Announcements for Thursday 20 July 2017

 FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Tuesday 5 September to Monday 11 September (ballot closed)

The ballot for 5 September to 11 September will take place today. Applications for the ballot have now closed.

Tuesday 12 September to Thursday 14 September (deadline 6 September)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 6 September. The ballot will take place on Thursday 7 September.

Monday 9 October to Monday 16 October (deadline 13 September)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 13 September. The ballot will take place on Thursday 14 September.

 FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES

Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the deadline dates listed below. Members may submit applications to the Table Office in person, or from their own email account, or send a signed application through the post. Application forms are available from the Table Office or through the intranet at http://intranet.parliament.uk/tableoffice/.

The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members will be informed of the outcome by the Speaker’s Office.

Tuesday 12 September and Thursday 14 September (deadline 5 September)

The following Departments will answer:

Cabinet Office; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Exiting the European Union; Health; International Trade; Justice; Scotland; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

Monday 9 October to Monday 16 October (deadline 13 September)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Communities and Local Government; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Education; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; International Development; Northern Ireland; Transport

 PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS

Ten Minute Rule motions and Presentation of non-ballot bills

 SUMMER ADJOURNMENT - TABLING OF PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 5.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 20 July. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 20 July and before 4.30pm on Monday 4 September will be treated as having been tabled on 4 September.

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:

The results of the shuffles on 29 August will be published on 30 August. They will be available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf

For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-table-office/Oral-questions-rota.pdf

Notes:

* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days.

** First sitting day after adjournment.

*** (T) denotes that there are Topical questions for this Department.

Questions for written answer on a named day

The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Summer Adjournment is 10.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 17 July (for answer on Thursday 20 July).

 SUMMER ADJOURNMENT - TABLING OF AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC BILLS

Members wishing to table amendments to public bills may do so in the usual way in the Public Bill Office until the rise of the House on Thursday 20 July. Such amendments will be available online from Friday 21 July.

During the recess, Members may submit amendments in person, via introduced staff or, if signed, by other staff or by post to the Recess Duty Office, located in the Journal Office; and, by prior arrangement with the Public Bill Office, by e-mail. The Public Bill Office will be open for the receipt of amendments from 11am to 4.30pm on Thursday 31 August, Friday 1 September and Monday 4 September.

Deadlines, publication and eligibility for selection

The following deadlines apply for tabling of amendments if they are to be eligible for selection in proceedings on bills on 5, 6 and 7 September:

Any proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House on Tuesday 5 September: deadline is 4.30pm on Thursday 31 August

Any proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House on Wednesday 6 September: deadline is 4.30pm on Friday 1 September

Any proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House on Thursday 7 September: deadline is 4.30pm on Monday 4 September

The table below shows the deadlines, first publication date and selection eligibility for amendments submitted during the recess.

*Amendments are published online the morning after they are tabled, provisionally ‘marshalled’ into the order in which they relate to the bill.