Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Scrutiny of Government’s Supply Estimates inquiry

Witnesses Professor John McEldowney, and Sir Stephen Laws KCB QC, academic members of the Study of Parliament Group.

Inquiry Scrutiny of Government’s Supply Estimates inquiry

Witnesses Dr Joachim Wehner, Associate Professor in Public Policy, Department of Government, London School of Economics, Ronnie Downes, Deputy Head, and Scherie Nicol, Analyst, Parliamentary Scrutiny, Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division, OECD

Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry

Witnesses Chris Bryant MP, Shadow Leader of the House and Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Leader of the House of Commons

Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry

Witnesses David Natzler, Clerk of the House, Fergus Reid, Clerk of Private Members' Bills and Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society.

Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry

Witnesses Teresa Pearce MP, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Mike Wood MP and Philip Davies MP

Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry

Witnesses Mr Thomas Docherty, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg MP

Inquiry Private Members' Bills inquiry

Witnesses Isabel Hardman, Assistant Editor, The Spectator, Michael White, Assistant Editor, The Guardian, Mark D’Arcy, Parliamentary Correspondent, BBC News

Inquiry English votes for English laws Standing Orders

Witnesses Sir William McKay KCB, Chairman, Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons (February 2012–March 2013); Professor Adam Tomkins, John Millar Professor of Public Law, University of Glasgow (via videolink) (at 3.15pm)

Inquiry English votes for English laws Standing Orders

Witnesses Pete Wishart MP, SNP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (at 14:45); Ms Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (at 15:15); Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Leader of the House of Commons, and David Cook CB, Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (at 15:45).

Inquiry Former Leaders of the House of Commons

Witnesses Rt Hon Jack Straw MP and Rt Hon Sir George Young MP gave evidence

Inquiry Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2013–14

Witnesses Evidence given by Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, and Dame Ursula Brennan DCB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice.

Inquiry Inquiry into e-petitions

Witnesses Rt Hon William Hague MP, Leader of the House of Commons

Inquiry Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2013–14

Witnesses Evidence given by Rt Hon Simon Hughes MP, Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties, Ministry of Justice, and James Crawforth, Principal Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

Inquiry Inquiry into e-petitions

Witnesses Mr Graham Allen, MP, Chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, and Natascha Engel, MP, Chair of the Backbench Business Committee.

Inquiry Inquiry into e-petitions

Witnesses Catherine Bochel, Principal Lecturer in Policy Studies, University of Lincoln, Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society, and Professor Helen Margetts, Director, Oxford Internet Institute

Inquiry Business in Westminster Hall

Witnesses Paul Evans, Prinicipal Clerk of the Table Office

Inquiry Inquiry into e-petitions

Witnesses Sir Robert Rogers KCB, Clerk of the House, and Danielle Nash, Clerk of Public Petitions, House of Commons

Inquiry Minority party participation in the Backbench Business Committee

Witnesses Natascha Engel, MP, Chair, Backbench Business Committee, and Pete Wishart, MP, minority party representative attending the Backbench Business Committee

Inquiry Inquiry into delegated legislation

Witnesses Lord Bichard KCB, ex-Director, The Institute for Government, Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, ex-CEO, NHS Confederation, Baroness Thomas of Winchester MBE, Chairman, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Christine Salmon-Percival, Clerk, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee and Peter Milledge, Counsel to the Lords Committees.

Inquiry European Scrutiny in the House of Commons

Witnesses Martin Horwood MP, Anne McIntosh MP, and Penny Mordaunt MP.