Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons
5 - 9 May 2008

Monday 5 May

The House will not be sitting

Tuesday 6 May

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00	Flood defences in Norfolk - Mr Keith Simpson
11.00-12.30	Welfare to work city strategies - Mr Graham Allen
12.30-13.00	Post Office closures in Stroud constituency - Mr David Drew
13.00-13.30	Collapse of Ujima Housing Association - Mr Rob Wilson
13.30-14.00	Post Office closure programme in Great Yarmouth - Mr Anthony Wright

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Health, including Topical Questions

Programme Motion - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Programme) (No. 4)

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill - Consideration of Lords amendments

Motion - Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill - Money Resolution

Adjournment - Health and safety in graveyards - John Mann

Wednesday 7 May

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates - *

09.30-11.00	RAF Aldergrove - Dr William McCrea
11.00-11.30	Thatched roofs and planning policy - Sir George Young
14.30-16.00	Development policy on the Democratic Republic of Congo - Jeremy Corbyn
16.00-16.30	Flooding in Whitney - Mr David Cameron
16.30-17.00	Green belt policy - Annette Brooke

The House will sit at 11.30am

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

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Immigration (Discharged Ghurkhas) - Bob Russell

Debate - Opposition Day (11th allotted day) - Safeguarding the impartiality of the Civil Service

Motion - the Chairman of Ways and Means will name opposed Private Business for consideration

Legislation - Consideration of Lords amendments if necessary

Adjournment - Implications for Tewkesbury constituency of the South West Regional Spatial Strategy - Mr Laurence Robertson

Thursday 8 May

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 World

Adjournment - Government support for organisations for victims of domestic violence - Mr Virendra Sharma

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

Westminster Hall - a debate on the First Report from the Health Committee, HC 27-1, on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Friday 9 May

The House will sit at 9.30am

Private Members' Bills - Planning and Energy Bill - Mr Michael Fallon (Rep); Foreign National Statistics Bill- Mr William Cash (2R); Drugs (Roadside Testing) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R); Drugs (Reclassification) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R); Autumn Bank Holiday Bill - Shona McIsaac (2R); Animals Act 1971 (Amendment) Bill - Mr Stephen Crabb (2R) ; Iraq War Inquiry Bill - Mr Edward Davey (2R); Offshore Oil and Gas Industries (Health and Safety) Bill - Mr Frank Doran (2R)

Adjournment - Care home charges - Dr Vincent Cable

*Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm

** There are no Westminster Hall Adjournment Debates scheduled

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

Provisional Forthcoming Business
of the House of Commons
12 - 16 May 2008

Monday 12 May

The House will sit at 2.30pm

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

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] - Second reading

Adjournment - Future of HM Revenue and Customs Office in Newport - Jessica Morden

Tuesday 13 May

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 - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Armed Forces (Federation) - Mr Kevan Jones

Legislation - Education and Skills Bill - Remaining stages

Motion - to consider the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Order 2008 (HC 321)

Adjournment -*

Wednesday 14 May

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates - *

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Northern Ireland; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) - David Taylor

Debate - Opposition Day (12th allotted day) - subject to be announced

Adjournment - *

Thursday 15 May

The House will sit at 10.30am

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

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - ***

Legislation - Consideration of Lords amendments if necessary

Motion - to take note of the outstanding Reports of the Public Accounts Committee to which the Government has replied

Adjournment - *

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

Westminster Hall - a debate on the First Report from the Science and Technology Committee, HC 214, on the Funding of Science and Discovery Centres

Friday 16 May

The House will sit at 9.30am

Private Members' Bills - Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill - Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Report stage); Fixed Term Parliaments Bill - David Howarth (2R); Road Traffic (Prohibition of Anti-detection Devices) Bill - Mr Alistair Carmichael (2R); Human Rights Act (Meaning of Public function) Bill - Mr Andrew Dismore (2R); Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill - Margaret Moran (2R); Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL] - Roger Berry (2R); Environmental Protection (Airports) Bill - Justine Greening (2R); Disqualification from Parliament (Taxation Status) Bill - (2R); Public Sector Buildings (Energy Performance) Bill - Anne Snelgrove (2R); Citizens' Convention Bill - Julia Goldsworthy (2R)

Adjournment -*

*Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm

** There are no Westminster Hall Adjournment Debates scheduled

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