MPs debate the relationship between police and children
12 March 2015
On Thursday 12 March, MPs took part in a general debate on the relationship between police and children. This debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee. The Member in charge for this debate is Tim Loughton.
Watch the debate and read the transcript
The debate was opened by Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham. This is debate took place in Westminster Hall and began at 1.30pm.
- Watch Parliament TV: MPs debate the relationship between police and children, Thursday 12 March 2015
- Read Commons Hansard: MPs debate the relationship between police and children, Thursday 12 March 2015
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.