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