Example sentences of "evidence to the house of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ However , ’ the Council said in its evidence to the House of Lords Committee examining the EC 's proposal for a Directive on nitrate in vulnerable waters , ‘ the nitrate pollution that occurs is caused by the application of chemical fertilisers and animal slurries , which contain a mixture of phosphate and nitrate . |
| 2 | This interpretation of the legal position has been disputed strongly by a number of individuals and organisations , particularly in evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities . |
| 3 | This aspect was heavily criticised in evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities ; the Committee considered the draft to be too closely production orientated and criticised MAFF for stifling any innovate features it contains by their generally backward-looking tendency . |
| 4 | On this latter point , Lord Belstead ( Minister of State , MAFF ) in evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee , stated that ADAS is broadening its ability to give environmental/conservation advice in conjunction with NCC . |
| 5 | Within a year he had given detailed and authoritative evidence to the House of Commons and been instrumental in the passage of two bills which abolished gaolers ' fees and enabled counties to pay for a proper service ; which allowed discharged defendants to be set at liberty in open court ; and which not only improved sanitation and health arrangements but made it obligatory for justices to have a concern for the health of prisoners . |
| 6 | The more active occupied some post offices and gave evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee , part of which is reproduced here ( Fleming , 1973 ) . |
| 7 | For really serious students , the reports of and evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee on Tax Credit is a very rich source indeed ( HOC , 1973 ) . |
| 8 | However , the European Commission has estimated that for most countries this budget accounts for between 10 and 20 per cent of GDP ( Evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities , 1987/8 HL 72 , p. 17 ) . |
| 9 | Relatively little is known about such people , although in oral evidence to the House of Commons Health Committee the head of medical statistics at the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys remarked that ‘ one of the things that people are now suggesting about that other group who do not have an occupation is that they are forming … an under class . ’ |
| 10 | His legal expertise proved of invaluable service in the legislative attempts to protect working-class enterprise ; in 1850 he gave evidence to the House of Commons select committee on middle-class and working-class savings , and he appeared before the royal commission on limited liability set up in 1853 . |