Parliamentary business for Tuesday 19 March 2019
Time | Business |
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9.30am | Science and Technology Subject: The work of the biometrics commissioner and the forensic science regulator Witness(es): Dr Gillian Tully, Forensic Science Regulator
Professor Paul Wiles, Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material
Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State for Countering Extremism, Home Office
Christophe Prince, Director for Data and Identity, Home Office
Professor John Aston, Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office Location: Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: Governance of statistics Witness(es): Chris Giles, Economics Editor, Financial Times
Dr Andrew Sentance, former member of Monetary Policy Committee of Bank of England Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Education Subject: Special educational needs and disabilities Witness(es): Ben
Eva
Jordan, young people
Simran
Kashifa, young people
Francesca
Ella, young people Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Home Affairs Subject: Serious violence Witness(es): Dr Carlene Firmin MBE, Principal Research Fellow, University of Bedfordshire
Dr Simon Harding, Professor in Criminology, University of West London
Junior Smart, Business Development Manager, St Giles Trust
Sir Denis O’Connor CBE QPM, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Treasury Subject: Spring Statement 2019 Witness(es): Robert Chote, Chairman, Office for Budget Responsibility
Sir Charlie Bean, Member, Budget Responsibility Committee, Office for Budget Responsibility
Andy King, Member, Budget Responsibility Committee, Office for Budget Responsibility Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
10.15am | Environmental Audit Subject: UK export finance Witness(es): Guto Davies, MD, Global ECA CoE Leader, GE Capital
Matthew Crewe, MD, Greens power, Wakefield
Andrew Wiseman, Chair, Export Guarantees Advisory Council
Louis Taylor, Chief Executive, UK Export Finance, and Director General, DIT
Baroness Fairhead CBE, Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, Department for International Trade
Rt Hon Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
10.15am | Scottish Affairs Subject: The future of Scottish agriculture post Brexit Witness(es): John Fyall, Former Chairman, National Sheep Association Scotland
Willie Campbell, Council Member, First Milk
Scott Henderson, Vice-Chair, Scotch Beef Association
Lorne Watson, Seeds Committee Chair, Agricultural Industries Confederation
Professor Julie Fitzpatrick, Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Kinnaird, National Council of Rural Advisers
Michael Clancy, Director of Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
10.30am | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Immersive and addictive technologies Witness(es): Stephen Collins, Senior Director, Public Policy International, Snapchat
Will Scougal, International Director, Creative Strategy, Snapchat Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
2pm | Defence Subject: Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2018 Witness(es): Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP
James Greenrod, Interim Head, Service Personnel Support, Ministry of Defence Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Health and Social Care Subject: Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis Witness(es): Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England
Alette Addison, Head of Pharmacy Development and Regulation, Department of Health and Social Care
Genevieve Edwards, Director of External Affairs, MS Society
Professor Mike Barnes, Interim Chair, Medical Cannabis Clinicians' Society
Peter Carroll, Campaign Director, End Our Pain
Professor Helen Cross, Head of Developmental Neurosciences, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
Dr Imran Malik, Committee member, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Professor Sanjay Sisodiya, Chair of the ABN Epilepsy Advisory Group, Association of British Neurologists Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
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): Mark Field MP, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific
Fergus Auld, Head of South Asia Department and India Coordinator, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
3pm | International Development Subject: UK progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Witness(es): Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Secretary of State for International Development
Rt Hon Lord Bates, Minister of State for International Development Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |

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