Parliamentary business for Tuesday 23 January 2018
Time | Business |
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9.45am | Scottish Affairs Subject: Digital connectivity in Scotland Witness(es): Andrew Ferguson, Editor in Chief and Software Developer, Think Broadband
Brendan Gill, Chief Executive, OpenSignal
Pete Moorey, Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, Which?
Professor Rahim Tafazolli, Director of Institute for Communication Systems and 5GIC at University of Surrey
Professor Will Stewart, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton and Chair of the IET’s Communications Policy Panel
Ewan Sutherland, Independent Telecommunications Policy Analyst
Dr Lorna Philip, Senior Lecturer, Geography and Environment and Deputy Head of School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen
Professor Sarah Skerratt, Professor of Rural Society and Policy, FRSA and Director, Rural Policy Centre, Scotland’s Rural College
Dr Gary Bosworth, Head of the Rural Research Group and Deputy Head of the School of Geography, University of Lincoln Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Education Subject: Accountability hearings Witness(es): Richard Atkins CBE, FE Commissioner, Department for Education
Rt Hon Alan Milburn, former Chair, Social Mobility Commission
Rt Hon Baroness Shephard, former Deputy Chair, Social Mobility Commission
David Johnston OBE, former Commissioner, Social Mobility Commission Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
10am | International Development Subject: DFID's work on Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya crisis Witness(es): Dr Joe Devine, Head of Department Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director, Human Rights Watch
Dr Ipshita Basu, University of Westminster
Asif Saleh, Senior Director, Strategy, Communication and Empowerment, BRAC
Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Treasury Subject: Work of the Payment Systems Regulator Witness(es): Hannah Nixon, Managing Director, Payment Systems Regulator
John Griffith-Jones, Chairman, Payment Systems Regulator Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
10.15am | Environmental Audit Subject: Green Finance Witness(es): Lord Teverson, Trustee, The Green Purposes Company
Peter Young, Trustee, The Green Purposes Company
Edward Northam, Head of the Green Investment Group Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
10.30am | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: Devolution and Exiting the EU Witness(es): Professor James Mitchell, Professor of Public Policy at the Academy of Government, Edinburgh University
Professor Richard Wyn Jones, Director of Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University
Professor Gordon Anthony, Professor in Law at the Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
10.30am | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Fake news Witness(es): Professor Vian Bakir, Bangor University
Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol
Dr Caroline Tagg, the Open University
Matt Breen, Commercial Director, Media Chain (part of the Social Chain Group)
Adam Hildreth, Chief Executive, Crisp
Dr. Charles Kriel, Corsham Institute Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
11am | Science and Technology Subject: Algorithms in decision-making Witness(es): Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner
Margot James MP, Minister for Digital and Creative Industries, Department for Digital,Culture, Media and Sport
Oliver Buckley, Deputy Director, Digital Charter and Data Ethics, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Andrew Elliot, Data Protection Bill Manager, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Location: Room 21, Palace of Westminster |
11.30am | Defence Subject: North Korea Witness(es): Rt Hon Earl Howe, Minister of State for Defence
Rt Hon Mark Field MP, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Kate White, Director of Asia Pacific, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Location: Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Backbench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witness(es): Members of Parliament Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Home Affairs Subject: Home Office delivery of Brexit: policing and security cooperation Witness(es): Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister of State for Policing and Fire Service, Home Office
Shona Riach, Europe Director, Home Office Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.30pm | Health and Social Care Subject: Brexit: the regulation of medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin Witness(es): Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Lord O'Shaughnessy, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care
Dr Ian Hudson, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
2.30pm | Health and Social Care Subject: Work of the Secretary of State Witness(es): Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |

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