Weekly Information Bulletin: 20th November 2010
Business of the House of Commons
12 – 19 November 2010
Friday 12 November
The House sat at 9.30am
Private Members’ Bills
Legislation – Sustainable Livestock Bill – Robert Flello – 2R (Debate adj. Order for 2R 10 June 2011)
Legislation – Public Bodies (Sustainable Food) Bill – Joan Walley – 2R (Order for 2R 21 January 2011)
Legislation – Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill – Tom Brake – 2R (Order for 2R 21 January 2011)
Legislation – Safety of Medicines Bill – Mr David Amess – 2R (Order for 2R 19 November 2010)
Adjournment – Appointment of the Chair of Lewisham NHS Hospital Trust – Jim Dowd
The House rose at 2.54pm
Monday 15 November
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Education, including Topical Questions
Statement – G20 – Mr David Cameron
Statement – Legal Aid and Civil Cost Reform – Mr Kenneth Clarke
Legislation – Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Bill [HL] – Second reading (Bill read a Second time)
Legislation – Sports Ground Safety Authority Bill – Money Resolution (Agreed)
Adjournment – Preservation of Sunderland Point – Davis Morris
The House rose at 8.09pm
Tuesday 16 November
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates:
09.30-11.00 – Policing in the West Midlands – Mr Jim Cunningham
11.00-12.30 – Use of biotechnology in food production – Mark Spencer
12.30-13.00 – Leakage from Yorkshire Water supplies – Mr Denis MacShane
13.00-13.30 – Nuclear power at Dungeness – Damian Collins
13.30-14.00 – Implementation of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 – Martin Caton
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – HM Treasury, including Topical Questions
Statement – Redfern Inquiry – Chris Huhne
Statement – Guantanamo Civil Litigation Settlement – Mr Kenneth Clarke
Ten Minute Rule Motion – Employment Retention – John Robertson (Agreed, Bill presented and read a First time)
Legislation – Fixed-term Parliaments Bill – Committee (Day 1: Clause 1 Agreed)
Motion – Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund (Agreed)
Motion – House of Commons Members’ Fund (Agreed)
Adjournment – Scotland Office policy on proposals to move away from Greenwich Mean Time- Mr Tom Harris
The House rose at 10.41pm
Wednesday 17 November
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30-5.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates:
09.30-11.00 – Sheltered accommodation – Margot James
11.00-11.30 – Business rates and vacant commercial property – Mark Pawsey
14.30-16.00 – West Cumbria and the 2009 floods – Tony Cunningham
16.00-16.30 – Contribution of heat pumps to energy efficiency measures – Graham Stringer
16.30-17.00 – Government policy on lion trophies and the protection of lions – Mr Andrew Turner
The House will sit at 11.30am
Oral Questions – International Development, Prime Minister
Urgent Question – Finance Ministers’ Meeting (Ireland) – Mr Mark Hoban
Ten Minute Rule Motion – Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation) – Chris Heaton-Harris (Agreed, Bill presented and read a First time)
Debate – Opposition Day (6th allotted day) – (i) Funding and the top-down reorganisation of the NHS (Negatived, on Division) (ii) Funding and schools reform (Negatived, on Division)
Motion – To approve the draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 and the draft Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2010 (Deferred until Wednesday 24 November)
Adjournment – Decision making on ward closures – Miss Anne McIntosh
The House rose at 8.47pm
Thursday 18 November
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.00pm
Westminster Hall: 2010 UN Climate Change Conference, Cancun followed by a debate on Houses in Multiple Occupation.
The House will sit at 10.30am
Oral Questions – Business, Innovation and Skills, including Topical Questions
Urgent Question – Socio-economic Equality Duty – Lynne Featherstone
Business Statement – Leader of the House
Backbench Business – A debate on immigration (Agreed)
Adjournment – Deep water drilling off the West of Shetland – Caroline Lucas
The House rose at 6.29pm
Friday 19 November
The House will sit at 9.30am
Private Members’ Bills:
Legislation – Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill– Chris White – Second reading
Legislation – Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill – Mr Adrian Sanders– Second reading
Legislation – Wreck Removal Convention Bill – Dr Therese Coffey – Second reading
Legislation – Credit Regulation (Child Pornography) Bill – Geraint Davies– Second reading
Legislation – Financial Services (Regulation of Deposits and Lending) Bill – Mr Douglas Carswell– Second reading
Legislation – Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill – Adam Afriyie – Second reading
Legislation – Safety of Medicines Bill – Mr David Amess – Second reading
Adjournment – Financial assistance for holidays for children from low income families – Bob Russell
The House rose after the Weekly Information Bulletin went to press
Written Ministerial Statements
12 – 19 November 2010
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12.11.10
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Defendant Anonymity (Rape Cases) – Mr Crispin Blunt
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12.11.10
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National Employment Savings Trust – Steve Webb
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15.11.10
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Counter-Terrorist Asset-Freezing Regime – Mr Mark Hoban
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15.11.10
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London 2012 Community Sport Legacy – Hugh Robertson
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15.11.10
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Justice and Home Affairs (Post-Council Statement) – James Brokenshire
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Pension Protection System (Administration Levies) – Steve Webb
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15.11.10
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State Pension Credit Research Study – Steve Webb
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16.11.10
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"Skills for Sustainable Growth" – Mr John Hayes
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ECOFIN (17 November 2010) – Mr George Osborne
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Parliamentary Oral question (Correction) – Mr Edward Vaizey
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Children’s Workforce Development Council – Tim Loughton
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Waste water National Policy Statement – Mrs Caroline Spelman
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Adult Social Care – Paul Burstow
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Right to Request Social Enterprise Scheme – Mr Andrew Lansley
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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Annual Report) – James Brokenshire
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Parliamentary Written Question (Correction) – Mr Mark Prisk
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17.11.10
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EU Extraordinary Competitiveness Council (10 November 2010) – Mr Edward Davey
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Employee-led Mutual Organisations – Mr Francis Maude
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17.11.10
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Economic and Financial Affairs Council (11 and 15 November 2010)
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Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council – Mr Edward Vaizey
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Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (6-7 December 2010) – Anne Milton
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Planning Reform – Greg Clark
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General Affairs and Foreign Affairs Councils – Mr David Lidington
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18.11.10
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European Court of Justice (Appointment of Romanian Judge) – Mr William Hague
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