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Mercher, 27 Ebrill 2016

Commons: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Cabinet Office, including Topical Questions Oral questions; 11:30 am
  • Prime Minister's Question Time 12:00 pm
  • Hillsborough – Baroness May of Maidenhead Ministerial statement
  • Landlord and Tenant (Reform) Bill – Tom Brake Ten Minute Rule Motion
  • Landlord and Tenant (Reform) Bill - 1st reading – Tom Brake Legislation
  • Trade Union Bill - Programme motion – Sajid Javid Legislation
  • Trade Union Bill - Consideration of Lords amendments – Sajid Javid Legislation
  • Train services in Southend – Sir David Amess Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber   See this day →

  • Prioritising the wellbeing of children when their parents are going through separation – Baroness Jenkin of Kennington Oral questions; 3:00 pm
  • Accuracy of Department for Communities and Local Government figures for properties built and spending on housing benefit – Baroness McDonagh Oral questions
  • Whether clause 217 of the Investigatory Powers Bill will give the Government the power to force a company to break its own encryption – Lord Strasburger Oral questions
  • Expansion of airports in the South East and the consideration of TFL figures that upgrades to rail and roads will cost £16 billion more than estimated by Heathrow – Baroness Randerson Oral questions
  • Hillsborough – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Statement
  • Housing and Planning Bill - 3rd reading – Baroness Williams of Trafford Legislation
  • Armed Forces Bill - Report stage – Earl Howe Legislation
  • Estimated rising time; 10:00 pm

Commons: Westminster Hall   See this day →

  • Violence against women and girls and the Sustainable Development Goals – Mark Durkan Westminster Hall debate; 9:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Use of ambulatory care – John Howell Westminster Hall debate; 11:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Future of coal-fired power station sites – Amanda Milling Westminster Hall debate; 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
  • Role of the media in encouraging electoral participation – Owen Thompson Westminster Hall debate; 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Government proposals for devolution in East Anglia – Lord Jackson of Peterborough Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Commons: General Committee

  • Third Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Crown Court (Recording) Order 2016 2:30 pm; Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Commons: Select Committee

Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy: Careers advice, information and guidance 9:30 am; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Nick Boles MP, Minister for Skills, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Department for Education
  • Sam Gyimah MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, Department for Education
Work and Pensions: Early drawing of state pension 10:15 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Baroness Altmann, Minister for Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Mary Pattison, Ageing Society and State Pensions Director, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Tom Younger, Deputy Director, Pensions Strategy and Analysis, Department for Work and Pensions
Work and Pensions: Intergenerational fairness 9:30 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Baroness Altmann, Minister for Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Mary Pattison, Ageing Society and State Pensions Director, Department for Work and Pensions
  • Tom Younger, Deputy Director, Pensions Strategy, and Analysis, Department for Work and Pensions
Procedure: Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2015–16 1:50 pm; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Rt Hon David Evennett MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Ben Dean, Principal Private Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department
Culture, Media and Sport: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for Information Commissioner 2:15 pm; Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Elizabeth Denham, Government's preferred candidate for Information Commissioner
Scottish Affairs: Demography of Scotland and the implications for devolution. 2:15 pm; Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Dr Katerina Lisenkova, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
  • Dr Alasdair Rutherford, University of Stirling
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Future Flood Prevention 2:15 pm; Room 18, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Innes Thomson, Chief Executive, Association of Drainage Authorities
  • Councillor Mark Hawthorne, Chairman of the People and Places Board and Leader of Gloucestershire County Council, Local Government Association
  • Minette Batters, Deputy President, National Farmers' Union
  • Ross Murray, President, Country Land and Business Association
  • Kevin Peberdy, Director of Wetland Experience and Creation at Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Blueprint for Water Coalition
Treasury: The economic and financial costs and benefits of UK's EU membership 2:15 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Arron Banks, Co-Founder, Leave.eu
  • Richard Tice, Co-Founder, Leave.eu
Environmental Audit: Soil Health 2:30 pm; Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Rory Stewart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Maggie Charnley, Natural Capital Committee Secretariat, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public Accounts: Science Capital Spend 2:30 pm; Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Gareth Davies, Director General, Business and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Hilary Reynolds, Executive Director, Research Councils UK
  • Professor Madeleine Atkins CBE, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council in England
Education: Role and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State 2:30 pm; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny: Investigatory Powers Bill 3:15 pm
Witnesses:
  • Professor Iain Cameron, Faculty of Law, University of Uppsala
  • Professor Martin Scheinin, International Law and Human Rights, European University Institute
  • Michael Drury CMG, Partner, BCL Burton Copeland
Committees on Arms Export Controls: Use of UK-manufactured arms in Yemen 3:30 pm; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Michael Stephens, Research Fellow for Middle East Studies, RUSI
  • Dr Anna Stavrianakis, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex
  • Lieutenant General (retired) Sir Simon Mayall, former Deputy Chief of Defence staff and former Senior Defence Advisor, Middle East, Ministry of Defence
  • Desmond Swayne MP, Minister of State, Department for International Development
  • The Rt. Hon Anna Soubry MP, Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Tobias Ellwood MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Philip Dunne MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence
European Scrutiny: Transparency of EU Council Decision Making 6:00 pm; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses:
  • Andrew Lebrecht, Former UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU (2008-2012)
  • Anne Lambert, Former UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU (2003-2008)

Lords: Select Committee

EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee: Unaccompanied minors in the EU 9:30 am
Witnesses:
  • Brussels
  • (at 9:30 AM)
  • Ms Daphne Bouteillet-Paquet, Senior Legal Officer, European Council on Refugees and Exiles
  • Ms Elona Bokshi, Senior Project Manager, European Council on Refugees and Exiles
  • Ms Hanne Beirens, Associate Director, Migration Policy Institute
  • (at 10:45 AM)
  • Ms Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General, Eurochild
  • Ms Verenda Knaus, Senior Policy Advisor, Unicef
  • Mr Bruno Vonobbergen, Flemish Children's Rights Commissioner
  • (at 12:00 PM)
  • Ms Margaret Tuite, Child Rights Coordinator, European Commission
  • (at 2:00 PM)
  • Ms Caterina Chinnici MEP, European Parliament
  • Ms Anna Maria Corazza Bildt MEP, European Parliament
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee: Private Meeting 10:00 am; Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Constitution Committee: Lord Chief Justice 10:15 am; Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses:
  • (at 10:30 AM)
  • The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee: Private Meeting 10:30 am; Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Lords: Grand Committee

  • Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Code of Practice) Regulations 2016 – Lord Keen of Elie Orders and regulations; 3:45 pm
  • Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2016 – Lord Keen of Elie Orders and regulations
  • Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2016 - Baroness Neville-Rolfe Orders and regulations
  • Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 – Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Orders and regulations
  • Crown Court (Recording) Order 2016 – Lord Faulks Orders and regulations
  • Education (Repeal of Arrangements for Vocational Qualifications Awarded or Authenticated in Northern Ireland) Order 2016 – Lord Nash Orders and regulations
  • Rural economy – Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Debate
  • Estimated rising time; 7:45 pm

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