Order of Business Wednesday 16 February 2011
+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
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 1
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Caroline Dinenage (Gosport):
What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Haiti.
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(40971)
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2
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Philip Davies (Shipley):
What his Department's policy is on providing aid to India; and if he will make a statement.
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(40972)
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3
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Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):
On what date he expects the next Friends of Yemen meeting to take place; and if he will make a statement.
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(40973)
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4
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Mr Robin Walker (Worcester):
What development support his Department provides to the Palestinian Authority and to Israeli non-governmental organisations
working in the West Bank.
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(40974)
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5
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Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):
On what date he expects the next Friends of Yemen meeting to take place; and if he will make a statement.
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(40975)
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6
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West):
What plans he has to provide support for the new UN Women agency; and if he will make a statement.
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(40976)
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7
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Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall):
What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
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(40977)
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8
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Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich):
What support his Department is providing for the training of midwives and maternal health specialists in sub-Saharan Africa.
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(40978)
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9
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Tony Baldry (Banbury):
What plans he has to provide support for the new UN Women agency; and if he will make a statement.
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(40979)
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10
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Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):
When he expects to bring forward legislative proposals in respect of the 0.7 per cent. target for official development assistance.
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(40980)
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Chris White (Warwick and Leamington):
What progress his Department is making on transferring aid from middle-income states to developing countries in greatest need.
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(40981)
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12
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Julie Hilling (Bolton West):
What steps his Department is taking to promote fair trade in developing countries.
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(40982)
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13
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Chris Skidmore (Kingswood):
What plans he has for the development aspects of policy in the joint Trade and Investment White Paper; and if he will make
a statement.
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(40983)
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Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South):
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that development aid contributes to poverty reduction in the developing world.
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(40984)
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Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):
What steps his Department is taking to assist African nations in meeting world poverty relief targets by 2015.
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(40985)
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At 12 noon
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Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
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Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.
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Q1
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John Mann (Bassetlaw):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 February.
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(40932)
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Q2
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Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich):
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(40933)
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Q3
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):
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(40934)
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Q4
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Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):
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(40935)
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Q5
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Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):
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(40936)
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Q6
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Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
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(40937)
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Q7
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Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):
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(40938)
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Q8
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Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):
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(40939)
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Q9
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Philip Davies (Shipley):
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(40940)
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Q10
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Nia Griffith (Llanelli):
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(40941)
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Q11
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Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North):
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(40942)
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Q12
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover):
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(40943)
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Q13
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Jim Shannon (Strangford):
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(40944)
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Q14
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Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire):
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(40945)
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Q15
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):
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(40946)
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At 12.30 pm
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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Preliminary Business
Notice of Presentation of Bill
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WELFARE REFORM
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[No debate]
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Bill to make provision for universal credit and personal independence payment; to make other provision about social security
and tax credits; to make provision about the functions of the registration service, child support maintenance and the use
of jobcentres; and for connected purposes.
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Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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Ten minute rule Motion
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (AMENDMENT)
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[Up to 20 minutes]
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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision requiring certain prisoners due to be considered for early release
to complete a relevant offender management programme, where available; to require courts to take regard of mental health problems
in sentencing; to make provision regarding minimum and maximum sentences; and for connected purposes.
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The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).
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Main Business
Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 7.00 pm (Standing Order No. 15).
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OPPOSITION DAY (11th allotted day)
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[Until 7.00 pm]
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FUTURE JOBS FUND AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
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That this House believes that the Government was wrong to cancel the Future Jobs Fund that would have created 200,000 jobs
for young people; further believes that the Government’s economic policies have slowed economic growth, raised youth unemployment
and created the highest graduate unemployment for over a decade; further believes that urgent action is now required to stop
a generation of young people being lost to worklessness; and calls on the Government to commission an independent assessment
of the Future Jobs Fund to report to Parliament before the Government’s Work Programme is implemented and to evaluate whether
a guarantee and requirement of work incorporated into the Programme would bring down youth unemployment in the short and longer
term and limit steep rises in welfare payments.
