MPs debate planning and the National Policy Planning Framework
5 March 2015
On Thursday 5 March, MPs will take part in a general debate on planning and the National Policy Planning Framework. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee. The Member in charge for this debate is Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Conservative MP for The Cotswolds.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
The debate will take place at 1.30pm in Westminster Hall on Thursday 5 March.
Transcripts of proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber are available three hours after they happen in Today’s Commons Debates.
Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee meets weekly on Tuesdays 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.