Notes:
* indicates a question for oral answer.
[R] indicates that the Member has declared a relevant interest.
Questions for oral answer not reached receive a written answer.
Supplementary questions will also be asked. Other Ministers may also answer.
+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
Private Business |
| Note: Private business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.
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Consideration of Bill, as amended
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London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]. (By Order.)
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| Mr John McDonnell
Mr Andrew Mackinlay
Mr Jeremy Corbyn
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| On Consideration of the London Local Authorities Bill [Lords], as amended, to move, That the Bill be considered upon this day six months.
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| [Amendments to be proposed by the Promoters.]
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| [Copies of the proposed Amendments may be obtained by Members from the Vote Office or inspected in the Private Bill Office.]
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Second Reading
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Mersey Tunnels Bill. (By Order.)
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| Mr Ben Chapman
Mrs Louise Ellman
Mr Frank Field
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Mr John McDonnell
Mr Alan Simpson
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| On Second Reading of the Mersey Tunnels Bill, to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.
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| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry |
| *1 |
Ms Hazel Blears (Salford): What assessment he has made of the report from Manchester Business School on the impact of Granada on the North West; and if he will make a statement.
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124579
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| *2 |
Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): If he will make a statement on the legal costs retired miners can expect to face in respect of health-related compensation claims.
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124580
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| *3 |
Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): If he will make a statement on the regulatory framework for e-commerce.
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124581
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| *4 |
Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire): When he will publish the map agreed by the EU for eligibility for regional selective assistance; and if he will make a statement.
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124583
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| *5 |
Mr John Healey (Wentworth): If he will make a statement on the economic impact of regional ITV companies on their region.
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124584
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| *6 |
Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood): How much launch aid from his Department for aerospace companies over the last 10 years has been devoted to projects which have dual civil and military applications.
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124586
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| *7 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What preparations his Department is making for implementation of the new Assisted Area map.
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124587
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| *8 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): What assistance he is giving to United Kingdom diesel manufacturers to increase sales in the UK and overseas.
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124589
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| *9 |
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): If he will make a statement on his Department's response to the Textile and Clothing Strategy Group's report published on 6th June.
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124591
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| *10 |
Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): What plans he has to amend the procedures for application for export licences.
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124592
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| *11 |
Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): If he will make a statement on car manufacturing in England.
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124594
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| *12 |
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): What progress has been made with the new electricity trading arrangements.
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124596
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| *13 |
Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What assessment he has made of the role of the broadcasting industry in the economy of the North West.
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124597
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| *14 |
Gillian Merron (Lincoln): What assessment he has made of the performance of manufacturing industry in the East Midlands Region.
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124598
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| *15 |
Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): What measures he plans to introduce to increase shareholders' power in respect of setting directors' pay.
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124600
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| *16 |
Mr Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington): When he next intends to meet the directors of Corus to discuss rail production in Workington.
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124601
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| *17 |
Mr Damian Green (Ashford): What his policy is on electricity generation.
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124603
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| *18 |
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What recent discussions he has had with Ford Motor Company concerning its future investment in the United Kingdom.
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124604
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| *19 |
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): If he will make a statement on his energy policy.
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124606
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| *20 |
Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What recent discussions he has had with the West Midlands Regional Development Agency regarding the future of the Rover Longbridge plant.
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124607
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| *21 |
Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): What recent representations he has received on steel-making in the United Kingdom.
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124608
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| *22 |
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): If he will make a statement on the Government's energy policy.
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124609
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| *23 |
Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): If he will make a statement about the Berwick Task Force following the closure of the Pringle's knitwear factory.
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124610
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| *24 |
Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): If he will undertake an assessment of the performance of manufacturing industry in Lancashire and the North West Region.
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124611
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| *25 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What arrangements he has made for managing and distributing the funds for regional venture capital and innovation.
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124612
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| *26 |
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): What action has been taken against employers who pay below the national minimum wage.
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124613
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| *27 |
Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East): If he will make a statement on the merger between the Invest in Britain Bureau and British Trade International.
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124614
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| *28 |
Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): If he will make a statement on the number of compensation claims from retired miners that have been settled to date.
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124615
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| *29 |
Mr Bill Michie (Sheffield, Heeley): What assessment he has made of the performance of manufacturing industry in the Yorkshire Region in the past 12 months.
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124616
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| *30 |
Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): What steps he is taking to promote research and development amongst UK companies.
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124617
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| *31 |
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the arrangements for preventing unsolicited fax messages.
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124618
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| At 12.30 p.m. | Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY WHITE PAPER [No debate]
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| Mr Michael Meacher
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| That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 6230/00, a Commission White Paper on Environmental Liability; and supports the Government's welcome for the publication of the White Paper, its endorsement of the general principle of environmental liability, and its intention to scrutinise the proposals in order to establish implications for existing domestic arrangements and assessment of the full Regulatory Impact Assessment on UK businesses.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
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| + 2 | BROAD ECONOMIC POLICY GUIDELINES [No debate]
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| Miss Melanie Johnson
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| That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 7828/00, the Commission's Recommendation for the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines for 2000; and supports the Government's welcome for this draft as giving operational content to the conclusions of the Lisbon summit, reflecting the importance of structural reform in tackling successfully the challenges of globalisation and competitiveness, and in promoting employment and social inclusion.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
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| + 3 | ADJOURNMENT [Until 7.00 p.m.]
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| The Prime Minister
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| That this House do now adjourn.
