What's on in Parliament

THE MAIN BUSINESS FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS for the coming week - and the provisional business for the week after - is announced by the Leader of the House of Commons each Thursday at about 11.30am. The Speaker is responsible for allocating short backbench debates in Westminster Hall and at the end of each day's business. In addition to the main business, there are also meetings of select committees, as well as committees who are responsible for detailed scrutiny of bills after they have been debated in the House of Commons chamber.

MONDAY 8 March
Questions: Children, School and Families
Main Debate: Remaining Stages of the Crime and Security Bill
Short Debate: Road gritting (Rosie Cooper)

TUESDAY 9 March
Questions: Communities and Local Government
Main Debate: Opposition Day Debate on NHS London
followed by Access to Higher Education
Short Debate: Business rates on petrol filling stations (Philip Dunne)

WEDNESDAY 10 March
Questions: Cabinet Office; Prime Minister's Questions
Main Debate: Estimates Day Debate on Alcohol
followed by Taxes and charges on road users
Short Debate: Law on assissted suicide (Patricia Hewitt)

THURSDAY 11 March
Questions: Church Commissioners, Public Accounts Commission and Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission; Solicitor General; Leader of the House of Commons and House of Commons Commission
Main Debate: Topical Debate on International Women's Day - Women's representation
followed by Proceedings on the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
followed by Second reading of the Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill
Short Debate: Sustainable Communities (Adam Afriyie)

FRIDAY 12 March
Main Debate: Private Members' Bills
               1. Marriage (Wales) Bill (Alun Michael)
               2. Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill (Julie Morgan)
               3. Co-Operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill (Malcolm Wicks)
               4. Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill (David Chaytor)
               5. National Health Service Public Interest Disclosure Support Bill (Richard Taylor)
               6. Local Government (Infrastructure Requirement Plans) Bill (Mark Hoban)
Short Debate: Classifications within the dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Lynda Waltho)

MONDAY 15 March
Questions: Work and Pensions
Main Debate: Defence in the world
Short Debate: TBC

TUESDAY 16 March
Questions: Treasury
Main Debate: TBC
Short Debate: TBC

WEDNESDAY 17 March
Questions: Wales; Prime Minister's Questions
Main Debate: TBC
Short Debate: TBC

THURSDAY 18 March
Questions: Transport; Women and Equality
Main Debate: TBC
Short Debate: TBC

The following Fridays have been set aside for Private Members Bills:

29 January
5 and 26 February
5 and 12 March
23 and 30 April
7 May

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Leader of the House of Commons:

www.commonsleader.gov.uk

Order of Questions:

http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm/cmwib/order.htm

Speaker of the House of Commons:

http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/principal/speaker.cfm