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+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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 1
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Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What the trend in applications for new casino licences under the Gaming Act 1968 has been over the past 12 months.
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(46090)
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2
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Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): If she will make a statement on funding for elite athletes.
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(46091)
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3
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): What steps she will take to ensure that Lottery funds are distributed to the four original good causes.
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(46092)
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4
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Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): If she will make a statement on funding for elite athletes.
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(46093)
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5
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): Whether Ministers or officials will represent the Department at any of the Ashes test series matches in Australia in 2006.
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(46094)
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6
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Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): If she will make a statement on provision of public swimming pools.
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(46095)
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7
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Laura Moffatt (Crawley): What assessment she has made of the contribution of high quality sport and leisure facilities to improving the health and
wellbeing of the populations they serve.
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(46096)
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8
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Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): If she will make a statement on the future of Stanbrook Abbey in Callow End.
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(46097)
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9
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Bob Russell (Colchester): What recent discussions she has had with football authorities on the governance of the professional game.
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(46098)
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10
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Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What discussions she has had with Ofcom on the range of musical genres offered by specialist digital radio stations.
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(46099)
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11
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Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): What the trend has been in applications for new casino licences under the Gaming Act 1968 over the last 12 months.
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(46100)
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12
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Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings & Rye): If she will introduce proposals to extend the provisions relating to television licence concessions to residents in sheltered
accommodation.
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(46101)
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13
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Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What process governs applications for World Heritage Site UK nominee status.
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(46102)
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14
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Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): If she will make a statement on the UK tourism deficit.
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(46103)
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15
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What steps her Department has taken to promote community and amateur sports clubs in Coventry South and the West Midlands.
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(46104)
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16
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Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): What recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on sports clubs.
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(46105)
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17
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Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): If she will make a statement on proposed training facilities for the 2012 Olympics.
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(46106)
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18
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Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central): If she will make a statement on progress with arrangements for the 2012 Olympics.
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(46107)
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19
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Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): What support her Department gave to the horseracing industry in the last financial year.
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(46108)
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20
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): If she will make a statement on her Department's policy on children's play.
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(46109)
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At 3.15 p.m.
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Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners and the honourable Member
for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
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21
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Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Commissioners' policy is on
charging admission to churches and cathedrals; and if he will make a statement.
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(46110)
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22
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Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what proposed measures from the General
Synod of the Church of England have been rejected by the Ecclesiastical Committee as not expedient since 1981; and if he will
make a statement.
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(46111)
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23
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church Commissioners
have received in relation to their planned disposal of the Octavia Hill estates in South London.
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(46112)
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24
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Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, when the Church Commissioners will
make a decision on to whom to sell its housing in Walworth, Waterloo and Vauxhall.
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(46113)
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25
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Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church Commissioners
have had with English Heritage on its Inspired campaign.
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(46114)
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26
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Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how much was spent in 2004-05 on maintaining
and restoring the fabric of cathedrals in England.
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(46115)
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27
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations the Commissioners
have received on the level of grants for church repairs from English Heritage.
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(46116)
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28
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Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what was the cost
of the Electoral Commission for the last year for which figures are available.
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(46117)
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29
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Commission
will review the limits on expenditure for candidates in general elections; and if he will make a statement.
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(46118)
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30
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church Commissioners' policy
is on purchasing fair trade products for its offices.
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(46119)
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At 3.30 p.m.
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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Main Business
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1
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NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE
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[No debate]
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1.
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the draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee;
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2.
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the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Tuesday 7th February at four o’clock; and
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(a)
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the Committee shall take questions under Standing Order No. 110 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)),
and shall then consider the instrument referred to it under paragraph (1) above; and
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(b)
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at the conclusion of those proceedings, a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown,
pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)).
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 116(1)).
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†
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2
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GOVERNMENT OF WALES BILL: Committee [3rd day].
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[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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Clause No. 103 (Proposal for referendum by Assembly).
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Amendment (No. 110) proposed, in page 57, line 13, to leave out subsection (3) and insert the words—
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‘(3)
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The Secretary of State must—
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(a)
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within the period of 120 days beginning immediately after the day upon which it is received consult upon—
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(i)
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the voting system, and
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(ii)
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the number of Assembly members
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of an Assembly after the Assembly Act provisions have come into force, and
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(b)
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within the period of 180 days after the end of the consultation—
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(i)
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lay a draft of a statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under section 102(1) before each House of Parliament,
or
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(ii)
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give notice in writing to the First Minister of the Secretary of State’s refusal to do so and the reasons for that refusal.’.—(Ian Lucas).
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Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
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For other Amendments, see separate Paper.
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The First Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, Session 2005–06, Government White Paper: Better Governance for Wales, HC 551,
and the Government’s response thereto, Third Special Report from the Committee, Session 2005–06, HC 839, are relevant.
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Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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3
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That, at the sitting on Tuesday 31st January, proceedings on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House in the name of the
Prime Minister relating to pensions may continue, though opposed, for three hours or until Ten o’clock, whichever is the later,
and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of.
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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: Future of Department of Work and Pensions staff on the Fylde Coast (Mr Ben Wallace).
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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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STANDING COMMITTEES
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1
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European Standing Committee
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4.30 p.m.
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Room 10 (public)
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To consider EU Document 11408/05 relating to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) Roadmap.
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First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation
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4.30 p.m.
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Room 11 (public)
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To consider the draft Pensions Act 2004 (PPF Payments and FAS Payments) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2006, and the draft
Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2006.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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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: Teaching Children to Read.
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Witness: Jim Rose.
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
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4.20 p.m.
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.40 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Fire and Rescue Service.
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Witnesses: Officials from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Retained Firefighters’ Union (RFU) (at approximately 5.25
p.m.).
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5
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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: Comptroller and Auditor General’s Standard Report on the Accounts of HM Customs and Excise 2004–05.
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Witnesses: Sir David Varney, Executive Chairman, Mr Mike Eland CB, Director-General, Law Enforcement and Compliance, and Gabs
Makhlouf, Director, Debt Management and Banking, HM Customs and Excise.
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6
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Science and Technology
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5.00 p.m.
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Room 6 (private)
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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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Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Olympic Park-delivering a compact games.
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Secretary of State for Defence: Ex-Gratia Payment Scheme for Far East Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees.
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Secretary of State for Defence: Army basing in Germany.
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4
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Austrian Presidency of the European Union: Agenda for the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC), 30th January
2006.
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Informal Employment and Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 19th to 21st January Austria, Villach.
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