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Weekly Information Bulletin: 25th October 2008

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

Legislation - Political Parties and Elections Bill - Programme Motion

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 -

09.30-11.00State pension and benefits for elderly people - Richard Younger-Ross
11.00-12.30Inland waterways and their future restoration - Charlotte Atkins
12.30-13.00Bromley Hospitals NHS and Orpington Hospital - Mr John Horam
13.00-13.30Funding for restoration of the Newbridge Memorial Hall - Mr Don Touhig
13.30-14.00MOD bilateral programme with Chinese People's Liberation Army - Mr Ben Wallace

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

Motion - to establish a Select Committee of the House

Adjournment - Schools Adjudicator and partially selective schools - David Gauke


Wednesday 29 October

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00Compensation for UK victims of overseas terrorism - Mr Ian McCartney
11.00-11.30Development policy and Sierra Leone - Laura Moffat
14.30-16.00Government strategy and objectives in Afghanistan - Mr Oliver Heald
16.00-16.30Cancer service centre in Kendal - Tim Farron
16.30-17.00Government support for social enterprise - Margaret Moran

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) - Olympic legacy

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

Adjournment - Rail links between Halifax and London - Mrs Linda Riordan


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 - debate on Defence Policy

Adjournment - Adoption procedures in relation to Yat Long - Mr Paul Beresford

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


Provisional Forthcoming Business
of the House of Commons
3 - 7 November 2008

Monday 3 November

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Defence; including Topical Questions

Legislation - Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] - remaining stages

Adjournment - A5 - M1 link - Andrew Selous


Tuesday 4 November

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 - Health; including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Food Labelling (Nutrition and Health) - Helen Southworth

Legislation - Employment Bill [HL] - remaining stages

Adjournment - *


Wednesday 5 November

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 - International Development; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Sale of Registration Marks (Amendment) - James Duddridge

Debate - subject to be announced

Adjournment - *


Thursday 6 November

The House will sit at 10.30am

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

Business Statement - Leader of the House

Topical Debate - ***

Debate - debate on public engagement in fighting crime

Adjournment - *

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

Westminster Hall - debate on the 8th Report from the Communities and Local Government Committee, HC 457, The Supply of Rented Housing


Friday 7 November

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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