Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons
18 - 22 May 2009

Monday 18 May

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Home Office, including Topical Questions

Debate - Opposition Day (11th allotted day) - (i) Crisis in funding Further Education and Training; (ii) Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Adjournment - UK government funding for the construction of a new crossing over the River Forth - Willie Rennie

Tuesday 19 May

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00 Fire safety in schools - Mr Ian McCartney

11.00-12.30 Government's response to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report on Equitable Life - Mr David Davis

12.30-13.00 Heart of Wales railway line - Mr Martin Caton

13.00-13.30 Dental services in Oxfordshire - Dr Evan Harris

13.30-14.00 Levels of achievement of white disadvantaged pupils in Birmingham - Richard Burden

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Commission for the Compact Bill - Mr Tom Levitt

Legislation - Policing and Crime Bill - Remaining stages

Adjournment - Water charging in the South West - Mr Hugo Swire

Wednesday 20 May

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00 Primary care trust criteria for allocating beds to elderly patients - Miss Anne McIntosh

11.00-11.30 Allocation of school places - Anne Main

14.30-16.00 London Metropolitan University - Jeremy Corbyn

16.00-16.30 Progress of Better Healthcare Closer to Home strategy - Siobhain McDonagh

16.30-17.00 Future of the Nimrod project - Mark Hunter

The House will sit at 11.30am

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

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Employment Tribunals (Limit on Compensation) Bill - Mr Christopher Chope

Motion - on the Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Motion - on the National Policy Statements

Motion - on the Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Adjournment - Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology - Ben Chapman

Thursday 21 May

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

Westminster Hall - a debate on the 10th Report from the International Development Select Committee, HC 493 I-II (Session 2007-08) entitled 'The World Food Programme and Global Food Security', and the Government's response, 8th Special Report, HC 1066 (Session 2007-08)

The House will sit at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, including Topical Questions; Solicitor General

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Motion - on the Whitsun Recess Adjournment

Adjournment - Take-up of council tax benefit - Mr Paul Burstow

Friday 22 May

The House will not be sitting

Provisional Forthcoming Business
of the House of Commons
1 - 5 June 2009

Monday 1 June

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Defence, including Topical Questions

Legislation - Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL] - Second reading

Adjournment - *

Tuesday 2 June

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 - Communities and Local Government, including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Baliffs (Repeals and Amendment) Bill - Ms Karen Buck

Legislation - Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] - Second reading

Adjournment - *

Wednesday 3 June

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 - Maximum Wage Bill - Paddy Tipping

Debate - Subject to be announced

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

Adjournment - *

Thursday 4 June

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

Westminster Hall - **

The House will sit at 10.30am

Oral Questions - Energy and Climate Change including Topical Questions; Leader of the House of Commons and House of Commons Commission

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - ***

Debate - Defence in the World

Adjournment - *

Friday 5 June

The House will not be sitting

* Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm

** There are no Westminster Hall Debates scheduled

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