Friday 1 January 2010
House of Commons
Main Chamber
The House of
Commons
is in recess until
Tuesday 05 January 2010
House of Lords
Latest news from the House of Commons and House of Lords
Big Ben lights up end of its 150th year
Projection to see in 2010 as anniversary of the UK's favourite landmark passes
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Report calls for investigation into credit marketTreasury Committee report says danger consumers lose out when shopping around for loans
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Human Rights Committee report on bonus taxCommittee says bonus tax announced in Pre-Budget Report will not infringe bankers' rights
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MPs launch inquiry into South East housingSouth East Regional Select Committee seeks written evidence for its new inquiry into housing
Bringing together parliamentary research and other useful material on a range of topical issues
Defence
Find out what Parliament is doing on the issue of defence, including operations in Afghanistan and support for British service personnel
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UnemploymentTopical issues page on unemployment, including the Library's monthly update on unemployment figures by constituency
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Economy and financeRead the latest Library research papers and Early Day Motions relating to the economy and finance
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Parliament, government and politicsDoes Parliament need to be modernised? How can more people be encouraged to use their vote?
Forthcoming stages in bills before Parliament
Public & Private Bills
| Bill Title | Stage | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | Committee stage | 05.01.2010 |
| Fiscal Responsibility | 2nd reading | 05.01.2010 |
| Child Poverty | 2nd reading | 05.01.2010 |
| Financial Services | Committee stage | 05.01.2010 |
| School Transport | 2nd reading | 05.01.2010 |
| Digital Economy | Committee stage | 06.01.2010 |
| Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) | Committee stage | 06.01.2010 |
| Video Recordings | 2nd reading | 06.01.2010 |
| Reading Borough Council | Report stage | 07.01.2010 |
| Bribery | Committee stage | 07.01.2010 |
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