Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 29 April 2019
Monday 29 April 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.45am | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Changes to NI Renewable Heat Incentive payments Witness(es): Thomas Douglas, Ulster Farmer's Union
Chris Osborne, Ulster Farmer's Union
Alan Hegan, Director, Hegan Biomass
Robert Carmichael
Avril Robson
Andrew Trimble, Chair, Renewable Heat Association Northern Ireland Location: Other |
| 2.15pm | Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system Subject: The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system Witness(es): Dame Una O’Brien DCB, former Permanent Secretary
Sir Richard Mottram GCB, former Permanent Secretary
Rt Hon Charles Clarke, former Secretary of State
Professor Meg Russell, Director, Constitution Unit, University College London
Dr Hannah White, Deputy Director, Institute for Government
Dr Ruth Fox, Director, Hansard Society
Professor Tony Wright, Emeritus Professor of Government and Public Policy, University College London Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 4pm | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): AP2: 70 - Staffordshire County Council, Petitioner
AP2: 69 Lichfield District Council - Petitoner
AP2: 32 Kings Bromley Parish Council - Petitioner Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 4pm | Public Accounts Subject: Planning and the broken housing market Witness(es): Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Simon Ridley, Director General, Decentralisation and Growth, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Simon Gallagher, Director of Planning, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 7pm | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): AP2: 23 Joy Fielding, Barry Stoney - Petitioners Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
Tuesday 30 April 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): AP2: 49 David and Sian Froggatt - Petitioners Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.45am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Automation and the future of work Witness(es): Kate Bell, Head of Rights, International, Social and Economics, Trades Union Congress
Lauren Crowley, Head of Equalities, Community
Ian Brinkley, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Professor Tony Dundon, Work and Equalities Institute, University of Manchester
Professor Tony Prescott, Director of Sheffield Robotics, University of Sheffield
Professor David M Lane, Director, Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Imperial College London Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Home Affairs Subject: Serious violence Witness(es): Mark Burns-Williamson OBE, Chair and Serious Violence Lead, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, and PCC for West Yorkshire
Vicky Foxcroft MP, Youth Violence Commission
David Lloyd, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire
Dame Louise Casey DBE CB, former Director General of the Troubled Families programme and former Victims’ Commissioner
Anne Longfield OBE, Children’s Commissioner for England Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Treasury Subject: Independent Review of the Co-operative bank Witness(es): Mark Zelmer, Author, Independent Review of Co-operative Bank Supervision Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Education Subject: Accountability hearings Witness(es): Lord Agnew, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education
Dominic Herrington, National Schools Commissioner Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: The Role of Parliament in the UK Constitution: Authorising the Use of Military Force Witness(es): RT Hon Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary 2001-2006
Rt Hon Lord Hague Of Richmond, Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State 2010-2014 Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.15am | Scottish Affairs Subject: Access to Financial Services Witness(es): Susan Allen, Head of Retail and Business Banking, Santander
Ricky Diggins, Network Director, Bank of Scotland
Carol Anderson, Scotland Distribution Director, TSB
Simon Watson, Managing Director, Personal Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.15am | Environmental Audit Subject: Toxic chemicals Witness(es): Professor Rick Mumford, Deputy Director and Head of Science, Food Standards Agency
Professor Anna Stec, Professor in Fire Chemistry and Toxicity, Centre for Fire and Hazards Science, University of Central Lancashire
Dr Michael Warhurst, Executive Director, CHEM Trust
Robert Chantry-Price, Joint Lead Officer Product Safety, Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Dr Duncan Campbell, Public Analyst, Association of Public Analysts & Aberdeen Scientific Services
Graham Russell, Chief Executive Officer, Office for Product Safety and Standards Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.45am | Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Subject: Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Witness(es): Duncan Shrubsole, Director of Policy, Communications and Research, Lloyds Banking Foundation
Lyndsey Dearlove, Head of UK SAYS NO MORE, Hestia Housing and Support
Donna Covey CBE, Chief Executive, Against Violence and Abuse (AVA)
Dr Jasna Magic, Domestic Abuse Research & Policy Development, Galop
Jo Todd, CEO, Respect
Ruth Bashall, Chief Executive Officer, Stay Safe East Location: Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
| 11.15am | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Immersive and addictive technologies Witness(es): Colin Anderson, Commercial Director, Earthbound Games
Keeley Bunting, Senior Designer, Outplay
Tony Gowland, Founder, Ant Workshop
Timea Tabori, National Coordinator for Women in Games in Scotland and Engine Programmer at Rockstar North Location: Other |
| 11.30am | Defence Subject: UK Response to Hybrid Threats Witness(es): Dr Rob Dover, University of Leicester
Dr Anna Hillingdon, University of Bournemouth
Elisabeth Braw, RUSI Location: Room 19, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.30pm | Health and Social Care Subject: NHS Long-term Plan: legislative proposals Witness(es): David Hare, Chief Executive, Independent Healthcare Providers Network
Professor Sue Richards, Executive Committee Member, Keep Our NHS Public
Andrew Taylor, former Director of Cooperation and Competition Panel for NHS-funded services
Dr Graham Winyard, former Chief Medical Officer for NHS in England
