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Weekly Information Bulletin: 29th March 2008
Business of the House of Commons |
| 09.30-11.00 | Government water strategy and the OFWAT price review - Matthew Taylor |
| 11.00-12.30 | Reorganisation of fire and rescue services in Humberside - Shona McIsaac |
| 12.30-13.00 | Bovine tuberculosis - Daniel Kawczynski |
| 13.00-13.30 | HIV and AIDS in developing countries - Dr Gavin Strang |
| 13.30-14.00 | Post Office closures in the Highlands and Islands - Danny Alexander |
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions - Health, including Topical Questions
Ten Minute Rule Bill - Land Use (Garden Protection) Bill - Caroline Spelman (Bill presented and read a First time)
Debate - Conclusion of the Budget Debate: Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Adjournment - Chippenham Hospital - Mr James Gray
The House rose at 11.37pm
Wednesday 19 March
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
| 09.30-11.00 | Neighbourhood policing - Mr David Kidney |
| 11.00-11.30 | Housing need in Warrington - Helen Jones |
| 14.30-16.00 | Access to safe water in developing countries - Alistair Burt |
| 16.00-16.30 | Commercial activities of the Forestry Commission - Mr Christopher Chope |
| 16.30-17.00 | Impact of the Licensing Act 2003 in Durham - Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods |
The House will sit at 11.30am
Oral Questions - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Prime Minister
Statement - National Security Strategy - Mr Gordon Brown
Ten Minute Rule Bill - Local Authority Powers (Election Campaigns) Bill - Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bill presented and read a First time)
Debate - Opposition Day (7th allotted day) - A debate on the Post Office (Motion, as amended, agreed to)
Adjournment - Organ donation - Gordon Banks
The House rose at 8.01pm
Thursday 20 March
The House sat 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
Presentation of Bill - Iraq War Inquiry - Mr Edward Davey (Bill presented and read a First time)
Royal Assent - Appropriation Act 2008
Debate - on the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
Adjournment - Border and Immigration Agency's procedures relating to qualification for indefinite leave to remain - Andrew Stunell
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.30pm
Westminster Hall - A debate on Creative Industries
The House rose for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend at the end of Business
The House rose at 6.26pm
Friday 21 March
The House did not sit
Monday 24 March
The House did not sit
Tuesday 25 March
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -
| 09.30-11.00 | Remploy - Frank Cook |
| 11.00-12.30 | Prison policy - Mr Philip Hollobone |
| 12.30-13.00 | Mission in Helmand Province - Paul Flynn |
| 13.00-13.30 | Rural development overseas - Martin Horwood |
| 13.30-14.00 | Town and village greens and planning - Tom Levitt |
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including Topical Questions
Statement - Constitutional Renewal - Mr Jack Straw
Presentation of Bill - Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill - Alan Simpson (Bill presented and read a First time)
Debate - Opposition Day (8th allotted day) - Iraq Inquiry (Motion, as amended, agreed to)
Motion - To approve the Local Government Finance Special Grant Report (No.129) [HC 256] (agreed to)
Adjournment - Tina Thompson and war widows pensions - Lynda Waltho
The House rose at 12.21am
Wednesday 26 March
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-5.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -
| 09.30-11.00 | Government policy on park home sites - Richard Younger-Ross |
| 11.00-11.30 | Delivery of public services in the South West by Southwest One and IBM - Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger |
| 14.30-16.00 | Development of nuclear weapons at Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston - Jeremy Corbyn |
| 16.00-16.30 | Changes in planning law affecting high street shops - Martin Linton |
| 16.30-17.00 | Recycling of plastics - Dr John Pugh |
The House will sit at 11.30am
Oral Questions - Northern Ireland; Prime Minister
Presentation of Bill - Microgeneration (Definition) (Amendment) Bill - Mr David Drew (Bill presented and read a First time)
Legislation - Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] - First reading (Bill presented and read a First time)
Legislation - Local Transport Bill [HL] - Second reading (Bill read a Second time)
Legislation - Local Transport Bill [HL] - Programme motion (Agreed to)
Legislation - Local Transport Bill [HL] - Money resolution (Agreed to)
Legislation - Local Transport Bill [HL] - Ways and Means resolution (Agreed to)
Adjournment - Co-operative model in education in Portsmouth - Sarah McCarthy-Fry
The House rose at 7.46pm
Thursday 27 March
The House will sit at 10.30am
