Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 22 October 2018
Time | Business |
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9.45am | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Funding priorities for the 2018-19 Budget: Health Witness(es): Melanie Kennedy
Catherine O'Reilly
Scott Peddie Location: Other |
4pm | Housing, Communities and Local Government Subject: High streets and town centres in 2030 Witness(es): Edward Cooke, Chief Executive, REVO
Mark Williams, Director, Hark Group
Roddy Bushell, Estate Director, Fitzwilliam Malton Estate
Dominic Williams, Director, Hewdon Consulting
Harry Burchill, Planning Policy Officer, Royal Town Planning Institute
Craig Rowbottom, Development and Planning Manager North West, Birmingham City Council
Dr Julian Dobson, Director, Urban Pollinators Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
4.45pm | Transport Subject: Rail timetable changes Witness(es): Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport
Ruth Hannant, Director General for Rail, Department for Transport
Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director, Passenger Services, Department for Transport
Gary Bogan, Director, Rail North Partnership, Department for Transport
Professor Stephen Glaister CBE, Chair, Office of Rail and Road
Ian Prosser CBE, HM Chief Inspector of Railways and Director, Rail Safety, Office of Rail and Road
Dan Brown, Director, Strategy and Policy, Office of Rail and Road Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Time | Business |
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9.15am | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: Status of resolutions of the House of Commons Witness(es): Sir David Natzler, Clerk of the House of Commons
Mark Hutton, Clerk of the Journals, House of Commons
Professor Petra Schleiter, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Oxford
Professor Robert Blackburn QC, Professor of Constitutional Law, Kings College London
Dr Andrew Blick, Director, Centre for British Politics and Government, Kings College London Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Justice Subject: The implications of Brexit for the justice system: follow-up Witness(es): Andrew Walker QC, Chair, Bar Council
Simon Davis, Vice-President, Law Society
Kate Gibbons, Partner (Finance and Capital Markets), Clifford Chance
Lucy Frazer QC MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice
Paul Candler, Director, International and Rights, Ministry of Justice Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Environmental Audit Subject: Sustainable Development Goals in the UK follow-up Witness(es): Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive, Sustain, on behalf of End Hunger UK
Lindsay Boswell, Chief Executive, FareShare
Anna Taylor, Executive Director, The Food Foundation
Adam Smith, The Real Junk Food Project
Iain Bell, Deputy National Statistician, ONS
Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Minister for Implementation, Cabinet Office
David Rutley MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food and Animal Welfare, DEFRA
The Rt Hon Lord Bates, DFID
Justin Tomlinson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, DWP Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Treasury Subject: SME Finance Witness(es): Simon Walker CBE, Independent Chair of UK SME Complaints and Resolution Review
Professor Christopher Hodges, Professor of Justice Systems, University of Oxford Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Education Subject: Special educational needs and disabilities Witness(es): Justin Cooke, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Ambitious about Autism
Matt Keer, Parent & contributor to the Special Needs Jungle website
Julie Cordiner, Education Funding Specialist, School Financial Success
Alyson Shields, Head of Education and Supported Learning, New College Durham
Helen Wallace, Headteacher, Thameside Primary School
David Clarke, Deputy Director for Education, Oxfordshire County Council
Dr Jackie Lown, Head of Children and Young People, Specialist Services, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
10.15am | Scottish Affairs Subject: Scotland and Brexit: Trade and Foreign Investment Witness(es): Aarti Shankar, Senior Researcher, Open Europe
Maddy Thimont-Jack, Researcher, Institute for Government
Dr Kirsty Hughes, Director, Scottish Centre on European Relations
Dr Michael Gasiorek, Director, UK Trade Policy Observatory Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
10.50am | International Development Subject: Forced displacement in Africa Witness(es): Professor Alexander Betts, Forced Migration and International Affairs, Oxford Department for International Development Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Health and Social Care Subject: Impact of a no deal Brexit on health and social care Witness(es): Saffron Cordery, Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Providers
Professor Tamara Hervey, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law, University of Sheffield
Mike Thompson, Chief Executive, Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry
Martin Sawer, Executive Director, Healthcare Distribution Association
