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Business of the House

The business for the week commencing 28 February will be as follows: Monday 28 February—Motion relating to the big society. The subject for this debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee. Tuesday 1 March—Second Reading of the Protection of Freedoms Bill. Wednesday 2 March—Estimates day (2nd allotted day). There will be debates on Sure Start children's centres and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the details of which will be given in the Official Report, followed by a motion to approve the draft Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2011. At 7 pm the House will be asked to agree all outstanding estimates. [The details are as follows: Sure Start Children's Centres: 5th Report from the Children Schools and Families Committee of session 2009-10, HC 130; Government response—4th Special report from the Education Committee of session 2010-11, HC 768; and HMRC: Oral evidence taken before the Treasury Sub-Committee on 8 February 2011, HC 731-ii, and 19 January 2011, HC731-i; oral evidence taken before the Treasury Committee on 15 September 2010, HC 479; 7th Report from the Treasury Committee of session 2009-10, Administration and Expenditure of the Chancellor's Departments 2008-09, HC 156, and Government response, Cm 7917; 8th Report from the Treasury Committee of session 2006-07, The Efficiency Programme in the Chancellor's Departments, HC 483, and Government response, 1st Special report from the Treasury committee of session 2007-08, HC 62””.] Thursday 3 March—Opposition day (12th allotted day) (half-day) (first part). There will be a half-day debate on a Democratic Unionist party motion, subject to be announced, followed by proceedings on the Consolidated Fund Bill. Friday 4 March—Private Members' Bills. The provisional business for the week commencing 7 March will include: Monday 7 March—Consideration in Committee of the Scotland Bill (day 1). Tuesday 8 March—Remaining stages of the European Union Bill. Wednesday 9 March—Second Reading of the Welfare Reform Bill. Thursday 10 March—There will be a debate on a motion relating to UN women. This debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee, followed by a further debate on a subject to be nominated by that Committee. I should also like to inform the House that the business in Westminster Hall for 17 March 2011 will be: Thursday 17 March—A debate on articles 9 and 13 of the Bill of Rights and the role of Parliament in dealing with all grievances and the importance of freedom of communication between constituents and Members.