The Week in Westminster: November 5th- 9th
By Alex GangitanoFollow @alexgangitano
Andrew Mitchell finally faces the music as he appears in front of the international development committee to explain why he reversed the cut to UK aid to Rwanda. Chloe Smith, of Paxman-grilling fame, gets some time in the spotlight an hour later, when she tries to come to terms with her constitution brief.
COMMONS
Monday
Oral Questions- Work and pensions
Legislation- Growth and Infrastructure Bill
Adjournment- Review of the nursery milk scheme
Tuesday
Oral Questions- HM Treasury
Ten Minute Rule Motion- Free School Meals
Legislation- European Union Bill
Motion- To approve European Documents relating to Banking Union and the Economic and Monetary Union
Adjournment- Polycystic kidneys
Wednesday
Oral Questions- Cabinet Office
PMQs
Ten Minute Rule Motion- Family Perinatal Support and Adoption
Debate- Opposition day
Adjournment- Planning and localism
Thursday
Oral Questions- Business, Innovation and Skills
Business Statement- Leader of the House
Backbench Business- (i) Medium-term financial plan for the House of Commons administration and savings programme (ii) Stimulating growth through better use of the Prompt Payment Code
Adjournment- Disappearance of Katrice Lee
Friday
Legislation- Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill
Legislation- Scrap Metal Dealers Bill
Legislation- Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Bill
Legislation- Public Debt Management Bill
Legislation- Land Value Tax Bill
Legislation- Honours (Equality of Titles for Partners) Bill
Legislation- Relationship, Drug and Alcohol Education Bill
Legislation- Town and Country Planning Regulations 2007 Bill
Adjournment- Future of Kettering General Hospital
LORDS
Monday
Oral Questions- Guidance to electors for the election of police and crime commissioners; Unwanted text messages from claims management companies; Impact of current immigration policy on the attractiveness of UK universities to overseas students; Proposed NHS inquiry into the Liverpool Care Pathway
Legislation- Statute Law (Repeals) Bill
Debate- Role of the armed forces and their contribution to the UK
Debate- Policies on planning
Short Debate- The future of the British ash tree
Tuesday
Oral Questions- Retention of women doctors in the NHS; Conflict and security goals in the successor to Millenium Development Goals after 2015; Information technology project required for the implementation of universal credit
Legislation- Financial Services Bill
Orders and Regulations- Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Wednesday
Oral Questions- Contribution of the armed forces to the success of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; Cancer networks; Projection by Ofgem of a fall in the generating plant margin
Legislation- Civil Aviation Bill
Short Debate- The challenges faced by the Welsh economy, and ensuring the Welsh and UK governments work closely together in the interests of Welsh people
Thursday
Oral Questions- Origin of weapons of mass destruction currently claimed by the government of Syria to be held by that country; Plans to reduce the number of peers in the House of Lords; Role police and crime commissioners may have in combating violence against women and girls
Debate- The long-term legacy for the UK from the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Debate- The importance of early years education
Short Debate- NHS patients dying at home
Friday
Legislation- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill
Legislation- Online Safety Bill
Legislation- Airports (Amendment) Bill
PICK OF THE COMMITTEES
Tuesday
9:30 – John Griffith-Jones, Chairman Designate, FCA, before Treasury committee on: Accountability of the Financial Conduct Authority
2:30 – Nick Hardwick, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, before justice committee on: Youth Justice
Wednesday
9:30 – Andy Haldane, Executive Director, Financial Stability, Bank of England, before parliamentary commission on banking standards committee on: Banking Standards
Thursday
09:30 – Andrew Mitchell, former Secretary of State for International Development, before international development committee on UK aid to Rwanda.
10:45 – Chloe Smith MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Cabinet Office, before political and constitutional reform committee on: Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK?
