House of Commons
Session 2010-12
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Summary Agenda Tuesday 13 December 2011
Summary Agenda
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2.30 pm |
Prayers. |
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Afterwards |
Private Business (without debate). |
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice, including at 3.15 pm Topical Questions. |
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3.30 pm |
Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any). |
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Afterwards |
Presentation of Bill (without debate). |
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Public Festivals, Holidays and Commemorations—Motion for leave to introduce a Bill under the Ten minute rule (Andrew Rosindell) (for up to 20 minutes). |
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United Kingdom Statistics Authority (Motion) (until 10.00 pm). |
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Charities Bill [Lords]: Second Reading (may be followed by remaining stages) (without debate). |
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Prevention of Nuclear Proliferation (Motion for approval) (for up to one and a half hours). |
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Opposition Day (half day): UK’s relationship with the European Union (for up to three hours). |
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Statutory Instruments (Motions for approval) (without debate). |
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At the end of the sitting |
Presentation of Public Petition (without debate). |
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Adjournment Debate: Illegal downloading of music (David Morris) (until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later). |
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Sitting in Westminster Hall |
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General Debates: |
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9.30 am |
Future of school sport (Mr Gerry Sutcliffe). |
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11.00 am |
Implications for the egg industry of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive (Miss Anne McIntosh) |
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12.30 pm |
Economy of the West Midlands and Coventry (Mr Jim Cunningham). |
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1.00 pm |
Children’s access to parents (Charlie Elphicke). |
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1.30 pm |
Empty homes in Hyndburn (Graham Jones) [R] (until 2.00 pm). |
MEMORANDUM
CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT 2011
Members wishing to table Questions in person may do so in the usual way in the Table Office until 7.30 pm or the rise of the House (whichever is earlier) on Tuesday 20 December. Thereafter, they may table oral and written questions electronically or by post.
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling Questions for oral answer in the first sitting week in January:
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Last date for tabling* |
Date for answer |
Departments etc |
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Tuesday 20 December |
Tuesday 10 January |
Health (T) |
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Tuesday 20 December |
Wednesday 11 January |
Scotland |
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Tuesday 20 December |
Thursday 12 January |
Transport (T) |
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Tuesday 10 January |
Monday 16 January |
Education (T) |
* The latest time for tabling is 12.30 pm on each of these days.
The results of the shuffles on 20 December will be published on 21 December. They will be available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf.
For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, 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
The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Christmas Adjournment is 6.30 pm or the rise of the House (whichever is earlier), on Thursday 15 December (for answer on Tuesday 20 December). For Questions tabled between this time and the rise of the House on Tuesday 20 December, the earliest named day for a Question for written answer is Tuesday 10 January.
After the House has adjourned on Tuesday 20 December, Questions tabled for ordinary written answer and for named day written answer up to 4.30 pm on Monday 9 January will be treated as having been tabled on 9 January. Questions for ordinary written answer will be for answer on Wednesday 11 January 2011, and Questions for named day written answer will be for answer not earlier than Thursday 12 January.