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Summary Agenda Tuesday 1 April 2008

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Summary Agenda
2.30 p.m.
Prayers.
Afterwards
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, including at 3.15 p.m. Topical Questions.
3.30 p.m.
Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any).
Afterwards
Offshore Oil and Gas Industries (Health and Safety)—Motion for leave to introduce a Bill under the Ten minute rule (Mr Frank Doran) (for up to 20 minutes).
 
Counter-Terrorism Bill:Second Reading (may continue until 10.00 p.m.).
 
—followed by Programme Motion (without debate).
 
—followed by Money Resolution (without debate).
 
—followed by Ways and Means Resolution (without debate).
 
Statutory Instruments (Motions for approval) (without debate).
 
European Union Document (Motion) (without debate).
 
Business of the House (Motion) (no debate after 10.00 p.m.).
 
Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) (Motion to nominate) (no debate after 10.00 p.m.).
At the end of the sitting
Adjournment Debate: Hundredth anniversary of the Territorial Army (Mr Mark Lancaster) (until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later).

 
Sitting in Westminster Hall
 
General Debates:
9.30 a.m.
Situation in Darfur (James Duddridge).
11.00 a.m.
Future of the Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus (Mr Mike Hall).
12.30 p.m.
Elder abuse (Mr Paul Burstow).
1.00 p.m.
Black and ethnic minority pupils and school exclusions (Ms Diane Abbott).
1.30 p.m.
Tibet (Norman Baker) (until 2.00 p.m.).

MEMORANDUM
APRIL ADJOURNMENT 2008
       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 3rd April. 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 for tabling*
Date for answer
Departments etc
Thursday 3rd April
Monday 21st April
Home
Thursday 3rd April
Tuesday 22nd April
Transport
Thursday 3rd April
Wednesday 23rd April
Scotland
Prime Minister
Monday 21st April(First sitting day after adjournment)
Thursday 24th April
Treasury
       * 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://pdvnsco.parliament.uk/BB/OQ/questions.html
       The results of the shuffles on 3rd April will be published on 4th April in a blue
unofficial notice paper available from the Vote Office and on http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/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 April adjournment is 10.30 p.m., or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 31st March for answer on Thursday 3rd April. The following dates have been specified for the minimum notice for tabling named day written Questions for answer after the adjournment:
Time for tabling
For answer on
6.30 p.m. (or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier) on Thursday 3rd April
Monday 21st April
4.30 p.m. on Friday 18th April
Wednesday 23rd April

 

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