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Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Commons: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Northern Ireland Oral questions; 11:30 am
  • Prime Minister's Question Time 12:00 pm
  • NHS staff pay – Jon Ashworth Urgent question; 12:30 pm
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Welfare of Women) – Siobhain McDonagh Ten Minute Rule Motion
  • Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill - Business of the House Motion
  • Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill - all stages Legislation
  • Northern Ireland Assembly (Pay) Bill - Business of the House Motion
  • Northern Ireland Assembly (Pay) Bill - all stages Legislation
  • Sport of shooting at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games – Jim Shannon Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Committee stage (day 9) – Lord Callanan Legislation; 11:00 am
  • Tactic of undercover police officers forming sexual relationships to develop their cover stories – Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Oral questions; 3:00 pm
  • Government's human rights priorities for the communiqué of the Commonwealth Summit in April 2018 – Baroness Berridge Oral questions
  • Guidance for Clinical Commissioning Groups providing medical respite care for seriously ill and disabled children – Baroness Brinton Oral questions
  • Gender inequality in pay – Lord Dubs Oral questions
  • European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Committee stage (day 9) - continued – Lord Callanan Legislation
  • NHS staff pay – Lord O'Shaughnessy Statement

Commons: Westminster Hall   See this day →

  • Future of the Commonwealth – Richard Graham Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Houses in multiple occupation and combined planning applications – Steve Pound Westminster Hall debate; 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • UK's future relationship with the EU on international development – Paul Williams Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Commons: General Committee

  • Public Bill Committee: Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill 9:25 am; Room 9, Palace of Westminster
  • Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee: School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 10) 8:55 am; Room 11, Palace of Westminster
  • Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Insolvency of Registered Providers of Social Housing Regulations 2018 2:30 pm; Room 9, Palace of Westminster
  • Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2018 2:30 pm; Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Commons: Select Committee

Work and Pensions: Carillion 9:15 am; Other
Witnesses:
  • The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
  • Charlotte Clark, Director, Private Pensions and Arm's Length Bodies
  • Niall Mackenzie, Director, Infrastructure & Materials
  • Marissa Thomas, Partner, Head of Deals, PwC
  • David Kelly, Partner and Special Manager, PwC
  • Gavin Stoner, Partner, Restructuring and Pensions, PwC
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Carillion 9:15 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP, Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Charlotte Clark, Director, Private Pensions and Arm's Length Bodies, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Niall Mackenzie, Director, Infrastructure & Materials, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Marissa Thomas, Partner, Head of Deals, PwC
  • David Kelly, Partner and Special Manager, PwC
  • Gavin Stoner, Partner, Restructuring & Pensions, PwC
Exiting the European Union: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal 9:15 am; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • David Campbell-Bannerman MEP
  • David Henig, UK Trade Policy Specialist
  • Jessica Gladstone, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
Northern Ireland Affairs: Electricity Sector in Northern Ireland: Follow-up 9:30 am; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Dr Patrick Keatley, Research Fellow for Energy Storage Integration, Ulster University
  • Dara Lynott, Chief Executive Officer, Electricity Association of Ireland
  • Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director, SSE Ireland
  • Andrew Greer, General Manager Northern Ireland, SSE Airtricity
Women and Equalities: Older people and employment 9:50 am; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Alok Sharma MP, Minister of State for Employment, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Duncan Gilchrist, Deputy Director, Fuller Working Lives and State Pensions Policy, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Andrew Griffiths MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Mark Holmes, Deputy Director, Labour Market Directorate, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Education: Accountability hearings 10:00 am; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
International Trade: Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries 10:00 am; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Maximiliano Mendez-Parra, Senior Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute
  • Jean Blaylock, Trade Justice Movement
  • Matt Grady, Senior Policy Advisor, Traidcraft plc
  • Helen Dennis, Policy & Advocacy Manager, Fairtrade Foundation
Foreign Affairs: Oral evidence from the Foreign Secretary March 2018 2:00 pm; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary
  • Karen Pierce, Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Environmental Audit: Nitrate 2:15 pm; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • George Eustice MP, Minister of State, DEFRA
  • Helen Wakeham, Deputy Director of water quality, groundwater and land contamination, Environment Agency
Public Accounts: Renewable Heat Incentive in Great Britain 2:30 pm; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary
  • Dan Osgood, Director for Heat and Business Energy, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Dermot Nolan, Chief Executive, Ofgem
  • Chris Poulton, Managing Director, Ofgem E-Serve
Procedure: Voting by proxy in the House of Commons 2:45 pm; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • David Natzler, Clerk of the House of Commons
  • Jo Swinson MP, Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Fake news 3:00 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Sandy Parakilas, former Facebook operations manager (via video-link)
Human Rights: The Right to Freedom and Safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 3:15 pm; Other
Witnesses:
  • Graham Enderby
  • Mark Neary
  • Lucy Series, Research Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
  • Alexander Ruck Keene, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers

Lords: Select Committee

House of Lords Commission: Private Meeting 9:00 am; The Lord Speaker's Room, Palace of Westminster
Constitution Committee: President and Deputy President of the Supreme Court 9:45 am; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee: Private Meeting 10:00 am; Archbishops' Room, Millbank House
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee: Brexit: the proposed UK-EU security treaty 10:15 am; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:30 AM)
  • Dr Helena Farrand Carrapico, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
  • Professor Tim Wilson FSCFS, Professor of Criminal Justice Policy, Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, Northumbria University , Northumbria University
  • Professor Anthony Glees, Director; Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, Buckingham University
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 3A, Palace of Westminster
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee: Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth 10:30 am; Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
International Relations Committee: Foreign policy in changed world conditions 10:40 am; Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:40 AM)
  • Professor Steve Tsang, Director, China Institute, School of Oriental and African Studies
  • Ms Carrie Gracie, Journalist and Former China Editor, BBC News
  • (at 11:40 AM)
  • Mr George Magnus, Independent Economist
  • Mr Stephen King, Senior Economic Advisor, HSBC Group
  • Ms Stefania Palma, Asia Editor, The Banker

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