Parliamentary business for Wednesday 5 June 2019
Time | Business |
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9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Support for the bereaved Witness(es): Joana Crookall, Member of Widowed and Young
Nikki Haxton-Jones, Member of Widowed and Young
Fiona Shakesby, Member of Widowed and Young
Kathryn Ford, Member of Widowed and Young
Lalena Walkley, Member of Widowed and Young
Joana Niemeyer, Member of Widowed and Young
Alison Penny, Director, Childhood Bereavement Network
Scott Sinclair, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Marie Curie
Sarah Gigg, Director of Nursing, Sue Ryder
Georgia Elms, Campaign Spokesperson and former Chair, WAY Widowed & Young Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Tourism in Northern Ireland Witness(es): Rob Griggs, Policy and Public Affairs Director, Airlines UK
Uel Hoey, Business Development Director, Belfast International Airport
Brian McGrath, Chief Executive, Foyle Port
Niall McKeever, Chairman, Federation of Passenger Transport Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
9.30am | Treasury Subject: Effectiveness of Gender Pay Gap Reporting Witness(es): Nigel Marriott, Independent Statistician, Marriott Statistical Consulting
Sarah Gordon, former business editor, Financial Times
Hilary Spencer, Director, Government Equalities Office
Elysia McCaffrey, Deputy Director - Gender Policy and Operations Division, Government Equalities Office Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
9.50am | Women and Equalities Subject: Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Witness(es): David Isaac, Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission
Rebecca Hilsenrath, Chief Executive, Equality and Human Rights Commission
Clare Collier, Legal Director, Equality and Human Rights Commission
Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State for Equalities
Charles Ramsden, Deputy Director, Government Equalities Office Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Education Subject: Education in the north Witness(es): Lord Jim O’Neill, Vice-Chair, Northern Powerhouse Partnership
Henri Murison, Director, Northern Powerhouse Partnership Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Work of the Competition and Markets Authority Witness(es): The Rt Hon Lord Andrew Tyrie, Chair, Competition and Markets Authority
Dr Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive, Competition and Markets Authority
Will Hayter, Senior Director, Policy and International, Competition and Markets Authority Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
10.30am | International Trade Subject: The Belt and Road Initiative Witness(es): Dr Yu Jie, Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House
Peter Lu, Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP
Henry Tillman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Grisons Peak and Founder and Editor, China Outbound Investments Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
2pm | Environmental Audit Subject: Toxic chemicals Witness(es): Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Kelly Tolhurst MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Professor Tim Gant, Head of Toxicology, Public Health England
Dave Bench, Director, EU Exit – Chemicals, Health and Safety Executive Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.15pm | Scottish Affairs Subject: The future of Scottish agriculture post Brexit Witness(es): Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Guy Horsington, Deputy Director for Future Farming Policy and the Agriculture Bill Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation Subject: Disinformation Witness(es): Aaron Greenspan, President and CEO of Think Computer Corporation Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
2.30pm | Public Accounts Subject: Transport infrastructure in the South West Witness(es): Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport
Patricia Hayes, Director General for Roads, Places and Environment, Department for Transport
Jim O'Sullivan, Chief Executive, Highways England Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
2.45pm | Foreign Affairs Subject: Autocracies and UK Foreign Policy Witness(es): Aleksey Shmatko, Businessman
Jihyun Park, North Korean defector and human rights activist and Outreach Director, Connect North Korea
Ayeshagul Nur Ibrahim, Uyghur activist
Dr Oisín Tansey, Reader in Comparative and International Politics, King's College London
Annette Bohr, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
Professor John Heathershaw, Professor of International Relations, University of Exeter Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
3pm | Human Rights Subject: The detention of young people with learning disabilities and autism Witness(es): Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP Location: Other |

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