Summary Agenda for 15 December 2004

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11.30 a.m. Prayers.
Afterwards Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development.
12 noon Oral Questions to the Prime Minister.
12.30 p.m. Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any).
Afterwards Presentation of Bills (without debate).
Adjournment Debate: European Affairs (may continue until 7.00 p.m.).
At the end of the sitting Adjournment Debate: Tenant farmers (Mr Huw Edwards) (until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later).
Sitting in Westminster Hall
Adjournment Debates:
9.30 a.m. Anti-semitic incitement and race relations in the UK (Mrs Louise Ellman).
11.00 a.m. Fiona McKay and British Transport Police
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

2.00 p.m. Health and safety on the railway (Richard Younger-Ross).
3.30 p.m. Planning law in relation to travellers' sites
4.00 p.m. Coastal defences at Newbiggin by the Seauntil 4.30 p.m.).

MEMORANDUM

CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT 2004

    Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way in the Table Office until 7.30 p.m. or the rising of the House (whichever is earlier) on Tuesday 21st December. Thereafter, they may table oral and written questions electronically or by post.

TABLING ARRANGEMENTS FOR QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

    Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling questions for oral answer in January:

Last date of tabling* Date for answer Departments etc.

Tuesday 21st December Monday 10th January Defence

Tuesday 21st December Tuesday 11th January Scotland
Advocate General
Constitutional Affairs
Leader of the House and
      House of Commons
      Commission

Tuesday 21st December Wednesday 12th January Deputy Prime Minister
Prime Minister

Monday 10th January
(First sitting day in January) Thursday 13th January Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

For further details of last tabling days for oral questions, see the Order of Questions rota (available from the Vote Office and on the Bulletin Board on the parliamentary intranet at http://intra1.parliament.uk/bb/bb.htm).

The results of the shuffles on 21st December will be published on 22nd December in a blue unofficial notice paper available from the Vote Office and on http://www.pubs1.tso.

*The shuffle will be held at 12.30 p.m.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY

    The latest time for tabling a question for written answer on a named day before the Christmas Adjournment is 6.30 p.m. or the rising of the House (whichever is earlier) on Thursday 16th December for answer on Tuesday 21st December.

The following dates have been specified for the minimum notice for tabling named day written questions for answer on the first three days after the Adjournment:

Time for tabling For answer on

4.30 p.m. on Wednesday 5th January Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th January

4.30 p.m. on Friday 7th January Wednesday 12th January.

Continue to Order of Business

11.30 a.m.	Prayers.
Afterwards	Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development.
12 noon	Oral Questions to the Prime Minister.
12.30 p.m.	Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any).
Afterwards	Presentation of Bills (without debate).
	Adjournment Debate: European Affairs (may continue until 7.00 p.m.).
At the end of the sitting	Adjournment Debate: Tenant farmers (Mr Huw Edwards) (until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later).
	Sitting in Westminster Hall
	Adjournment Debates:
9.30 a.m.	Anti-semitic incitement and race relations in the UK (Mrs Louise Ellman).
11.00 a.m.	Fiona McKay and British Transport Police
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
2.00 p.m.	Health and safety on the railway (Richard Younger-Ross).
3.30 p.m.	Planning law in relation to travellers' sites
4.00 p.m.	Coastal defences at Newbiggin by the Seauntil 4.30 p.m.).

MEMORANDUM
CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT 2004
Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way in the Table Office until 7.30 p.m. or the rising of the House (whichever is earlier) on Tuesday 21st December. Thereafter, they may table oral and written questions electronically or by post.
TABLING ARRANGEMENTS FOR QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling questions for oral answer in January:

Last date of tabling*	Date for answer	Departments etc.
Tuesday 21st December	Monday 10th January	Defence
Tuesday 21st December	Tuesday 11th January	Scotland Advocate General Constitutional Affairs Leader of the House and House of Commons Commission
Tuesday 21st December	Wednesday 12th January	Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister
Monday 10th January (First sitting day in January)	Thursday 13th January	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

For further details of last tabling days for oral questions, see the Order of Questions rota (available from the Vote Office and on the Bulletin Board on the parliamentary intranet at http://intra1.parliament.uk/bb/bb.htm).
The results of the shuffles on 21st December will be published on 22nd December in a blue unofficial notice paper available from the Vote Office and on http://www.pubs1.tso.
*The shuffle will be held at 12.30 p.m.
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY
The latest time for tabling a question for written answer on a named day before the Christmas Adjournment is 6.30 p.m. or the rising of the House (whichever is earlier) on Thursday 16th December for answer on Tuesday 21st December.
The following dates have been specified for the minimum notice for tabling named day written questions for answer on the first three days after the Adjournment:

Time for tabling	For answer on
4.30 p.m. on Wednesday 5th January	Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th January
4.30 p.m. on Friday 7th January	Wednesday 12th January.



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