Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons
6 - 10 October 2008

Monday 6 October

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Culture, Media and Sport; Minister for the Olympics; including Topical Questions

Legislation - Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL] - Second reading

Legislation - Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL] - Programme Motion

Legislation - Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL] - Money Resolution

Adjournment - Regeneration of Southend - Mr David Ames

Tuesday 7 October

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00 Home Office policy on anti-drug education - Mr Graham Allen

11.00-12.30 Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West - Steve Webb

12.30-13.00 Testing of cosmetics on animals - Mr Oliver Letwin

13.00-13.30 Local Government Standards Boards - Dr John Pugh

13.30-14.00 Housing in Plymouth - Linda Gilroy

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - (none scheduled)

Debate - Opposition Day (19th allotted day) - subject to be announced

Adjournment - Blackpool Council and supported employment under Workstep - Mr Gordon Marsden

Wednesday 8 October

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-5.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00 Education of children and young people with autism - John Bercow

11.00-11.30 Performance of Northamptonshire Police - Mr Peter Bone

14.30-16.00 Aviation duty - Graham Stringer

16.00-16.30 Westminster Council's population estimate - Mr Mark Field

16.30-17.00 Affordable Housing and planning - Andrew George

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - European Union (Transparency) - Mr Mark Harper

Legislation - Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] - remaining stages

Adjournment - Leicester City Council's market charter - Mr Andrew Robathan

Thursday 9 October

The House will sit at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Church Commissioners Public Accounts Commission and Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission; Solicitor General; Women and Equality; Leader of the House; House of Commons Commission

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - ***

Debate - Defence in the UK

Adjournment - Operation of the Judicial Appointments Commission - Keith Vaz

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.30pm

Westminster Hall - a debate on the Third Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee on Testing and Assessment, HC 169, and the Government and Ofsted responses, HC 1003

Friday 10 October

The House will not be sitting

*** Details known the previous Monday evening and will appear in Tuesday's Order Paper

Provisional Forthcoming Business
of the House of Commons
13 - 17 October 2008

Monday 13 October

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Children, Schools and Families; including Topical Questions

Legislation - tbc

Adjournment - Deaths of Ann Mawer and Sue Barker in December 2007 - Schona McIsaac

Tuesday 14 October

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates - **

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Communities and Local Government, including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Trading of Primates as Pets (Prohibition) - Mark Pritchard

Debate - tbc

Adjournment - *

Wednesday 15 October

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates - **

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Northern Ireland; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Rape (defences) - Harry Cohen

Legislation - tbc

Adjournment - *

Thursday 16 October

The House will sit at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Innovations, Universities and Skills; House of Commons Commission

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - ***

Debate - tbc

Adjournment - *

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.30pm

Westminster Hall - Debate on Politics and Administration: Ministers and Civil Servants, Third Report from the Public Administration Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 122-I

Friday 17 October

The House will sit at 9.30am

Private Members Bills:

1. Broadcasting (Television Licence Fee Abolition) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R)

2. Umbilical Blood (Donation) Bill - Mr David Burrowes (2R)

3. Union Flag Bill - Andrew Rosindell (2R)

4. Forces Widows' Pensions (Equality of Treatment) Bill - Mr Michael Mates (Adj Deb; 2R)

5. Fireworks Act 2003 (Amendment) Bill - Rob Marris (2R)

6. Local Authority Powers (Election Campaigns) Bill - Mr Tobias Ellwood (2R)

7. Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) - Alan Simpson (2R)

8. Illegally logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale and Distribution) Bill - Barry Gardiner (2R)

9. Education (Children with Autism) Bill - Mr Lee Scott (2R)

10. Citizens Initiative (legislation) Bill - Mr Douglas Carswell (2R)

11. Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) (No. 2) Bill - Bob Russell (2R)

12. Management of Dementia in Care Homes Bill - David Taylor (2R)

13. Adults with Autism Bill - Angela Browning (2R)

14. Committee on the Grant of Honours, decorations and Medals Bill - Mr Don Touhig (2R)

15. Right to Roam (Mobile Phones) Bill - Greg Clark (2R)

16. Members of Parliament (Pay and Responsibilities) Bill - Mr Peter Lilley (2R)

17. Bank Holiday (Contribution of Polish Citizens) Bill - Daniel Kawczynski (2R)

18. Expenses of Public Servants (Publication) Bill - Norman Baker (2R)

19. Public Sector Buildings (Energy Performance) Bill - Anne Snelgrove (2R

20. Criminal Justice (Raves) Bill - Christopher Fraser (2R)

21. Pedlars (Street Trading Regulations) Bill - Dr Brian Iddon (2R)

22. Alcohol Sales (Regulation of Prices and Promotion) Bill - Sally Keeble (2R)

23. Sale of Wine (Measures) Bill - Greg Mulholland (2R)

24. DNA Database (Removal of Samples) Bill - Jenny Willott (2R)

25. Land Use (Garden Protection) Bill - Ms Caroline Spelman (2R)

26. Local Authorities (Social Equality Audits) Bill - Ms Karen Buck (2R)

27. Sex Encounters Establishments (Licensing) Bill - Dr Roberta-Blackman-Woods (2R)

28. Runaway and Missing Children Bill - Helen Southworth (2R)

29. Iraq War Inquiry (No.2) Bill - Mr Edward Davey (2R)

30. Sovereignty of Parliament (European Communities) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R);

31. Road Traffic (Congestion Reduction) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R)

32. Leasehold Reform Bill - Simon Hughes (2R)

33. Citizens' Convention Bill - Julia Goldsworthy (2R)

34. Fixed Term Parliaments Bill - David Howarth (2R)

35. Drugs (Roadside Testing) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R)

36. Drugs (Reclassification) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R)

37. Protection of Bats and Newts Bill - Mr Andrew Robathan (2R)

38. Vehicle Safety (Loads) Bill - Janet Anderson (2R)

39. Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill - Mr Andrew Dismore (2R)

40. Human Rights Act 1998 (Meaning of Public function) Bill - Mr Andrew Dismore (2R)

41. Transparent Taxation (Receipts) Bill - Mr Nigel Evans (2R)

42. British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Bill - Andrew Rosindell (2R)

43. Public Contracts (UK Tax Requirements) Bill - Nia Griffith (2R)

44. Cannabis Seeds (Prohibition) Bill - Tom Brake (2R)

45. Safety of Medicines (Evaluation) Bill - Dr Ian Gibson (2R)

46. Press Complaints Commission (Breaches of odes of Practice) Bill - Jim Sheridan (2R)

47. Closed Circuit Television (Monitoring and Promotion) Bill - Ann McKechin (2R)

48. Theft from Shops (Penalties) Bill - Miss Anne McIntosh (2R)