Announcements for Monday 11 September 2017

 FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

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.

Monday 16 October to Monday 23 October (deadline 11 October)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 11 October. The ballot will take place on Thursday 12 October.

 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 10 October and Wednesday 11 October (deadline 11 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

Tuesday 17 October and Wednesday 18 October (deadline 9 October)

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

 CONFERENCE 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 14 September. Thereafter, Members may table Questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 14 September and before 4.30pm on Friday 6 October will be treated as having been tabled on 6 October.

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 14 September will be published on 15 September. 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) indicates that there are also Topical Questions for that 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 Conference Adjournment is 10.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 11 September (for answer on Thursday 14 September).

 EXAMINERS OF PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS

High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

Examination for applicability of and compliance with Private Business Standing Orders under Standing Order 224.

Room 2A

10.00am (public) Tuesday 12 September