Calendar of Events

September 2003
Date:
19th September 2003
Activity:





Evidence taken from:

The Lord Alderdice, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly

National Assembly for Wales, Trade Union Side

Venue:
The Richard Commission, Caradog House, Cardiff
August 2003
Date:
7th August 2003
Activity:
Public Meeting
Venue:
The Literature Tent, National Eisteddfod, Meifod
July 2003
Date:
25th July 2003

Activity:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evidence taken from:

Kevin Brennan MP

Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan AM

Gwenda Thomas AM
Chair of National Assembly for Wales Equality of Opportunity Committee

Mr Courtney Taylor
Wales Youth Agency

Veronica Wilson
Council for Wales Voluntary Youth Services

Dave Evans
Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales

Caryn Parker
Claire Rogers
Girlguiding Cymru

Elise Stewart
Canllaw Online

Lord Morgan

Keith Edwards
Tamsin Sterling
Chartered Institute of Housing

Alison Halford

Dharmendra Kanani
Bailjit Gill
Commission for Racial Equality

Tunji Fahm
Sabz Ali Khan
Sabrina Khan
Joint Committee for Ethnic Minorities in Wales

 

 

Venue:
The Richard Commission, Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Caradog House 1-6 St Andrew's Place, Cardiff
Date:
24th July 2003
Activity:
Public Meeting
Venue:
Hospitality Pavilion, Royal Welsh Showground
Date:
10th/11th July 2003

Activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evidence taken from:

Welsh Local Government Association
Cllr Russell Goodway
Cllr Colin Mann
Cllr Dai Lloyd Evans
Sandy Blair - Director
Steve Thomas - Head of Strategic Policy
Rachel Jowitt - Policy Officer

Parliament for Wales Campaign
Dr John Cox
Dr Russell Deacon
Mr David Morris

Brian Hancock (former Plaid Cymru AM for Islwyn)

Welsh Overseas Agencies Group
Stephen Thomas, Centre for International Affairs
Jon Townley, Oxfam Cymru

Delyth Evans (former Labour AM for Mid & West Wales)

Members of the European Parliament
Jill Evans
Eurig Wyn

Members of Parliament
Win Griffiths
Jon Owen Jones

Gareth Jones, formal Plaid Cymru AM for Conwy

Denzil Davies, MP

Venue:
The Richard Commission, Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Caradog House 1-6 St Andrew's Place, Cardiff
Date:
10th July 2003
Activity:
Public Meeting
Venue:
Function Room D, Cardiff City Hall
June 2003
Date:
26th/27th June 2003

Activity:


 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evidence taken from:

Wales Council for Voluntary Action
Graham Benfield
Anna Nicholl

Police Authorities in Wales
Cllr Haydn Lewis
Cllr Ray Thomas
Viv Waters MBE
Lyn James
Kelvin Dent
Daisy Seabourne

Geraint Talfan Davies

The Law Society
Huw Williams
Emyr Lewis
Vicki Chapman

Chamber Wales
Paul Rutter

Wales Tourist Board
Nigel Evans

UCAC
Edwyn Williams
Moelwen Gwyndaf

Sports Council for Wales
Gareth Davies
Huw Jones

Date:
26th June 2003
Activity:
Public Meeting
Venue:
Cilsanws Suite, Castle Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil
Date:
12th/13th June 2003
Activity:

























Evidence taken from:

Professor David Butler and Dr Simon King

Lord Carlile

Gareth Thomas MP

Donald Anderson MP

North Wales Group of Labour MPs

Llew Smith MP

Hywel Williams MP

Dianne Edwards and Alan Haywood, National Botanic Garden of Wales

Professor Richard Rawlings

Wales TUC

Stuart Cole, Wales Transport Research Centre

Venue:
Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, Westminster (12th June 2003) Caradog House, 1-6 Saint Andrews Place, Cardiff (13th June 2003)
May 2003
Date:
22nd/23rd May 2003

Activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evidence taken from:

David Melding AM

Faith Council

Disability Wales

Wales Women's National Coalition

Stonewall Cymru

Mr Justice Thomas & Legal Team

Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW)

Equal Opportunities Commission

Disability Rights Commission

Professor Vernon Bogdanor

Venue:
Severn Suite 1, Hilton Hotel, Newport
Date:
22nd May 2003
Activity:
Public Meeting
Venue:
The Metropole Hotel (Francis Suite), Llandrindod Wells
Date:
8th May 2003
Activity:

























Evidence taken from:

NFU Cymru

Urdd Gobaith Cymru

Young Farmers Clubs

Country Landowners Association

Farmers Union of Wales

Royal Welsh Agricultural Society

Meat Promotion Wales

Roy Norris (Chair of Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust)

Dr Denis Balsom

Forestry Commission

The National Trust

The Association of National Parks Authority

Lord Livsey of Talgarth CBE

Venue:
Royal Welsh Showground (International Pavilion), Builth Wells

April 2003

Date: 10th / 11th April 2003
Activity:

Evidence taken from:

Countryside Council for Wales

Chair of the Economic Development Committee of the National Assembly for Wales

Childrens Commissioner for Wales

Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg

Arts Council for Wales

Mid & West Wales Fire Authority

All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (AWEMA)

Dennis Balsom

National Museums and Galleries of Wales

 

Venue Committee Rooms, County Hall, Haverfordwest.

March 2003

Date: 27th/28th March 2003
Activity:

Evidence taken from:

Environment Agency Wales

Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly for Wales

Young people representatives

CBI Wales

National Council for Education & Training in Wales

Lord Thomas of Gresford

Welsh Language Board

 

Venue St George’s Hotel, Llandudno.
Date: 26th March 2003
Activity: Public Meeting.
Venue Conference Room, Conwy Business Centre, Conwy.
Date: 13th/14th March 2003
Activity:

Evidence taken from:

Secretary of State for Wales

Electoral Reform Society

Wayne David, MP

Youth Justice Board

UNISON

 

Venue Committee Room 4b, House of Lords, Westminster.

February 2003

Date: 27th/28th February 2003
Activity:

Evidence taken from:

Plaid Cymru, The Party of Wales

Chair of the Agriculture & Rural Development Committee of the National Assembly for Wales

Welsh Conservatives

David Lambert & Professor David Miers

Welsh Liberal Democrats

Venue Courtroom at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff and
Caradog House, Cardiff
Date: 12th/13th February 2003
Activity: Visit to the Scottish Executive & Parliament
Evidence taken from:

Professor David McCrone

Professor David Bell

Conservative Spokesperson on Justice and Home Affairs

Scottish Executive Minister for Parliamentary Business

Scottish Executive Lord Advocate

Scottish Executive Head of Legal & Parliamentary Services

Professor Alan Page

Scottish Executive Deputy First Minister

Presiding Officer, Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and the Clerk/Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Scottish Executive Permanent Secretary

Scottish Parliament Committee Convenors

Shadow First Minister and Scottish National Party Parliament Minister

Venue Caledonian Hilton Board Room, Edinburgh
Scottish Parliament Committee Room 2, Edinburgh
Date: 7th February 2003
Activity: Law Society Seminar.
Venue City Hall, Cardiff

January 2003

Date: 30th January 2003
Activity: Visit to Westminster
 

Informal sessions:

Round table discussions with MPs

Round table discussions with Peers

Briefing with Clerks to the Lords and Commons

 

Venue Committee Room 5, House of Lords
Date: 16th/17th January 2003
Activity: ESRC Seminar on Electoral Arrangements
Venue University of Wales, Swansea
Date: 15th January 2003
Activity: Public Meeting:
Venue Committee Room 3, Guildhall, Swansea