MPs debate political and humanitarian situation in Kashmir
11 September 2014
On Thursday 11 September MPs took part in a debate in Committee Room 10 on the political and humanitarian situation in Kashmir. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee.
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The debate was opened by David Ward, Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Tobias Ellwood, responded to the debate for the Government.
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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.