Weekly Information Bulletin: 16th May 2009
Business of the House of Commons
8 - 15 May 2009
Friday 8 May
The House sat at 9.30am
Private Members' Bills -
Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill - Mr Peter Ainsworth (2R) (Bill read a Second time)
Schools (Health Support) Bill - Mr Jim Cunningham (2R) (Bill read a Second time and withdrawn)
Land Use (Garden Protection Etc) Bill - Mr Andrew Dismore (2R) (Deb adj; 2R ordered to be resumed 26.6.09)
Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill - Mr Martin Caton (2R) (Ordered for 2R: 12.6.09)
Renewable Content Obligation Bill - Dr Alan Whitehead (2R) (Ordered for 2R: 3.7.09)
Protection of Children (Encrypted Material) Bill - Sir Paul Beresford (2R) (Bill dropped)
Scottish Banknotes (Acceptability in United Kingdom) Bill - David Mundell (2R) (Bill dropped)
Adjournment - Barnet Council's sheltered accommodation warden service - Mr Andrew Dismore
The House rose at 2.55pm
Monday 11 May
The House sat at 2.30pm
Oral Questions - Work and Pensions, including Topical Questions
Speaker's Statement - Members' expenses
Legislation - Equality Bill - Second reading (Amendment negatived on Division; Bill read a Second time)
Programme Motion - Equality Bill (on a Division, agreed to)
Money Resolution - Equality Bill (agreed to)
Carry-Over Motion - Equality Bill (Agreed on Deferred Division 13.5.2009)
Adjournment - Public health benefits of 80 years of Penicillin - Des Browne
The House rose at 10.54pm
Tuesday 12 May
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -
09.30-11.00 India - Mr David Amess
11.00-12.30 Consumer rights - Mark Lazarowicz
12.30-13.00 Police crowd control techniques - Ms Diane Abbott
13.00-13.30 Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Middle East peace process - Andrew Gwynne
13.30-14.00 Funding for the private rented housing sector - Lorely Burt
The House sat at 2.30pm
Oral Questions - Health, including Topical Questions
Ten Minute Rule Bill - Surface Water and Highway Drainage Charges (Exemption) Bill - Mr Mike Hall (Bill presented and read the First time)
Legislation - Finance Bill - Consideration in Committee of the whole House - Clauses 7-9, 11, 16, 20 and 92
(1st day; Clauses 7-8 agreed; Clauses 9 & 11 agreed on Division)
Adjournment - Road deaths and obstructive sleep apnoea - Meg Munn
The House rose at 1.51am
Wednesday 13 May
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-5.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -
09.30-11.00 Betting on sport and the integrity of sport in the UK - Dr Ian Gibson
11.00-11.30 Gangmasters in the construction industry - Jim Sheridan
14.30-16.00 Condition of rivers in England - Mr Oliver Heald
16.00-16.30 Case of Alan Louthwaite Irwin and Helios Airways Flight ZU 522 - Nadine Dorries
16.30-17.00 Regional Development Agency support for Gloucester - Mr Parmjit Dhanda
The House sat at 11.30am
Oral Questions - International Development; Prime Minister
Speaker's Statement - Parliament Square
Presentation Bill - School Bus (Safety) Bill - Mr Malcolm Bruce (Bill presented and read the First time)
Ten Minute Rule Bill - Goalpost Safety Bill - Mr Brooks Newmark (Bill presented and read the First time)
Legislation - Finance Bill - Conclusion of consideration in Committee of the whole House - Clauses 7-9, 11, 16, 20 and 92 (2nd day; Clauses Nos. 14, 20 and 92 agreed; Clause 16 agreed on Division)
Adjournment - Adverse reactions to vaccinations against cervical cancer - Mr Crispin Blunt
The House rose at 10.01pm
Thursday 14 May
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.30pm
Westminster Hall - a debate on the 1st Report from the Health Select Committee, HC 53 I-II (Session 2008-09) entitled 'NHS Next Stage Review' and the Government's response, Cm 7558.
