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The Foreign Affairs Committee holds an evidence session with Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, Catherine Little.
The session follows recent reports that United Kingdom Security Vetting recommended against granting Lord Mandelson Developed Vetting, but, despite this, Lord Mandelson was appointed as British Ambassador to Washington.
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Description: MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee speak to environmental experts about air pollution in England.
Witnesses:
Professor Sir Stephen Holgate CBE – Professor of Immunopharmacology at The University of Southampton
Professor Roy Harrison – Queen Elizabeth II Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at University of Birmingham
Professor Anna Hansell – Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, at University of Leicester
Professor Mark Sutton – Environmental Physicist at UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Ms Jenny Hawley – Policy and Advocacy Manager at Plantlife
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The Women and Equalities committee takes evidence for their inquiry into Female entrepreneurship
Witnesses:
Blair McDougall MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation) at Department for Business and Trade
Paula Crofts – Director, Small Business Growth at Department for Business and Trade
The Lord Stockwood – Minister of State (Minister for Investment) at Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury
Kristen McLeod – Chief Strategy Officer at British Business Bank
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Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.
In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.
The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.
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Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.
In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.
The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.
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The Foreign Affairs Committee holds an evidence session with former Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Sir Oliver Robbins.
The session follows recent reports that United Kingdom Security Vetting recommended against granting Lord Mandelson Developed Vetting, but, despite this, Lord Mandelson was appointed as British Ambassador to Washington.
Sir Oliver was withdrawn as Permanent Under-Secretary at the FCDO following these reports.
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The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee hears evidence from a range of witnesses as part of its inquiry into fairness in the food supply chain.
Witnesses:
Mark White, Groceries Code Adjudicator
Richard Thompson, Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator
Rohit Kaushish – Chief Economist at Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
Andrew Opie – Director of Food and Sustainability at British Retail Consortium
Jo Gilbertson – Head of Fertiliser at Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)
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As part of the inquiry into screen time and social media, MPs on the Education Committee question policy directors at TikTok, Meta, Roblox, and Snapchat around what they are doing to ensure safety of their users.
Witnesses:
Ali Laws – Director of Public Policy for Northern Europe at TikTok
Rebecca Stimson – Director of Public Policy UK at Meta
Laura Higgins – Senior Director, Community Safety and Civility at Roblox
Sanjit Gill – Head of Policy (UK and Ireland) at Snapchat
Professor Pete Etchells – Professor of Psychology and Science Communication at Bath Spa University
Professor Victoria Goodyear – Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing at University of Birmingham
Professor Amy Orben – Research Professor at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences at University of Cambridge
