Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 12 January 2015
Monday 12 January 2015
Time | Business |
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2pm | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): Alexander Rukin, Peter and Janet Stanworth, Ray and Kristen Watkin, Jennifer Evans, Josephine Cauvain, Peter and Lesley Tacon, Andrew Gibbs and others, Sylvia Clifford, Jeremy and Susan Marshall, Andrew and Jennifer Jones and David Brown Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
3.15pm | Public Accounts Subject: Children in Care Witness(es): Alan Wood, President, Association of Directors of Children's Services, David Graham, National Director, Care Leavers Association and Matthew Horton, Head of Business, Family Placement (Adoption and Fostering), Barnardo's; Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, Tom Jeffery, former Director General for Children's Services, Department for Education, Paul Kissack, Director General for Children's Services, Department for Education, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector, Ofsted and Debbie Jones, Director of Social Care, Ofsted Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
4pm | European Scrutiny Subject: 2014 Block opt-out decision: follow up Witness(es): Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department and Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Justice Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
4.05pm | Transport Subject: Strategic river crossings Witness(es): Michèle Dix, Managing Director, Planning, Transport for London, Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport, Greater London Authority and Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Councillor Rodney Bass, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, Essex County Council, Councillor Denise Hyland, Leader, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Paul Carter, Leader, Kent County Council, Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham and Councillor John Kent, Leader, Thurrock Council ; Lord Adonis Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
4.30pm | Work and Pensions Subject: Progress with automatic enrolment and pension reforms Witness(es): Rt Hon Steve Webb MP, Minister for Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
5.15pm | Political and Constitutional Reform Subject: What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary boundaries? Witness(es): Lewis Baston; Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for the Constitution, Cabinet Office and Simon James, Deputy Director, Elections Division, Cabinet Office Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
7pm | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): As for afternoon session, unless already heard. Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Time | Business |
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9.30am | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): Adrian Hickinbottom, Robert Meakin and Catherine Morgan, Dr Paul and Dr Sandra Thornton, Kenilworth Town Council, Kenilworth Stop HS2 Action Group Ltd, Crackley Residents Association, Ashley Ball and Nicholas and Nicola Hillard Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
9.30am | Public Administration Subject: Whitehall: capacity to address future challenges Witness(es): Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Justice Subject: Criminal Cases Review Commission Witness(es): Dr Dennis Eady, case consultant, Cardiff University Law School Innocence Project, Michael Naughton, Director, University of Bristol Innocence Project, Glyn Maddocks, solicitor and Mark Newby, solicitor ; Jacqueline Hodgson, University of Warwick School of Law, Carolyn Hoyle, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford and Carole McCartney, Northumbria University School of Law Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Welsh Affairs Subject: Prisons in Wales and treatment of Welsh offenders Witness(es): Juliet Lyon, Director, Prison Reform Trust, Rachel Halford, Women in Prison and Robert Jones, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
10am | Treasury Subject: Treatment of Financial Services Consumers Witness(es): Eric Leenders, Executive Director, Retail Banking, British Bankers’ Association and Catherine McGrath, Managing Director, Transaction, Insurance and Mass Market, Barclays Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
10am | Energy and Climate Change Subject: Implementation of Electricity Market Reform Witness(es): Mark Ripley, Director of Regulation, National Grid and Neil McDermott, CEO, Low Carbon Contracts Company; Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Energy, DECC and Jonathan Mills, Director of EMR, DECC Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
11.30am | Scottish Affairs Subject: Impact of the Closure of City Link on Employment Witness(es): Mick Cash, General Secretary, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers , Steve Hedley, Senior Assistant General Secretary, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers and Gordon Martin, Regional Scottish Organiser, Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Location: Room 19, Palace of Westminster |
1pm | Backbench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witness(es): Members of Parliament Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
2pm | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): As for morning session, unless already heard. Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
2pm | Northern Ireland Affairs Subject: Administrative scheme for “on-the-runs” Witness(es): Rt Hon Tony Blair Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
2.15pm | Draft Protection of Charities Bill Subject: Draft Protection of Charities Bill Witness(es): Rob Wilson MP, Minister for Civil Society, Cabinet Office and Ben Harrison MBE, Senior Policy Adviser, Office for Civil Society, Cabinet Office Location: 3 |
2.30pm | Foreign Affairs Subject: The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration Witness(es): Lord Powell of Bayswater, Hong Kong Association and Sir Anthony Galsworthy, Hong Kong Association; Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Stephen Lillie (Director, Asia-Pacific) FCO and Gareth Ward (Head of China Dept) FCO Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.30pm | Health Subject: 2015 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Witness(es): Jackie Smith, Chief Executive and Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council and Professor Dame Janet Finch, Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Council Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
