Parliamentary business for Tuesday 21 October 2014
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | Education Subject: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education and Sex and Relationships Education in Schools Witness(es): Simon Blake, OBE, Chief Executive, Brook, Professor Roger Ingham, Professor of Health and Community Psychology and Director of the Centre for Sexual Health Research, University of Southampton, Professor David Paton, Chair of Industrial Economics, Nottingham University and Alison Hadley OBE, Director, Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange, University of Bedfordshire; Janet Palmer, Her Majesty's Inspector and National lead for PSHE education, Ofsted, Lucy Emmerson, Coordinator, Sex Education Forum, Heather Robinson, School Health Team Leader, Barts Health NHS Trust and Carol Jones, Headteacher, Hornsey School for Girls Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Public Administration Subject: Work of the Chief Executive of the UKSA and National Statistician Witness(es): John Pullinger CB, Chief Executive of UKSA and National Statistician Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): David Dundas, Antony Thompson and Geoffrey Hanson, Combined Handicapped and Disabled Society, Drayton Bassett Parish Council and Mark Longmore Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 9.30am | Justice Subject: Impact of changes to civil legal aid under LASPO Witness(es): John Gallagher, Shelter , Sara Stephens, Solicitor, Housing Law Practitioners Association and Connor Johnston, Barrister, Garden Court Housing Team ; Carita Thomas, Co-Convenor Legal Aid Subcommittee Immigration Law Practitioners Association, Denise McDowell Greater Manchester Immigration Unit and Sarah Campbell, Research and Policy Manager, Bail for Immigration Detainees; Ruth Hayes, Islington Law Centre, Paula Twigg, Director, Mary Ward Legal Centre, Catherine Evans, Southwark Law Centre and Anita Hurrell Corum Children’s Legal Centre Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 10am | International Development Subject: Jobs and Livelihoods Witness(es): Luqman Ahmad, Director, Private Sector Development, Adam Smith International, Jim Tanburn, Donor Committee for Enterprise Development and David Norman, Senior Manager, Sustainable Development Policy, SAB Miller; Diana Noble, Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Development Corporation Group and Alex MacGillivray, Director of Development Impact, Commonwealth Development Corporation Group Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 10am | Treasury Subject: UK Financial Investments Ltd Witness(es): James Leigh-Pemberton, Executive Chairman, UK Financial Investments Ltd. and Oliver Holbourn, Head of Capital Markets, UK Financial Investments Ltd. Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 10.30am | Culture, Media and Sport Subject: Future of the BBC Witness(es): Mrs Rona Fairhead CBE, Chair, BBC Trust, David Liddiment, BBC Trustee and Jon Zeff, Director, BBC Trust; Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 1pm | Backbench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witness(es): Members of Parliament Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 1.30pm | Committee on Standards: Standards Review Sub-Committee Subject: The Standards System in the House of Commons Witness(es): David Howarth, Reader in Law, University of Cambridge, Laura Sandys MP, Rt Hon Mr James Arbuthnot MP and Rt Hon Mr Jack Straw MP Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.30pm | Defence Subject: The situation in Iraq and Syria and the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Witness(es): Dr Douglas Porch, US Naval Postgraduate School; General (retired) Richard Shirreff; Major General (retired) Jonathan Shaw Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.45pm | Home Affairs Subject: Statutory Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Witness(es): Fiona Woolf CBE, Chair of the independent inquiry into historical child sexual abuse Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 3.30pm | Home Affairs Subject: Policing and mental health Witness(es): Lord Adebowale CBE, Chief Executive, Turning Point; David Davis, College of Paramedics, Karla Wilson-Palmer, Royal College of Nursing and Dr Mary Jane Tacchi, Royal College of Psychiatrists Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 4.10pm | Communities and Local Government Subject: Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework Witness(es): Kris Hopkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 4.20pm | Communities and Local Government Subject: Councillors on the Frontline Witness(es): Professor Colin Copus, Professor of Local Politics, De Montfort University, Kris Hopkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Councillor David Sparks OBE, Chairman, Local Government Association Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 4.30pm | House of Commons Governance Subject: House of Commons Governance Witness(es): Lord Browne of Madingley, Government Lead Non-Executive Board Member, Rt Hon Peter Riddell CBE PC, Director, Institute for Government and Sir Amyas Morse KCG, Comptroller and Auditor General Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
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