Week 1
24 November 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 24 November | Tuesday 25 November | Wednesday 26 November | Thursday 27 November | Friday 28 November |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Impact film Counsel to the Inquiry Opening Submissions |
Dr Mike Brewer (Labour Market Expert) Sophie Howes (on behalf of Child Poverty Action Group) Kamran Mallick (on behalf of Disability Rights UK) |
The Rt Hon. Baroness Thérèse Coffey DBE PC (former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) |
Robert Harrison OBE CMG (former Director General for Analysis, Covid-19 Taskforce) James Benford (former Director of the Economics Group, HM Treasury) |
Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Core Participant Opening Submissions | Will Quince (former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery) |
The Rt Hon. Baroness Thérèse Coffey DBE PC (former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) Continued Mike Ormerod Attending remotely (on behalf of Long Covid Support) |
James Benford (former Director of the Economics Group, HM Treasury) Continued Dan York-Smith (former Director of Strategy, Planning and Budget Group, HM Treasury) Dr Ben Warner (former Special Advisor, No. 10 Downing Street) |
Non-sitting day |