Weekly Information Bulletin: 12th February 2011
Business of the House of Commons
4 – 11 February 2011
Friday 4 February
The House sat at 9.30am
Private Members’ Bills -
Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill - (2R) - Anna Soubry (Bill withdrawn)
Coinage (Measurement) Bill – (2R) - Mark Lancaster (Bill read a second time)
Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Import, Sale or Distribution) Bill - (2R) - Caroline Lucas (Order for 2R 10.06.11)
Consumer Credit (Regulation and Advice) Bill - (2R) - Stella Creasy (Order for 2R 14.10.11)
Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill - (2R) - Adam Afriyie (Order for 2R 11.02.11)
Adjournment – Witness anonymity and the case of Don and Anita Horton – Robert Halfon
The House rose at 2.58pm
Monday 7 February
The House sat at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Education, including Topical Questions
Statement – EU Council and North Africa – Mr David Cameron
Debate – Opposition Day (Unallotted Day) [Half Day] – Government Policy on the Cost of Fuel – Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru (Opposition Motion negatived on division; Government motion agreed, on division)
Motions – (i) 10th Report from the Standards and Privileges Committee on the Registration of Income from Employment (ii) 8th Report 2008-09 from the Standards and Privileges Committee on All-Party groups (Agreed)
Adjournment – Office of Fair Trading and supermarket acquisitions in Birtley, Tyne and Wear – Mr David Anderson
The House rose at 9.48pm
Tuesday 8 February
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates:
09.30-11.00 – Future funding of independent debt advice – Yvonne Fovargue
11.00-12.30 – Economic regeneration in Wolverhampton and the Black country – Paul Uppal
12.30 -13.00 – Proposal for a National Defence Medal – Mr Denis MacShane
13.00-13.30 – Care for the elderly in Kent – Charlie Elphicke
13.30-14.00 – Effects of changes to housing benefit in Scotland – Gregg McClymont
The House sat at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – HM Treasury, including Topical Questions
Urgent Question – Russia (Exclusion of Journalist) – Mr David Lidington
Ten Minute Rule Motion – BBC Licence Fee Payers (Voting Rights) – Robert Halfon (Agreed, Bill presented and read a First time)
Legislation – Education Bill – Second reading (Agreed, Bill read a Second time)
Legislation – Education Bill – Programme Motion (Agreed)
Legislation – Education Bill – Money Resolution (Agreed)
Adjournment – Effect on the higher education sector of changes to the tier 4 immigration system – Mr Richard Bacon
The House rose at10.50pm
Wednesday 9 February
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30-5.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates:
09.30-11.00 – Neuromuscular care services in the North West – Graham Evans
11.00-11.30 – Government policy on unscrupulous builders – Stephen Lloyd
14.30 -16.00 – Funding for flood risk management – Hugh Bayley
16.00-16.30 – Future of the Citizens Advice Bureaux in Birmingham – Jack Dromey
16.30-17.00 – Reconfiguration of hospital services in Shropshire – Daniel Kawczynski
The House sat at 11.30am
Oral Questions – Northern Ireland, Prime Minister
Urgent Question – Flood defence allocations – Mary Creagh
Statement – Banking – Mr George Osborne
Statement – Trade and investment for growth white paper – Vince Cable
Ten Minute Rule Motion – Former Metal Mines – Tom Blenkinsop (Agreed, Bill presented and read a First time)
Motion – The Police Grant (Agreed on division)
Motion – Local Government Finance (Agreed on division)
Adjournment – Prices and regulation in the domestic heating oil industry – Pat Glass
The House rose at 8.39pm
Thursday 10 February
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.00pm
Westminster Hall: Onshore wind energy
The House sat at 10.30am
Oral Questions – Energy and Climate Change, including Topical Questions
Business Statement – Leader of the House
Backbench Business – Motion relating to Voting by Prisoners (Agreed on division)
Adjournment – Improving outcomes for children in care – Mr Edward Timpson [R]
The House rose at 6.30pm
Friday 11 February
The House sat at 9.30am
Private Members’ Bills -
Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill – Second reading – Harriett Baldwin
Planning (Opencast Mining Separation Zones) Bill – Second reading – Andrew Bridgen
Sex and Relationships Education Bill - Second reading – Chris Bryant
Apprenticeships and Skills (Public Procurement Contracts) Bill – Second reading – Catherine McKinnell
Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [HL] – Second reading – Mr Tom Clarke
Council Housing (Local Financing Pathfinders) Bill – Second reading – Sarah Newton
Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill – Second reading – Adam Afriyie
Adjournment – Future funding arrangements for Cleveland Fire Authority – Mr Iain Wright
The Weekly Information Bulletin went to press before the House rose.
Written Ministerial Statements
4 – 11 February 2011
04.02.11
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Local Better Regulation Office – Mr Mark Prisk
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04.02.11
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Ministerial Correction – Vince Cable
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04.02.11
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Ministerial Interests – Mr David Cameron
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04.02.11
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Local Major Transport Scheme – Mr Philip Hammond
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07.02.11
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Barlow Clowes International – Mr Mark Hoban
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07.02.11
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Local Government Finance – Robert Neill
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07.02.11
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Plutonium Stocks – Charles Hendry
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Feed-in Tariffs – Chris Huhne
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07.02.11
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Antisocial Behaviour – James Brokenshire
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07.02.11
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Release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi – Mr David Cameron
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08.02.11
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Parliamentary Written Question (Correction) – Robert Neill
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08.02.11
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Search and Rescue Helicopter Procurement – Mr Phillip Hammond
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Office for Nuclear Regulation – Chris Grayling
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09.02.11
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Council Tax – Mr Eric Pickles
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09.02.11
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Research Projects – Robert Neill
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09.02.11
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Counter-Terrorism Legislation Review – Mr Owen Paterson
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10.02.11
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Fair Access to Higher Education – Mr David Willetts
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10.02.11
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Insolvency Practitioner Regulation – Mr Edward Davey
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Local Enterprise Partnerships – Greg Clark
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Park Homes – Grant Shapps
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Services for Adults with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities – Paul Burstow
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10.02.11
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Search and Rescue Helicopter Procurement (Correction to Written Ministerial Statement) – Mr Philip Hammond
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10.02.11
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Equality Act (Definition of Disability) –Maria Miller
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