The House sat at 10.30am
Oral Questions - Transport, including Topical Questions; Women and Equality
Business Statement - Leader of the House
Topical Debate - Sri Lanka
Debate - Swine Flu
Adjournment - Future of the under ten metre fishing fleet - Michael Jabez Foster
The House rose at 5.11pm
Friday 15 May
The House sat at 9.30am
Private Members' Bills -
Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) Bill - John Bercow (2R)
Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill - Mr Andrew Dismore (2R)
British Museum Act 1963 (Amendment) Bill - Mr Andrew Dismore (2R)
Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill - Willie Rennie (2R)
Adjournment - Government policy on reported violence and police corruption in Brazilian cities - Mr Mark Hendrick
The Weekly Information Bulletin went to press before the House rose
Written Ministerial Statements
8 - 14 May 2009
| 8.5.09 | Temporary Agency Workers Directive - Mr Pat McFadden |
| 8.5.09 | Local Government - John Healey |
| 8.5.09 | Immigration Appeals - Mr Phil Woolas |
| 8.5.09 | Animals (Scientific Procedures) - Mr Shahid Malik |
| 8.5.09 | Information Commissioner - Mr Gordon Brown |
| 11.5.09 | Blacklisting of Trade Unionists - Mr Pat McFadden |
| 11.5.09 | Developing Effective Resolution Arrangements for Investment Banks - Mr Alistair Darling |
| 11.5.09 | Safer School Partnerships - Ed Balls |
| 11.5.09 | Regeneration (England) - Hazel Blears |
| 11.5.09 | Education, Youth and Culture Council - Barbara Follett |
| 11.5.09 | Exercise Joint Warrior - Mr Bob Ainsworth |
| 11.5.09 | EU Competitiveness Ministers Meeting (4 May 2009) - Mr David Lammy |
| 11.5.09 | Northern Ireland Prison Service Corporate and Business Plan 2009-12 - Paul Goggins |
| 12.5.09 | EU Informal Competitiveness Council - Mr Gareth Thomas |
| 12.5.09 | National Minimum Wage - Mr Pat McFadden |
| 12.5.09 | Safeguarding - Progress in Delivering ContactPoint - |
| 12.5.09 | Park Home Site Licensing Provisions - Mr Iain Wright |
| 12.5.09 | Right to Enfranchise Provisions - Mr Iain Wright |
| 12.5.09 | Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Count - Mr Iain Wright |
| 12.5.09 | Housing and Planning Delivery Grant - Margaret Beckett |
| 12.5.09 | Probation Board for Northern Ireland (Business Plan 2009-10) - Paul Goggins |
| 12.5.09 | Agency Targets and Business Plans - James Purnell |
| 13.5.09 | Double Taxation Convention (United Kingdom and Mexico) - Mr Stephen Timms |
| 13.5.09 | Part G Building Regulations - Mr Iain Wright |
| 13.5.09 | Housing - Margaret Beckett |
| 13.5.09 | Local Government - John Healey |
| 13.5.09 | Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron Basing Study - Mr Bob Ainsworth |
| 13.5.09 | Alcohol - Mr Alan Campbell |
| 13.5.09 | Serious Organised Crime Agency (Annual Report) - Mr Alan Campbell |
| 13.5.09 | Bail Accommodation and Support Service - Mr David Hanson |
| 13.5.09 | Government Olympic Executive Quarterly Economic Report - Tessa Jowell |
| 13.5.09 | Written Answers (Correction) - Paul Clark |
| 13.5.09 | Sustainable Travel City (Demonstration Project) - Paul Clark |
| 13.5.09 | UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Jonathan Shaw |
| 14.5.09 | Deepcut Boards of Inquiry - Mr Bob Ainsworth |
| 14.5.09 | General Affairs and External Relations Council - Caroline Flint |
| 14.5.09 | The Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Policing Board - Paul Goggins |
| 14.5.09 | Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Ministerial Targets) - Jim Fitzpatrick |
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