Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 13 May 2019
Monday 13 May 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 1.45pm | 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): Esther Webber, Political Reporter, The Times
Carole Walker, former Political correspondent, BBC
Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House of Commons Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 4pm | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): 40 Graham Ward 2010 Discretionary Will Trust, etc - Petitioner
AP2: 29 Julie Williams & Exors of Richard Williams (Deceased) - Petitioners
12 R G Parrott Exors of G Parrott (Deceased) - Petitoners
AP17: Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance - Petitioners
AP2: 62 Cheshire East Council - Petitioners
AP2: 55 Alice Witter and others - Petitioners
AP2: 79 Philip & Janet Berrisford - Petitioners Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 4pm | Public Accounts Subject: Local Enterprise Partnerships: progress review Witness(es): Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Simon Ridley, Director General, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 4pm | Housing, Communities and Local Government Subject: Local Government Finance and the 2019 Spending Review Witness(es): Professor Tony Travers, London School of Economics
Neil Amin-Smith, Institute of Fiscal Studies
Professor Pete Murphy, Nottingham Trent University
Rob Whiteman, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Sir Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 7pm | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): As for morning session unless already heard Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
Tuesday 14 May 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.15am | Treasury Subject: Infrastructure Development in the UK Witness(es): Sir John Armitt, Chair
Phil Graham, Chief Executive, National Infrastructure Commission
Matthew Vickerstaff, Interim Chief Executive
Stephen Dance, Head of Infrastructure Delivery, Infrastructure and Projects Authority Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): AP2: 58 Cheshire Wildlife Trust - Petitoner
AP2: 41 Canal & River Trust - Petitioner
116/AP2: 26 The Rail Freight Group - Petitioner
139/AP2: 27 Freightliner Group Ltd, Freightliner Ltd and Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd - Petitioners
AP2: 63 The Woodland Trust - Petitioner
149 Royal Mail Group Limited - Petitioner
45/AP2: 31 Cadent Gas Limited - Petitioner
96/AP1: 11\AP2: 43 National Grid Gas PLC - Petitoner
160 South Staffordshire Water plc - Petitioner
150 Severn Trent Water Limited - Petitioner Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.40am | International Development Subject: UK progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Witness(es): Claire Godfrey, Head of Policy and Campaigns, Bond
Danny Sriskandarajah, Chief Executive Officer, Oxfam GB
Ivan Campbell, Head of Research and Learning, Saferworld
Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva
Helen Dennis, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Fairtrade Foundation
Duncan Hames, Director of Policy, Transparency International UK Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Education Subject: Opportunity areas Witness(es): Nadhim Zahawi MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, Department for Education
Sue Baldwin, Regional Schools Commissioner for the East of England and North East London
Hannah Streatfeild, Deputy Director, Opportunity Areas Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Justice Subject: HM Inspectorate of Probation Annual Report Witness(es): Dame Glenys Stacey, HM Chief Inspector of Probation Location: Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Work of the Groceries Code Adjudicator Witness(es): Christine Tacon, Groceries Code Adjudicator Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: PHSO report: Ignoring the alarms: How NHS eating disorders services are failing patients Witness(es): Andrew Radford, Chief Executive, BEAT Eating Disorders
Dr Dasha Nicholls, Chair, Faculty of Eating Disorders, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Chief Nurse, Health Education England
Dr Colin Melville, Director of Education and Standards, General Medical Council
Jackie Doyle-Price MP, Minister for Mental Health, DHSC
Professor Tim Kendall, National Clinical Director for Mental Health, NHS England and NHS Improvement Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.15am | Environmental Audit Subject: Toxic chemicals Witness(es): Daniel Kingdon, Director, Compliance and Safety, EMEA, Amazon
Gemma Brierley, Sustainability Director, Offer and Supply Chain, Kingfisher PLC
Therese Lilliebladh, Product Requirements Manager, IKEA of Sweden
Jonathan Hindle, Chairman, British Furniture Confederation
Kasturirangan Kannah, Product Advocacy Manager, Lanxess UK
Suzie Radcliffe-Hart, Technical Manager, FIRA International
Roy Weghorst, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Kingspan Group Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.45am | Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Subject: Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Witness(es): Zehrah Hasan, Policy and Campaigns Assistant, Liberty
Lucila Granada, Director, Latin American Women’s Rights Service
