Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Propriety of governance in light of Greensill

Witnesses The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham (former Minister at Cabinet Office), Ian Watmore (former Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office), Sir John Manzoni KCB (former Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office), and Bill Crothers (former Government Chief Commercial Officer at Cabinet Office, and former Director at Greensill Capital)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Covid 19 Vaccine Certification

Witnesses Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, and Public Health England

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The Work of the Electoral Commission

Witnesses Britain Stronger in Europe, Vote Leave, Yes Scotland Ltd, Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC (Former member at Independent Commission on Referendums), Rt Hon Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Former member at Independent Commission on Referendums), Dr Alan Renwick (Deputy Director at Constitution Unit, University College London), and Barry Ryan (Principal Officer, Franchise Unit at Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the Republic of Ireland)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Covid 19 Vaccine Certification

Witnesses Professor Peter Openshaw (Professor of Experimental Medicine, Imperial College London), Professor Judith Breuer (Director of Infection and Immunity, Professor of Virology, UCL), Professor Trish Greenhalgh (Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford), Professor Melinda Mills (Professor of Demography, University of Oxford), Emma McClarkin (Chief Executive at British Beer and Pub Association), William Bush (Director of Policy at Premier League), and Richard Jordan (Producer at Richard Jordan Productions, and Patron at Brighton Fringe)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The Dunlop Review and the UK Government’s union capability

Witnesses Lord Dunlop, The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office), and Sue Gray (Second Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office)

Committees Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Scottish Affairs Committee, and Welsh Affairs Committee

Inquiry The work of the Cabinet Office

Witnesses Cabinet Office, and Cabinet Office

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Post appointment hearing: The Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests

Witnesses Rt Hon Lord Geidt

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The Work of the Electoral Commission

Witnesses Dr Holly Ann Garnett (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada and Director of the Electoral Integrity Project), Professor Pippa Norris (Harvard University, Comparative Political Scientist and Founding Director of the Electoral Integrity Project), and Dr Theresa Reidy (Political Scientist, Department of Government, University College Cork)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The work of the Cabinet Office

Witnesses Simon Case (Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service), and Darren Tierney (Director General, Propriety and Ethics in the Cabinet Office)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Witnesses Rt Hon Lord Pickles (Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Covid 19 Vaccine Certification

Witnesses Rt Hon David Davis MP, Professor Jonathan Wolff (Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy at the University of Oxford), and Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The Civil Service Commission

Witnesses Ian Watmore (First Civil Service Commissioner)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The Work of the Electoral Commission

Witnesses Dr Alistair Clark (Reader in Politics, Newcastle University), Dr Kate Dommett (Senior Lecturer in the Public Understanding of Politics, The University of Sheffield), and Professor Toby James (Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Common Frameworks

Witnesses Julia Lopez MP (Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office), and Bruno Williams (Deputy Director, UK Frameworks Division at Cabinet Office)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Government preparations and contingency planning for local elections in May 2021

Witnesses Ailsa Irvine (Director of Electoral Administration and Guidance, The Electoral Commission), Peter Stanyon (Chief Executive, Association of Electoral Administrators), and Cllr James Jamieson (Chairman, Local Government Association)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19

Witnesses Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP (HM Paymaster General, Cabinet Office), James Bowler CB (Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office, leading the COVID Taskforce), Helen Whately MP (Minister of State for Social Care at the Department of Health and Social Care), and Clara Swinson (Director General for Global Health at the Department of Health and Social Care)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The Evolution of Devolution: English Devolution

Witnesses Cllr Sir Richard Leese (Chair of the Local Government Association’s City Regions Board and Leader of Manchester City Council), Cllr David Williams (County Councils Network Chairman and Leader of Hertfordshire County Council), Cllr Julian German (Britain’s Leading Edge and Leader of Cornwall Council), The Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH, and Professor John Denham (Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics, University of Southampton)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry The work of the Cabinet Office

Witnesses The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19

Witnesses Professor Steve Reicher (Professor of Social Psychology at University of St Andrews), Professor David Halpern (Chief Executive at Behavioural Insights Team), Ed Conway (Economics Editor and Head of Data at Sky News), Richard Earley (Public Policy Manager at Facebook), and Dr Richard Fletcher (Senior Research Fellow at Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Inquiry Data Transparency and Accountability: Covid 19

Witnesses Emma McClarkin (Chief Executive Officer at British Beer and Pub Association), Julian Bird (Chief Executive Officer at Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre), Bill Sweeney (Chief Executive Officer at Rugby Football Union), and Andrew Goodacre (Chief Executive Officer at British Independent Retailers Association)

Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee