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Prime Minister's Questions

Watch Prime Minister David Cameron answer questions from MPs on 19 June 2013

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill  Marriage Bill

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Extension of marriage under scrutiny as Lords examines Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

Changing banking for good Report

Changing banking for good

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards publishes its Final Report – ‘Changing banking for good’

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Opposition debate on the arts and creative industries

MPs debate the importance of the arts

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Wednesday 19 June 2013

House of Commons

Main Chamber

Time Business
11:30am Oral Questions

Cabinet Office, including Topical Questions

12:00pm Prime Minister's Question Time
Statement - Mr David Cameron

G8 Summit

Statement - Mr Jeremy Hunt

University College Hospital (Morecombe Bay)

Presentation of Bill - James Wharton

European Union (Referendum)

Presentation of Bill - Paul Blomfield

High Cost Credit

Presentation of Bill - Jonathan Lord

Citizenship (Armed Forces)

Presentation of Bill - Sheryll Murray

Deep Sea Mining

Presentation of Bill - Dan Byles

House of Lords Reform (No.2)

Presentation of Bill - Sir Alan Meale

Private Landlords and Letting and Managing Agents (Regulation)

Presentation of Bill - Andrew Gwynne

Apprenticeships and Skills (Public Procurement Contracts)

Presentation of Bill - Karl McCartney

Freedom of Information (Identity of Applicants)

Presentation of Bill - Sir Robert Smith

Delivery Surcharges (Transparency for Consumers)

Presentation of Bill - Graham Evans

Drug Driving (Assessment of Drug Misuse)

Presentation of Bill - Mike Crockart

Communications (Unsolicited Telephone Calls and Texts)

Presentation of Bill - Justin Tomlinson

Graduated Driving License Scheme

Presentation of Bill - Mr Mark Williams

Child Maltreatment

Presentation of Bill - Sir Malcolm Bruce

Communication Support (Deafness)

Presentation of Bill - Mrs Caroline Spelman

Property Blight Compensation

Presentation of Bill - Andrew Selous

Education (Information Sharing)

Presentation of Bill - Margot James

Prisons (Drug Testing)

Presentation of Bill - Mr William Cash

Gender Equality (International Development)

Presentation of Bill - Mr Michael Meacher

United Kingdom Corporate and Individual Tax and Financial Transparency

Presentation of Bill - Dr Matthew Offord

Local Government (Religious Etc. Observances)

Debate

Opposition day [3rd allotted day] – Importance of arts and the creative industries

Adjournment - Mr George Galloway

Future of the National Media Museum in Bradford

Westminster Hall

Time Business
9:30am - 11:00am Mr Robert Buckland

Education of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs

11:00am - 11:30am Richard Drax

Funding of Dorset police

2:30pm - 4:00pm Mr Virendra Sharma

Effects of the new family migration rules

4:00pm - 4:30pm Ms Margaret Ritchie

Car clamping in private car parks

4:30pm - 5:00pm Daniel Kawczynski

UKTI support to enable British small and medium-sized enterprises to export to the Middle East and North Africa

General Committee

Time Business
8:55am - Room 9, Palace of Westminster Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Draft Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013

8:55am - Room 11, Palace of Westminster Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013

8:55am - Room 12, Palace of Westminster Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order

2:30pm - Room 9, Palace of Westminster Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

2:30pm - Room 11, Palace of Westminster Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

Draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key stage) (England) Order 2013

Select Committee

Time Business
9:15am - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Science and Technology

Climate: Public understanding and policy implications - Dr Catherine Happer, Glasgow University Media Group, Professor Greg Philo, Glasgow University Media Group and Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Officer, Science Media Centre

9:30am - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House Education

School Partnerships and Cooperation - David Carter, Cabot Learning Federation, Bristol, Peter Maunder, Oldway School, Paignton, Mervyn Wilson, The Co-operative College and Leo Winkley, St. Peter’s School, York; Dr John Dunford, Education Consultant, Dr. Caroline Kenny, SSRU, Institute of Education, London, James O’Shaughnessy, Policy Exchange and David Sims, National Foundation for Educational Research

9:45am - Room 8, Palace of Westminster Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill

Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill - Juliet Lyon, Director, The Prison Reform Trust, Sorcha Daly, Specialist Contracts Manager, Women in Prison and Mark Johnson, Founder, User Voice

2:15pm - Room 15, Palace of Westminster Public Accounts

Thameslink - Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, David Higgins, Chief Executive, Network Rail and Michael Hurn, Director, Rail Projects, Department for Transport

2:30pm - Room 8, Palace of Westminster Scottish Affairs

The Referendum on Separation for Scotland - Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, Sajid Javid MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Devolved Countries Unit, HM Treasury and Andy Drought, Financial Services and Economic Engagement team, Scotland Office

3:05pm - Room 5, Palace of Westminster Procedure

Public bill committee constitution and membership - Dr Meg Russell and Prof Tony Wright

House of Lords

Main Chamber

Time Business
3:00pm Oral Questions - Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

Preventing the re-emergence of the payment of referral fees through the use of Alternative Business Structures

Oral Questions - Baroness Benjamin

Protecting children from easily accessing pornography and other adult material online

Oral Questions - The Earl of Shrewsbury

Future of the Army Reserve Forces and in particular for the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry

Oral Questions - Lord Campbell-Savours

Impact of closures of A&E units in Buckinghamshire on neighbouring hospitals and impact of closures of A&E units elsewhere in the country

Statement - Lord Hill of Oareford

G8 Summit

Legislation - Baroness Stowell of Beeston

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 2) - Baroness Stowell of Beeston

Short Debate - Lord Bates/Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Review by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel 'When laws become too complex'

Estimated Rising Time

The House will rise once amendment 45 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has been debated

Grand Committee

Time Business
3:45pm Legislation - Baroness Hanham

Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] - Committee stage (Day 2) - Baroness Hanham

7:45pm Estimated Rising Time

Select Committee

Time Business
9:30am - Room 8, Palace of Westminster Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill Joint Committee

Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill - at 9.45am evidence will be heard from Juliet Lyon CBE, Director, Prison Reform Trust, Rachel Halford, Director, Women in Prison and Mark Johnson, CEO, User Voice

10:00am - Room 4, Palace of Westminster National Security Strategy Joint Committee

Private meeting,

10:15am - Room 1, Palace of Westminster Constitution

Private meeting

10:30am - Room 2, Palace of Westminster Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (EU Sub-Committee D)

Private meeting,

10:30am - Room 3A, Palace of Westminster Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee

Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee, - (at 10.45am) evidence will be heard from Tim Hollingsworth, CEO, British Paralympic Association Darryl Seibel, Director of Communications and Olympic Media Strategy, British Olympic Association and Liz Nicholl, CEO, UK Sport and (at 12.15pm) Lord Coe, Chair of LOCOG and The Prime Minister’s Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Ambassador

10:30am - Room 3, Palace of Westminster Home Affairs, Health and Education (EU Sub-Committee F)

Private meeting,

4:00pm - Room 1, Palace of Westminster Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection (EU Sub-Committee E)

Private meeting,

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