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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 Scotland
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 1
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on the measures required to ensure maximum voter participation in the
Scottish Parliamentary and local council elections in May 2007; and if he will make a statement.
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(116340)
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2
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Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What average length of time it has taken for a reply to be received to correspondence from him to the First Minister.
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(116341)
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3
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Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): What discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the benefits to Scotland of encouraging gas production west of
Shetland.
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(116342)
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4
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent discussions he has had with European commissioners on immigration into Scotland.
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(116345)
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5
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Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on security at military bases in Scotland.
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(116346)
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6
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Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): What steps are being taken to expand the use of green energy generation from wave and tidal sources in Scotland.
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(116347)
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7
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Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What recent discussions he has held with Ministerial colleagues on television services in Scotland.
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(116348)
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8
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Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What recent discussions he has had with Home Office Ministers on dawn raids to remove failed asylum seekers in Scotland.
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(116349)
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9
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Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next expects to meet representatives of business organisations in Scotland to discuss the impact of central government
regulation.
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(116350)
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10
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Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on ensuring all new homes built in Scotland by 2017 have a zero carbon
footprint.
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(116351)
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11
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Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): How the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union will be marked in Scotland.
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(116352)
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12
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Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): What recent meetings he has held with trade unions to discuss the Scottish shipbuilding industry.
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(116353)
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At 3.00 p.m.
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
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13
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Chris Mole (Ipswich): What assessment she has made of the implications for the local government White Paper of Sir Michael Lyons's review.
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(117381)
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14
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Mr John Baron (Billericay): What recent assessment she has made of the traveller situation in Dale Farm, Crays Hill.
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(117382)
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15
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What assessment her Department has made of the role of community land trusts in affordable housing projects.
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(117383)
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16
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Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge): If she will provide further funding to improve council housing.
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(117384)
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17
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Paul Rowen (Rochdale): What progress has been made towards achieving the Decent Homes standard.
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(117385)
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18
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What role her Department plays in the development of anti-social behaviour policy; and if she will make a statement.
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(117386)
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19
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Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What role her Department plays in tackling extremism.
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(117387)
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20
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Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): How many councillors in England are under 40 years.
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(117391)
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Mr Neil Turner (Wigan): What progress she expects to make in ensuring that budgetary floors and ceiling are removed so that local authorities receive
the amount of local government support grant as indicated by the formula by the end of the comprehensive spending review round
for 2008 to 2011.
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(117392)
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22
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Justine Greening (Putney): To what extent her Department will take into account its assessment of value for money in local authority spending in 2005-06
when it determines local authority grant uplifts for 2006-07; and if she will make a statement.
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(117393)
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23
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Kitty Ussher (Burnley): What steps her Department is taking to promote interfaith forums as a means of tackling religious extremism.
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(117394)
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24
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Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): If she will make a statement on her Department's contribution to tackling anti-social behaviour.
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(117395)
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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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INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS (PROVISION OF INFORMATION)
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[Up to 20 minutes]
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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the provision to Parliament of certain information relating to intergovernmental
contracts; 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 (3rd allotted day)
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[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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HEALTHCARE-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS
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That this House, while recognising the commitment and efforts of NHS staff to minimise infection rates, is alarmed at the
continuing high levels of healthcare-acquired infections; notes that the NHS is not on track to meet the target for reducing
MRSA bloodstream infections in 2008 and that new highly virulent MRSA strains are emerging; is shocked at increasing rates
of Clostridium difficile infection which the Department of Health now regards as endemic in the health service; calls on the
Government and the NHS to accelerate actions to combat levels of healthcare-acquired infections, including reduced bed occupancy
rates, increased isolation facilities and single rooms, improved hand hygiene, enhanced hospital cleaning incorporating novel
processes, and the rigorous screening of patients; commends the adoption of a uniform policy within NHS trusts; calls for
the piloting by the NHS of a ‘search and destroy’ strategy against the most virulent strains of MRSA and Clostridium difficile;
and demands that the Government report six-monthly to the House on the action it is taking to combat healthcare-acquired infections.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Healthcare-acquired infections):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘welcomes the top priority given to reducing healthcare-acquired infections by this
Government; recognises that the Government is the first ever to collect data on these infections including establishing the
world’s most comprehensive MRSA surveillance system; further welcomes the new code of practice for health and social care
providers introduced under the Health Act 2006 to reduce infections like MRSA and the new duty on the Healthcare Commission
to ensure service providers comply with the code; welcomes the Government setting a target to halve rates of MRSA by 2008;
notes the progress towards achieving this target; acknowledges that more must be done to achieve this goal; and therefore
welcomes the priority given to reducing healthcare-acquired infections in the operating framework of the NHS in 2007 and the
additional £50 million given to NHS trusts in December 2006 to tackle healthcare associated infections.’.
