Business of the House of Commons
26 - 30 November 2007

Monday 26 November

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Home Office, including Topical Questions

Statement - Welfare and Skills - Mr John Denham

Legislation - Health and Social Care Bill - Second reading (Agreed)

Programme motion - Health and Social Care Bill (Agreed)

Money resolution - Health and Social Care Bill (Agreed)

Motion - to change membership of Select Committees: Administration; Children, Schools and Families; Health; Northern Ireland Affairs; Regulatory Reform

Adjournment - Flying of the Union Flag on Government buildings - Ian Lucas

The House rose at 9.56 pm

Tuesday 27 November

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00	Coal reserves, clean coal technology and energy policy - Mr William Cash
11.00-12.30	National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence and the use of stents - Frank Cook
12.30-13.00	Post Office closures - Mr Paul Burstow
13.00-13.30	Future of bus services in Preston - Mr Mark Hendrick
13.30-14.00	Age-related wet eye macular degeneration - Mr Peter Bone

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Communities and Local Government, including Topical Questions

Presentation of Bill - Planning Bill - Hazel Blears (Bill presented and read a first time)

Legislation - Housing and Regeneration Bill - Second reading (Agreed)

Programme motion - Housing and Regeneration Bill (Agreed)

Money resolution - Housing and Regeneration Bill (Agreed)

Adjournment - Measures to conserve Lymington Marshes and Lymington Harbour - Mr Desmond Swayne

The House rose at 10.48pm

Wednesday 28 November

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-5.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00	Funding of further education in South Yorkshire - Mr Eric Illsley
11.00-11.30	Welfare reform - Ms Karen Buck
14.30-16.00	Economic partnership agreements and development - Tony Baldry
16.00-16.30	Operation of Heathrow Airport - Mr Mark Field
16.30-17.00	HIV/AIDS - Dr Gavin Strang

The House sat at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Scotland; Prime Minister

Presentation of Bill - Education and Skills Bill (Bill presented and read a first time)

Debate - Opposition Day (2nd allotted day) - HM Revenue and Customs data loss (Motion, as amended, agreed to); The Government's management of the prisons system (Motion, as amended, agreed to)

Adjournment - Bangladesh - Jeremy Corbyn

The House rose at 7.58pm

Thursday 29 November

The House sat at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Treasury, including Topical Questions

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Statement - Reploy - Mr Peter Hain

Topical Debate - The future prospects for apprenticeships in England

Motion - To approve a European Document relating to Asylum (Motion agreed to)

Debate - Government consultation on convicting rapists and protecting victims

Adjournment - Allergy services - Jo Swinson

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 2.30 and 5.30pm

Westminster Hall - Debate on the Third Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 2006-07, on Stamp of Approval? Restructuring the Post Office Network, HC 276

The House rose at 6.27pm

Friday 30 November

The House did not sit

Written Ministerial Statements
26 - 30 November 2007

26.11.07	EU Youth Council - Beverley Hughes
26.11.07	London 2012 Sustainability Plan - Tessa Jowell
26.11.07	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Uganda) - Mr Gordon Brown
26.11.07	Crossrail - Ruth Kelly
26.11.07	National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) Order - Mr Peter Hain
26.11.07	Next Steps to Full Employment - Mr Peter Hain
27.11.07	EU Cohesion Policy - Mr Stephen Timms
27.11.07	ContactPoint: Funding and Implementation - Kevin Brennan
27.11.07	Planning Reform - Hazel Blears
27.11.07	General Affairs and External Relations Council - Mr Jim Murphy
27.11.07	Allergy Report (Government Response) - Ann Keen
27.11.07	EU Education Council - Bill Rammell
27.11.07	Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 - Bridget Prentice
27.11.07	Strategic Plan for Reducing Re-offending 2008-11 - Mr David Hanson
27.11.07	Pre-Trial Witness Interviews - Vera Baird
27.11.07	EU Transport Council - Ms Rosie Winterton
27.11.07	Local Transport Capital Settlement - Ms Rosie Winterton
27.11.07	Mental Health and Employment - Mr Peter Hain
28.11.07	Energy Council - Malcolm Wicks
28.11.07	Education, Youth and Culture Council - Margaret Hodge
28.11.07	Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - Mr Vernon Coaker
28.11.07	Bangladesh (Cyclone Sidr) - Mr Douglas Alexander
28.11.07	Convicted Rapists and Protecting Victims - Vera Baird
29.11.07	National Minimum Wage - Mr Pat McFadden
29.11.07	Competitiveness Council - Mr Stephen Timms
29.11.07	Thames Gateway - Yvette Cooper
29.11.07	Future Rapid Effect System - Mr Bob Ainsworth
29.11.07	Sea King Integrated Operation Support - Mr Bob Ainsworth
29.11.07	NATO - David Miliband
29.11.07	Abortion Act 1967 (Government Response to Science and Technology Committee Report) - Dawn Primarolo
29.11.07	NHS Finance and Performance - Alan Johnson
29.11.07	Autumn Performance Report - Jacqui Smith
29.11.07	Additional Protective Services (Demonstration Sites) - Mr Tony McNulty
29.11.07	Leeds Magistrates Court - Mr Jack Straw
29.11.07	Education and Skills Bill (Framework Powers) - Mr Peter Hain