Summary Agenda for 17 March 2005

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11.30 a.m. Prayers.
Afterwards Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
12.30 p.m. Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any). (The Leader of the House is expected to announce future business and answer questions.)
Afterwards Ways and Means (Budget Resolutions) (may continue until 6.00 p.m).
At the end of the sitting Adjournment Debate: UK aid to areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami (Mr Tom Harris) (until 6.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later).
Sitting in Westminster Hall
Adjournment Debate:
2.30 p.m. Use of Science in UK International Development Policy—Thirteenth Report of the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2003-04, HC 133, and the Government's Response thereto, Second Special Report, Session 2004-05, HC 235. (until 5.30 p.m.).

MEMORANDUM

EASTER ADJOURNMENT 2005

     Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way in the Table Office until 6.30 p.m. or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 24th March. 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 when the House returns:

Last date of tabling* Date for answer Departments etc.

Thursday 24th March Monday 4th April Work and Pensions

Thursday 24th March Tuesday 5th April Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Thursday 24th March Wednesday 6th April Wales
Prime Minister

Monday 4th April
(First sitting day after adjournment) Thursday 7th April Trade and Industry
Minister for Women

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

For further details of last tabling days, 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 24th March will be published on Tuesday 29th March in a blue unofficial notice paper available from the Vote Office and on http://pubs1.tso.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmordbk2/cmob2.htm.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY
     The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Easter adjournment is 10.30 p.m., or the rising of the House, whichever is ealier, on Monday 21st March, for answer on Thursday 24th March. 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

6.30 p.m. on Thursday 24th March Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th April

4.30 p.m. on Friday 1st April Wednesday 6th April.

Continue to Order of Business

11.30 a.m.	Prayers.
Afterwards	Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
12.30 p.m.	Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any). (The Leader of the House is expected to announce future business and answer questions.)
Afterwards	Ways and Means (Budget Resolutions) (may continue until 6.00 p.m).
At the end of the sitting	Adjournment Debate: UK aid to areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami (Mr Tom Harris) (until 6.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later).
	Sitting in Westminster Hall
	Adjournment Debate:
2.30 p.m.	Use of Science in UK International Development Policy—Thirteenth Report of the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2003-04, HC 133, and the Government's Response thereto, Second Special Report, Session 2004-05, HC 235. (until 5.30 p.m.).

Last date of tabling*	Date for answer	Departments etc.
Thursday 24th March	Monday 4th April	Work and Pensions
Thursday 24th March	Tuesday 5th April	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Thursday 24th March	Wednesday 6th April	Wales Prime Minister
Monday 4th April (First sitting day after adjournment)	Thursday 7th April	Trade and Industry Minister for Women
*The shuffle will be held at 12.30 p.m.

For further details of last tabling days, 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 24th March will be published on Tuesday 29th March in a blue unofficial notice paper available from the Vote Office and on http://pubs1.tso.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmordbk2/cmob2.htm.

Time for tabling	For answer on
6.30 p.m. on Thursday 24th March	Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th April
4.30 p.m. on Friday 1st April	Wednesday 6th April.



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