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Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Commons: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Wales Oral questions; 11:30 am
  • Prime Minister's Question Time 12:00 pm
  • Short and holiday-let accommodation (notification of local authorities) – Karen Buck Ten Minute Rule Motion
  • European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Committee stage (day 7) - Committee of the whole House – David Davis Legislation
  • UK ban on flights to Sharma El Sheikh – Jonathan Lord Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Non-Commonwealth member countries attending the 2018 Commonwealth Summit in London. – Lord Chidgey Oral questions; 3:00 pm
  • Progress towards establishing a single national standard for household recycling - Baroness Neville-Rolfe Oral questions
  • Number and percentage of students who will pay back their student loans in full – Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Oral questions
  • Plans for a new National Economic Crime Centre hosted in the National Crime Agency and safeguarding the independence of the Serious Fraud Office – Baroness Chakrabarti Oral questions
  • Data Protection Bill [HL] - Report stage (day 2) – Lord Ashton of Hyde Legislation
  • Transitional arrangements for state pension provision for women born in the 1950s – Baroness Scott of Needham Market Short debate
  • Estimated rising time; 10:00 pm

Commons: Westminster Hall   See this day →

  • Parental rights of prisoners – Carolyn Harris Westminster Hall debate; 9:30 am
  • Cliff erosion of the north coastline on the Isle of Sheppey – Gordon Henderson Westminster Hall debate; 11:00 am
  • Work capability assessments – David Linden Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm

Commons: General Committee

  • Third Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and the draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2017 2:30 pm; Room 9, Palace of Westminster
  • Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 2:30 pm; Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Commons: Select Committee

Exiting the European Union: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal 9:15 am; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Prof Alexander H. Türk, Professor of Law, King’s College London
  • John Cassels, Partner, Competition, Regulatory and Trade Law, Fieldfisher LLP
  • Dr Scott Steedman, Director of Standards, BSI and Vice President (policy) International Standards Organisation
  • Katherine Bennett, Senior Vice President, Airbus UK
  • Rod Ainsworth, Director of Regulatory and Legal Strategy, Food Standards Agency
  • Angela Hepworth, Director of Corporate Policy and Regulation, EDF UK
  • Dr Ian Hudson, Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fisheries 9:30 am; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Euan Beaton, President, Macduff Shellfish (Scotland) Ltd
  • Daniel Whittle, Managing Director, Whitby Seafoods
  • Jimmy Buchan, Business Manager, Scottish Seafood Association
  • Andrew Kuyk CBE, Director General UK Seafood Industry Alliance
  • Mark Simmonds, Policy Manager, British Ports Association
  • Martyn Boyers, Chief Executive, Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises
Work and Pensions: Pension freedom and choice 9:30 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rich Caddy, Shift Operations Manager, British Steel (Teesside) BSPS Facebook group co-ordinator
  • David Neilly, Plant Process Operator, Tata Steel UK (Port Talbot)
  • Stefan Zaitschenko, Former steelworker (Teesside) and BSPS Facebook group co-ordinator
  • Henry Tapper, Director, Pension PlayPen and First Actuarial
  • Clive Howells, Managing Director, Celtic Wealth Management
  • Darren Reynolds, Director, Active Wealth (UK) Ltd
  • Alasdair McDiarmid, Operations Director, Community trade union
  • Allan Johnston, Trustee Chairman, British Steel Pension Scheme
  • Derek Mulholland, Director of Pensions, British Steel Pension Scheme
  • Megan Butler, Director of Supervision (Investment, Wholesale and Specialist), Financial Conduct Authority
Northern Ireland Affairs: Bombardier 9:30 am; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Sir Michael Arthur, President Boeing Europe and Managing Director UK and Ireland
  • Steven Gillard, Head of Government Affairs, UK and Ireland
  • Matthew Knowles, Communications Director, UK and Ireland
Justice: Work of the Serious Fraud Office 10:00 am; Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • David Green CB QC, Director, Serious Fraud Office
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Leaving the EU: implications for the processed food and drink industry 10:00 am; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Kate Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer, ALMR
  • Ian Wright, Director General, Food and Drink Federation
  • Andrew Kuyk, Director General, Provision Trade Federation
  • Tim Martin, Chairman, JD Wetherspoon
  • Ian Rayson, Corporate Affairs Director, Nestle
  • Dan Mobley, Corporate Relations Director, Diageo
Women and Equalities: Older people and employment 10:15 am; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Yvonne Sonsino, Co-Chair, Fuller Working Lives Business Strategy Group
  • Dr Brian Beach, Senior Research Fellow, International Longevity Centre UK
  • Patrick Thomson, Senior Programme Manager and lead on fulfilling work, Centre for Ageing Better
International Trade: Implications of arrangements for Ireland - Northern Ireland border for wider UK Trade Policy 10:15 am; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Dr Lorand Bartels, Reader in International Law and Fellow of Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge; Senior Counsel, Linklaters
  • Dr Sylvia de Mars, Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Pre-Appointment hearing for Chair of Ofcom 10:15 am; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Lord Burns, Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Ofcom
Treasury: Student Loans 2:15 pm; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts
  • Lord Browne of Madingley
  • Rt Hon. John Denham
  • Professor Janet Beer, President, Universities UK
  • Amatey Doku, Vice President, Higher Education, National Union of Students
  • Professor Mark E. Smith, Lancaster University
International Development: ICAI’s Annual Report and follow-up review 2016-17, and the Government’s Tailored Review of ICAI 2:15 pm; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Dr Alison Evans, Chief Commissioner
  • Andrea Baron, Head of Secretariat, Independent Commission for Aid Impact
  • Nick Dyer, Permanent Secretary
  • Joy Hutcheon, Director General for Finance and Corporate Performance, Department for International Development
Public Accounts: Care Quality Commission 2:30 pm; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Sir David Behan, Chief Executive, Care Quality Commission
  • Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary
  • Lee McDonough, Director General for Acute Care and Workforce, Department of Health
Human Rights: Freedom of Speech in Universities 3:15 pm; Other
Witnesses:
  • Linda Bellos OBE
  • Alexandra Tate, President, Reproductive and Sexual Health Society, King’s College
  • Jane Fae
  • Helen Belcher, Director, Trans Media Watch
  • Peter Tatchell

Lords: Select Committee

Constitution Committee: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 9:30 am; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 9:45 AM)
  • Mr Steve Baker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union
  • Mr Robert Buckland MP, Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
  • Mr Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union
  • Rt Hon. the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, Leader of the House of Lords, House of Lords
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee: Private Meeting 10:00 am; Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 3A, Palace of Westminster
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee: Citizenship and Civic Engagement 10:30 am; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:30 AM)
  • The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Ms Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards and Minister for Equalities, Department for Education
  • Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State for Immigration, Home Office
International Relations Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Finance Committee (Lords): Private Meeting 4:15 pm; Other

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