Mark Lloyd Davies, Senior Director, Medical Devices and Consumer Medical Technologies, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Johnson & Johnson
Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Backbench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witness(es): Members of Parliament Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Home Affairs Subject: Modern Slavery Witness(es): Kate Roberts, Head of Office, Human Trafficking Foundation
Phillipa Roberts, Director of Legal Policy, Hope for Justice
Klara Skrivankova, UK and Europe Programme Manager, Anti-Slavery International
Kevin Hyland OBE, former Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.45pm | Foreign Affairs Subject: China and the international rules-based system Witness(es): Nigel Inkster, Senior Adviser, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor, The Economist
Helena Legarda, Research Associate, Mercator Institute for China Studies Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
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9.15am | Exiting the European Union Subject: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Witness(es): Dr Katy Hayward, Reader in Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr. David Shiels, Policy Analyst, Open Europe
Aodhan Connolly, Director, Northern Ireland Retail Consortium
Seamus Leheny, Policy Manager, Freight Transport Association
Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive, Manufacturing NI
Declan Billington, Vice Chair, Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Universal Credit Witness(es): Steven McIntosh, Director of UK Poverty Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns, Save the Children
Dalia Ben-Galim, Director of Policy, Gingerbread
Joe Shalam, Researcher, Centre for Social Justice
Jonathan Broadbery, Head of Policy and External Relations, National Day Nurseries Association
Gaynor Rowles, Hairdresser
Lucy Collins, Beauty technician
Vikki Waterman, Administrator
Thuto Mali, full time mum Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill Witness(es): Nick Allen, Chief Executive Officer, British Meat Processors Association
David Brown, Policy Adviser, Horticultural Trades Association
David Christensen, Board of Representatives Member, Arla Foods Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
9.50am | International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Subject: ICAI's review on Governance in Nepal/Uganda Witness(es): Tina Fahm, Lead Commissioner
Nigel Thornton, Team Leader, Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Nick Dyer, Director General, Economic Development and International Relations Division
Chris Murgatroyd, Governance Policy Adviser, Department for International Development Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
10am | International Trade Subject: The impact of UK- EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy Witness(es): Bryn Ward, Managing Director, UK Customs Solutions Limited
Richard Wade, Company Secretary, ACITA
Joe Owen, Associate Director, Institute for Government
Dr Graham Gudgin, Chief Economic Adviser, Policy Exchange Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Women and Equalities Subject: Tackling inequalities faced by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Witness(es): Dave Brown, Director, Migration Yorkshire
Councillor Jim Steinke, Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods and Community Safety, Sheffield City Council
Colin Havard, Community Development Co-ordinator, Sheffield City Council
Michal Daniel, Roma Community Care
Ruth Richardson, Roma Community Care Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.15pm | Treasury Subject: The work of HM Treasury Witness(es): Sir Tom Scholar, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
Kate Ivers, Acting Finance Director, HM Treasury
Charles Roxburgh, Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Witness(es): Rt Hon Jeremy Wright MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.30pm | Public Accounts Subject: Department for Transport: Implementation of Brexit Witness(es): Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport
Lucy Chadwick, Director General, Department for Transport Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Home Affairs Subject: Counter-terrorism Witness(es): AC Neil Basu, National Lead for Counter Terrorism Policing
Sara Khan, Chief of Commission for Countering Extremism Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
2.45pm | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill Witness(es): Tim Breitmeyer, President, Country Land and Business Association
George Dunn, Chief Executive, Tenant Farmers Association
Minette Batters, President, National Farmers' Union Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
2.45pm | Procedure Subject: Motions under section 13(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Witness(es): Rt Hon Mr Dominic Grieve QC MP
Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin MP
Mr Chris Leslie MP Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
3pm | Defence Subject: Work of DE&S Witness(es): Sir Simon Bollom, Chief Executive, DE&S Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
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