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LIFE CHANCES OF DISABLED CHILDREN
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That this House notes the plight of the UK’s 570,000 disabled children and the 55 per cent. of their families who are living
in, or on the margins of, poverty; further notes with concern the Children’s Commissioner for England’s view that services
for disabled children are a ‘national scandal’; acknowledges the link between disability and child poverty; believes that
the Government’s target of halving child poverty by 2010 and eradicating it by 2020 will not be achieved without a strategy
that seeks to improve the life chances of disabled children; welcomes the interest in short breaks for families with disabled
children shown by the hon. Members for Normanton and Devon South West in their previous and proposed private members’ bills
and looks forward to the Government’s response; believes that the current system of assessment and support provided for families
with disabled children is complicated, bureaucratic, costly and stressful for both disabled children and their parents; further
believes that the complexity of the benefit system acts as a barrier to employment for parents of disabled children in a way
that prevents social mobility and entrenches poverty; and therefore calls on the Government to build on legislative progress
on disability issues made under this and previous governments by simplifying the assessment processes and reducing the complexity
of the benefit system for families with disabled children in order to prevent disabled children and their families being trapped
in poverty.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Life chances of disabled children):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘welcomes the fact that this Government acknowledged the challenges faced by disabled
children and their families by publishing a report in 2005, Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People; welcomes the establishment
of an Office for Disability Issues to improve co-ordination of disability policy across Whitehall and provide a forum for
the voice of disabled people; recognises that the Government committed itself to improve outcomes for all children and young
people through its change programme - Every Child Matters - which is driving change in local areas through the establishment
of Children’s Trusts; commends the Government in its specific focus on disabled children in the disabled children’s standard
of the Children’s National Service Framework and the Special Educational Needs strategy, Removing Barriers to Achievement;
acknowledges the Government’s close working with stakeholders from the disabled children sector in developing its work programme;
notes the Government’s investment in support services for families with disabled children through its funding of the Family
Fund and the Contact a Family national help line; commends the success of the Government’s Early Support Programme for young
disabled children; further commends the introduction of direct payments for families with disabled children and disabled young
people, which increase choice and control and empowers those families; and congratulates the Government’s commitment to further
improving services for disabled children through the disability strand of the Children and Young People Policy Review.’.
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The selection of the matters debated on 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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CONSUMER PROTECTION
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[No debate]
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That the draft Compensation (Exemptions) Order 2006, which was laid before this House on 28th November, be approved.
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The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the special attention of the House to the Instrument in its Fifth Report
(2006-07) HC 82-V.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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†
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4
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COMPANIES
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[No debate]
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That the draft Uncertificated Securities (Amendment) Regulations 2006, which were laid before this House on 18th 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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5
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS
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[No debate]
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That the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3384),
dated 18th December 2006, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18th 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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6
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS
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[No debate]
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That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2006, which was laid before this House
on 18th 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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7
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS
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[No debate]
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That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2006, which were laid
before this House on 18th 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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NORTHERN IRELAND
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[No debate]
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That the draft Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 18th 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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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That the School Admissions Code 2007, dated 8th January, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.
