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Session 2010-12
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Summary Agenda Wednesday 27 April 2011

Summary Agenda
11.30 am
Prayers.
 
( Deferred Divisions will take place in the ?No? Lobby between 11.30 am and 2.00 pm.)
Afterwards
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office, including at 11.53 am Topical Questions.
12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister.
12.30 pm
Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any).
Afterwards
Export Credits Guarantee Department (Regulation and Reporting)—Motion for leave to introduce a Bill under the Ten minute rule (Lisa Nandy) (for up to 20 minutes).
 
Opposition Day: (1) Sure Start Children’s Centres; (2) Government higher education policy (may continue until 7.00 pm).
 
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 (Motion) (for up to one and a half hours).
 
Statutory Instrument (Motion for approval) (without debate).
 
European Union Document (Motion) (without debate).
 
Delegated Legislation (Motion to refer) (no debate after 7.00 pm).
At the end of the sitting
Presentation of Public Petition (without debate).
 
Adjournment Debate: Government policy on self-regulation of the press (Mr Michael McCann) (until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later).

 
Sitting in Westminster Hall
 
General Debates:
9.30 am
Political situation in Zimbabwe (Kate Hoey).
11.00 am
Irish communities in Britain (Chris Ruane).
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm.
2.30 pm
Government policy on railway expansion and smaller local schemes (John Pugh).
4.00 pm
Government policy on brown signs (Julian Smith).
4.30 pm
Coroners and the recording of suicides (Mrs Madeleine Moon) (until 5.00 pm).

MEMORANDUM
TABLING ARRANGEMENTS FOR QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 2 MAY 2011
       Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made arrangements for the shuffles for Questions for oral answer in the week beginning 2 May to take place one day earlier than normal to take account of the Bank Holiday on 2 May.
       For the convenience of Members, the deadline on Wednesday 27 April for tabling Prime Minister’s Questions for Wednesday 4 May will be postponed until 1.00 pm.
       The details are set out below:
Last date of tabling*
Date for answer
Departments etc.
Wednesday 27 April
Wednesday 4 May
Prime Minister
Thursday 28 April
Thursday 5 May
Transport
Women and Equalities
Tuesday 3 May(First sitting day after Adjournment)
Monday 9 May
Home Office
Tuesday 3 May (First sitting day after Adjournment)
Wednesday 11 May
Wales
       * The shuffles will be held at 12.30 pm except for the shuffle for Prime Minister’s Questions, which will be at 1.00 pm.
       For further details of last tabling days, see the Order of Questions rota available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-table-office/order-of-oral-questions.pdf.
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY
       The following dates have been specified for the minimum notice for tabling named day Questions for written answer after the Adjournment:
Time for tabling
For answer on
7.30 pm (or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier) on Wednesday 27 April
Wednesday 4 May
6.30 pm (or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier) on Thursday 28 April
Thursday 5 May

 

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