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Date Business
22 May 2012
10:45 am
Subject: The work of the UK Border Agency and Border Force
Witness(es): Brian Moore QPM, Director General, Border Force
Location: Wilson Room, Portcullis House
22 May 2012
10:45 am
Subject: The work of the UK Border Agency and Border Force
Witness(es): Brian Moore QPM, Director General. UK Border Force
Location: Wilson Room, Portcullis House
22 May 2012
11:30 am
Subject: Private Investigators
Witness(es): Dan Morrison, Partner, Grosvenor Law LLP, Julian Pike, Partner, Farrer & co LLP and Mike Schwarz, Partner, Bindmans LLP; Bill Butler, Chief Executive, Security Industry Authority; Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for equalities and criminal information
Location: Wilson Room, Portcullis House

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  • Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP was elected Chair of the Home Affairs Committee on 9 June 2010

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