Technical and Further Education Bill Committee takes evidence

Oral evidence session on Tuesday 22 November 2016

The provisional programme of witnesses for the Technical and Further Education Bill Committee has been agreed by its Programming Sub-Committee. The Committee will hear oral evidence on Tuesday 22 November. The Committee will further consider the Bill on 24 and 29 November, as well as 1 and 6 December.

The meetings are open to the public.

Witnesses:

Tuesday 22 November 2016 in the Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

At 9.25am

  • Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Chair of recent Independent Panel on Technical Education
  • Peter Lauener, Shadow Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships
  • Poppy Wolfarth, Member of the leadership team, National Society of Apprentices

At 10.10am

  • David Hughes, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges
  • Professor Alison Fuller, UCL
  • Richard Atkins CBE, FE Commissioner
  • Bill Watkin, Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges Association
  • Ian Pretty, Chief Executive, Collab Group

At 2.00pm

  • Stephen Harris, Executive Director, Ernst & Young
  • Tim Hinton, Managing Director for Mid Markets & SME Banking, Lloyds Banking Group
  • Gareth Jones, National Head of Education, Santander
  • Richard Robinson, Regional Director for Public Sector Team and Head of Education, Barclays

At 3.00pm

  • Shakira Martin, Vice President Further Education, National Union of Students (NUS)
  • Shane Chowen, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Learning and Work Institute
  • Bev Robinson, Principal, Blackpool and The Fylde College

Line by line scrutiny of the Bill:

Thursday 24 November in Committee Room 12, Palace of Westminster

  • At 11.30am and at 2.00pm

Tuesday 29 November in Committee Room 12, Palace of Westminster

  • At 9.25am and 2.00pm

Thursday 1 December in Committee Room 12, Palace of Westminster

  • At 11.30am and 2.00pm

Tuesday 6 December in Committee Room 12, Palace of Westminster

  • At 9.25am and 2.00pm

The Committee must complete consideration of the Bill no later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 6 December. However, please note that when the Committee reports it is no longer able to receive written evidence, it can report earlier than the expected deadline of 5.00pm on Tuesday 6 December 2016.

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