EASTER ADJOURNMENT 2011
Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way in the Table Office until 10.30 pm or the rising of
the House (whichever is earlier) on Tuesday 5 April. Thereafter, they may table questions for oral and written answer electronically
or by post, and questions for written answer received before 4.30 pm on Thursday 21 April will be treated as if tabled on
that day. Questions for written answer submitted after that time will be treated as if tabled on Tuesday 26 April.
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 when
the House returns:
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Last date of tabling*
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Date for answer
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Departments etc.
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Monday 18 April
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Tuesday 26 April
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Health
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Monday 18 April
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Wednesday 27 April
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Cabinet Office; Prime Minister
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Monday 18 April
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Thursday 28 April
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Culture, Media and Sport; Leader of the House and House of Commons Commission
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Tuesday 26 April(First sitting day after the Adjournment)
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Tuesday 3 May
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Tuesday 26 April(First sitting day after the Adjournment)
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Wednesday 4 May
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Scotland Office
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* The shuffles will be held at 12.30 pm.
The results of the shuffles on Monday 18 April will be available on Tuesday 19
April from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.htm.
For further details of last tabling days, see the Order of Questions rota available from the Vote Office and on the internet
at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-table-office/order-of-oral-questions.pdf.
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY
The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Easter Adjournment is 6.30 pm or the rising
of the House (whichever is earlier) on Thursday 31 March, for answer on Tuesday 5 April.
The following dates have been specified for the minimum notice for tabling named day written questions for answer after the
adjournment:
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Time for tabling
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For answer at earliest on
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10.30 pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 4 April
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Tuesday 26 April
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10.30 pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Tuesday 5 April
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Wednesday 27 April
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