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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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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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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 10.00 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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As an Amendment to the Address, at end add—
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‘but respectfully request that the Government present to the House for its consideration before the end of January 2010 a
report setting out the Government’s strategy and timetable for the transfer of full responsibility over internal security
to the government of Afghanistan.’
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Proposed subject for debate: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence
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Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That the Motion in the name of Ms Harriet Harman relating to the House of Commons Members’ Fund shall be treated as if it
related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect
of which notice of a motion has been given that the instrument be approved.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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ADJOURNMENT (CHRISTMAS)
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[No debate]
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That this House, at its rising on Wednesday 16 December 2009, do adjourn till Tuesday 5 January 2010.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 25).
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1371), dated 8 June 2009, 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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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That the Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1597), dated 30 June 2009, 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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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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That the Business Rate Supplements (Rateable Value Condition) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2542), dated 18
September 2009, 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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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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(1)
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the draft Census (England and Wales) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 21 October, in the previous Session of
Parliament, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee;
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(2)
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if, after the Committee has reported the Instrument to the House, the Motion in the name of Tessa Jowell relating to the draft
Order is made, the Speaker shall put forthwith—
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(i)
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the Questions on any amendments to the Motion which he has selected and which may then be moved, and
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(ii)
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the Question on the Motion, or on the Motion as amended; and
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(3)
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such Questions may be put after the moment of interruption and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE
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[No debate after 10.00 pm]
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(1)
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Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) shall have effect for this Session with the following modifications,
namely:
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In paragraph (4) the word ‘eight’ shall be substituted for the word ‘thirteen’ in line 42 and in paragraph (5) the word ‘fifth’
shall be substituted for the word ‘eighth’ in line 44;
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(2)
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Standing Order No. 90 (Second reading committees) shall have effect for this Session with the following modification, namely:
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In paragraph (2) the word ‘fifth’ shall be substituted for the word ‘eighth’ in line 21; and
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(3)
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Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 29 January; 5 and 26 February; 5 and 12 March; 23
and 30 April; and 7 May.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
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BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
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That Mr Adrian Bailey be discharged from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and Ian Stewart be added.
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That Mr Mark Harper be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and Chloe Smith be added.
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: Cowboy builders (Dr Vincent Cable).
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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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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Welsh Affairs
[Enlarged by the Enterprise and Learning Committee of the National Assembly for Wales]
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10.50 am
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The Senedd, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay (private)
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11.00 am
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(public)
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Subject: Cross-border Provision of Public Services for Wales: Transport; Follow-up.
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Witnesses: Arriva, and First Great Western; Regional transport consortia (at 12.00 noon).
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Communities and Local Government
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2.20 pm
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Council Chambers, Stockport Town Hall (private)
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2.30 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Beyond Decent Homes.
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Witnesses: Alison Inman, Chair, and Gwyneth Taylor, Policy Director, National Federation of Arms Length Management Organisations,
and Paul Tanney, Chief Executive, East Durham ALMO; Richard Jones, Secretary, Residential Landlords’ Association (at 3.10
pm).
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Children, Schools and Families
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3.30 pm
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4
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Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
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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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Witnesses: Deputy Assistant Commissioner John McDowall MBE, National Co-ordinator of Terrorist Investigations, and Chief Superintendent
Ed Bateman, Head of Parliamentary Security, Metropolitan Police Service; Robert Quick QPM (at 4.50 pm); Denis O’Connor CBE
QPM, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Ian Johnston CBE QPM DL, and Assistant Commissioner John Yates QPM, Metropolitan
Police Service (at 5.20 pm).
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5
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West Midlands Regional Committee
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4.00 pm
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Room 5 (private)
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6
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Public Accounts
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4.30 pm
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Room 15 (public)
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Subject: Services for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Witnesses: David Nicholson CBE, Chief Executive, NHS, Dr Alan Nye, General Practitioner and Clinical Advisor Elective Care,
Gary Belfield, Acting Director General (Commissioning and System Management), and Professor David Colin-Thomé, National Director
for Primary Care, Department of Health.
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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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Friday 20 November
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Time of publication
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No.
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1
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European Scrutiny
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11.00 am
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HC 19-xxxi
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(Thirty-third Report).
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2
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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11.00 am
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HC 318
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Children’s Rights (Twenty-fifth Report).
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget Ecofin): 18 November 2009.
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: ECOFIN 10 November 2009.
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Secretary of State for Health: Publication of revised childhood obesity data from the Health Survey for England.
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Secretary of State for Health: NHS staff health and well-being.
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Minister for the Olympics: Government Olympic Executive Quarterly Economic Report, November 2009.
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Prime Minister: Informal meeting of EU heads of state and government—Thursday 19 November 2009.
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