Westminster Hall debates
UK Parliament Debates
Busiest Westminster Hall debates from the most recent week
- [Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (59 speeches)
- Thursday, 5 November 2009
- [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] — Oil and Gas (52 speeches)
- Thursday, 29 October 2009
- [John Cummings in the Chair] — Thalidomide (41 speeches)
- Wednesday, 4 November 2009
- [Robert Key in the Chair] — Affordable Housing (Rural Areas) (34 speeches, 1 annotation)
- Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Probation Service (32 speeches, 1 annotation)
- Wednesday, 4 November 2009
- Farm Animal Welfare (31 speeches)
- Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Thames Valley Police (7 speeches)
- Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Muscular Dystrophy (7 speeches)
- Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Sustainable Housing (Blackpool) (5 speeches)
- Wednesday, 4 November 2009
- Pupil Funding (Haringey) (4 speeches)
- Wednesday, 4 November 2009
- MG Rover (3 speeches)
- Tuesday, 3 November 2009
- Selective Licensing Schemes (2 speeches)
- Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Recent Westminster Hall debates
What are Westminster Hall Debates?
In December 1999, a new meeting place was opened up for debates - Westminster Hall.
Westminster Hall sits alongside the main Chamber, and is aimed at fostering a new style of debate. Sessions are open to all MPs, who sit in a horseshoe arrangement which is meant to encourage constructive rather than confrontational debate
The meetings are presided over by a Deputy Speaker and there are no votes.
