The week in Westminster: October 2nd - October 6th

Friday, 30 October 2009 12:00 AM

Michael Martin's grilling over the Damian Green affair is the highlight of this week in parliament.

The former Speaker, who was ennobled earlier this month, blamed the serjeant-at-arms for letting police search the shadow immigration minister's office without a warrant. MPs will assess whether he was right to do so on Monday.

Also coming up this week is a frenetic debate on the run-up to Copenhagen and, in the Lords, a careful assessment of the state of Britain's sheep farmers.

Commons

Monday
Questions - defence
Legislation - perpetuities and accumulations bill
Debate - tackling antisocial behaviour
Adjournment debate - supermarkets and regional farming

Tuesday
Questions - Treasury
Ten minute rule bill - onshore wind turbines (proximity of habitation)
Legislation - constitutional reform and governance bill
Adjournment debate - police community support officer budget in Somerset

Wednesday
Questions - Northern Ireland, PMQs
Ten minute rule motion - food labelling (nutrition and health)
Legislation - constitutional reform and governance bill
Adjournment debate - pernicious anaemia

Thursday
Questions - energy and climate change
Business statement - leader of the House
Debate - Climate Change: Preparation for the Climate Change Conference at Copenhagen
Adjournment debate - taxation of gambling

Lords

Monday
Questions - tobacco products, military overseas voting, Gaza, Zimbabwe
Legislation - apprenticeships, skills, children and learning bill
Short debate - reduction of road casualties after 2010

Tuesday
Introduction - Bishop of Lichfield
Questions - painkillers, specialist neuromuscular care
Legislation - welfare reform bill, policing and crime bill
Short debate - management of water and the conservation of rivers

Wednesday
Questions - Afghanistan, sheep farmers, Garth prison
Legislation - coroners and justice bill, apprenticeships, skills, children and learning bill
Short debate - immigration and asylum law

Thursday
Questions - Lisbon treaty, Polish ministers meeting, disabled students
Legislation - policing and crime bill, green energy (definition and promotion) bill, coroners and justice bill
Short debate - 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Friday
Debate - the Armed forces and future defence policy

Pick of the committees

Monday
16:15 - former Speaker Michael Martin, before committee on issue of privilege, on: Police searches on parliamentary estate

Wednesday
11:00 - Cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, before Lords constitution committee, on: Cabinet Office and the centre of government

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