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| Proposed subject for debate: European Affairs.
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| Seventeenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, on The 2000 Inter-Governmental Conference, HC23-xvii;
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| No. COM (00) 34, European Commission's Opinion on adapting the institutions to make a success of enlargement;
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| No. COM (00) 109, Additional Commission contribution to the Inter-Governmental Conference on institutional reform: reform of the Community Courts;
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| No. COM (00) 114, Supplementary contribution of the Commission to the Inter-Governmental Conference on institutional reform: qualified majority voting for single market aspects in the taxation and social security fields;
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| Developments in the European Union, July-December 1999 (Cm. 4762);
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| Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 7th June, HC 68-ii; and
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| Eighth Report from the Defence Committee, on European Security and Defence, HC 264.
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| Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 4 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Glass-house sector of the horticulture industry (Mrs Marion Roe).
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| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 25th October 1999).
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
STANDING COMMITTEES |
| 1 | Standing Committee B | 2.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| Further to consider the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill. |
| 2 | Standing Committee F | 10.00 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 14 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Limited Liability Partnership Bill [Lords]. |
| 3 | Standing Committee G | 9.00 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Care Standards Bill [Lords]. |
| 4 | Standing Committee H | 9.00 a.m.
4.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Finance Bill. |
| 5 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 6 (public) |
| To consider the draft Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2000. |
SELECT COMMITTEES |
| 6 | Treasury Sub-Committee | 9.30 a.m.
9.45 a.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: HM Treasury. |
| Witnesses: Lord Lipsey, Sir Samuel Brittan, Mr Richard Parry, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Nicholas Deakin, University of Birmingham. |
| 7 | Culture, Media and Sport | 10.00 a.m. | Room 15 (public) |
| Subject: Marking the Millennium in the United Kingdom. |
| Witnesses: Ms Jennie Page CBE; Manpower, BT, and Boots (Dome Sponsors) (at 10.50 a.m.); The National Botanic Garden of Wales @ Bristol, and Portsmouth Harbour Renaissance Limited (Millennium projects) (at 11.40 a.m.). |
| 8 | Health | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | Room 21 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Consultants' Contracts. |
| Witnesses: Audit Commission, Consumers' Association, and Professor John Yates; NHS Executive, Department of Health. |
| 9 | International Development | 11.15 a.m.
11.30 a.m. | Room AH 401,
Abercrombie House,
East Kilbride (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Department for International Development: Departmental Report 2000. |
| Witnesses: Mr Peter Freeman, Principal Finance Officer, Mr Frank Black, Head of Civil Society Department, Mr John Kelly, Head of Contracts Branch, Procurement Department, Ms Glynis Davies, Head of Policy and Procedures Department, Procurement Department, Ms Patricia Scotland, Programme Adviser, Civil Society Department, Department for International Development, and Dr Ken Grant, Director, Institute for Health Sector Development (DFID Resource Centre). |
| 10 | Procedure | 4.00 p.m. | Room 8 (private) |
| 11 | Treasury | 4.15 p.m.
4.30 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Economic and Monetary Union. |
| Witnesses: Commissioner Pedro Solbes Mira, European Commissioner responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs, and Commission officials. |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 14th June for answer today++
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| 1 |
Angela Smith (Basildon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he expects to publish proposals for changes to Part L of the Building Regulations, which deals with energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
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(
126584
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| 2 |
Mrs Eileen Gordon (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis to publish full-year data for the performance of the Metropolitan Police in relation to its policing plan for 1999-2000.
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126743
) |
| 3 |
Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when the outcome of the additional round of Science Enterprise Challenge will be announced.
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126744
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| 4 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the eighth annual report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit.
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(
126745
) |
| 5 |
Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what arrangements he intends to make for the licensing of broadband fixed wireless access at 28 GHz.
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126773
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| 6 |
Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will announce his decision on Northern Electric plc's proposal to build a gas-fired power station at Sevelco works, Avonmouth.
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(
126774
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| 7 |
Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if the Lord Chancellor has completed the review of the guidance which is given to judges on outside activities and interests.
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126775
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| 8 |
Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional support he intends to provide to the police service for reducing robbery.
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126776
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| 9 |
Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional support he intends to provide to the police service for addressing rural crime.
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(
126777
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| 10 |
Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if participation in a time exchange scheme would affect entitlement to benefits.
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(
126848
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Standing Committee Notices |
| Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 20th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 22nd June at 9.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Local Government Bill [Lords].
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| Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 20th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 22nd June at 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill.
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| Standing Committee C will meet on Wednesday 21st June at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Bill.
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| Standing Committee F will meet on Tuesday 20th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 22nd June at 10.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Limited Liability Partnerships Bill [Lords].
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| Standing Committee G will meet on Tuesday 20th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 22nd June at 9.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Care Standards Bill [Lords].
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| Standing Committee H will meet on Tuesday 20th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 22nd June at 9.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. further to consider the Finance Bill (except Clauses 1, 12, 30, 31, 59, 102 and 113).
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| The Welsh Grand Committee will meet on Tuesday 20th June at 10.30 a.m. and between 4.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. to consider Social Exclusion in Wales.
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| The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 20th June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 4) Order 2000.
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| The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 21st June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 2000 and the draft Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2000.
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| The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 21st June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Restoration of Devolved Government) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1445) and the Northern Ireland 2000 (Modification) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1446).
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| The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 21st June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft London Local Authorities (Charges for Stopping Up Orders) Regulations 2000.
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