House of Commons
Session 2010-12
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Summary Agendas and Orders of Business
Order of Business Tuesday 29 November 2011
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Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
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At 11.30 am |
Prayers |
Afterwards
Private Business
Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.
Consideration of Bill, As Amended
London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] (By Order).
Mr Christopher Chope
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On Consideration of the London Local Authorities Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be considered upon this day six months. |
Second Readings
1. London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [Lords] (By Order).
Mr Christopher Chope
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On Second Reading of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months. |
2. Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords] (By Order).
Mr Christopher Chope
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On Second Reading of the Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months. |
Afterwards
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on Syria. |
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Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What recent representations he has received on the implications for his Department's policies of economic conditions in the EU. |
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What representations he has made to the Chinese government following recent self-immolations in Tibet. |
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Steve Baker (Wycombe): What assessment he has made of the implications for the governance of Equatorial Guinea of the recent constitutional referendum in that country. |
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Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on Iran. |
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Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What the outcomes were of the Istanbul conference on the future of Afghanistan. |
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Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): What progress has been made towards establishing a process to resolve the status of Somaliland. |
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Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): What assessment he has made of the risks to regional stability posed by Iran. |
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): What recent progress his Department has made in promoting trade within Africa. |
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): What recent assessment he has made of the situation in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile states. |
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John Howell (Henley): What assessment he has made of the UK's relationship with Turkey; and if he will make a statement. |
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Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What recent assessment he has made of the status of the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement. |
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Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Palestine; and if he will make a statement. |
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. |
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Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What assessment he has made of recent political developments in Egypt. |
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): What steps his Department is taking to encourage investment in China by the UK service sector. |
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Syria; and if he will make a statement. |
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): What progress has been made on the EU technical dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia; and if he will make a statement. |
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on Iran. |
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Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What his objectives are for the UK's presidency of the Council of Europe. |
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): What recent progress his Department has made on engagement with Latin America. |
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Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): What assessment he has made of Iran's nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement. |
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indicates a question for oral answer.
At 12.15 pm
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Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
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The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. |
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Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): |
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): |
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Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): |
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Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): |
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): |
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Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): |
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At 12.30 pm |
Urgent Questions (if any) |
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Ministerial Statements, including the Autumn Statement |
Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
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ELECTORAL REGISTER (ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES) |
[Up to 20 minutes] |
Siobhain McDonagh
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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to introduce a requirement that electoral registration be a condition of access to public services; and for connected purposes. |
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).
Main Business
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indicates Government Business |
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LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES AND PARALYMPIC GAMES (AMENDMENT) BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2) |
[No debate] |
Secretary Jeremy Hunt
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That the following provisions shall apply to the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 28 April (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill (Programme)): |
Consideration of Lords Amendments
1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement at today’s sitting.
Subsequent stages
2. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
3. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
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LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES AND PARALYMPIC GAMES (AMENDMENT) BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments. |
[Up to one hour] |
The Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly have each passed a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolutions are available in the Vote Office.
Proceedings on Lords Amendments will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement, if the Programme Motion is agreed to.
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TERRORISM PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION MEASURES BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2) |
[No debate] |
Secretary Theresa May
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That the following provisions shall apply to the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 7 June (Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill (Programme)): |
Consideration of Lords Amendments
1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement at today’s sitting.
Subsequent stages
2. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
3. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
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TERRORISM PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION MEASURES BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments. |
[Up to one hour] |
For Amendment relating to Lords Amendments, see separate Paper.
The Scottish Parliament has passed a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office.
Proceedings on Lords Amendments will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement, if the Programme Motion is agreed to.
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PUBLIC BODIES BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) (No. 3) |
[No debate] |
Francis Maude
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That the following provisions shall apply to the Public Bodies Bill [Lords] for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 12 July (Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme)) and 25 October (Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)): |
Consideration of Lords Message
1. Proceedings on the Lords Message shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
Subsequent stages
2. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
3. Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
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PUBLIC BODIES BILL [LORDS]: Consideration of Lords Message |
[Up to one hour] |
For Motions and Amendment relating to the Lords Message, see separate Paper.
Proceedings on the Lords Message will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement, if the Programme Motion is agreed to.
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NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENTS |
[Until 7.00 pm] |
Mike Penning
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That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Ports, which was laid before this House on 24 October. |
The Fifth Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2009-10, on The proposal for a National Policy Statement on Ports, HC 217, and the Government’s response thereto, are relevant.
Debate may continue until 7.00 pm.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS MEMBERS’ FUND |
[No debate] |
Mr Peter Lilley
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That pursuant to section 4(4) of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1948 and section 1(4) of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1957, in the year commencing 1 October 2011 there be appropriated for the purposes of section 4 of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1948: |
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The whole of the sums deducted or set aside in that year under section 1(3) of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1939 from the salaries of Members of the House of Commons; and |
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The whole of the Treasury contribution paid to the Fund. |
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)) and Order of 8 November.
At the end of the sitting:
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ADJOURNMENT |
Proposed subject: Government policy on empty homes (Jason McCartney).
