MPs debate the fishing industry
10 December 2014
On Thursday 11 December, MPs will take part in a general debate on the fishing industry. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following representations from Mr Frank Doran, Mrs Margaret Ritchie, Austin Mitchell, Peter Aldous, Dame Anne Begg, Sheryll Murray.
This debate is the first item of main business on Thursday, following the Business Statement. The debate is likely to begin around 11.30am and will be opened by Austin Mitchell, Labour MP for Great Grimsby.
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Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays at 1pm 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.