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Saturday 18 July 2009 Contents House of Commons • Noticeboard ..........................................................................................................1 • The Week Ahead..................................................................................................2 • Order of Oral Questions .......................................................................................3 Weekly Business Information • Business of the House of Commons 13 – 17 July 2009........................................5 Bulletin • Written Ministerial Statements.............................................................................7 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons 20 July – 16 October 2009..10 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords 20 July – 16 October 2009 .........18 Editor: Kevin Williams Legislation House of Commons Public Legislation Information Office • Public Bills before Parliament 2008/09..............................................................20 London • Bills – Presentation, Publication and Royal Assent............................................30 SW1A 2TT • Public and General Acts 2008/09 .......................................................................31 www.parliament.uk • Draft Bills under consideration or published during 2008/09 Session ...............32 Tel : 020 7219 4272 Private Legislation Fax : 020 7219 5839 • Private Bills before Parliament 2008/09.............................................................33 [email protected] Delegated Legislation • Statutory Instruments .........................................................................................36 To Contact the Editor: • Legislative Reform Proposals and Orders..........................................................36 Tel : 020 7219 3658 • Remedial Orders under the Human Rights Act ..................................................38 Fax : 020 7219 2055 • Northern Ireland Legislation ..............................................................................39 [email protected] • Legislation of the Northern Ireland Assembly ...................................................41 • Transport and Works Act Orders .......................................................................42 Committees • General Committees – public meetings/membership .........................................44 • Regional Grand Committee meetings over the Summer Recess 2009 ...............47 • Select Committees – public meetings/membership............................................48 • Lords Select Committees – public meetings ......................................................52 • Select Committee publications and NAO reports...............................................53 • Select Committees – Current Inquiries .....................................................................55 Subscriptions: The Stationery Office Documents etc, received Tel: 0845 7585463 • White and Green Papers received since the last bulletin....................................64 • European Communities Documents to be considered ........................................68 • Early Day Motions tabled between 13 – 17 July 2009 ...........................................69 £1.50 (single copy) £53.50 (annual) Members of Parliament and Information about the House of Commons Parliamentary Bookshop • State of the Parties, as at 17 July 2009 ...............................................................72 12 Bridge Street • By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005 ................73 London • Political Party Contacts ......................................................................................74 SW1A 2JX • Address Book – how to contact Parliament........................................................75 www.bookshop.parliament.uk • Selective Index ...................................................................................................76 Tel : 020 7219 3890 Fax : 020 7219 3866 [email protected] Weekly Information Bulletin Noticeboard Weekly Information Bulletin The next Bulletin will be published on Saturday 17 October 2009 Regional Grand Committees Details regarding Regional Grand Committee meetings to be held over the Summer Recess period can be found on Page 47 By-election Following the resignation of the Member for Norwich North, Dr Ian Gibson, on 8 June 2009, there will be a by- election on 23 July 2009. Following the resignation of the Member for Glasgow North East, former Speaker, the Rt Hon Michael Martin, on 22 June 2009, there will be a by-election. Details to be announced. Private Members’ Bills: The Leader of the House has announced that the following Fridays are allocated for the consideration of Private Members’ Bills during the 2008/09 session: 2009: 27 February; 6, 13, 20 and 27 March; 24 April; 8 and 