Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons
8 - 12 December 2008

Monday 8 December

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - none scheduled

Motion - Business of the House

Motion - to establish a Speaker's Committee on the search of offices on the Parliamentary Estate

Debate on the Address - Employment, Universities and Skills and Housing

Adjournment - Consultations on Post Office closures - Dr Richard Taylor

Tuesday 9 December

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Justice; including Topical Questions

Debate - European Affairs

Adjournment - Teaching of life skills to 11 - 16 year olds and the national curriculum - Mr Graham Allen

Wednesday 10 December

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Scotland; Prime Minister

Debate on the Address - Foreign Affairs and Defence

Adjournment - River Hull and River Humber flood risk management strategy - Mr Graham Stuart

Thursday 11 December

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

Debate on the Address - Health and Education

Adjournment - Closure of out patients' facilities in Rushden - Mr Peter Bone

Friday 12 December

The House will not be sitting

*Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm

Provisional Forthcoming Business
of the House of Commons
15 - 19 December 2008

Monday 15 December

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Home Office; including Topical Questions

Debate on the Address - Economy, Pensions and Welfare

Adjournment - Regulation of the grocery sector - Andrew George

Tuesday 16 December

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Health; including Topical Questions

Debate- Estimates (1st allotted day) - i) energy prices, fuel poverty, OFGEM; ii) dental services

Adjournment - *

Wednesday 17 December

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - International Development; Prime Minister

Legislation - Banking Bill - Third reading

Motion - Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2008

Adjournment - *

Thursday 18 December

The House will sit at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Treasury; including Topical Questions

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Motion - on the Christmas recess adjournment

Adjournment - *

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

Westminster Hall - a debate on the 9th Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, HC 533 Human Rights Annual Report 2007

Friday 19 December

The House will not be sitting

*Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm