Westminster Hall debates: 7 September 2011
8 September 2011 (updated on 8 September 2011)
Westminster Hall debates provide MPs with an opportunity to debate local or national issues and to receive a response from a government Minister
Five debates were held in Westminster Hall on 7 September 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 Disabled young people
Stephen Lloyd, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne, moved a debate on support for disabled young people which received an answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Maria Miller.
- Parliament TV: Disabled young people
- Commons Hansard: Disabled young people
- Topics: Disability discrimination
11.00-11.30 Judicial scorecards
Philip Hollobone, Conservative MP for Kettering, moved a debate on the introduction of judicial scorecards which received an answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Crispin Blunt.
- Parliament TV: Judicial scorecards
- Commons Hansard: Judicial scorecards
- Topics: Administration of justice
14.30-16.00 Coeliac disease
Gordon Banks, Labour MP for Ochil and South Perthshire, moved a debate on coeliac disease which received an answer from the Minister of State for Health, Simon Burns.
16.00-16.30 Wind farm development in Sedgefield
Phil Wilson, Labour MP for Sedgefield, moved a debate on wind farm development in Sedgefield which received an answer from the Minister of State for Renewable Energy, Charles Hendry.
- Parliament TV: Wind farm development in Sedgefield
- Commons Hansard: Wind farm development in Sedgefield
- Topics: Renewable energy
16.30-17.00 European Institutions
Priti Patel, Conservative MP for Wtham, moved a debate on Government policy on European Institutions which received an answer from the Minister of State for Europe, David Lidington.
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.