Lords Constitution Committee to hear from new President of the Supreme Court

The session will be Lord Reed's first appearance before a Parliamentary Select Committee since taking over as President of the Supreme Court. 

The evidence session will start at 10:30am on Wednesday 4 March in Committee Room 1 of the House of Lords. 

Areas the session will cover include: 

• The role of the Supreme Court in protecting the constitution and how the witnesses see the Court's role in respect of the relationship between government and Parliament. 
• Whether the Miller cases have improved public understanding of the Supreme Court – how the Court tries to explain its role to the public. 
• Should there be greater political involvement in the appointment of senior judges?
• The steps the Supreme Court is taking to ensure a wide and diverse pool of candidates apply for future vacancies at the Court.