Summary Agenda for Thursday 1 May 2008

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Summary Agenda Thursday 1 May 2008

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10.30 a.m.

Prayers.

Afterwards

Private Business (without debate).

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, including at 11.15 a.m. Topical Questions.

11.30 a.m.

Urgent Questions (if any); Business Question to the Leader of the House; Ministerial Statements (if any).

Afterwards

Topical Debate: The Middle East (may continue for up to one and a half hours).

Child Poverty in Scotland (Motion) (may continue until 6.00 p.m.)

At the end of the sitting

Adjournment Debate: Violent crime against taxi drivers (Mr Brian Binley) (until 6.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later).

Sitting in Westminster Hall

General Debate:

2.30 p.m.

Sanitation and Water, Sixth Report from the International Development Committee, Session 2006-07, HC 126-I, and the Government Response, Session 2006-07, HC 854 (until 5.30 p.m.).

MEMORANDUM

TABLING ARRANGEMENTS FOR QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 5TH MAY 2008

       Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made arrangements for the shuffles for Questions for oral answer in the week beginning 5th May to take place one day earlier than normal to take account of the Bank Holiday on Monday 5th May. For the convenience of Members, the deadline for tabling Prime Minister’s Questions for Wednesday 7th May will be postponed until 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday 30th April. The details are as below:

Last date for tabling*

Date for answer

Departments etc

Tuesday 29th April

Tuesday 6th May

Health

Wednesday 30th April

Wednesday 7th May

Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterPrime Minister

Thursday 1st May

Thursday 8th May

Church Commissioners, Public Accounts Commission and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral CommissionSolicitor GeneralWomen and EqualityLeader of the House of Commons and House of Commons Commission

       * The shuffles will be held at 12.30 p.m. except for the shuffle for Prime Minister’s Questions, which will be at 1.00 p.m.

       This information is also set out on the Order of Questions rota issued on 21st February, which is available from the Vote Office, and on the Bulletin Board of the parliamentary intranet at http://intranet.parliament.uk/bulletin-board.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY

       The following dates have been specified for the minimum notice for tabling named day written Questions for answer after the Bank Holiday:

Time for tabling

For answer on

10.30 p.m.(or the rising of the House, whichever
is earlier) on Tuesday 29th April

Tuesday 6th May

7.30 p.m. (or the rising of the House, whichever
is earlier) on Wednesday 30th April

Wednesday 7th May

6.30 p.m. (or the rising of the House, whichever
is earlier) on Thursday 1st May

Thursday 8th May

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