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Weekly Information Bulletin: 25th January 2003

Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons
27 - 31 January 2003

Monday 27 January

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Defence

Legislation - Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Second reading

Motion - Establishment of a Select Committee on the Lord Chancellor's Department

Adjournment - Helen Jackson on disabled facilities grants and access to low level showers


Tuesday 28 January

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am - 11.30am and 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Westminster Hall: Private Members' Debates

09.30am - 11.00amMr Andrew Lansley on the film Industry
11.00am - 11.30amAndrew Selous on religious persecution in India and Bhutan
2.00pm - 3.30pmJim Sheridan on Government measure to improve voter participation in General Elections
3.30pm - 4.00pmShona McIsaac on Humber Bridge tolls
4.00pm - 4.30pmMr Ian Liddell-Grainger on policing in Somerset

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Transport; Cabinet Office

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Crown Employment (Nationality) - Mr Andrew Dismore

Legislation - Railways and Transport Safety Bill - Second reading

Adjournment - David Laws on MOD policy on compulsory retirement ages


Wednesday 29 January

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am - 11.30am and 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Westminster Hall: Private Members' Debates

09.30am - 11.00amMs Diane Abbott on gun crime
11.00am - 11.30amMr Mark Lazarowicz on the implications of the Strategic Rail Authority plans for Edinburgh
2.00pm - 3.30pmSteve Webb on rail services between London and the South West
3.30pm - 4.00pmAndrew George on Home Office responsibilities with respect to policing Cornwall
4.00pm - 4.30pmMr John Lyons on people missing in Northern Cyprus since the Turkish invasion

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Deputy Prime Minister; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Greenbelt Protection - Mr John Baron

Motion - Outstanding reports of the Public Accounts Committee to which the Government has replied. Details will be given in the Official Report

Adjournment - Mr Bob Blizzard on Valuation Office Agency council tax bandings in Crestview Drive, Lowestoft


Thursday 30 January

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Debate - Opposition Half Day (4th allotted day) - Motion in the name of the Opposition on Humanitarian Contingency for Iraq

Adjournment - Annette Brooke on the system of council tax and its impact on pensioners in Dorset

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

Westminster Hall: Adjournment Debate - European Scrutiny Committee Report on Democracy and Accountability in the EU and the Role of National Parliaments


Friday 31 January

The House will sit at 9.30am

Private Members Bills - Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Bill (2R) - Mr Mark Todd; Company Directors' Performance and Compensation Bill (2R) - Mr Archie Norman; Health and Safety at Work (Offences) Bill (2R) - Lawrie Quinn

Adjournment - Mrs Louise Ellman on anti-semitism in the Arab world


Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons
3 - 7 February 2003

Monday 3 February

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Culture, Media and Sport; Church Commissioners; Public Accounts Commission; Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Legislation - European Parliament (Representations) Bill - Remaining stages

Adjournment - Dr Richard Taylor on NHS hospitals in Worcestershire


Tuesday 4 February

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am - 11.30am and 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Westminster Hall: Private Members' Debates**

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Scotland; Advocate General; Lord Chancellor's Department; President of the Council and House of Commons Commission

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Sex and Disability Discrimination in Private Clubs - Mr Parmjit Dhanda

Debate - The First Report of Session 2002-23 [HC 171] from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform

Adjournment -*


Wednesday 5 February

The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am - 11.30am and 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Westminster Hall: Private Members' Debates**

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Northern Ireland; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill -

Motion - Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2003/04

Motions - Local Government Finance Report (England) 2003/04 and the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2001/02: Amending Report 2003

Adjournment -*


Thursday 6 February

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Education and Skills; Solicitor General

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Legislation - Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Consideration in Committee and Remaining Stages

Adjournment -*

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

Westminster Hall: Adjournment Debate - Southern Africa Food Crisis


Friday 7 February

The House will sit at 9.30am

Private Members Bills - Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill (2R) - David Cairns; Aviations (Offences) Bill (2R) - Mr Frank Roy; Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill (2R) - Mr Richard Allan

Adjournment -*

* Details known on previous Thursday after 1.00pm

** Details known on previous Wednesday after 1.00pm

 
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