Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 21 October 2019
Monday 21 October 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 12pm | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: Electoral Law Witness(es): Kevin Foster MP, Interim Minister for the Constitution Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Administration of Football Clubs Witness(es): Malcolm Clarke, Chair, Football Supporters’ Association
Tom Greatrex, Vice-Chair, Football Supporters’ Association
Barry Roth, former Director, Forever Bury
Matthew Dunham, Insolvency Advisor, Forever Bury
Greg Clarke, Chairman, The Football Association
Debbie Jevans CBE, Executive Chair, English Football League
Richard Masters, Interim Chief Executive, Premier League Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 4pm | Housing, Communities and Local Government Subject: Long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing Witness(es): Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Group Director of Development and Sales, L&Q
Clare Miller, Chief Executive, Clarion Housing Group
Ged Walsh, Director of Development and Asset Management, Karbon Homes
Brian Robson, Executive Director (Policy and Public Affairs), Northern Housing Consortium
Matt Thomson, Head of Planning, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Victor da Cunha, Chair, Homes for the South West Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 4pm | Public Accounts Subject: HMRC Standard Report 2018-19 Witness(es): Jim Harra, Interim Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs
Justin Holliday, Chief Finance Officer, HM Revenue and Customs
Angela MacDonald, Director General, Customer Services, HMRC
Penny Ciniewicz, Director General, Customer Compliance, HMRC Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 5.15pm | International Development Subject: Priorities and future of the Department Witness(es): Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for International Development
Matthew Rycroft CBE, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
Tuesday 22 October 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.15am | Science and Technology Subject: Work of the Science Minister Witness(es): Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Paul Drabwell, Deputy Director, Place, Impact and Research, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Harriet Wallace, Director, International Research and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.15am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Thomas Cook Witness(es): Hemione Hudson, Head of Audit, PwC
Paul Cragg, Audit Partner, PwC
Christabel Cowling, Head of Regulatory and Public Policy, EY
Richard Wilson, Audit Partner, EY
Martin McTague, Policy Director, FSB
Manuel Cortes, General Secretary, TSSA
Diana Holland, Assistant General Secretary, Unite
Richard Piggin, Head of External Affairs, Which? Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.45am | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Subject: The Role of Parliament in the UK Constitution: Role of the Speaker Witness(es): Dr Paul Seaward, British Academy/Wolfson Research Professor, History of Parliament Research
Lord Lisvane, Clerk of the House (2011-2014)
Natascha Engel, former Deputy Speaker
Lord Young, former Leader of the House
Professor Lord Norton, Professor of Government and Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies University of Hull
Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society
Dr Hannah White, Deputy Director, Institute for Government Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Justice Subject: The work of the Prison Service Witness(es): Lucy Frazer QC MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
Adrian Scott, Executive Director of Change, Planning and Strategy, HM Prison and Probation Service Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.15am | Committee of Privileges Subject: Select committees and contempts Witness(es): Sir Malcolm Jack KCB, former Clerk of the House of Commons
Ms Eve Samson, Principal Clerk, House of Commons
Lord Tyrie, former Chair of the House of Commons Treasury and Liaison Committees and the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.30am | Treasury Subject: HM Revenue and Customs Annual Report and Accounts Witness(es): Jim Harra, Interim Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs
Penny Ciniewicz, Director General, Customer Compliance, HM Revenue and Customs
Ruth Stanier, Director General, Customer Strategy and Tax Design, HM Revenue and Customs Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Health and Social Care Subject: NHS Capital Witness(es): Foluke Ajayi, Chief Operating Officer, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Emma Greenwood, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Cancer Research UK
Chris Hopson, Chief Executive, NHS Providers
Anita Charlesworth CBE, Director of Research and Economics, Health Foundation
Sally Gainsbury, Senior Policy Analyst, Nuffield Trust
Sir Robert Naylor, Chair of independent review on the NHS estate
Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England and NHS Improvement
Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care
David Williams, Director General of Finance, Department for Health and Social Care Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.45pm | Foreign Affairs Subject: Autocracies and UK Foreign Policy Witness(es): Heather Wheeler MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Martin Harris, Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Kate White, Director, Asia-Pacific Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
