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Tuesday, 10 November 2015

Commons: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Europe: Renegotiation – David Lidington Ministerial statement
  • Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Duty to Investigate) (Amendment) Bill - 1st reading – Ann Coffey Legislation
  • Government Departments (Decentralisation Target) Bill - 1st reading – Lord Austin of Dudley Legislation
  • Trade Union Bill - Programme motion – Sajid Javid Legislation
  • Trade Union Bill - 3rd reading – Sajid Javid Legislation

Lords: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Lord Barker of Battle and Baroness Burt of Solihull will be introduced Introduction(s); 2:30 pm
  • Spread of Japanese knotweed – Baroness Sharples Oral questions
  • Basic Farm Payment to be paid to qualifying farmers – Lord Willoughby de Broke Oral questions
  • Policy review of resettlement in the Chagos Islands – Lord Luce Oral questions
  • Airport security at major business and tourist destinations worldwide – Lord West of Spithead Oral questions
  • Liaison The Chairman of Committees to move that the 2nd Report from the Select Committee (An International Relations Committee) (HL Paper 47) be agreed to – Lord Laming Motion
  • Europe; renegotiation – the Earl of Courtown Statement
  • National Insurance Contributions (Rate Ceilings) Bill - 2nd reading – Baroness Altmann Legislation
  • Finance Bill - Report stage – Lord O'Neill of Gatley Legislation
  • Scotland Bill - 1st reading Legislation
  • Estimated rising time; 7:00 pm

Commons: Westminster Hall   See this day →

  • Court closure in Buxton – Andrew Bingham Westminster Hall debate; 11:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Family-friendliness of the Houses of Parliament – Jess Phillips Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Barnett floor for Wales - Nick Thomas-Symonds Westminster Hall debate; 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Role of devolved administrations in UK renegotiation of EU membership – Stephen Gethins Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Commons: General Committee   See this day →

  • First Delegated Legislation Committee: The Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1638) 8:55 am; Room 9, Palace of Westminster
  • Public Bill Committee: Housing and Planning Bill 9:25 am; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
  • Public Bill Committee: Immigration Bill 9:30 am; Room 14, Palace of Westminster
  • Public Bill Committee: Immigration Bill 2:00 pm; Room 14, Palace of Westminster
  • Public Bill Committee: Housing and Planning Bill 2:00 pm; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
  • European Committee B: European Union Document No. 11358/14, a Commission Report: A New Deal for European Defence: Implementation Roadmap for Communication COM(2013)542; Towards a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector 2:30 pm; Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Commons: Select Committee

