Debate on Incapacity Benefit migration
3 April 2014
On Thursday 3 April, MPs took part in a general debate on Incapacity Benefit migration in Westminster Hall. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following representations from Sheila Gilmore.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
This debate was opened by Sheila Gilmore and began at 1.30pm.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on Incapacity Benefit migration
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on Incapacity Benefit migration
How the subject was selected
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee following representation from Sheila Gilmore at the public meeting on Tuesday 25 March 2014.
- Parliament TV: Backbench Business Committee on 25 March 2014
- Transcript of oral evidence heard on 25 March 2014
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.