Wednesday 23 October 2019
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Puppy Smuggling Witness(es): Paula Boyden, Veterinary Director, Dogs Trust
Robert Quest, Enforcement Officer, City of London Corporation
Daniella Dos Santos, President, British Veterinary Association
Ian Briggs, Chief Inspector, RSPCA Special Operations Unit Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Work of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 2019-20 Witness(es): Rt Hon Julian Smith MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Sir Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary of the Northern Ireland Office
Brendan Threlfall, Director, Northern Ireland Office
Chris Flatt, Director, Strategy, Legacy and Rights, Northern Ireland Office Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.45am | Transport Subject: The work of Highways England Witness(es): Jim O'Sullivan, Chief Executive, Highways England
Elliot Shaw, Executive Director of Strategy and Planning, Highways England
Mike Wilson, Chief Highways Engineer, Highways England Location: Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Women and Equalities Subject: Mental health of men and boys Witness(es): Nadine Dorries MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety, Department for Health and Social Care
The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State (Minister for School Standards), Department for Education Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Work and Pensions Subject: Two-child limit Witness(es): Harun Khan, Secretary General, Muslim Council of Britain
Tom Sefton, Economics and Social Policy Adviser, Church of England
Chaya Spitz, Chief Executive, Interlink Foundation Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Education Subject: Adult skills and lifelong learning Witness(es): Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management, King’s College London
John Holford, Robert Peers Professor of Adult Education, University of Nottingham
Lyn Tett, Professor Emerita, University of Edinburgh and Professor of Community Education, University of Huddersfield Location: Room 21, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | International Development Subject: Follow-up to IDC and ICAI climate reports Witness(es): Richard Gledhill, Lead Commissioner
Catherine Cameron, Deputy Review Team Leader, Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Professor Tim Forsyth, Professor of Environment and Development, London School of Economics, International Development Committee Specialist Adviser
Sam Bickersteth, Chief Executive of Opportunity International UK
Zac Goldsmith MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Development
Lord Duncan of Springbank, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Climate Change, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Richard Clarke, Director General, Policy, Research and Humanitarian, Department for International Development
Catherine Bremner, Director, International Climate and Energy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Subject: Thomas Cook Witness(es): Dean Beale, Chief Executive Officer, Insolvency Service
Elizabeth Barrett, Director of Enforcement, FRC
David Rule, Executive Director of Supervision, FRC
Bill Scott, former Thomas Cook CFO
Harriet Green, former Thomas Cook CEO
Manny Fontenla-Novoa, former Thomas Cook CEO Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.15am | Scottish Affairs Subject: Problem drug use in Scotland Witness(es): Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service
Dan Greaves, Director, Crime, Policing and Fire Group Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2pm | Defence Subject: Evidence from the new Defence Secretary Witness(es): Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defence
Air Marshal Richard Knighton, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Capability), Ministry of Defence
Angus Lapsley, Director General Strategy and International, Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, Chief of Defence People, Ministry of Defence Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.15pm | Home Affairs Subject: Home Office preparations for Brexit and the Work of the Home Secretary Witness(es): Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, Home Secretary
Sir Philip Rutnam KCB, Permanent Secretary, Home Office
Shona Dunn, Second Permanent Secretary, Home Office
Glyn Williams, Director General, Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Systems Policy and Strategy Group, Home Office
Paul Lincoln, Director General, Border Force, Home Office Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Subject: The future of English cricket Witness(es): Colin Graves, Chairman, English and Wales Cricket Board
Tom Harrison, Chief Executive, English and Wales Cricket Board
Clare Connor, Managing Director, Women’s Cricket, England and Wales Cricket Board
Lord Patel of Bradford OBE, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, England and Wales Cricket Board
Laura Cordingley, Chief Executive, Chance to Shine
Becky Fairlie-Clarke, Co-founder, Cricket Supporter’s Association
Andy Nash, former chairman of Somerset County Cricket Club
Chris Willetts, co-founder, Platform Cricket Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
Thursday 24 October 2019
No business was announced for this day.
Friday 25 October 2019
The House of Commons was in recess. The House next sat on Saturday 26 October 2019.
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