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Weekly Information Bulletin: 12th January 2008

Business of the House of Commons
17 - 18 December & 7 - 11 January 2007

Monday 17 December

The House sat at 2.30pm

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

Statement - European Council (Brussels) - Mr Gordon Brown

Statement - HMRC Date Loss - Mr Alistair Darling

Statement - Department of Transport Date Storage and Use - Ruth Kelly

Presentation of Bill - European Union (Amendment) Bill - David Miliband (Bill presented and read a First time)

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Citizens' Conventions Bill - Julia Goldsworthy (Bill presented and read a First time)

Legislation - National Insurance Contributions Bill - Second reading (on a Division, agreed to)

Programme motion - National Insurance Contributions Bill (agreed to)

Adjournment - Post Office Closures (Adur and Worthing) -Tim Loughton

The House rose at 10.00pm


Tuesday 18 December

The House sat at 11:30pm

Oral Questions - Health, including Topical Questions

Statement - Climate Change Negotiations (Bali) - Hilary Benn

Presentation of Bill - Road Traffic (Prohibition of Anti-detection Devices) Bill - Mr Alistair Carmichael (Bill presented and read a First time)

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Human Rights Act 1998 (Meaning of Public Function) - Mr Andrew Dismore (Bill presented and read a First time)

Debate - Christmas Adjournment

Adjournment - Debt Collection Agencies (Mrs Beryl Brazier) - Mr Mark Todd

The House rose at 7.29pm


Monday 7 January

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Work and Pensions, including Topical Questions

Statement - Pakistan and Kenya - David Miliband

Statement - Prisons (Industrial Relations) - Mr Jack Straw

Legislation - Pensions Bill - Second reading (agreed to)

Programme motion - Pensions Bill (agreed to)

Money resolution - Pensions Bill (agreed to)

Adjournment - Recovery from flooding in Gloucestershire - Mr Laurence Robertson

The House rose at 10.33pm


Tuesday 8 January

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00Fuel poverty - Mark Lazarowicz
11.00-12.30Application of the regulations governing Nitrate Vulnerable Zones - Mr Philip Dunne
12.30-13.00Nottingham's roles as a Local Area Agreement demonstration area - Mr Graham Allen
13.00-13.30Planning functions of local government - Norman Baker
13.30-14.00Spending by parliamentary candidates before dissolution - Martin Linton

The House sat at 2.30am

Oral Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Umbilical Cord Blood (Donation) - Mr David Burrowes (Bill presented and read a First time)

Debate - Opposition Day (5th allotted day) - i) Performance of Network Rail (Motion, as amended, agreed to),

ii) Higher education and adult learners (Motion, as amended, agreed to)

Adjournment - Carbon monoxide detectors in homes - Tom Levitt

The House rose at 10.59 pm


Wednesday 9 January

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00Buncefield fire and local community - Mike Penning
11.00-11.30African Development Bank - Mr Mark Lancaster
14.30-16.00Police Pay - John McDonnell
16.00-16.30Regulation of accommodation addresses and mail forwarding services - Mr Paul Truswell
16.30-17.00Housing growth in South Bedfordshire - Andrew Selous

The House sat at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Northern Ireland; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Runaway and Missing Children - Helen Southworth (Bill presented and read a First time)

Programme motion - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (on a Division, agreed to)

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill - Remaining stages (As amended, considered and read a Third time)

Adjournment - Independent Police Complaints Commission - Mr David Amess

The House rose at 9.17pm


Thursday 10 January

The House sat at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Innovation, Universities and Skills, including Topical Questions

Statement - UK Energy Policy - Mr John Hutton

Presentation of Bill - Energy Bill - Mr John Hutton (Bill presented and read a First time)

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - Preventative Health Services

Debate - Armed Forces Personnel

Adjournment - Case of Ryan Kennedy and the Child Support Agency - Ms Angela C. Smith

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 2.30 and 5.30pm

Westminster Hall - A debate on the Home Affairs Committee Report on Police Funding

