BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING 9th JANUARY:
Monday 9TH JANUARY
The House meets at 2:30pm for Work and Pensions Questions
Remaining Stages of the Technical and Further Education Bill
TUESDAY 10th JANUARY
The House meets at 11:30am for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Questions
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Mutual Guarantee Societies – Christina Rees
Remaining Stages of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill
Followed by
Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill
WEDNESDAY 11th JANUARY
The House meets at 11:30am for International Development Questions
At 12 noon: Prime Minister’s Questions
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Guardianship (Missing Persons) – Kevin Hollinrake
Opposition Day (17th Allotted Day). There will be a Debate on an Opposition Motion. Subject to be announced
THURSDAY 12TH JANUARY
The House will meet at 9:30am for Transport Questions
At 10:30am: Business Questions
Debate on a Motion on Yemen
Followed By
Debate on a Motion relating to the Security and Political Situation in the African Great Lakes Region
ALEC’S VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER
The return to Parliament after the Christmas recess is just like any other week in that business simply continues from where it left off in 2016.
The legislation currently going through the House is the final aspects of the agenda set down last May in the Queen’s Speech. The Commons finalises the last stages of the remaining Bills before they go to The Lords.
This coming week sees final stages of the Technical and Further Education Bill and the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill. We also start to get some amendments back from the Lords and this week we are expecting to consider Lords Amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill.
However, despite the legislative programme in the Commons now slowing as we are reliant on the speed of the Lords to send legislation back to us, we have more general debates and, of course, everyday sees questions to different departments.
The first week back has Department of Work and Pensions, Foreign Office, International Aid Department and the Transport Department.
The situation between Russia and the USA, the apparent ceasefire in Syria, the terrorist attacks on a NATO ally and the deep instability gripping the world at this time means that demand will certainly outstrip supply at Foreign Office questions on Tuesday.
Equally, with just half an hour before Prime Ministers’ Questions on Wednesday for the International Development Department to face the Commons since the revelations in the national press of abuses of our International Aid budget, means once more members are unlikely to be called if not on the Order Paper.
Closer to home, Transport questions will be of particular interest as we deal with the consequences of the new HS2 route proposal and the need for Leeds to address its local public transport failings.