Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 22 January 2018
Monday 22 January 2018
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 2.15pm | Health and Social Care Subject: Alcohol minimum unit pricing Witness(es): Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair, Alcohol Health Alliance
Rosanna O'Connor, Director of Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco, Public Health England
Sergeant Mick Urwin, Co-Chair of National Police Chiefs Council Licensing Sub- Group and Harm Unit of Durham Constabulary, National Police Chiefs Council
Professor Amandine Garde, Director of Law and NCD Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool
Professor Nick Sheron, Academic Clinical Alcohol Advisor, Public Health England
Miles Beale, Chief Executive, Wine and Spirits Trade Association
Brigid Simmonds OBE, Chief Executive, British Beer and Pub Association
Kate Smith, Senior Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 4pm | Housing, Communities and Local Government Subject: Private rented sector Witness(es): Dan Wilson Craw, Director, Generation Rent
Mette Isaksen, Policy Researcher, Citizens Advice
Adrian Jeakings, Chairman, National Landlords Association
David Smith, Policy Director, Residential Landlords Association
David Smith-Milne, Managing Director, Placefirst Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 4pm | Housing, Communities and Local Government Subject: Draft Tenants' Fees Bill Witness(es): Dan Wilson Craw, Director, Generation Rent
Mette Isaksen, Policy Researcher, Citizens Advice
Adrian Jeakings, Chairman, National Landlords Association
David Smith, Policy Director, Residential Landlords Association
David Smith-Milne, Managing Director, Placefirst Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 4pm | Public Accounts Subject: Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership Witness(es): Mark Reeve, former Chair, Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership
Gillian Beasley, Chief Executive, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council
Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary
Simon Ridley, Director General, Decentralisation and Growth
Mary Ney, Non-Executive Director, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 4.45pm | Transport Subject: Rail electrification Witness(es): Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Tuesday 23 January 2018
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Wednesday 24 January 2018
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.15am | Exiting the European Union Subject: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Witness(es): Rt Hon David Davis MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Universal Credit rollout Witness(es): Jeane Freeman MSP, Minister for Social Security, Scottish Government
Dawn Abell, Social Security Policy Team Leader, Scottish Government
Stephen Kerr, Social Security Director, Scottish Government
Alok Sharma MP, Minister for Employment, Department for Work and Pensions
Neil Couling CBE, Director, Universal Credit Programme, Department for Work and Pensions Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.30am | Defence Sub-Committee Subject: Defence in the Arctic Witness(es): Professor Eric Grove
Dr James Jinks
Colonel Professor John Andreas Olsen Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Devolution and democracy in Northern Ireland – dealing with the deficit Witness(es): David Sterling, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Hugh Widdis, Permanent Secretary of the Department for Finance, Northern Ireland Executive Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.50am | Women and Equalities Subject: Older people and employment Witness(es): Tom Hadley, Director of Policy, Recuitment and Employment Confederation
Jane Shepherd, National Education Officer, UNISON
Teresa Donegan, Head of Learning and Organising Services, UNISON
Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy, CIPD
Ruby Peacock, Deputy Head of Public Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Justice Subject: HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on HMP Liverpool Witness(es): Pia Sinha, Governor, HMP Liverpool
Michael Spurr, Chief Executive, HM Prisons and Probation Service
Kevin Miller, Director of Facilities Management, Amey
Kate Davies, Director of Health & Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Services Commissioning, NHS England
Julie Dhuny, Head of Commissioning, Health and Justice, North Region, NHS England
Rory Stewart MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
Michael Spurr, Chief Executive, HM Prisons and Probation Service Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | International Trade Subject: Continuing application of EU trade agreements Witness(es): Guillaume Van der Loo, Researcher at the Ghent European Law Institute (GELI)
Steven Blockmans, Senior Research Fellow and Head of EU Foreign Policy Unit, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
Silvia Merler, Affiliate Fellow at Bruegel, Brussels
The Rt Hon Greg Hands, Minister of State for Trade Policy Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.15pm | Treasury Subject: HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts Witness(es): Tom Scholar, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
Sophie Dean, Finance Director, HM Treasury
Charles Roxburgh, Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Public Accounts Subject: Decline in National Lottery income Witness(es): Sue Owen, Permanent Secretary, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sarah Harrison, Chief Executive, Gambling Commission
Nigel Railton, Chief Executive, Camelot
Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive, Big Lottery Fund Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 3.15pm | Human Rights Subject: Freedom of Speech in Universities Witness(es): Aarti Thakor, Head of Legal Compliance, Charity Commission for England and Wales
Michelle Russell, Director of Investigations, Monitoring and Enforcement, Charity Commission for England and Wales
Sir Michael Barber, Chair, Office for Students Location: Other |
Thursday 25 January 2018
No business was announced for this day.
Friday 26 January 2018
The House of Commons was in recess. The House next sat on Saturday 27 January 2018.
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