Parliamentary business for the week beginning Monday 9 February 2015
Monday 9 February 2015
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 10am | Scottish Affairs Subject: Our Borderlands - Our Future Witness(es): Michael Moore, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk; Jack Clark, Chamber Convener, Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce, Bruce Simpson, Vice Convener, Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce, Brian Richardson, Dumfries and Galloway Chamber of Commerce, Paul Lewis, Executive Leadership Team, Scottish Enterprise and Managing Director, Sectors, Commercialisation and Investment and Alistair McKinnon, Director South of Scotland and Director Sustainable Construction, Scottish Enterprise; Gavin Yuill, Managing Director of Yuill Community Trust, Teresa Dougall, Regional Manager for South East/South West area, Scottish Land and Estates and Trevor Jackson, Community Councillor, Landowner, and South East Committee Member, Scottish Land and Estates Location: Room - 1005, Borders College, Scottish Borders Campus, Galashiels |
| 2pm | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): Marlene Hills, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Wormleighton and Stoneton Parish Meeting, Priors Hardwick Action Group, Mr & Mrs Ian Maclellan and Mrs Jonathan Sadler, Simon Darbishire, The Trustees of the 8th Earl Spencer’s Family Settlement and Stop HS2 Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 3.15pm | Public Accounts Subject: Care for people with learning disabilities Witness(es): Sir Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive, ACEVO, David Congdon, adviser to the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and former Head of Campaigns and Policy, Mencap and Vivien Cooper OBE, Chief Executive of the Challenging Behaviour Foundation Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 4pm | Public Accounts Subject: Care for people with learning disabilities Witness(es): Una O’Brien, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Jon Rouse, Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, Dept of Health, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England and Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer, NHS England Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 4.05pm | Transport Subject: Strategic river crossings Witness(es): Eur Ing Sharon Kindleysides, Chairman, ITS United Kingdom, Mike Llewelyn-Jones, Chair, Roads Sector Interest Group, Association of Engineering and Consultancy and Tim Healy, Deputy Chair, Roads Sector Interest Group, Association of Engineering and Consultancy; John Hayes MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, James Hooson, Project Director for the Lower Thames Crossing, Department for Transport, Graham Dalton, Chief Executive, Highways Agency and Penny Mordaunt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 5.15pm | Political and Constitutional Reform Subject: Constitutional implications of draft Scotland clauses Witness(es): Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Professor of European and Human Rights Law, University of Oxford, Dr Eve Hepburn, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh and Professor Michael Keating, Professor of Politics, University of Aberdeen 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 10 February 2015
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | Public Administration Subject: NHS Complaints and Clinical Failure Witness(es): Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive, Patients Association, Katherine Rake, CEO, Healthwatch England and Peter Walsh, Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA); Dame Julie Mellor DBE, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and Professor Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Care Quality Commission (CQC) 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): Greatworth Parish Council, Nicolas Peart, Steven and Rebecca Hunt, Robert and Greta Haynes, James Armstrong and Donna Mardle, Timothy Griffiths, Stuart and Jennifer Griffiths, David and Eileen Edwards, Andrew and Myrtle Darby, Chester O’Conner-Boyd, Nicholas and Victoria Murphy, Stephen and Ross Adkins, Beti A Kibble, Mervyn and Frank Humphrey , Ivan Banister and other and Lord Wellesley and others Location: Room 5 |
| 10am | Treasury Subject: Financial Conduct Authority Witness(es): John Griffith-Jones, Chairman, Financial Conduct Authority and Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 10.40am | Communities and Local Government Subject: Jay Report into Child Sexual Abuse in Rotherham Witness(es): Michael Hart, Former Director for Children, Ofsted and John Goldup, Former Deputy Chief Inspector and National Director of Social Care, Ofsted Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 1pm | Backbench Business Subject: Proposals for backbench debates Witness(es): Members of Parliament Location: Room 16, 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 |
| 2.30pm | Business, Innovation and Skills Subject: Impact of the closure of City Link on Employment Witness(es): David Smith, former Chief Executive, City Link |
| 2.30pm | Scottish Affairs Subject: Impact of the Closure of City Link on Employment Witness(es): David Smith, former Chief Executive, City Link Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| 2.45pm | Home Affairs Subject: The work of the Immigration Directorates (2014 Q3) Witness(es): James Brokenshire MP, Minister for Security and Immigration, Mandie Campbell, Director General, Immigration Enforcement Directorate and Sarah Rapson, Director General, UK Visas & Immigration Directorate Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 3.45pm | Home Affairs Subject: The work of the Border Force Witness(es): Sir Charles Montgomery, Director General, Border Force Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 5.15pm | Environmental Audit Subject: A 2010-15 progress report Witness(es): Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Minister for Portsmouth and Minister of State for Energy Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
Wednesday 11 February 2015
| Time | Business |
|---|---|
| 9.30am | Education Subject: Evidence check: National College of Teaching and Leadership Witness(es): Peter Kent, President, Association of School and College Leaders, James Noble-Rogers, Executive Director, Universities Council for the Education of Teachers, Ben Thomas, National Officer, UNISON Education and Children’s Services and Amanda Timberg, Executive Director, Programme, TeachFirst; Charlie Taylor, Chief Executive, National College of Teaching and Leadership Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.30am | Work and Pensions Subject: Pre-appointment hearing for the post of Pensions Ombudsman Witness(es): Anthony Arter, Department for Work and Pensions’ preferred candidate for the post of Pensions Ombudsman Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House |
| 9.45am | Human Rights Subject: The UK’s compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Witness(es): Paola Uccellari, Director, Children's Rights Alliance for England, Natalie Williams, Policy Adviser, The Children's Society, Piya Muqit, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Unicef UK and Kate Aubrey-Johnson, Youth Justice and Strategic Litigation Fellow, Just for Kids Law Location: 3A |
| 2pm | High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Witness(es): Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP and Department for Transport Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster |
| 2pm | Home Affairs Subject: Statutory Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Witness(es): The Honourable Justice Lowell Goddard, Chair-designate of the Statutory Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.15pm | Environmental Audit Subject: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.15pm | Public Accounts Subject: Wrap-up report on tax Witness(es): Lin Homer, Permanent Secretary, HMRC and HM Treasury Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster |
| 2.30pm | European Scrutiny Subject: Scrutiny inquiry follow up: scheduling of EU business Witness(es): Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons Location: Room 18, Palace of Westminster |
| 3pm | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Subject: Work of the Committee 2010-15 Witness(es): Richard Macdonald, Chair of the Independent Farming Regulation Task Force and Chair of the Implementation Group and George Eustice MP, Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster |
Thursday 12 February 2015
No business has been announced for this day.
Friday 13 February 2015
The House will not be sitting.
Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
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