Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 26 November 2018
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4pm | Public Accounts Subject: Local Government Spending Witness(es): Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Jo Farrar, Director General, Local Government and Public Services, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Alex Skinner, Director, Local Government Finance, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
4.45pm | Transport Subject: Health of the Bus Market Witness(es): Mick Lynch, Assistant General Secretary, RMT
Bobby Morton, National Officer, Unite the Union
Martin Dean, Managing Director, Bus Development, Go-Ahead Group plc
Bill Hiron, Chair, ALBUM
Malcolm Robson, ALBUM
Alex Hornby, CEO, Trandsdev Blazefield
Steven Salmon, Director of Policy Development, Confederation of Passenger Transport (UK) Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
4.45pm | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: The Government’s Management of Major Projects Witness(es): Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, BT Professor of Megaprojects, Saïd Business School, Oxford Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
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10am | Education Subject: School and college funding Witness(es): Dave Hill, Executive Director of Children, Families and Learning, Surrey County Council
Gary Fielding, Corporate Director of Strategic Resources, North Yorkshire County Council
Tim Moss, County Commissioner for School Quality Assurance and Intervention, Staffordshire County Council
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble,Chair of the Children and Young People’s Board, Local Government Association
Cllr Paul Carter, Chair, County Councils Network
Yolande Burgess, Strategy Director, London Councils Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Justice Subject: The role of the magistracy: follow-up Witness(es): John Bache JP, Chair, Magistrates Association
Mrs Jo King JP, Co-Chair, Magistrates’ Engagement Group
Duncan Webster JP, National Leadership Magistrate
Phil Bowen, Director, Centre for Justice Innovation
Penelope Gibbs, Director, Transform Justice Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Treasury Subject: Economic Crime Witness(es): Richard Piggin, Head of External Affairs, Which
Richard Emery, Independent Fraud Investigator, 4Keys International Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
10.15am | Environmental Audit Subject: Sustainability of the fashion industry Witness(es): Mike Barry, Director of Sustainable Business, Marks and Spencer
Paul Lister, Head of Ethical Trade & Environmental Sustainability Team, Primark
Jamie Beck, Head of Supplier Management, Arcadia Group
Leanne Wood, Chief People, Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer at Burberry
Carol Kane, Joint Chief Executive Officer, Boohoo
Nick Beighton, Chief Executive Officer, ASOS
Paul Smith, Head of Product Quality & Supply, Missguided Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
10.30am | Science and Technology Subject: Digital government Witness(es): Tom Loosemore, Partner at Public Digital, former Deputy Director of the Government Digital Service (2011-2015)
Dafydd Vaughan, Director, Cedyrn Ltd Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
10.45am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Leaving the EU: implications for UK business Witness(es): Dan Mobley, Corporate Relations Director, Diageo
Ian Rayson, Director of Corporate Communications, Nestlé UK
Ian Wright, Chief Executive, Food and Drink Federation Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
11.30am | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Disinformation and ‘fake news’ Witness(es): Richard Allan, Vice President of Policy Solutions, Facebook
Leopoldo Moreau, Chair, Freedom of Expression Commission, Chamber of Deputies, Argentina
Nele Lijnen, member, Committee on Infrastructure, Communications and Public Enterprises, Parliament of Belgium
Alessandro Molon, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Brazil
Bob Zimmer, Chair, Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, House of Commons, Canada
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, House of Commons, Canada
Charlie Angus, Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, House of Commons, Canada
Catherine Morin-Desailly, Standing Committee on Culture, Education and Media, French Senate
Hildegarde Naughton, Chair, Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Parliament of Ireland
Eamon Ryan, member, Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Parliament of Ireland
Dr Inese Lībiņa-Egnere, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Latvia
Pritam Singh, member, Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods, Parliament of Singapore
Edwin Tong, member, Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods, Parliament of Singapore
Sun Xueling, member, Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods, Parliament of Singapore Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
11.30am | Defence Subject: Mental Health and the Armed Forces, Part Two: The Provision of Care Witness(es): Catherine Braddick-Hughes
Andy Price
Tim Boughton
Sue Freeth, Chief Executive, Combat Stress
David Richmond CBE, former Chairman of the Contact Group
Tony Wright, Chief Executive, Forward Assist Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
2.15pm | Welsh Affairs Subject: Prison provision in Wales Witness(es): Evan Jones, Head of Community Services, St Giles Trust
Junior Smart, Business Development Manager, St Giles Trust Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.30pm | Health and Social Care Subject: Impact of the Brexit withdrawal agreement on health and social care Witness(es): Professor Tamara Hervey, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law, University of Sheffield
Mark Dayan, Policy and Public Affairs Analyst, Nuffield Trust
Nick Fahy, Senior Researcher, University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care
Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England
Ian Dalton, Chief Executive, NHS Improvement 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 |
2.45pm | Foreign Affairs Subject: Global Britain and India Witness(es): Dr Rudra Chaudhuri, Senior Lecturer, King’s College London and Director, Carnegie India
Ranjan Mathai, former Indian High Commissioner to the UK
Professor Kate Sullivan de Estrada, Associate Professor in the International Relations of South Asia, University of Oxford Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
3.30pm | Home Affairs Subject: The work of the Home Secretary Witness(es): Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Home Secretary
Sir Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Home Office Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
3.30pm | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Disinformation and ‘fake news’ Witness(es): Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner
Steve Wood, Deputy Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office
Leopoldo Moreau, Chair, Freedom of Expression Commission, Chamber of Deputies, Argentina
Catherine Morin-Desailly, Standing Committee on Culture, Education and Media, French Senate
Alessandro Molon, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Brazil
Bob Zimmer, Chair, Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, House of Commons, Canada
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, House of Commons, Canada
Charlie Angus, Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, House of Commons, Canada
Nele Lijnen, member, Committee on Infrastructure, Communications and Public Enterprises, Parliament of Belgium
Hildegarde Naughton, Chair, Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Parliament of Ireland
Eamon Ryan, member, Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Parliament of Ireland
Dr Inese Lībiņa-Egnere, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Latvia
Pritam Singh, member, Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods, Parliament of Singapore
Edwin Tong, member, Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods, Parliament of Singapore
Sun Xueling, member, Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods, Parliament of Singapore
Ashkan Soltani, tech expert Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
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9.15am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Leaving the EU: implications for UK business Witness(es): Katherine Bennett, Senior Vice-President, Airbus UK
Simon Henley, President, Royal Aeronautical Society
Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS Group Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Funding priorities for the 2018-19 Budget: Health Witness(es): Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health (NI) Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Overpayments of Carer's Allowance Witness(es): Emily Holzhausen OBE, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Is Defra ready for Brexit? Witness(es): Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Clare Moriarty, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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 Tenders and contract management Witness(es): Tina Fahm, Lead Commissioner
Ian McPherson, Team Leader, Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Juliet Chua, Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance
Nick Ford, Head of Procurement and Commercial, Department for International Development Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
9.50am | Women and Equalities Subject: Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Witness(es): Alex Hayes, Managing Director, Equality Advisory and Support Service
Christina McAnea, Assistant General Secretary, UNISON
Richard Miller, Head of Justice, The Law Society
Nick Whittingham, Chief Executive, Kirklees Citizens Advice and Law Centre Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
10am | International Trade Subject: The impact of UK- EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy Witness(es): George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade
Graham Zebedee, Director for Continuity, Wider Europe and Development, Department for International Trade Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
10.30am | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Work of the Chief Veterinary Officer Witness(es): Christine Middlemiss, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
11am | International Trade Subject: UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny Witness(es): George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
2.15pm | International Development Subject: DFID's accountability (annual report and accounts for 2017-18) Witness(es): Matthew Rycroft CBE, Permanent Secretary
Juliet Chua, Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance, Department for International Development Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
2.35pm | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Leaving the EU: implications for UK business Witness(es): Mike Thompson, Chief Executive, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Mark Hicken, Chair of the American Pharmaceutical Group and Managing Director, Janssen UK
Pinder Sahota, General Manager and Corporate VP, Novo Nordisk UK Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
3.45pm | Human Rights Subject: Immigration detention Witness(es): Arrey
Michael Location: Other |
4.10pm | International Trade Subject: UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny Witness(es): Jude Kirton-Darling MEP, Member of the European Parliament for North East England Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
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9am | Liaison Subject: Evidence from the Prime Minister: Brexit Witness(es): Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Prime Minister Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
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