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Summary Agenda Tuesday 9 December 2008

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2.30 pm
Prayers.
Afterwards
Motion for Unopposed Return (without debate).
 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice, including at 3.15 pm Topical Questions.
3.30 pm
Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any).
Afterwards
European Affairs (Motion) (may continue until 10.00pm).
 
Corporation Tax Bill (Motion) (no debate after 10.00 pm).
 
Delegated Legislation (Motions to refer) (no debate after 10.00 pm).
 
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 (Motion) (no debate after 10.00 pm).
 
Business of the House (Motion) (no debate after 10.00 pm).
 
Business of the House (Consolidated Fund Bill) (Motion) (no debate after 10.00 pm).
At the end of the sitting
Adjournment Debate: Teaching of life skills to 11 to 16 year olds and the national curriculum (Mr Graham Allen) (until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later).
MEMORANDUM
WELSH GRAND COMMITTEE
[Sitting at Westminster on Wednesday 17 December at 9.00 am]
       Notices of Oral Questions for Wednesday 17 December may be submitted to the Table Office. Notices for inclusion in the ‘shuffle’ should be submitted by 12.30 pm on Tuesday 9 December.
MEMORANDUM
CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT 2008
       Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way in the Table Office until 6.30 pm or the rising of the House (whichever is earlier) on Thursday 18 December. Thereafter, they may table oral and written questions electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received before 4.30 pm on Friday 9 January will be treated as if tabled on that day.
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 in January:
Last date for tabling*
Date for answer
Departments etc
Thursday 18 December
Monday 12 January
Defence
Thursday 18 December
Tuesday 13 January
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Thursday 18 December
Wednesday 14 January
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterPrime Minister
Monday 12 January
(First sitting day in January)
Thursday 15 January
Environment, Food and Rural AffairsSolicitor General
       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://intranet.parliament.uk/bulletin-board
       The results of the shuffles on Thursday 18 December will be published on Friday 19 December in a blue unofficial notice paper available from the Vote Office and on
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmordbk2/cmob2.htm
       * The shuffle will be held at 12.30 pm.
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY
       The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Christmas Adjournment is 10.30 pm or the rising of the House (whichever is earlier) on Monday 15 December, for answer on Thursday 18 December.
       The following date has been specified for the minimum notice for tabling named day written questions for answer after the adjournment.
Time for tabling
For answer on
4.30 pm on Friday 9 January
Wednesday 14 January
 

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