Debate Pack

This page provides background information for the Opposition Day Debate, Tax credits and support for working families, on Wednesday 1 July 2015.

This page contains background information for the Westminster Hall debate, Operational productivity in NHS providers, on Wednesday 1 July 2015, including a Library summary, parliamentary questions and press material.

This page provides background information for the Westminster Hall debate, Welfare reform and people with disabilities, on Tuesday 30 June 2015.

This debate pack has been complied ahead of the debate on Shale gas on Tuesday 30 June 2015 at 09:30am. The Member in charge of the debate is Kevin Hollinrake MP. Debate packs are produced quickly after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents, including press and parliamentary material. More detailed briefing can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.

This page provides some background information for the Westminster Hall debate, Cost of school transport, on Thursday 25 June 2015. It shows the statutory guidance for local authorities regarding transport to school and a link to individual local authorities' policies.

This page contains background information for the Opposition Day Debate on A&E services scheduled for Wednesday 24 June 2015.

This debate pack has been complied ahead of the debate on Science and research in the UK and regional economies on Wednesday 24 June 2015 at 09:30am.

This debate pack has been prepared for the Westminster Hall debate on Superfast broadband rollout on Wednesday 24 June at 2.30pm. It sets out the current situation with regard to broadband access and coverage and provides an overview of the Government’s broadband policy for the UK. It focuses on the delivery of broadband targets and funding in England as the devolved administrations have their own delivery programmes. In addition, appendices found at the bottom of this page provide detailed data on broadband speeds and superfast availability by region and parliamentary constituency, including maps.

This page contains a Library briefing, links to press articles and parliamentary questions for background to the Westminster Hall debate, Government policy on support for pupils with English as an additional language, scheduled for Tuesday 23 June 2015.

This is a Debate Pack for the debate on 'Skills and Growth', in the Commons Chamber on Wednesday 17th June 2015. 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.

This debate pack has been prepared for the Westminster Hall debate on access to drugs for ultra-rare diseases on Tuesday 16 June at 2.30pm. It provides a summary, relevant parliamentary and press articles and links to further reading. Prior to the Westminster Hall debate, Digital outreach and Genetic Alliance UK organised a digital Rare Diseases debate on Twitter.

This page provides links to Library briefing, Parliamentary debates and statements, and press coverage as background for the Westminster Hall debate, Effect of Gypsies and Travellers on local communities, on Wednesday 10 June.

This page provides Library briefings, statistics and other relevant information for the wide ranging Opposition Day Debate on Housing scheduled for Wednesday 10 June 2015.