MPs debate the situation in Bangladesh
16 January 2014
On Thursday 16 January, MPs debated the situation in Bangladesh. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following representations from Simon Danczuk and Mrs Anne Main.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
This debate was the first item of main business on Thursday and was opened by Anne Main. Co-sponsor Simon Danczuk also spoke in the debate.
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How the subject was selected
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee following representation from Simon Danczuk, Mrs Anne Main at the public meeting on Tuesday 14 January 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.