UK Parliament Open Lecture - Pre-legislative scrutiny in Parliamentary life
Channel: UK Parliament
Date: 2013-01-10

On Wednesday 12 December, Lord Puttnam of Queensgate CBE delivered an Open Lecture on the role and importance of pre-legislative scrutiny in Parliamentary life.

Lord Puttnam joined the House of Lords in 1997. In 2007 he served as Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill, having performed the same role on the 2002 Communications Bill. 

A transcript of this Open Lecture will be available soon:
http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/outreach-and-training/resources-for-universities/open-lectures/the-role-and-importance-of-pre-legislative-scrutiny-in-parliamentary-life/

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Open Lectures form part of the services provided by Parliament for higher education, and are aimed at staff and students from universities across the UK.  Open Lectures cover a wide variety of subjects about Parliament and its work.

For more information about Open Lectures visit:
http://www.parliament.uk/open-lectures