Estimates day debates: Devolution in England and Defence and Security Review
2 March 2015 (updated on 2 March 2015)
MPs will debate devolution in England and the Defence and Security Review: NATO, on 2 March 2015 in the House of Commons.
The House will consider supplementary estimates for expenditure by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Ministry of Defence for the year ending 31 March 2015 in relation to these topics.
- Read Business Today Monday 2 March: Business of the day, item 1: Estimates 2014-15 (2nd allotted day)
- Read Supplementary Estimates 2014-15 (HC 1019 2014-15) (external website)
The first debate is expected to start at 4.15pm following today's Urgent Question on Government counter terrorism policy.
Timings are approximate as Parliamentary business is subject to change.
Transcripts of the proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber are available three hours after they happen in Today's Commons debates.
Estimates day debate: Devolution in England
The House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee held an inquiry on Devolution in England and published its report on 9 July 2014.
The Government Response to the Committee report was published on 26 February 2015. Further information can be found on the Communities and Local Government Committee webpages.
- Devolution in England: the case for local government
- House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Estimates day debate: Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two - NATO
The House of Commons Defence Select Committee held an inquiry into the Defence and Security Review: Part two: NATO and published its report on 31 July 2014. Further information can be found on the Defence Committee webpages.
- Defence Committee inquiry into the Defence and Security review and NATO
- House of Commons Defence Committee
Related information
Estimates days
All public spending has to be approved by Parliament. The House of Commons sets aside three days during each year to consider the estimates of public spending by government departments. In practice the topic of debate on these 'estimates days' is chosen by the Liaison Committee who nominate a recent report by a departmental select committee that in turn relates to a particular estimate.
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