Order of Business Wednesday 11 May 2011
+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
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 1
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central):
What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Welsh Assembly Government on proposals
to transfer responsibility for council tax benefit to local authorities.
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(54352)
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2
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Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth):
What progress has been made on the Government's commitment to undertake a process similar to the Calman Commission on devolution
funding; and if she will make a statement.
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(54353)
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3
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):
What mechanisms her Department has used to identify efficiency savings since May 2010.
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(54354)
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4
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Stephen Mosley (City of Chester):
What progress has been made on the Government's commitment to undertake a process similar to the Calman Commission on devolution
funding; and if she will make a statement.
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(54355)
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5
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Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North):
What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and the Welsh Assembly Government on Big Society initiatives
in Wales.
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(54356)
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6
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David Rutley (Macclesfield):
What discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and the Welsh Assembly Government on improving broadband infrastructure
in rural Wales.
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(54357)
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7
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Hywel Williams (Arfon):
What discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues and the Welsh Assembly Government on cross-border implications of
the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill.
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(54358)
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8
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Robert Halfon (Harlow):
What estimate she has made of the number of jobs to be created in Wales as a result of electrification of the Great Western
Main Line to Cardiff.
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(54359)
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9
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Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
What recent representations she has received from tourism operators in Wales on Government financing for tourism promotion.
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(54360)
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10
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Steve Baker (Wycombe):
What recent assessment she has made of the future of the nuclear industry in Wales.
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(54361)
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11
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Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):
What recent assessment she has made of the future of the nuclear industry in Wales.
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(54362)
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12
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Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):
What progress has been made on the Government's commitment to undertake a process similar to the Calman Commission on devolution
funding; and if she will make a statement.
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(54363)
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13
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David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):
What recent assessment she has made of the future of the nuclear industry in Wales.
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(54364)
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14
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Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):
What recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the establishment of enterprise zones in Wales.
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(54365)
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15
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John Howell (Henley):
What progress has been made on the Government's commitment to undertake a process similar to the Calman Commission on devolution
funding; and if she will make a statement.
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(54366)
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At 12 noon
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Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
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Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.
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Q1
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 May.
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(54956)
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Q2
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Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley):
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(54957)
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Q3
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Bob Russell (Colchester):
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(54958)
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Q4
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Tony Baldry (Banbury):
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(54959)
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Q5
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham):
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(54960)
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Q6
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Robert Halfon (Harlow):
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(54961)
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Q7
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer):
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(54962)
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Q8
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Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):
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(54963)
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Q9
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):
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(54964)
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Q10
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Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley):
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(54965)
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Q11
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Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):
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(54966)
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Q12
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Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):
What discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Secretary of State for Health on the performance
of Computer Sciences Corporation in installing Lorenzo software within the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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(54967)
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Q13
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Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):
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(54968)
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Q14
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Dr William McCrea (South Antrim):
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(54969)
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Q15
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Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North):
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(54970)
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At 12.30 pm
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements, including on Future Diplomatic Network
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Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
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1
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PLANNING (GRADE 1 AGRICULTURAL LAND PROTECTION)
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[Up to 20 minutes]
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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit local authorities granting planning permission involving the development
of Grade 1 agricultural land other than in exceptional circumstances; and for connected purposes.
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The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).
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Main Business
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†
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2
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EDUCATION BILL: As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
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[Until 7.00 pm]
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The Scottish Parliament has passed a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolution are
available in the Vote Office.
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For Amendments, see separate Paper.
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Third Reading will also be taken.
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Proceedings on Consideration will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 pm, and proceedings
on Third Reading will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm (Order of 8 February).
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†
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3
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COMMON CONSOLIDATED CORPORATE TAX BASE
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[Up to one and half hours]
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That this House considers that the Draft Directive to introduce a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (European Union Document
No. 7263/11) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, for the reasons set out in chapter 2 of the Twenty-seventh
Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 428-xxv); and, in accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the application
of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to
the presidents of the European institutions.
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The Twenty-seventh Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, HC 428-xxv, is relevant.
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The Speaker shall put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than one and a half hours after their commencement
(Standing Order No. 16(1)).
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†
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4
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CHARTER FOR BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
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[Up to one and half hours]
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That the Charter for Budget Responsibility, a copy of which was laid before this House on 4 April, be approved.
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The Speaker shall put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than one and a half hours after their commencement
(Standing Order No. 16(1)).
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: Back to Work agenda (Chris Ruane).
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Debate may continue until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
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1
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First Delegated Legislation Committee
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2.30 pm
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Room 11 (public)
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To consider the draft Employment and Support Allowance (Work-Related Activity) Regulations 2011.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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2
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Science and Technology
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9.00 am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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9.15 am
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(public)
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Subject: Peer Review.
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Witnesses: Tracey Brown, Managing Director, Sense About Science, and Dr Liz Wager, Chair, Committee on Publication Ethics
and Board Member, UK Research Integrity Office; Mayur Amin, Senior Vice President, Research and Academic Relations, Elsevier,
Dr Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature Publishing Group, Robert Campbell, Senior Publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, Dr Fiona
Godlee, Editor-in-Chief, BMJ Group, and Dr Andrew Sugden, Deputy Editor and International Managing Editor, Science (at 10.00
am).
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3
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Education
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9.15 am
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Room 16 (private)
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9.30 am
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(public)
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Subject: 16–19 Participation in Education and Training.
