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11:30am	Oral questions Scotland
12:00pm	Prime Minister's Question Time
	Ten Minute Rule Motion Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes
	Opposition Day Debate Universal credit
	Opposition Day Debate Social Care Funding
	Adjournment Drug trafficking and county lines policy

9:30am	Westminster Hall debate Local government reform in Greater London
11:00am	Westminster Hall debate Privatisation of GP extended access services in Stockton, Hartlepool and Darlington
2:30pm	Westminster Hall debate East coast main line investment
4:00pm	Westminster Hall debate Prisons education and employment strategy
4:30pm	Westminster Hall debate Financial effect of absence from work due to mental health problems

8:55am	Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee Draft Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Location: Room 9, Palace of Westminster
10:00am	Public Bill Committee Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill - 14th sitting Location: Room 11, Palace of Westminster
2:00pm	Public Bill Committee Overseas Electors Bill - 1st sitting Location: Room 12, Palace of Westminster
2:30pm	Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee Draft Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working) Regulations 2018 Location: Room 9, Palace of Westminster
2:30pm	Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee Civil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Location: Room 11, Palace of Westminster

9:15am	Exiting the European Union - Oral Evidence Session The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal Jon Thompson, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health Sir Ian Cheshire, Government Lead Non-Executive Director, Cabinet Office Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
9:30am	Work and Pensions - Oral Evidence Session Department of Work and Pensions departmental expenditure limit Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions Nick Joicey, Finance Director General, Department of Work and Pensions Tara Smith, Finance Director Central Services, Department of Work and Pensions Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
9:30am	Northern Ireland Affairs - Oral Evidence Session Funding priorities for the 2018-19 Budget: Health Lynda Wilson, Director, Barnardo's Northern Ireland Carolyn Ewart, National Director, British Association of Social Workers Northern Ireland Joan McEwan, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Marie Curie Northern Ireland Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9:30am	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Oral Evidence Session Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill Caroline Drummond, Chief Executive, Linking Environment and Farming Vicki Hird, Farm Campaign Coordinator, Sustain Thomas Lancaster, Vice Chair of Agriculture working group, Wildlife and Countryside Link Stephen Russell, Policy and Advocate Officer, Ramblers Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster
9:50am	Women and Equalities - Oral Evidence Session Tackling inequalities faced by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Libby McVeigh, Director of Programmes, Equality and Human Rights Commission Jim Davis, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Police Association Sergeant Gary Ogden, Operation Liberal Catriona Laing, Deputy Director, Equalities, Interventions and Operational Practice Group, HM Prisons and Probation Service Fiona Parker, Deputy Director (interim), Contracts, Quality and Performance, Youth Custody Service, HM Prisons and Probation Service Josie O'Driscoll, Director, Herts GATE Acting Chief Constable Janette McCormick, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller lead, National Police Chiefs Council Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
10:00am	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Oral Evidence Session Industrial Strategy: Sector Deals and Productivity Benj Sykes, Vice President, Ørsted Andrew Jamieson, Chief Executive, ORE Catapult Emma Pinchbeck, , Executive Director, RenewableUK Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster
2:15pm	Treasury - Oral Evidence Session Re-appointment of Sir Jon Cunliffe Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2:30pm	Public Accounts - Oral Evidence Session Performance of the Department of Health and Social Care Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary David Williams, Director General, Finance, Department of Health & Social Care Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster
3:30pm	Defence - Oral Evidence Session Departmental priorities post-NATO summit Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, Secretary of State for Defence Peter Watkins CBE, Director General Strategy and International, Ministry of Defence Lieutenant General Richard Nugee CBE, Chief of Defence People AVM Knighton, Assistant Chief of Defence Staff Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster

3:15pm

Human Rights - Oral Evidence Session

Youth detention: solitary confinement and restraint

Edward Argar MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice
Peter Gormley, Deputy Director for Casework, Partnerships Business and Change, Youth Custody Service
Jonathan Marron, Director General, Community and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care
Teresa Fenech, Director of Nursing and Quality Assurance, Specialised Commissioning, NHS England

Location: Other - :4a

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3:00pm	Oral questions Number of pupils taking GCSE Music in the last academic year
	Oral questions Plans to increase the number of GPs in England.
	Oral questions Whether treatments for gender dysphoria offered to children by the NHS are evidence-based and do no long-term harm if the diagnosis turns out to be mistaken
	Oral questions “One Yorkshire” proposals for devolution to a Combined Yorkshire Authority
	Debate Report from the EU Committee ' Dispute resolution and enforcement after Brexit'
	Debate Religious intolerance and prejudice in the UK
9:30pm	Estimated rising time

3:45pm	Orders and regulations Draft Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2018
	Orders and regulations Draft Financial Regulators’ Powers (Technical Standards etc.) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
	Orders and regulations Draft Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
	Orders and regulations Draft Companies (Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018
	Orders and regulations Draft Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018
	Orders and regulations Department for Transport (Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
6:45pm	Estimated rising time

9:45am	EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee - Oral Evidence Session Brexit: European Investment Bank (at 10:00 am) Mr Pete Clutton-Brock, Policy Advisor, E3G Mr Alex Conway, Assistant Director, Brexit and European Programmes, Greater London Authority Mr Piers Williamson, Chief Executive, The Housing Finance Corporation Mr Philip Harding, Director of Finance and Business Affairs, University College London Location: Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
10:15am	Constitution Committee - Private Meeting Location: Room 1, Palace of Westminster
10:30am	Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting Location: Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
10:30am	EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee - Oral Evidence Session Migration Advisory Committee's report on EEA Migration (at 10:45 am) Professor Alan Manning, Chair, Migration Advisory Committee Location: Room 3, Palace of Westminster
10:30am	International Relations Committee - Private Meeting Location: Room 4, Palace of Westminster
10:45am	EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee - Oral Evidence Session No deal preparations: energy and environment (at 11:15 am) Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Defra Location: Room 2, Palace of Westminster
5:00pm	Finance Bill Sub-Committee - Oral Evidence Session Draft Finance Bill 2018 (at 5:00 pm) Ms Victoria Todd, Head of the LITRG team and CTA (Fellow), Low Incomes Tax Reform Group Mr Graham Webber, Director, WTT Consulting Mr Keith Gordon, Barrister, Temple Tax Chambers Location: Room 2, Palace of Westminster

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