The week in Westminster: January 30th - February 3rd

Friday, 27 January 2012 12:00 AM

The government will be hoping it can get the welfare reform bill away from the Lords after last week's embarrassing defeats.

In the Commons, Thursday's debate on the transparency and consistency of sentencing could generate some headlines.

Then there's the select committees - and the case for the defence will be made by the chair of the Press Complaints Commission on Thursday. It'll be interesting to see whether Lord Hunt of Wirral takes the opportunity to intervene in the ongoing debate about press regulation.

COMMONS

Monday

Questions - communities and local government
Legislation - civil aviation bill
Adjournment debate - educating future generations about the Lidice massacre

Tuesday

Questions - justice
Ten minute rule motion - electricity generation (Wales)
Legislation - London local authorities and Transport for London (no 2) bill
Legislation - Transport for London (supplemental toll provisions) bill
Legislation - London local authorities bill
Adjournment debate - public disorder of August 2011 and the case for early intervention

Wednesday

Questions - international development
Prime minister's questions
Legislation - welfare reform bill
Adjournment debate - Manchester's bid for the Green Investment Bank

Thursday

Questions - business, innovation and skills
Business statement - leader of the House
Debate - transparency and consistency of sentencing
Adjournment debate - future of stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment in England

LORDS

Monday

Questions - Hungary's new constitution, solar panel tariff payments, EU treaties, Pakistani democracy
Legislation - legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill
Short debate - supporting life after stroke

Tuesday

Questions - Great Western, alternative investment market shares, legal aid cuts
Legislation - welfare reform bill
Legislation - protection of freedoms bill

Wednesday

Questions - active citizenship of Europe, diabetes deaths, Scottish independence and Lords reform
Legislation - legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill
Short debate - reinvigorating occupational pensions

Thursday

Questions - Algeria, credit union, alcohol harm recommendations
Legislation - Scotland bill
Short debate - trafficking of adults and children into and within the UK

PICK OF THE COMMITTEES

Tuesday

09:30 - education secretary Michael Gove, before education committee, on: the responsibilities of the secretary of state for education

Wednesday

14:15 - environment, food and rural affairs secretary Caroline Spelman before environmental audit committee, on: green economy

Thursday

10:15 - Sun editor Dominic Mohan and Press Complaints Commission chair Lord Hunt of Wirral, before joint committee on privacy and injunctions, on: privacy and injunctions
 

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NASUWT Annual Conference 2012

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BSIA: Information Destruction Exhibition and Conference

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