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Weekly Information Bulletin Contents House of Commons • Noticeboard ..........................................................................................................1 • The Week Ahead..................................................................................................2 • Order of Oral Questions .......................................................................................3 Weekly Business Information • Business of the House of Commons 27 February – 6 March 2009 ......................6 Bulletin • Written Ministerial Statements.............................................................................9 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons 9 – 20 March 2009 ..............10 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords 9 – 20 March 2009 .....................14 Editor: Karen Kidby Legislation House of Commons Public Legislation Information Office • Public Bills before Parliament 2008/09..............................................................16 London • Bills – Presentation, Publication and Royal Assent............................................22 SW1A 2TT • Public and General Acts 2008/09 .......................................................................23 www.parliament.uk • Draft Bills under consideration or published during 2008/09 Session ...............24 Tel : 020 7219 4272 Private Legislation Fax : 020 7219 5839 • Private Bills before Parliament 2008/09.............................................................25 [email protected] Delegated Legislation • Statutory Instruments .........................................................................................28 To Contact the Editor: • Legislative Reform Proposals and Orders..........................................................28 Tel : 020 7219 6694 • Remedial Orders under the Human Rights Act ..................................................29 Fax : 020 7219 2055 • Northern Ireland Legislation ..............................................................................30 [email protected] • Legislation of the Northern Ireland Assembly ...................................................31 • Transport and Works Act Orders .......................................................................32 Committees • General Committees – public meetings/membership .........................................34 • Select Committees – public meetings/membership............................................37 • Lords Select Committees – public meetings ......................................................43 • Select Committee publications and NAO reports...............................................45 • Select Committees – current inquiries.......................................................................47 Subscriptions: Documents etc, received The Stationery Office • White and Green Papers received since the last bulletin....................................55 Tel: 0845 7585463 • European Communities Documents to be considered ........................................56 • Early Day Motions tabled between 2 – 6 March 2009 ...........................................57 £1.50 (single copy) Members of Parliament and Information £53.50 (annual) about the House of Commons • State of the Parties, as at 6 March 2009 .............................................................60 Parliamentary Bookshop • By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005 ................61 12 Bridge Street • Political Party Contacts ......................................................................................62 London • Address Book – how to contact Parliament........................................................63 SW1A 2JX • Selective Index ...................................................................................................64 www.bookshop.parliament.uk 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 14 March 2009 Budget Statement The Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver the Budget Statement on Wednesday 22 April 2009 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 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 will rise on Thursday 2 April 2009 and will return on Monday 20 April 2009 Whitsun recess 2009 The House will rise on Thursday 21 May 2009 and will return 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: 9 – 13 March 2009 Lords Select Date Commons Chamber General Committees Select Committees Lords Chamber Committees • OPQ – Children, Schools and Families, • 1st DLC – Draft Enactment of Extra- • European Scrutiny • Oral Questions • Opposed Bill Committee on the including Topical Questions Statutory Concessions Order 2009 and the • Children, Schools and • Leg – Northern Ireland Bill – Second reading London Local Authorities and • Debate – Estimates (2nd allotted day) – Insurance Premium Tax (Amendment of Families • Leg – Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] – Transport for London (No. 2) (i) Work of the Department for Business, Schedule 6A to the Finance Act 1994) • Innovation, Committee stage (day 7) Bill Mon Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in the Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 219) Universities and Skills • Leg – Health Bill [HL] – Committee stage (day 5) • EU Sub-Committee B: Internal nd 9 Mar current economic situation; (ii) Railways • 2 DLC – Draft Parliamentary Sub Committee Market • Adj – Housing and construction industry Constituencies (England) (Amendment) • Public Accounts in the current economic climate Order 2009 • OPQ – Transport, including Topical • PBC – Coroners and Justice Bill • Communities and • Oral Questions • Opposed Bill Committee on the Questions; Minister for Women and • PBC – Apprenticeships, Skills, Children Local Government • Leg – Postal Services Bill [HL] – Second reading London Local Authorities and Equality and Learning Bill • Regulatory Reform • Motion – Against Second Reading Postal Services Transport for London (No. 2) • TMRB – Bankers’ Pensions (Limits) • EC A – EU Document No. 12832/08 and • Welsh Affairs Bill [HL] Bill • Debate – Opposition day (7th allotted Addenda 1 to 3 relating to the Control of • Business and • Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] – • EU Sub-Committee A: day) – (i) Unemployment in the UK; Ozone-Depleting Substances Enterprise Committee stage (day 4) Economic and Financial (ii) European Working Time Directive • 3rd DLC – Social Security (Incapacity • Culture, Media and Affairs, and International Trade Tues • Leg – Consolidated Fund Benefit Work-focused Interviews) Sport • Joint Committee on Human 10 Mar (Appropriation) Bill – All stages Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2928) • Home Affairs Rights th • Adj – Government policy on regulation • 4 DLC – Draft Child Support • Joint Committee on • Economic Affairs of the legal profession (Miscellaneous and Consequential Human Rights Amendments) Regulations 2009 • Culture, Media and Sport • Justice • Speaker's Conference • OPQ – Wales; Prime Minister • 5th DLC – Draft Criminal Damage • Energy and Climate • Oral Questions • Opposed Bill Committee on the • TMRB – Theft from Shops (Use of (Compensation) (Amendment) (Northern Change • Leg – Northern Ireland Bill – Committee stage London Local Authorities and Penalty Notices for Disorder) Ireland) Order 2009 • Work and Pensions • Leg – Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] – Transport for London (No. 2) • Leg – Business Rate Supplements Bill – • 6th DLC – Tribunal Procedure (First-tier • Health Committee stage (day 8) Bill Remaining stages Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social • Committees on Arms • Leg – Northern Ireland Bill – Report stage and • EU Sub-Committee F: Home Care Chamber) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, Affairs Weds • Motion – Penalties for Disorderly Export Controls Third reading Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) No. 2699 • International • Constitution 11 Mar (Amendment) Order 2009 Development • EU Sub-Committee D: • Adj – Government support for the arts in • Foreign Affairs Environment and Agriculture Bassetlaw • Transport • Barnett Formula • European Scrutiny • Public Accounts • OPQ – Innovation, Universities and • PBC – Apprenticeships, Skills, Children • Public Administration • Oral Questions • EU Sub-Committee G: Social Skills, including Topical questions and Learning Bill • Debate – Role of women in the global economic crisis Policy and Consumer Affairs • Business Statement – Leader of the • Leg – House of Lords
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