The House rose at 6.29pm


Friday 11 January

The House did not sit


Written Ministerial Statements
17 - 18 December 2007 & 7 - 11 January 2008

17.12.07Capital Allowances (Draft Legislation) - Jane Kennedy
17.12.07ECOFIN - Mr Alistair Darling
17.12.07Public Service Pensions - Andy Burnham
17.12.07Varney Review (Tax Policy in Northern Ireland) - Andy Burnham
17.12.07Regional Development Agencies - Mr Stephen Timms
17.12.07Postal Services Market - Mr John Hutton
17.12.07Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 - Mr Stephen Timms
17.12.07School Buildings - Ed Balls
17.12.07Qualifications and Assessment: Regulation and Development - Ed Balls
17.12.07Interfaith Dialogue and Social Action - Hazel Blears
17.12.07Empty Properties Relief - John Healey
17.12.07Planning Policy Statements - Yvette Cooper
17.12.07Buncefield - John Healey
17.12.07Autumn Performance Report - Des Brown
17.12.07Summer 2007 Floods (Interim Report) - Hilary Benn
17.12.07General Affairs and External Relations Council (10 December 2007) - Mr Jim Murphy
17.12.07Justice and Home Affairs Council - Meg Hillier
17.12.07International Development Association (IDA 15) - Mr Douglas Alexander
17.12.07Restraint in Juvenile Secure Settings - Mr David Hanson
17.12.07Principal Civil Services Pension Scheme - Gillian Merron
17.12.07Data Handling Procedures in Government - Edward Miliband
17.12.07Dartford - Thurrock Crossing Charging Scheme (Accounts for 2006-07) - Mr Tom Harris
17.12.07Transport Personnel - Ruth Kelly
17.12.07Financial Assistance Scheme - Mr Peter Hain
18.12.07Simplifying Business Support - Mr Stephen Timms
18.12.07Homes and Communities Agency - Yvette Cooper
18.12.07Local Government - John Healey
18.12.07Correction to Written PQ 165260 - Margaret Hodge
18.12.07Chinook Mk3 Reversion Announcement - Des Browne
18.12.07Single Farm Payment Scheme - Hilary Benn
18.12.07Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Jonathan Shaw
18.12.07Sanctions Regimes - Dr Kim Howells
18.12.07Presidential Visit - David Miliband
18.12.07Community Hospitals - Mr Ben Bradshaw
18.12.07NHS Pension Scheme Valuation - Ann Keen
18.12.07Visitors - Mr Liam Byrne
18.12.07Skills Pledge: Management Information - Mr John Denham
18.12.07Adult Male Prison Estate - Paul Goggins
18.12.07Council of Europe and Western European Union - Mr Gordon Brown
7.1.08'Call In' Directions - Mr Iain Wright
7.1.08Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill - Margaret Hodge
7.1.08Iraq (Reserve Forces) - Mr Bob Ainsworth
7.1.08Crown Agents Holding and Realisations Board - Mr Douglas Alexander
7.1.08Court Fees (Public Law Family Proceedings) - Bridget Prentice
8.1.08Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007 - Mr Iain Wright
8.1.08Bosnia and Northern Ireland (Commemoration Services) - Derek Twigg
8.1.08Princess Royal Barracks (Deepcut) - Mr Bob Ainsworth
8.1.08Gibraltar (Mixed Competence Conventions) - David Miliband
8.1.08National Offender Management Service Information Technology - Mr David Hanson
9.1.08Primary Curriculum Review - Ed balls
9.1.08"Clean, Safe Care" - Alan Johnson
9.1.08Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission - Mr Peter Hain
10.1.08HMRC Review (Powers, Deterrents and Safeguards) - Jane Kennedy
10.1.08Homes and Communities Agency - Yvette Cooper
10.1.08Air Surveillance and Control System Basing Study - Mr Bob Ainsworth
10.1.08"Consultation on Managing Radioactive Waste Safely" - Hilary Benn
10.1.08The Forensic Science Regulator and the Forensic Science Advisory Council - Meg Hillier
10.1.08Families at Risk Review - Edward Miliband
10.1.08Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation - Jim Fitzpatrick

 
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