House of Commons and House of Lords
The Houses of Parliament are in their Summer Recess from 22 Jul until 6 Oct 2008.
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Busiest House of Commons debates from the most recent week
- Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]
- Members' Allowances (255 speeches, 4 comments)
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 - Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]
- Fuel Duty (163 speeches)
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 - Bill Presented
- Intelligence and Security Committee (113 speeches, 9 comments)
Thursday, 17 July 2008 - Business of the House (84 speeches, 2 comments)
- Thursday, 17 July 2008
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister
- Engagements (62 speeches, 23 comments)
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 - Oral Answers to Questions — Health
- Iraq (62 speeches, 1 comment)
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Busiest House of Lords debates from the most recent week
- Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (169 speeches)
- Tuesday, 15 July 2008
- Pensions Bill (126 speeches)
- Thursday, 17 July 2008
- Education and Skills Bill (125 speeches)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Education and Skills Bill (106 speeches)
- Thursday, 17 July 2008
- Education and Skills Bill (84 speeches)
- Monday, 21 July 2008
- Pensions Bill (79 speeches)
- Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Some recent written answers
- Health: Cancer: Females (22 July 2008)
- Linda Riordan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision his Department has to support young women with cancer.
- House of Lords: Justice: Children and Young People (22 July 2008)
- the Earl of Listowel:
asked Her Majesty's Government:
When a toolkit will be available for children and young people who give evidence in criminal proceedings; and
Whether there is to be consultation on what will be in a toolkit for children and young people giving evidence in criminal proceedings; and
What information will be provided in the toolkit for children and young people giving evidence in criminal proceedings.
- Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Trade Competitiveness: Medical Equipment (22 July 2008)
- Stephen Williams:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what assessment his Department has made of the likely levels of future competitiveness in the market for (a) urology-related products, (b) stoma-related products and (c) single-line items.
- Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Utilities: Billing (21 July 2008)
- Linda Riordan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what his policy is on compulsory payment of bills by direct debit; and if he will make a statement.
- Justice: Parole Board: Civil Proceedings (15 July 2008)
- Christopher Huhne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions legal proceedings were brought against the Parole Board for alleged failure to release prisoners in a timely fashion in each of the last five years; in how many of these cases the proceedings were successful; and how much compensation was paid in respect of each.
Busiest Westminster Hall debates from the most recent week
- [Mr. Mike Hancock in the Chair] — Road Safety (57 speeches, 4 comments)
- Wednesday, 16 July 2008
- [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Armed Forces Medical Care (56 speeches)
- Thursday, 17 July 2008
- [Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] — Post Office Closures (Buckinghamshire) (42 speeches, 3 comments)
- Tuesday, 22 July 2008
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Dementia Care (35 speeches, 1 comment)
- Tuesday, 15 July 2008
- Housing (Disabled Children) (35 speeches)
- Tuesday, 22 July 2008
- The Tote (29 speeches)
- Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Some recent Written Ministerial Statements
- Justice: Legal Services Board 17 July 2008
- Bridget Prentice: The Legal Services Act received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. Two of the key elements of the Act are the provision of a Legal Services Board (LSB) and the establishment of an Office for Legal...
- Treasury: National Statistics Annual Report 2007-08 17 July 2008
- Angela Eagle: The National Statistics annual report for 2007-08 is being published and laid before Parliament today. Copies are available in the Library of the House and can be accessed on the National...
- Defence: Baha Mousa (Public Inquiry) 21 July 2008
- Des Browne: In a written statement on 14 May ( Official Report, column 60WS) I announced that there would be a public inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, who died in Iraq in September 2003 while being...
- Justice: Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 21 July 2008
- Maria Eagle: The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 received Royal Assent on 26 July 2007. The Act applies to companies incorporated under companies legislation, other corporations...
- House of Lords: Democratic Republic of Congo: DAS Air 21 July 2008
- Lord Jones of Birmingham: My predecessor, my right honourable friend Ian McCartney, committed in 2006 to make a Statement to the House once the UK National Contact Point had completed its investigation into DAS Air's...
Still to come: Select Committees, and much more...