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Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Commons: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Northern Ireland Oral questions; 11:30 am
  • Prime Minister's Question Time 12:00 pm
  • Banking and Post Office Services (Rural Areas and Small Communities) – Luke Graham Ten Minute Rule Motion
  • Continuation of the Budget Debate Debate
  • Air pollution in relation to the A10 and Broxbourne – Charles Walker Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Supporting the UK as a global green financial centre – Lord Teverson Oral questions; 3:00 pm
  • Safety implications for consumers of the retail sale of weedkillers such as Roundup – Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Oral questions
  • Government progress in putting together the governance of their Industrial Strategy – Lord Fox Oral questions
  • Ensuring that where tenants share payment of rent, their individual payment histories are taken into account by credit service providers – Lord Bird Oral questions
  • To ask the Government what steps they are taking to ensure that select committees are able to consider and report on the final text of any UK-EU withdrawal agreement in time to inform the parliamentary debates required under Section 13(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 – Lord Boswell of Aynho Private Notice Question
  • Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill - committee stage (day 2) – Baroness Williams of Trafford Legislation
  • Provision of new technologies, such as flash glucose monitoring systems, for Type 1 diabetes patients throughout England and Wales – Lord Morris of Aberavon Debate
  • Estimated rising time; 9:00 pm

Commons: Westminster Hall   See this day →

  • Hospice funding and the NHS pay award – Liz McInnes Westminster Hall debate; 9:30 am
  • Effect on the timber industry of the UK leaving the EU – Martin Whitfield Westminster Hall debate; 11:00 am
  • Effect on the aviation sector of the UK leaving the EU – Mike Kane Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm
  • Treatment for Alpha -1 Antitrypsin Deficiency – Mark Pawsey Westminster Hall debate; 4:00 pm
  • Local involvement in shale gas development – Mark Menzies Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm

