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There will be an Opposition Day debate on Housing Benefit cuts and supported housing on Wednesday 27 January 2016. This Library Debate Pack provides a background briefing, and media and parliamentary coverage.
Debate Pack
There will be a debate on Further education colleges in the North East in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 26 January 2016 at 2.30pm. Helen Goodman MP will lead the debate. This page provides a Library briefing and press and parliamentary coverage of the issues.
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On 25 January 2016 the House is to debate E-petition 115895 in Westminster Hall. The petition calls on the Government to "scrap plans forcing self employed & small business to do 4 tax returns yearly."
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This Commons Library debate pack has been completed ahead of the debate on Potential role of UK manufacturing in development of onshore oil and gas to be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 26 January 2016 at 09:30-11:00am. The Member in charge of the debate is Kevin Hollinrake MP.
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This is a Debate Pack for the debate on ‘Foreign policy and development aid in Central Africa and East Africa', in the Chamber on Monday 25 January 2016. Debate Packs are collections of parliamentary and other relevant material produced for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall, other than half-hour adjournment debates.
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This debate pack is prepared for the Backbench Business debate on 21 January 2015 on the motion “That this House calls on the Government to bring forward a bold and effective strategy to tackle childhood obesity.” The motion has been tabled by Dr Sarah Wollaston, Chair of the Commons Health Select Committee. The Health Select Committee has held a recent Inquiry into childhood obesity and published its report, Childhood obesity- brave and bold action in November 2015. The Government have said that they will be publishing a new childhood obesity strategy in 2016. This debate pack includes recent press articles, Parliamentary material and links to further reading on childhood obesity.
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A debate on safety in youth custody will be held on Wednesday 20 January 2016 at 14.30 in Westminster Hall. The member in charge of the debate is Judith Cummins.
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Increasing diversity in STEM, Westminster Hall debate, 19 January 2015, 16:30 – 17:30
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There will be a debate on the Removal of drugs from Cancer Drugs Fund list on Tuesday 19 January 2016 at 2.30pm in Westminster Hall . Pauline Latham MP will lead the debate. This Library briefing provides a summary of the issues and some media and parliamentary coverage.
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A Westminster Hall debate on access to justice for vulnerable people has been scheduled for Tuesday 19 January 2016 at 0930hrs. The Member in charge of the debate is Stephen Kinnock.
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The Petitions Committee has agreed that a debate would be held in relation to both petitions. The debate will be held under the motion, “That this House has considered e-petitions114003 and 114907 relating to the exclusion of Donald Trump from the UK”. The debate will be led by Paul Flynn, a member of the Petitions Committee.
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This House of Commons Library Debate Pack has been produced for the debate on House of Lords Reform taking place on Thursday 14 January 2016 in the Main Chamber. The Member in charge of the debate is John Martin Docherty. The subject of the debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
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This pack has been produced ahead of the debate on space policy to be held on the Commons Chamber on Thursday 14 January 2016. The topic for this debate was chosen by the Backbench Business Committee. The motion is : That this House notes the scientific, cultural and technological opportunities arising from exploration of outer space and the significant contribution the space industry makes to the UK economy; further notes the increased public interest in space exploration resulting from Major Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS); welcomes the global co-operation that has led to the development of the ISS over the last forty years; takes note of the shortlist of airports and aerodromes that could host a UK spaceport published by the UK Government in March 2015; and calls on the Government to bring forward further advice and support for organisations considering developing such facilities so that they might be operational by the Government’s target date of 2018.
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On Wednesday 13 January there will be a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion, That this House has considered hand hygiene in the NHS. Nigel Mills will open the debate. This page provides relevant background material including statistics, press articles and releases and parliamentary questions.
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