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FBS

Britain and Europe: The Way Forward

Dinner at The House of Commons
Guest Speakers:
​The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve MP QC,

The French deputy Alexandre Holroyd 
Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP 

Thursday 16 November 2017 
​6.3
0 pm (no longer a 7.00pm start)
FBS MEMBERS ONLY

Short talks (in English) from the speakers before (Sir Alan Duncan and Alexandre Holroyd) and during the Dinner until 10.30 pm.
Thames Pavilion and Dining Room A, House of Commons, London SW1A 0PW
(Nearest tube: Westminster)

Tickets:    £88.00 FBS member,
£94.00 Guest of FBS member,

£75.00 Young person / student
This includes one glass of wine on arrival, dinner with a glass of wine, coffee with petits fours and Talks

​(Please allow 30 minutes to clear security; Photographic ID required)

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Alexandre Holroyd ​- Member of the Assemblée nationale

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Alexandre Holroyd was the candidate of La République En Marche! at the 2017 legislatives elections  for the third constituency for the French residents overseas. He won the second round against former Hollande minister Axelle Lemaire on 18 June 2017.
Since 19 June 2017, he has served as a deputy of the French National Assembly representing Northern Europe.

The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve MP QC

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The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaconsfield, former Attorney General and specialist in issues relating to civil liberties and international affairs. Dominic Grieve is the President and Chairman of the Franco-British Society.

Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP

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i.telegraph.co.uk
In 2016, Sir Alan Duncan has been appointed as Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Prime Minister Theresa May’s new Government.
Alan will serve under Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and takes on responsibility for Britain’s relationship with Europe and the Americas.
The role marks a return to Government for Sir Alan following his decision to stand down from his previous role as Minister for International Development in 2014. Since then he has served as a backbench MP on the Intelligence and Security Committee and as the UK’s Special Envoy to Yemen.
Sir Alan Duncan is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Melton
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