Jane Gordon, Legal Director, Sisters for Change
Marchu Girma, Deputy Director, Women for Refugee Women
Tina Reece, Head of Engagement, Welsh Women’s Aid
Kevin Hyland OBE, the former UK Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 1.30pm | Scottish Affairs Subject: The future of Scottish agriculture post Brexit Witness(es): Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy
David Barnes, National Adviser on Agriculture Policy, Scottish Government
Andrew Watson, Deputy Director for Agricultural Policy Implementation, Scottish Government (via videolink) Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 2pm | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): As for morning session unless already heard Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 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: the future of UK sanctions policy Witness(es): Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP, Minister of State
Qudsi Rasheed, Head of the Sanctions Unit and the UK’s Sanctions Envoy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.45pm | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Plastic food and drink packaging Witness(es): Sarah Greenwood, Packaging Consultant, The University of Sheffield, Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
Peter Maddox, Director, WRAP UK
Libby Peake, senior policy adviser on resource stewardship, Green Alliance
Juliet Phillips, Ocean Campaigner, Environmental Investigation Agency, Wildlife and Countryside Link Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
Wednesday 15 May 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.15am | Exiting the European Union Subject: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Witness(es): George Peretz QC, Monckton Chambers
Ms Sara Ogilvie, Trades Union Congress
Dr Emily Lydgate, University of Sussex and fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory
Mr Pieter Cleppe, Open Europe Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill Witness(es): AP2: 64 The Yarlet Trust - Petitioner Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Overpayments of Carer's Allowance Witness(es): Sir Amyas Morse KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office
Joshua Reddaway, Director Work and Pensions Value for Money, National Audit Office
Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
Emma Haddad, Director General, Service Excellence, Department for Work and Pensions
Laura Squire, Head of Fraud, Error and Debt, Strategy, Policy, and Change, Department for Work and Pensions Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.50am | Women and Equalities Subject: Health and social care and LGBT communities Witness(es): Dr Joanna Semlyen, Senior Lecturer in Psychology/Medical Education, University of East Anglia
Dr Igi Moon, Researcher/Practitioner, CliniQ Helen Jones, Director, MindOut
Rosie Stamp, Research lead on children & young people, Healthwatch Suffolk
Cecily Ward, Service User, METRO
Niazy Hazeldine, Youth Manager, METRO Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Treasury Subject: Economic Crime Witness(es): Megan Butler, Executive Director, Investment, Wholesale and Specialists Division
Chris Hemsley, Co-Managing Director, Payment Systems Regulator
Mark Steward, Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, FCA Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Education Subject: Accountability hearings Witness(es): Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Department for Education
Matthew Toombs, Director of Student Finance, Department for Education Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | International Trade Subject: Trade and the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand Witness(es): Dr Christopher Dent, Senior Lecturer in Economics and International Relations, Edge Hill University
Dr Maria Garcia, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Automation and the future of work Witness(es): Andrew Stephenson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Business and Industry, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Public Accounts Subject: Crossrail Witness(es): Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport
Tony Meggs, Chairman, Crossrail Ltd
Mark Wild, CEO, Crossrail Ltd
Matthew Lodge, Director of Rail Infrastructure South, Department for Transport; Crossrail Senior Responsible Owner
Sir Terry Morgan, former Chair, Crossrail Ltd
Andrew Wolstenholme, former CEO, Crossrail Ltd Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Immersive and addictive technologies Witness(es): Claire Lilley, Child Safety Policy Manager, Google EMEA
Marco Pancini, Public Policy Director, YouTube EMEA
Rich Waterworth, Marketing Director, YouTube EMEA
Karina Newton, Head of Public Policy, Instagram
Vishal Shah, Head of Product, Instagram Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 3.15pm | Human Rights Subject: Democracy, free speech and freedom of association Witness(es): Jodie Ginsberg, Chief Executive Officer, Index on Censorship
Jacob Rowbottom, Associate Professor of Law, University of Oxford
Richard Wingfield, Head of Legal, Global Partners Digital Location: Other |
Thursday 16 May 2019
No business was announced for this day.
Friday 17 May 2019
The House of Commons was in recess. The House next sat on Saturday 18 May 2019.
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