Monday 23rd January 2012 | 08:49

In Brief

Prime minister David Cameron addresses the Council of Europe's first Parliamentary Assembly of 2012 in Strasbourg. He is expected to launch a drive to reform the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), insisting it should meddle less in British affairs.

Home secretary Theresa May and crime prevention minister James Brokenshire will speak at the RUSI Olympic Security Conference.

Foreign secretary William Hague holds a working lunch with Canadian foreign minister John Baird.

Communities secretary Eric Pickles speaks at a New Local Government Network annual gathering. Other speakers include enterprise minister Mark Prisk and shadow communities minster Hilary Benn.

Health secretary Andrew Lansley attends a parliamentary reception for the launch of a report, Equity and Excellence for Bowel Cancer. (16:30)

Financial secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban participates in a Reform event entitled ‘Going for growth’. (19:00)

Culture minister Ed Vaizey, shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman, Labour MP Tom Watson and BBC chair Lord Patten all address the IPPR/Guardian annual Oxford Media Convention. (09:45)

Health minister Anne Milton attends the opening of the Anthony Nolan cord blood collection at the Royal Free.

Universities and science minister David Willetts attends Cutting Edge 2012: Behind Basketball, an event organised in conjunction with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Research Councils UK, which looks at research and technology in sport. (19:00)

Conservative MP Jesse Norman participates in an Institute of Economic Affairs event on ‘well-being and the role of government’.

In an article for PoliticsHome, Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris calls on the government to create conditions in which micro businesses can prosper, to provide stability in the economy.  http://bit.ly/A5li8I

Liberal Democrat MP Julian Huppert calls for greater investment in dementia research, to mark the launch of a new report by Alzheimer's Research UK. http://bit.ly/zMkWxb

In an article for PoliticsHome, shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan says that the prime minister's attack on the ECHR could "risk untold consequences". http://bit.ly/x8v0KI

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond launches a consultation document on the terms of the independence referendum with a statement to the Scottish Parliament.

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton gives a press conference in Gaza on a three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. (09:15)

Policy Exchange hosts an event on pre-crime and predictive policing, speakers include Sean Malinowski, Los Angeles Police Department and Nick Gargan, chief executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency.

The National Institute for Economic and Social Research hosts a seminar on education and social mobility with director Jonathan Portes. (15:00)

Westminster Briefing hosts a conference on the future of 14-19 education. http://bit.ly/w0NN8p

Sports Coach UK hosts a parliamentary reception entitled ‘Excellent Coaching, Excellent Coaches’. (12:30)

An Ipsos Mori survey for Reuters reveals Labour leader Ed Miliband's personal ratings have fallen to their lowest level since he became Labour leader in 2010. http://bit.ly/zCWPHA