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Committee to question Alok Sharma, Secretary of State

Committee to question Alok Sharma, Secretary of State

16 April 2020

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Purpose of the session

The Committee will hold an evidence hearing with questions to the Secretary of State on issues across the work of the department, with a focus on the Government’s actions to support businesses and workers during the coronavirus crisis, and the efforts to help firms and staff mitigate the impact of the disruption caused by the coronavirus.

Change of Committee Chair due

Following her recent appointment to the Shadow Cabinet, Rachel Reeves will be stepping down as Chair of the BEIS Committee. Arrangements for the election of a new Chair of the BEIS Committee will be announced by the Speaker in due course. 

In the interim, the BEIS Committee will be chaired by the Committee’s Vice-Chair, Mark Pawsey.

Witnesses

Thursday 23 April 2020

At 9.30am

  • Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Sam Beckett, Acting Permanent Secretary at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Joanna Whittington, Director General, Energy and Security at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy