Business of the House of Commons
7 - 11 May 2001

Monday 7 May

Bank Holiday - The House did not sit

Tuesday 8 May

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am and 1.59pm

Westminster Hall: Private Members' Debates

Mr David Tredinnick on helicopter and light aircraft insurance and regulation

Ms Ruth Kelly on war veterans

Mr Christopher Gill on best value performance plans for local government

Ms Hazel Blears on Government policy on motorcycling

Mr Nick St Aubyn on the licence for Thames Waste Management Limited incinerator in Guildford

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Scotland; Advocate General; Lord Chancellor's Department; House of Commons Commission

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Discrimination Against Older People - Mr Roger Berry (Motion for leave to bring in, agreed to, no division)

Ways and Means Resolution - Finance Bill (Agreed to, no division)

Legislation - Private Security Industry Bill [HL] (Remaining Stages: no Amendments made, 3rd Reading agreed to, no division)

Business Statement - Leader of the House (7.00pm)

Adjournment - Jane Griffiths on services for people with dyslexia

The House rose at 8.31pm

Wednesday 9 May

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

Westminster Hall: Private Members' Debates

Mr Andrew Mackinlay on Peoples' Peers and the future of the House of Lords

Dr Vincent Cable on police manpower in London

Jim Fitzpatrick on an alternative route for Crossrail

Mr Roy Beggs on the Implications for Anglo-Irish relations of Official Documents recently released under the 30 year rule

Mr Gareth R Thomas (Harrow West) on Northwood and Pinner Community Hospital

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Northern Ireland; Prime Minister

Personal Statement - Sir Edward Heath

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Age Discrimination - Mr Quentin Davies (Motion for leave to bring in, agreed to, no division)

Debate - Business Motion (Agreed to on division)

Programme Motion - Finance Bill (Agreed to, no division)

Legislation - Finance Bill - (Remaining Stages: no Amendments made, 3rd Reading agreed to on division)

Programme Motion - Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill (Agreed to, no division)

Legislation - Rating (Former Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill (Remaining Stages: no Amendments made,

3rd Reading agreed to, no division)

Legislation - Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill (All Stages agreed to, no debate, no division)

Adjournment - Mr Charles Wardle on abuse of planning controls

The House rose at 11.56pm

Thursday 10 May

The House sat at 11.30am

Oral Questions - Treasury

Programme Motion - Health and Social Care Bill (Agreed to, no debate, no division)

Legislation - Health and Social Care Bill (Lords Amendments 6, 9-15, 62, 73, 74, 82 & 83 disagreed to)

Programme Motion - Criminal Justice and Police Bill (Agreed to, no debate, no division)

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Police Bill (Lords Amendments agreed to)

Programme Motion - International Criminal Court Bill [HL] (Agreed to on division)

Legislation - International Criminal Court Bill [HL] (Remaining Stages: no amendments made, 3rd Reading agreed to on division)

Adjournment - Mr Mark Todd on flood defence planning and management

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

Westminster Hall: Adjournment Debate - Creative industries

The House rose at 6.47pm

Friday 11 May

The House sat at 9.30 am

Legislation - Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill; Armed Forces Bill; Social Security Contributions (Share Options) Bill; (Consideration of any Lords Amendments which may be received)

Adjournment - Mr John Bercow on the treatment of diabetes

The House rose at 12.05pm and will be dissolved on Monday 14 May by proclamation

This will constitute the end of the 1997-2001 Parliament