MPs debated progress of the historical child sex abuse inquiry
27 November 2014
On Thursday 27 November, MPs took part in a general debate on the progress of the historical child sex abuse inquiry. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following representations from Simon Danczuk, Zac Goldsmith and Tessa Munt.
This debate was opened by Simon Danczuk, Labour MP for Rochdale.
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Relevant Documents
The following committee documents have been identified as relevant to this debate:
- Sixth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up, HC 203
- Oral evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee on historic child abuse on 21 October and 11 November 2014, HC 710
- Written evidence to the Home Affairs Committee, on historic child abuse, reported to the House on 21 October, 28 October and 11 November 2014, HC 710
- Third Report from the Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2014-15, on Child sexual exploitation in Rotherham: some issues for local government, HC 648
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.