Sara Gorton, Head of Health, UNISON
Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing
Rob Harwood, Chair, BMA Consultants Committee
Dr Clare Gerada Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Backbench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witness(es): Members of Parliament Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.45pm | Foreign Affairs Subject: Global Britain and South America Witness(es): Dr Marina Brilman, International Human Rights Policy Adviser, Law Society
Dr Par Engstrom, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Institute of the Americas, University College London
Andrei Gomez-Suarez, Cofounder, Rodeemos el Dialogo (Embrace Dialogue) Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
Wednesday 1 May 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.15am | Exiting the European Union Subject: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Witness(es): David Henig Director, UK Trade Policy Project at European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform
Dr Pınar Artıran, WTO Chair Holder, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University
Ruth Lea CBE, Economic Advisor, Arbuthnot Banking Group Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Tourism in Northern Ireland Witness(es): Odhran Dunne, General Manager, Visit Derry
Gerry Lennon, Chief Executive, Visit Belfast Location: Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.30am | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): AP2: 61 Colwich Parish Council - Petitioners
AP2: 57 Stafford Borough Council - Petitioner
AP2: 40 Maximus Straetgic Stafford - Petitioner
AP2: 77 Brandon Muir and Williams families, etc - Petitioners
AP2: 9 Hopton and Coton Parish Council - Petitioners Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Universal Credit: ‘natural’ migration Witness(es): Alok Sharma MP, Minister of State for Employment, Department for Work and Pensions
John-Paul Marks, Director General, Work and Health, Department for Work and Pensions
Neil Couling, Director General, Change Group, Department for Work and Pensions Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.40am | Health and Social Care Subject: NHS Long-term Plan: legislative proposals Witness(es): Christian Dingwall, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP
Sharon Lamb, Partner, McDermott Will and Emery
David Lock, Landmark Chambers
Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive, National Voices
Sir Robert Francis, Chair, Healthwatch
Professor Jo Pritchard, Consultant - Health and Social Care, Social Enterprise UK
Beth Capper, Head of Programmes, Richmond Group Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.45am | Transport Subject: Active travel Witness(es): Mike Wilson, Chief Highways Engineer, Highways England
Richard Leonard, Head of Road Safety, Highways England
Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport
Guy Boulby, Head of Cycling and Walking, Department for Transport
Kevin Golding-Williams, Head of Cycling and Walking Policy, Department for Transport Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | International Trade Subject: UK investment policy Witness(es): Dr David Collins, Professor of International Economic Law, City, University of London
Ruth Bergan, Coordinator, Trade Justice Movement
Pia Eberhardt, Researcher and campaigner, Corporate Europe Observatory
Stephen Adams, Senior Director, Global Counsel
Jack Knight, Deputy Chief Executive, Investment Association
Jonathan Geldart, Regional Chair for Yorkshire and Humber, Institute of Directors Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Education Subject: Opportunity areas Witness(es): Lauren Barnett, member, Norwich Opportunity Area Youth Board
Simon Carnall, member, Derby Opportunity Area Partnership Board
Graham Cowley, Chair, Blackpool Opportunity Area Partnership Board
Clare Hutchinson, member, Oldham and Bradford Opportunity Areas Partnership Boards
Duncan Jacques, member, Bradford Opportunity Area Partnership Board
Dr Fiona McMillan, Chair, West Somerset Opportunity Area Partnership Board
Chris Starkie, member, Norwich and Ipswich Opportunity Areas Partnership Boards
Nicola Swaney, member, Derby Opportunity Area Partnership Board Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Women and Equalities Subject: Health and social care and LGBT communities Witness(es): Professor Carrie Llewellyn, Professor of Applied Behavioural Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Wendy Irwin, Diversity and Equalities Coordinator, Royal College of Nursing
Dr Duncan Shrewsbury, Local medical director, Practice Plus Brighton
Sophie Meagher, Policy Officer, LGBT Foundation Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.15am | Scottish Affairs Subject: Access to Financial Services Witness(es): Chris Hemsley, Co-Managing Director, Payment Systems Regulator
Matthew Cherry, Chief Economist Payment Systems Regulator
Dave Pickering, Chief Executive, Lending Standards Board
Liz Thompson, Head of Compliance, LSB Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.15pm | Treasury Subject: The work of the Court of the Bank of England Witness(es): Bradley Fried, Chair of Court of the Bank of England
Dorothy Thompson, Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee
Diana Mary Harding, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Court of Directors, Bank of England Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Public Accounts Subject: Submarine defueling and dismantling Witness(es): David Goldstone, Chief Operating Officer, Ministry of Defence
Rear Admiral Tim Hodgson, Defence Nuclear Organisation Sub Cap Director, Ministry of Defence
Ian Booth, Chief Executive, Submarine Delivery Agency
Archie Bethel, Chief Executive, Babcock International Group Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 3pm | Liaison Subject: Evidence from the Prime Minister: Brexit Witness(es): Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Prime Minister Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 3.15pm | Human Rights Subject: Democracy, free speech and freedom of association Witness(es): Rebecca Stimson, UK Head of Public Policy, Facebook
Katy Minshall, Head of UK Government, Public Policy and Philanthropy, Twitter Location: Other |
Thursday 2 May 2019
No business was announced for this day.
Friday 3 May 2019
The House of Commons was in recess. The House next sat on Saturday 04 May 2019.
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