Information between 15th April 2024 - 25th April 2024
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24 Apr 2024 - Regulatory Reform - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 50 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 237 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 222 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 37 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 234 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 229 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 244 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 240 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 240 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 240 |
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16 Apr 2024 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 3 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 383 Noes - 67 |
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Ben Lake speeches from: Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Ben Lake contributed 2 speeches (254 words) Committee stage Wednesday 24th April 2024 - Public Bill Committees Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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BBC: Finance
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Friday 19th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to have discussions with the Welsh Government on the BBC Funding Model Review. Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Terms of Reference for the BBC Funding Model Review set out that the review would undertake close engagement with the devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government, as appropriate. As part of the review’s evidence gathering exercise, evidence requests have already been sent to the Welsh Government, alongside the other Devolved Administrations. The Government intends to continue engaging the Welsh Government, and relevant broadcasting stakeholders in Wales, as the review progresses.
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Public Expenditure: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) Wednesday 24th April 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding the Welsh Government received based on updated calculations to the Barnett Formula at the end of the 2023-24 financial year. Answered by Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury The 2021 Spending Review set the largest annual block grant for the Welsh Government, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts. On top of this the Welsh Government received over £1 billion through the Barnett formula in 2023-24, including £200 million at Supplementary Estimates 2023-24.
The Welsh Government is well-funded to deliver all its devolved responsibilities, receiving around 20% more per person compared to equivalent funding in England. This is around £1 billion more each year than the Holtham Commission indicated – and the Welsh Government agreed - was fair for Wales relative to England. |
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Wednesday 24th April 19 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024) Tabled by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) That this House marks the 10th anniversary of the UK Government recognising the Cornish as a national minority through the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; notes that this landmark decision set out numerous obligations including support for language and culture, education and the media, … |
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Thursday 2nd May Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 17 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024) Tabled by: Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North) This House applauds World Press Freedom Day in declaring its respect and admiration for all journalists and media representatives around the world who face the horrors of possible harassment, incarceration, injury, and death; deplores the targeting of journalists who are simply carrying out their invaluable work; mourns those journalists who … |
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Thursday 2nd May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th May 2024 2024 Basque regional election results 7 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024)Tabled by: Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon) This House notes the results of the 2024 Basque regional election held on 21 April; congratulates EH Bildu for receiving the best election results in its history having won over 340,000 votes and 27 seats, an increase of six since the last election; commends EH Bildu for the positive and … |
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Monday 29th April Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 1st May 2024 14 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024) Tabled by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) That this House notes that on 24 April 2024 the Armenian community commemorated the Medz Yaghern (Great Crime) of the Armenian Genocide that saw the massacre and starvation of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottomans; further notes the significance of recognising the Armenian genocide and engaging in commemorative actions in … |
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Wednesday 24th April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 1st May 2024 Diversion schemes for drug-related offending 12 signatures (Most recent: 7 May 2024)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House endorses the recognition from Dame Carol Black and the Home Affairs Committee that improved use of diversion schemes, where police deal with low-level offending without the involvement of courts, can be an important tool in reducing drug-related crime; pays tribute to the pioneering work of Police-led Drug … |
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Tuesday 23rd April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 1st May 2024 Drug and alcohol treatment services for women 16 signatures (Most recent: 7 May 2024)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House acknowledges that women’s substance use often results from trauma and abuse; notes that women’s access to trauma-informed, safe spaces has been limited, as cuts and contract competition have driven service provision to concentrate on its majority male user-base; welcomes the Centre for Justice Innovation’s guide to commissioning … |
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Wednesday 1st May Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 1st May 2024 Gabriel Fares and the Welsh Three Peaks challenge 9 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House commends six year old Gabriel Fares of Llwyngwril for undertaking the Welsh Three Peaks challenge to raise awareness of his family’s plight in Gaza; notes with concern that members of Gabriel’s extended family remain displaced in Rafah with their homes in Khan Yunis completely destroyed; further notes … |
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Tuesday 23rd April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Friday 26th April 2024 20 signatures (Most recent: 7 May 2024) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow) That this House congratulates Lesbian Visibility Week on their fifth anniversary; notes that the theme for this week is unified not uniform to celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ women everywhere; welcomes the representation and acknowledgement of incredible LGBTQ women that Lesbian Visibilty week brings; acknowledges that there are still unique … |
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Monday 22nd April Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 12 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024)Tabled by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran) That this House notes with concern that the Constitutional Court of Uganda recently upheld the provisions of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 which, it believes, is in defiance of international law; is aware that the legislation, adopted in May 2023, has been described as being among the world's harshest anti-gay laws … |
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Monday 22nd April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 33 signatures (Most recent: 7 May 2024) Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West) That this House notes that civil service pay has been eroded over the past 40 years, which has seen wages fall from above the national average to below average; regrets that, despite this, the Government did not ring-fence funding for a pay rise for civil servants in the recent Budget; … |
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Monday 22nd April Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Multiple sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week 20 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North) That this House supports MS Awareness Week, which takes place between 22 and 28 April 2024; recognises that the MS Society, MS Trust, MS Together, MS-UK, the Neuro Therapy Network, Shift.ms and Overcoming MS are working together to speak up about the realities of life with MS, a neurological condition … |
