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Business of the House

The business for the week commencing 11 January will be: Monday 11 January—Second Reading of the Children, Schools and Families Bill. Tuesday 12 January—Consideration in Committee and remaining stages of the Personal Care at Home Bill. Wednesday 13 January—Opposition day [2nd allotted day]. There will be a debate on education, skills and training opportunities for young people in the recession followed by a debate on energy security. Both debates will arise on an Opposition motion. Thursday 14 January—Topical debate, subject to be announced. To follow, the Chairman of Ways and Means has named opposed Private Business for consideration. The provisional business for the week commencing 18 January will include: Monday 18 January—Second Reading of the Crime and Security Bill. Tuesday 19 January—Consideration in Committee of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (day 3). Wednesday 20 January—Consideration in Committee and remaining stages of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill. Thursday 21 January—If necessary, consideration of Lords Amendments to the Video Recordings Bill. To follow, the Chairman of Ways and Means will name opposed Private Business for consideration. I should also like to inform the House that the business in Westminster Hall for 14 and 21 January will be: Thursday 14 January—A debate on supporting young people in the recession. Thursday 21 January—A debate on violence against women. You, Mr. Speaker, have paid tribute, on behalf of the House, to David Taylor, as did the Prime Minister and the leaders of the Opposition parties yesterday. I should like to add my tribute as Leader of the House. There is an empty space up on that Back Bench today. [Hon. Members: "Hear, hear."] We will miss his contributions, not least at this time every Thursday. The good that he did as an MP will endure in the improved lives of the many, many constituents he personally helped. More widely, the good that he did in this House will endure—for example, his private Member's Bill, the Management of Dementia in Care Homes Bill, laid the basis for, and lives on in, our national dementia strategy. He is a big loss to his family and also to the House.