Oral Questions - Innovation, Universities and Skills, including Topical Questions
Business Statement - Leader of the House
Statement - Council Tax - John Healey
Topical debate - Policing in London
Motions - relating to House of Commons Business:
| i) | Parliamentary Contribution Pension Fund (Agreed to) |
| ii) | 7th Report of the Standard and Privileges Committee on Employment of family members through the staffing allowance, Session 2007-08, HC 436 (Agreed to) |
Adjournment - Boston's road infrastructure - Mark Simmonds
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.30pm
Westminster Hall - Debate on Strategic Export Controls: 2007 Review, First Joint Report from the Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees, Session 2006-07, HC 117, and the Government's response, Cm 7260
The House rose at 4.02pm
Friday 28 March
The House did not sit
Written Ministerial Statements
17 - 28 March 2008
| 14.03.08 | NATO Foreign Ministers - Mr Jim Murphy |
| 14.03.08 | Income-contingent Student Loans - Bill Rammell |
| 14.03.08 | Flexible New Deal - James Purnell |
| 17.03.08 | Raising Expectations: Enabling the System to Deliver - Ed Balls |
| 17.03.08 | Safeguarding Children and Young People - Ed Balls |
| 17.03.08 | School Admissions: Strengthening the System - Ed Balls |
| 17.03.08 | Fire and Rescue Service - John Healey |
| 17.03.08 | Consular Fees Order 2008 - Meg Munn |
| 17.03.08 | Prison Drug Treatment - Mr David Hanson |
| 17.03.08 | Health of the Working Age Population - James Purnell |
| 18.03.08 | Northern Rock - Mr Alistair Darling |
| 18.03.08 | Youth Taskforce Action Plan - Beverley Hughes |
| 18.03.08 | Building Control System - Caroline Flint |
| 18.03.08 | Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Jonathan Shaw |
| 18.03.08 | FCO Services (Performance Targets) - Meg Munn |
| 18.03.08 | General Affairs and External Relations Council - Mr Jim Murphy |
| 18.03.08 | Dissolved NHS Trusts (Public Dividend Capital) - Alan Johnson |
| 18.03.08 | Private and Voluntary Health Care - Mr Ben Bradshaw |
| 18.03.08 | Taser (Police Use) - Mr Tony McNulty |
| 18.03.08 | English Language Skills (Bangladesh) - Mr Douglas Alexander |
| 18.03.08 | MPs' Pay and Pensions Review - Ms Harriet Harman |
| 19.03.08 | Finance Bill - Jane Kennedy |
| 19.03.08 | Diploma Gateway 2 Process - Jane Kennedy |
| 19.03.08 | Ofstead Agreement Sign-Off - Mr Bob Ainsworth |
| 19.03.08 | UK Reserve Forces - Des Browne |
| 19.03.08 | Director of Service Prosecutions - Des Browne |
| 19.03.08 | Armed Forces Retention - Des Browne |
| 19.03.08 | Code of Practice for the Promotion of NHS Funded Services - Mr Ben Bradshaw |
| 19.03.08 | Legislative Competence - Social Welfare and Other Fields Order - Mr Paul Murphy |
| 20.03.08 | Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (Targets 2008-09) - Mr Iain Wright |
| 20.03.08 | Regional Spatial Strategy - Mr Parmjit Dhanda |
| 20.03.08 | Creation of the Centre for Defence Enterprise - Mr Bob Ainsworth |
| 20.03.08 | Diplomatic Couriers (Visas) - Mr Jim Murphy |
| 20.03.08 | Juvenile Secure Settings (Restraint Methods) - Mr David Hanson |
| 20.03.08 | MPs and Peers' Correspondence - Mr Tom Watson |
| 20.03.08 | Local Election Guidance - Edward Miliband |
| 20.03.08 | "Post-legislative Scrutiny - The Government's Approach" - Ms Harriet Harman |
| 20.03.08 | Railways Act - Ruth Kelly |
| 25.03.08 | Ministerial Group for Regeneration in Manchester - Hazel Blears |
| 25.03.08 | Surface Ship Support - Des Browne |
| 25.03.08 | Health and Adult Social Care Providers - Mr Ben Bradshaw |
| 25.03.08 | Education (Student Support) Regulations - Mr John Denham |
| 25.03.08 | Devolution of Policing and Justice: Report of the Northern Ireland Assembly - Mr Shaun Woodward |
| 25.03.08 | Strengthening Devolution in Scotland - Des Browne |
| 26.03.08 | DEFRA's Central Science Laboratory and Pesticides Safety - Jonathan Shaw |
| 26.03.08 | Food From Britain - Hilary Benn |
| 26.03.08 | Royal and Ministerial Air Travel - Jim Fitzpatrick |
| 26.03.08 | Luton Borough Council (Benefit Fraud Inspectorate Report) - Mr James Plaskitt |
| 27.03.08 | "Safer Children in a Digital World" (Byron Review) - Ed balls |
| 27.03.08 | Compensation Claims (Iraq) - Des Browne |
| 27.03.08 | Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Jonathan Shaw |
| 27.03.08 | Carbon Reduction Commitment (Public Consultation) - Hilary Benn |
| 27.03.08 | Hong Kong - David Miliband |
| 27.03.08 | Independent Police Complaints Commission - Jacqui Smith |
| 27.03.08 | Coroners Bill - Bridget Prentice |
| 27.03.08 | Public Bodies 2007 - Mr Tom Watson |
| 27.03.08 | Highways Agency - Mr Tom Harris |
| 27.03.08 | Financial Assistance Scheme - Mr Mike O'Brien |
| 27.03.08 | Employment and Support Allowance Regulations - Mr Stephen Timms |
| 27.03.08 | Agency Targets and Business Plans - James Purnell |
| 27.03.08 | Coroners' Recommendations (Government Response) - Mr Jack Straw |
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