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Weekly Information Bulletin: 17th May 2008

Business of the House of Commons
9 - 16 May 2008

Friday 9 May

The House sat at 9.30am

Private Members' Bills - Planning and Energy Bill - Mr Michael Fallon (Bill read a Third time); Foreign National Statistics Bill- Mr William Cash (Order for 2R: 16.5.2008); Drugs (Roadside Testing) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (Order for 2R: 16.5.2008); Drugs (Reclassification) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (Order for 2R: 16.5.2008); Animals Act 1971 (Amendment) Bill - Mr Stephen Crabb (Bill Dropped)

Adjournment - Care home charges - Dr Vincent Cable

The House rose at 2.55pm


Monday 12 May

The House sat 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 (Agreed on division)

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] - Programme motion (Agreed on division)

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] - Money resolution (Agreed)

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

The House rose at 10.56pm


Tuesday 13 May

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00Regulation of supermarkets - Mr Mark field
11.00-12.30Future of the Teeside base of the North East Air Support Unit - Frank Cook
12.30-13.00Abolition of the Worker Registration Scheme - Stephen Pound
13.00-13.30EAGA Warm Front Scheme in West Dorset - Mr Oliver Letwin
13.30-14.00Business Improvement District process in Coventry - Mr Geoffrey Robinson

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including Topical Questions

Statement - Income Tax - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Armed Forces (Federation) - Mr Kevan Jones (Bill presented and read a First time)

Legislation - Education and Skills Bill - Programme motion (No. 2) - (Agreed on division)

Legislation - Education and Skills Bill - Remaining stages (Bill, as amended, read a Third time)

Motion - to consider the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Order 2008 (HC 321) (Motion, as amended, agreed on division)

Motion - to approve the Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008 (Motion agreed on division)

Adjournment - Driving Standards Agency - Mr David Heath

The House rose at 11.40pm


Wednesday 14 May

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.0060th anniversary of the Commonwealth Development Corporation - Mr Tom Clarke
11.00-11.30Immigration rules relating to spouses - Mr Roger Godsiff
14.30-16.00Future of Royal Mail and the Post Office - Mr Alan Reid
16.00-16.30Government funding for the proposed unitary authority for Shropshire - Daniel Kawczynski
16.30-17.00Siting of Stafford Post Office - Mr David Kidney

The House sat at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Northern Ireland; Prime Minister

Statement - Draft Legislative Programme - Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Management of Dementia in Care Homes - David Taylor (Bill presented and read a First time)

Debate - Opposition Day (12th allotted day) - i) Burma (Motion, as amended, agreed); ii) Vehicle Excise Duty (Motion negatived on division)

Adjournment - Access to specialist services for sufferers of muscular dystrophy - Nia Griffith

The House rose at 8.22pm


Thursday 15 May

The House sat at 10.30am

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

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - Anti-Semitism

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

Adjournment - Boiler room fraud - Mr Nigel Evans

The House rose at 6.03pm

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.30pm

Westminster Hall - a debate on the Eleventh Report from the Science and Technology Committee, HC 903-I, Session 2006-07, Funding of Science and Discovery Centres and the Government's response, HC 214


Friday 16 May

The House sat at 9.30am

Private Members' Bills - Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill - Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Report stage); Fixed Term Parliaments Bill - David Howarth (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); Foreign National Statistics Bill- Mr William Cash (2R); Drugs (Roadside Testing) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R); Drugs (Reclassification) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope (2R)

Adjournment - Local employment and the London Olympic Games in 2012 - Ms Diane Abbott

The Weekly Information Bulletin went to press before the House rose on Friday

*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


Written Ministerial Statements
9 - 16 May 2008

9.05.08"Leading local Change" (NHS Next Stage Review) - Alan Johnson
9.05.08Correction to Written Answers - Mr James Plaskitt
9.05.08National Insurance Numbers - Mr Stephen Timms
12.05.08Farepak - Mr Gareth Thomas
12.05.08Antisemitism (Government Response) - Mr Parmjit Dhanda
12.05.08East of England Regional Spatial Strategy - Mr Parmjit Dhanda
12.05.08UN Forces (Cyprus) - Mr Bob Ainsworth
12.05.08Care and Support Reform - Alan Johnson
13.05.08Building Regulations Part G - Mr Ian Wright
13.05.08Spring Performance Report - Des Browne
13.05.08RAF Hercules ZH876 Board of Inquiry - Bob Ainsworth
13.05.08CEFAS - Johathan Shaw
13.05.08HE Student Support (Annual Uprating) - Bill Rammell
13.05.08Appointment to the boundary Commission for Wales - Mr. Jack Straw
13.05.08Legislative Competence Order (Housing) - Mr Paul Murphy
14.05.08ECOFIN - Mr Alistair Darling
14.05.08First Time Buyers - Caroline Flint
14.05.08Mr Baha Mousa - Des Browne
14.05.08Oakhill Secure Training centre - Mr David Hanson
14.05.08Draft Legislative Programme 2008-09 - Ms Harriet Harman
14.05.08Prison Service Pay Review Body - Mr Gordon Brown
15.05.08Valuation Office Agency - Jane Kennedy
15.05.08Ofqual - Ed Balls
15.05.08Planning Casework Performance - Mr Parmjit Dhanda
15.05.08Espoo Convention (Bucharest 19-21 May) - Mr Iain Wright
15.05.08RAF Pumas (Board of Inquiry) - Mr Bob Ainsworth
15.05.08Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps - Mr Bob Ainsworth
15.05.08General Medical Council (Fitness to Practice Rules) - Mr Ben Bradshaw
15.05.08Home Office Departmental Report - Jacqui Smith
15.05.08Serious Organised Crime Agency Annual Report 2007-08 - Mr Vernon Coaker
15.05.08Interception of Communications (Prison) - Mr Jack Straw
15.05.08Departmental Report - Mr Paul Murphy

 
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