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Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health |
| *1 |
Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): If he will make a statement on allocations under the Modernisation Fund.
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Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): What progress has been made in involving patients in primary care groups.
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Mr Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): If he will make a statement on the average outpatient waiting time for an ear, nose and throat consultation in the Avon Health Authority area in the last 12 months.
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Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): What advice he has received about the medical properties of cannabis.
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The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South): What assessment he has made of injurious impact of over prescribing of drugs for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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Mr Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What action he is taking to improve access to primary health care.
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John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead): When he intends to publish a report on his review of the NHS complaints system.
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): Pursant to his letter to the honourable Member for New Forest East of 7th December, what progress his Department has made in making artificial limbs with lifelike silicone coatings available to NHS patients.
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Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): If he will make a statement on the availability of domicilary care for the elderly.
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| *10 |
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden): How many additional doctors will be employed in the NHS under his National Plan.
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| *11 |
Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): If there is to be a continuing and separate regulatory structure for midwives within the new National Plan for the NHS.
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Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): If he will make a statement on the current state of hospital bed provision in Leicestershire.
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| *13 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): How many hip replacement operations took place in the NHS over the last 12 months; and what was the average cost.
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| *14 |
Jane Griffiths (Reading East): What steps his Department is taking to improve early diagnosis of fibromyalgia in children.
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142909
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| *15 |
Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West): What steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS has sufficient resources available to invest in new treatments.
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| *16 |
Mr Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough): How many hernia operations have been performed in the NHS in the last 12 months.
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| *17 |
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What recent representations he has received about accountability within the NHS.
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| *18 |
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): How many additional wholetime equivalent nurses will be employed in the NHS under his National Plan.
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| *19 |
Mr Clive Efford (Eltham): What representations he has received regarding the abolition of community health councils; and if he will make a statement.
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| *20 |
Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): What assessment he has made of the projected impact of the NHS Plan in Birmingham.
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| *21 |
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): If he will make a statement on current nurse recruitment in the NHS.
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| *22 |
Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): If he will make a statement on the work of the UK Transplant Service.
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| *23 |
Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): What his response is to the Commission for Health Improvement report on Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement.
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| *24 |
Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): What assessment he has made of the impact of a ban on tobacco advertising on health.
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| *25 |
Mr Bill Michie (Sheffield, Heeley): What progress has been made towards the completion of the Sheffield Hospital for Women; and if he will make a statement.
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| *26 |
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): If he will make a statement on the provision of emergency contraception.
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| *27 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What priority he gives to resourcing rehabilitation services within the National Health Service.
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Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What progress has been made with promoting healthy eating among children in poor families.
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| *29 |
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds): What recent representations he has received regarding bed blocking.
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| *30 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If he will make a statement about effective patient advocacy in the NHS and the future of community health councils.
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| *31 |
Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): What progress is being made in preventing young people from taking up smoking.
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| *32 |
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): What assessment he has made of the changing age profile of the nursing pool in the UK for recruitment in the NHS.
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| *33 |
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): What steps he is taking to ensure that the Barnsley Health Authority has sufficient resources available to meet the demands placed upon it.
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| *34 |
Mrs Janet Dean (Burton): If he will make a statement on the work of the National Blood Authority.
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| *35 |
Mr George Mudie (Leeds East): If he will make a statement on the work of the UK Transplant Service.
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| *36 |
Mr Tom Levitt (High Peak): What progress is being made in preventing young people taking up smoking.
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Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): If he will make a statement on the waiting lists for surgery at the Southend General Hospital.
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Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): If he will make a statement on the work of the National Blood Authority.
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| *39 |
Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): What plans he has to improve the pay and conditions of NHS staff.
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Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne): If he will make a statement about the way that NHS waiting list statistics are compiled.
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| At 10.00 p.m.
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| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate] |
| The Prime Minister |
| That, at this day's sitting, the Motions in the name of Mr Keith Bradley and Margaret Beckett relating to Armed Forces Bill, Tax Simplification (Joint Committee), Tax Simplification and Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour. |
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15). |
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| + 3 | ARMED FORCES BILL (PROGRAMME) [Up to 45 minutes] |
| Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Hoon |
| That the following provisions shall apply to the Armed Forces Bill: |
| Select Committee |
| 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Select Committee. |
| 2. The Select Committee shall report the Bill to the House on or before Thursday 15th March. |
| The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Order of 7th November 2000). |
| + 4 | ARMED FORCES BILL [Until any hour] |
| Mr Keith Bradley
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| That Rachel Squire, Mr John Spellar, Dr Lewis Moonie, Mr David Clelland, Mr Dave Watts, Ms Dari Taylor, Mr David Crausby, Mr Robert Key, Mr Quentin Davies, Mr John Randall and Mr Paul Keetch be members of the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill.
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| That three be the quorum of the Committee.
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| That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records.
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| That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place.
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| Debate may continue until any hour if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to. |
| + 5 | ELECTORAL COMMISSION [Up to 1 1/2 hours] |
| Mr Secretary Straw
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| That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint as Electoral Commissioners:
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| (1) Pamela Joan Gordon for the period of four years; |
| (2) Sir Neil William David McIntosh KBE for the period of four years; |
| (3) Johnathon Glyn Mathias for the period of five years; |
| (4) Sukhminder Karamjit Singh CBE for the period of five years; |
| (5) James Samuel Younger for the period of six years; and |
| (6) Graham John Zellick for the period of five years; |
| and that Her Majesty will appoint James Samuel Younger to be the chairman of the Electoral Commission for the period of six years. |
| The Speaker will put the Question not later than 1 hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 16).
