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Weekly Information Bulletin: 29th January 2011

Business of the House of Commons

21 – 28 January 2011

Friday 21 January

The House sat at 9.30am

Private Members’ Bills -

Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Bill – 2R – Mr Greg Knight (Bill read a second time)

Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill – 2R – Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Deb Adj; Order for 2R 13 May 2011)

Protection of Local Services (Planning) Bill – 2R – Nigel Adams (Order for 2R 1 April 2011)

Public Bodies (Sustainable Food) Bill – 2R – Joan Walley (Order for 2R 17 June 2011)

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill – 2R – Tom Brake (Order for 2R 1 April 2011)

Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill – 2R – Mr Adrian Sanders (Order for 2R 17 June 2011)

Waste Recycling (End Use Register) Bill – 2R – Peter Bottomley (Order for 2R 4 February 2011)

Safety of Medicines Bill – 2R – Mr David Amess (Order for 2R 11 February 2011)

Council Housing (Local Financing Pathfinders) Bill – 2R – Sarah Newton (Order for 2R 11 February 2011)

Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill – 2R – Adam Afriyie (Order for 2R 4 February 2011)

Adjournment – Cycling in England – Dr Julian Huppert

The House rose at 2.58pm

Monday 24 January

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions – Home Office, including Topical Questions

Legislation – European Union Bill – Committee of the whole House (Day 2) (Clauses 1-4 Agreed, Clause 5 Agreed, as amended)

Adjournment – Planning blight and large property owners – Siobhain McDonagh

The House rose at 11.03pm

Tuesday 25 January

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

Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates:

09.30-11.00 – Future of library services – Lisa Nandy

11.00-12.30 – Supply and demand in the property market – Richard Harrington [R]

12.30 -13.00 – Secretariat to the Chilcot Inquiry and the operation of the Civil Service Code – Mr Elfyn Llwyd

13.00-13.30 – Support for historic homes – Tony Baldry

13.30-14.00 – Effect of neonicotinoid pesticides on bees and other invertebrates – Martin Caton

The House sat at 2.30pm

Oral Questions – Health, including Topical Questions

Ten Minute Rule Motion – Firearms (Amendment) – Thomas Docherty (Agreed, Bill presented and read a First time)

Legislation – European Union Bill – Committee of the whole House (Day 3) (Clause 6 Agreed, as amended; Clauses 11-13 Agreed; Schedule 1 Agreed, as amended)

Adjournment – Future of RAF Leuchars – Sir Menzies Campbell

The House rose at 10.29pm

Wednesday 26 January

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30-5.00pm

Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates:

09.30-11.00 – The Army and RAF Lyneham – Mr James Gray

11.00-11.30 – Political situation in Chechnya – Jo Swinson

14.30 -16.00 – Community cohesion – Phil Wilson

16.00-16.30 – Future of the UK internet search engine sector – Graham Jones

16.30-17.00 – Holiday accommodation and provision of low cost housing – Gordon Henderson

The House sat at 11.30am

Oral Questions – Scotland, Prime Minister

Urgent Question – BBC World Service – Mr Denis MacShane

Statement – Counter Terrorism Review – Mrs Theresa May

Bill Presented – Education Bill – (Bill presented and read a First time)

Ten Minute Rule Motion – Carers and Employment – Mr Mark Williams (Agreed, Bill presented and read a First time)

Legislation – European Union Bill – Committee of the whole House (Day 4) (Clause 7-10 Agreed)

Motion – Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Agreed)

Motion – Public Accounts Commission (Agreed)

Adjournment – Proposed closure of Burton’s Foods factory in Moreton – Ms Angela Eagle

The House rose at 8.17pm

Thursday 27 January

The House sat in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.00pm

Westminster Hall: Subject to be nominated by the Liaison Committee

The House sat at 10.30am

Oral Questions Transport, including Topical Questions, Women and Equalities

Business Statement – Leader of the House

Legislation – Scotland Bill – Second reading (Agreed, on division, Bill read a Second time)

Adjournment – Future of the Western Sahara – Dr Andrew Murrison

The House rose at 6.44pm

Friday 28 January

The House did not sit

Written Ministerial Statements

21 – 28 January 2011

21.01.2011

Off-Grid Energy – Charles Hendry

21.01.2011

EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy – James Brokenshire

24.01.2011

Southern Sudan Referendum – Mr William Hague

25.01.2011

Banking Act 2009 (Reporting) – Mr Mark Hoban

25.01.2011

Media Ownership – Mr Jeremy Hunt

25.01.2011

Agriculture and Fisheries Council – Mrs Caroline Spelman

25.01.2011

Incapacity Benefit Reassessment – Chris Grayling

25.01.2011

Employment and Social Policy Ministers (Informal Meeting) – Chris Grayling

25.01.2011

Parliamentary Written Question (Correction) – Steve Webb

26.01.2011

Mortgage Market (Consumer Protection – Mr Mark Hoban

26.01.2011

Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments (Report) – Mr Mark Hoban

26.01.2011

Single Source Pricing Regulations – Peter Luff

26.01.2011

Special Representative to Gibraltar – Nick Harvey

26.01.2011

Independent Review of the Science Advisory Council to DEFRA – Mrs Caroline Spelman

26.01.2011

BBC World Service – Mr William Hague

26.01.2011

Intercept as Evidence – Mrs Theresa May

27.01.2011

Workplace Disputes Reforms – Vince Cable

27.01.2011

ECOFIN – Mr George Osborne

27.01.2011

Public Forest Estate – Mrs Caroline Spelman

27.01.2011

General Affairs Council/Foreign Affairs Council – Mr David Lidington

27.01.2011

Forensic Science Research and Development – James Brokenshire

27.01.2011

Justice and Home Affairs Council – Mrs Theresa May

27.01.2011

Data Protection Legislative Framework – Mr Jonathan Djanogly