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Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Commons: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (including Topical Questions) Oral questions; 11:30 am
  • Medicines and medical devices safety review – Jeremy Hunt Ministerial statement
  • Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Extension) – Tracy Brabin Ten Minute Rule Motion
  • UK research centre for ceramics – Jack Brereton Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Assessment of living conditions in Gaza – Baroness Tonge Oral questions; 3:00 pm
  • Loss of retention monies by small firms following insolvency of Carillion – Lord Aberdare Oral questions
  • Provision of and funding for local neighbourhood services – Lord Greaves Oral questions
  • Issuing a special licence under section 30 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 to enable the family of Alfie Dingley to import cannabis-based medication to treat his epilepsy – Baroness Meacher Oral questions
  • European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Committee stage (day 1) – Lord Callanan Legislation
  • Promoting volunteering – Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top Short debate
  • Estimated rising time; 10:00 pm

Commons: Westminster Hall   See this day →

  • Alternatives to a no-deal outcome in negotiations with the EU – Antoinette Sandbach Westminster Hall debate; 9:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Future of Coventry City Football Club – Marcus Jones Westminster Hall debate; 11:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Application of TUPE to Carillion workers – Eleanor Smith Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Child to parent violence – Toby Perkins Westminster Hall debate; 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Performance of East Midlands ambulance service – Ruth George Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

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:
  • Emanuel Adam, Director of Policy and Trade, British American Business
  • Dr Peter Holmes, Reader in Economics, University of Sussex
  • Sam Lowe, Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform
  • Dr Pınar Artıran, WTO Chair Holder, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University
Communities and Local Government: Private rented sector 9:30 am; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Andy Fisher, Head of Housing, Health and Communities, Boston Borough Council
  • Councillor Robert Lawton, Portfolio Holder for Housing, Bournemouth Borough Council
  • Councillor Clare Salier, Cabinet Member for Housing, London Borough of Wandsworth
  • Melanie Rees, Head of Policy, Chartered Institute of Housing
  • Tamara Sandoul, Policy Manager, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
  • Alison Farrar, Lead Officer, Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Communities and Local Government: Draft Tenants' Fees Bill 9:30 am; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Andy Fisher, Head of Housing, Health and Communities, Boston Borough Council
  • Councillor Robert Lawton, Portfolio Holder for Housing, Bournemouth Borough Council
  • Councillor Clare Salier, Cabinet Member for Housing, London Borough of Wandsworth
  • Melanie Rees, Head of Policy, Chartered Institute of Housing
  • Tamara Sandoul, Policy Manager, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
  • Alison Farrar, Lead Officer, Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Work and Pensions: Collective defined contribution pension schemes 9:30 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Nathan Long, Senior Pensions Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown
  • Sandeep Maudgil, Partner, Slaughter and May
  • David Pitt-Watson, Executive Fellow, London Business School
  • Hilary Salt, Senior Actuary, First Actuarial
  • Jon Millidge, Group HR Director, Royal Mail PLC
  • Ray Ellis, National Officer, Communication Workers Union
Education: Value for money in higher education 9:30 am; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Professor Edward Peck, Vice-Chancellor, Nottingham Trent University
  • Peter Horrocks CBE, Vice-Chancellor, Open University
  • Professor Dame Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool
  • Professor Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University
  • Professor Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford
  • Alice Barnard, Chief Executive, Edge Foundation
  • Julian Gravatt, Deputy Chief Executive, Association of Colleges
  • Alistair Jarvis, Chief Executive, Universities UK
Northern Ireland Affairs: Devolution and democracy in Northern Ireland – dealing with the deficit 9:30 am; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Paul Braithwaite, Programme Leader, Building Change Trust
  • Jamie Bryson, Unionist Voice Policy Studies
  • Derek McCallan, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
  • Ruth Taillon, Director, Centre for Cross-Border Studies
  • Colum Eastwood MLA, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
  • Claire Sugden MLA
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact: ICAI's review on DFID's approach to its supplier market 9:50 am; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Dr Alison Evans, Lead Commissioner
  • Chris Shapcott, Team Leader, Independent Commission for Aid Impact
  • Nick Ford, Head of Procurement and Commercial Department
  • Vel Gnanendran, Director of Finance and Delivery, Department for International Development
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Work of the Department 10:00 am; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Women and Equalities: Tackling inequalities faced by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities 10:00 am; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Professor Margaret Greenfields, Professor of Social Policy and Community Engagement, Buckinghamshire New University
  • Yvonne MacNamara, Chief Executive Officer, The Traveller Movement
  • Councillor Malcolm Buckley, Essex County Council
  • Councillor Ian Dalgarno, Central Bedfordshire Council
  • Kealey Sly, Leicestershire Gypsy and Traveller Equalities
Environmental Audit: Green Finance 2:00 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Claire Perry MP, Minister for Energy and Clean Growth, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury
  • Fiona Walker, Deputy Director in Private Pensions and Head of Automatic Enrolment and Defined Contribution, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Catherine Bremner, Transformation Director, BEIS
Defence: Departmental priorites 2:00 pm; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, Secretary of State for Defence
  • Lieutenant General Mark Poffley OBE, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff for Military Capability, Ministry of Defence
  • Peter Watkins CBE, Director General Strategy and International, Ministry of Defence
European Scrutiny: EU Withdrawal 2:15 pm; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
Treasury: Bank of England Inflation Reports 2:15 pm; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Dr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England
  • Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy
  • Andy Haldane, Chief Economist and Executive Director, Monetary Analysis & Statistics
  • Silvana Tenreyro, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee
Public Accounts: Reducing Modern Slavery 2:30 pm; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Kevin Hyland, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
  • Lynne Owens, Director General, National Crime Agency
  • Beth Sizeland, Head of Safeguarding, Home Office
Public Accounts: Emergency Services Network: progress review 3:30 pm; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Stephen Webb, Senior Responsible Owner, Emergency Services Network
  • Joanna Davinson, Chief Digital, Data, and Technology Officer, Home Office
Committees on Arms Export Controls: UK arms exports during 2016 4:45 pm; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Oliver Feeley-Sprague, Programme Director for Military, Security and Police at Amnesty International UK
  • Martin Butcher, Policy Adviser, Arms Campaign, Oxfam
  • Elizabeth Kirkham, Small Arms and Transfer Controls Adviser, Saferworld

Lords: Select Committee

EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee: Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 10:00 am; Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
European Union Committee: Scrutiny of Brexit negotiations 10:00 am; Other
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:00 AM)
  • Mr Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator - Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee: Brexit: movement of people in the fields of sport and culture 10:15 am; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:30 AM)
  • Mr James Allen, Director of Policy, Governance and External Affairs, Sport and Recreation Alliance
  • Mr Brendon Batson OBE, Chairman, Professional Players Federation
  • Mr Angus Bujalski, Legal and Governance Director, Rugby Football Union
House of Lords Commission: Private Meeting 10:30 am; The Lord Speaker's Office, Palace of Westminster
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 3A, Palace of Westminster
International Relations Committee: Foreign policy in changed world conditions 10:30 am; Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:30 AM)
  • Sir Peter Westmacott, Former British Ambassador to the United States
  • (at 11:30 AM)
  • Mr Faraz Nasir, Head of Intelligence and Advisory Services, G4S
  • Mr Arun Pillai-Essex, Head of Political Risk, North America, Verisk Maplecroft
  • Mr Henry Wilkinson, Head of Intelligence and Analysis, Risk Advisory Group
  • Mr Jake Stratton, Senior Partner, Control Risks Group
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

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