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| + 6 | TAX SIMPLIFICATION (JOINT COMMITTEE) [Until any hour]
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| Margaret Beckett |
| That--
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| (1) There shall be a Select Committee, to consist of seven Members, to join with the committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification Bills, to consider tax simplification bills, and in particular to consider whether each bill committed to it preserves the effect of the existing law, subject to any minor changes which may be desirable.
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| (2) The Committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference. |
| (3) The quorum of the Committee shall be two.
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| (4) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
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| (5) The procedure of the Joint Committee shall follow the procedure of select committees of this House when such procedure differs from that of select committees of the House of Lords. |
| (6) The chairman shall have the like powers of selection as are given to the chairman of a standing committee under paragraph (3)(a) of Standing Order No. 89 (Procedure in standing committees).
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| As Amendments to Margaret Beckett's Motion (Tax Simplification (Joint Committee)):
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| Mr Eric Forth |
| (a) |
| Line 11, leave out `two' and insert `four'.
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| (b)
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| Line 19, at end add
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| `(7) The Committee shall elect a Chairman from amongst its members.'. |
| Debate may continue until any hour if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
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| + 7 | TAX SIMPLIFICATION [Until any hour]
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| Margaret Beckett
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| That Dawn Primarolo, Mr Chris Pond, Ms Ruth Kelly, Mr Joe Ashton, Mr Kenneth Clarke, Mr Richard Ottaway and Mr Edward Davey be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Tax Simplification.
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| Debate may continue until any hour if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to. |
| + 8 | CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER FOR WALES BILL [Until any hour]
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| Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Murphy
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| That the proviso in paragraph (2)(ii) of Standing Order No. 86 (Nomination of standing committees) shall not apply to the Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill.
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| Debate may continue until any hour if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
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| + 9 | SITTINGS IN WESTMINSTER HALL [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Margaret Beckett
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| That, following the Order [20th November 2000], Mr Nicholas Winterton, Mr John McWilliam, Mr Barry Jones and Frank Cook be appointed to act as additional Deputy Speakers at sittings in Westminster Hall during this Session.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| + 10 | SELECT COMMITTEES (JOINT MEETINGS) [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping
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| That, for the current Session of Parliament, Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended as follows:
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| Line 37, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.
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| Line 46, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.
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| Line 48, at the end insert the words:
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| `(4A) notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4) above, where more than two committees or sub-committees appointed under this order meet concurrently in accordance with paragraph (4)(e) above, the quorum of each such committee or sub-committee shall be two.' |
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |
| + 11 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
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| That Private Members' Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 2nd and 9th February, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th March, 6th and 27th April, 11th and 18th May, 8th and 15th June and 20th July.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |
| + 12 | HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT COMMITTEE) [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Margaret Beckett
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| That
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| the Lords Message [12th July 2000] communicating a Resolution relating to Human Rights (Joint Committee), be now considered; |
| this House concurs with the Lords in the said Resolution; and
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| the following Standing Order be made: |
| (1) There shall be a Select Committee, to consist of six Members, to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Human Rights. |
| (2) The Committee shall consider--
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| (a) matters relating to human rights in the United Kingdom (but excluding consideration of individual cases);
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| (b) proposals for remedial orders, draft remedial orders and remedial orders made under Section 10 of and laid under Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998; and
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| (c) in respect of draft remedial orders and remedial orders, whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to them on any of the grounds specified in Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee));
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| (3) The Committee shall report to the House
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| (a) in relation to any document containing proposals laid before the House under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether a draft order in the same terms as the proposals should be laid before the House; or
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| (b) in relation to any draft order laid under paragraph 2 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether the draft Order should be approved;
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| and the Committee may report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said proposals or draft orders. |
| (4) The Committee shall report to the House in respect of any original order laid under paragraph 4 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether |
| (a) the order should be approved in the form in which it was originally laid before Parliament; or
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| (b) that the order should be replaced by a new order modifying the provisions of the original order; or
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| (c) that the order should not be approved,
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| and the Committee may report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said order or any replacement order. |
| (5) The quorum of the committee shall be three.
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| (6) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
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| (7) The committee shall have power--
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| (a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom, to adjourn to institutions of the Council of Europe outside the United Kingdom no more than four times in any calendar year, and to report from time to time; and
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| (b) to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference.
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| As an Amendment to Margaret Beckett's Motion (Human Rights (Joint Committee)):
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| Mr Paul Tyler
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| Line 47, at end add--
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| `(8) It shall be an Instruction to the Committee that it shall elect its chairman from among those members of the Committee who are members of opposition parties.'. |
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| + 13 | HUMAN RIGHTS [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
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| That Jean Corston, Mr Desmond Browne, Mr Andrew Miller, Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West), Sir Patrick Cormack and Mr Robert Maclennan be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
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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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| 14 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Impact of flooding at Selby (Mr John Grogan).
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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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