Westminster Hall debates: 1 July 2014
1 July 2014
MPs debated Humber flood risk management and Government policy on legal highs in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 1 July 2014.
The debates were among five scheduled Westminster Hall debates that gave MPs an opportunity to raise local and national issues and to receive a response from a Government Minister.
Westminster Hall debates: 1 July 2014
9.30am - 11am: Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy
David Davis, Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden, moved a debate on the Humber flood risk management strategy. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Dan Rogerson, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy
- Read Commons Hansard: Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Flooding
11am - 11.30am: Skills and Training Facilities
Stephen McPartland, Conservative MP for Stevenage, moved a debate on improving skills and training facilities in small cities and towns. Minister of State for the Department for Education, Matthew Hancock, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Skills and Training Facilities
- Read Commons Hansard: Skills and Training Facilities
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Employment and training
2.30pm - 4pm: Legal Highs
Toby Perkins, Labour MP for Chesterfield. moved a debate on Government policy on legal highs. The Minister for Crime Prevention, Norman Baker, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Legal Highs
- Read Commons Hansard: Legal Highs
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Drugs crimes
4pm - 4.30pm: Personal Independence Payments (Liverpool Wavertree)
Luciana Berger, Labour (Co-op) MP for Liverpool, Wavertree. moved a debate on the time taken to process personal independence payments in Liverpool, Wavertree. The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, Mike Penning, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Personal Independence Payments (Liverpool Wavertree)
- Read Commons Hansard: Personal Independence Payments (Liverpool Wavertree)
- Read currrent Parliamentary material in Topics: Benefits administration
4.30pm - 5pm: Transport infrastructure (Essex)
Priti Patel, Conservative MP for Witham, moved a debate on transport infrastructure in Essex. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Robert Goodwill, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Transport infrastructure (Essex)
- Read Commons Hansard: Transport infrastructure (Essex)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Transport
Related information
Westminster Hall debates
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays there are two one and a half hour debates and three half hour debates. The longer debates are intended for broader subjects where a number of MPs will want to speak. The shorter debates may focus on an issue that an MP may want to raise about their constituency.
Two ballots are held on the Wednesday of the previous week for each type of debate; MPs may enter into both ballots but can only be successful in one.
Each government department responds to the debates every other week according to a rota.
The Chair is taken by a member of the Panel of Chairs, with the same duties and powers conferred on Deputy Speakers.
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