15 May; 12, 19 and 26 June; 3 July and 16 October Summer Opening of Parliament 2009 During the Summer Opening visitors can buy tickets to tour Parliament. It is arranged during the summer recess, when Parliament does not sit and Members work away from Westminster. Tours run from Monday to Saturday inclusive, but not on Sunday or Bank Holidays. Tours take about 75 minutes. The 2009 opening will run from Monday 3 August to Saturday 3 October 2009 (Please note there are no tours available on 1 October 2009). Tickets can be bought through www.ticketmaster.co.uk For further details please see the Parliament website www.parliament.uk Party Conferences 2009 Labour Party Conference will be held in Brighton on 27 September – 1 October 2009 Conservative Party Conference will be held in Manchester on 5 – 8 October 2009 Liberal Democrat Party Conference will be held in Bournemouth on 19 – 23 September 2009 House of Commons Calendar for the 2008/2009 session: The Leader of the House announced the following recess dates for the 2008/2009 session: Christmas recess 2008 The House rose on Thursday 18 December 2008 and returned on Monday 12 January 2009 Spring half term recess 2009 The House rose on Thursday 12 February 2009 and returned on Monday 23 February 2009 April recess 2009 The House rose on Thursday 2 April 2009 and returned on Monday 20 April 2009 Whitsun recess 2009 The House rose on Thursday 21 May 2009 and returned on Monday 1 June 2009 Summer recess 2009 The House will rise on Tuesday 21 July 2009 and will return on Monday 12 October 2009 www.parliament.uk The Parliament website provides information on parliamentary proceedings, membership of both Houses and general information on a wide range of parliamentary matters. 1 The Week Ahead: 20 – 24 July 2009 Lords Select Date Commons Chamber General Committees Select Committees Lords Chamber Committees • EC A – Intelligent transport systems • Innovation, Universities, Science and • OPQ – Culture, Media and Sport, • Oral Questions • None Skills including Topical Questions • Leg – Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill – • Leg – Child Poverty Bill – Second • Transport Third reading reading • Public Accounts • Leg – Parliamentary Standards Bill – Report stage • Leg – Consideration of Lords • Children, Schools and Families • Leg – Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No 2) • Communities and Local Government Mon Amendments Bill – Second reading and remaining stages Adj – Swine influenza 20 July • • Leg – Finance Bill – Second reading and remaining stages • Deb – Economic Affairs Committee report on the Finance Bill 2009 • Leg – Parliamentary Standards Bill – Third reading • OPQ – Justice, including Topical • None • Defence • Deb – Contribution made by the Law Lords to the • European Union Questions • Home Affairs work of this House • Leg – Consideration of Lords • Culture, Media and Sport • Oral Questions Amendments • Speakers’ Conference • Leg – Border, Citizenship and Immigration Bill • Motion – on the Summer Recess [HL] – Consideration of Commons Amendments Tues adjournment • Leg – Coroners and Justice Bill – Committee 21 July • Adj – Gurkha pensions stage (day 9) • The House will not be sitting • None • None • The House will not be sitting • None Weds 22 July • The House will not be sitting • None • None • The House will not be sitting • None Thurs 23 July Fri • The House will not be sitting • None • None • The House will not be sitting • None 24 July 2 Weekly Information Bulletin Order of Oral Questions (Current Sitting period N.B. All dates are provisional) Monday 1 June – Tuesday 21 July 2009 Mon. 1 June Tues. 2 June Wed. 3 June Thu. 4 June • Defence • Communities and Local • Northern Ireland • Energy and Climate Government • Prime Minister Change • Leader of the House of Commons and House of Commons Commission* Mon. 8 June Tues. 9 June Wed. 10 June Thu. 11 June • Culture, Media and • Treasury • Wales* • Business, Innovation Sport • Prime Minister and Skills • Olympics Mon. 15 June Tues. 16 June Wed. 17 June Thu. 18 June • Children, Schools and • Justice* • Scotland* • Church Commissioners Families • Prime Minister Public Accounts Commission Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission Solicitor General* Leader of the House of Commons and House of Commons Commission* Mon. 22 June Tues. 23 June Wed. 24 June Thu. 25 June • Health • International • Transport Development • Women and Equality • Prime Minister Mon. 29 June Tues. 30 June Wed. 1 July Thu. 2 July • Work and Pensions • Foreign and • Cabinet Office* • Environment, Food and Commonwealth Office • Prime Minister Rural Affairs Mon. 6 July Tues. 7 July Wed. 8 July Thu. 9 July • Home Office • Communities and Local • Northern Ireland • Energy and Climate Government • Prime Minister Change Mon. 13 July Tues.
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