Debate may continue until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
COMMITTEES
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE |
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European Committee C |
4.30 pm |
Room 10 (public) |
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To consider European Union Document No. 10052/11 and Addenda 1 to 3 relating to a Draft Regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences. |
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SELECT COMMITTEES |
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Health |
9.00 am |
Room 5 (private) |
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9.30 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Education, Training and Workforce Planning. |
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Witnesses: Professor Sir Christopher Edwards, Chairman, Medical Education England, Professor Sir Peter Rubin, Chair, General Medical Council, Professor David Sowden, Chair, Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the United Kingdom, and Sir Alan Langlands, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England; Anna van der Gaag, Chair, Health Professions Council, Professor Tony Hazell, Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Council, John Rogers, Chief Executive, Skills for Health, and Professor Les Ebdon, Chair, million+ (at 10.45 am). |
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Public Administration |
9.00 am |
Room 19 (private) |
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9.30 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Work of the Ombudsman. |
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Witnesses: Ann Abraham, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Kathryn Hudson, Deputy Ombudsman, and Bill Richardson, Deputy Chief Executive, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. |
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Education |
9.15 am |
Room 16 (private) |
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9.30 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Administration of Examinations for 15-19 year olds in England. |
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Witnesses: Martin Collier, Headmaster, St John’s School, Leatherhead, David Burton, Deputy Head Teacher, St Michael’s C of E High School, Liverpool, Rob Pritchard, Headteacher, St Mary’s Catholic College, Ilkley, and Teresa Kelly, Principal of Abingdon and Witney College; Professor Nick Lieven, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol, Ana Gutiérrez, Head of Student Administration, Bournemouth University, and Anne Tipple, National Skills Executive, British Chambers of Commerce (at 10.45 am). |
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Backbench Business |
9.55 am |
Room 6 (private) |
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10.00 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates. |
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Witnesses: Members of Parliament. |
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Business, Innovation and Skills |
10.30 am |
Room 20 (private) |
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10.45 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Debt Management. |
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Witnesses: Provident Financial Plc, Consumer Finance Association, Dollar Financial UK Ltd, and Association of British Credit Unions Limited; Payplan, Debt Managers Standards Association, Gregory Pennington, MoneyPlus Group, and Debt Resolution Forum (at 11.45 am). |
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Energy and Climate Change |
10.00 am |
Room 18 (private) |
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10.15 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Consumption-Based Emissions Reporting. |
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Witnesses: Dr Alice Bows, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester, Stockholm Environment Institute, and Professor John Barret, University of Leeds; EEF The Manufacturers’ Organisation and Energy Intensive Users Group (at 11.15 am). |
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Foreign Affairs |
10.00 am |
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private) |
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10.10 am |
(public) |
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Subject: British Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring: The Transition to Democracy. |
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Witnesses: Intissar Kherigi; Dr Eugene Rogan, Director, The Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford (at 10.45 am). |
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Home Affairs |
10.00 am |
Room 15 (private) |
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11.15 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Policing Large Scale Disorder. |
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Witnesses: Sir Dennis O’Connor, HM Inspector of Constabulary; Darra Singh, Chair of grass-roots community panel on the riots, Heather Rabbatts and Louise Casey, Head of the Troubled Families Team, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 11.45 am). |
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Welsh Affairs |
10.00 am |
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private) |
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10.30 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Future of AHVLA Services in Wales. |
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Witnesses: Geraldine O’Connell, National Secretary, Prospect, and Carl Padgett, President, British Veterinary Association; Rt Hon James Paice MP, Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Catherine Brown, Chief Executive, AHVLA (at 11.15 am). |
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Justice |
10.15 am |
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private) |
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10.30 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Presumption of Death. |
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Witnesses: UK Missing Persons Bureau; Mr Jonathan Djanogly MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (at 11.15 am). |
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Defence |
10.30 am |
Room 7 (private) |
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Transport |
10.30 am |
Room 8 (private) |
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10.35 am |
(public) |
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Subject: Cable Theft on the Railway. |
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Witness: Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport. |
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Scottish Affairs |
2.00 pm |
Room 6 (private) |
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2.30 pm |
(public) |
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Subject: Health and Safety in Scotland. |
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Witnesses: Alex Botha, Chief Executive, British Safety Council, Laura Cameron, Partner, McGrigors LLP, and Karen McDonnell, Head of The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Scotland. |
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Environmental Audit and Energy and Climate Change Committees |
2.30 pm |
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private) |
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2.40 pm |
(public) |
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Subject: Solar Power Feed-In Tariffs. |
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Witnesses: HomeSun, Solar Trade Association, Bath and West Community Energy, and Solarcentury; Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change, Moira Wallace OBE, Permanent Secretary, and Simon Virley, Director General, Department of Energy and Climate Change (at 3.30 pm). |
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Foreign Affairs |
4.00 pm |
Room 16 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
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Human Rights |
2.00 pm |
Room 5 (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Tuesday 29 November |
Time of publication |
No. |
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Public Accounts |
00.01 am |
HC 1427 |
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Providing the UK’s Carrier Strike Capability (Fifty-sixth Report). |
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Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments |
9.30 am |
HC 354-xxxiii |
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(Thirty-third Report) |
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Science and Technology |
11.00 am |
HC 1655 |
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Practical experiments in school science lessons and science field trips: Government and Ofqual Responses to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2010-12 (Eleventh Special Report). |
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Employer asset-backed pension contributions. |
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Ecofin 30 November 2011. |
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Secretary of State for Transport: Strategic rail freight interchanges. |