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+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
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At 10.30 am
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Prayers
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Business Question to the Leader of the House
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Ministerial Statements, including on Swine flu update
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Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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 1
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Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): What progress the Government has made in its consultation on introducing a system of regulatory budgets.
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(273159)
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2
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Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What plans he has for the future viability of the Post Office network.
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(273161)
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3
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): What steps the Government has taken to seek a successful outcome to the Doha round of World Trade Organisation negotiations.
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(273162)
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4
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Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What assessment he has made of the performance of Business Link in providing support to businesses in the last 12 months.
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(273163)
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5
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Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What eligibility criteria will apply to assistance under his Department's trade credit insurance scheme; and if he will make
a statement.
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(273164)
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6
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Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps he is taking to ensure that small businesses are paid promptly.
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(273165)
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7
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Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): What progress has been made on plans for the introduction of the car scrappage scheme.
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(273166)
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8
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Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): What steps regional development agencies are taking to support small and medium-sized businesses during the recession; and
if he will make a statement.
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(273168)
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9
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Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent steps he has taken to strengthen consumer rights.
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(273169)
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10
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Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What plans his Department has for the implementation of the Government's new industrial strategy.
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(273171)
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11
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Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): What recent representations he has received on proposals for a Post Bank.
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(273172)
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12
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Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): What recent assessment he has made of progress on the Doha round of World Trade Organisation negotiations; and if he will
make a statement.
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(273173)
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13
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Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What recent representations he has received from small businesses on the availability to them of credit.
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(273174)
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14
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Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): When he expects the vehicle scrappage scheme to come into operation.
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(273175)
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15
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Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): What eligibility criteria will apply to assistance under his Department's trade credit insurance scheme; and if he will make
a statement.
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(273177)
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16
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): What steps his Department is taking against unscrupulous lenders; and if he will make a statement.
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(273178)
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At 11.05 am
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Topical Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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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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Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
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(273179)
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T2
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Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):
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(273180)
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T3
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Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):
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(273181)
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T4
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Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham):
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(273182)
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T5
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Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland):
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(273183)
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T6
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Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):
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(273184)
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T7
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Andrew George (St Ives):
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(273185)
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T8
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Philip Davies (Shipley):
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(273186)
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At 11.15 am
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Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners and the honourable Member
for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
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1
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Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance
the Electoral Commission has issued to returning officers on steps to be taken in circumstances where the date of a polling
day is changed after it has been announced.
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(273149)
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2
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Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what advice services are available
to cathedral chapters on human resources matters affecting senior employees.
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(273150)
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3
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Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the
Electoral Commission has taken to increase levels of electoral registration among non-UK EU nationals resident in the UK to
enable them to vote in elections for the European Parliament.
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(273151)
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4
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Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment
the Electoral Commission has made of the likelihood of fraud in the 2009 European Parliament elections.
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(273153)
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5
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Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners
are taking to reduce the carbon footprint of their activities.
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(273154)
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6
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Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church Commissioners' policy
is on their agricultural land holdings.
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(273155)
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7
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Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what progress
the Electoral Commission has made on ensuring that constituency accounting units are complying with the provisions of the
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
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(273156)
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8
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the Electoral
Commission's most recent estimate is of (a) the number of non-British EU citizens who are registered to vote in the United
Kingdom and (b) the number of non-British EU citizens who are wrongly registered to vote as British citizens.
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(273157)
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9
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Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has made
recent representations to broadcasters on trends in levels of religious broadcasting.
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(273158)
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At 11.30 am
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Business Question to the Leader of the House
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Ministerial Statements, including on Swine flu update
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Main Business
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†
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INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
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[Until 6.00 pm]
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That this House has considered the matter of the Annual Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee for 2007-08, Cm
7542, and the Government’s response,
Cm 7543.
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Debate may continue until 6.00 pm.
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: Civil liberties of Mole Valley constituents (Sir Paul Beresford).
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Debate may continue until 6.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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1
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Health
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9.30 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: Alcohol.
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Witnesses: Professor Mike Kelly, Director, Centre for Public Health Excellence, National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence, Dr Lynn Owens, Nurse Consultant, Liverpool PCT, and Dr Paul Cassidy, GP; Robin Touquet, Professor of Emergency
Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London, Dr Duncan Raistrick, Director, Leeds Addiction Unit, Carole Binns, Service Manager for
Mental Health Communities, Health & Care, Southampton City Council, and Brian Hayes, Paramedic Team Leader, Waterloo Ambulance
Station (at 11.15 am).
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2
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Public Administration
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9.45 am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.00 am
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(public)
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Subject: Special Advisers.
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Witnesses: Sir Richard Mottram GCB, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics, Peter Riddell, Chief Political Commentator,
The Times, Jonathan Baume, General Secretary, FDA, and Lance Price; Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office
and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (at 11.00 am).
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3
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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2.00 pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.30 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Securing Food Supplies up to 2050: The Challenges for the UK.
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Witness: Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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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 Culture, Media and Sport: Government response to the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group Community Pub Inquiry.
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2
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Secretary of State for Defence: Project Belvedere.
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3
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Secretary of State for Health: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: 30 April 2009.
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4
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: DNA Database consultation.
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5
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: 21st Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission.
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