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Order of Business Wednesday 26 May 2010

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons
Order of Business
 
At 11.30 am
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)
Preliminary Business
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  indicates Government Business
Notice of Presentation of Bill
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1
IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
[No debate]
Secretary Theresa May
 
   Bill to make provision for and in connection with the repeal of the Identity Cards Act 2006.
Formal first reading: No debate or decision.
Main Business
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2
ADJOURNMENT (WHITSUN)
[No debate]
Sir George Young
 
   That this House, at its rising on Thursday 27 May 2010, do adjourn till Wednesday 2 June 2010.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 25).
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3
SELECT COMMITTEES: ALLOCATION OF CHAIRS
[Up to one hour]
The Prime Minister
Ms Harriet Harman
The Deputy Prime Minister
 
   That, pursuant to paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 122B (Election of Committee Chairs), the chairs of those select committees subject to the Standing Order be allocated as indicated in the following Table:
Select committees appointed under SO No. 152:
Business, Innovation and Skills
Labour
Children, Schools and Families
Conservative
Communities and Local Government
Labour
Culture, Media and Sport
Conservative
Defence
Conservative
Energy and Climate Change
Conservative
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Conservative
Foreign Affairs
Conservative
Health
Conservative
Home Affairs
Labour
International Development
Liberal Democrat
Justice
Liberal Democrat
Northern Ireland
Conservative
Science and Technology
Labour
Scottish Affairs
Labour
Transport
Labour
Treasury
Conservative
Welsh Affairs
Conservative
Work and Pensions
Labour
Other specified select committees:
Environmental Audit
Labour
Procedure
Conservative
Public Administration
Conservative
Public Accounts
Labour
   The Speaker will put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than one hour after their commencement (Standing Order No. 122B (3)).
 
 
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4
QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): Adjourned Debate on Question [25 May].
[Until 7.00 pm]
 
   Motion made, and Question proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:
 
   Most Gracious Sovereign,
 
   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.—(Mr Peter Lilley.)
   Proposed subject for debate: Foreign Affairs and Defence
Debate may continue until 7.00 pm.
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5
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS
[No debate after 7.00 pm]
Sir George Young
 
   That Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) shall have effect for this Session with the following modifications:
(a)   
In paragraph (6) the word ‘third’ shall be substituted for the word ‘second’ in line 53 and the word ‘sixth’ shall be substituted for the word ‘fifth’ in line 58; and
(b)   
in paragraph (7) the word ‘sixth’ shall be substituted for the word ‘fifth’ in line 60.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 pm.
 
 
At the end of the sitting:
6
ADJOURNMENT
  
   Proposed subject: Foreign and Commonwealth Office assistance in the case of the death of Christopher Rochester in Greece (Mr Kevan Jones).
   Debate may continue until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Equitable Life.
2
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: £6.2 billion of savings in 2010-11.
3
Secretary of State for Defence: Afghanistan.
4
Leader of the House: Government’s legislative programme 2010-11.
5
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Bloody Sunday Inquiry Report.
6
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Queen’s Speech—Application of the Government’s Legislative Programme to Northern Ireland.
7
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: The Twenty-third Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission.
8
Prime Minister: Cabinet committees.
9
Prime Minister: Ministerial Code, May 2010.
10
Secretary of State for Scotland: Report on the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries.
11
Secretary of State for Scotland: Queen’s Speech—Application of the Government’s Legislative Programme to Scotland.
12
Secretary of State for Wales: The Legislative Programme and its implications for Wales.
 
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