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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: Effect of European legislation on the financial contribution of gambling companies to football (Jim Sheridan).
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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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PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEES
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1
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Offender Management Bill Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 9 (public)
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4.30 p.m.
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(public)
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Further to consider the Bill.
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2
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Greater London Authority Bill Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 11 (public)
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4.00 p.m.
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(public)
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Further to consider the Bill.
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3
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Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 10 (public)
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4.30 p.m.
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(public)
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Further to consider the Bill.
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4
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Pensions Bill Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 14 (public)
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4.00 p.m.
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(public)
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To consider the Bill.
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EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEE
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5
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European Standing Committee
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4.30 p.m.
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Room 6 (public)
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To consider the EU Document No. 13193/05 relating to Consumer Credit.
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
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6
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Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 6 (public)
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To consider the draft Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2006.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Environmental Audit
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9.30 a.m.
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Room 16 (private)
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10.20 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Pre-Budget Report 2006.
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Witnesses: Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace; National Industrial Symbiosis Programme and Biffa (at 11.00 a.m.); and Green
Alliance (at 11.40 a.m.).
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8
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Treasury
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9.45 a.m.
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.00 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Climate change and the Stern Review: implications for HM Treasury policy.
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Witnesses: Professor Paul Ekins, Policy Studies Institute; British Airways, EasyJet, Virgin Atlantic Airways and British Air
Transport Association (at 10.45 a.m.); Climate Change Capital and Centre for Sustainable Energy (at 11.30 a.m.).
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9
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Communities and Local Government
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10.00 a.m.
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Room 20 (private)
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10
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Defence
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10.00 a.m.
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Room 8 (private)
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10.30 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Future of the UK’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper.
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Witnesses: Professor Richard L Garwin, US National Academy of Sciences, Dr Stephen Pullinger, International Security Information
Service Europe, Dr Jeremy Stocker, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Dr Lee Willett, Royal United Services Institute,
and Mr Paul Ingram, British American Security Information Council.
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11
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Home Affairs
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10.00 a.m.
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.15 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Justice and Home Affairs issues at European Union Level.
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Witnesses: Mike Kennedy, President, Eurojust, and Tim Workman, Chief District Magistrate, City of Westminster Magistrate Court;
Professor Steve Peers, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, David Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner, and Lee Taylor,
Guidance and Promotion Manager, Information Commission, and Ms Belinda Lewis and Ms Harriet Nowell-Smith, Department for Constitutional
Affairs (at 11.15 a.m.).
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12
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International Development
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10.00 a.m.
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Berlaymont Building, European Commission, Brussels (private)
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13
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Culture, Media and Sport
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10.15 a.m.
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.30 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Caring for our Collections.
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Witnesses: Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; David Lammy MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Culture, Media and Sport, and Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional
Affairs (at 11.30 a.m.).
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14
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Standards and Privileges
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 13 (private)
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15
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Welsh Affairs
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 15 (private)
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11.00 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Energy in Wales: A Follow-Up Inquiry.
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Witnesses: Opencast Coal Committee of Wales, and TGWU; Energybuild, Miller Argent, and Unity Power plc (at 11.40 a.m.); Protecting
and Conserving Together and The Woodland Trust (at 12.20 p.m.).
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Foreign Affairs
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2.00 p.m.
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.30 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: South Asia.
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Witnesses: Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State, Richard Codrington, Head of Afghan Group, and Antony Stokes, Head
of South Asia Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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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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4.15 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid.
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Witnesses: Professor Ed Cape and Professor Judith Masson; Rt Hon Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls, Rt Hon Sir Mark
Potter, President of the Family Division, and Rt Hon Lord Justice Thomas (at 5.15 p.m.).
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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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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Transforming Government procurement.
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2
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Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Alcohol Education and Research Council.
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3
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Strategic Review of Education in Northern Ireland.
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4
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Prime Minister: Council of Europe and Western European Union.
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5
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Prime Minister: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
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Secretary of State for Scotland: Government response to Arbuthnott Report.
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