Westminster Hall Debates: 16 March 2011
17 March 2011 (updated on 17 March 2011)
Debates held in Westminster Hall provide MPs with an opportunity to debate local or national issues and to receive a direct response from a government Minister.
Five debates were held in Westminster Hall on 16 March 2011. Watch and read the views expressed by MPs during the debates via the links to Parliament TV and Commons Hansard.
Also, find more information about current parliamentary material in the Topics section on the Parliament website.
09.30-11.00 – Government support for access to private schools
Rob Wilson, Conservative MP for Reading East, moved this debate, which received an answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, Tim Loughton.
- Video and Audio: Government support for access to private schools
- Commons Hansard: Government support for access to private schools
- Topics: Schools
11.00-11.30 – Noise from the A38 in Amber Valley
Nigel Mills, Conservative MP for Amber Valley, moved this debate, which received an answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Norman Baker.
- Video and Audio: Noise from the A38, Amber Valley
- Commons Hansard: Noise from the A38, Amber Valley
- Topics: Roads
14.30 -16.00 – The wood panel industry and the UN International Year of Forests
Anne McGuire, Labour MP for Stirling, moved this debate, which received an answer from Gregory Barker, the Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change.
- Video and Audio: The wood panel industry
- Commons Hansard: The wood panel industry
- Topics: Energy and environment
16.00-16.30 – Future of healthcare provision in West Cumbria
Jamie Reed, Labour MP for Copeland, moved this debate, which received an answer from Anne Milton, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health.
- Video and Audio: Future of healthcare provision, West Cumbria
- Commons Hansard: Future of healthcare provision, West Cumbria
- Topics: Health Service
16.30-17.00 – Provision of schools crossing patrols in Dorset
Annette Brooke, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, moved this debate, which revieced an answer from Norman Baker, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
- Video and Audio: Schools crossing patrols in Dorset
- Commons Hansard: Schools crossing patrols in Dorset
- Topics: Local Authorities Education
Westminster Hall debates
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