South East round-up: 22 January 2010
22 January 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Parliamentary business relating to the South East for the week ending 22 January 2010.
Written questions
- Commons Hansard: Influenza vaccines in Milton Keynes
- Commons Hansard: Road traffic flow in the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
- Commons Hansard: Tolls for the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing
- Commons Hansard: Number of Midwives in the NHS in the South East
- Commons Hansard: Number of managers in the NHS in the South East
- Commons Hansard: Incapacity Benefit in Bexleyheath
- Commons Hansard: Warm front schemes in Lewes
- Commons Hansard: Affordable Housing in Lewes
In addition to oral questions, MPs and Peers can ask government ministers questions for written answer. These are often used to obtain detailed information about policies and statistics on the activities of government departments.
Early Day Motions
Early Day Motions (EDMs) are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. However, very few EDMs are actually debated. Instead, they are used for reasons such as publicising the views of individual MPs, drawing attention to specific events or campaigns, and demonstrating the extent of parliamentary support for a particular cause or point of view.
South East Select Committee
The South East Committee covers the following local government areas: Bracknell Forest, Brighton & Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Sussex, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham.
The remit of the Committee is to examine regional strategies and the work of regional bodies. Previously the Committee has reported on the South East England Development Agency and the Regional Economic Strategy.