The week in Westminster: March 5th – 9th
The government's NHS reforms continue their revision in the House of Lords, and International Women's day will be marked by a series of debates.
COMMONS
Monday
Questions – Work and Pensions
Debates – Funding Jobs and growth in a low carbon economy, Living standards
Adjournment debate – Golden anniversary of Livingston New Town and Graeme Morrice
Tuesday
Questions – HM Treasury
Presentation of bill – Planning Applications (Appeals by Town and Parish Councils)
Legislation – Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill, Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill
Adjournment – Rail ticketing and overcrowding – Alok Sharma
Wednesday
Questions – Northern Ireland
Prime minister's questions
Ten minute rule motion – Food labelling (Halal Meat)
Debate – The Prime Minister will propose a humble address to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen
Backbench Business – Motion relating to human rights abuses and the death of Sergei Magnitsky
Adjournment debate – Progress of the historical enquiries team
Thursday
Questions – Energy and Climate Change
Business statement – Leader of the House
Backbench business – Topical debate on International Women’s Day, a debate on the future of social care
Adjournment debate – Future fisheries partnership agreement with Mauritania – Sheryll Murray
LORDS
Monday
Questions – Getting value for money from companies marketing services to help people make claims against missold Payment Protection Insurance Legislation, revising the system for electing British Members of the European Parliament, dealing with any consequences for social cohesion and criminality of the withdrawal of civil legal aid for social welfare law cases, annual value of employers’ national insurance contributions
Legislation – Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Tuesday
Questions – Impact of increases in demand and demand for the new Great Western franchise, anti-Semitic incidents in universities, reduction in applications for language courses at UK universities
Legislation – Health and Social Care Bill – Report stage
Wednesday
Questions – Ensuring media plurality in the UK, abolition of the death penalty in China and in other countries, diagnostic testing for children with dyslexia
Legislation – Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill – Report stage
Debate – Rebalancing the responsibilities of motorists and cyclists on the roads
Thursday
Questions – Schools' awareness of forthcoming campaigns on sexual consent and forced marriage, support to refuges for women fleeing domestic violence, action being taken to reduce the gender pay and opportunities gap
Legislation – Health and Social Care Bill – Report stage (Day 6)
PICK OF THE COMMITTEES
Monday
15:15 – Janet Allbeson, Senior Policy Adviser at Gingerbread speaks in front of the committee on Public Accounts on: Structured cost reduction for the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
Tuesday
16:00 – The prime minister gives evidence to Liason Committee
Wednesday
14:15 – Senior executives of credit rating agencies give evidence on their companies to the Treasury Committee
Thursday
10:10 – The foreign secretary will give evidence to the Foreign Affairs committee on: Developments in UK Foreign Policy
