Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 16 October 2017

Witness(es): Colin Borland, Head of Devolved Nations, Federation of Small Businesses Scotland Helen Martin, Assistant General Secretary, Scottish Trades Union Congress Alastair Sim, Director, Universities Scotland Rob Gowans, Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Scotland Layla Theiner, Disability Agenda Scotland Craig Wilson, Parliamentary Officer, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Clare Slipper, Political Affairs Manager, National Farmers Union Scotland Simon Collins, Executive Officer, Shetland Fishermen’s Association on behalf of Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Charles Dundas, Vice Chair, Scottish Environment LINK Evelyn Fraser, Development Manager, Scottish Women's Convention Susan Hunter, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Youthlink Scotland Danny Boyle, Parliamentary and Policy Officer, Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure in Scotland

Witness(es): Professor Colin Copus, Director of Local Government Research Unit, De Montfort University Jacqui McKinlay, Chief Executive, Centre for Public Scrutiny Councillor Marianne Overton, Leader of Independent Group, Local Government Association

Witness(es): Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport

Witness(es): Sir Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking, Bank of England

Witness(es): Christina Brandi, Fostering Service Manager, Action for Children Tay Jiva, Adoption and Fostering Manager, Penny Appeal Alison Michalska, President, Association of Directors of Children’s Services Dr John Simmonds OBE, Director of Policy, Research and Development, CoramBAAF Andy Elvin, Chief Executive, The Adolescent and Children’s Trust Professor Ray Jones, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London Steve Miley, Director of Children's Services, Hammersmith and Fulham Council Mark Douglas, Chief Operating Officer, Doncaster Children’s Services Trust

Witness(es): Professor Silvana Tenreyro, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England

Witness(es): Professor Chris Whitty, Interim Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Government Office for Science Professor Charlotte Watts, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for International Development Professor John Aston, Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office

Witness(es): Joseph Johnson MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Sharon Ellis, Director, International Science and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Witness(es): Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Home Secretary Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Home Office

Witness(es): Peter Ruddock, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin UK Jeff Babione, Executive Vice President and General Manager, F-35 Programme, Lockheed Martin UK Steve Over, Director, F-35 International Strategy and Customer Engagement, Lockheed Martin UK Harriett Baldwin MP, Minister for Defence Procurement Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, MoD Lt General Mark Poffley, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Capability) Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer for Defence Equipment and Support, MoD Air Commodore Lincoln Taylor, Assistant Chief of Staff, Capability Delivery Combat Air, RAF

Witness(es): Andrew Bryce, Co-Chair Brexit Task Force, UK Environmental Law Association Professor Alan Neal, University of Warwick Steve Elliot, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association Caroline Normand, Director of Policy, Which?

Witness(es): Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Sir Jonathan Stephens KCB, Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Office

Witness(es): Professor Nick Hardwick, Chair, and Martin Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Parole Board for England and Wales Sam Gyimah MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation, Ministry of Justice

Witness(es): Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Anna Wechsberg, Policy Director Ian Attfield, Senior Education Adviser, Department for International Development

Witness(es): Brian Dilley, Group Counter Fraud Officer, Lloyds Banking Jane Vass, Head of Policy and Research, Age UK James Martin, Crime and Security Advisor, British Retail Consortium Stephen Jones, CEO, UK Finance Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary Richard Riley, Director, Serious and Organised Crime, Home Office Ian Dyson, Commissioner, City of London Police

Witness(es): Dr Helen Carasso, Author and Lecturer in Higher Education, Department of Education, University of Oxford Andrew McGettigan, Author and Lecturer