The Week in Westminster

Monday, Feb 22

Commons: Oral questions: Home Office, including Topical Questions; Legislation: Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill, 2nd reading; Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill, Programme motion; Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill, Money resolution. Adjournment: Provision of emergency tug vessels in the West Coast of Scotland.

Lords: Oral questions: The report Old Problems, New Solutions: Improving acute psychiatric care for adults in England; Ensuring freedom of lawful speech at universities; Impact on dairy farmers of the latest fall in milk prices; Rate of new house building starts in the past 12 months. Legislation: Scotland Bill, Committee stage (day 3), Committee of the Whole House.

Tuesday, Feb 23

Commons: Oral questions: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including Topical Questions. Ten Minute Rule Motion: Air Quality (Diesel Emissions in Urban Centres). Legislation: Welfare Reform and Work Bill, Programme motion; Welfare Reform and Work Bill, Consideration of Lords amendments; Education and Adoption Bill, Programme motion; Education and Adoption Bill, Consideration of Lords amendments. Backbench Business: Gangs and serious youth violence. Adjournment: Waste recycling in South Gloucestershire.

Westminster Hall: Debates on: Regional effects of the under-occupancy penalty: Compensation for victims of Canary Wharf bombing; Community pharmacies; Opportunities for mental health resilience in military training; Motability car scheme.

Lords: Oral questions: City Regions and the pension funds they hold in infrastructure developments; The Fiscal Framework that accompanies the Scotland Bill; Reducing levels of unwanted electronic goods ending up in landfill; Legislation: Trade Union Bill, Committee stage (day 3), Committee of the Whole House. Short debate on Steps to increase understanding of the Middle East.

Wednesday, Feb 24

Commons: Oral questions: Wales. At noon, questions to the Prime Minister. Ten Minute Rule Motion: Consumer Protection (Distance Selling Delivery Charges). Opposition Day Debate: (19th Allotted Day) Subject to be announced. Adjournment: Future of Katie Road NHS walk-in centre.

Westminster Hall: Debates on: Biomass as a source of renewable energy; Proposed sale of Kneller Hall, Whitton by the Ministry of Defence; Closure of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills office in Sheffield; Disabilities, poverty and inequalities; Treatment of Crohn’s and colitis sufferers in England.

Lords: Oral questions: Impact of frozen pensions on people who wish to move overseas; Race equality at NHS senior management and board level; Protecting the integrity of sports events from doping and illegal gambling. Legislation: Scotland Bill, Report stage (day 1). Motion that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No 6) Order 2016, laid before the House on Jan 11 be annulled.

Thursday, Feb 25

Commons: Oral questions: Attorney General, Women and Equalities; Business Statement: Leader of the House. General debate: European Affairs. Adjournment: Adequacy of roads and transport infrastructure around Glossop and the High Peak.

Westminster Hall: Debate on: Litter and fly-tipping in England.

Lords: Oral questions: How many tax treaties with developing countries are currently under negotiation, and what principles underpin the UK approach; Whether the Government will specify steel be British when it is required for a government contract; Specialist skills recruited into the armed forces as a result of the Future Force 2020 programme. Legislation: Trade Union Bill, Committee stage (day 4), Committee of the Whole House. Short debate: Removing international students from the net migration figures by including them as non-immigrant admissions.

Friday, Feb 26

Commons: Business: Consideration of Private Members’ bills. Legislation 2nd readings: BBC Privatisation Bill; Overseas Voters Bill; Off-Shore Wind Farm Subsidies (Restriction) Bill; EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill; Mental Health (Independent Advocacy) (England) Bill; Public Nuisance from Wind Farms (Mandatory Liability Cover) Bill; Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill; Devolution (London) Bill; Mesothelioma (Amendment) (No 2) Bill; Convicted Prisoners Voting Bill; UK Borders Control Bill; House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill; House of Commons Members’ Fund Bill; Crown Tenancies Bill, 2nd reading; Working Time Directive (Limitation) Bill; Automatic Electoral Registration (No 2) Bill; Adjournment: Effect of relaxing planning rules.

Lords: Legislation, 2nd readings: NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill; Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Bill; Riot Compensation Bill. Legislation: Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill, 2nd reading.