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That this House supports establishing in law the definition of the Military Covenant, in so doing fulfilling the Prime Minister’s
pledge of 25 June 2010 to have ‘a new Military Covenant that’s written into the law of the land’; believes that this commitment
should not be diluted or sidestepped; and further supports service charities’ and families’ calls for a legally-binding Military
Covenant which defines the principles that should guide Government action on all aspects of defence policy.
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The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
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Debate may continue until 7.00 pm.
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At 7.00 pm
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (TODAY)
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[No debate]
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That, at this day’s sitting, (1) the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to Adjournment of the House (Today) and
(2) consideration of any Lords Messages that may be received may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).
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DEFERRED DIVISIONS
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[No debate]
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That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Sir
George Young relating to Adjournment of the House (Today).
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 41A(3)).
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†
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE (TODAY)
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That, at this day’s sitting, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Message from the Lords has been received, any
Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at that sitting has reported, and he has notified the Royal Assent to
Acts agreed upon by both Houses.
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Debate may continue until any hour, if the 7.00 pm Business of House Motion is agreed to.
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†
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (THURSDAY)
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[No debate after 7.00 pm]
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That, at the sitting on Thursday 17 February, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an
Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions
in the name of Secretary Iain Duncan Smith relating to Pensions and Social Security no later than three hours after their
commencement or at 6.00 pm, whichever is the earlier; proceedings may continue, though opposed, 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 7.00 pm.
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†
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INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT
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[No debate]
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That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 9193/10, relating to the functioning of the Interinstitutional
Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, No. 10346/10 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a Commission
Communication on striking the right balance between the administrative costs of control and the risk of error, and Nos. 5129/11
and 15759/10, relating to a proposal for a Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union
and corresponding Opinion of the European Court of Auditors; and supports the Government’s approach to ensure that, especially
at a time when households and governments across the EU are taking difficult decisions to balance their budgets, EU expenditure
must be subject to strict budgetary discipline and appropriate principles of sound financial management.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(11)).
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†
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EU BUDGET REVIEW
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[No debate]
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That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 15285/10 and Addendum, relating to the EU Budget Review; supports
the Government’s efforts to reduce the size of the EU budget and deliver savings and value for money for taxpayers, including
a substantial reduction in spending on the Common Agricultural Policy; and further supports its efforts to reprioritise expenditure
to support growth and competitiveness and tackle climate change and global poverty and to protect the UK’s abatement, which
remains fully justified due to distortions in EU spending.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(11)).
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Note: The House may also be asked to consider any Lords Messages which may be received.
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Note: The Speaker will not adjourn the House until any Message from the Lords has been received, any Committee appointed to
draw up Reasons has reported and he has notified the Royal Assent to Acts agreed upon by both Houses, if the Adjournment of
the House (Today) Motion is agreed to.
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At the end of the sitting:
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PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
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[No debate]
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Proposed sale of Zurbaran paintings (Helen Goodman).
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Mobility component of disability living allowance (Fiona Mactaggart).
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Presentation of petitions: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153).
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Proposed subject: Incinerators in Hertfordshire and the Government’s waste management strategy (Mr James Clappison).
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Debate may continue until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES
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PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE
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1
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Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Bill Committee
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4.30 pm
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Room 9 (public)
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To consider the Bill.
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
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First Delegated Legislation Committee
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2.30 pm
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Room 11 (public)
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To consider the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2011.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Science and Technology
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9.00 am
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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9.15 am
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(public)
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Subject: (i) UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation; (ii) Strategically Important Metals.
