The week in Westminster: March 12th – 17th
The House of Lords continues its deliberations on the health and social care bill bill, and MPs and peers assess the economy and the eurozone.
COMMONS
Monday
Questions – Communities and Local Government, including Topical Questions
Motions – Relating to the Backbench Business Committee, Committee on Standards and Committee of Privileges, Code of Conduct, All-party groups, Scrutiny of certain draft orders
Adjournment debate – Provision of Traveller sites in Bournemouth and Poole, Dorset
Tuesday
Questions – Justice, including Topical Question
Ten minute rule motion – Football (Financial Transparency)
Debate – Opposition Day [un-allotted day] [half day] – Health and Social Care Bill
Business – Opposed Private Business
Adjournment debate – Closure of Torphichen sub-post office
Wednesday
Questions – International Development
Prime minister's questions
Ten minute rule motion – Food Waste
Legislation – Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill
Adjournment debate – Control of dangerous dogs
Thursday
Questions – Business, Innovation and Skills, including Topical Questions
Business statement – Leader of the House
Backbench business – Motion relating to the introduction of charging for Big Ben Clock Tower tours, Motion relating to reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
Adjournment debate – Effect of reductions to legal aid on legal aid providers
LORDS
Monday
Questions – talks with EU partners on economic and financial issues, Available funds for Police and Crime panels to cover start-up and first-year running costs, Promoting lower electricity bills through the uptake of voltage optimisation, The effect the lack of a public inquiry into the death of Pat Finucane may have on British–Irish relations and on the Finucane family.
Legislation – Protection of Freedoms Bill, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Tuesday
Questions – Role played by the Royal Air Force in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, Proportion of victims of the 2011 summer riots are still awaiting compensation, Improving ancient woodland.
Legislation – Health and Social Care Bill – Report stage
Wednesday
Questions – Influence exercised by the credit rating agencies in the world economy, Compatible of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to dyslexia and other disabled conditions, Police authorities purchases of cars.
Legislation – Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Debate – Economic Affairs Committee on Auditors: market concentration and their role
Thursday
Questions – Amending the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Improving safety at railway level crossings, Downgrading the Engineering Diploma to one GCSE equivalent.
Legislation – Scotland Bill – Committee of the whole House
PICK OF THE COMMITTEES
Monday
3.15pm – Senior educational professions speak to the Committee on Public Accounts on the subject of The free entitlement to education for 3 and 4 year olds.
Tuesday
2.30pm – Sir Nicolas Bratza, President of the European Court of Human Rights and Erik Fribergh, Registrar of the Court, speak in front of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the subject "Human Rights Judgments.
Wednesday
2.30pm – Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary to the Treasury speaks in front of the committee on European Scrutiny on the subject of Reinforcing the eurozone.
Thursday
10am – Chief executives of the consulting sector speak on Introducing a statutory register for lobbyists in front of the Committee on Political and Constitutional Reform
