South West round-up: 5 March 2010
5 March 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Parliamentary business and activities relating to the South West region for the week ending 5 March 2010.
Written questions
- Commons Hansard: Police officers employed by Avon and Somerset Constabulary
- Commons Hansard: Pensioner poverty in Stroud
- Commons Hansard: Treatment of dementia in Gloucestershire
- Commons Hansard: Number of home educators in Gloucestershire
Written questions can be used by MPs or Lords to hold the Government to account, requesting information such as policy detail or statistics.
Adjournment debates
- Video: Changes at Porton Down
- Commons Hansard: Changes at Porton Down
- Video: Changes to local government in Devon
- Commons Hansard: Changes to local government in Devon
- Video: Proposed Poole Bridge
- Commons Hansard: Proposed Poole Bridge
Adjournment debates are a way of having a general debate in the House of Commons without requiring the House to vote. The MP who tabled the subject of the debate will speak first and a Government minister will reply.
Forthcoming Parliamentary Outreach events
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Exeter - 15 March (6-9pm) Q&A event with Exeter CVS as part of Take Part Exeter
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Gloucester - 16 March Workshop on engaging with Parliament at Gloucestershire Assembly and Equality South West event
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St Austell - 16 March (evening) Workshop on engaging with Parliament for LGBT PACT (Devon and Cornwall Police)
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Newquay - 19-21 March Workshops with UK Youth Parliament members at their regional residential event
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Chard - 23 March (10am-2pm) Workshop on engaging with Parliament for Somerset Care at Home
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Bristol - 27 March (10am-4pm) Event on democracy and decision-making, in partnership with Black Development Agency and Black South West Network
The South West Parliamentary Outreach Service organises and participates in parliamentary training sessions, events and exhibitions.
For more details of any of the events listed above, please contact Naomi Kent at kentn@parliament.uk.