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Monday 22nd April Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Scotland men’s cerebral palsy football team, world champions 13 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) That this House congratulates the Scotland national men’s cerebral palsy football team on winning the International Federation of CP Football World Championship held in Salou, Spain, after beating Northern Ireland 4-0 in the final; notes that Scotland made the final after finishing top of their group at the championships; further … |
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Wednesday 17th April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 17 signatures (Most recent: 7 May 2024) Tabled by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central) That this House mourns the first anniversary of the outbreak of the civil war in Sudan, which began on 15 April 2023; regrets the tragic conflict, which has resulted in a humanitarian and refugee crisis across the country and its neighbours, with more than 8.5 million residents of Sudan displaced … |
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Tuesday 16th April Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Re-opening of the Conwy Valley Line 4 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates Network Rail for the swift re-opening of the Conwy Valley Line on 13 April 2024; notes that the line was closed in the afternoon of 9 April 2024 when river flooding washed away ballast that supports the track near Dolgarrog station; further notes the hard work … |
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Tuesday 23rd April Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 National Stalking Awareness Week 9 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House acknowledges National Stalking Awareness Week, beginning on 22 April; notes that stalking and harassment accounted for a third of all police recorded violence in the year ending September 2023 and that around 1.6 million people over 16 were estimated to be victims of stalking in England and … |
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Monday 15th April Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 Trapped podcast on IPP sentences 29 signatures (Most recent: 1 May 2024)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House praises the tireless work by campaigners fighting against the injustice of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences, which were abolished in 2012 but not retrospectively, and commends the Trapped podcast for shining a powerful spotlight on the ongoing scandal of these indefinite and potentially never-ending sentences; agrees … |
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Apr. 25 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben |
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Apr. 24 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben |
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Apr. 23 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben |
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Apr. 19 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 19 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben |
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Apr. 18 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 18 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben |
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Apr. 17 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 17 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Rachel Hopkins Matt Warman Rosie Duffield Nadia Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben |
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Wednesday 24th April 2024 4 p.m. Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Wednesday 24th April 2024 10 a.m. Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Wednesday 24th April 2024 10 a.m. Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Wednesday 24th April 2024 4 p.m. Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Monday 22nd April 2024 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Supporting mobile connectivity At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Sarah Munby - Permanent Secretary at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Emran Mian CB OBE - Director General for Digital, Technology and Telecoms at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Dean Creamer CBE - Chief Executive at Building Digital UK View calendar |
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Wednesday 1st May 2024 9:15 a.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Defence industry in Wales At 9:30am: Oral evidence Jeremy Miles MS - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language at Welsh Government View calendar |
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Monday 3rd June 2024 3:30 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Jim Harra CB - First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HM Revenue and Customs Tom Smith - Director, Borders Group at Cabinet Office Tamara Finkelstein CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sarah Homer - Director General for Portfolio Delivery at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View calendar |
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Monday 13th May 2024 3:30 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Investigation into UKHSA Health Security Campus At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Professor Dame Jenny Harries DBE - Chief Executive at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Scott McPherson - Strategy, Policy and Programmes and Programme Senior Responsible Officer at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Shona Dunn CB - Second Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care Andrew Sanderson - Director General of Finance at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) View calendar |
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Wednesday 15th May 2024 9:30 a.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Defence industry in Wales At 10:00am: Oral evidence James Cartlidge MP - Minister for Defence Procurement at Ministry of Defence View calendar |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024 9 a.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Metal Mine Pollution in Wales At 9:30am: Oral evidence Professor Mark Macklin - Professor of River Systems and Global Change at University of Lincoln Dr Andrea Sartorius - Research Fellow at University of Nottingham At 10:15am: Oral evidence Dave Johnston - Senior Specialist Advisor, Abandoned Metal Mines at Natural Resources Wales Christian Wilcox - Head of Strategic Projects at Natural Resources Wales Carl Banton - Operations and Sustainability Director at Coal Authority Nick Cox - Head of Metal Mines Programme at Coal Authority View calendar |
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Monday 3rd June 2024 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Jennifer Pheasey - Director of Public Affairs at Horticultural Trades Association Nick von Westenholz - Director of Strategy at National Farmers Union Richard Ballantyne - Chief Executive at British Ports Association At 4:15pm: Oral evidence Jim Harra CB - First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HM Revenue and Customs Tom Smith - Director, Borders Group at Cabinet Office Tamara Finkelstein CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sarah Homer - Director General for Portfolio Delivery at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Phil Douglas - Director General, Border Force at Home Office View calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd May 2024 1 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Use of artificial intelligence in government At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Sarah Munby - Permanent Secretary at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology View calendar |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024 10 a.m. Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024 9 a.m. Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024 9 a.m. Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Wednesday 8th May 2024 10 a.m. Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar |
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Monday 3rd June 2024 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Jennifer Pheasey - Director of Public Affairs at Horticultural Trades Association Nick von Westenholz - Director of Strategy at National Farmers Union Richard Ballantyne - Chief Executive at British Ports Association Nichola Mallon - Head of Trade & Devolved Policy at Logistics UK At 4:15pm: Oral evidence Jim Harra CB - First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HM Revenue and Customs Tom Smith - Director, Borders Group at Cabinet Office Tamara Finkelstein CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sarah Homer - Director General for Portfolio Delivery at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Phil Douglas - Director General, Border Force at Home Office View calendar |
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Wednesday 5th June 2024 1 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: NHS England’s modelling for the Long-Term Workforce Plan At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Sir Chris Wormald KCB - Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care Amanda Pritchard - Chief Executive at NHS England Julian Kelly - Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer at NHS England Antonia Williams - Director of Public Services at HM Treasury View calendar |