Westminster Hall debates: 14 October 2014
14 October 2014
On Tuesday 14 October 2014 MPs debated the legal framework for surrogacy and the UK steel industry.
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: 14 October 2014
9.30am - 11am: Surrogacy
Jessica Lee, Conservative MP for Erewash, moved a debate on the legal framework for surrogacy. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Jane Ellison, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on surrogacy
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on surrogacy
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Children and families
11am - 11.30am: Sepsis (preventable deaths)
Sarah Newton, Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth, moved a debate on reducing preventable deaths from sepsis. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, George Freeman, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on sepsis (preventable deaths)
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on sepsis (preventable deaths)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Health services
2.30pm - 4pm: Foetal alcohol syndrome
Bill Esterson, Labour MP for Sefton Central, moved a debate on foetal alcohol syndrome. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Jane Ellison, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Foetal alcohol syndrome
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on Foetal alcohol syndrome
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Health education and preventive medicine
4pm - 4.30pm: Steel industry
Tom Blenkinsop, Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, moved a debate on the UK steel industry. The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, Mr Edward Vaizey, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on the steel industry
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on the steel industry
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Manufacturing industries
4.30pm - 5pm: Leominster Enterprise Park
Bill Wiggin, Conservative MP for North Herefordshire, moved a debate on PXP, the Homes and Communities Agency and Leominster Enterprise Park. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Penny Mordaunt, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Leominster Enterprise Park
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on Leominster Enterprise Park
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Housing supply
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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