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Witnesses: (i) Sir Paul Nurse, Chief Executive and Director, Sir David Cooksey GBE, Chairman, and John Cooper, Chief Operating
Officer, UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation; (ii) Charles Emmerson, Senior Fellow, Chatham House, Dr Jonathon Di
John, Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Oriental and African Studies, Anthony Lipmann, Managing Director, Lipmann Walton
and Co Ltd and former Chairman, Minor Metals Trade Association, and Charles Swindon, Chair, Trade and Lobby Committee, Minor
Metals Trade Association (at 10.15 am).
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Work and Pensions
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9.15 am
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The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)
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5
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Public Administration
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9.30 am
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Room 15 (private)
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9.45 am
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(public)
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Subject: Funding of the Voluntary Sector.
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Witnesses: Nick Hurd MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, and Justine Greening MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury.
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Justice
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10.15 am
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Room 8 (private)
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10.30 am
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(public)
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Subject: Access to Justice: Government’s Proposed Reforms for Legal Aid.
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Witnesses: Jonathan Djanogly MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Sarah Albon, Director, Civil, Family and Legal
Aid Policy, Ministry of Justice.
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7
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Statutory Instruments
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As soon as convenient after 11.40 am
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Room 7 (private)
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8
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Defence
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2.00 pm
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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2.30 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy.
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Witnesses: Professor Mike Clarke, Director, and Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Professorial Fellow in British Security Policy,
RUSI, Professor Hew Strachan DL, University of Oxford, and James Blitz, The Financial Times.
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9
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European Scrutiny
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2.00 pm
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Room 19 (private)
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10
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Finance and Services
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2.00 pm
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Room 13 (private)
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11
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Scottish Affairs
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2.00 pm
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Room 8 (private)
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2.30 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Scotland Bill.
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Witnesses: Alan Trench, The Constitution Unit, University College London, Professor Iain McLean, Professor Drew Scott and
Professor Andrew Hughes-Hallet; Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon David Mundell MP, Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State, Chris Flatt, Deputy Director, Corporate and Constitution Division, and Laura Crawforth, Head of
Scotland Bill team (at 4.00 pm).
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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2.30 pm
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Room 16 (private)
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3.00 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Draft National Policy Statement on Waste Water.
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Witness: Richard Benyon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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13
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Environmental Audit
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2.30 pm
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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3.00 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Sustainable Development in the Localism Bill.
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Witnesses: Town and Country Planning Association, Friends of the Earth and Campaign to Protect Rural England; Department for
Communities and Local Government officials (at 3.30 pm).
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14
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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2.30 pm
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Room 15 (private)
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3.00 pm
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(public)
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Subject: Northern Ireland as an Enterprise Zone.
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Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Heseltine CH; Professor Greg Lloyd, University of Ulster (at 4.00 pm).
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15
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Procedure
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3.00 pm
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Room 20 (private)
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16
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Selection
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5.00 pm
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Room 13 (private)
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JOINT COMMITTEE
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17
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Statutory Instruments
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11.40 am
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Room 7 (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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Wednesday 16 February
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Time of publication
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No.
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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00.01 am
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HC 556
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Farming in the Uplands (Third Report).
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport: 50th horseracing betting levy.
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2
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Secretary of State for Defence: Chemical Weapons Convention declaration of protective programmes.
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3
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Secretary of State for Defence: Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Agenda for the General Affairs and Foreign Affairs Councils, 21 February 2011.
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Hungarian Presidency priorities.
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Legislation Office.
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the United Kingdom, 16 to 19 September 2010.
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Zimbabwe restrictive measures.
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Secretary of State for Health: Practitioners of acupuncture, herbal medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.
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10
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Secretary of State for Health: Regulation of healthcare workers, social workers and social care workers.
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11
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: Publication of access to elected office consultation.
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12
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Secretary of State for Justice: Appointment of the next Information Commissioner.
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13
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Secretary of State for Transport: Crossrail—Woolwich station.
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14
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Secretary of State for Transport: Informal EU Transport Council.
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15
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Secretary of State for Transport: Publication of a basic carbon tool.
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