Westminster Hall debates: 4 November 2014
4 November 2014
MPs debated meat slaughtered in accordance with religious rites and assessment of the second year of the badger culls on Tuesday 4 November 2014 in Westminster Hall.
The debates were among five scheduled debates that gave MPs an opportunity to raise local and national issues and to receive a response from a Government Minister.
Westminster Hall debates: 4 November 2014
9.30am - 11am: Animal Slaughter (Religious Methods)
Neil Parish, Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, moved a debate on meat slaughtered in accordance with religious rites. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Animal Slaughter (Religious Methods)
- Read Commons Hansard: Animal Slaughter (Religious Methods)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Agriculture, animals, food and rural affairs
11am - 11.30am: Broadband (Cheltenham)
Martin Horwood, Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham, moved a debate on broadband in Cheltenham. The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, Edward Vaizey, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Broadband (Cheltenham)
- Read Commons Hansard: Broadband (Cheltenham)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Internet and cybercrime
2.30pm - 4pm: Badger Culls (Assessment)
Chris Williamson, Labour MP for Derby North, moved a debate on the assessment of the second year of the badger culls. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Badger Culls (Assessment)
- Read Commons Hansard: Badger Culls (Assessment)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Animal diseases
4pm - 4.30pm: Ovarian Cancer (Gene Testing)
Margaret Ritchie, Social Democratic & Labour Party MP for South Down, moved a debate on gene testing for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Jane Ellison, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Ovarian Cancer (Gene Testing)
- Read Commons Hansard: Ovarian Cancer (Gene Testing)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Diseases
4.30pm - 5pm: Dangerous Driving Offences (Sentencing)
Alok Sharma, Conservative MP for Reading West, moved a debate on sentencing for dangerous driving offences. The Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims, Mike Penning, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Dangerous Driving Offences (Sentencing)
- Read Commons Hansard: Dangerous Driving Offences (Sentencing)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Administration of justice
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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