Business, Innovation and Skills: The Digital Economy 9:30 am; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Mike Cherry, Policy Director, Federation of Small Businesses
  • John Connolly, MD of the Centre for Digital Innovation, Humber LEP
  • Rob Lamb, Cloud Business Director and Chief Technology Officer, EMC Corporation
  • Dr Maren Deepwell, Chief Executive, Association for Learning Technology
  • Dean Cassar, Director of Operations, Tech Partnership
  • Seetha Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Creative Skillset
Justice: Young adult offenders 9:45 am; Room 20, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Professor Anthony Bottoms, University of Cambridge
  • Dr Prathiba Chitsabesan, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr Enys Delmage, Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • Dr Nathan Hughes, University of Birmingham
  • Colin Allars, Director of Probation, National Probation Service
  • Hannah Doughty, Association of Youth Offending Team Managers
  • Poppy Harrison, Head of Safeguarding and Placements, Youth Justice Board
Communities and Local Government: The Government's Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill 9:45 am; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Ian Williamson, Chief Officer, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Devolution
  • Rob Webster, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
  • Councillor Linda Thomas, Vice Chair, Local Government Association Wellbeing Portfolio
  • Councillor Paul Carter, Chair, County Councils Network
  • Councillor John Pollard, Leader, Cornwall Council
  • Councillor Alan Rhodes, Leader, Nottinghamshire County Council
Culture, Media and Sport: BBC Charter Review 10:15 am; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Professor Simon Saunders, Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin and Independent Wireless Advisor at Real Wireless
  • Mike Flood Page, former TV and Digital Media Executive Producer for the BBC
  • Steve Holebrook, Managing Director of Terrestrial Broadcast, Arqiva
  • Anirban Roy, Director of Public Policy, Arqiva
International Development: Responses to the Ebola Crisis: Follow-up 10:20 am; Room 21, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Andre Heller Perache, Head of Programmes, Medecins sans Frontieres UK
  • Annie Wilkinson, Post Doctorate Researcher, Institute of Development Studies
  • Dr Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust
  • Dr Oliver Johnson, Programme Director, King's Sierra Leone Partnership
  • Professor John Edmunds, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs: English Votes for English Laws and the Future of the Union 10:30 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
Treasury: HMRC Annual Reports and Accounts 2014-15 10:45 am; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Lin Homer, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs
  • Edward Troup, Tax Assurance Commissioner and second Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs
  • Jim Harra, Director General Business Tax, HM Revenue and Customs
Defence: An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel 11:30 am; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Dr Frances Nichol, Head of Drug Safety and Quality, Roche
  • Mike Kindell, Lead, Established Products, Roche
Energy and Climate Change: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15 11:30 am; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change
  • Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer, Department for Energy and Climate Change
  • Angie Ridgwell, Director General, Finance and Corporate Services
Foreign Affairs: Libya: examination of intervention and collapse and the UK’s future policy options 3:00 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Dr Abdussalam ElBadri, Deputy Prime Minister, Government of Libya
  • Mr Saad Elsalhin, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Representatives, Libya
Science and Technology: Investigatory Powers Bill: Technology issues 2:15 pm; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Matthew Hare, Chief Executive Officer, Gigaclear
  • John Shaw, Vice President, Product Management, Sophos
  • James Blessing, Chair, Internet Services Providers' Association
  • Professor Ross Anderson, Professor of Security Engineering, University of Cambridge
  • Professor Mike Jackson, formally of Birmingham City Business School
  • Dr Joss Wright, Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute
  • Professor Sir David Omand, Visiting Professor, Department of War Studies, King's College London
Backbench Business: Proposals for backbench debates 2:30 pm; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Members of Parliament
Home Affairs: Reform of the Police Funding Formula 2:45 pm; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Commissioner
  • Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
  • Sir Thomas Winsor, Chief Inspector of Constabulary
  • Mike Cunningham QPM, Inspector of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary
Home Affairs: The work of the Home Office 4:15 pm; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary, Home Office
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact: ICAI's reports on (i) Business in Development, and (ii) DFID's Approach to Delivering Impact 4:30 pm; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Graham Ward, Former Chief Commissioner
  • Diana Good, Former Commissioner
  • Dr Marc Stephens, Contractor
  • Marcus Cox, Contractor, Independent Commission for Aid Impact
  • David Kennedy, Director General for Economic Development
  • Tony Burdon, Head of Private Sector Department
  • Malcolm Geere, Deputy Head of Private Sector Department
  • Les Campbell, Director for Value for Money, Department for International Development
  • Peter Taylor, Deputy Head of Better Delivery Department

Lords: Select Committee

Sexual Violence in Conflict: Sexual Violence in Conflict 10:15 am; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10.30am) Madame Bineta Diop, Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, African Union (via video link)
EU Justice Sub-Committee: Potential impact of repealing the Human Rights Act on EU Law 10:30 am; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 11.00am) Professor Sir David Edward KCMG, QC, FRSE PC and The Rt Hon Lord Woolf CH
Science and Technology (Lords): Genetically modified insects 10:30 am; Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10.40am) Dr Ladislav Miko, Deputy Director General of DG SANTE, European Commission (by video link)
Equality Act 2010 and Disability: Equality Act 2010 and Disability 3:15 pm; Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 3.20pm) Doug Paulley, litigant on behalf of himself and other people and Jonathan Fogerty, Solicitor and litigant on behalf of himself and other people (at 4.20pm) Paul Breckell, Chair Disability Charities Consortium/Chief Executive, Action on Hearing Loss
Communications: BBC Charter Renewal: public purposes and licence fee 3:15 pm; Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 3.30pm) Lord Hall of Birkenhead, Director-General and James Purnell, Director of Strategy and Digital, BBC (at 4.30 pm) Dan Brooke, ‎Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Channel 4; Magnus Brooke, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, ITV; and Huw Jones, Chair, S4C Authority
Economic Affairs: Private Meeting 2:00 pm; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Sexual Violence in Conflict: Sexual Violence in Conflict 4:30 pm; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 4.45pm) Dr Chaloka Beyani, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs, OCHCR; Ms Anna Musgrave, Women’s Advocacy Manager, Refugee Council
EU Select: Private Meeting 3:40 pm; Archbishops' Room, Millbank House
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee: Committee Visit Other

Lords: Grand Committee

  • Estimated rising time; 7:30 pm
  • Education and Adoption Bill - Committee stage (day 2) - Grand Committee – Lord Nash Legislation

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