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Weekly Information Bulletin: 18th October 2008

Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons
20 - 24 October 2008

Monday 20 October

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Work and Pensions; including Topical Questions

Legislation - Political Parties and Elections Bill - Second reading

Adjournment - Floods in Northumberland - Sir Alan Beith


Tuesday 21 October

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00Future funding of higher education - Derek Wyatt
11.00-12.30Youth violence in Greater London - Simon Hughes
12.30-13.00Teaching of life skills to 11 to 16 year olds and the national curriculum - Mr Graham Allen
13.00-13.30Proposed national skills academy for rail in Crewe - Mr Edward Timpson
13.30-14.00Ex-servicemen in prison - Mr Elfyn Llwyd

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Transport; Women and Equality; including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Driving Instructors Convicted of Sexual Offences (Suspension) - Will Rennie

Debate - Opposition Day (19th allotted day) - i) Controls on immigration; ii) the Olympic Legacy

Adjournment - Energy policy in Scotland - John Robertson


Wednesday 22 October

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00South East Plan - Anne Milton
11.00-11.30Support for victims of Libyan state-sponsored terrorism - Mr Nigel Dodds
14.30-16.00Banking services for small businesses during financial turbulence - Lorely Burt
16.00-16.30Sites for gypsies and travellers in Epping Forest - Mrs Eleanor Laing
16.30-17.00Recovery of tax credit overpayments - Michael Jabez Foster

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Wales; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Health and Safety (Education and Training) - Mr George Howarth

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL] Bill - Remaining stages

Adjournment - British nuclear test veterans - John Baron


Thursday 23 October

The House will sit at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Church Commissioners; Public Accounts Commission and Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - ***

Motion - outstanding reports from the Public Accounts Committee to which the Government has replied

Adjournment - License fees levied by the Performing Rights Society - Alison Seabeck

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

Westminster Hall - Debate on the 30th Annual Report of the House of Commons Commission, HC 710


Friday 24 October

The House will not be sitting

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


Provisional Forthcoming Business
of the House of Commons
27 - 31 October 2008

Monday 27 October

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Home Office; including Topical Questions

Legislation - Local Transport Bill [HL] - remaining stages

Adjournment - Street works by utility companies - Andrew Gwynne


Tuesday 28 October

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 - Justice; including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Gamma-butyrolactone (Prohibition) - Joan Ryan

Legislation - Climate Change Bill [HL] - remaining stages

Adjournment - *


Wednesday 29 October

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates - **

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Scotland; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Food Labelling - Mr Richard Bacon

Debate - Opposition Day (11th allotted day) (Second part) - subject to be announced

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

Adjournment - *


Thursday 30 October

The House will sit at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Treasury; including Topical Questions

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - ***

Debate - Defence Policy

Adjournment - *

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

Westminster Hall - Debate on Politics and Administration: Ministers and Civil Servants, Third Report from the Public Administration Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 122-I


Friday 31 October

The House will not be sitting

*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

 
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