2.45pm | Home Affairs Subject: Police Information Notices Witness(es): Chief Constable Sara Thornton CBE QPM, Thames Valley Police, Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan, Greater Manchester Police, ACPO lead for Stalking and Harassment and Martin Richards QPM, former Chief Constable of Sussex Police; Katy Bourne, Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex and Kevin Hurley, Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
3.45pm | Home Affairs Subject: Counter-terrorism Witness(es): Rob Wainwright, Director, Europol Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
4.30pm | Home Affairs Subject: Policing in London Witness(es): Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor of London Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Time | Business |
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9.15am | Science and Technology Subject: The Legacy Report 2010-15 Witness(es): George Eustice MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Terence Ilott, Deputy Director, Marine Environment Strategy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Paul Green, Operations Director, Veterinary Medicines Directorate; Lord Bates, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Information, Home Office and Alan Pratt, Director of Science, Engineering and Technology, Home Offfice Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
9.30am | Education Subject: Apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19 year olds Witness(es): Nick Boles MP, Minister of State for Skills and Equalities, Department for Education Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
9.30am | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): Mark and Candida Evans, Roger Warren, Richard Saward, Avtar Singh Marwaha and others, Joe and Grace Elliott, Dr Alexandra Daley, Kenneth and Shirley Baker, Mark and Naomi Tailby, Richard and Janette Kenyon, Otter & Co and Kenilworth Golf Club Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
9.30am | Health Subject: Accident and emergency services Witness(es): Professor Chris Ham CBE, Chief Executive, The King's Fund and Dr Clifford Mann FRCP FCEM, President, College of Emergency Medicine; Sir Bruce Keogh KBE, Medical Director, NHS England, Professor Keith Willett, National Director for Acute Episodes of Care to NHS England, Dale Bywater, Director of Delivery & Development (Midlands and East), NHS Trust Development Authority, Pauline Philip, Chief Executive, Luton & Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Jim Mackey, Chief Executive, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
10am | International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact Subject: ICAI's Report on the International Climate Fund Witness(es): Graham Ward, Chief Commissioner and Catherine Cameron, Team Leader, Independent Commission for Aid Impact; Nick Dyer, Director General Policy and Global Programmes, Andrea Ledward, Head of Climate and Environment Department, Department for International Development and Katrina Williams, Director, General International Science and Resilience, Department for Energy and Climate Chnage Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
10.15am | Environmental Audit Subject: Environmental risks of fracking Witness(es): Tom Burke, Chair of E3G, Professor Paul Stevens, Chatham House and Dr John Broderick, Research Fellow, Tyndall Centre Manchester Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
10.30am | Public Administration Subject: Work of the Chief Executive of the Civil Service Witness(es): John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
12.50pm | European Scrutiny Subject: Scrutiny Inquiry: follow up Witness(es): Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ivan Rogers, Her Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the European Union Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
2pm | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): As for morning session, unless already heard. Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
2.05pm | Transport Subject: Railway network disruption over Christmas Witness(es): Mark Carne, Chief Executive, Network Rail and Robin Gisby, Managing Director, Network Operations, Network Rail; Richard Price, Chief Executive, Office of Rail Regulation and Joanna Whittington, Director, Railway Markets and Economics, Office of Rail Regulation Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
2.15pm | Environmental Audit Subject: Environmental risks of fracking Witness(es): Dr Tony Grayling, Director of Sustainable Business and Development, Environment and Business, Environment Agency, Mark Ellis Jones, Environment and Business Manager, Climate Change Energy and Emerging Issues, Environment Agency and Jane Burston, Head of Centre for Carbon Measurement, National Physical Laboratory; Lord Smith, Chair of Task Force on Shale Gas and Steve Thompsett, Director, UK Onshore Oil & Gas Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
2.15pm | Public Accounts Subject: The effective management of tax reliefs Witness(es): Lin Homer, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs, Jim Harra, Director General, Business Tax, HM Revenue and Customs and Indra Morris, Director General, Tax and Welfare, HM Treasury Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
2.15pm | Treasury Subject: Bank of England December 2014 Financial Stability Report Witness(es): Dr Mark Carney, Governor, Bank of England, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Bank of England, Dame Clara Furse, External member, Financial Policy Committee and Martin Taylor, External Policy Member, Financial Policy Committee Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
2.30pm | Scottish Affairs Subject: The Smith Commission: Proposals for Further Devolution to Scotland Witness(es): David Philips, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies and Professor John McLaren, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | Defence Subject: Decision-making in Defence Policy Witness(es): Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead, former First Sea Lord and Sir Nick Harvey MP, former Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
2.30pm | European Scrutiny Subject: Scrutiny Inquiry: follow up Witness(es): Rona Fairhead CBE, Chairman of the BBC Trust and Richard Ayre, Chairman of the Editorial Standards Committee, BBC Trust Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
Thursday 15 January 2015
No business was announced for this day.
Friday 16 January 2015
No business was announced for this day.

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