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.
