Debate on post-2015 development agenda
20 March 2013
On Thursday 21 March, MPs debated the post-2015 development agenda. This debate took place in Westminster Hall and was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following representations from Hugh Bayley, James Duddridge and Bridget Phillipson.
The Eighth Report from the International Development Committee, Post-2015 Development goals, HC 657, is relevant to this debate.
Watch the debate and read a transcript
Watch the debate on Parliament TV and read the views expressed by MPs in Commons Hansard.
- Parliament TV: Debate on the post-2015 development agenda
- Commons Hansard: Debate on the post-2015 development agenda
How the subject was selected
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee following representations by Hugh Bayley, James Duddridge and Bridget Phillipson on 12 March 2013.
- Parliament TV: Backbench Business Committee 12 March 2013
- Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence heard on 12 March 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.