Debate on preventing sexual violence in conflict
14 February 2013
On Thursday 14 February, MPs took part in a general debate on preventing sexual violence in conflict. Nicola Blackwood opened this debate, following a representation for debate to the Backbench Business Committee.
Relevant documents to this debate are: Written Evidence and uncorrected Oral Evidence from the International Development Committee, on Violence against Women and Girls, HC 934 and HC 934-I.
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How the subject was selected
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee following representations from Nicola Blackwood, Fiona Bruce, Mr Brooks Newmark and Fiona O'Donnell on 1 February 2013.
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3pm to consider requests for debates from any backbench Members of Parliament on any subject, including those raised in e-petitions or national campaigns.
An MP must make a representation before the Committee for an e-petition or petition to be debated; e-petitions exceeding the Government's 100,000 signature threshold are not automatically allocated backbench time.
The Committee then has to decide how to allocate the limited Parliamentary time it has at its disposal. The Committee's meetings are always conducted in public and can be watched on Parliament TV.