social Fund Inquiry - Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions - 2 February 2010PDF

European Social Fund Inquiry - Lincolnshire County Council and London Councils - 28 January 2010PDF

European Social Fund Inquiry - Scottish Government and Welsh Assembly - 21 January 2010 PDF

European Social Fund Inquiry - Convergence Partnership Office for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber and Government Office for the North West (7 January 2010)PDF

Science and Technology

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding - Professor Andrew Watkinson, Director, Living with Environmental Change; Professor Sir John Bell, Chair, Office for Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research; Dr Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, CO2, Shell, the Energy Research Partnership; and Professor John Loughhead, Executive Director, UK Energy Research Centre, the Energy Research Partnership (12 January 2010)PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Dr Paul Nightingale, Deputy Director, and Professor Andrew Stirling, Research Director, Science Policy Research Unit; Sir Richard Brook, Leverhulme Trust (12 January 2010)PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding - Professor Sir Martin Taylor, Vice President and Chair of Fruits of Curiosity project, Royal Society, Dr James Wilsdon, Director Science Policy Centre, Royal Society, and Professor Dame Janet Finch, co-Chair, Council for Science and Technology (19 January 2010)PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding - Professor John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (19 January 2010) PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Mr Iain Gray, Chief Executive, Technology Strategy Board, Dr Graham Hillier, Director of Strategy and Futures, Centre for Process Innovation and Dr David Clarke, Chief Executive, Energy Technologies Institute (15 December 2009) PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Mr Colin Smith, Director of Engineering and Technology, Rolls Royce, Mr Simon Denegri, Chief Executive, Association of Medical Research Charities, and Ms Anne Glover, Chief Executive, Amadeus Capital Partners (15 December 2009)PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Mr Nick Dusic, Director, Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE), Professor Geoffrey Boulton, General Secretary, Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Professor Roger Kain, Honorary Treasurer (and ex-officio Vice-President), British Academy (9 December 2009)PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Professor Sandy Thomas, Head of Foresight, and Professor Chris Gaskell, Chair, Science Advisory Council, Defra (9 December 2009)PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Mr David Sweeney, Head of Research, Innovation and Skills, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Professor Alan Thorpe, Chief Executive, Natural Environment Research Council and Chairman of RCUK, Professor David Delpy, Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Dr Steven Hill, Head of Strategy Unit, Research Councils UK, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council (2 December 2009)PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Dr Brian Bowsher, Director, National Physical Laboratory, Professor Chris Thorns, Science Director, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, and Mr Derrick Ryall, Head of Climate Programme, Met Office (11 November 2009) PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Ms Miranda Kavanagh, Director of Evidence, Environment Agency; Dr Andrew Stott, Science Director, Joint Nature Conservation Agency; and Dr Andrew Wadge, Chief Scientist, Food Standards Agency (11 November 2009) PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Professor Sally Davies DBE, Director General, Research and Development, and Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health, Professor Tom Walley, Director of our Health Technology Assessment Programme, Department of Health, Dr Andrew Steer, Director General, Policy and Research, Department for International Development, and Dr Gail Marzetti, Deputy Head, DfID Research, Department for International Development (5 November 2009) PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Professor Mark Welland, MOD Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence, Mr Paul Stein, Director General Science and Technology, Ministry of Defence, Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Dr Miles Parker, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of Science Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (5 November 2009) PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities – Lord Sainsbury of Turville (28 October 2009) PDF

Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities - Mr Jeremy Clayton, Deputy Head of the Government Office for Science, and Dr Graeme Reid, Deputy Director, Economic Impact, Research Base Directorate, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (28 October 2009) PDF

 

 
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