Annual Mishcon Lecture 2019 - Dame Margaret Hodge MP
15 October 2019, 6:15 pm–8:15 pm
on Accountability and Transparency in Government: The Duty of Parliament to Hold the Prime Minister to Account
Event Information
Open to
- All
Organiser
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UCL Laws Events
Location
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Cruciform Lecture Theatre 1 / CloistersUCL Cruciform Building, Gower StreeetLondonWC1E 6BT
2019 Mishcon Lecture
Professor Piet Eeckhout, Dean of the UCL Faculty of Laws, has great pleasure in inviting you to the 2019 Mishcon Lecture
Accountability and Transparency in Government:
The Duty of Parliament to Hold the Prime Minister to Account
to be delivered by Dame Margaret Hodge MP
Chaired by Professor Meg Russell (UCL)
with an introduction by the Dean of the UCL Faculty of Laws
Professor Piet Eeckhout
About the Speaker
Margaret became the Labour Member of Parliament for Barking in June 1994. She has served in government, holding portfolios across education, work and pensions, business and culture. In 2010, Margaret also became the first elected Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and was also its first female Chair. Today, Margaret is the Chair of the APPG on Responsible Tax as well as the Chair for organisations in the arts and higher education.
Schedule
18:15 Reception
19:00 Lecture begins
20:00 Lecture ends
About the Mishcon Lectures
The Mishcon Lectures were established at UCL in 1990 in honour of Lord Mishcon to mark his 75th birthday and in recognition of his achievements and service in the fields of law, education, religion, government and politics, both central and local.