Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 8 February 2010
Monday 8 February 2010
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 2.30pm | London Regional Committee Subject: London's population and the 2011 Census Witness(es): Sir Robin Wales, Mayor, London Borough of Newham, Councillor Tim McNally, Executive Member for Resources, and Duncan Whitfield, Finance Director, London Borough of Southwark, and Councillor Colin Barrow CBE, Leader, and Damian Highwood, Intelligence and Analysis Manager, Westminster City Council; John Hollis, Demographic Consultant, and Eileen Howes, Principal Research and Statistical Analyst, Greater London Authority, and Hugh Grover, Director and Stephen Doogue, Finance and Policy Manager, Fair Funding, London Councils (at 3.30 pm) Location: Stratford Town Hall |
| 3.45pm | Children, Schools and Families Subject: Young people not in education, employment or training Witness(es): Barnardo’s, Fairbridge, Mencap, and The Prince’s Trust; BT, CBI, NG Bailey, and TUC (at 5.00 pm) Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 4.15pm | North West Regional Committee Subject: Nuclear power in the North West Witness(es): National Skills Academy for Nuclear, North West Universities Association, Prospect, and Scottish Power; Copeland Borough Council, Cumbria Vision, and Lake District National Park (at 5.15pm); CORE, and Nuclear Free Local Authorities (at 6.00pm) Location: Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 4.20pm | Communities and Local Government Subject: FireControl Witness(es): Fire Brigades Union, Chief Fire Officers Association, and Local Government Association; European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, and Shahid Malik MP, Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Sir Ken Knight CBE, Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor, and Shona Dunn, Director for Fire and Resilience, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 5.10pm) Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 4.30pm | Public Accounts Subject: BBC Major Events Witness(es): Mr Jeremy Peat, BBC Trustee, Mr Mark Thompson, BBC Director General, Mr Roger Mosey, Director of London 2012 Olympic Games and Mr Tim Davie, Director, Audio and Music, BBC Location: Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Tuesday 9 February 2010
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.45am | Treasury Subject: (i) Financial institutions - too important to fail? (ii) Audit and accounting Witness(es): (i) John Varley, Chief Executive, Barclays (ii) Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and the Financial Reporting Council (at 10.45am) Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.20am | Environmental Audit Subject: Air Quality Witness(es): Transport Research Laboratory; Environmental Research Group, Kings College London (at 10.50am); Department for Transport (at 11.30am) Location: Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.30am | Business, Innovation and Skills Subject: Further Education funding and the Skills Funding Agency Witness(es): At 10.30: Young People’s Learning Agency and Skills Funding Agency
At 11.30: Kevin Brennan MP, Minister for education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs, Department for business, Innovation and Skills
Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.30am | Home Affairs Subject: The Government’s Approach to Crime Prevention Witness(es): Jill Dando Institute for Crime Science; Maria Eagle MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, and Vernon Coaker MP, Minister for Schools and Learners, Department for Children, Schools and Families (at 11.00 am); Safer Sutton Partnership and Cricket for Change (at 11.30 am) Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.30am | Welsh Affairs Subject: Wales and Whitehall Witness(es): Legal Services Commission; Sir Gus O’Donnell KCB, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service (at 11.15am); Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Wales (at 12.00 noon) Location: Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.45am | Defence Subject: Afghanistan and The Green Paper Witness(es): Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP, Secretary of State, Jonathan Day, Director General Security Policy, and Lieutenant General Simon Mayall, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Operations), Ministry of Defence Location: Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Wednesday 10 February 2010
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.15am | Energy and Climate Change Subject: The Proposals for National Policy Statements (NPSs) on Energy Witness(es): Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Children, Schools and Families Subject: Teaching of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Witness(es): National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, Dr Tony Gardiner, University of Birmingham, and Professor Margaret Brown, King's College London; Engineering UK, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Academy of Engineering, and Professor Peter Kutnick, King's College London (at 10.45am) Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Science and Technology Subject: The impact of spending cuts on science and scientific research Witness(es): Professor Michael Arthur, Chair, The Russell Group, Professor Paul Wellings, Chair, The 1994 Group, Professor Les Ebdon, Chair, million+, and Professor Janet Beer, Chair, University Alliance; Professor Steve Smith, President, Universities UK, Sir Alan Langlands, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England, Dr Alastair Hunter, President, University and College Union, and Adrian Smith, Director General, Science and Research, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (at 10.30am) Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 11am | Reform Committee Subject: Reform of the House of Commons Witness(es): Leader of the House Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, Shadow Leader of the House Rt Hon George Young MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House David Heath MP Location: Committee Room 15 |
| 2.30pm | Scottish Affairs Subject: Scotland and the UK: cooperation and communication between governments Witness(es): Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 3pm | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Dairy Farmers of Britain Witness(es): Mr Malcolm Smith Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
Thursday 11 February 2010
The House of Commons is in recess. The House next sat on Monday 22 February 2010.
Friday 12 February 2010
The House of Commons is in recess. The House next sat on Monday 22 February 2010.
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