This pack has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 21 November 2017 from 2.30--4pm on the future of medicines regulation. The debate will be opened by Helen Goodman MP.
A debate on public country-by-country reporting is to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 22 November, at 4.30pm. The debate is sponsored by Nigel Mills MP, and is scheduled to last an hour.
A debate on the ‘UK amphibious capability in the 21st Century’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 21 November 2017 in Westminster Hall at 9.30am. The debate has been initiated by Ruth Smeeth MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on E-petitions 170931 and 200239, both relating to the TV Licence fee, is scheduled for Monday 20 November 2017. The Member leading the debate is Helen Jones MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee.
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 16 November 2016 from 1.30-3.30pm on World Antibiotics Awareness Week. The subject for the debate has been selected by the Backbench Business Committee and the debate will be opened by Julian Sturdy MP.
This Commons Library Debate Pack briefing has been prepared for a General Debate on the Department for Work and Pensions’ support for care leavers which will take place at 3pm on Thursday 16 November 2017. This debate was agreed by the Backbench Business Committee and will take place in Westminster Hall.
On Tuesday 14 November the House is scheduled to debate the 'Paradise Papers', a large tranche of material gathered by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, leaked from two offshore service providers and 19 tax havens' company registries. Details of the financial holdings of both wealthy individuals and multinational enterprises has been reported by the BBC, the Guardian, and other media organisations that are part of the consortium, reiterating public concerns as to the scale of tax avoidance and evasion, and the ability of offshore jurisdictions to facilitate these activities. This note gives some background on this issue.
MPs will debate the UK's role in degradation of the marine environment from 2.30 to 4pm on Tuesday 14 November 2017. The debate will take place in Westminster Hall and be led by Barry Sheerman MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on Family justice reform is scheduled for Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 2.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Suella Fernandes MP.
On the 15 November 2017, at 4:30pm, there will be a Westminster Hall debate on the effect of loneliness on local communities. The debate is sponsored by Rachel Reeves MP.
There was a general debate on HMRC Closures in Westminster Hall on Thursday 2 November 2017. The subject of the debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee. The debate was opened by Stuart McDonald MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on "Taxation of the beer and pubs sector" was held on Tuesday October 31 2017. The Member leading the debate was Mike Wood MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on the "Effect of taxes on small businesses" was held Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 2.30pm. The Member leading the debate was Derek Thomas MP.
A debate on ‘Defence aerospace industrial strategy’ has been scheduled for Thursday 16 November 2017 in the Main Chamber. The debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Ruth Smeeth MP and Robert Courts MP.