Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 21 May 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 2.15pm | Welsh Affairs Subject: Support for Armed Forces Veterans Witness(es): Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Veterans, Scottish Government Location: Merchants' Hall, Edinburgh |
| 4.30pm | Communities and Local Government Subject: The Co-operative Council Witness(es): Professor Tony Bovaird, Professor of Public Management and Policy, Institute for Local Government Studies, Catherine Staite, Director, Institute for Local Government Studies and Mark Bramah, Assistant Chief Executive, Association for Public Service Excellence Location: Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 5.30pm | Communities and Local Government Subject: The Co-operative Council Witness(es): Professor Julian Le Grand, Chair, Mutuals Taskforce Location: Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Tuesday 22 May 2012
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 10am | Treasury Subject: Corporate Governance and remuneration in the financial services sector Witness(es): Baroness Hogg, Chairman, Financial Reporting Council, Mr Peter Montagnon, Senior Investment Adviser, Financial Reporting Council and Sir David Walker, Senior Adviser, Morgan Stanley Location: Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.15am | Energy and Climate Change Subject: The road to UNFCCC COP 18 and beyond Witness(es): London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Leeds Location: Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.30am | Business, Innovation and Skills Subject: Trade and Investment: Brazil Witness(es): London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, British Exporters Association, Federation of Small Businesses and Brazilian Development Bank and Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain Location: Room 8 |
| 10.30am | Public Administration Subject: Honours System Witness(es): Sir Bob Kerslake, Head of the Civil Service and Chair of the Honours Committee, Sir John Parker, Chair of the Economy Honours Committee, Dame Mary Marsh, Chair of the State Honours Committee and Richard Tilbrook, Head of the Honours and Appointments Secretariat, Cabinet Office Location: Room 15 |
| 10.30am | Health Subject: Government’s Alcohol Strategy Witness(es): Brigid Simmonds OBE, Chief Executive, British Beer and Pub Association, and and Henry Ashworth, Chief Executive, The Portman Group Location: Room 6 |
| 10.45am | Foreign Affairs Subject: The FCO's human rights work in 2011 Witness(es): Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Location: Room 18 |
| 10.45am | Home Affairs Subject: The work of the UK Border Agency and Border Force Witness(es): Brian Moore QPM, Director General. UK Border Force Location: Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 11am | Education Subject: The Child protection system in England Witness(es): Professor Eileen Munro, District Judge Nicholas Crichton, CAFCASS and Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive, CAFCASS Location: Room 16 |
| 11.30am | Home Affairs Subject: Private Investigators Witness(es): Dan Morrison, Partner, Grosvenor Law LLP, Julian Pike, Partner, Farrer & co LLP and Mike Schwarz, Partner, Bindmans LLP; Bill Butler, Chief Executive, Security Industry Authority; Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for equalities and criminal information Location: Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 11.45am | Health Subject: Government’s Alcohol Strategy Witness(es): Barry Eveleigh, Lead Commissioner for Drug Treatment, Birmingham Drug & Alcohol Action Team, and and Jacqui Kennedy, Director of Regulation and Enforcement, Birmingham City Council. Location: Room 6 |
| 2.30pm | Scottish Affairs Subject: Blacklisting in Employment Witness(es): Maria Fyfe Location: Room 6 |
| 2.45pm | Public Accounts Subject: Fraud within welfare to work providers Witness(es): Witnesses to be confirmed; Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions and Alan Cave, Delivery Director, Department for Work and Pensions Location: Room 15 |
Wednesday 23 May 2012
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Youth unemployment and the Government’s Youth Contract Witness(es): Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Dr Genevieve Knight, Policy Studies Institute and Runnymede Trust Location: Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Science and Technology Subject: Regulation of medical implants Witness(es): Dr Carl Heneghan (GP), Reader in Evidence-Based Medicine, Director of the Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine, Dr Thomas Joyce, Reader in Biotribology, University of Newcastle, Professor Stephen Westaby, Cardiac Surgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital and Dr Suzette Woodward, Director of Patient Safety, National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Location: Room 8 |
| 1.45pm | Defence Subject: Future Maritime Surveillance Witness(es): Nick Harvey MP, Minister for the Armed Forces, Tom McKane, Director General for Security Policy and Air Vice Marshal Mark Green CBE, Director Joint and Air Capability and Transformation, Ministry of Defence Location: Room 6 |
| 2.05pm | Transport Subject: Transport and the Olympics Witness(es): Councillor Catherine West, Leader of Islington Council, Chair of London Council's Transport and Environment Committee, Natalie Chapman, Head of Policy for London, Freight Transport Association, James Bielby, Chief Executive, Federation of Wholesale Distributors and Richard Massett, Executive, Licensed Taxi Drivers Association; Andy Garner, Director London 2012, BAA Ltd, Robin Gisby, Managing Director, Network Operations, Network Rail and Peter Hendy CBE, Commissioner of Transport, Transport for London; Hugh Sumner, Director of Transport, Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), Richard George, Director of Transport, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State, Department for Transport Location: Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.20pm | Environmental Audit Subject: Wildlife crime Witness(es): Chief Constable Stuart Hyde, Wildlife Crime Lead, Association of Chief Police Officers, Pete Charleston, Staff Officer, Association of Chief Police Officers and Nevin Hunter, Head, National Wildlife Crime Unit; Mark Fuchter, Deputy Director, Operational Policy, Border Force and Grant Miller, CITES Team Manager, Border Force Location: Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Justice Subject: Budget and structure of the MoJ Witness(es): Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP,Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, Ministry of Justice, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Antonia Romeo, Director General, Transforming Justice Location: Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Scottish Affairs Subject: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland Witness(es): Professor Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War, University of Oxford, Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Research Director, UK Defence Policy, Royal United Services Institute and Francis Tusa, Editor, Defence Analysis Location: Room 15 |
| 2.30pm | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland Witness(es): David McMurray, Regional Industrial Officer for Belfast, Unite and Unite members working as Cabin Crew for BMI Location: Room 5 |
| 3.15pm | Public Accounts Subject: Implementing the Transparency Agenda Witness(es): (at 3.15pm) Spencer Chainey, University College London; Matthew Sinclair, Director Taxpayers Alliance; Jim Killock, Executive Director, Open Rights Group; Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive, Local Government Association(at 4.00pm) Sir Bob Kerslake, Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government, Tim Kelsey, Executive Director, Efficiency and Reform Group, Cabinet Office and Dame Helen Ghosh DBC, Permanent Secretary, Home Office Location: Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 3.15pm | Public Accounts Subject: Implementing the Transparency Agenda Witness(es): Spencer Chainey, University College London, Matthew Sinclair, Director, Taxpayers' Alliance, Jim Killock, Executive Director, Open Rights Group and Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive, Local Government Association; Sir Bob Kerslake, Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government, Tim Kelsey, Executive Director, Efficiency and Reform Group, Cabinet Office and Dame Helen Ghosh DCB, Permanent Secretary, Home Office Location: Room 16 |
Thursday 24 May 2012
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | Public Administration Subject: Work of the Cabinet Secretary 2012-13 Witness(es): Sir Jeremy Heywood, KCB, CVO, Cabinet Secretary Location: Room 15 |
Friday 25 May 2012
The House of Commons is in recess. The House will next sit on Monday 11 June 2012.
Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
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