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+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Private Members’ Bills
The Speaker has appointed 10 o’clock on Thursday 26 November and Committee Room 10 as the time and place for holding the Ballot
for Private Members’ Bills. The ballot book will be placed in the “No” Division Lobby during the hours the House sits (except
during a Division) on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November.
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At 10.30 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 (if any)
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Preliminary Business
Notices of Presentation of Bills
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CORPORATION TAX
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[No debate]
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Bill to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to corporation tax and certain enactments relating to company
distributions; and for connected purposes.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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TAXATION (INTERNATIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS)
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[No debate]
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Bill to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to tax; to make provision for purposes connected with the
restatement of enactments by other tax law rewrite Acts; and for connected purposes.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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CRIME AND SECURITY
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[No debate]
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Bill to make provision about police powers of stop and search; about the taking, retention, destruction and use of evidential
material; for the protection of victims of domestic violence; about injunctions in respect of gang-related violence; about
anti-social behaviour orders; about the private security industry; about possession of mobile telephones in prison; about
air weapons; and for connected purposes.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND GOVERNANCE
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[No debate]
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Bill to make provision relating to the civil service of the State; to make provision relating to the ratification of treaties;
to amend section 2 of the House of Lords Act 1999 and make provision relating to the removal, suspension and resignation of
members of the House of Lords; to repeal sections 132 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and to amend
Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986; to make provision relating to time limits for human rights claims against devolved administrations;
to make provision relating to judges and similar office holders; to make provision relating to the Comptroller and Auditor
General and to establish a body corporate called the National Audit Office; to amend the Government Resources and Accounts
Act 2000 and to make corresponding provision in relation to Wales.
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Formal first and second reading and committal: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 80A and Order of 20 October 2009).
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Bill to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of
their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economic inequalities; to reform and harmonise equality
law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to discrimination and harassment related to certain personal characteristics;
to enable certain employers to be required to publish information about the differences in pay between male and female employees;
to prohibit victimisation in certain circumstances; to require the exercise of certain functions to be with regard to the
need to eliminate discrimination and other prohibited conduct; to enable duties to be imposed in relation to the exercise
of public procurement functions; to increase equality of opportunity; and for connected purposes.
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Formal first and second reading: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 80A and Order of 13 May 2009).
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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[No debate]
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Bill to make provision amending the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, including provision about financial education,
and other provision about financial services and markets; and to make provision for the administration of court funds by the
Director of Savings.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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Bill to make provision relating to the demonstration, assessment and use of carbon capture and storage technology; to make
provision for requiring benefits to be provided by holders of gas or electricity supply licences; to make provision about
functions of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority; to make provision about general duties of the Secretary of State in
relation to gas and electricity markets; to make provision about electricity generation licences; to make provision about
persons authorised to supply gas or electricity; and for connected purposes.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
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[No debate]
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Bill to make provision about pupil and parent guarantees, home-school agreements, parental satisfaction surveys, children
with disabilities or special educational needs, school and other education, governing bodies’ powers and school teachers’
qualifications; to make provision amending the Education Acts; to make provision about local safeguarding children boards
and youth justice; and to make provision about publication of information relating to family proceedings.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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FLOOD AND WATER MANAGEMENT
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[No debate]
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Bill to make provision about water, including provision about the management of risks in connection with flooding and coastal
erosion.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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CHILD POVERTY
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[No debate]
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Bill to set targets relating to the eradication of child poverty, and to make other provision about child poverty.
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Formal first and second reading: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 80A and Order of 20 July 2009).
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Main Business
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QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): Adjourned Debate on Question (18 November).
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[Until 6.00 pm]
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:
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We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has
addressed to both Houses of Parliament.—(Frank Dobson.)
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Proposed subject for debate: Education and Health
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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: Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Chloe Smith).
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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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Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development (Committees on Arms Export Controls)
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9.30 am
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Room 16 (private)
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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: Social Care.
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Witnesses: National Care Association, English Community Care Association, and UK Homecare Association; Partnership Life Assurance
Company Ltd, and William Laing (at 11.15 am).
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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: Official Statistics: 2011 Census Questions.
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Witnesses: Demographics User Group, Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Professor Philip Rees; Jil Matheson, National
Statistician, and Glen Watson, Census Director, Office for National Statistics (at 11.00 am).
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4
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Culture, Media and Sport
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10.15 am
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Room 7 (private)
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5
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European Scrutiny
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10.30 am
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Room 19 (private)
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[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Thursday 19 November
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Time of publication
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No.
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1
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North West Regional Select Committee
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10.00 am
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HC 675
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The impact of the current economic situation on the North West and the Government's response: the Government's reply to the
Committee's First Report of Session 2008-09 (First Special Report).
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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1
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Tax Law Rewrite Project.
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2
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Change in approach to calculation of Financial Services Compensation Scheme contributions to bank resolution costs.
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3
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Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families: Primary schools.
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4
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Secretary of State for Defence: Service Personnel Command Paper First Annual Report.
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5
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Secretary of State for Defence: Reserves Call-Out Order.
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6
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Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flood and Water Management Bill.
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7
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Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture and Fisheries Council 19 and 20 November.
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8
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Secretary of State for Health: Report of Exercise Peak Practice.
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9
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Secretary of State for Health: Improving Health, Supporting Justice—A National Delivery Plan.
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10
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: Identity cards.
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11
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: G6 meeting, London, 5 November 2009.
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12
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Secretary of State for Justice: Correction to PQ 170171 on Delivery Services.
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13
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Secretary of State for Justice: Civil Law Reform Bill.
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14
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Leader of the House: Government’s Legislative Programme 2009-10.
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15
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Queen’s Speech—Application of the Government’s Legislative Programme to Northern Ireland.
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16
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Secretary of State for Scotland: Queen’s Speech—Application of the Government’s Legislative Programme to Scotland.
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17
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Minister of State, Department for Transport: Local Transport Act 2008: Secretary of State guidance to the Statutory Senior Traffic Commissioner.
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18
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Minister of State, Department for Transport: Better Rail Stations report.
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19
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Secretary of State for Wales: Queen’s Speech and its implications for Wales.
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20
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Remploy: Performance against agreed targets 2008-09 and Performance and Resources Agreement Targets for 2009-10.
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