Parliamentary business for Wednesday 17 July 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Support for the bereaved Witness(es): Will Quince MP, Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Department for Work and Pensions
Helen Walker, Deputy Director, Children, Families and Disadvantage, Department for Work and Pensions Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.30am | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Plastic food and drink packaging Witness(es): Dan Roberts, Vice Chair, Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC)
Jacob Hayler, Executive Director, Environmental Services Association
Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Veolia UK & Ireland
Councillor Peter Fleming, Deputy Chairman, Local Government Association and Leader of Sevenoaks District Council
Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.30am | Treasury Subject: IT failures in the financial services sector Witness(es): Graham Bastin, Head of Operational Resilience, Barclays
Ian Lundberg, Chief Officer Head of Client Services, Visa
Anne Boden, CEO, Starling Bank Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.45am | Transport Subject: Departmental policy and performance: Update with the Secretary of State Witness(es): Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Science and Technology Subject: Work of the Science Minister and the Government Chief Scientific Adviser Witness(es): Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Harriet Wallace, Director, International Research and Innovation
Paul Drabwell, Deputy Director, Science, Research and Innovation Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Exiting the European Union Subject: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Witness(es): Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP, Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the FRC Witness(es): Simon Dingemans, Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | International Trade Subject: Trade in services Witness(es): George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade
Tom Josephs, Director of Policy, Department for International Trade Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.15am | Women and Equalities Subject: Health and social care and LGBT communities Witness(es): Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister for Equalities Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.30pm | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: BBC Annual Report 2018-19 and TV licences for over-75s Witness(es): Lord Tony Hall, Director General, BBC
Sir David Clementi, Chairman, BBC
Clare Sumner, Director, Policy, BBC
Glyn Isherwood, Chief Financial Officer, BBC
Lord Tony Hall, Director General, BBC
David Jordan, Director, Editorial Policy and Standards, BBC
Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two, BBC Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | European Scrutiny Subject: Post-Brexit Scrutiny of EU Law and Policy Witness(es): Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union and Labour Law, University of Cambridge
Steve Peers, Professor of EU Law and Human Rights, University of Essex Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.30pm | Public Accounts Subject: Serious and Organised Crime Witness(es): Colonel Peter McCall, Police and Crime Commissioner, Cumbria
Chief Constable Andy Cooke, Merseyside Police
Sir Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Home Office
Julia Kinniburgh, Director General Serious and Organised Crime, Home Office
Lynne Owens, Director General, National Crime Agency Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 3pm | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: The new farming programme Witness(es): Tamara Finkelstein, Permanent Secretary
David Kennedy, Director-General, Food, Farming and Bio-Security
Sarah Church, Director, Future Farming and Countryside, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 3.15pm | Human Rights Subject: The Right to Privacy (Article 8) and the Digital Revolution Witness(es): Lanah Kammourieh Donnelly, Public Policy Manager, Google
Dr Melanie Smallman, University College London
Jonathan Westley, Chief Data Officer, Experian Location: Other |
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