A debate held at the end of each sitting day in Parliament in which Members can raise a matter of Government administration for a Minister's attention; so called because it takes place on the motion to adjourn the House for the day.
usually a half-hour debate introduced by a backbencher at the end of business for the day. The subjects raised are often local or personal issues. There is also a series of short adjournment debates on Wednesday mornings.
In the Westminster System, an adjournment debate is a debate on the motion, "That this House do now adjourn." In practice, this is a way of enabling the House to have a debate on a subject without considering a substantive motion.