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Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Commons: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Treasury, including Topical Questions Oral questions; 11:30 am
  • Leader of the House Business Statement; 12:30 pm
  • Consumer Protection (Standards of Fire Resistance of Children's Fancy Dress and Play Costumes Etc) – Anne Main Ten Minute Rule Motion
  • Immigration Bill - Programme motion – Theresa May Legislation
  • Immigration Bill - Report stage – Theresa May Legislation
  • Motion to approve the draft Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 Motion
  • Motion relating to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Motion
  • Sittings of the House (2 December) (Motion) Motion
  • Cost of pre-payment meters – Dawn Butler Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted and Lord Livermore will be introduced Introduction(s); 2:30 pm
  • Action taken with the government of France to deal with the organised groups assisting migrants seeking to use the Channel Tunnel to enter the UK – Lord Berkeley Oral questions
  • Preventing violence against Muslims and other minority groups following the attacks in Paris on 13 November – the Bishop of St Albans Oral questions
  • European Union Referendum Bill - 3rd reading – Baroness Anelay of St Johns Legislation
  • Education and Adoption Bill - Report stage (day 1) – Lord Nash Legislation
  • National Health Service (Licensing and Pricing) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - motion to regret - Lord Prior of Brampton, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Orders and regulations
  • Estimated rising time; 8:30 pm

Commons: Westminster Hall   See this day →

  • Rules of engagement and the use of armed drones – David Davis Westminster Hall debate; 9:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Small Business Saturday – Ronnie Cowan Westminster Hall debate; 11:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Effect of the introduction of fees for employment tribunals – Justin Madders Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Debate cancelled Westminster Hall debate; 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Service provision in the event of post office closures – Huw Merriman Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Commons: General Committee   See this day →

  • Public Bill Committee: Housing and Planning Bill 9:25 am; Room 12, Palace of Westminster
  • Public Bill Committee: Housing and Planning Bill 2:00 pm; Room 12, Palace of Westminster
  • Third Delegated Legislation Committee: Motion in the names of Chris Grayling and Dr Thérèse Coffey relating to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2:30 pm; Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Commons: Select Committee