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Witnesses: Deborah Roseveare, Head of Education and Training Policy Division, OECD, and Professor Lorna Unwin, Professor of
Vocational Education, Institute of Education, University of London; Keith Smith, Director of Operations, National Apprenticeship
Service, Caroline Blackman, Head of Organisational Effectiveness, Laing O’Rourke, Jane Connor, HR Director, Kwik-Fit GB Ltd,
Eric Collis, General Manager, Humberside Engineering Training Association, and Bill Sutton, Operations and Development Manager,
Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (at 10.15 am).
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Justice
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9.15 am
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Room 5 (private)
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9.30 am
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(public)
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Subjects: (i) Pre-appointment Hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Probation; (ii) Role of the Probation Service.
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Witnesses: (i) Diana Fulbrook OBE, preferred candidate; (ii) Christine Lawrie, Chief Executive and Sebert Cox, Chair, Probation
Association, and Sue Hall, Chair, and Tessa Webb, Vice-Chair, Probation Chiefs’ Association (at 10.15 am).
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5
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Work and Pensions
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9.15 am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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9.30 am
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(public)
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Subject: Remploy.
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Witnesses: GMB and Unite; Remploy (at 10.30 am).
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6
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Energy and Climate Change
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9.30 am
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Room 15 (private)
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9.40 am
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(public)
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Subject: Ofgem Retail Market Review.
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Witnesses: Centrica, EDF Energy, E.ON UK, RWE npower, Scottish and Southern Energy, and ScottishPower.
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Defence
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10.00 am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.30 am
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(public)
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Subject: Operations in Afghanistan.
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Witnesses: General Sir David Richards KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Peter Wall KCB CBE ADC
Gen, Chief of the General Staff, and General Sir Nicholas Houghton KCB CBE ADC Gen, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry
of Defence.
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8
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Foreign Affairs
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1.45 pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.30 pm
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(public)
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Subject: UK-Brazil Relations.
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Witnesses: Nicholas Armour, Director, International Group, and Tony Lamb, Latin America Unit, International Group, UK Trade
and Investment, and Philip Brown, Trade Policy Unit, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Professor Andrew Hurrell,
Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford, and Dr Marieke Riethof, Lecturer in Latin American
Politics, University of Liverpool (at 3.15 pm).
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9
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European Scrutiny
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2.00 pm
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Room 19 (private)
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3.00 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Scrutiny Performance of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
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Witnesses: Baroness Wilcox, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Nicholas Fernandes, Legal Adviser, Department for
Business, Innovation and Skills, Liz Coleman, Director, Patent Directorate Policy, and Peter Holland, Director of International
Policy, Intellectual Property Office.
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10
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Finance and Services
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2.00 pm
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Room 13 (private)
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11
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Scottish Affairs
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2.00 pm
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Room 6 (private)
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2.30 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Student Immigration System in Scotland.
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Witnesses: Damian Green MP, Minister of State for Immigration, Home Office, and Phil Taylor, Regional Director, Scotland and
Northern Ireland, UK Border Agency.
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12
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Treasury Sub-Committee
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2.00 pm
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Room 8 (private)
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2.15 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Administration and Effectiveness of HM Revenue and Customs.
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Witnesses: HM Revenue and Customs; David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury (at 2.45 pm).
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13
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Defence
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2.30 pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.45 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy.
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Witnesses: Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB OBE ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, General Sir Peter Wall KCB CBE
ADC Gen, Chief of the General Staff, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton KCB ADC, Chief of the Air Staff, Ministry of
Defence.
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14
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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2.30 pm
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Room 16 (private)
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3.00 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Rural Payments Agency.
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Witness: Mark Grimshaw, Chief Executive, Rural Payments Agency.
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15
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Environmental Audit
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2.30 pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.45 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Sustainable Food.
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Witnesses: Professor Tim Lang, City University London, Professor Philip Lowe OBE, Rural Economy and Land Use Programme, University
of Newcastle, and WWF-UK.
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Procedure
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3.00 pm
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Room 20 (private)
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17
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Public Accounts
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3.00 pm
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Room 15 (private)
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3.30 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Office of Rail Regulation: Regulating Network Rail’s Efficiency.
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Witnesses: Bill Emery, Chief Executive, Officer of Rail Regulation, and David Higgins, Chief Executive, Network Rail.
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Statutory Instruments
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As soon as convenient after 3.45 pm
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Room 7 (private)
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Selection
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5.00 pm
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Room 13 (private)
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JOINT COMMITTEES
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Draft Defamation Bill
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9.15 am
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Room 8 (private)
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9.30 am
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(public)
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Subject: Draft Defamation Bill.
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Witnesses: Alan Rusbridger, The Guardian, Philip Johnston, Daily Telegraph, and Alastair Brett, former Legal Director, The
Times.
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Statutory Instruments
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3.45 pm
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Room 7 (private)
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[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Wednesday 11 May
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Time of publication
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No.
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1
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Welsh Affairs
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00.01 am
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HC 614
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S4C (Fifth Report).
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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1
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Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Consultation on proposals for a restructuring moratorium—publication of responses.
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2
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Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Next steps in the review of employment laws.
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3
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Secretary of State for Health: Addiction to medicine.
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: Justice and Home Affairs pre-Council statement.
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Secretary of State for Justice: Appointments to the Prison Service Pay Review Body.
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Secretary of State for Transport: Strategic framework for road safety.
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