The week in Westminster: June 7th – June 11th
It’s the election of the deputy Speakers and select committee chairs which are the highlights of this week in Westminster.
Tuesday sees the first ever elections for the John Bercow deputies. Then on Wednesday MPs will have all day to use the alternative vote system to select which backbenchers get the coveted roles of chairing select committees.
It’s a busy week in the chamber, too. The Queen’s Speech debates continue on Monday and Tuesday, before Wednesday brings the new government’s first legislation to the Commons and David Cameron’s second ever prime minister’s questions.
Commons
Monday
Questions – education
Queen’s Speech debate – constitution and home affairs
Adjournment debate – government proposals to provide for the anonymity of rape defendants
Tuesday
Questions – Treasury
Queen’s Speech debate – economic affairs and work and pensions
Adjournment debate – housing policy
Wednesday
Questions – Cabinet Office, PMQs
Legislation – identity documents bill
Adjournment debate – detecting and dealing with fraud in Wirral NHS Foundation Trust
Thursday
Questions – communities and local government
Business statement
Debate – poverty
Adjournment debate – adoption of new roads
Lords
Monday
Questions – balance to the economy, university funding, special advisers, Barnett formula
Legislation – academies bill
Tuesday
Questions – EU functions, Lords reforms, modern languages in primary schools
Legislation – local government bill
Short debate – maintaining competitiveness in UK
Wednesday
Questions – alternative investment market, nuclear weapons, prisoners and voting
Debate – Report of the European Union Committee on Stars and Dragons: The EU and China
Debate – Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Genomic Medicine
Thursday
Questions – Sudan, Parliament Square, vulnerable children
Legislation – City of Westminster bill, Canterbury city bill, Leeds city council bill, Nottingham city council bill, Reading borough council bill (motions to revive bills)
Debate – automatic enrolment in workplace pensions
Debate – developments in Zimbabwe
