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Westminster Hall debates: 9 September 2014

9 September 2014

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On Tuesday 9 September 2014 MPs debated the future of nursery schools and the rollout of superfast broadband.

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.

This week's debates were originally scheduled to take place in Westminster Hall but were relocated to Committee Room 10 due to access refurbishment work.

Westminster Hall debates: 9 September 2014

9.30am - 11am: Nursery Schools

Pat Glass, Labour MP for North West Durham, moved a debate on the future of nursery schools. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, Mr Sam Gyimah, responded on behalf of the Government.

11am - 11.30am: Asbestos Removal

Steve Rotheram, Labour MP for Liverpool, Walton, moved a debate on the role of the Health and Safety Executive in asbestos removal. The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, Mr Mark Harper, responded on behalf of the Government.

2.30pm - 4pm: Cyprus

Mr David Burrowes, Conservative MP for Enfield, Southgate, moved a debate on the future of negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr Tobias Ellwood, responded on behalf of the Government.

4pm - 4.30pm: Superfast Broadband (Urban Areas)

Mark Field, Conservative MP for Cities of London and Westminster, moved a debate on the rollout of superfast broadband in urban areas. The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, Mr Edward Vaizey, responded on behalf of the Government.

4.30pm - 5pm: Money Transfer Organisations

Rushanara Ali, Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, moved a debate on international finance: remittance giving and money transfer organisations. The Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrea Leadsom, responded on behalf of the Government.

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.

Temporary relocation: September 2014

For the two weeks of the September sitting all sittings of the House in Westminster Hall (the Grand Committee Room) will take place in Committee Room 10 on the Main Committee Corridor.

This is to allow stair-free access to these sittings to be maintained while works are carried out to the lift serving the Grand Committee Room. Sittings will return to the Grand Committee Room from October.

Watching Westminster Hall debates from the public gallery

UK residents and overseas visitors can watch proceedings in the House of Commons by visiting the public galleries.

 
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