Business, Innovation and Skills: Assessing quality in Higher Education 9:15 am; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Megan Dunn, President, National Union of Students
  • Sally Hunt, General Secretary, University and College Union
  • Professor Jon Scott, Pro Vice Chancellor (Student Experience), University of Leicester
  • Stuart Cannell, Student reviewer with the Quality Assurance Agency QAA
  • Professor James Wilsdon, University of Sussex
  • Matt Hiely-Rayner, Head of Planning, Kingston University
  • John Gill, Editor, Times Higher Education
  • Nicki Horseman, Lead HE Data Analyst, Times Higher Education
  • Professor Joy Carter, Vice Chancellor, University of Winchester and Chair of GuildHE
  • Professor Dave Phoenix, Vice Chancellor of London South Bank University and Chair of million+
  • John Widdowson, Principal of New College Durham and President of the Association of Colleges
  • Professor David Maguire, Vice Chancellor of the University of Greenwich (on behalf of University Alliance)
  • Professor David Eastwood, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham (on behalf of the Russell Group)
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 9:30 am; Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • London Borough of Camden
  • Craig Douglas
Justice: Prison safety 9:45 am; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Andrew Selous MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Justice
  • Michael Spurr, Chief Executive, National Offender Management Service
Culture, Media and Sport: Establishing World-Class Connectivity Throughout the UK 10:30 am; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Nick Parbutt, Director of Strategy, Vodafone
  • David Wheeldon, ‎Director of Policy and Public Affairs, BSkyB
International Development: Sustainable Development Goals 10:30 am; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Ben Jackson, Chief Executive, Bond
  • Nik Sekhran, Chief of Profession, Sustainable Development, United Nations Development Programme
  • Dr Andrew Norton, Director, International Institute for Environment and Development
  • Jessica Woodroffe, Director, Gender and Development Network
  • Thomas Wheeler, Conflict and Security Advisor, Saferworld
Energy and Climate Change: Investor confidence in the UK energy sector 10:30 am; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Alan White, Director, Carlton Power Limited
  • Andrew Koss, Chief Executive, Drax Power, Drax Power Group
  • Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF Energy
  • Danielle Lane, Head of Regulatory and Statekholder Relations, DONG Energy UK
Defence: Defence expenditure and the 2% pledge 11:30 am; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence
  • Air Marshal Sir Steven Hillier KCB CBE DFC RAF, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Capability)
  • Peter Watkins CBE, Director General for Security Policy, Ministry of Defence
Defence: Publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 12:15 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence
  • Air Marshal Sir Steven Hillier KCB CBE DFC RAF, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Capability)
  • Peter Watkins CBE, Director General for Security Policy, Ministry of Defence
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 2:00 pm; Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • As for morning session, unless already heard.
Treasury: The economic and financial costs and benefits of UK membership of the EU 1:30 pm; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury
  • Mark Bowman, Director General, International and EU, HM Treasury
Science and Technology: Big data dilemma 2:15 pm; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Hetan Shah, Executive Director, Royal Statistical Society
  • Paul Maltby, Director of Data, Government Digital Service
  • Gavin Starks, Chief Executive Officer, Open Data Institute
  • Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Rebecca Endean, Director, Research Base, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Baroness Shields, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Peter Knight, Deputy Director, Research and Development Directorate, Department of Health
Health: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the CQC 2:30 pm; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Peter Wyman CBE
Backbench Business: Proposals for backbench debates 2:30 pm; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Members of Parliament
Treasury: Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 3:00 pm; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury
  • Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury
  • Clare Lombardelli, Director of Strategy, Planning and Budget, HM Treasury
  • Julian Kelly, Director General, Public Spending and Finance, HM Treasury
Foreign Affairs: Libya: examination of intervention and collapse and the UK’s future policy options 3:00 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:

Lords: Select Committee

Built Environment Committee (L): Built Environment 10:00 am; Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10.05am) Sue Adams OBE, Chief Executive, Care & Repair England; Paul Gamble, Chief Executive, Habinteg (at 11.00am) Michael Cassidy CBE, Chairman, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (at 11.50am) Louise Sunderland, Senior Policy Advisor, UK Green Building Council
EU Justice Sub-Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Science and Technology Committee (L): Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Equality Act 2010 and Disability (L): Equality Act 2010 and Disability 3:15 pm; Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 3.20pm) Marie-Claire Frankie, a solicitor for Sheffield Council, representing the National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO); Mick Martin, Managing Director and Deputy Ombudsman, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) (at 4.20pm) Neil Crowther, independent consultant, formerly director of disability and human rights programmes at the Equality and Human Rights Commission;Nick O’Brien, independent consultant, former Director of Legal Operations at the Disability Rights Commission and expert in Ombudsmen
Sexual Violence in Conflict (L): Sexual Violence in Conflict 3:30 pm; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 3.45pm) Mr Paul Williams, Director, Multilateral Policy Directorate, FCO; Mr Tom Woodroffe, Head, Office of the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, Conflict Department, FCO (at 4.45pm) Ms Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (at 5pm) Dr Kirsten Campbell, Principal Investigator, Gender of Justice: Prosecution of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict research project, Goldsmiths, University of London; Ms Patricia Sellers, Special Adviser, ICC & Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford and Professor Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Distinguished Fellow, International Law, Chatham House
Economic Affairs Committee (L): Economics of the United Kingdom Housing Market 3:30 pm; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 3.35pm) Dame Kate Barker, author of the Barker Review of Housing Supply; Martin Wolf, Journalist, Financial Times; Christopher Walker, Head of Housing, Planning and Urban Policy, Policy Exchange
Information Committee (L): Private Meeting 4:00 pm; Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

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