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Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the New Deal for Young People.
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(140289)
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2
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What progress is being made towards the introduction of personal accounts.
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(140290)
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3
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Philip Davies (Shipley): How many people are receiving inactive benefits; and if he will make a statement.
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(140291)
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4
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Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): What steps he plans to take to improve the pension system for women; and if he will make a statement.
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(140293)
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5
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): Whether he plans to review issues relating to child contact and access as part of his reforms of child maintenance.
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(140294)
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6
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Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): What assessment he has made of trends in unemployment levels in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
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(140295)
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7
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Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If he will take steps to assist workers whose occupational pensions were wound-up by companies which were fully solvent but
which created temporary insolvencies and closed pension schemes.
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(140296)
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8
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Mr Jim Devine (Livingston): If he will make a statement on progress in increasing opportunities for working people to save for their retirement.
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(140297)
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9
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Bob Russell (Colchester): Whether he expects to meet the Government's 2010 child poverty target.
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(140298)
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10
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): How many carers he expects to receive the carer's credit in 2010.
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(140299)
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11
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Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): How much has been distributed by the Financial Assistance Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
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(140300)
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12
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): If he will undertake comparisons of minimum pensioner incomes across the European Union; and if he will make a statement.
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(140301)
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13
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What plans he has for the future provision of the carer's allowance.
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(140302)
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14
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Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What the criteria are for awarding the contract to operate the successor to the Post Office Card Account; and if he will make
a statement.
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(140304)
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15
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Ann Winterton (Congleton): When he expects the Child Support Agency's successor organisation to be operational.
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(140305)
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): If he will make a statement on the progress of pensions reform.
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(140306)
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Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): If his Department will consider uprating the level of compensation payable to those who suffered financial losses when their
occupational pension schemes were wound up.
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(140308)
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At 3.20 p.m.
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Oral Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission and the Leader of the
House
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement on
energy efficiency on the Parliamentary estate.
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(140281)
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Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what representations he has received
on visitor facilities for the Houses of Parliament.
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(140282)
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Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the evidential basis was
for the statement in the guidance issued by the House authorities on freedom of information that a 'public authority may be
required to release a copy of Members' correspondence if it receives a relevant request'.
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(140283)
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement on
the employment of cleaning staff in the Palace of Westminster.
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(140284)
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will give further consideration to the sitting hours of the House on Wednesdays; and
if he will make a statement.
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(140285)
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Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much money and staff time
was spent by the House on developing the capacity of parliaments in emerging democracies in 2006-07.
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(140286)
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that questions asked by Members are properly answered
by Ministers.
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(140287)
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Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to reduce the number of Bills which are programmed.
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(140288)
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At 3.30 p.m.
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements
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Main Business
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LEGAL SERVICES BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading.
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[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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The Third Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2006-07, Legislative Scrutiny: Second Progress Report,
HC 287, is relevant.
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Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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LEGAL SERVICES BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME)
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[No debate]
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That the following provisions shall apply to the Legal Services Bill [Lords]:
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1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
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Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
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2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday
28th June 2007.
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3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
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Consideration and Third Reading
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4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment
of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
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5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
on that day.
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6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
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7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
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LEGAL SERVICES BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen’s recommendation signified.
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[No debate]
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That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Legal Services Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
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(1)
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payments by the Lord Chancellor to the Legal Services Board and the Office for Legal Complaints,
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(2)
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any other expenditure incurred by the Lord Chancellor under or by virtue of the Act, and
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(3)
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any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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LEGAL SERVICES BILL [LORDS] [WAYS AND MEANS].
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[No debate]
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That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Legal Services Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise—
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the imposition of a levy by the Legal Services Board,
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(2)
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the charging of certain fees by the Legal Services Board in its capacity as an approved regulator or a licensing authority
under the Act,
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(3)
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the imposition of charges by the Office for Legal Complaints in connection with complaints made under the scheme under Part
6 of the Act, and
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(4)
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the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That the Smoke-free (Signs) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 923), dated 19th March 2007, be referred to a Delegated Legislation
Committee.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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TREASURY
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That Kerry McCarthy be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Mr Siôn Simon be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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WELSH AFFAIRS
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That Jessica Morden be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Mr Wayne David be added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That Helen Goodman and Mr Sadiq Khan be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Chris Bryant and Ian Lucas be
added.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: Economy of central Scotland (Eric Joyce).
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Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Environmental Audit
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2.15 p.m.
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.30 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Challenge of Climate Change.
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Witness: Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Education and Skills
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3.30 p.m.
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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3.45 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Post-16 Skills Training.
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Witnesses: North West Learning and Skills Council and North West Regional Development Agency; Institute of Education and the
Engineering Employers Federation (at 4.45 p.m.).
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Communities and Local Government
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4.20 p.m.
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.50 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Refuse Collection.
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Witnesses: Phil Woolas MP, Minister for Local Government, Department of Communities and Local Government, and Ben Bradshaw
MP, Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Public Accounts
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4.30 p.m.
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Room 15 (public)
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Subject: Department for International Development: Rural Poverty in Developing Countries.
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Witnesses: Sir Suma Chakrabarti KCB, Permanent Secretary, Dave Fish, Director, East and Central Africa, Sam Sharpe, Director,
Finance and Corporate Performance, and Jim Harvey, Head of Profession, Livelihoods, Department for International Development.
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JOINT COMMITTEE
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Human Rights
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4.00 p.m.
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Room 4A (private)
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4.15 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Human Rights of Older Persons in Healthcare.
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Witness: Ivan Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care Services, Department of Health.
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[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Economic and Financial Affairs Council 8th May 2007.
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Economic and Financial Affairs Council 5th June 2007.
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: The Davies Review.
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Minister of State, Ministry of Justice: Boundary Commission for Wales: Interim Review of Parliamentary Constituencies.
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Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Government assets.
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Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: DTI Annual Report and Accounts
2006-07.
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General Committee Notices
A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 5th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 7th June at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00
p.m. further to consider the Finance Bill.
A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 5th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. and Thursday 7th June at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00
p.m. to consider the Concessionary Bus Travel Bill [Lords].
The Second Reading Committee will meet on Thursday 7th June at 1.30 p.m. to consider the Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill
[Lords].
The Programming Sub-Committee of the Further Education and Training Bill [Lords] will meet on Thursday 7th June at 10.00 a.m.
The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 6th June at 2.30 p.m. to consider the Value Added Tax (Payments
on Account) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1420) and the Value Added Tax (Administration, Collection and Enforcement)
Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 1421).
The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 6th June at 2.30 p.m. to consider the draft North/South
Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.
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