Committees

All events

Monday 21 July 2025
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Resilience to threats from animal disease - Oral evidence 21 July 2025
3:30pm
  • David Hill (Interim Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Emily Miles (Director General Food, Biosecurity and Trade at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Dr Christine Middlemiss (UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Dr Jenny Stewart ((former) Interim Chief Executive of APHA at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs)
Physical
Thursday 17 July 2025
9:30am Private
Oral evidence session 17 July 2025
Physical
Monday 14 July 2025
3:00pm Private
Oral evidence session 14 July 2025
Physical
Thursday 10 July 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Cost of maintaining the FCDO’s overseas estate - Oral evidence 10 July 2025
10:00am
  • Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB (Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Nick Dyer (Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Ian Collard OBE (Head of the FCDO's Estates, Security and Network Directorate at Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Eddie Hannah (Head of Overseas Estates Department and Chief Engineer at Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office)
Physical
Monday 7 July 2025
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Civil service pensions - Oral evidence 7 July 2025
3:30pm
  • Cat Little CB (Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office)
  • Fiona Ryland (Government Chief People Officer at Cabinet Office)
  • Muna Rowe (Pensions Deputy Director, Government People Group and Programme SRO at Cabinet Office)
  • Duncan Watson (CEO at MyCSP)
Physiacl
Monday 30 June 2025
2:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Improving local areas through developer funding - Oral evidence 30 June 2025
3:30pm
  • Sarah Healey (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Joanna Key (Director General, Regeneration, Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • William Burgon (Director for Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Physical
Thursday 26 June 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Governance and decision-making on major projects - Oral evidence 26 June 2025
10:00am
  • David Goldstone (Independent Chair at The Office for Value for Money at HM Treasury)
  • Nick Donlevy (Director of Public Spending at HM Treasury)
  • David Lunn (Interim Director of Corporate Finance at HM Treasury)
  • Jon Loveday (Director of Infrastructure, Enterprise and Growth at NISTA)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 23 June 2025
2:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Improving family court services for children - Oral evidence 23 June 2025
3:30pm
  • Amy Rees CB (Interim Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Justice)
  • Luke Taylor (Deputy Director of Family Justice System at Ministry of Justice)
  • Nick Goodwin (Chief Executive at HMCTS)
  • Jacky Tiotto (Chief Executive at CAFCASS)
  • Fran Oram ((former) Director of Children's Social Care Strategy and Care System at Department for Education)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 16 June 2025
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
MoD’s oversight of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations - Oral evidence 16 June 2025
3:30pm
  • David Williams (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence)
  • Aneen Blackmore (Director General Finance at Ministry of Defence)
  • Major General Marc Overton (Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) at Ministry of Defence)
  • Major General (Rtd) Jamie Gordon (Chief Executive at Council for Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 12 June 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Collecting the right tax from wealthy individuals - Oral evidence 12 June 2025
10:00am
  • John-Paul Marks (Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HMRC)
  • Angela MacDonald (Deputy Chief Executive and Second Permanent Secretary at HMRC)
  • Penny Ciniewicz (Director General Compliance at HMRC)
  • Jonathan Athow (Director General for Customer Strategy and Tax Design at HMRC)
  • Philippa Madelin (Director for Wealthy and Mid-Sized Business Compliance at HMRC)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 9 June 2025
2:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Water sector regulation - Oral evidence 9 June 2025
3:30pm
  • David Henderson (Chief Executive at Water UK)
  • Dr Mike Keil (Chief Executive at Consumer Council for Water)
  • John Earwaker (Director at First Economics)
4:15pm
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein DBE (Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • David Hill (Director General for Strategy and Water at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Philip Duffy (Chief Executive at Environment Agency)
  • David Black (Chief Executive at Ofwat)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 5 June 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
UK Research and Innovation - Oral evidence 5 June 2025
10:00am
  • Sir David Grant CBE
  • Professor Paul Boyle CBE (Universities UK Board Member and Vice Chancellor at Swansea University)
10:45am
  • Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS (Chief Executive at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI))
  • Sarah Munby (Permanent Secretary at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Alexandra Jones (Director General, Science, Innovation and Growth at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Siobhan Peters (Chief Finance Officer at UKRI)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 19 May 2025
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Increasing teacher numbers: Secondary and further education - Oral evidence 19 May 2025
3:30pm
  • Susan Acland-Hood (Permanent Secretary at Department of Education)
  • Juliet Chua (Director General for Schools at Department of Education)
  • Julia Kinniburgh (Director General, Skills at Department of Education)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 15 May 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Jobcentres - Oral evidence 15 May 2025
10:00am
  • Sir Peter Schofield KCB (Permanent Secretary at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Katherine Green (Director General for Labour Market and Poverty Policy at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Barbara Bennett (Director General, Operations at Department for Work and Pensions)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 12 May 2025
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Government’s use of private finance for infrastructure - Oral evidence 12 May 2025
3:30pm
  • Bruce Dalgleish (Partner and Co-founder at P2G LLP)
  • Darryl Murphy (Managing Director at Aviva Investors)
4:15pm
  • James Bowler CB (Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury)
  • Conrad Smewing (DG for Public Spending at HM Treasury)
  • David Lunn (Interim Commercial Finance Director at HM Treasury)
  • Jean-Christophe Gray (Interim Chief Executive at NISTA)
  • Matthew Vickerstaff (Deputy Chief Executive at NISTA)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 8 May 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Immigration: Skilled worker visas - Oral evidence 8 May 2025
10:00am
  • Dame Antonia Romeo DCB (Permanent Secretary at Home Office)
  • Simon Ridley (Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office)
  • Dan Hobbs (Director General, Migration and Borders Group at Home Office)
  • Marc Owen CBE (Director for Visa, Status and Information Services at Home Office)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 28 April 2025
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
The Future of the Equipment Plan - Oral evidence 28 April 2025
3:30pm
  • David Williams CB (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence)
  • Andy Start (Acting National Armaments Director, National Armaments Director Group (NADG), Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) CEO at Ministry of Defence)
  • Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC (Chief of Defence Staff at Ministry of Defence)
  • Madelaine McTernan CB (Chief of Defence Nuclear at Ministry of Defence)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 24 April 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Introducing T Levels - Oral evidence 24 April 2025
10:00am
  • Susan Acland-Hood (Permanent Secretary at Department for Education)
  • Julia Kinniburgh (Director General, Skills at Department for Education)
  • Carmel Grant (Interim Chief Executive at Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Monday 7 April 2025
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Work of the Department for Business and Trade - Oral evidence 7 April 2025
3:30pm
  • Gareth Davies (Permanent Secretary at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Carl Creswell (Director, Post Office Policy and Business Engagement at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Tara Smith (Chief Operating Officer at Department for Business and Trade)
4:30pm
  • Gareth Davies (Permanent Secretary at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Jaee Samant CBE (Director General, Business Group at Department for Business and Trade)
  • David Bickerton (DBT's Chief Strategic Business Adviser at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Sean Jones (Director Companies and Economic Security at HM Treasury)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 3 April 2025
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Local Government Financial Sustainability - Oral evidence 3 April 2025
10:00am
  • Professor Tony Travers (Professor in Practice and Associate Dean at The LSE School of Public Policy)
  • Councillor Peter Marland (Chair of the Economy and Resources Board at Local Government Association)
  • Iain Murray (Director of Public Financial Management at Chartered Insititute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA))
10:45am
  • Sarah Healey (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Will Garton (Director General Local Government, Growth and Communities at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Nico Heslop (Director of Local Government Finance at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Conrad Smewing (Director General, Public Spending at HM Treasury)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
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