Westminster Hall debates: 30 march 2011
31 March 2011 (updated on 31 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 30 March 2011.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs during the debates via the links to Parliament TV and Commons Hansard.
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9.30-11.00 - Children with special educational needs
Alun Cairns, Conservative MP for Vale of Glamorgan, moved a debate on children with special educational needs which received an answer from Sarah Teather, Minister of State for Education.
- Video and Audio: Children with special educational needs
- Commons Hansard: Children with special educational needs
- Topics: Special educational needs
11.00-11.30 - Squatting
Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove, moved a debate on squatting which received an answer from Crispin Blunt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice.
14.30-16.00 - Public satisfaction with the NHS
John Cryer, Labour MP for Leyton and Wantead, moved a debate on public satisfaction with the NHS which received an answer from Simon Burns, Minister of State for Health.
- Video and Audio: NHS (Public Satisfaction)
- Commons Hansard: NHS (Public Satisfaction)
- Topics: Health services
16.00-16.30 - Visas for foreign fisherman
Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangfor, moved a debate on visas for foreign fishermen which received an answer from Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department.
- Video and Audio: Foreign Fishermen (Visas)
- Commons Hansard: Foreign Fishermen (Visas)
- Topics: Fisheries
16.30-17.00 - Use of public highways for motor sport
Ben Wallace, Conservative MP for Wyre and Preston North, moved a debate on use of public highways for motor sport which received an answer from Mike Penning, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
- Video and Audio: Motor Sport (Public Highways)
- Commons Hansard: Motor Sport (Public Highways)
- Topics: Roads
Westminster Hall debates
Westminster Hall adjournment debates allow MPs to discuss issues of local or personal interest which rarely have time to be debated in the main Chamber of the House of Commons. MPs can discuss a variety of issues and receive a response from a government Minister.