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+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
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At 2.30 pm
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Prayers
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
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 1
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Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): What assessment he has made of the availability of rehabilitation schemes to young offenders in the North West.
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(253521)
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2
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Norman Baker (Lewes): Under what circumstances coroners' courts may operate in camera.
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(253522)
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3
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): What recent assessment he has made of differences between magistrates' courts in their use of custody for remand and for sentences.
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(253523)
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4
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Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): When he plans to end the end of custody licence scheme.
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(253524)
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5
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of the Tribunals Service on the operation of mental health tribunals.
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(253525)
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6
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Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What recent assessment he has made of access to coroners' court services in small towns and rural areas; and if he will make
a statement.
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(253526)
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7
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Philip Davies (Shipley): If he will refer the case of Stephen Ayre to the Chief Inspector of Probation.
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(253527)
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8
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David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What recent guidance the Sentencing Advisory Panel has issued on sentences for those convicted of multiple rape; and if he
will make a statement.
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(253528)
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9
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): What services and policy initiatives will be affected by the funding settlement reached for his Department for 2009 to 2011.
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(253529)
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10
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): Whether his Department takes steps to inform the public of sentences handed down to people convicted of violent crime.
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(253531)
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11
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on guidelines to prevent re-offending
by those convicted of shop theft.
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(253532)
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12
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Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): What estimate he has made of the percentage of the sum imposed in fines under penalty notices issued in 2007 and 2008 which
has not been paid.
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(253533)
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13
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): What recent assessment he has made of the effects on dependent children of custodial sentences for single parents.
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(253534)
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14
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Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): If he will bring forward proposals to end the use of restraint on young offenders in secure accommodation.
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(253535)
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15
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James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): How many new prison places he plans to provide by 31 December 2009.
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(253536)
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16
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Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What his policy is on piloting new ways to provide civil legal aid.
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(253537)
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17
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Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): When he expects construction of the first Titan prison to begin.
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(253538)
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18
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Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): When he plans to end the end of custody licence scheme.
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(253539)
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19
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Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): If he will allow Bournemouth's court cells to be used by Bournemouth police to detain suspected offenders.
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(253540)
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20
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Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): What steps his Department is taking to support during judicial processes those who have undergone domestic violence.
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(253542)
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21
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Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): How many new prison places he plans to provide by 31 December 2009.
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(253543)
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22
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Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 in enabling the courts
to prevent forced marriages.
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(253544)
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): What plans he has to consult on a British statement of values.
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(253545)
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At 3.15 pm
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Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
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The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
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T1
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Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
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(253546)
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T2
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Hugh Bayley (City of York):
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(253547)
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T3
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Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):
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(253548)
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T4
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Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East):
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(253549)
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T5
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Mr David Kidney (Stafford):
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(253550)
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T6
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Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):
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(253551)
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T7
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):
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(253552)
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T8
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):
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(253553)
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T9
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Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre):
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(253554)
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T10
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):
