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Press notice No. 29 of Session 2007-08

04 June 2008 / For Immediate Release

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVIDENCE SESSION

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill

The Committee will hold an evidence session for its inquiry on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill. This will cover the role of the Attorney General and continues the work of the Constitutional Affairs Committee which reported on the Constitutional Role of the Attorney General in July 2007.

Details of the oral evidence session are as follows:

Tuesday 10 June in The Grimond Room, Portcullis House.

At 4.15 pm: Roger Smith, JUSTICE, and Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC

At 5.15 pm: Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Attorney General, and Jonathan Jones, Director General, Attorney General's Office.

A transcript of the session will be available (within 5 days) on the Reports and Publications page of the Committee's website: www.parliament.uk/justicecom/

Notes:
1. Committee Membership is as follows: Rt Hon Alan Beith MP (Chairman), Mr David Heath MP, Daniel Kawczynski MP, Siân James MP, Jessica Morden MP, Julie Morgan MP, Rt Hon Alun Michael MP, Robert Neill MP, Dr Nick Palmer MP, Linda Riordan MP, Virendra Sharma MP, Mr Andrew Turner MP, Mr Andrew Tyrie MP and Dr Alan Whitehead MP

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