Contents House of Commons • Noticeboard ..........................................................................................................1 • The Week Ahead..................................................................................................2 • Order of Oral Questions .......................................................................................3 Weekly Business Information • Business of the House of Commons 16 – 23 October 2009 .................................4 Bulletin • Written Ministerial Statements.............................................................................8 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons 26 – 30 October 2009..........10 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords 26 – 30 October 2009.................14 Editor: Kevin Williams Legislation House of Commons Public Legislation Information Office • Public Bills before Parliament 2008/09..............................................................17 London • Bills – Presentation, Publication and Royal Assent............................................27 SW1A 2TT • Public and General Acts 2008/09 .......................................................................28 www.parliament.uk • Draft Bills under consideration or published during 2008/09 Session ...............29 Tel : 020 7219 4272 Private Legislation Fax : 020 7219 5839 • Private Bills before Parliament 2008/09.............................................................30 [email protected] Delegated Legislation • Statutory Instruments .........................................................................................33 To Contact the Editor: • Legislative Reform Proposals and Orders..........................................................33 Tel : 020 7219 3658 • Remedial Orders under the Human Rights Act ..................................................35 Fax : 020 7219 2055 • Northern Ireland Legislation ..............................................................................36 [email protected] • Legislation of the Northern Ireland Assembly ...................................................38 • Transport and Works Act Orders .......................................................................39 Committees • General Committees – public meetings/membership .........................................41 • Select Committees – public meetings/membership............................................44 • Lords Select Committees – public meetings ......................................................50 • Select Committee publications and NAO reports...............................................51 • Select Committees – Current Inquiries .....................................................................54 Subscriptions: Documents etc, received The Stationery Office • White and Green Papers received since the last bulletin....................................64 Tel: 0845 7585463 • European Communities Documents to be considered ........................................65 • Early Day Motions tabled between 16 – 23 October 2009 ....................................66 £1.50 (single copy) Members of Parliament and Information £53.50 (annual) about the House of Commons • State of the Parties, as at 23 October 2009 .........................................................69 Parliamentary Bookshop • By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005 ................70 12 Bridge Street • Political Party Contacts ......................................................................................71 London • Address Book – how to contact Parliament........................................................72 SW1A 2JX • Selective Index ...................................................................................................73 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 31 October 2009 By-election Following the resignation of the Member for Glasgow North East, former Speaker, the Rt Hon Michael Martin, on 22 June 2009, a by-election will be held on 12 November 2009. House of Commons calendar for the 2009/2010 session: The Leader of the House announced the following recess dates for the 2009/2010 session: Christmas recess 2009 The House will rise on Wednesday 16 December 2009 and will return on Tuesday 5 January 2010 Spring half term recess 2010 The House will rise on Wednesday 10 February 2010 and will return on Monday 22 February 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 was held in Brighton on 27 September – 1 October 2009 Conservative Party Conference was held in Manchester on 5 – 8 October 2009 Liberal Democrat Party Conference was 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: 26 – 30 October 2009 Lords Select Date Commons Chamber General Committees Select Committees Lords Chamber Committees • OPQ – Home Office, including Topical • ECB – EU’s Justice and Home Affairs • South West Regional Committee • Oral Questions • None Programme for the Next 5 Years • Work and Pensions Questions th • Leg – Coroners and Justice Bill – Report stage Mon • Leg – Marine and Coastal Access Bill • 7 DLC – Rule 56(1) of the • Public Accounts (day 2) Parliamentary Elections Rules • Communities and Local Government 26 Oct [HL] – Remaining stages (day 1) st • Short deb – Autism, social inclusion and • Adj – Territorial Army • 1 DLC – Landfill Tax (Prescribed disability discrimination legislation Landfill Site Activities) Order 2009 • OPQ – Communities and Local • PBC – Child Poverty Bill • Treasury • Oral Questions • EU Sub-Committee A Government, including Topical • PBC – Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill • Environmental Audit • Leg – Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Bill • Economic Affairs Questions [HL] • Culture, Media and Sport – Third reading • TMRB – Closed Circuit Television • 2nd DLC – Draft Offshore Funds (Tax) • Home Affairs • Leg – Welfare Reform Bill – Report stage (day 2) (Monitoring and Promotion) Regulations 2009 • Welsh Affairs • Short deb – Protection of vulnerable migrant • Leg – Marine and Coastal Access Bill - workers’ rights • Northern Ireland Affairs Tues [HL] – Conclusion of remaining stages 27 Oct (day 2) • Deb – Opposition Day (unallotted half- day) – DUP motion – Parading in Northern Ireland • Adj – Treatment of Fabio Alves-Nunes by the NHS • OPQ – Cabinet Office; Prime Minister • 4th DLC – Financial Restrictions (Iran) • Energy and Climate Change • Oral Questions • Communications • TMRB – Rentcharges (notification) Order 2009 • Children, Schools and Families • Leg – Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) • Science and Technology • Deb – Opposition Day (20th allotted) – • 5th DLC – Company, Limited Liability • Treasury Sub-Committee Bill – Committee stage Weds Local spending report, ii) Future of the Partnership and Business Names • Transport • Leg – Coroners and Justice Bill – Report stage Territorial Army (Sensitive Words and Expressions) (day 3) 28 Oct • Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • Adj – Support for UK inventors Regulations 2009;Draft Company, • Public Accounts • Short deb – Environmental Noise (England) Limited Liability Partnership and • European Scrutiny (Amendment) Regulations 2009 Business Names (Public Authorities) Regulations 2009 • OPQ – Environment, Food and Rural • PBC – Child Poverty Bill • Public Administration • Oral Questions • EU Sub-Committee C Affairs, including Topical Questions th • 6 DLC – Social Security (Incapacity • Leg – Welfare Reform Bill - Report stage (day 3) • Business Statement – Leader of the • Health Benefit Work-focused Interviews) • Short deb – The decision making process House Thurs (Amendment) Regulations 2009 determining the use of off-label medicines • Topical Deb – Subject to be announced 29 Oct • RGC – Yorkshire and The Humber • Deb – Social Care Green Paper Regional Grand Committee • Adj – Sales and promotions in the furniture industry Fri • The House will not be sitting • None • None • The House will not be sitting • None 30 Oct 2 Weekly Information Bulletin Order of Oral Questions (Next Sitting period N.B. All dates are provisional) Monday 12 October – Thursday 12 November 2009 Mon. 12 October Tues. 13 October Wed. 14 October Thu. 15 October • Children, Schools • Health • Scotland • Church Commissioners and Families • Prime Minister Public Accounts Commission