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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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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 1
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Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): What progress has been made in securing the language rights of Kurdish speakers in Turkey since the agreement to begin talks
on Turkish accession to the EU.
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(48998)
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2
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Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): What recent representations the Government has made to the Indian government on the persecution of Christians in India.
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(48999)
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3
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Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What steps he is taking to help restore democracy in Burma.
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(49000)
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4
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Bill Wiggin (Leominster): What assessment he has made of Iran's support for terrorist groups; and if he will make a statement.
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(49002)
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5
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What recent discussions he has had with the US State Department on relations with Cuba.
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(49003)
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6
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Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): If he will make a statement on opium production in Afghanistan.
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(49004)
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7
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): If he will make a statement on the future of the European Union constitution.
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(49005)
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8
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Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): If he will make a statement on his recent visit to Cyprus.
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(49006)
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9
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What assessment he has made of the likely impact of the Palestinian elections on the Middle-East peace process.
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(49008)
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10
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Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): What assessment he has made of the plans of the administration in northern Cyprus to develop land in Morphou belonging to
Greek Cypriots displaced in the 1974 invasion; and if he will make a statement.
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(49009)
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11
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): If he will make a statement on human rights in China.
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(49010)
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12
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Colin Burgon (Elmet): What assessment he has made of the impact of the work of Caleb McCarry, US-Cuba Transition Co-ordinator, on UK-Cuban relations.
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(49011)
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13
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Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): What assessment he has made of the outcome of the Palestinian elections; and if he will make a statement.
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(49012)
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14
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Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): If he will make a statement on human rights in China.
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(49014)
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15
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Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): What account he has taken of the Hamas charter in assessing Hamas's acceptability as a partner for peace in the Middle East.
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(49015)
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16
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Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): If he will make a statement on democracy in the Middle East.
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(49016)
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17
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Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central): If he will make a statement on the political situation in Afghanistan.
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(49017)
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18
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Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): What steps he is taking to obtain EU support for vulnerable Caribbean sugar producers.
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(49018)
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19
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What discussions he has had with EU colleagues on the results of the elections in the Palestinian territories.
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(49019)
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20
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Bob Spink (Castle Point): If he will make a statement on progress towards a settlement of the situation in Cyprus.
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(49020)
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21
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Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): If he will make a statement on the security situation in the Niger Delta.
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(49021)
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22
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): If he will make a statement on the political situation in Afghanistan.
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(49022)
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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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Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
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1
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PROCUREMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND RESEARCH
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[Up to 20 minutes]
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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision in relation to the awarding by Government departments and agencies
of research and development contracts for innovative technologies; and for connected purposes.
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The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).
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Main Business
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2
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OPPOSITION DAY (13th allotted day)
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[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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FUTURE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
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That this House notes that one in four people will suffer mental health problems; is aware that mental health trusts are facing
some of the largest cuts in planned budgets whilst already having to cope with worryingly high recruitment shortages; further
notes that patients with mental illness are often denied real choice in their treatments due to long waiting times for referrals
and an acute shortage of non-drug therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy; is alarmed at the particular problems experienced
by black and minority ethnic patients in accessing services; is concerned at the continued absence of a Mental Health Bill
almost four years after the first draft Bill was published; and calls on the Government to raise the relative importance of
mental health within the NHS, making early intervention a priority in order to enable access to a range of appropriate services
and urgently to publish a revised Mental Health Bill which recognises the rights and dignity of people with mental illness.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Future of Mental Health Services):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end, and add ‘recognises that the Government has made mental health a key priority through the
National Service Framework for Mental Health and the NHS plan; welcomes the achievements set out in the National Director’s
progress report published in December 2004; further welcomes the record increases in investment and staffing; notes that under
this Government there are now over 700 specialised community mental health teams and that suicide rates are the lowest since
records began, that there are 1,200 more consultant psychiatrists, over 3,000 more clinical psychologists, and 8,000 more
mental health nurses than in 1997; further welcomes the Government’s five year action plan to tackle inequalities in mental
health services amongst black and ethnic minority communities and its action to tackle social exclusion in mental health;
acknowledges the Government’s commitment to early intervention to support good mental health and improve preventative mental
health services in the community, as set out in the recent White Paper “Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for
community services”, including by improving public understanding of mental health issues to counteract stigma and discrimination,
expanding access to psychological therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy, promoting the use of information technology
recently reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence which supports people to take charge of their
own treatment, and working with health professionals to improve standards in mental health services in the community; and
further welcomes the Government’s commitment to reform mental health legislation as soon as parliamentary time permits.’.
