Future Business Part D: Business to be taken in Westminster Hall

Includes the items of business to be taken at sittings of the House in Westminster Hall.

Sittings of the House take place in Westminster Hall on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. and on Thursdays from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. (in the latter case with extra time if there have been suspensions owing to divisions in the House or a Committee of the whole House).

For Business for the period ending on Thursday 2 February 2012 see Part A of this paper. For Backbench business see Part B of this paper. For Remaining Orders and Notices see Part C of this paper. For Other future business see Part E of this paper. For Business to be taken in European Committees see Part F of this paper. For Notices of Public Petitions see Part G of this paper. For Notices of written ministerial statements see Part H of this paper.


Wednesday 25 January

Subjects proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment:

9.30 am - 11.00 am

Stephen Hammond

UK-India trade.

11.00 am - 11.30 am

Mr Ben Wallace

Participation of Scottish armed forces personnel in a referendum on Scottish independence.

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm

2.30 pm - 4.00 pm

Mr Barry Sheerman

Postgraduate education.

4.00 pm - 4.30 pm

Jonathan Evans

Sponsored nurses and off-script tendering in stoma care.

4.30 pm - 5.00 pm

Anne Marie Morris

Government policy on micro businesses.


Thursday 26 January

diamondDebate on the Eighth Report of the International Development Committee, The Future of DFID’s Programme in India, HC 616, and the Government Response, Seventh Special Report, HC 1486.

diamondDebate on the Eighth Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010-11, HC 964, and the Government Response, CM 8169.

Thursday 2 February

diamondDebate on Network Rail (Members in charge: Mrs Anne Main, Dr Thérèse Coffey and Ben Gummer).

(For details, see Future Business B).


FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL ADJOURNMENT DEBATES
TUESDAY 31 JANUARY AND WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY

Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 10 pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 24 January. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 25 January. Members may submit applications to the Table Office in person or send a signed application through the post.

FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS TO ANSWER

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Energy and Climate Change; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Work and Pensions.


WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES

From the week beginning 6 February 2012, Departments will answer adjournment debates in Westminster Hall according to the following rota:

Week beginning 6 February:

Business, Innovation and Skills; Communities and Local Government; Defence; Education; International Development; Health; Justice; Scotland; Transport; Wales; Women and Equality.

Week beginning 20 February:

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Energy and Climate Change; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Work and Pensions.


Prepared 24th January 2012