The week in Westminster: June 1st-June 5th
After a week spent cowering in their constituencies MPs are being forced to return to Westminster, where further horrors will no doubt await.
The work of parliament continues as usual, with defence unusually prominent this week. Expect armed forces experts to emerge from the woodwork.
Commons
Monday
Questions – defence
Legislation – local democracy, economic development and construction bill
Adjournment debate – illegal radio broadcasts
Tuesday
Questions – communities and local government
Ten minute rule bill – bailiffs (repeals and amendments) bill
Legislation – borders, citizenship and immigration bill
Adjournment debate – Benefits for families with absent teenage fathers
Wednesday
Questions – Northern Ireland, PMQs
Ten minute rule bill – maximum wage bill
Debate – strokes services
Legislation – The Chairman of Ways and Means will name Opposed Private Business for consideration. Second Readings of the Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill.
Adjournment debate – government policy on regional and local government powers
Thursday
Questions – energy and climate change, leader of the House
Business statement – leader of the House
Topical debate – TBA
Debate – defence in the world
Adjournment debate – safeguarding children in private schools
Lords
Monday
Introduction – the Rt Hon Sir Anthony Clarke
Questions – fish depletion, racism conference walkout, self-care dialysis, women’s human rights in areas of conflict
Legislation – law commission bill, marine and coastal access bill
Short debate – government statistics
Tuesday
Questions – Olympic shooting events, ambulances, freedom of passage to the Houses of Parliament
Legislation – online purchasing of goods and services (age verification) bill
Legislation – apprenticeships, skills, children and learning bill
Wednesday
Questions – primary school places, E2E courses, prevention of violence against disabled people
Legislation – policing and crime bill
Thursday
Questions – applicants for school headships, UK attendance at Holocaust Era Assets Conference, sharia law in UK
Debate – contribution of creative industries to UK economy,
Debate – contribution of science, technology and engineering to the UK
Debate – communications committee report on public service broadcasting
Pick of the committees
Tuesday
14:30 – Home Office minister Vernon Coaker, before joint committee on human rights. Subject TBA
Wednesday
09:30 – Health minister Ben Bradshaw, before health committee, on: “Patient Safety: the lessons of Mid-Staffordshire”
15:30 – Head of the civil service Sir Gus O’Donnell, before public accounts committee, on: “Assessment of the Capability Reviews Programme”