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REORGANISATION OF PRIMARY CARE TRUSTS, STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND AMBULANCE TRUSTS
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That this House believes the structures of the NHS should serve the needs of the service and patients; notes the Health Select
Committee’s report on Changes to Primary Care Trusts (HC 646); regrets the mishandling of the reorganisation of primary care
trusts (PCTs) by the Department of Health; wishes to see administration costs minimised; further believes that structure must
follow function and that the future functions of PCTs have not been clarified; further believes that strategic health authorities
should be abolished; further believes that ambulance trusts should not be required to undergo restructuring unless the services
themselves request it; fears that restructuring proposals will seek to mask the consequences of £1 billion worth of deficits
across the NHS; further regrets the loss of morale amongst NHS staff in PCTs; and calls on the Government to enter into a
new and genuine debate about NHS structures, so that the service can better meet its aim of comprehensive quality healthcare
available to all, based on need not ability to pay.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Reorganisation of Primary Care Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities
and Ambulance Trusts):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end, and add ‘welcomes the Government’s determination to reform primary care trusts (PCTs) and
strategic health authorities (SHAs) to ensure all patients get the services they need, to shift the focus of services more
towards prevention and tackling health inequalities, to engage better with GPs in developing services that meet patients’
needs, to reduce bureaucracy and to deliver better value for money for taxpayers; further welcomes the widespread support
within PCTs and SHAs for the principles on which Commissioning a Patient-Led NHS has been based; and further welcomes the
Government’s consultation on reforming ambulance trusts to ensure more care is provided in the home and at the scene, to give
better advice to patients over the telephone and to deliver faster response times to save more lives, in line with the recommendations
from the National Ambulance Adviser Peter Bradley’s review “Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming Ambulance Services.”.’
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The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
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Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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†
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3
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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[No debate]
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That the draft Artist’s Resale Right Regulations 2006, which were laid before this House on 15th December, be approved.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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†
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NATIONAL LOTTERY
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[No debate]
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That the draft National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Increase of Endowment) Order 2006, which was laid
before this House on 9th January, be approved.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: Network Rail and Sutton Coldfield (Mr Andrew Mitchell).
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Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half and hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES
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STANDING COMMITTEES
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Northern Ireland Grand Committee
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4.00 p.m.
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Room 14 (public)
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To consider the matter of the draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
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2
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Standing Committee A
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10.15 a.m.
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Room 12 (private)
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(Programming Sub-Committee) (Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill).
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3
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Standing Committee A
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 12 (public)
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4.00 p.m.
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(public)
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To consider the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Liaison
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8.45 a.m.
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The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)
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9.00 a.m.
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(public)
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Witness: Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister.
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5
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Crossrail Bill
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9.45 a.m.
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Room 5 (private)
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10.00 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Witnesses: Mr Andy Stevens, Cobham plc, Mr John Howe CB OBE, Thales UK, Mr Graeme Ferrero, QinetiQ, and Mr Paul Everitt, Communications
Director, Society of British Aerospace Companies; Professor Keith Hartley, Professor Keith Hayward, and Professor Ron Matthews
(at approximately 11.45 a.m.).
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Defence
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10.00 a.m.
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.30 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Witnesses: Mr Andy Stevens, Cobham plc, Mr John Howe CB OBE, Thales UK, Mr Graeme Ferrero, QinetiQ, and Mr Paul Everitt, Communications
Director, Society of British Aerospace Companies; Professor Keith Hartley, Professor Keith Hayward, and Professor Ron Matthews
(at approximately 11.45 a.m.).
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Welsh Affairs
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10.00 a.m.
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Room 17 (private)
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10.30 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Energy in Wales.
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Witnesses: Wales Energy Research Centre; Dulas Ltd (at approximately 11.45 a.m.).
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8
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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2.00 p.m.
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The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.30 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Bovine TB: badger culling.
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Witnesses: Professor John Bourne, Chairman, Professor Christl Donnelly, Deputy Chairman, Professor Rosie Woodroffe, Independent
Scientific Group on Cattle TB, Professor H Charles J Godfray, Chairman of the Independent Scientific Review of the RBCT, and
Dr Chris Cheeseman, Central Science Laboratory; Badger Trust and National Farmers’ Union (at approximately 3.30 p.m.).
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9
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Home Affairs
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2.00 p.m.
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Room 15 (private)
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2.30 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Terrorism Detention Powers.
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Witnesses: Liberty, JUSTICE, Ms Gareth Peirce, and Tim Owen QC.
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10
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Crossrail Bill
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2.30 p.m.
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Room 5 (public)
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11
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions
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3.35 p.m.
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.00 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Ministerial Informal Summit on Sustainable Communities under the UK Presidency.
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Witnesses: Rt Hon John Prescott MP, Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State, and Richard McCarthy, Director General,
Sustainable Communities Group, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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12
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Constitutional Affairs
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4.00 p.m.
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.30 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Reform of coroners system and death certification.
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Witnesses: Michael Burgess, HM Coroner for Surrey; Rt Hon Dame Janet Smith DBE (at approximately 5.00 p.m.).
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13
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Procedure
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4.00 p.m.
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Room 18 (private)
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4.15 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.
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Witness: Mr Jim Murphy MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office.
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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 Education and Skills: De-regulation of governance.
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2
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council 23rd January 2006.
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3
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Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Nuclear Materials Balance 2004-05.
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Secretary of State for Transport: Timetable for Urban Congestion Target (DFT PSA 4).
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5
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Disability Discrimination Act: Guidance on the definition of disability.
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