Commons: General Committee   See this day →

  • Second Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Armed Forces (Specified Aviation and Marine Functions) Regulations 2018 8:55 am; Room 11, Palace of Westminster
  • Public Bill Committee: Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill - 17th sitting 10:00 am; Room 11, Palace of Westminster
  • Public Bill Committee: Overseas Electors Bill - 3rd sitting 2:00 pm; Room 11, Palace of Westminster
  • Third Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Economic Partnership Agreements and Trade Agreement) (Eastern and Southern Africa States, Southern African Development Community States, Ghana and Ecuador) Order 2018 2:30 pm; Room 9, Palace of Westminster
  • Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Further Education Bodies (Insolvency) Regulations 2018 2:30 pm; Room 12, 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:
  • Sir David Natzler, Clerk of the House of Commons
  • Dr Jack Simson Caird, Senior Research Fellow, Bingham Centre
  • Dr Sara Hagemann, Associate Professor in European Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Raphael Hogarth, Associate, Institute for Government
  • Dr Simon Usherwood, Reader in Politics, University of Surrey
Work and Pensions: Benefit cap 9:30 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Rob Gowans, Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Scotland
  • Marc Francis, Policy and Campaigns Director, Zacchaeus 2000 Trust
  • Josephine Tucker, Head of Policy and Research, Child Poverty Action Group
  • Laura Dewar, Policy Officer, Gingerbread
  • Claire Horton, Service and Improvement Lead, Active Inclusion, Newcastle City Council
  • Mark Fowler, Director of Community Solutions, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, representing London Councils
  • Graham Bourne, Head of Revenues and Benefits, Brighton and Hove City Council
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill 9:30 am; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • George Eustice MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Northern Ireland Affairs: Funding priorities in the 2018-19 budget: Education 9:30 am; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Deirdre Gillespie, Principal, St Mary's Grammar School and President, Association of School and College Leaders NI
  • Dr Graham Gault, Principal, Maghaberry Primary School and Secretary, Strategic Primary Principals Forum
  • Jo McColgan, Principal, Ashfield Boys’ High School
  • Nigel Frith, Principal, Drumragh Integrated College
Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social Housing Green Paper 9:45 am; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State for Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Sally Randall, Director of Social Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Women and Equalities: Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission 9:50 am; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Karon Monaghan QC, Barrister
  • Catherine Rayner, Chair, Discrimination Law Association
  • Sam Smethers, Chief Executive, Fawcett Society
International Trade: UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny 10:00 am; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Hannah Essex, Co-Executive Director of Policy and Campaigns, British Chambers of Commerce
  • David Talbot, Senior Director, International Government Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company
  • Mark Summers, Managing Director, Avon Valley Precision Engineering (AVPE)
  • Sally Jones, Director of International Trade Policy and Global Brexit Insight Lead, Deloitte LLP
  • Nick Dearden, Director, Global Justice Now
  • Rosa Crawford, International Trade Lead, TUC
  • Anna Fielder, Senior Policy Adviser, Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Gas storage 10:00 am; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Duncan Burt, Director of Operations, National Grid
  • Oliver Rix, Partner (Energy and Resources), Baringa
  • Dr Laura Cohen, Gas Security Group and CEO, British Ceramic Confederation
  • Roddy Monroe, Chair, Gas Storage Operators Group
  • Dan Monzani, Director for Energy Security, Networks and Markets, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Dave Buttery: Deputy Director for Energy Security, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Treasury: Budget 2018 2:15 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Robert Chote, Chairman, OBR
  • Prof Sir Charles Bean, Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
  • Andy King, Member, Budget Responsibility Committee
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Disinformation and ‘fake news’ 2:30 pm; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Sharon White, Chief Executive, Ofcom
  • Lord Burns, Chair, Ofcom
Public Accounts: Mental health services for children and young people 2:30 pm; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Dame Professor Donna Kinnair, Acting Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing
  • Saffron Cordery, Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Providers
  • Kadra Abdinasir, Policy Officer, Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition
  • Anne Longfield, Children's Commissioner, Office of the Children's Commissioner for England
  • Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care
  • Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England
  • Claire Murdoch, National Mental Health Director, NHS England
  • Professor Ian Cumming, Chief Executive, Health Education England
Procedure: Motions under section 13(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 2:45 pm; Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Chair, Committee on Exiting the European Union
  • Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Foreign Affairs: Oral evidence from the Foreign Secretary 2:45 pm; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary
  • Richard Moore, Director-General, Political, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Human Rights: Immigration detention 3:15 pm; Other
Witnesses:
  • Bella Sankey, Director, Detention Action
  • Mary Bosworth, Professor of Criminology, University of Oxford
  • Celia Clarke, Director, Bail for Immigration Detainees
  • Leila Zadeh, Director, UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group
  • Hindpal Singh Bhui, Inspection Team Leader, HM Inspectorate of Prisons
  • Jane Leech, Immigration Detention Representative, Independent Monitoring Boards
  • Dame Anne Owers, National Chair, Independent Monitoring Boards
Scottish Affairs: The future of Scottish agriculture post Brexit 3:30 pm; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:

Lords: Select Committee

EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee: Brexit: European Investment Bank 10:00 am; Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:15 AM)
  • Mr Giles Derrington, Head of Policy, techUK
  • Mr Tim Hames, Director General, British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
  • Ms Victoria Roberts, Head of Government Affairs and Policy, Innovate Finance
Constitution Committee: Private Meeting 10:15 am; Room 3A, Palace of Westminster
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee: Access to medicines in the event of no deal 10:30 am; Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:45 AM)
  • Mr Mark Dayan, Policy and Public Affairs Analyst, Nuffield Trust
  • Mr Richard Freudenberg, Secretary General, British Association of European Pharmaceutical Distributors
  • Mr Julian Maitland-Walker, Senior Partner, Maitland Walker LLP
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
Liaison Committee (Lords): Review of investigative and scrutiny committees 10:30 am; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:35 AM)
  • Mr Mick Antoniw AM, Chair, Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, National Assembly for Wales
  • (at 11:15 AM)
  • Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA
International Relations Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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