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Podcast: counterfeit medicine

Industry experts and Members of Parliament discuss the risks posed by, and how to tackle, counterfeit medicine

Publication of MPs' allowances

Use searchable database to view MPs' claims dating from 2008/09 to first quarter of 2009/10

Report on MPs' second-home claims published

Sir Thomas Legg's report on MPs' claims for second homes allowances from 2004/05 to 2008/09 available online

Parliamentary workshops

Parliamentary Outreach will take part in workshops for groups and individuals in the North East in February 2010


What's On

Today's business in the Commons and Lords

Tuesday 9 February 2010


House of Commons


Main Chamber
Time Business
2:30pm
Oral Questions
Justice, including Topical Questions
Statement
Out-of-Hours GP Services
Presentation Bill
Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) - Mr Martin Caton
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Environmental Protection (Fly-tipping Reporting) - Joan Ryan
Money Resolution
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
Legislation
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 6)

Westminster Hall
Time Business
9:30am - 11:00am
Child poverty in London - Ms Diane Abbott
11:00am - 12:30pm
Government policy on conflict prevention - Simon Hughes
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Effect of seagulls on businesses in Gloucester city centre - Mr Parmjit Dhanda
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Alcohol fraud - Paul Rowen
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Native Wood Cover - Paddy Tipping

Select Committee
Time Business
9:45am
Treasury - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
(i) Financial institutions - too important to fail? (ii) Audit and accounting - (i) John Varley, Chief Executive, Barclays (ii) Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and the Financial Reporting Council (at 10.45am)
10:20am
Environmental Audit - Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Air Quality - Transport Research Laboratory; Environmental Research Group, Kings College London (at 10.50am); Department for Transport (at 11.30am)
10:30am
Business, Innovation and Skills - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Further Education funding and the Skills Funding Agency - At 10.30: Young People's Learning Agency and Skills Funding Agency At 11.30: Kevin Brennan MP, Minister for education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs, Department for business, Innovation and Skills
10:30am
Home Affairs - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
The Government's Approach to Crime Prevention - Jill Dando Institute for Crime Science; Maria Eagle MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, and Vernon Coaker MP, Minister for Schools and Learners, Department for Children, Schools and Families (at 11.00 am); Safer Sutton Partnership and Cricket for Change (at 11.30 am)
10:30am
Welsh Affairs - Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wales and Whitehall - Legal Services Commission; Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service (at 11.15am); Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Wales (at 12.00 noon)
10:45am
Defence - Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Afghanistan and The Green Paper - Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP, Secretary of State, Jonathan Day, Director General Security Policy, and Lieutenant General Simon Mayall, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Operations), Ministry of Defence

General Committee
Time Business
10:30am
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee - Room 9, Palace of Westminster
Draft Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010
10:30am
Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee - Room 10, Palace of Westminster
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010
10:30am
Crime and Security Bill Committee - Room 12, Palace of Westminster
to consider the Bill
4:30pm
Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee - Room 9, Palace of Westminster
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 86)
4:30pm
Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee - Room 11, Palace of Westminster
Draft Data Protection (Monetary Penalties) Order 2010
4:30pm
Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee - Room 14, Palace of Westminster
Draft Personal Accounts Delivery Authority Winding Up Order 2010 and the Draft National Employment Savings Trust Order 2010


House of Lords


Main Chamber
Time Business
Legislation
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill - Second reading
Legislation
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill - Committee of the whole House
Legislation
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill - Report stage
Legislation
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill - Third reading
2:30pm Oral Questions
Human rights of Iranian refugees at Camp Ashraf - Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Oral Questions
Discarded fish caught by vessels in the North Sea and South Western waters - Lord Teverson

Grand Committee
Time Business
3:30pm
Orders and Regulations
Asylum (Designated States) Order 2010 - Lord Brett
Orders and Regulations
Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (England) Order 2010 - Lord Davies of Oldham
Orders and Regulations
Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 - Lord Davies of Oldham
Orders and Regulations
Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2010; Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2010 - Lord McKenzie of Luton
Orders and Regulations
Rail Vehicle Accessibility (London Underground Metropolitan Line S8 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2010 - Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Orders and Regulations
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2010 - Lord Myners

Select Committee
Time Business
9:50am
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I - Room G, Palace of Westminster
Radioactive Waste Management
Professor Robert Pickard, Chairman, Professor William Lee, Deputy Chairman, Ms Marion Hill, Member, CoRWM; and The Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change.
10:35am
EU Sub-Committee A: Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade - Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Derivatives
Mr Eraj Shirvani, Chairman, and Mr Richard Metcalfe, Global Head of Policy, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA); and Roger Liddell, Chief Executive, LCH.Clearnet.


Parliamentary News

Latest news from the House of Commons and House of Lords


Topical Issues

Bringing together parliamentary research and other useful material on a range of topical issues
  • UnemploymentTopical issues page on unemployment, including the Library's monthly update on unemployment figures by constituency
  • Economy and financeRead the latest Library research papers and Early Day Motions relating to the economy and finance
  • Parliament, government and politicsDoes Parliament need to be modernised? How can more people be encouraged to use their vote?


Bills and Legislation


Forthcoming stages in bills before Parliament

Public & Private Bills

Bill Title Stage Date
Equality Committee stage 09.02.2010
Constitutional Reform and Governance Committee stage 09.02.2010
Live Music 3rd reading 09.02.2010
Crime and Security Committee stage 09.02.2010
Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Committee stage 09.02.2010
Constitutional Reform and Governance Money resolution 09.02.2010
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) 2nd reading 09.02.2010
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Committee stage 09.02.2010
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Report stage 09.02.2010
Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) 3rd reading 09.02.2010
 

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