Political News W/C 6th November

Provisional parliamentary business has now been announced for this period, including the following that may be of relevance to you. Parliament returns on Tuesday 7 November for the King’s Speech. It will then rise for Christmas Recess on Tuesday 19 December and return on Monday 8 January. Please note, the following may change at short notice.

House of Commons

Monday 6 November

The House will not be sitting

Tuesday 7 November

State Opening of Parliament: King’s Speech (11:30am)

Debate on the Address – subject TBA (2:30pm)

Justice Committee: Future prison population and estate capacity. Witnesses: Professor Nicholas Hardwick, Professor of Criminal Justice at School of Law, Royal Holloway University; Rob Allen, Independent Researcher and Consultant (Criminal Justice and Prisons); Richard Garside, Director at Centre for Crime and Justice Studies; Pia Sinha, Chief Executive Officer at Prison Reform Trust; Sonya Ruparel, Chief Executive at Women in Prison; Sam Julius, Head of Influence and Communications at Clinks. Location: Room 6, Palace of Westminster (2:30pm)

Adjournment debate: Dangerous driving and the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme – James Wild (est. 10pm)

Wednesday 8 November

Home Affairs Committee: Police and Crime Commissioners: 10 years on. Witnesses: Sir Thomas Winsor, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary 2012-2022 at Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary; Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, Chair at National Police Chiefs' Council; Donna Jones, Chair at Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and PCC for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; Dr Rick Muir, Director at The Police Foundation; Councillor Sue Woolley, Conservative Lead Member for the Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association. Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (9:30am)

Welsh Affairs Committee: Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales. Witnesses: Dafydd Llywelyn, Police and Crime Commissioner at Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys; Eleri Thomas, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner at Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent; Andy Dunbobbin, Police and Crime Commissioner at Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales; Rt Hon Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner at Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster (10am)

Debate on the Address – subject TBA (11:30am)

Human Rights (Joint Committee): Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK. Witnesses: Antonia Benfield, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers; Kama Petruczenko, Senior Policy Analyst. Children and Young People at The Refugee Council; Deputy Chief Constable Catherine Hankinson, Missing Persons Lead at National Police Chiefs’ Council; Colin Pettigrew, Chair of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) at Migrant Families Taskforce. Location: Room 16, Palace of Westminster (3pm)

Thursday 9 November

Debate on the Address – subject TBA (9:30am)