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(253555)
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At 3.30 pm
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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Preliminary Business
Notice of Presentation of Bills
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1
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EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
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[No debate]
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Bill to provide that, notwithstanding the European Communities Act 1972, workers or members of a trade union who are UK nationals
shall have rights of employment in the United Kingdom equal to or as favourable as those afforded to foreign nationals or
conferred by the United Kingdom Parliament.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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2
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PROTECTION OF GARDEN LAND (DEVELOPMENT CONTROL)
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[No debate]
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Bill to protect private gardens from development which is out of character with the surrounding area; to make provision about
the circumstances in which a planning application may be rejected by a local authority and about rights of appeal in such
circumstances; to prohibit repeated planning applications in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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Ten minute rule Motion
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3
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HOME REPOSSESSION (PROTECTION)
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[Up to 20 minutes]
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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Law of Property Act 1925 to require a mortgagee to obtain the court’s
permission before exercising the power of sale, where the mortgaged land consists of or includes a dwelling-house; to make
certain powers available to the court in actions by mortgagees for possession of a dwelling-house; 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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4
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OPPOSITION DAY (4th allotted day)
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[Until 10.00 pm]
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SKILLS AND FURTHER EDUCATION IN A RECESSION
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That this House regrets that the number of young people not in education, employment or training in England has grown from
686,000 to 850,000 since 2000, that the number of adult learner places has fallen by 1.3 million in just two years, and that
the number of UK students enrolled at university is now falling; notes that current policies are hindering training opportunities
by cutting support for second-chance students, placing too much emphasis on paper-based qualifications rather than raising
skills, imposing too many bureaucratic obstacles on employers wishing to offer apprenticeships and freezing the further education
capital spending programme despite the Prime Minister’s commitment to bring forward capital projects; believes that providing
improved opportunities to up-skill and re-skill is more important than ever given the challenges posed by the recession; and
calls on the Government to boost the number of apprenticeships, provide more support to young people not in employment, education
or training, help small and medium-sized employers access training, improve opportunities for adult learners, and introduce
an all-age careers service.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Skills and further education in a recession):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘commends the Government’s efforts to boost the number of apprenticeships, provide
more support to young people not in employment, education or training, and improve opportunities for adult learners and introduce
an adult advancement and careers service; welcomes the real help provided to those affected by the downturn, including increasing
the support available through the further education and skills systems; further welcomes the £240 million allocated to help
those facing redundancy or newly unemployed; welcomes the additional £140 million to boost apprenticeships, the trebling of
Professional and Career Development Loans, and making the Train to Gain programme more responsive, including through £350
million support for small and medium-sized enterprises; notes the Government’s planned investment of £2.3 billion in renewing
and modernising further education facilities over this spending review; commends its efforts to help colleges and universities
become more responsive to the employer’s needs, including the £50 million Higher Education Funding Council for England economic
challenges fund, and to ensure the £175 billion public procurement budget maintains and strengthens investment in skills;
further welcomes the simplification of existing systems; further notes that three million people access the skills system
every year, with more 18 to 24 year olds working or engaged in full-time education compared to 1997; further notes the number
of students in higher education in England is rising, not falling; and further notes that the Government will resist calls
to cut skills budgets, as this would undermine the steps being taken to provide real help to business and individuals now.’.
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That this House is alarmed that nine years after the tragic death of Victoria Climbié the level of child abuse and deaths
at the hands of parents and carers remains unacceptably high; notes that many of the shortcomings of child protection services
raised in reports on the death of Baby P and other high profile cases recently echo concerns raised in Lord Laming’s enquiry
from which lessons have still not been learned despite the best endeavours of social workers and other professionals working
in increasingly difficult and demoralising circumstances; calls on the Government urgently to restore confidence in the system
by ensuring that all serious case reviews are published in full, appropriately anonymised and redacted where that would not
compromise the welfare of the child and siblings so that all agencies can learn from mistakes made; urges further moves to
increase transparency and accountability by requiring all local safeguarding children’s boards to be independently chaired
as recently recommended by the Conservative Party, and that the OFSTED inspection system should be overhauled to be fit for
purpose in the inspection of children’s services departments; and calls on the Government to free up social workers and other
professionals to maximise the time available to spend with vulnerable families by scrapping the highly prescriptive template
for the Integrated Children’s System and other cumbersome data systems which have engendered a ‘tick box’ assessment approach
which is undermining child protection.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Child protection):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘agrees that safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility; recognises that keeping
children safe is a top priority for this Government, commends action taken by the Government following the tragic death of
Baby P, to keep children safe in Haringey; welcomes the requirement that all local safeguarding children’s boards responsible
for serious case reviews judged inadequate by Ofsted convene an independently chaired panel to reconsider the review and report
to the Secretary of State; agrees with the Deputy Children’s Commissioner and the NSPCC that while comprehensive executive
summaries should be published full serious case reviews should remain confidential; affirms its conviction that the Every
Child Matters reforms are soundly based and essential in driving change for children; welcomes evidence in the joint chief
inspectors’ third report on safeguarding children of improvements since 2005 in children’s services and outcomes for children
and young people; commends the development by the inspectorates of new local area assessment and inspection arrangements;
welcomes the commissioning of Lord Laming to report on progress being made across the country in implementing effective arrangements
for safeguarding children; agrees with his recommendation that serious case review panels should be chaired by people independent
of the reporting agencies;
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commends the creation of a Social Work Taskforce to review frontline social work, including the role and development of the
Integrated Children’s System in support of its work; and further commends the recent announcement of the first stage of delivery
of ContactPoint, which experts agree is vital to keep children safe.’.
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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 pm.
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†
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5
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No.
