Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Too many British businesses are struggling to access the finance they need to scale and succeed.
The Business and Trade Committee sets out how the UK can fix its investment system.
We call for reforms to unlock up to £200bn more investment each year and support growth.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
As part of its inquiry into the government’s review of the BBC Royal Charter, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee hears evidence from a range of witnesses with media expertise.
Witnesses:
Iain Dale – broadcaster, author, journalist and podcaster
Jordan Schwarzenberger – CEO and Founder of Arcade, the company behind British YouTube collective ‘The Sidemen’
James Harding – Editor-in-Chief at The Observer, Founder at Tortoise Media, and Former Head at BBC News
Dame Elan Closs Stephens – Former interim Chair at BBC
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27139/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
As part of its inquiry into government compensation schemes, the Public Accounts Committee will explore the challenges in planning and designing schemes across government, and how to address them to ensure such schemes are effective, timely, proportionate for those making a claim, and fair.
Witnesses:
Cat Little CB – Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office, and Chief Operating Officer at Civil Service
Gareth Davies CB – Permanent Secretary at Home Office
Carl Cresswell – Director, Post Office Policy at Department for Business and Trade
Jeremy Pocklington CB – Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence
David Foley – Chief Executive at Infected Blood Compensation Authority
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27314/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Hansard reporters like Joe produce a record of what is said in Parliament, sometimes using a pedal to help review the audio of what they’re typing up ⌨️
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
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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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
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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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Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee hear evidence from a range of witnesses to inform their inquiry on delivering the child poverty strategy.
Witnesses:
Tom Drake – Business Head of Community Projects at EFL in the Community
Beatrice Orchard – Head of Programme at Trussell
George Looker – Chief Executive Officer at Babyzone
Annabel Smith – Director of Strategic Partnerships and Stakeholders at West of England Combined Authority
Charis Chittick – Head of Policy, Strategy and Communications at One Parent Families Scotland
Azmina Siddique – Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Child Poverty and Inequality at The Children’s Society
Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz – Head of Advocacy, Praxis and Chair, No Recourse to Public Funds subgroup at Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27316/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the collection and publication of child sexual offender data.
Jamie Stone MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730605
Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/
What are petition debates?
Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.
Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.
The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk
Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
As part of its inquiry into reading for pleasure, the Education Committee hears from Olivia Bailey MP – Minister for Early Education at Department for Education, and Jenny Oldroyd – Director, Curriculum, General Qualifications and Digital Strategy at Department for Education.
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27378/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Treasury Committee hears evidence from witnesses as part of its inquiry into student loans and the taxation of graduates.
Witnesses:
Sir Philip Augar – Chair at the Post-18 and Funding Review Panel (The Augar Review)
Kate Ogden – Senior Research Economist at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Toby Whelton – Senior Researcher at Intergenerational Foundation
Vivienne Stern – Chief Executive at Universities UK
Alex Stanley – Vice President for Higher Education at National Union of Students
Kieren Walters – Director of Communications and Research at Prospect
Oliver Gardner – Founder at Rethink Repayment
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27412/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
