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成人论坛 Parliament Schedule Thursday 20 August 2020

Schedule

Morning
1. 06:05
  
  Select Committees—Flooding Committee
  
  Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee session on flooding, from 14 July. (R)
2. 08:05
  
  House of Commons—Maiden Speeches - Katherine Fletcher
  
  Katherine Fletcher giving her maiden speech in the House of Commons, from Monday 29 June. (R)
3. 08:20
  
  Westminster in Review—Facing the Pandemic
  
  A review of how Parliament has tackled the coronavirus crisis, presented by David Cornock. (R)
4. 08:50
  
  House of Commons—Maiden Speeches - Alex Davies-Jones
  
  Alex Davies-Jones giving her maiden speech in the House of Commons, from 15 January. (R)
5. 09:00
  
  Select Committees—Chief of the Defence Staff Committee
  
  Questions to Sir Nick Carter about his role as chief of defence staff, from 7 July. (R)
6. 11:00
  
  House of Commons—Maiden Speeches - Nadia Whittome
  
  Nadia Whittome makes her maiden speech in the House of Commons, from Monday 10 January. (R)
7. 11:10
  
  House of Commons—Medicine and Medical Device Safety Statement
  
  Statement by Nadine Dorries on the Cumberledge Review into medical safety, from 9 July. (R)
Afternoon
1. 12:20
  
  Scottish First Minister's Questions—20/08/2020
  
  Coverage of questions in the Scottish Parliament to Nicola Sturgeon on 20 August.
2. 13:45
  
  Westminster in Review—Parliament beyond Coronavirus
  
  Alicia McCarthy looks back at the last parliamentary session before summer 2020's recess.
3. 14:15
  
  HARDtalk—Kathy Sullivan 鈥� Scientist and former astronaut
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space.
4. 14:45
  
  Scottish Parliament—20/08/2020
  
  Coverage of proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 20 August.
5. 16:20
  
  Scottish Parliament—Health Statement
  
  Coverage of a statement on the Covid-19 pandemic by the health secretary, from 19 August.
6. 17:20
  
  Scottish Parliament—Redress Scheme for Victims of Abuse Statement
  
  Statement on the regress scheme for victims of child abuse in residential homes, 19 August
Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Briefings—Barack Obama
  
  Coverage of former US president Barack Obama's speech to the DNC.
2. 18:20
  
  BOOKtalk—Ian Beesley
  
  Ian Beesley on his book The Official History of the Cabinet Secretaries. (R)
3. 18:35
  
  House of Commons—Maiden Speeches - Stephen Farry
  
  Stephen Farry makes his maiden speech in the House of Commons, from Friday 20 December. (R)
4. 18:45
  
  Select Committees—Future of Journalism Committee
  
  Communications Committee session on the future of journalism in the UK. (R)
5. 20:45
  
  House of Commons—Maiden Speeches - Daisy Cooper
  
  Daisy Cooper makes her maiden speech in the House of Commons, from Monday 23 January. (R)
6. 21:00
  
  Scottish First Minister's Questions—20/08/2020
  
  Coverage of questions in the Scottish parliament to the first minister, from 20 August.
7. 22:25
  
  House of Commons—Maiden Speeches - Alicia Kearns
  
  Alicia Kearns makes her maiden speech in the House of Commons, from Monday 13 January. (R)
8. 22:35
  
  HARDtalk—Armando Iannucci 鈥� Writer and director
  
  Stephen Sackur speaks to Armando Ianucci, writer and director of comedy on TV and film. (R)
9. 23:00
  
  Select Committees—Huawei and the UK's 5G Network Committee
  
  Science and Technology Committee session from Thursday 9 July. (R)
Late
1. 01:00
  
  Briefings—Michael Gove
  
  A speech by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove, from Saturday 27 June. (R)
2. 01:50
  
  Democratic Convention—2020, Day 4
  
  Live coverage of the fourth day of the Democratic Party's National Convention.
3. 05:00
  
  Select Committees—Economic Impact of Coronavirus Committee
  
  A session on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, from Wednesday 3 June.

Friday 21 August 2020