2699) dated 9 October 2008, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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†
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6
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ENLARGEMENT STRATEGY AND MAIN CHALLENGES 2008-09
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[No debate]
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That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 15455/08, Commission Communication: Enlargement Strategy and Main
Challenges 2008-09; and supports the Government’s policy that Turkey, Croatia and all the countries of the Western Balkans
should be able to join the EU when they meet the criteria.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(11)).
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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 Unit Trusts (Electronic Communications) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 8 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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8
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS
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[No debate]
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That the draft Open-Ended Investment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 8 December,
be approved.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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9
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SCOTTISH AFFAIRS
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That Lindsay Roy to be added to the Scottish Affairs Committee.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: Preparation for the 2011 Census in Southend (Mr David Amess).
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Debate may continue until 10.30 pm 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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Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee
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10.30 am
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Room 12 (public)
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4.00 pm
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(public)
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Further to consider the Bill.
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2
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Coroners and Justice Bill Committee
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10.30 am
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (public)
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4.00 pm
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(public)
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To take evidence on the Bill.
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Witnesses am: Ministry of Justice (until no later than 12.20 pm); Law Commission (until no later than 1.00 pm).
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3
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Policing and Crime Bill Committee
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10.30 am
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Room 11 (public)
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4.00 pm
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(public)
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To consider the Bill.
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4
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Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee
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10.30 am
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Room 9 (public)
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4.30 pm
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(public)
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To consider the Bill.
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The programme of witnesses is provisional and subject to agreement by the Public Bill Committee.
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EUROPEAN COMMITTEE
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5
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European Committee B
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4.30 pm
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Room 10 (public)
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To consider EU Document No. 15546/08 and Addenda 1 and 2 relating to the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes.
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
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6
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Second Delegated Legislation Committee
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4.30 pm
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Room 14 (public)
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To consider the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Registration of Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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7
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Treasury
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9.30 am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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9.45 am
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(public)
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Subject: Banking Crisis.
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Witnesses: KSFIOM Action Group, Local Government Association, Landsbanki Guernsey Depositors Action Group, Association of
Independent Financial Advisors and Charities Aid Foundation; Tony Shearer, former Chief Executive, Singer and Friedlander
(at 10.45 am); Hon Tony Brown MHK, Chief Minister and Mark Shimmin, Chief Financial Officer, Isle of Man, John Aspden, Isle
of Man Financial Supervision Commission, Lyndon Trott, Chief Minister, States of Guernsey and Peter Neville, Director General,
Guernsey Financial Services Commission (at 11.15 am).
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8
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Environmental Audit
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9.45 am
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.00 am
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(public)
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Subject: Pre-Budget Report 2008.
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Witnesses: Green New Deal Group, Environmental Industries Commission and Aldersgate Group; Angela Eagle MP, Exchequer Secretary,
HM Treasury (at 11.00 am).
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9
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Business and Enterprise
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10.00 am
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Room 7 (private)
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10
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Defence
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10.00 am
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Room 6 (private)
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11
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Home Affairs
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10.15 am
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Room 15 (private)
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10.30 am
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(public)
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Subject: Managing Migration: Points-based System.
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Witnesses: Confederation of British Industry; NHS Employers and National Care Association (at 11.00 am); National Farmers’
Union and HOPS Labour Solutions (at 11.30 am).
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12
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Defence
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4.00 pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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13
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Justice
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4.00 pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.15 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Work of the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Witnesses: Criminal Bar Association and Public and Commercial Services Union; Victim Support and Mind (at 4.45 pm).
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JOINT COMMITTEE
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14
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Human Rights
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1.30 pm
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Room 5 (private)
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1.45 pm
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(public)
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Subject: UN Convention against Torture: Allegations of Abuse and Mistreatment Involving UK Agents in Pakistan.
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Witnesses: Ian Cobain, Senior Reporter, The Guardian, and Brad Adams, Director and Ali Dayan Hasan, Senior Researcher, Asia
Program, Human Rights Watch.
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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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1
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Government response to the Foot and Mouth Disease 2007 Review.
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2
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Secretary of State for Health: Living Well with Dementia–national strategy.
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3
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: Lord Carlile’s Fourth Report on the Operation of Control Orders.
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4
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Secretary of State for Justice: Additional funding to prevent and reduce offending by women.
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5
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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6
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Government response to John Elbourne’s Review.
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