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   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 22 March
Questions:
Home Office
Main Debate: Statutory Instruments relating to Northern Ireland Devolution
                         followed by Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Child Poverty Bill
Short Debate: Swindon Borough Council Wi-Fi project (Anne Snelgrove)

TUESDAY 23 March
Questions:
Justice
Main Debate:
Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill
                          followed by Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill
Short Debate: Hearing impairment and personal hearing systems (Bob Russell)

WEDNESDAY 24 March
Questions:
Northern Ireland; Prime Minister's Questions
Main Debate: Budget Statement
Short Debate: Provision of maternity services (David Amess)

THURSDAY 25 March
Questions:
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Main Debate:
Budget Debate

Short Debate:
Government and the legislature (Chris Mullin)

MONDAY 29 March
Questions:
Defence
Main Debate: Budget Debate
Short Debate: TBC

TUESDAY 30 March
Questions:
Health
Main Debate:
Budget Debate
Short Debate: TBC

 

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

23 and 30 April
7 May

Want to know more?

Then go to... 

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

 

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