Thames Valley Assembly Parliamentary Question Time 

The Parliamentary Question Time (PQT) will provide opportunity for businesses to engage with Parliamentarians on what is important for the future competitiveness of the Thames Valley.

This event is brought to you through the work of the TVCC Thames Valley Assembly which helps deliver the voice of Thames Valley business to inform and shape Government decisions. The event will be of interest to all local businesses from SMEs to multinationals and will consider the live and future policies relating to devolution, skills, economic development, fiscal policy and regulations that have implications for our business community, and for the local economy.

Our PQT will be hosted in partnership with and at the University of Reading and we will be opened by Paul Britton, Chief Executive, Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce.  

• Rt Hon Robert Halfon, Former Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships, Chair House of Commons Education Select Committee and previously Minister without Portfolio attending Cabinet and Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party.
• Jack Rankin, MP for Windsor and Member of the House of Commons Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross
• Yuan Yang, MP for Earley and Woodley and Member of the House of Commons Treasury Committee 
• Professor Robert Van de Noort CBE DL FSA PFHEI, Vice-Chancellor, University of Reading

We encourage attendees to register for the event and we will invite questions on the future competitiveness of the Thames Valley, which may include the following topics;

• The Budget – Implications for employers
• Labour’s economic growth vision and Plan for Change
• Skills for Growth – What does Skills England mean for the region?
• English Devolution White Paper – Implications for the Thames Valley and beyond?
• The state of the NHS – reflections on the Darzi, The Innovation Ecosystem Programme reports and the latest on the New Hospitals Programme.

Format

• Introduction by Paul Britton, CEO, TVCC
• Welcome from our TVA Chair, Chris Parker followed by Q&A Panel discussion 
• Q&A with attendees

This event is open to Thames Valley Assembly and Business Alliance members only.  Please contact your Account Manager or Customer Services to book your place.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Joe Richings in the first instance.