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Weekly Information Bulletin: 13th December 2008

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 in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00BBC World Service - Mr Greg Hands
11.00-12.30Treatment of Christians in Iraq - Mr Edward Leigh
12.30-13.00National Parks in England - Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
13.00-13.30Implementing the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation - Paddy Tipping
13.30-14.00Secondary school reorganisation in Colchester - Bob Russell

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 - Physical contact between teachers and pupils - Norman Baker


Wednesday 17 December

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

Westminster Hall Private Members' Debates -

09.30-11.00Operation of libel laws - Mr Denis MacShane
11.00-11.30Freeze on settlement building in the occupied Palestinian Territories - Martin Linton

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm

14.30-16.00Support for the British Motor Industry - Sandra Gidley
16.00-16.30Dartford river crossing tolls - James Brokenshire
16.30-17.00Single and double summer time - Mr David Kidney

The House will sit at 11.30am

Oral Questions - International Development; Prime Minister

Legislation - Consolidated Fund Bill - proceedings

Legislation - Banking Bill - Third reading

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

Motion - resolution relating to Parliamentary pensions

Motion -Electoral Commission

Adjournment - Cervical cancer screening of young women - Mr Fraser Kemp


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 - Sri Lanka - Mr Andrew Pelling

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, Session 2007-08, HC 533 on Human Rights Annual Report 2007, and the Government's response, Cm 7463


Friday 19 December

The House will not be sitting


Provisional Forthcoming Business
of the House of Commons
12 - 16 January 2009

Monday 12 January

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Defence; including Topical Questions

Legislation - Business Rate Supplements Bill - Second reading

Adjournment - *


Tuesday 13 January

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office; including Topical Questions

Legislation - Saving Gateway Accounts Bill - Second reading

Adjournment - *


Wednesday 14 January

The House will sit at 11.30am

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

Debate - Opposition day (1st allotted day) - subject to be announced

Adjournment - *


Thursday 15 January

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*** - tbc

Debate - Armed Forces personnel

Adjournment - *

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

Westminster Hall - a debate on the 3rd Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, HC 333, entitled 'Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: the Cost of Policing the Past'


Friday 16 January

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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