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Wednesday's Agenda in the Institutions
Westminster

Commons Chamber

11.30am: Northern Ireland questions

 

12.00noon: Prime minister’s questions.

 

Statement expected from the prime minister on the draft legislative programme.

 

Ten minute rule motion: Management of Dementia in Care Homes Bill (David Taylor).

 

Main business

 

Opposition day debate (12th allotted day): Burma followed by a debate on vehicle excise duty.

 

Church of England Marriage Measure (Motion) (without debate).

 

Statutory Instrument (Motion for approval) (without debate).

 

Adjournment debate: Access to specialist services for sufferers of muscular dystrophy (Nia Griffith).


Westminster Hall

9.30am - 11.00am: 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (Tom Clarke).

 

11.00am - 11.30am: Immigration rules relating to spouses (Roger Godsiff).

 

2.30pm - 4.00pm: Future of Royal Mail and the Post Office (Alan Reid).

 

4.00pm - 4.30pm: Government funding for the proposed unitary authority for Shropshire (Daniel Kawczynski).

 

4.30pm - 5.00pm: Siting of Stafford Post Office (David Kidney).


Commons Select Committees

Select Committees

 

Children, Schools and Families Committee (9.30am, Wilson room).

Subject: The Work of Ofsted.

Witness: Christine Gilbert CBE, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

 

Culture Media and Sport Committee (1.05pm, room 8).

Subject: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games.

Witnesses: Kevin Brennan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Vernon Coaker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office.

 

Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee Sub-Committee (2.00pm, Sullivan room, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds).

Subject: After Leitch: Implementing skills and training policies.

Witnesses: Digital 2010, University of Bradford, North Lindsey College, Leeds Chamber of Commerce and  Industry, NG Bailey, Barnsley Learning Net, and Skillsfast-UK.

 

Scottish Affairs Committee (2.15pm, room 16).

Subject: Employment and skills for the defence industry in Scotland.

Witnesses: Skills Development Scotland and Govan High School.

 

European Scrutiny Committee (2.30pm, room 19).

Subject: Subsidiarity.

Witness: Professor Alan Dashwood, University of Cambridge.

 

Transport Committee (2.45pm, room 6).

Subject: Road Safety.

Witnesses: University of the West of England, University of York and SWOV (Netherlands Institute for Road Safety Research); Automobile Association, Motorcycle Action Group, Association of British Drivers, Road Haulage Association and Unite–the Union (at 3.45pm).      

           

Public Accounts Committee (3.30pm, room 15).

Subject: Rising prices: Protecting consumers after regulatory withdrawal.

Witnesses: Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive, Postcomm, Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, Ofgem, and Ed Richards, Chief Executive, Ofcom.

 

Treasury Sub-Committee (4.05pm, Wilson room).

Subject: Child Trust Funds follow up.   

Witnesses: Kitty Ussher MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury, and HM Revenue and Customs.


Commons General and Bill Committees

Joint Committee

 

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Committee (4.15pm, Boothroyd room).

Subject: To consider the draft Bill.

Witnesses: (tbc)

 

Public Bill Committee

 

Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (9.30am, room 10).

Subject: To further consider the Bill

 

Delegated Legislation Committees

 

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (2.30pm, room 9).

Subject: To consider the draft Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2008.

 

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (2.30pm, room 11).

Subject: To consider the Home Information Pack (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 572).


Lords Chamber

3.00pm: Oral questions:

 

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what negotiations they are undertaking with the government of the Republic of Ireland as recommended by the Brooke report, Review of Funding for the Commissioners of Irish Lights;

 

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what practical help they will give to the Maldives to ensure free and fair elections in the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections;

 

Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for reform of the House of Lords;

 

Baroness Williams of Crosby to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage a ceasefire in Lebanon.

 

Main business

 

Committee stage (day 5) of the European Union (Amendment) Bill.  

 

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the programme for updating the definitive maps of rights of way and in particular the 25-year time limit on making claims for changes. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

  

Grand Committee

 

3.45pm: Committee stage (day 6) of the Grand Committee stage of the Health and Social Care.


Lords Committees

Constitution Committee (10.45am & 11.30am).

Subject: Inquiry into surveillance and data collection.

Witnesses: (10.45am) Dr Victoria Williams and (11.30am) Professor Ian Loader.

 

Economic Affairs Committee (Finance Bill sub-committee) (3.30pm).

Subject: To consider the Finance Bill.

Witnesses: Evidence will be heard from Simon Walker, Chief Executive, and Philip Shuttleworth, Chair of Tax Committee, British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA); and Marc Cowling, Institute for Employment Studies, University of Sussex.


Joint Committees

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill Committee (4.15pm, Boothroyd room).

Subject: To consider the draft Bill.

Witnesses: (tbc)


Scotland

In Parliament

2.30pm: time for reflection.

followed by: parliamentary bureau motions.

followed by: first minister's statement on moving Scotland forward.

followed by: stage one of debate on the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Bill.

followed by: financial resolution on the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Bill.

followed by: business motion.

followed by: parliamentary bureau motions.

5.00pm: decision time.

followed by: debate on supermarket dominance in Scottish retailing.


In Committee

9.30am: Economy, energy and tourism committee considers the Scottish Register of Tartans Bill.

9.30am: Education, lifelong learning and culture committee examines the Creative Scotland Bill.

10.00am: Audit committee considers the increasing prisoner numbers in Scotland and the performance of the NHS.

10.00am: Health and sport committee considers the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Bill.

10.00am: Rural affairs and environment committee takes evidence on rural housing.

11.30am: Local government and communities committee discusses teh 2007 elections with minister for parliamentary business Bruce Crawford.


Wales

In Plenary

12.30pm: questions to the minister for finance and public service delivery.

followed by: questions to the minister for children, education, lifelong learning and skills.

followed by: debate seeking the assembly's leave to introduce a member-proposed measure for youth services.

followed by: debate on the sustainability committee's report on household carbon reduction.

followed by: time allocated to the Welsh Conservatives.

followed by: voting time short debate.


In Committee

9.00am: Health, wellbeing and local government committee takes evidence on its inquiry into presumed consent for organ donation.

9.00am: Enterprise and learning committee takes evidence on its inquiry into the economic contribution of higher education.

9.00am: Communities and culture committee takes evidence on its inquiry into domestic abuse.


Northern Ireland

In Plenary

The Northern Ireland Assembly is not sitting in plenary.

In Committee

10.00am: Finance and personnel committee meets in public.

10.30am: Employment and learning committee receives a briefing from Diversity Works on long-term unemployment in Northern Ireland.

2.00pm: Committee on standards and privileges meets in public.

2.00pm: Committee on procedures considers various standing orders in public before a private session from 2.30pm.

2.00pm: Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister considers the Public Authorities Reform Bill, receives a briefing on the implications of the provisions within the EU reform treaty, considers a visit to Europe, programme for cohesion and integration and its child poverty inquiry. The committee will sit in private from 3.15pm.

time tbc: Regional development committee attends the Transport Ireland conference in Dublin.


London

In Plenary

The London Assembly next sits on May 21.

European Union


The European Parliament next sits in Strasbourg on May 19.

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United Response

United Response

Launch of 'Being something I always wanted to be'

Speakers include Phil Hope MP
Thursday 15 May 2008
Guoman Hotel, The Strand


Play England

Play England

Places to Go? Conference

20 May 2008
With Kevin Brennan MP, Jim Fitzpatrick MP and Dawn Primarolo MP


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